# Paper Mario Paper Mario is Nintendo's pop-up book styled role-playing game series, launched in 2000 by developer Intelligent Systems on the Nintendo 64. Born from the wreckage of a canceled Super Mario RPG sequel after Square left Nintendo, the franchise grew into six mainline entries and a spinoff, giving fans a fiercely defended favorite in The Thousand-Year Door. ## Origin The series traces back to a canceled Nintendo 64DD project titled Super Mario RPG 2, planned as a direct follow-up to Squaresoft's 1996 SNES game[1]. After Square left Nintendo for Sony's PlayStation and took the Super Mario RPG IP with it, the project was rebuilt around a paper craft art style and released as Mario Story in Japan in August 2000, then Paper Mario internationally in February 2001[1]. Intelligent Systems developed the title, and the studio kept the mainline series through every sequel[1]. Early 1997 concept art posted years later by Super Mario RPG artist Kazuyuki Kurashima showed Samus Aran and Link once slated to appear[1]. - **Platform:** Nintendo 64 - **Creator:** Intelligent Systems - **Date:** 2000 ## Overview The Paper Mario games mix turn-based JRPG combat with Super Mario platforming, drawing characters as flat 2D sprites that flip sideways to reveal their paper edge when they turn[1]. Battles use timed button presses on Mario's jump and hammer, while a rotating cast of partner characters supplies field abilities and combat moves[1]. Every entry loops back to the same premise, with Mario chasing Bowser and a mystical relic, from the Star Rod in the original to the folded paper crown of The Origami King[3]. Later games broke that template. Super Paper Mario dropped RPG battles for sidescrolling action with dimension-flipping puzzles[3]. Sticker Star and Color Splash swapped experience points for consumable stickers and paint cards[3]. The Origami King introduced a ring-battle grid where the player rotates concentric circles to line up enemies before the attack lands[3]. ## How to Use The series template runs on a party system, where the player picks one active partner whose ability (sneaking, breaking blocks, sailing across gaps) unlocks progress in the overworld and adds a support move in battle[1]. Combat is turn-based with an action-command layer, so timing a button press mid-jump boosts damage or blocks incoming hits[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Paper Mario? Paper Mario is Nintendo's RPG series where characters are drawn as 2D paper sprites in 3D worlds, developed by Intelligent Systems starting in 2000[1]. ### Where did Paper Mario come from? It began as a canceled sequel called Super Mario RPG 2, rebuilt after Square left Nintendo and released as Mario Story in Japan in 2000[1]. ### What does Paper Mario mean? The name points to the art style, where every character appears as a flat paper-thin sprite that reveals its edge when turning[1]. ### How do you use Paper Mario? Players control Mario and a rotating partner, exploring 2D-in-3D dungeons and fighting turn-based battles with timed action commands[3]. ### Is Paper Mario still popular? The series stays active, with The Origami King arriving in 2020 and a Thousand-Year Door remake announced at a Nintendo Direct in September 2023[8]. ## References 1. [https://www.mariowiki.com/Paper_Mario]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-z-bc5X594]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/paper-mario]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITpVu4C1Yrg]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZ3uxff5LY]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Yw8nMfJkA]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZyerryUkoc]() 8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ume5pSIcKE]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/paper-mario Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library