ALPHADREAM’s Death - 4 Years Later...

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • October 1st, 2019 was the day ALPHADREAM officially filed for bankruptcy after being founded almost a decade prior. Today, I want to look back at this incredible company's history in memoriam of the studio.
    ALPHADREAM was the developers of the Mario & Luigi RPG series, the Hamtaro games, Kedama no Gonjiro: Fit & Run, PostPet DS, Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito, and Tomato Adventure.
    Remember, #ThankYouALPHADREAM , #BringBackMarioAndLuigi , #ReviveM_And_L
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    Where's Toad? - Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
    The Wind is Blowing at Cavi Cape - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
    Dreamy Somnom Labyrinth - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
    The End DX - Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 274

  • @lizard.y
    @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +100

    Something I wanted to clarify, at around 11:00 I mention a few signs that people missed of ALPHADREAMs decline, although I wanted to clarify it is obvious that people missed these. Not many are going to be checking their hiring page, I don't think many even know about the mobile games performance (Even that the sources aren't the most credible for), but the remake sales are the only *noticeable* thing. Thanks for watching and #ThankYouALPHADREAM !!

    • @bludude34
      @bludude34 11 місяців тому

      Yo dude, have you heard of Betadream? I came across them a year back, they’re attempting to make they’re own Mario & Luigi Games and are doing great!

  • @philipsmith1134
    @philipsmith1134 11 місяців тому +277

    4 years ago today we lost something we never knew we needed.

    • @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu
      @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu 11 місяців тому +1

      What the fck are you talking about? Of course we knew that we needed it.

    • @rurpz
      @rurpz 11 місяців тому +11

      Idk bout you but i been needing them

    • @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu
      @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu 11 місяців тому

      @@rurpz i know right!

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia 11 місяців тому +3

      We all knew we needed them though? PM had been going downhill for 7 years when they went bankrupt.

    • @adichunduru9591
      @adichunduru9591 11 місяців тому

      Agreed, the series had so much potential, could've been as big as fire emblem.

  • @TrademarkLover64
    @TrademarkLover64 11 місяців тому +191

    Here's a fun fact for those that don't know: Dream Team was actually originally going to be on the regular DS until Alphadream heard the news of the 3DS, and they actually started working on it not too long after Bowser's Inside Story came out.
    #BringBackMarioandLuigi

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +31

      I had no idea!! I was mainly going off the Iwata Asks interviews for the development history of Dream Team, had no clue about that lol

    • @toad786
      @toad786 11 місяців тому +4

      Cool

    • @ImArTiStIc629
      @ImArTiStIc629 11 місяців тому +6

      Now i wonder what it would have looked like

    • @enzoruiz4764
      @enzoruiz4764 11 місяців тому +1

      That's so cool to think about... Where is the source of this information, I'd love to see it.

    • @TrademarkLover64
      @TrademarkLover64 11 місяців тому

      @@enzoruiz4764 I believe I remember seeing it in either another video or the MarioWiki/Wikipedia article (there was a source cited).

  • @Austin-zc9gp
    @Austin-zc9gp 11 місяців тому +77

    It definitely hurt me so much when they announced the bankruptcy. AlphaDream made an amazing series that I enjoyed so much during my childhood. I enjoyed the entire Mario and Luigi series, making it my favorite game series.

  • @PM86YT
    @PM86YT 11 місяців тому +103

    If they ever brought back Mario and Luigi, I would love the sprites to reflect the promo art more since it would be on an HD console being the Switch's successor. No chance for it to be on the original Switch though.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +21

      I’d love that, in Paper Jam, for the paper craft battles AlphaDream had really well made 3D models of Mario and Luigi that fit the 2d artsyle that I’d even be fine with if they didn’t do sprite art

    • @TheGalekGames
      @TheGalekGames 3 місяці тому

      well you were pretty spot on! the graphics are a mix of promo art and the 3D battles (Expecially in dream team)

    • @PM86YT
      @PM86YT 3 місяці тому +1

      I stand corrected. It's on switch. November 7th gonna be hype.

    • @jevilthechaostailor
      @jevilthechaostailor 2 місяці тому

      Mario and Luigi Brothership

  • @huntish3760
    @huntish3760 11 місяців тому +32

    It's really weird to me that Nintendo allowed this company to fall apart like this. I would have figured they cared about the Mario and Luigi IP enough to intervene.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +9

      Honestly, my biggest question is probably Nintendos involvement and relationship with the company post-BiS DX

  • @BirdieSenpai
    @BirdieSenpai 11 місяців тому +76

    The people who comprised AlphaDream kept two huge parts of my childhood live: Super Mario RPG and the Hamtaro Ham-Ham series. I'll always be grateful to those fantastic folks who enriched my life in wonderful ways by picking up where childhood favorites (Super Mario RPG and Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite) left off and continuing their wacky and charming worlds, characters, and stories with the Mario & Luigi RPG series and the Hamtaro Ham-Ham series. That's something I'll never forget.

    • @seanwilson5753
      @seanwilson5753 11 місяців тому +4

      ham ham heartbreak goes hard

    • @joshcoy6748
      @joshcoy6748 11 місяців тому +1

      I never played hamtaro, but they looked like interesting experiences to play.

