There are seven characters who can be possible partners for Mario in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Some are necessary at times, due to there being chapter-specific gimmicks their out-of-battle ...

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 ...

On March 10, video game fanatics everywhere celebrated Super Mario Day, a date officially recorded in 2016 and commemorated due to “MARCH10,” spelling out “Mario,” as explained in a Marca article.

The Paper Mario series has fallen on hard times with its newest entries, although Mario's latest mainline entry, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, could lay a fantastic groundwork for the setting of a new ...

After starring in 20 years’ worth of video games, the Super Mario Brothers have been spread mighty thin. The mustachioed heroes’ latest outing, however, takes this concept to a literal extreme.

Mario versus Bowser remains one of the greatest match-ups in video games. But Bowser might not be the most dangerous foe ...

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the perfect follow-up to Super Mario RPG that released last November. Widely regarded as the best Paper Mario game, The Thousand-Year Door is the ideal ...

Interestingly enough, these questions hit on discussions Mario RPG fans have been having for years, including things like party members. Super Mario RPG offered a mix of classic characters like Peach ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario was released in Japan 25 years ago today, August 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how the dynamic battle system and an unusual approach to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There’s a secret Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door party member you can unlock if you put in a bit of effort, but the classic RPG does a pretty good ...