Remakes aside, Superstar Saga is our favorite Mario & Luigi game. From creative story, to the world of the BeanBean Kingdom, Superstar Saga felt like a breath of fresh air for Mario games.
Otani said that the reason that the team ultimately decided against this art style is that there was a "dream" of a fully 3D game in the Mario and Luigi franchise, as all the previous entries ...
The first game in the series was titled Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in the west, and “Mario & Luigi RPG” in Japan, a naming convention that would carry on for most of the sequels.