    • @seanwilson5753
      @seanwilson5753 11 місяців тому +3

      @AlexThaGamer89 okay bud but did we ask? it's not our fault you haven't experienced peak gaming

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia 11 місяців тому

      @AlexThaGamer89Okay?

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia 11 місяців тому

      @AlexThaGamer89 Alright

  • @julianx2rl
    @julianx2rl 11 місяців тому +35

    I think is worth noting that the mechanic of having Mario and Luigi's actions mapped to A & B came straight from Shigeru Miyamoto himself.
    So even though he wasn't part of the development team, that one contribution makes him extremely important to the series.

    • @paulgilbert5278
      @paulgilbert5278 11 місяців тому +4

      Where would we be without the A&B mechanics

  • @Legoluigi26
    @Legoluigi26 11 місяців тому +45

    Thank you for mentioning how most of AlphaDream's employees were able to find jobs back in their industry. That's been my biggest concern since the bankruptcy was announced, but not a lot of people knew what happened to them or shared it.

    • @LostSoulSilver
      @LostSoulSilver 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank God... I was so sad about them too. Their creativity has not been lost to time...

  • @theenderkirby
    @theenderkirby 3 місяці тому +19

    Mario and luigi are back

  • @kiwirocket64
    @kiwirocket64 11 місяців тому +24

    Alphadream going bankrupt makes me so damn sad because one of the first games I ever played ever was Mario and Luigi partners in time I will never forget the joy on my face when I play that game, despite not even being able to read yet. Alphadream will always go down in my life as one of my favorite developers of games because they kickstarted my love for gaming, and a very young age.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      Agreed, when I played BiS for the first time and had no idea about it what anything was happening, I still found it a blast

    • @MaxNuttall-dy8ex
      @MaxNuttall-dy8ex Місяць тому +1

      I had a lot of fun playing paper jam. When I was six I brought my 3ds and bought paper jam with my allowance. I couldn't read but I loved the open world and running, I loved the bosses and how unique they were. How different the bosses were compared to new super Mario Bros for the ds. The music was lovely and got me into music in general, I used to hate music until I played paper jam. It was exciting, the bosses were exhilarating and the battle systems were fun including bros attacks. It took me two years to beat that game and I enjoyed every second of it. The paper craft battles were ok but even I thought it was mediocre. Paper jam introduced me to the whole series before I even knew paper Mario or Sonic or any other series. Mario and Luigi paper jam is one of my favorite games and even if the story is to Bowser captures peach it still has charm and humor and I'm glad this game was the first one I played because of I didn't I wouldn't be a Mario fan. Thank you alpha dream for the great two years of my life and for the best games I've ever played.

  • @bend7726
    @bend7726 11 місяців тому +16

    Im still sad that alphadream is no more. Their biggest mistake was the bowsers inside story remake which was released at a very bad time at the very end of the 3ds lifespan. Its just a game that didnt need to exist on that console. If they made it for the switch, it would have got more attention and may have even saved them for a bit longer.

    • @haydennolke
      @haydennolke 6 місяців тому

      "very end of the 3ds lifespan"
      HA! THESE GUYS WENT BANKRUPT 4 YEARS BEFORE THE FINAL 3DS GAME RELEASED!
      ..no offense to your statement by the way. just found that statement funny.

    • @ThatGuy-ky2yf
      @ThatGuy-ky2yf 3 місяці тому

      ​@@haydennolke there's speculation that Alphadream went bankrupt moreso due to fines arising from crunch in their workplace particularly for the less experienced Devs rather than the disappointing sales of the post-DT games

  • @RichardHannay
    @RichardHannay 11 місяців тому +12

    Mario and Luigi RPG series went consistent with the style and gameplay but flopped hard while Paper Mario RPGs went to different directions with their styles and made many fans angry but still sells gangbusters. Power of marketing.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +4

      Really sucks how consistent they were yet being too consistent and potentially not innovative enough could’ve contributed to their death

  • @VaniRoyal
    @VaniRoyal 11 місяців тому +40

    Hearing that the developers are still in contact, and that some went to Square has me hoping that the Mario RPG remake could lead to Square developing a new Mario & Luigi, or at least a sequel/successor to the original Mario RPG.

    • @LostSoulSilver
      @LostSoulSilver 11 місяців тому +7

      Just PLEASE. PLEASE don't let Nintendo handle it on their own, or give it to Intelligent Systems
      They can't match the creativity that Alphadream had

    • @legendalt123
      @legendalt123 4 місяці тому +1

      ​​@@LostSoulSilverIntelligent Systems were making good games before the restrictions Nintendo put on them, like Paper Mario TTYD is one of my favourite games and then they made games like SPM which isn't as bad as the newer Paper Mario games but still.
      Alpha dream was consistent and the only "bad game" was Paper Jam, which is the result of restrictions again

    • @LostSoulSilver
      @LostSoulSilver 4 місяці тому +1

      @@legendalt123 Paper Mario was ruined so hard by Miyamoto it even brought down the excellent Mario & Luigi series

    • @legendalt123
      @legendalt123 4 місяці тому +2

      @@LostSoulSilver Yeah it's so sad, why was everything better back then?

