40 Fun Facts About Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

What does a disguised Fawful trick Bowser into eating in Dimble Wood in Bowser's Inside Story?

The Vacuum Shroom sends Bowser on a mindless rampage in which he swallows Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and several Toads, shrinking them all to microscopic size.

What does Princess Peach send Bowser as a thank-you in the post-credits scene of Bowser's Inside Story?

A cake arrives as Peach's thanks for Bowser's accidental heroics, though he ends the game injured in bed after losing one last fight to Mario and Luigi.

What nickname does Starlow adopt to hide her identity while talking to Bowser in Bowser's Inside Story?

Chippy is the alias Starlow uses, and Bowser treats her as a loyal minion living inside him until the truth sends him into a rage at the very end.

What happens to Toads who catch the blorbs, the disease sweeping the Mushroom Kingdom in Bowser's Inside Story?

They swell up and roll around uncontrollably, and every victim had eaten a Blorb Mushroom bought from a salesman who was really Fawful.

Which boar-like henchman of Fawful fights Bowser three times in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story?

Midbus returns for the third bout as an ice-powered form supercharged by Fawful, and he ends up frozen up to his neck in a block of ice when Bowser wins.

How must the player hold the console during the giant Bowser battles in Bowser's Inside Story?

Turned sideways is the rule for all four giant battles, in which Bowser's punches are thrown by quickly sliding the stylus across the screen.

Which entity sealed beneath Toad Town does Fawful awaken using Princess Peach in Bowser's Inside Story?

The Dark Star slips inside Bowser, copies his DNA and emerges as a shadowy double of him for the last battle of the game.

Which Japanese studio, which went bankrupt in 2019, developed Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story?

AlphaDream also made Superstar Saga and Partners in Time, and the weak sales of its remake of this game are often blamed for the studio's collapse.

How does the player make giant Bowser breathe fire in the original DS version of Bowser's Inside Story?

Blow into the microphone and giant Bowser spits a huge flame at his enemy; the later remake swapped the blowing for button presses.

Which 2013 game followed Bowser's Inside Story as the fourth entry in the Mario & Luigi series?

Dream Team brought back Starlow, the Star Sprite who made her series debut in Bowser's Inside Story, as a recurring guide for the brothers.

The 2019 remake of Bowser's Inside Story was the last Mario game published for which console family?

The Nintendo 3DS remake arrived nearly two years after the Switch had launched, and it sold far fewer copies than the original game.

Which extra side story comes bundled with the 2019 remake of Mario & Luigi's third role-playing adventure?

Bowser Jr.'s Journey follows Bowser's son and the Koopalings while the main story unfolds, and it ends with Bowser being turned into Dry Bowser.

Which actor, the voice of Mario from 1991 to 2023, provided voice acting for Bowser's Inside Story?

Charles Martinet also voiced Luigi, Wario and Waluigi before retiring from the roles to become an official brand ambassador for the series.

Which composer, also known for the Kingdom Hearts series, wrote the music for Bowser's Inside Story?

Yoko Shimomura began her career at Capcom, where she wrote music for Street Fighter II, and later scored Super Mario RPG at Square.

Which classic Mario enemy forces Bowser to eat its giant carrot in Dimble Wood, then attacks him?

A Wiggler owns the carrot Bowser wanted as a makeshift missile, and eating it also means swallowing a parasite that Mario and Luigi have to fight.

Mario jumps with A and Luigi with B, but which two buttons control Bowser in Bowser's Inside Story?

X and Y steer Bowser's actions on the top screen while the brothers stay on the bottom one, so all three heroes share a single console.

In which area of Bowser's body do Mario, Luigi and Starlow first wake up after being inhaled?

The Trash Pit is where the brothers find their hammers, which they use to strike an exposed nerve and jolt the unconscious Bowser awake.

What must Mario and Luigi gather three of to destroy the barricade sealing Peach's Castle in Bowser's Inside Story?

Star Cures are combined by Dr. Toadley into the Miracle Cure, which heals every Toad and breaks the barricade Fawful had raised.

Which hidden portals does Bowser uncover under rocks and trees to warp around the Mushroom Kingdom?

Chakroads take their name from the words chakra and road, and Bowser travels through them using nothing but the power of his mind.

Which cat-like living blocks does Bowser inhale out of enemies and collect in Bowser's Inside Story?

Blitties are hidden inside fifteen types of enemy, and handing over the full set earns Bowser the Broggy Bonker special attack.

