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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)
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Nintendo brought back the Paper Mario fan favorite with the kind of presentation upgrade people had begged for for years.

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The Switch remake refreshes the GameCube original visually and ergonomically while preserving the sharp turn-based rhythm and weird worldbuilding that made it beloved. It feels like Nintendo finally acknowledging how central this specific Paper Mario entry remains to the brand's RPG reputation.

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For many players, the remake was not just a replay excuse but a long-delayed correction after years of Paper Mario identity arguments.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)@iconic-games

Why it matters

It matters because it gives one of Mario's most cherished RPGs a modern home and re-legitimizes that style of Paper Mario in public conversation.

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