    • @LostSoulSilver
      @LostSoulSilver 4 місяці тому +1

      @@legendalt123 the entire 2010's period was just not good for nintendo and their series

  • @robertmccormack1274
    @robertmccormack1274 11 місяців тому +10

    Sad that they declared bankruptcy. I would have loved to see partners in time get a remake seeing as it’s my favourite Mario and Luigi game

  • @zombieguy4444
    @zombieguy4444 11 місяців тому +17

    Alphadream feels like a bunch of Mario fans making official games
    And that's awesome

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +5

      Definitely!!

  • @kennydarmawan13
    @kennydarmawan13 10 місяців тому +5

    I think what makes Alphadream's bankruptcy tragic isn't because they're arrogant, lazy, or something like that.
    It's because they took too little risk when it was clear they needed to do something more than ever. By constantly playing it safe when it's not even working, they are in a really tight spot.
    Nintendo's strict mandates, lack of understanding of their demographic/audience/trending market, and lack of creativity at the time alongside a lack of understanding of the audience, and cluelessness killed our beloved game company in the end.

  • @KingPeuche
    @KingPeuche 11 місяців тому +24

    I wonder if they would have survived if they spaced their games out a bit more and had their remakes on the Switch instead. I think bad timing killed them

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +10

      100%, if AlphaDream didn’t immediately begin work on BiS DX right after SS DX they would’ve saw other games in 2018 on 3DS not preforming great and could’ve made a switch to.. Switch

    • @haydennolke
      @haydennolke 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@lizard.y Funnily enough, rumor was that they were GOING to change to switch. They just needed some small funding, so they made BIS DX.
      shame it flopped.

  • @uncledot1868
    @uncledot1868 11 місяців тому +29

    That was a nice video. It's such a shame that things ended the way they did, but I still believe in new beginnings! I would love an all-new Mario & Luigi for the Switch/2, as well as faithful remakes of the previous titles.

  • @samyb4566
    @samyb4566 11 місяців тому +16

    I really miss them. It's thanks to Mario and Luigi Bowser's inside Story that I developped an interest for RPGs. As I keep playing them, I keep seeing the differences between their battle systems. I hope that we will get another Mario and Luigi game one day.

  • @ivanzoneBR24
    @ivanzoneBR24 11 місяців тому +19

    So many unanswered questions. Why they have to kept doubling down on the 3ds? They couldn't afford to make a game or a Superstar Saga Remake for the Switch? Did Nintendo deny them to release it for the Switch, because it would impacted Kingdom Battles sales? Why remake Bowser's Inside Story in the first place if the 3ds can run the original? Who thought of a mobile game-like the minions mode was a good idea?

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +14

      These questions haunt me at night unironically

    • @OriginalGameteer
      @OriginalGameteer 11 місяців тому +8

      Based off what I could find, according to an interview with Game Informer after the remakes launch, BiS was seemingly chosen over PiT because they wanted to go with the best received entry in the series and try exploring Bowser and Bowser Jr's relationship (which became Jr's Journey). Also to continue with Fawful's story that they added to back in SS since he was a fan favorite character
      As for why it wasn't on the switch, they stated it was so that the game could retain the dual screen elements of the original like the minigames and giant battles

    • @ivanzoneBR24
      @ivanzoneBR24 11 місяців тому +6

      @@OriginalGameteer All of those excuses they made just intensify how pointless all of this, nobody asked for a BIS remake on the 3ds, that featured Bowser Jr in a separate story. I understand why would be difficult to release this game on the Switch but this remake shouldn't even exist in the first place, if they really wanted to make a story with Bowser Jr, they should made a separate game for it, and preferably on Switch.

    • @OriginalGameteer
      @OriginalGameteer 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@ivanzone7538 I largely assume it boils down to familiarity with the console and somewhat easy asset reuse, especially given they might(???) not have been doing well financially beforehand
      It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to go do a remake on a console they have zero experience with and have to build from the ground up imo, on a console that doesn't immediately work as well with the games style like the 3ds
      If BiS was a (failed) attempt to stay afloat, I can honestly believe them as seeing a switch take on the game being too big a risk to take. I don't they made a GOOD decision by any means, but it was probably their safest bet at the time if you ask me

    • @ivanzoneBR24
      @ivanzoneBR24 11 місяців тому +3

      @@OriginalGameteer Do you know what I think is funny but messed up, Alphadream worked with Intelligent Systems in Paper Jam right? And they didn't learned nothing about giving one final hurrah of a game? I am talking about Fire Emblem Awakening, that was pitched to Nintendo as the last game to the series because of financial problems this series was bringing to Nintendo and knowing that this was their last game, IS put so much effort to it to try to change that and they succeded. Alphadream could have done the same thing, pitched to Nintendo to help them make what would be their final game on the Switch and make it special. Then, with the help of Nintendo Kyoto or another second party studio they could do it.

  • @blazera
    @blazera 11 місяців тому +8

    Dream Team was a milestone of sprite work, to fit into the 3D environment they sprited so many different angles for some of the most fluid looking sprite characters ever.

  • @kuraihikari5785
    @kuraihikari5785 11 місяців тому +8

    Nintendo probably trademarked the series not with intent to bring it back, but purely just to ensure they get to keep a hard grip on it. And as much as I love the series, I would be worried that another entry without the original people behind it just wouldn’t carry the same magic.

