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 ...

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...

Devin Friend is a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Starting from the day that he played Super Mario Kart on a Super Nintendo that he received as a ...

This was the first time we have played Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and it is amazing. This is Nintendo Story telling at its best. So this is my first time every playing this game. First off, i ...

A unique franchise that many want a true bounce back for. Anniversaries are often the perfect time to try to examine the state of certain things and see what can happen in the future. In the case of ...

For decades, Nintendo has proven its ability to reinvent its most beloved characters and series. Whether it’s Mario jumping from 2D to 3D or Zelda experimenting with open-world freedom, the company ...

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 ...

There was a lot of pressure going into the release of Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door on Nintendo Switch. The reason for that is simple: it was a remaster/remake of an all-time classic RPG. The ...

Paper Mario fans talk a big game about how their storybook pop-up aesthetic Mario spinoff used to be so deep with great writing and characterization — and honestly, they weren't wrong. For the first ...

Remaking a classic is always tricky. Video game development is like alchemy; that anyone happens upon the exact right combination of elements to make a true classic title is practically a miracle.