WE ALL LOVE PAPER MARIO.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 12-17-2007, 09:53 PM

Don't argue, we do.

The brilliant original and drop-dead hilarious original, on N64, known simply as 'Paper Mario'...

The fantastic sequel, building more upon what the original brought to us, and adding awesome graphics... this genius of a game, found on the GCN, is subtitled 'The Thousand-Year Door'...

And, the newest addition to this masterpiece of a series reminds us of the original side-scrollers we came to know and love, as well as our favorite Mario RPG (by that name), and yet still maintaining the ingenious aspects that make a Paper Mario game.... this beautiful creation is known as 'Super Paper Mario'...

This is a thread to talk about these awesome, awesome, fantastic, superb, freakishly cool games.

As a conversation starter, I personally think SPM had the far most touching plot... TTYD had the most awesome levels (GLITZ PIT FTW!), and of course, can we ever, ever forget that without the fun, hilarious, ingenious original game, these others would never exist?

Chop Chop Master Onion · 12-17-2007, 11:51 PM

Sadly, I've never played the original. But the other two I have, and they both kick major ass.

Super Paper Mario I recently played through again, and I was taken aback at how deep and touching the story really was. Apparently a few months is long enough for me to forget how much I was bawling at the end.

I'm in the process of playing TTYD a second time right now. Like I told CL earlier, it's odd suddenly playing a game where you can't point the controller at the screen for help or shake it to perform stylish moves. But the game's still very enticing.

I am nobody · 12-18-2007, 08:53 AM

I've seen people play all of them, but I've only played TYD. It was fun, but the turn based combat was hard to get through.(Not as in difficult, but the combat form is why I don't play RPGs.) The rest of the game was a lot of fun though. (Err..Almost all of the game. Flurrie needs to die.)

wariovswario · 12-18-2007, 11:22 AM

I was disappointed with Super Paper Mario. It all felt really easy. I also felt it wasn't a true sequel to the other paper mario games. (TTYD felt like a true sequel to the original paper mario)

The game felt pretty straightforward. You beat one door, put the star in it's pillar, go to the next door. The introduction of chapters also made me feel like there's a loss of depth in the true vast world of paper mario.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 12-18-2007, 11:17 PM

^The reason I like Super Paper Mario so much is that it combines three of the most ingenious things on the face of the planet.

It keeps the hilariously awesome paper-ness that is customary of all Paper Mario games.

It ties in those elements of old-school Super Mario games we all loved back in the day; for me, it's like a nostalgia antidote.

SMRPG, anyone? Peach, Mario, Bowser. (Well, and Luigi... but it sucks you can't play him on the final boss.)

Chunky Kong12345 · 12-21-2007, 11:01 AM

*shakes fist at ending picture of SPM*

GURU ANT · 12-21-2007, 11:55 AM

^That.
I kicked it's ass with Bowser.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 12-21-2007, 03:10 PM

^^I waited the WHOLE DAMN GAME to figure out what

MAJOR MAJOR

Spoiler Below

Lady Timpani looked like. But NOO. We get that crappy hilltop silhouette. :/

Oh, and

(VERY small spoiler, but it happens at the end of the game.)

Spoiler Below

when I beat Count Bleck as Bowser, I jumped on him and was stuck between him and the ceiling. I kept bouncing between them. He died in about 20 seconds.

It's still a kickass game.

ALL OF THE BADDIES ARE AWESOME. No, BEYOND AWESOME.

SephirothKirby · 12-21-2007, 05:43 PM

I never thought it was that funny.

More like a heartwarming chuckle than a laugh-out-loud game.

Chop Chop Master Onion · 12-21-2007, 07:02 PM

^ Francis.

HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid · 12-21-2007, 10:38 PM

^^ Flint Cragley.

ChuckleHuck · 12-24-2007, 10:28 AM

I still think the origional is the best. I really like how it brought out the lot of favorite gameplay in TTYD. Also, it felt alot like SMRPG, in a few ways.

As for those who haven't played it, have a Wii, internet compatability with your Wii console, I totally recomend getting the original.

I'm with Aaron on the heartwarming part in SPM. The technique they did on the story line was amuzingly cunfusing, which is really cool in, like, a movie or something. Make you have to figure out what's going on. Kinda makes it thriller or something.

