

Swiggler doesn't use this feature due to him being already angry from the start of the first boss fight. Some bosses now have altered attack patterns or new attacks. Bosses now turn red (or different colors) when low on health, as in Dream Team and Paper Jam.Elder Princess Shroob uses a model rather than a sprite.A new rating called "AMAZING" is added with the ratings "OK", "GOOD", "GREAT" and "EXCELLENT".Double 1-UP Mushrooms appear in this game.When Mario and Luigi are separated from the babies, they now have five command blocks, the added one being their Hammer command block.However when they are together, they can jump four times. Mario, Luigi and the babies can jump twice in the air if they are separated.The level of an enemy is now displayed next to their name when targeting them.The HP of all enemies and bosses have been cut to 66% their original totals.Items now act more like the Bros. Attacks from Bowser's Inside Story and Dream Team, being unlocked through finding Attack Pieces. In Star Shrine, some Star Spirits are seen flying in the sky.There is now a new area in Toad Town which shows an investigation of the Dark Star, referencing the events of Bowser's Inside Story.There are now ? Blocks in the game that contain soundtracks that are added to the Music player.Mario and Luigi are already equipped with Hammers at the start of the game.Other entrances are available outside and inside levels where needed. This overworld becomes available after clearing the Shroob Mothership, and is first opened from near Toad Town's Item Shop. A brand new overworld has been added to the past version of the Mushroom Kingdom.Beating them the first time allows the player to continue the stage, while replaying them rewards the players beans. Some replayable mini-games have been added to various areas, on top of the ones in Thwomp Volcano.

These puzzles allow either the babies or the adults to access a small part of an area's present version and cooperate to solve them. There are now four save files instead of two.The main title screen is fairly similar to the 2005 DS game, the only difference is that the three captains of Baby Bowser's ship in the background, walking on the gears of a clock and pushing a pram with a baby Starlow inside it.The game's frame rate is updated to 60 frames per-second.Cutscenes can be speed up by pressing the R Button.The percentage of beans and ?-Blocks found can also be viewed in the menu screen along with a summary of the current story.The remake of Partners In Time, includes updated graphics, soundtrack, controls, and story.
