These five RPGs all borrow mechanics or features from Nintendo's iconic Paper Mario series and are must-plays.

Devin Friend is a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Starting from the day that he played Super Mario Kart on a Super Nintendo that he received as a ...

In this video, I teach you how to make Fried Shroom from Paper Mario. The Tayce T. recipe makes a great side dish, but is ...

There’s an apocryphal folktale that fans of Mario RPGs are fond of sharing. Somewhere along the line, the internet urban legend goes, someone at Nintendo — Miyamoto himself, maybe — had it out for ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario was released in Japan 25 years ago today, August 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how the dynamic battle system and an unusual approach to ...

Matt Anderson (He/Him) is a Features Writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He's been gaming as far back as four years old on the original PlayStation and writing in the industry for several years.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Nintendo Switch remake is here, and that’s a big deal for fans of this Mario subseries. Paper Mario has been around since the Nintendo 64 days and has seen many ...

Joshua has been a lifelong gamer with a special passion for The Legend of Zelda. They pride themself on achieving 100% completion for each game in the series. For over two decades, Joshua has consumed ...

While the Switch may still be missing some beloved legacy titles like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, Nintendo’s seven-year-old console is about to get the remake of Paper ...

Here, I’ll rank all six main installments, not including the remake or the 2017 crossover, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. The remake doesn’t contain significant new content from the original game, and ...

A unique franchise that many want a true bounce back for. Anniversaries are often the perfect time to try to examine the state of certain things and see what can happen in the future. In the case of ...

The first big boss you face in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is Hooktail the dragon, and there are plenty of hints about a badge to make the battle easier. Fortunately, it is very easy to get ...