Can You Beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Without Using Money?

[@AlphaOblivion7]

The chapter intro becoming shorter and shorter until it's just infinitesimal is just the best running gag ever

[@MandatoryPixel]

I'm glad so many people seem to like that! Thanks for watching!

[@dontatmeimmoody2895]

Idk why its so funny to me

[@him9104]

@@dontatmeimmoody2895 agreed just 1 second of chapter jumpscare

[@ARMTOAST]

@@MandatoryPixel😅😅😊😊😊😮😅

[@dunsbrowelo]

Yep! 🤣💀🕊️

[@linkthepringlesman3951]

Honestly, I didn’t think this challenge would be that interesting… but I forgot that Heart Blocks cost money. I think this is the only time I’ve seen an Inn Coupon be useful.

[@MandatoryPixel]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Like I mentioned in the video, I wasn't sure how much of a difference it would make at first either, but it ended up being fun!

[@ShadowSteve-zp7nz]

Mmm mmm Pringles

[@itsmeagain1846]

yeah its 7star spirits that they free. i was think ing the same thing at the start lol

[@0x5D]

"Heart blocks cost money" was what got me softlocked at the chapter 2 boss on my first play as a kid circa 2005... lost all my money running from battles during the escape, saved right before magnus with danger hp and 0 coins. Wasn't particularly happy about that one

[@Skullhawk13]

@@0x5Dnot actually a soft lock. With expert timing you can superguard everything. Which I’m sure a very young child TOTALLY knew was a thing. I still can’t consistently superguard T.T

[@chackbro1]

"The second of 2 RPGs in a 6-game RPG series" Oh boy, I know I'm gonna love this already lol

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks for watching! I hope you did end up enjoying it!

[@chackbro1]

Oh yeah, I watched the other Paper Mario one as well. This was one of the coolest spins to a game I've honestly played way too much of. I also want to add that your editing is just beautiful. I loved all those gags you did throughout the video with the chapters and such. I subbed. Definitely look forward to seeing more

[@MandatoryPixel]

@@chackbro1 Thank you very much! It's a lot of fun to see people enjoying the silly stuff I threw in.

[@chackbro1]

I'll also add that I plan on watching the Persona video and your Dragon Quest video once I catch up on those series. They're both in my backlog. Hopefully they'll see the light of day soon.

[@MandatoryPixel]

@@chackbro1 Thanks! The Dragon Quest one is from before I started making actual scripted videos, so it's just some gameplay showing off a feature. The Persona one is one of my actual full videos though!

[@steam-powereddolphin5449]

Technically, the unrecoverable coin total in your run was 17, since you got 7 coins back by selling off the items whose purchases were absolutely necessary for progression. Also, according to wiki info, various items sell for different amounts depending on the shops you sell them off at. Dizzy Dials consistently sell for 6 coins each across all shops, but Dried Shrooms sell for 4 coins at the Twilight Shop, instead of 1 like they do everywhere else. So, if you could have held that Dried Shroom until unlocking the Twilight Shop, you could have recovered 3 more coins; this would bring the unrecoverable coin total down to *14.*

[@MandatoryPixel]

I guess that's true! I think I was considering the coins I spent and the coins I got back from selling as two different "sets" of coins.

[@TheUltimateRare]

yeah that's because food is more rare in that area. so all food has more value i would assume.

[@JadeyCatgirl99]

@@TheUltimateRare I love this detail in the Paper Mario games. They never directly call it out, but if you are paying attention, you'll learn things sell at different prices depending on the location. They are basically paying Mario extra to be a superhuman deliveryman.

[@TheUltimateRare]

@@JadeyCatgirl99 it's also realistic.

[@mallyxtheunyielding7212]

I'd argue that Count Bleck's backstory in Super Paper Mario is more dark than Admiral Bobbery's wife dying but still doesn't change how brutal that story is...

[@rogierownage]

How about the fact that the true prophecy of Super Paper Mario is the end of all worlds?

[@strangevol5264]

@heckssoda588Optional? You’re required to see it between every chapter.

[@snailofkale]

@heckssoda588blocked and reported for terrorism bc it scares me how fucking wrong you are

[@wee5h]

@heckssoda588 says the ttyd fanboy who wont even give the game a chance

[@tattersthebat6253]

I love the humor in the editing - the chapter intros getting cut off _slightly_ earlier each time, jumping to the silliest point of a relevant scene like Flurry KOing Mario, etc

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks! That's what I'm hoping for. :)

[@andrewhubbard4043]

In the final doopliss battle in chapter 4, partner badges are intentionally disabled, because the way they're coded they would also apply to your partners' attacks against you.

