2013 is the Year of Luigi, and Super Mario 3D World did not forget to bring its own gifts to the party! You can celebrate the greatness that is Luigi in any of three ways. The first, of course, is playing as him in the game. The second, however, is a scavenger hunt, and the last is a full game unto itself.
Hidden Luigis
As you play through Super Mario 3D World, you’ll start seeing 8-bit Luigi sprites popping up everywhere. Some are small, and some are large. Some are in predetermined spots, while others will simply pop out of ? Blocks, appear when you defeat enemies, or just show up to say “hi” while you’re exploring. Any time there’s a forced camera angle, or you are looking through a Sprixie’s binoculars, there’s a hidden Luigi somewhere. The Hidden Luigis are mainly just for fun. There’s no real bonus to finding these ... but there is also literally no end to them. See how many you can find every time you play!
Luigi Bros.
Luigi Bros. is a new spin on the Nintendo arcade classic Mario Bros. What’s the spin, you ask? This time, both characters are Luigi!
There are two ways to access Luigi Bros. The hard way is to journey through the first eight Worlds, defeat Bowser, and liberate the Sprixie Kingdom. Once you have beaten World 8-Castle, you’ll see the Luigi Bros. icon in the lower-left corner of the title screen.
The easy way, however, is to have a New Super Luigi U save file present on your Wii U. Play that game, then load up Super Mario 3D World, and you’re off to the races. Have fun bopping turtles!