Paper Mario's Fandom Explained With a Broken Family Analogy - Thane Gaming
4,022Paper Mario fans have been seriously divided for a long time now. While Super Paper Mario made waves by switching up the formula, it can be deduced that Sticker Star marked the complete separation from the games that came before it- a new direction for the series, which now has a trilogy of its own with Color Splash and The Origami King.
It's generally agreed upon that (while different mechanically) Super Paper Mario is very much a successor to the original & The Thousand Year Door in spirit, theme, and story. Starting with Sticker Star though, the more recent three focused far less on plot/unique characters/battles in favor of paper-related gimmicks. Because of this, I suggest we unofficially split the fandom into two separate branches: the first set of games can be called the "Mario Storybook" trilogy, and the second set the "Mario Pop-Up Book" or the "Literal Paper Mario" trilogy.
I use an... odd analogy to explain what exactly this all feels like as a fan, in hopes that we can all unite again through different communities.
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Sources & further reading:
⍟ The Thousand Year Door (GameCube) Doo_liss cutscene footage by SullyPwnz via YouTube. Watch the first episode of his let's play series on the game here: youtu.be/Z2AtyMZD-2Y
⍟ Sticker Star museum/Turkey Thing footage by Meteorz via YouTube. Watch his showcase here: youtu.be/XTJZcsjwgsc
⍟ All Color Splash (Wii U) and Paper Mario (Wii U Virtual Console) footage recorded by me!
iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/papermario (Sticker Star developer interview)
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0:00 - ♫ A Party at Peach's Castle - Paper Mario (N64)
1:32 - March Ahead
2:35 - Story Music Box - Yoshi's Island
2:47 - Rawk Hawk Battle - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
3:06 - Hooktail Castle
4:18 - The Golden Coliseum - Paper Mario: Color Splash
4:47 - Glitzville - PM: TTYD
6:02 - Overworld Theme - Super Mario Bros. (NES)
6:25 - Refreshing Toilets - MOTHER 3
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