  • @quagfan4377
    @quagfan4377 11 місяців тому +10

    I have actually noticed recently that Nintendo has really just been testing the waters of their games.
    For example, F zero 99 is them testing out how many people want a new f zero game. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re doing the same with putting superstar saga on NS online to see how much hype has surrounded around it.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +3

      It very likely could be, and I’m sure it is for a lot of other NSO games also

    • @spaghetto181
      @spaghetto181 11 місяців тому +1

      super star saga is already on nso tho?

  • @ULTRADJ4EVER
    @ULTRADJ4EVER 11 місяців тому +6

    It's still a shock to me considering they made a lot of good games in their run. Partners In Time remake hopefully one day, who knows?

  • @Nightcaat
    @Nightcaat 11 місяців тому +7

    This is probably the single best researched video on this subject, nice work!!

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Thank you so much!!!!

  • @jarvis5552
    @jarvis5552 11 місяців тому +6

    As someone who still has PiT & BiS (Original), and probably has DT somewhere too, MAN I love this series and I'd love to see it return. Genuinely M&L, Pokemon Y, and Rhythm Heaven Megamix are what keep me playing my 3ds lol

    • @thewiseoldfox
      @thewiseoldfox 11 місяців тому +2

      As someone who played a ton of Pokémon X on my 3DS, I'm happy to see the high praise of Pokémon Y here. Gen 6 Pokémon didn't deserve so much of the hate it got

  • @StevieJ3698
    @StevieJ3698 11 місяців тому +25

    It's crazy to think I own one of the rarest Mario games to date, being that one of 50000 in the world to buy Bowser's inside story on the 3DS.
    I think both the remakes are the best of all their games actually and even crazier considering those are the ones that performed terrible. Shows what a dead console and poor marketing can do.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +10

      I agree, I prefer the remakes over the originals

    • @Buglin_Burger7878
      @Buglin_Burger7878 11 місяців тому +5

      The issue isn't marketing, if I recall correctly you can still play the original BIS on your 3DS making a remake literally pointless. I believe on the DS you could play GBA games though it has been awhile.
      The remakes were not just a poor decision, but also some of the changes made led to expressiveness being changed. This means that it can completely destroy things depending on how it feels it drives people away which happened during Super Star Saga. There were many incidents where characters stood out and were reduced to generics.
      With all of this there was very almost no reason to get any of these remakes.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +4

      @@Buglin_Burger7878 All of those were factors, but the lack of promotion for the game didn’t help also

    • @just1randomguy658
      @just1randomguy658 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Buglin_Burger7878
      I can sorta attest to that loss of expressiveness to the sprites, at least with the BiS remake. I also own the original BiS, but I don't have the remake. I've watched people play it though.
      I dunno why, I just love the sprites in the original more. Especially Bowser's. Something about the way he looks in the remake seems off to me. I'm not sure what it is that makes it worse for me, but I simply don't like it as much.
      (SOMEWHAT RELATED RANT WARNING)
      It's such a shame though. I love the M&L series so much and it still hurts that they just withered out like that. It feels like nobody really cared, y'know? That's not true, I know. It just leaves me so unfulfilled and sad how they died grasping at straws. Even then, it's bittersweet how their last two games were re-living the glory days. Like a tired and old champion knowing it's almost their time. So they reflect on what made them who they are.
      Obviously that's me dramatizing and overexaggerating. The remakes were made for money. Money for them to continue to be able to fund their games and company. But when I look at it in that unnecesarily philosophical and probably cringe way, it gives me some solace. Makes me think that maybe, just maybe, they were okay with going out with what made them great. What made them special.
      Sorry for the mushy stuff. I'm probably gonna dislike this comment in a few years from now too, so don't worry about understandably cringing at it.

  • @etasjo
    @etasjo 11 місяців тому +4

    its my fault for not buying enough copies of mario & luigi bowsers inside story + bowser jrs journey :c

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      HOW DARE YOU

  • @FanniSarosi
    @FanniSarosi 2 місяці тому +2

    "Were you killed?"
    "Sadly, yes... but I lived!"

  • @rifatbobos
    @rifatbobos 11 місяців тому +5

    As someone born in 2000s Mario & Luigi series, Partners in Time in particular might be my Super Mario RPG because how nostalgic it was. Time and time again that game just randomly crossed my mind, remembering how fun and surprisingly dark they were. Someday, babies, someday...

  • @barelyhere7200
    @barelyhere7200 11 місяців тому +17

    I hope that when we eventually get a new Mario and Luigi game, Captain Goomba will finally get to have his face off against the Bros

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +4

      I would pay so much money for them to interact lmao

    • @JumpMan96_
      @JumpMan96_ 11 місяців тому +6

      The Elite Captain Quartet fighting Mario & Luigi has been constantly in my mind for years now!
      You can sorta get an idea on how the bros and quartet would first interact by watching the beginning cutscene of the mission “Trio Clash” in Jr.’s Journey.
      (I just love the Captains to death, definitely some of my favourite characters of all time)

  • @TheSnorlax7
    @TheSnorlax7 11 місяців тому +5

    The fact that Luigi's Mansion 2 (a 3DS title) being ported to the Switch as well as TTYD being a remake for it gives me hope that one day M&L will be ported as well. Nintendo is starting to show some favor to the Mario RPGS!

