Game of the Week #21

Metal Mario · 12-05-2009, 03:37 PM

Paper Mario (N64, 2001)

Certainly a spiritual successor to Super Mario RPG if not a direct sequel, Paper Mario carries over many elements from the Super NES hit, including action commands during battles, a story that involves retrieving seven lost stars, and a comedic supporting cast. It also introduced its fair share of new elements that have recurred in most Mario role-playing games since, such as the use of badges. The game's daring visuals and style of gameplay was roundly lauded by critics and consumers alike, and although it sometimes seemed too easy, it was still a heck of a lot of fun.

Paper Mario was also largely the originator of the now somewhat commonplace concept of traditional Mario series enemies as being your friends and neighbors. With towns populated by peace-loving Koopa Troopas and Bob-Ombs, and even Mario's own troupe of sidekicks filled out with sympathetic Goombas, Boos, and Lakitus, Nintendo demonstrated to us that just because all terrorists are Koopas, that doesn't necessarily mean that all Koopas are terrorists.

Paper Mario would ultimately be surpassed in virtually every conceivable way by its GameCube sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The original PM, however, remains a magnificently enjoyable adventure. It's available for download from the Wii Virtual Console for 1000 Wii Points, so, if you're a fan of Mario, a fan of RPGs, or even a fan of both, consider it highly recommended.

**Valigarmander** · 12-05-2009, 07:03 PM

I downloaded and played this for the first time in June.

Not as good as SMRPG, TTYD, SPM or M&L in my opinion. But better than PiT at least.

Luigiman7 · 12-05-2009, 07:09 PM

I beat this game alot of times. I know the layout in my mind, so if I played it again, it would be a breeze.

TTYD > SS > PM > SMRPG > PiT > SPM, in my opinion. BIS isn't there because I haven't played it yet.

MeowMan · 12-06-2009, 01:37 PM

I need a Wii..

Metal Mario · 12-06-2009, 05:12 PM

^Down the hall and to the left.

12-05-2009, 03:37 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Game of the Week #21 Paper Mario (N64, 2001) Certainly a spiritual successor to Super Mario RPG if not a direct sequel, Paper Mario carries over many elements from the Super NES hit, including action commands during battles, a story that involves retrieving seven lost stars, and a comedic supporting cast. It also introduced its fair share of new elements that have recurred in most Mario role-playing games since, such as the use of badges. The game's daring visuals and style of gameplay was roundly lauded by critics and consumers alike, and although it sometimes seemed too easy, it was still a heck of a lot of fun. Paper Mario was also largely the originator of the now somewhat commonplace concept of traditional Mario series enemies as being your friends and neighbors. With towns populated by peace-loving Koopa Troopas and Bob-Ombs, and even Mario's own troupe of sidekicks filled out with sympathetic Goombas, Boos, and Lakitus, Nintendo demonstrated to us that just because all terrorists are Koopas, that doesn't necessarily mean that all Koopas are terrorists. Paper Mario would ultimately be surpassed in virtually every conceivable way by its GameCube sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The original PM, however, remains a magnificently enjoyable adventure. It's available for download from the Wii Virtual Console for 1000 Wii Points, so, if you're a fan of Mario, a fan of RPGs, or even a fan of both, consider it highly recommended. Last edited by Metal Mario; 12-15-2009 at 11:03 PM.

12-05-2009, 07:09 PM	#3
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	I beat this game alot of times. I know the layout in my mind, so if I played it again, it would be a breeze. TTYD > SS > PM > SMRPG > PiT > SPM, in my opinion. BIS isn't there because I haven't played it yet. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

12-05-2009, 07:03 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	I downloaded and played this for the first time in June. Not as good as SMRPG, TTYD, SPM or M&L in my opinion. But better than PiT at least.

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MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	I need a Wii..

12-06-2009, 05:12 PM	#5
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	^Down the hall and to the left.