Luigi started as a palette swap a long time ago.  When did he first pop up in the Super Mario series and why did Nintendo forget this fact?  I'll answer one of those questions.  On this exciting episode of Origin Oracle, we take a look at Luigi's origins and how he went from a color swapped character to his own fully-fledged character.

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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Luigi's First Appearance - Mario Bros (Game and Watch)
3:55 - Conception and Design of Luigi
5:20 - Do Mario and Luigi Control Differently in Super Mario Bros?
6:26 - Luigi's Origins - Yoshi's Island
8:53 - Luigi's First Solo Game - Mario Is Missing
11:13 - When Did Luigi Become a Coward?
13:00 - The Year of Luigi
13:55 - Like and comment if you enjoyed :)

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Credits:

Super Luigi Bros Gameplay - YTSunny  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeLi7i9SbpA&ab_channel=YTSunny

Mario Bros (Game and Watch) Gameplay - Nintendo Unity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzanjD4h3UI&ab_channel=NintendoUnity

Game and Watch Gallery 4 Gameplay - Cgdb3742 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D23Y95xtKYo&t=94s&ab_channel=cgdb3742

Super Mario Bros All-Stars - Super Mario Bros 2 Gameplay - XRavenXP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjKL-BOzjrw&ab_channel=xRavenXP

Super Mario Daishuugo Screenshots - @_kairy_draws_

Mario is Missing MS-DOS Gameplay - Mr. Eight-Three-One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUnPFiXErg&ab_channel=Mr.Eight-Three-One


Thanks to the Mario Wiki for all the useful references and archives.

Music:

Luigi's Mansion 3 OST - Boilerworks
New Super Mario Bros Wii OST - Underground
Super Mario Odyssey OST - Bubblaine
Super Mario Bros 2 US - Overworld
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island OST - Underground
Super Mario World - Castle Hip Hop Remix - BKnapp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg87xEtnZiQ&ab_channel=BKnapp
Super Mario Odyssey OST - Steam Gardens
Super Mario 64 - Haunted House
Mario's Time Machine OST - Castle
Luigi's Mansion 3 OST - Castle MacFrights
Super Mario Strikers Charged - Luigi's Theme