    • @bend7726
      @bend7726 11 місяців тому +3

      I think people just want a new mario and luigi game at this point though. Superstar saga and BIS have had the remake magic already and their latest game paper jam was poorly received. I think the majority of fans would be annoyed to see yet another remake ported to the switch. A new game is needed to revive the franchise at this point.

  • @bencundiff9405
    @bencundiff9405 11 місяців тому +5

    Ngl with quite literally all the other mario rpg series getting some love this year, it will rly break my heart if we dont get something mario and luigi related later on.
    Fr mario + rabbids has gotten the sparks of hope dlc.
    paper mario is getting a remake of the fan favorite entry of the series TTYD.
    and even the OG mario rpg from the SNES is getting a remake too!
    Fr if all this stuff we thought was never gonna happen, happened then hope can't be lost for Mario and Luigi!

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +3

      agreed, it really sucks every other Mario rpg is getting a ton of love but Mario & Luigi (ironic since it was basically the opposite in the 2010s with Mario & Luigi having the most consistent games lol)

  • @carlosemilio385
    @carlosemilio385 3 місяці тому +8

    Here’s a fun fact: WERE SO FUCKING BACK BABY!!!!!!!!

  • @Tomcat-qb4wt
    @Tomcat-qb4wt 11 місяців тому +33

    Really good video here. Its sad to look back at the decline in 2019 but I'm sure if people care enough they could bring it back
    #BringBackMarioAndLuigi

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +7

      Thank you!!!

  • @Jessica_Schweser
    @Jessica_Schweser 11 місяців тому +4

    I’m still surprised the day Alphadream declares bankruptcy, just so happens to fall on my 14th birthday. But now that we have both a remake of Mario RPG AND TTYD coming, I have new hope that M&L will get its turn to come back too.
    #BringBackMarioandLuigi

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +3

      Sorry it happened on your birthday, happy belated birthday tho!! 🎉

    • @Jessica_Schweser
      @Jessica_Schweser 11 місяців тому

      @@lizard.y Thanks

  • @goldenguy7470
    @goldenguy7470 11 місяців тому +3

    This truly is spooky month... with the fact that their not here with we got one more Mario and Luigi game sigh we only got the memories of it all...

  • @katsuekitsuki
    @katsuekitsuki 11 місяців тому +8

    cant believe its already been 4 years

  • @danielnasby7695
    @danielnasby7695 11 місяців тому +4

    I think the series would still be alive if the two remakes (SS and BiS) released on switch.
    Edit: #BringBackMarioAndLuigi

  • @TriforceZard
    @TriforceZard 11 місяців тому +3

    Everyone is so happy now because Mario RPG and Paper Mario are coming back, but Mario & Luigi is the one I grew up with. I miss the series so much.

  • @alexkemplen772
    @alexkemplen772 11 місяців тому +3

    I love the music at the end of the video. Very nostalgic

  • @polocatfan
    @polocatfan 11 місяців тому +11

    this wasn't a death, it was a murder

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +3

      Ong

    • @paulgilbert5278
      @paulgilbert5278 11 місяців тому +1

      I second this

    • @Buglin_Burger7878
      @Buglin_Burger7878 11 місяців тому

      No, it was a self murder.
      BIS remake was literally the worst possible decision as people could play it already. You're remaking what people could still play.

    • @M20004
      @M20004 9 місяців тому

      Nah bro this was genocide

  • @astralskeleton87
    @astralskeleton87 11 місяців тому +4

    I am kinda sad ALPHADREAM went into backruptcy mostly since when i saw them releasing remakes for superstar saga and bowser's inside story i was impatient for a remake of partners in time since that was the first mario and luigi game i ever played and i had great experiences with it but then the bankruptcy news came and i was very distraught

  • @tahnis_walart
    @tahnis_walart 11 місяців тому +5

    I noticed a pattern with the recent directs. The June 2023 direct revealed the Mario RPG Remake and the September 2023 direct revealed the Paper Mario Thousand Year Door Remake. That means that the upcoming probably February 2024 direct could reveal a Mario And Luigi Partners In Time remake or even better a Mario And Luigi 6. #BringbackMarioandLuigi
    (Edit: I originally said December 2023 but February directs are more common.)

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +1

      nintendo doesnt do directs in december, but the influx of mario rpgs def could mean something for the future

    • @tahnis_walart
      @tahnis_walart 11 місяців тому

      @@lizard.y Oh my bad. I kinda guessed December because of the 3 month gaps between the last few.

    • @TheAmazingRaptor
      @TheAmazingRaptor 11 місяців тому +2

      @@tahnis_walartNintendo’s direct pattern usually goes Feburary-June-September

    • @tahnis_walart
      @tahnis_walart 11 місяців тому

      @@TheAmazingRaptor Oh

    • @spaghetto181
      @spaghetto181 6 місяців тому +1

      welp no partners in time remake or m&l 6. luigi's mansion 2 tho

  • @autismandgaming4532
    @autismandgaming4532 2 місяці тому +3

    Turns out we had a retry clock left

  • @SquirrelMario
    @SquirrelMario 11 місяців тому +6

    It still hurts‼️‼️🗣️

  • @4thelols740
    @4thelols740 11 місяців тому +8

    Really hope we see the return of this amazing series !

