Nintendo Unfolds Paper Mario Visual History
Posted by Thomas Whitehead
It's so pretty
Paper Mario: Sticker Star is days away in Europe and has been available in North America for a few weeks, and represents the first venture of the flat Mario onto a handheld. It's the fourth entry of a series over a decade old, meanwhile, games with enough RPG elements and dialogue to require a bit more development time than a traditional 2D platformer.
By Nintendo standards it's a relatively short history with few entries, but that doesn't mean that the new title isn't worth celebrating. As part of its tradition of producing rather attractive info-graphics to commemorate major releases, Nintendo of Europe has produced a rather colourful and appealing Paper Mario visual history. It covers all four entries, taking us from N64 to 3DS, and is worth a look for fans of the series.
Check it out in all of its glory below.
#1
RupeeClock said:
Wow, has it really been 5 years since Super Paper Mario?
#2
Hybrid said:
I think I should replay the original some time soon.
It's one of my all-time favorites
Paper Mario Sticker Star should arrive tomorrow, should be amazing, despite the so-so reviews.
#3
Shiryu said:
Love the series, really dig the Game Cube one. Looking forward the 3DS outing.
#4
Magnet_Man018 said:
Thousand-Year Door the best. Forever.
#5
TheRavingTimes said:
Paper Mario has been falling apart in my opinion over the years. The first two are amazing, but then we got a platformer and an RPG with a messy formula. I just want Nintendo to go back to the basics and provide us with a Paper Mario title similar to Super Mario RPG or the Mario and Luigi RPG series.
#6
yobokkie said:
Thousand year door is still my favourite game of all time, any platform, ever.
#7
zoroarkrules25 said:
The thousand year old door is my favorite but it is hard to place the other entries because they are all really good
#8
LuigiMan200 said:
The Paper Mario series has come a fair way and has been doing fine; anyone who says otherwise just can't accept new things and miss out. While I won't say no to any possible return of 64 and TTYD's RPG formula, I appreciate the change Sticker Star gives.
#9
GeminiSaint said:
I started playing Sticker Star recently, and it's a lot of fun so far.
#10
Emperor said:
Great years of Paper history
#11
Dreamcaster-X said:
As much as I love the "Paper" series, I always wondered why they never made a true Mario RPG sequel.
#12
ianmage1 said:
I just want Mario & Luigi RPG 4. That series is literally perfect IMO.
#13
Capt_N said:
@Dreamcaster-X: SMRPG(subtitled: "Legend of the Seven Stars" outside Japan) was created in 1996 in part by Squaresoft, now Square Enix, after their merger(sources say 2003). Complications arose from Square's creation/involvement of the game, that a true sequel was never released. So, you could say Paper Mario, & it's descendents are the spiritual successors to SMRPG. Especially b/c the first Paper Mario was going to be called SMRPG 2.
#14
StephenYap3 said:
I loved all 4 games in the series, but to be honest, I liked Paper Mario 64 the most. TTYD's my least favorite.
#15
Pierceton said:
3ds Paper Mario download please
#16
Big-Daddy said:
Good old paper mario.
#17
Rhansley64 said:
I like when Nintendo release this type of content.
#18
evildevil97 said:
TTYD>PM>SPM>SS
#19
Banker-Style said:
I love these things
#20
gohanrage said:
Paper Mario is Nothing compared to Super Mario RPG a Collaboration between Nintendo and Squaresoft