Paper Mario Retrospective and Review - ScionVyse

The N64 was a great console with a lot of groundbreaking games, but none of them had as much of an impact on me as Intelligent System's coziest RPG, Paper Mario.

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[Chris-jxij]

You don't have to just guess in Flower Fields. You can talk to the Liar flower and it will give you backwards hints which will help you progress.

[robertlauncher]

For me it’s the best representation of the Mushroom Kingdom we’ve ever had. It feels respectful to the characters Miyamoto created while fleshing out the worlds. Goombas and Koopas and Boos that live apart from Bowser’s domain in their own little community, a realm of Star Spirits that effect the world below in mystical ways, the lighthearted humor based on Mario tropes. I adore how Bob-ombs just reappear out of thin air after exploding. It’s oddly adorable. The vibe of this iteration is the perfect mix of the classics that came before while transitioning into more modern ideas. It’s the first time we get in-game confirmation that Bowser has a crush on Peach, and we find it out because mister Big Bad Koopa King keeps a diary written like a schoolgirl, that’s hilarious! It’s just a magical little game containing this precious land I like going back to

[RikThunder]

Flower Fields > Entirety of Sticker Star locations (except maybe the haunted mansion..?)

[cameronjones]

I love how the little star is named twink

[michaelmart]

It's hard to put in words how much I love this game.

[hojugames]

Great and concise review dude. This game means the world to me. The summer I first got to play it, I beat it probably six or seven times in a row. Simply couldn't put it down. Gotta work right now but am watching your Thousand Year Door review tonight and can't wait.

[Gameprojordan]

Star Storm is OP until the very end of the game 😂 on my recent playthrough I used it for the killing blow on Bowser after running out of FP/FP replenishing items

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

This was the first game that I ever played by myself. I was introduced to it by my older sister, and at the start, she helped me along. Over tine though, I just started playing the game without her, in fact, I even played it when I wasn't allowed to (we had a very strict screen time limit). To this day, I love it so much, and I want to play it again when I have the time. Actually, I want to replay it using the ttyd64 mod, specifically because that adds a lot of ttyd stuff that makes the gane even better, a difficulty selector, randomizer, only bow mode, choose starting location (before, during, or after the prolog), speed through dialog (but why would you do that?), and way more. I feel like ttyd64 is the best pm mod, and I want to do a complete playthrough with it.

[michaelwells]

I played it for the first time this year, and I can say without nostalgia blinders, that its a fantastic game!

[Quizmo-hkex]

This game was a huge part of my life to the point where my username is from it! The “Quizmo” part is from my favorite character Chuck Quizmo!!!

[trunguss]

I think the graphics in this game look even better when rendered at 240p as it was intended.
All the imperfections are completely masked and it sorta makes the characters and the world look even more like they belong.

I bring this up 'cuz most emulators, including official, render the game at 480p and I always thought it looked a bit odd.

[Redpoppy]

I love Paper Mario. I played it back when it came out and as soon as I got to Mt Rugged, I knew I was in for a great adventure.

[Kennosuke]

Still absolutely loving playing paper mario 64 and thousand year door. Rpg games are the best man 🙌

[IEmulateGames]

10:51 I just started playing this and didn't know that the spring was there. Thanks for that 😅

[dedbatt]

Great review. I love this game. I didn't grow up with it, but I still enjoyed it as a teenager, when I got it on the Wii. I also thought the Origami King on Switch was really fun as well, the focus on entertaining dialogue and funny characters is my favourite thing about this series, for sure.

[ethanhawkins]

Really fond of how imposing Bowser feels at the start, and throughout the game, up until the final confrontation. It’s easily the most threatening he’s felt in a Mario game that I can remember!

[leemichael]

I'm playing through this game for the third time in my life, and this video perfectly encapsulated my love and appreciation for it! Very well-made video and excellent wording. Liking and following.

[SuperZergMan]

Paper Mario and its sequel were my favorite games for literal decades. Lately Hollow Knight has knocked it off the top slot, but I still love these games so, so much.

[datamike]

I've played N64 paper mario 3 times, once on an actual n64 bought off of ebay 15 years ago based on the gaming steve podcast, 2 years ago on a laptop emulator, and just now on the ayn oden 2 handheld. can't believe how much I've forgotten each time. the more things change

[Finndawg]

I played this game two years ago, and it was incredible