  • @jaycup1487
    @jaycup1487 11 місяців тому +2

    Aw man you got me all bummed. This is still my favorite game series ever. Here's hoping it finally returns one day

  • @RelaxAlexX
    @RelaxAlexX 11 місяців тому +4

    It’s hurts my soul we will never getting a new game on the Nintendo Switch

    • @Navman_
      @Navman_ 3 місяці тому

      Until now

    • @Navman_
      @Navman_ 3 місяці тому

      Until now

  • @السراقالمجهول
    @السراقالمجهول 11 місяців тому +3

    man it already has been 4 years since this happened, damn🙁

  • @gabriel_almond4622
    @gabriel_almond4622 11 місяців тому +6

    honey, lizardy just uploaded

  • @ChillyMarioBros
    @ChillyMarioBros 4 місяці тому +2

    This year is gonna be 5 years of the bankruptcy, damn 😢

  • @willtg4508
    @willtg4508 11 місяців тому +5

    Proud to be one of the few who actually bought the BiS remake. There's so many issues with the BiS remake, including the modern art style that was becoming tired after 4 games, the lackluster and boring side mode, the remastered ost that lacks the zeal of the original, the fact that the 3ds was a piece of technology I'd been using for 8 years at that point, and that it was riding the tails of the worst game in the series + another remake beforehand. It's almost funny how many factors created a storm of ruin for this game. That being said, I really hope nintendo decides to bring back this franchise against all odds.

  • @KorbenTheFireX
    @KorbenTheFireX 4 місяці тому +1

    I honestly find it sad that I'd never grew up with any games from this Company as a kid (I was born in the early 2000s). My brother did try to get into them at one point, but Idk what happened.

  • @refreey
    @refreey 11 місяців тому +4

    I hope time gives this video the views it deserves. As a kid I played the fuck out of partners in time, that game was sooooo good. Its probably the only reason I still buy any mario games, really. I sunk so many hours into that game, playing it on road trips, where ever I could manage it. Sad that the studio shut down, hope nintendo makes some more mario games that do for others what this game did for me.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Thank you so much!! Growing up, I had the same relationship with BiS and DT

  • @devilmaykry
    @devilmaykry 11 місяців тому +3

    Why is this music re:minding me of the Kingdom Hea-... oh yeah...

  • @costby1105
    @costby1105 11 місяців тому +4

    A huge problem was an inability to develop for 3D games much less games in HD. Other companies known for 2d Sprites had long pivoted to 3d Models and many of them were already using 3D models to help develop 2d game like ArcSys and SNK. Mario and Luigi is unlikely to return anytime soon as Nintendo is likely looking at how to proceed with Mario RPGs, collab with SquareEnix, make older style Paper Mario games, or even potentially a new partner with new ideas.
    Nintendo also has a tendency to very rarely buy out partners as way of keeping themselves separate financially. They don't actually own Intelligent Systems, GameFreak, Hal Laboratories. Despite working with them for over 30 years on each of them. Nintendo only has 8 Subsidiaries in the past 20 or so years.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +1

      Yup, the transition to 3D for Gamefreak (mainly when going to Switch) was really rough, it’s hard going from 2D sprites your entire studios lifespan to models

  • @Arebus27
    @Arebus27 11 місяців тому +3

    The scary thing is that I have a physical copy of the 3ds version mario and luigi bowser’s inside story and learning about alpha dreams bankruptcy on oct 3-4th kinda hurt…. (I have a U.S copy)

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      I also do 😔

  • @XenoPon2
    @XenoPon2 11 місяців тому +3

    Still sad

  • @twaggytheatricks4960
    @twaggytheatricks4960 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for the video ^_^ First one I've seen of your channel, and I find it well-put together. Thank you for your passion, as well, I'm particulatly happy you managed to contact some of AlphaDream's people. Kudos!
    Long comment below!
    Their style, story ideas, and battle system will forever be a part of me, especially everything put in the Beanbean Kingdom of Superstar Saga. The worldbuilding of it, the crazy smiles plastered over emblems, enemies, allies, the music (Teehee Valley

  • @MarioFanOnYouTube
    @MarioFanOnYouTube 11 місяців тому +4

    What an incredible video. Subscription earned!
    #BringBackMarioAndLuigi
    #ReviveM_and_L

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      thank you so much!!

    • @Tystlaten028
      @Tystlaten028 9 місяців тому

      #BringBackMarioAndLuigi
      #ReviveM_and_L

  • @GeorgeMarionerd
    @GeorgeMarionerd 11 місяців тому +4

    Great video!
    It really is a shame that they made the decisions they did with the BIS remake, it really turned into their unfortunate swan song. I do hope that the series gets picked back up by Nintendo someday, maybe at the start of a console's life instead of when it's already got one foot in the grave.

  • @SMGP1314
    @SMGP1314 11 місяців тому +4

    I'm shocked that the remake of Bowser's Inside Story didn't sell well. Like i played the original years ago in elementary school and i loved it, then years later i played the remake in high school and I loved it. So what was the problem with that? Did the fans think this masterpiece didn’t need a remake or we're they pissed off that they skipped Partners in Time?

