Mario and Luigi: Dream Team -- Part 27: Pi'illo Fight!

The bros have just defeated Bowser in the dream world, weakening Antasma's power. It's now time to deal with the Bat King. In the center of the room, Antasma carries Bowser. Dreambert says that he’ll makes sure Antasma will never return. Antasma says that won’t happen, because he’s teamed up with Bowser. Bowser slams him to the ground, saying he doesn’t work well with others. Bowser says he was using Antasma, while Antasma thought he was using Bowser. Antasma can’t believe the betrayal. Bowser says the castle, the Dream Stone, and Peach are all his. Speaking of Peach, where is she? A Paratroopa drops in, carrying her. She calls to the bros. Bowser’s done with Antasma, so he uses the Dream Stone to reach the top. Dreambert pities Antasma. Antasma says his pity should be for Bowser, when he deals with him. But first, he’s going to deal with Dreambert. The two battle in the air. Antasma opens a portal, which he can now do at any time, due to his wish from the Dream Stone. He will go to the dream world, where he will be at full strength. Dreambert follows him and the portal closes before the bros can reach it. Soon after, the portal reopens and Dreambert is knocked out of the dream world. He says Antasma has grown stronger. He begs the bros to save the island and the Dream Stone. Mario jumps into the portal alone.

Antasma summons orbs called Antasmunchies that surround him. He’ll eat these to power up. Although in bad shape, Dreambert appears so he can help Mario. He calls Dreamy Luigi in to boost Mario’s strength. Antasma will consume some orbs to boost his stats. He’ll make copies of himself and summon dark energy. Repel it with the hammer. If it hits him, Mario may fall asleep and Antasma will chase him. Run and jump to dodge the fireballs and circles on the floor or Mario will fall and have to dodge buzz saws by tilting the 3DS. Sometimes, instead of saws, there will be Mushrooms and coins. Try to find this circle quickly to end this attack. Running will not end this attack. Antasma may absorb Dreamy Luigi if Mario uses an attack. Keep track of which orb has Luigi in it and stomp it to free him. He’ll attack Mario with lots of bats. Dreambert will heal Mario. Jump attacks do critical damage to the orbs. If Antasma eats an Antasmunchie containing Dreamy Luigi, he'll spit Dreamy Luigi up after the attack. Attack the Antasmunchies together with Antasma. If Antasma lands any attack, Mario will fall asleep. After taking enough damage, Antasma will chase Mario with spiked orbs. Jump to dodge when the orbs close in and unleash a shockwave. He’ll then hang upside down and the Antasmunchies will become spiked. Antasma is immune to damage, but the Antasmunchies are not. Antasma will heal and the Antasmunchies will attack. Antasma will flip the world upside down, making it more difficult to counter the Antasmuchies’ attack. Once the Antasmunchies have been destroyed, Antasma will stop hanging upside down. Use Luiginary Attacks and Antasma will fall in an explosion of purple stars. It was at this point that my game froze.

I tried the battle again and it froze in the exact same place. Nintendo has released a patch to resolve this and some other glitches in the game. It is available on the eShop. Search for "update" and you should find it.

Once the battle is finished, Mario and Antasma exit the dream world. Antasma swells up and explodes. Dreambert is thankful that Antasma has been defeated and says they must deal with Bowser next. Starlow tells him not to push himself, but he says he's fine now. Bowser is on top of the castle. Go through the north doorway. Goomp, Paraplonk, and Guy are at the top of a rainbow spiral ramp with some giant Bob-ombs. They're worried that the bros caught up to them so quickly. Goomp says they should defend the castle to show off their prowess and push the Bob-ombs down the ramp. Stay to one side of the ramp and dodge the smaller Bob-ombs in the alcove, or jump over them. Beware of the bouncing giant Bob-ombs. The three are surprised when the bros reach the top. They try to "get elite" and charge the bros, but the bros dodge and they run off the ramp. Take the elevator up to the top and save.