TTYD was a total linked-gameplay sequel for the first. Making a familiar game with a load of new twists is always plausable.

Of course, the real root to the Mario RPG franchize is SMRPG, which we could all thank for the Paper Marios.

DarkZero · 12-24-2007, 01:22 PM

I've never played SPM, due to the Wii being so rare. But I have the other two, and both of them are awesome! (the original was better than TTYD.)

Rayman FREAK · 12-24-2007, 07:05 PM

I just started SPM, and it's really quite fun. The level design is well thought-out, and the writing is as fresh and funny as ever ("You lost everything. Way to go, genius").

So far, TYD stands as my favorite (by the way, Rogueport's theme is one of my favorite songs in a video game). I blew through it way too fast, though, and I'll try not to do that with SPM. I really should replay the original sometime soon. It was simply excellent, and it's been about 8 years or so...

X-3 · 12-25-2007, 09:17 AM

The original is the best, IMO. Great music, humor and gameplay. It's a classic.

Irkenwarrior12 · 12-26-2007, 02:44 AM

"Ummmm, no. Flavio hates you all."

DarkZero · 12-26-2007, 10:38 AM

And Flavio is hated by all.

Minister of Silly Walks · 12-27-2007, 12:54 AM

Bowser + Carrie = Flaming death

Chop Chop Master Onion · 12-27-2007, 02:31 PM

^ For some reason I misinterpreted that as Stephen King's Carrie.

**John MarchCain** · 12-27-2007, 03:46 PM

I just downloaded the good ol' original for teh Wii, ah, it brings back such memories.

12-17-2007, 09:53 PM	#1
HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in a bag of potato chips. Potato chips of LOVE. Gender: Posts: 4,671 Thanks: 1,274 Thanked 415 Times in 346 Posts Points: 4,763.91 Bank: 152,588.40 Total Points: 157,352.31 Donate	WE ALL LOVE PAPER MARIO. Don't argue, we do. The brilliant original and drop-dead hilarious original, on N64, known simply as 'Paper Mario'... The fantastic sequel, building more upon what the original brought to us, and adding awesome graphics... this genius of a game, found on the GCN, is subtitled 'The Thousand-Year Door'... And, the newest addition to this masterpiece of a series reminds us of the original side-scrollers we came to know and love, as well as our favorite Mario RPG (by that name), and yet still maintaining the ingenious aspects that make a Paper Mario game.... this beautiful creation is known as 'Super Paper Mario'... This is a thread to talk about these awesome, awesome, fantastic, superb, freakishly cool games. As a conversation starter, I personally think SPM had the far most touching plot... TTYD had the most awesome levels (GLITZ PIT FTW!), and of course, can we ever, ever forget that without the fun, hilarious, ingenious original game, these others would never exist?

12-18-2007, 11:22 AM	#4
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,627 Thanks: 92 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 786.38 Bank: 981,041.33 Total Points: 981,827.71 Donate	I was disappointed with Super Paper Mario. It all felt really easy. I also felt it wasn't a true sequel to the other paper mario games. (TTYD felt like a true sequel to the original paper mario) The game felt pretty straightforward. You beat one door, put the star in it's pillar, go to the next door. The introduction of chapters also made me feel like there's a loss of depth in the true vast world of paper mario. __________________ Click here to level up my card!

12-24-2007, 10:28 AM	#12
ChuckleHuck Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Next to this man in rags with a knife. He seems very friendly! Gender: Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 83 Thanked 44 Times in 33 Posts Points: 3,060.20 Bank: 0.13 Total Points: 3,060.33 Donate	I still think the origional is the best. I really like how it brought out the lot of favorite gameplay in TTYD. Also, it felt alot like SMRPG, in a few ways. As for those who haven't played it, have a Wii, internet compatability with your Wii console, I totally recomend getting the original. I'm with Aaron on the heartwarming part in SPM. The technique they did on the story line was amuzingly cunfusing, which is really cool in, like, a movie or something. Make you have to figure out what's going on. Kinda makes it thriller or something. TTYD was a total linked-gameplay sequel for the first. Making a familiar game with a load of new twists is always plausable. Of course, the real root to the Mario RPG franchize is SMRPG, which we could all thank for the Paper Marios. Last edited by ChuckleHuck; 12-24-2007 at 10:35 AM.

