Paper Mario

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Item Description

Paper Mario arrived on the Nintendo 64 in 2001 as something of a revelation: a role-playing adventure that took the Mushroom Kingdom's most familiar characters and reimagined them in a storybook world of flat, layered paper art and sharp wit. Developed by Intelligent Systems, it built on the foundation laid by Super Mario RPG on the SNES and quickly carved out an identity entirely its own. The result is one of the most charming and genuinely funny games on the platform, with a devoted following that has only grown in the decades since.

The turn-based battle system is the heart of the experience. Timed action commands, pressing the button at just the right moment to power up an attack or soften an enemy's blow, keep every fight feeling alive rather than passive. Mario gathers a colorful cast of partners along the way, from Goombario and Kooper to Bombette, Lady Bow and Lakilester, each with an overworld ability for solving puzzles and a distinct role in combat, and choosing who fights beside him adds real strategy to the adventure.

Bowser has stolen the Star Rod, lifted Peach's castle into the sky and sealed away the seven Star Spirits, and each rescue is a chapter with its own setting and flavor: Lady Bow's haunted mansion, the rumbling volcano of Lavalava Island, the icy trek past Shiver City to the Crystal Palace. None of them overstays its welcome.

What sets Paper Mario apart, even today, is the writing. The dialogue is warm and clever, the villains are memorable, and the world rewards curiosity. Bowser is funnier here than almost anywhere else in the franchise. The papercraft style, fresh and inventive in 2001, gives every scene a handcrafted quality that still looks wonderful on original hardware. This is where the Paper Mario series began, and the place to start for anyone who wants the full story before the later entries.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2000
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Intelligent Systems
Players
Single player
About the game

Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.

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Watch gameplayPaper Mario on Nintendo 64
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