WE ALL LOVE PAPER MARIO.

CuccoLady · 12-17-2007, 08:53 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?

**Valigarmander** · 12-17-2007, 10:51 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, 07:53 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.)

Jesus · 12-18-2007, 10:22 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.

CuccoLady · 12-18-2007, 10:17 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.)

Rainbow Dash · 12-21-2007, 10:01 AM

*shakes fist at ending picture of SPM*

Eagle Eye · 12-21-2007, 10:55 AM

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

CuccoLady · 12-21-2007, 02:10 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, 04:43 PM

I never thought it was that funny.

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

**Valigarmander** · 12-21-2007, 06:02 PM

^ Francis.

CuccoLady · 12-21-2007, 09:38 PM

^^ Flint Cragley.

ChuckleHuck · 12-24-2007, 09:28 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.

Dizzy · 12-24-2007, 12:22 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, 06:05 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, 08:17 AM

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

Irkenwarrior12 · 12-26-2007, 01:44 AM

"Ummmm, no. Flavio hates you all."

Dizzy · 12-26-2007, 09:38 AM

And Flavio is hated by all.

***Marilink*** · 12-26-2007, 11:54 PM

Bowser + Carrie = Flaming death

**Valigarmander** · 12-27-2007, 01:31 PM

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

**Marchie** · 12-27-2007, 02:46 PM

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

12-17-2007, 08:53 PM	#1
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	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?

12-24-2007, 09:28 AM	#12
ChuckleHuck Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the walls. Gender: Posts: 1,983 Thanks: 117 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts	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 09:35 AM.

12-17-2007, 10:51 PM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	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, 07:53 AM	#3
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	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, 10:22 AM	#4
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	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.

12-18-2007, 10:17 PM	#5
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^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, 10:01 AM	#6
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	shakes fist at ending picture of SPM

12-21-2007, 10:55 AM	#7
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	^That. I kicked it's ass with Bowser.

12-21-2007, 02:10 PM	#8
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^^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, 04:43 PM	#9
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	I never thought it was that funny. More like a heartwarming chuckle than a laugh-out-loud game.

12-21-2007, 06:02 PM	#10
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ Francis.

12-21-2007, 09:38 PM	#11
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^^ Flint Cragley.

12-26-2007, 11:54 PM	#18
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Bowser + Carrie = Flaming death

12-24-2007, 12:22 PM	#13
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	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, 06:05 PM	#14
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,042 Thanks: 95 Thanked 74 Times in 36 Posts	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...

12-25-2007, 08:17 AM	#15
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	The original is the best, IMO. Great music, humor and gameplay. It's a classic.

12-26-2007, 01:44 AM	#16
Irkenwarrior12 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Gender: Posts: 1,159 Thanks: 26 Thanked 26 Times in 20 Posts	"Ummmm, no. Flavio hates you all."

12-26-2007, 09:38 AM	#17
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	And Flavio is hated by all.

12-27-2007, 01:31 PM	#19
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ For some reason I misinterpreted that as Stephen King's Carrie.

12-27-2007, 02:46 PM	#20
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wiscaaaaaaaaaaansin/Michigan Gender: Posts: 16,647 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 680 Times in 477 Posts	I just downloaded the good ol' original for teh Wii, ah, it brings back such memories.