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      People usually say it’s a bad remake due to it being 30fps (which doesn’t really matter much considering it’s a 3DS game) and some people preferred the older sprite art in general which is understandable.
      The low sales were more so that the 3DS was practically dead in 2019, you could already play BiS on a 3DS, and lack of advertising

    • @SMGP1314
      @SMGP1314 11 місяців тому

      ​@@lizard.yas much as I agree on the older sprites being better, I actually liked the newer sprites. Especially The Giant Battles.

  • @t4t4all
    @t4t4all 11 місяців тому +2

    Just binged a bunch of your videos, it's kinda insane that you only have 2k subs at the moment. Keep up the good work!

  • @save_zawarudo
    @save_zawarudo 11 місяців тому +2

    with the unexpected come back from the first two rpgs i have a small hope something mario and luigi related is being planned
    like yeah sadly AD is dead but nintendo still has the ip

  • @b3steelarcher3311
    @b3steelarcher3311 11 місяців тому +2

    I love these games when i was a child...I hope they do something to make this back...
    #BringbackMarioandLuigi

  • @BDSomewhat
    @BDSomewhat 11 місяців тому +3

    Didn’t think I could have waited any longer

  • @Wantsomechips
    @Wantsomechips 11 місяців тому +2

    Bowser's inside story was a huge part ofbmy childhood. It was one of the first gamws I've ever played and had so much moments playing them with my younger brother and cousins. It's sad that they went out this way. I hope we ger another game soon...

  • @giu0014
    @giu0014 11 місяців тому +2

    this is a great video, almost got me crying

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Thank you!!

  • @Luxembourgish
    @Luxembourgish 11 місяців тому +5

    The 3DS remake of Superstar Saga replaced the diverse Toads with generic ones, and the pilot uniform Koopas with generic ones. Like Paper Mario, it felt limited.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, some do think its a Paper Mario situation where it's moreso them being "mandated" but I think AlphaDream more-so just didn't have as much money to make individual sprites as such for every modified character

    • @Luxembourgish
      @Luxembourgish 11 місяців тому +1

      @@lizard.y The issue is that despite popular belief, Superstar Saga DX/Remake sprites are *not* the same as Paper Jam sprites. Put them side by side and they are angled differently. Since they made new sprites from the ground up, they should have added in the diversity.

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 11 місяців тому +2

    The bowsers inside story remake is one of the best remakes Nintendo has ever released. I cannot fathom how anyone has such problems with it

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +1

      To me a lot of people just hated it for the sake of being on the 3DS which doesn’t make the game itself bad, the only thing I could understand is that some of the sprites didn’t look as good or iconic as some in the original, but I had no problem with them

  • @JeysArcade
    @JeysArcade 11 місяців тому +1

    This was a very well made video. Keep up the great content and your channel will skyrocket 😁

  • @Ryke-oz5cq
    @Ryke-oz5cq 3 місяці тому +5

    MARIO & LUIGI IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

  • @nunyabiddeness6544
    @nunyabiddeness6544 11 місяців тому +3

    I loved Alphadream on GBA and DS, but i was so turned off by Dream Team when i bought it on release day that i was uncertain about their next game.
    Paper Jam reviewed poorly, and implemented Sticker Star's paper mario instead of any of the paper mario designs from the original trilogy, making it an immediate non-starter for me. I also hated the artstyle chosen for the Superstar Saga remake. Being so let down by those two releases, by the time the BiS remake was announced, i just didnt care for this company anymore. The last game they released that i actually liked was nearly a decade prior to their shuttering, so i was unmoved by their closure.
    Glad everyone made it out okay, but especially with news of SMRPG remake and TTYD remake, im in no hurry to see their return.

  • @Alex-hor
    @Alex-hor 11 місяців тому +2

    Loved so much all of their games

  • @andrewmckibben2637
    @andrewmckibben2637 11 місяців тому +2

    Bowsers inside story was my first ds game and it taught me how to read and took me like most of my childhood to beat. Also the fact they weren’t allowed to use bowser to be playable again???

  • @psakku
    @psakku 3 місяці тому +3

    alpha dreams decision to remake bis on a dead console that could already play it baffles me. what were they thinking?

  • @Jlopezocasio
    @Jlopezocasio 10 місяців тому +1

    My 3DS had already stopped working and I’m someone who got several.

  • @chrisjohnson9542
    @chrisjohnson9542 11 місяців тому +3

    A English version of Tomato Adventures would be awesome.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      Agreed, there is a fanmade translation though which I used footage from in the video!

  • @ThatOneOf3StrongholdPlayers
    @ThatOneOf3StrongholdPlayers 6 місяців тому +1

    GIVE ME MY MODERNIZED REMAKE OF M&L PARTNERS IN TIME, I NEED IT. ITS THE FIRST RPG I HAVE PLAYED, AND MY COPY FOR THE DS IS SLOWLY DIEING.

  • @pancholegaspi7231
    @pancholegaspi7231 11 місяців тому +5

    Hey! Also a fan of this series as well and I also loved the side modes too, but I can understand it's not for everyone if there's not much variety in it. But can I ask if you can make a video discussion about how good or bad the Minion Quest/Jr.s Journey are since I don't see much videos talk about them if possible?

