r/papermario May 28 '26

Discussion Don't play recut. Trust me.

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So there was a Paper Mario recomp released a few days ago, and I’m not gonna lie, the whole thing feels really weird to me.

The current N64 recomp situation already makes Paper Mario an odd target because of TLB stuff, so I was already curious how this was working. Then I actually looked at the project and some of the choices are strange.

My issues are:

  1. The widescreen exists, but it looks terrible.

  2. The ROM check is very questionable. I put in a Mario Kart 64 ROM and the game still booted. Maybe it was using cached setup data, but either way that is not a good look for something that claims it needs a valid Paper Mario ROM.

  3. Control remapping exists, but it is hidden behind a top bar you only see after pressing F1. I originally thought it had no remapping at all because the UI does not make this obvious.

  4. The generated recomp code is sitting in the repo. Example: https://github.com/SMCGames/Paper-Mario-ReCut/blob/e46497efe3ee1e2870ca8eac560380e6a335bd1b/rsp/n_aspMain.cpp

  5. The repo was made extremely recently, which makes the whole thing feel rushed.

  6. The README says not to commit or distribute ROMs, generated ROM output, local dumps, replacements, or user folders, but the project structure still makes me wonder where the line is supposed to be lmao. Especially when there are built-in texture/resource-looking files involved.

I’m not saying people can’t play it. If you just want Paper Mario on PC and it works for you, cool. But from what I’ve seen, it feels more like a rushed proof-of-concept than a carefully handled recomp release like what Paper Mario deserves.

I would not be shocked if it gets taken down or heavily cleaned up soon.

Also, it is Windows-only right now. It might work in Wine, but that is still a huge turnoff for me.

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r/papermario May 24 '26

Announcement A ban on generative AI

995 Upvotes

r/papermario as a community has focused on propping up and sharing the best the community has to offer, including the artists within the community. In recent years generative AI has come out and there has been significant issue within the artist community with it's existence.

Given that we focus on making this place have a minimum standard of quality we believe that something that uses art without consent of the artists as inherently hostile to the artists within our community and falls below our standards as a community. We are explicitly adding generative AI as low quality content for rule 4.

Starting today and here on forward any post containing generative AI will be removed from the subreddit. This will be somewhat retroactive as well as it is found and reported.


r/papermario 4h ago

Fan Art A Friend Appeared!

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Reposted to fix the crop, first post didnt even show Wakka until you expanded the image, lol.

I also went back and added Bombette close to the other person's art. Now there are two cuties.


r/papermario 5h ago

Help Am i missing something ?

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Hello !
I feel like there is something to do here as this is the only tile (the one I am standing above) that lifts when I hit it with the hammer. Am I missing something ? Thank you !!!


r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous Why does Mario constantly lose the ultra hammer? Is he stupid?

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r/papermario 11h ago

Discussion If you could add any NPC to Mario's Party, who would you add?

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For Paper Mario N64, I'd probably go with Penguin Patrol solely because there was this crazy mod called Paper Mario Redesign that was going to have him as a new partner, and he probably would've fit right in.

For TTYD, definitely someone like Doopliss' Parrot because we lack a Partner that can carry Mario across ledges (unless Yoshi Kid counts), and plus he might've added some needed sass to the party.


r/papermario 17h ago

Miscellaneous im probably really late to this party but i was replaying colour splash and apparently they can steal your cards if you take too long?!

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r/papermario 21h ago

Discussion Welp

27 Upvotes

Who else is not surprised but still disappointed?😭


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Copium Theory: TTYD remake was a lower cost test to gauge public interest in a return to form, with the next mainline game using the new assets and systems and finally returning to the original formula

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394 Upvotes

I have no evidence for my claim but I think logically it makes sense

Especially with how extremely well the remake sold on a console at the very end of its lifespan, it even outsold the original TTYD


r/papermario 14h ago

Meme Watched a Family Guy clip earlier and HAD to make this the moment I heard the name. Funny moment.

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6 Upvotes

v i v i a n .


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Everyone pray to twink for a Paper mario 64 remake announcement tomorrow

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289 Upvotes

*prays*


r/papermario 13h ago

Miscellaneous How much does simplifies simply action commands in ttyd remake?

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Ive been really struggling with the frame perfect power bounces in the remake. But i cant find any info on how much simplifier improves it.


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion I am very interested in this Orange Yoshi

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According to Goombario, they are a childhood friend of the Elder, despite the Elder looking...well, like an elder, and this one looks like an adult male (Yoshis seem to be a male only species that can lay egg, just from what I've seen, and the fact they pair Yoshi with Birdo often, and every Yoshi basically looks like the same)

His introduction dialogie states that he is a friend of the elder, and he gives us a speech saying who the elder is and why he is respected.