Which block-collecting shopkeeper does Bowser haul back to shore at Plack Beach in Bowser's Inside Story?

Broque Monsieur rewards the rescue with a block that lets Bowser control his inhaling, and later opens a shop for him in Dimble Wood.

Which part of Bowser's body do Mario and Luigi visit to revive him as a giant when he is crushed?

The Rump Command revival plays like a small shooter game in which the brothers gather adrenaline to bring Bowser back at towering size.

Where inside Bowser do Mario and Luigi fight blocky copies of themselves so he can open his safe?

The Memory Banks hold Bowser's recollections, so the doubles are built from how he pictures the brothers and attack with moves from the original Super Mario Bros.

What happens to Bowser right after his fight on stage at the Fawful Theater?

He eats until he is fat on a feast Fawful cooks as his prize for winning a cage match, growing so heavy that he crashes through the floor and gets stuck.

Which blue, bespectacled creatures quiz Mario and Luigi about Bowser in the Flab Zone?

Nutsoglobins run a game called the Big Bad Bowser Brain Train, and passing each quiz earns coins plus a tip on which pipe to take next.

In the Flab Zone quiz, what does Bowser say the Fawful Theater in his fortress used to be?

His training facility is what the room was before Fawful's makeover, and the same quiz reveals Bowser wants to reclaim it as the Bowser Theater.

In the Flab Zone quiz, which troops does Bowser say he would send after a fleeing Fawful?

A Paratroopa squadron would give chase, Bowser says, while his plan for Fawful himself is to finish him off by inhaling him.

What does a defeated Fawful do in a last attempt to destroy Mario and Luigi inside Bowser?

Fawful blows himself up after pretending to be sorry, but the blast only makes Bowser cough up everyone he had inhaled.

Mario and Luigi have a STACHE stat in Bowser's Inside Story; what is Bowser's equivalent stat called?

HORN is Bowser's version, and like the brothers' moustache stat it improves his chances of winning coins back on shop scratch cards.

Bowser's four ranks in Bowser's Inside Story start at Bronze; what is the fourth and highest called?

Final Boss rank is reached at level 40, after the Silver and Gold Boss ranks, and it rewards Bowser with a set of Intruder Fangs.

What is the top rating for a perfectly timed action command in Bowser's Inside Story battles?

Excellent tops a five-step scale that climbs from Nothing through OK, Good and Great, and a better rating means the attack does more damage.

What happens to Mario when Luigi whacks him with a hammer while exploring in Bowser's Inside Story?

He becomes tiny, which lets him squeeze into areas the brothers could not otherwise reach, while his own hammer is for smashing rocks and crates.

What do Mario and Luigi dig out of the ground with the Drill Bros. move to power themselves up?

Beans are buried at spots called beanholes, and there are 251 of them to find across the Mushroom Kingdom and inside Bowser's body.

How is the world inside Bowser's body displayed, in contrast to the overhead view of the Mushroom Kingdom?

As a 2D side-scroller, Bowser's interior plays like a traditional platformer for Mario and Luigi while Bowser himself roams the land outside.

Which move do Mario and Luigi learn in the Flab Zone shortly before freeing Princess Peach from her captors?

The Spin Jump lets Mario brush the Kretins off the princess, though her captors then merge into one large enemy for the brothers to beat.

How does Bowser unlock most of his special attacks in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story?

By freeing caged minions such as Goombas, Shy Guys and Koopas, Bowser gains attacks in which those rescued troops join him against the enemy.

In Bowser's Inside Story, the parasite Bowser swallows with a giant carrot is later revealed to be which sage?

Wisdurm battles Mario and Luigi deep inside Bowser, and when she loses she turns into a butterfly and flies away.

In the Flab Zone quiz, what does Bowser say he would use to destroy Fawful's machines?

Bob-ombs are his weapon of choice, and a crate of them later explodes beneath Bowser while he burns off his extra weight on a treadmill.

Before Bowser's Inside Story, Fawful was the devoted henchman of which Superstar Saga villain?

Cackletta was the master Fawful served with blind devotion, and his helmet was once used to move her spirit into Bowser, creating Bowletta.

Before Bowser can reach Fawful for their last duel, what has Fawful transformed Princess Peach's home into?

A giant robot stands between Bowser and his showdown with Fawful, and beating it completes the last of the game's four giant battles.