If you ask any Paper Mario fan, there are two distinct eras in the 25-year history of the subseries: The golden age of character-driven RPGs, and the more experimental games with simpler gameplay and ...

I can imagine people going to the gaming store, picking up a copy of Super Paper Mario, and putting it back down in disgust. Many people are tired of Nintendo rehashing the same characters and ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is built on paper and paint, but it places its biggest bet on cards. With the RPG inclinations of the original Paper Mario and its beloved follow-up Paper Mario: The Thousand ...

Paper Mario: Sticker Star is the first game in the series with play that's as distinct as its papercraft appearance. The Paper Mario series has benefited from its unique visual style and clever ...

Phoebe is a writer, a hard worker, and has always been interested in videogames. She's worked in retail, coached, babysat, has had an internship, and now works as a list writer for Valent's website ...

Nintendo first released Paper Mario internationally in 2001, making this year the 20th anniversary. The unique story follows paper versions of Mario and friends as the plumber hero sets out to rescue ...

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and amateur game designer. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he formally worked as a Senior Writer for Collider. When he's ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The specific balance between platforming action and RPG convention ...

Known as Mario Story in Japan, Nintendo's Paper Mario got a lot of flak from gamers and gaming press alike when it first came out in 2001. The initial negative pushback formed because the Nintendo 64 ...

While Mario’s proper 3D Wii adventure is still a ways off, Nintendo and developer Intelligent Systems have cooked up an engaging adventure to tide the plumber’s fans over–Super Paper Mario. Although ...

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