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Id love to make a video specifically on the remakes and reviewing them, I did make a video on BJJ if you didn’t see that, but I do want to make a closer video into the games

  • @grantsheep2774
    @grantsheep2774 11 місяців тому +3

    i learned about the existence of the inside story remake only after i learned about their brankrupt im still sad about it
    #revivem&l

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Honestly I don't blame you considering the lackluster marketing for the game

  • @halifax_2015
    @halifax_2015 9 місяців тому +1

    As someone who grew up in 2000s, Bowser's Inside Story was the highlight of my entire childhood. 🥲

  • @gladd8869
    @gladd8869 11 місяців тому +2

    Holy cow it really has been that long damn

  • @tickleson8661
    @tickleson8661 11 місяців тому +4

    A huge appeal to me was having the Mario characters in new and bizarre situations and settings, I remember thinking that Dream Team was the most boring story but the most fun gameplay and if they could write a better story for the next one it could be as good as Saga (what I regard as the best).
    Then Paper Jam came out and was beat for beat uninspired which soured my perception of the series and when they announced remaking Super Star Saga I knew that was the end of it.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому

      Yeah, I also didn’t enjoy Dream Team as much as previous entries but then Paper Jam released and made me appreciate Dream Team more

  • @ladyaceina
    @ladyaceina 11 місяців тому +2

    i think the reason nintendo did not save alphadream
    is because alpha dreamwas not even putting in the effort to improve they chose to just stay on the 3DS rather than take the leap to HD

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +3

      id kinda doubt that, Nintendo producers also thought 3DS would be better then Switch for the remakes
      they really couldn’t have switched to HD at the time considering their debt already was large

  • @SUNNY-es5wb
    @SUNNY-es5wb 9 місяців тому +1

    i didnt what alphadream was until i found this channel. ty

  • @Luiszerep
    @Luiszerep 8 місяців тому +1

    Real quick about one of your comments around 11:15, but it's preety common for companies to just rent the building they're using since it's SUPER convenient to not have to go thru the trouble of selling if they want to move building to save on rent or expand into a larger space.

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for clarifying!! That makes more sense, not really knowledged on this kinda stuff lol

  • @imbored1179
    @imbored1179 11 місяців тому +1

    Dream team is one of my favorite 3ds games. And despite the dislike of paper jam, imo it was still a solid 8/10

  • @AdventVFX
    @AdventVFX 11 місяців тому +4

    Not nice how little nintendo helped, if they gave them switch dev kits it wouldve been a great help

  • @COND4D
    @COND4D 9 місяців тому

    Nintendo didn’t buy out or help AlphaDream cause overall a Mario and Luigi rpg could be done in Nintendos eyes by any other of the game companies working for them, a sad but true realization

  • @leomassafm160
    @leomassafm160 11 місяців тому +1

    One thing i will never understand about the BIS remake is the fact that you cant save anywhere you want like the Superstar Saga remake or even the other 3DS entries.

  • @sunnycideup4725
    @sunnycideup4725 11 місяців тому +3

    God, who else replayed every game at LEAST 5 times…

  • @jumentoqueanima
    @jumentoqueanima 3 місяці тому +3

    HEY MARIO AND LUIGI IS BACK! :D

  • @theghostwiththemost789
    @theghostwiththemost789 11 місяців тому +11

    What really stings is that people don’t even talk about Bowser’s minions and Bowser juniors journey despite how good they are. Yeah the gameplay isn’t amazing or anything but I don’t think it’s supposed to be. It’s just a fun little add-on to the main game and it’s a game you’re supposed to play well doing something else like watching TV or something. The story of both games are also really good especially juniors journey. I stand by the junior the journey is the best Mario story we have gotten in years and I genuinely think it has a better story than the main game. I think juniors journey is the second greatest Mario story we have ever gotten (the first being super paper Mario’s) so I find it really annoying that no one talks about it and they just dismiss it as a little side mode. Also how ironic is it that the Mario games with the best stories are the ones with the most controversial gameplay

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +5

      I completely agree. I fell in love with BJJ (as you can probably tell if you've seen my other video) and NO ONE talks about how great the writing is, which really sucks.

    • @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu
      @alexanderthegreat-mx5zu 11 місяців тому

      The side modes have amazing and unique gameplay butt these idiots couldn't appreciate it.

    • @Hyper_Drud
      @Hyper_Drud 11 місяців тому

      Yeah, I loved the side Modes from the remakes. I also loved how they tweaked the team building aspect in BJJ. I was bummed I couldn’t place units where I wanted in Bowser’s Minions. Then Bowser Junior’s Journey comes along and fixes that.

  • @kenallenchannel3911
    @kenallenchannel3911 6 місяців тому

    If nintendo make a collection of these games, i’ll pay it in a heartbeat

  • @TheWolfBunny64
    @TheWolfBunny64 2 місяці тому +1

    HEY LIZARD! THE FRANCHISE IS BACK FROM THE DEAD!!

  • @beemansgaming
    @beemansgaming 11 місяців тому +4

    Hopefully, one day. #ReviveM_and_L

    • @lizard.y
      @lizard.y  11 місяців тому +2

      I'm sure of it in light of recent Mario RPG remakes, it'll just be a while sadly

  • @davidplummer285
    @davidplummer285 11 місяців тому +1

    #Thank you alphadream you made the best mario RPG series I love the mario and luigi games