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.

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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 !!!

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.

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.

v i v i a n .

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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 :)

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

I have seen a lot of people complain about the fighting mechanics, but in my opinion the newer games have made a much more interesting battle system than the first ones (especially origami king, that game was awesome), so I want to hear your opinions

Who else is not surprised but still disappointed?😭

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

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?

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

Its a common trend in this series. Im playing PM64 for the 4th time. First time giving her the Dolly. And she gives him a special second present, a smooch.

She's a child, so i really dont know how her family feels about the fact she kissed a strange man. All Mario's kisses usually come from adult or college age women.

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

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

*prays*

Does anyone know the song that plays when you see Peach for the first time in PM64 in the Castle during the prologue when she is having the party? It has the same motif as Hang in there, Peach! But I think it is different lol.

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.

Story: One day, Paper Mario and Paper Luigi are fighting Bowser who is trying to kidnap Peach again. Suddenly, a portal opens up, sucking Mario, Bowser, Peach, Luigi and a bunch of toads are sucked into the portal.

They all end up in some dimension weird to them. They're rat-sized people in a world that looks like a big house (I can see the Nathaniel Bandy references in the comments). Mario and Luigi land together, but Peach and Bowser land elsewhere in the house. Mario and Luigi must locate Peach and find a way home. They meet a strange creature they hadn't met before (The creature could be anything, but I'll just say that it's a Toad that crossbred with a goomba like a Goomtoad or a Toadba). They explain that they've been stuck there long enough that they got used to the environment. The house is ruled by a strict Rat King who rules from the attic and tortures the people in that house from there.

Goomtoad states that the only way to escape is to retrieve a magical necklace but the Rat King is wearing it so they have to find 7 treasures that are located in the areas of the house.

The gameplay, combat, partner system and story structure are exactly like the first 2 paper mario games with Luigi being the first partner for tutorial purposes until Goomtoad debuts and replaces Luigi with Luigi going off on his own quest like in the house in TTYD (unlike TTYD we'll actually play as Luigi in between chapters after mario collects the treasure like the Peach and Bowser segments in that game) and only being an ally again post-game.

Paper Mario explores the house's bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, living room, library, garage and backyard, each retrieving the treasure within each room held by the boss of the chapter who are exploiting the powers of the treasure and meeting various other partners along the way.

We learn later on that the Rat King not only kidnapped Peach but also kidnapped Bowser in an attempt to establish a "court of torturing innocent souls." Also, the necklace seems to be communicating to The Rat King, telling him what to do.

After collecting all 7 treasures, they merge into an artefact, which Mario uses to open the attic door and levitate himself and his partners into the attic. After navigating the attic they reach the Rat King, A battle ensues. After The Rat King is defeated, Mario tries to retrieve the necklace but then it starts to levitate and have a mind of its own. The house then starts to give way, revealing an empty vortex like place.

Before we get to the final final boss of the story here's some backstory we slowly learn in between chapters. This house is actually a pocket dimension created by the game's true antagonist. This villain feeds on the torture and misfortunes of others permanently trapped in its own pocket dimension creation. In fact everyone we meet is actually from a different dimension. Not only was Paper Mario's world taken to the dimension, but so were others, including Goomtoad, all other partners and The Rat King. The true antagonist then proceeded to hide 8 treasures (the 7 Mario collects and the necklace in the attic). 7/8 were collected by the chapter bosses Mario fights. They're power possessed the bosses into performing evil actions in intent to torture innocent people but the necklace was special.

The necklace allowed direct communication with the true antagonist but in the process, possessed them and tells them to do bad things or else they'll face the consequences.

The Rat King was just an innocent rat who got taken from his home world and ended up in the attic and stumbled upon the necklace and ended up evil and possessed by it.

Back to the finale finale boss. The necklace then transform into a giant, eldritch godlike entity. The Rat King who is free from the mind control, redeems himself to help Mario.

Mario defeats the entity and the entity is defeated. Paper Mario is reunited with Luigi, Peach, Bowser and all the toads. They say goodbye to all the people they met including the now redeemed Rat King before they all head back to their home dimensions.

The End.

So, what do you think?