When worlds collide the result is usually jarring, but seeing Paper Mario team up with the regular Bros. in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam not only feels right but makes for one…
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Though it only lasted five years, the GameCube left an indelible mark on the Kyoto-based company’s fortunes in the Wii era and beyond.
We asked our staff to vote on the 40 best games released for the system. While Nintendo 64 will never be remembered for sheer selection of software (only 296 titles…
The overall Mario franchise, depending on what you might count as its origin, is slightly over 35 years of age at this point. Like most mascot-oriented franchises that have stood…
Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors and podcasters by allowing them to…
After three years, thousands of angry fans, and a whole new console, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems should have realized that only a true Paper Mario game would satisfy their masses. But, they decided to stick with their guns and keep with the formula that made Sticker Star (the previous entry in the series) so hated.
Paper Mario: Color Splash has had a storm of controversy swirling around it (thanks to some very vocal critics) ever since the reveal trailer announcing its release aired. In short,…
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‘Paper Mario’ On Paper: The Inception, Refinement, and Genre Transformation of a Beloved Series
by Michaelby MichaelChances are, if you are a fan of role playing games and have taken even a passing interest in the Mario universe over the past couple of decades, you…
In the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Paper Mario: Color Splash was unveiled as an upcoming title for the Wii U this year. The fifth title in the series since…
Super Paper Mario’s main gameplay hook involved swapping dimensions to show how different perspectives can yield two fundamentally different realities. In the 2D view, a series of blocks surrounding a…
Often praised for their quality, as well as their spectacular writing, the Paper Mario games have provided some of the best stories within the Mario universe and within the entirety…
Did you know Super Paper Mario’s boss Bone Chill is based on the biblical figure Lucifer? Even the Paper Mario series has several dark plot twists and references to religion…
With Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam less than a month away for those of us in North America, now’s a good time to take a look back at the one…