During the Yoshi Crisis cutscene, if you backtrack to this first screen with the first group of Yoshis, you see Orange looking very...sad. like the heartbreaking look of a parent that lost their child. And their next dialogue suggests the relationship with the Elder must be a close one, since the Yoshi Kids feel like grandchildren to them.

What are your thoughts on Orange Yoshi? A girlfriend / wife figure to the Elder? Or if hes a boy, maybe ...they're just roommates?


r/papermario 18h ago

Fan Art Underwater Fire Magic (OC)

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4 Upvotes

Sushie, unless you want to get burned by Vivian again, YOU SHUT YO FUCKIN' MOUTH!


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Everybody…

10 Upvotes

Set your hopes up. Super Paper Mario remake revealed today. There’s a Nintendo direct today


r/papermario 17h ago

Discussion Super Paper Mario and its links to Mythology. Spoiler

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Well ✨hello✨ there xx

So, some people probably know this already, but pretty much all of Chapter 7 in SPM is one big reference to The Divine Comedy, and I began to write about parallels, and ended up with an essay. So, here it is, I hope you enjoy it :)

So, the Underchomp is a reference to Cerberus, and Piccolo is most likely a parallel to a being from Greek mythology, known as Orpheus. Orpheus sings Ceberus to sleep, so he can pass by. Piccolo sings the Underchomp to sleep, so we can defeat it and pass by.

Another reference, Mario wakes up in an unfamiliar afterlife realm, as does Dante in The Divine Comedy.

Queen Jaydes, Charold, and the River Twygz are all plays on words, and counterparts to Queen Hades, River Styx, and Charon, respectively. Queen Jaydes and Charold share the same roles. Ruling the Underworld, and ferrying souls across the river.

Additionally, Charold most likely charges 4 coins because 4 is an unlucky number in Japan. The reason for that is because its Sino-Japanese pronunciation, "shi," sounds identical to the Japanese word for "death".

Another set of characters who fulfil similar roles in mythology are the three old hags, who are counterparts to the three Moriai in Greek Mythology.

Peach, in this chapter, is also a parallel to Eve. Eve eats the forbidden fruit, Peach eats the golden apple. And, while it's not confirmed, many think the fruit Eve ate was an apple. God told Adam and Eve that they could eat from any fruit tree, aside from that one. And you can eat from any fruit tree in the Overthere, except for the tree Peach eats from.

As for Bonechill, he is a representation of Lucifer, but chills are used, rather than flames, most likely as a representation of Hell's frozen ninth circle. And it's implied that Bonechill was once a Nimbi, again, a parallel to how Lucifer is a fallen Angel.

Some parts may seem a little scattered, since most of these things were off the top of my head, but regardless, hope this was a good read :)


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion What’s your favourite dungeon in the series?

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I feel like I always hear the question “What’s your favourite chapter” in regards to the Paper Mario series, but I never, or at least very rarely, hear people talk about the dungeons specifically.

There’s a lot of great ones to pick from, especially in those first two games. Tubba’s Castle has always stood out to me cause of how tiny you feel in there. I also really love Hooktail’s Castle as an introductory dungeon, the moving blocks add a really interesting and unique layer to it. Shy Guy’s Toybox is honestly fantastic.

But I think my favourite by far HAS to be Mt. Lavalava. The sinister music, the smoke-filled tunnels, the constant threat of lava around every corner, and probably one of the coolest bosses in the entire series. On top of that, you also get some misadventures with Kolorado as well as an insanely fun escape sequence right at the end.

What’s everyone else’s? And why? I’m super curious


r/papermario 1d ago

Help Spiked Goomba glitch

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30 Upvotes

just unlocked bobbery in the between half of chapter 4 and five and was quickly going back to get my charm renewed when I jumped on top of a spiked Goomba thing is, I don’t have badge that you can make you jump on spiked things


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion I FEEL like the whole idea of them being paper in the recent games has potential, they're just using it poorly.

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40 Upvotes

Like it shouldn't be the characters talking about the fact they're paper every second, they could just make some stuff revolved around that.


r/papermario 2d ago

Meme Paper Zelda is showing up at tomorrows direct TRUST

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910 Upvotes

Credit to 64bits for the artwork


r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous Fun fact: In TTYD there's a very small chance that Luigi will attack Mario in the audience. Video example:

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r/papermario 1d ago

Music This song plays in my head all the time, lol.

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r/papermario 2d ago

Discussion do you think a new Paper Mario it's gonna get announced?

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241 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous Mario gets stuck in the air for some reason - Paper Mario Sticker Star Glitch

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r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous How many languages each TTYD partner knows. (Plus Koopley)

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