12-17-2007, 11:51 PM	#2
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,965 Thanks: 982 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 139.31 Bank: 123,250.75 Total Points: 123,390.06 Donate	Sadly, I've never played the original. But the other two I have, and they both kick major ass. Super Paper Mario I recently played through again, and I was taken aback at how deep and touching the story really was. Apparently a few months is long enough for me to forget how much I was bawling at the end. I'm in the process of playing TTYD a second time right now. Like I told CL earlier, it's odd suddenly playing a game where you can't point the controller at the screen for help or shake it to perform stylish moves. But the game's still very enticing.

12-18-2007, 08:53 AM	#3
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Here's a hint: There are people here. Gender: Posts: 3,812 Thanks: 170 Thanked 217 Times in 140 Posts Blog Entries: 5 Points: 6,161.93 Bank: 25,166.35 Total Points: 31,328.28 Donate	I've seen people play all of them, but I've only played TYD. It was fun, but the turn based combat was hard to get through.(Not as in difficult, but the combat form is why I don't play RPGs.) The rest of the game was a lot of fun though. (Err..Almost all of the game. Flurrie needs to die.)

12-18-2007, 11:17 PM	#5
HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in a bag of potato chips. Potato chips of LOVE. Gender: Posts: 4,671 Thanks: 1,274 Thanked 415 Times in 346 Posts Points: 4,763.91 Bank: 152,588.40 Total Points: 157,352.31 Donate	^The reason I like Super Paper Mario so much is that it combines three of the most ingenious things on the face of the planet. It keeps the hilariously awesome paper-ness that is customary of all Paper Mario games. It ties in those elements of old-school Super Mario games we all loved back in the day; for me, it's like a nostalgia antidote. SMRPG, anyone? Peach, Mario, Bowser. (Well, and Luigi... but it sucks you can't play him on the final boss.)

12-21-2007, 11:01 AM	#6
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12-21-2007, 11:55 AM	#7
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12-21-2007, 03:10 PM	#8
HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in a bag of potato chips. Potato chips of LOVE. Gender: Posts: 4,671 Thanks: 1,274 Thanked 415 Times in 346 Posts Points: 4,763.91 Bank: 152,588.40 Total Points: 157,352.31 Donate	^^I waited the WHOLE DAMN GAME to figure out what MAJOR MAJOR Spoiler Below Lady Timpani looked like. But NOO. We get that crappy hilltop silhouette. :/ Oh, and (VERY small spoiler, but it happens at the end of the game.) Spoiler Below when I beat Count Bleck as Bowser, I jumped on him and was stuck between him and the ceiling. I kept bouncing between them. He died in about 20 seconds. It's still a kickass game. ALL OF THE BADDIES ARE AWESOME. No, BEYOND AWESOME.

12-21-2007, 05:43 PM	#9
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12-21-2007, 07:02 PM	#10
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,965 Thanks: 982 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 139.31 Bank: 123,250.75 Total Points: 123,390.06 Donate	^ Francis.

12-21-2007, 10:38 PM	#11
HCl- HydroCuccoLadic Acid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in a bag of potato chips. Potato chips of LOVE. Gender: Posts: 4,671 Thanks: 1,274 Thanked 415 Times in 346 Posts Points: 4,763.91 Bank: 152,588.40 Total Points: 157,352.31 Donate	^^ Flint Cragley.

12-24-2007, 01:22 PM	#13
DarkZero Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ever notice how Tazy's PDN (STOP LOOKING AT ME) abbreviates to "SLAM"? Gender: Posts: 3,761 Thanks: 322 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 13,908.64 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 13,908.64 Donate	I've never played SPM, due to the Wii being so rare. But I have the other two, and both of them are awesome! (the original was better than TTYD.)

12-24-2007, 07:05 PM	#14
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12-25-2007, 09:17 AM	#15
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12-26-2007, 02:44 AM	#16
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12-26-2007, 10:38 AM	#17
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12-27-2007, 02:31 PM	#19
Chop Chop Master Onion KICK, PUNCH, IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Either UN's bed or Andre's bed. Gender: Posts: 13,965 Thanks: 982 Thanked 1,691 Times in 809 Posts Points: 139.31 Bank: 123,250.75 Total Points: 123,390.06 Donate	^ For some reason I misinterpreted that as Stephen King's Carrie.

12-27-2007, 03:46 PM	#20
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