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Luigi
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 by Nick Maunders
Not as famous as Mario but again most people would have heard of him. Wearing blue overalls just like Mario, but this time with a green shirt and cap (instead of Mario’s red ones). He also has an L on his cap, the first letter of his name, and has a larger moustache than Mario, apart from that however the two are exactly the same. With the white gloves and brown shoes etc.
Just like Mario, Luigi was created by Shigeru Miyamoto. So practically he is the man behind the Mario Bros. and thanks to him the creation of them. Luigi has had two actors voicing over him since his existence. Those being:
Mark Graue (1994)
Charles Martinet (1996-present)
If you have read my review on Mario then you would have noticed that these two actors also have voiced Mario as well. Chris Martinet is the current voice of Luigi, Mario and many other Nintendo characters.
Luigi’s first video game (debut) was in the arcade version of Mario Bros. (1983), two years after Mario’s debut in 1981. However technically this game was also Mario’s debut as in the game before that he had been referred to as Jumpman.
However Luigi has appeared in 2 games without his brother Mario where he has indeed been the star role. The two being “Mario is Missing!” which was published in 1992. The other more well known and popular one is “Luigi’s Mansion” which came out on the Nintendo Gamecube on
Luigi like Mario has also featured in television shows such as Super Mario Bros. where he and Mario must save the kingdom from Bowser. Luigi also appears to have a rivalry with Waluigi.
Luigi appears to have different abilities to Mario. In Super Paper Mario for example he has the highest jump. In most games now he has a higher jump and he appears to be a lot more agile than other characters.
In 2008 we can look forward to many more games Luigi will feature in such as Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I think you could class Luigi as Nintendo’s Mascot Number 2 and is probably one of thee best known (not as much as Mario) video game characters of the time.
I would give Luigi a rating of 9.5/10!
