The Beauty of Simplicity | Paper Mario Retrospective

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Published on February 5, 2021 7:00:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoO-PJGZW0

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Paper Mario (2000)

Duration: 38:05

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In 2001, Nintendo released a new Mario role-playing game to North America: Paper Mario. Despite its simplicity, the beauty of Paper Mario lied in its unique art style and its fun, silly charm. It spawned a number of sequels that both refined the formula of the original and went in many different directions as the series went on. While the state of the series is a source of frustration to fans, in celebration of the first game's 20th anniversary, we'll be taking a look back in the franchise and examine all six games. We begin our journey with the one that started it all: Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. #PaperMario #Nintendo64 #SuperMarioBros
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TIMECODES

00:00 — INTRO
03:05 — DEVELOPMENT
05:26 — GAMEPLAY
08:59 — COMBAT
13:29 — PARTNERS AND LEVELING UP
20:27 — AESTHETICS
23:39 — STORY AND CHAPTERS
29:48 — SIDE QUESTS
32:34 — PEACH SEGMENTS AND FINAL CHAPTER
36:15 — CONCLUSION
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SOURCES / RECOMMENDED READING:
PC Mag: 20 Years Ago, Nintendo Transformed the RPG Genre With Paper Mario (https://bit.ly/3ji6zfO)
Looper: Super Mario RPG 2: Why We Never Got A Sequel (https://bit.ly/3cEiUt7)
Vice: 20 Years Ago, Paper Mario Made the Mushroom Kingdom Feel Like a Real Place (https://bit.ly/3pNjY1K)
GSLA: Paper Mario — 2000 Developer Interview (https://bit.ly/3oL6YZ5)
IGN: Mario RPG is for the Kids (https://bit.ly/3rm86UQ)

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