Paper Mario cover art

Game

Paper Mario

2000 · Wii · Nintendo 64 · Wii U · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

89IGDB player score
280 ratings

Previously Take

An 89 score from 280 devoted raters — the math of a game with a real following. A proper RPG: big systems, bigger choices, and fantasy, comedy all the way down. A single-player game with no interest in being anything else. Respect.

About this game

Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

Game intro

Trailer

TV commercial

Game facts

Release date

Aug 11, 2000

Developer

Intelligent Systems

Publisher

Gradiente, Nintendo, iQue

Platforms

Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Comedy

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Mario

Perspective

Third person, Side view

Critic score

90 / 100 (1 reviews)

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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