[@Skullhawk13]

I smell romhack potential

[@dunsbrowelo]

Woah...

[@PidgeyHowler]

I remember when I was younger I got really good at Super Guards specifically and there were several enemies in this game I was too lazy to fight correctly (especially if they wanted me to use items or special moves to pierce their defenses) so I would just casually beat the enemies exclusively by super guarding them. I still don't understand why my deal with not using items and special moves was.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Superguards are very satisfying to pull off, so I can understand your younger self. :)

[@devonm042690]

I find it interesting that the developers included Super Guard damage in the Iron Cleft's impenetrable defense, just for people like you and me.

[@mistahl5350]

This is waaay late, but I thought I'd point something out. If I've put 2 and 2 together properly, the reason Vivian doesn't benefit from badges in the final Doopliss fight is because some partner triggers are placed on either Doopliss or your OG partners. My evidence is that I've done a few cheat playthroughs with 999 hp on Mario and partners. When Vivian isn't there for the Ch 4 finale, initially, Doopliss gets 999 hp as well. Idk that ALL partner boosts get applied to the foe's side, but I'd imagine that's why Charge P wasn't working.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing, that's neat info! And don't worry, I actually wouldn't say you're late! I think the mythical KZbin algorithm picked up the video or something, because it's gotten more views in the past three days than it did in all the time before now.

[@JamesLewis2]

Something to note about level-ups is that in the Japanese version, level-ups do not heal; this affects speedrun strategies.

[@TheMarionick]

You’d have to buy the game first, so if you want to do this challenge legally, it’s not possible to do it without using money.

[@coatimundi69]

if someone has a physical copy that THEY bought and gift you, you can still legally do this!

[@mino2123]

somehow the prologue transition being like half a second long made me laugh EVERY time

[@cullenlatham2366]

Should note that super guard, in some cases, also reflects against ranged attacks. The most notable example is pokeys when they launch body segments, but i believe there is a few others on the list. Ive always been a fan of the zap-tap badge. If you fail the counter, you still reflect the damage, and the badge also completely negates certain enemies. Every fuzzy class enemy cannot latch on with the electro shield (to the point that i have ground out a full level in a single battle against green ones who can duplicate, with the trivia of a 100 star point cap in every battle being discovered along the way), and they are arguably the hardest enemies to super guard. I believe swoopers are also weak, and i cant recall of bullet bills are, but it would make the keyhaul grinding completely automatic without a macro if so. Then again, all that is assuming you do a pit run before the endgame to earn it, but i know ive done it as early as chapter 2 before. Zap shrooms are rare outside of shops, but it is at least a temporary alternative.

[@phoenixofgrandeur2387]

Ice Power also increases attack and defense against fire by 1, so I always equip it.

[@johnlucas2838]

Fire Drive for the win.

[@Kahadi]

This is... Very similar to how I ended up playing the game as a kid. I've always been the kind to needlessly complicate things by not using inns, not buying items, rarely using items, things like that. So while it wasn't completely coinless (I did use heal blocks a bit and may have bought some badges), just by my normal playstyle I dealt with a lot of these issues.

[@Fresh_Knight]

Cortez 3rd phase is very weak to Gale Force, it has a very high chance to blow away all 4 weapons leaving Cortez alone only able to bite you

[@MandatoryPixel]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@Mercerenies]

Wait, Doopliss can't hurt you in that fight either? That's so bizarre; the whole shtick is "You can't hurt me because you don't know my name". Very interesting that it seems to work in reverse.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

The short answer is no, without glitches you are required to buy a Dried Shroom and Dizzy Dial. So this can only be a minimalist run.

[@clssIcTony]

Great challenge video! I was thinking level ups would be essential for hp & fp recovery, but your badge strategies were super smart! Look forward to future videos.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks very much! It's taken a bit longer than I hoped, but the next video should be ready pretty soon!

[@Jethro-goro]

Flurrie's Gale Force is an excellent move, but I'm surprised to not see Lip Lock show up at all. An HP-draining move coupled with Flurrie's relatively high HP stat seems like it'd be great for tanking, especially since it pierces defense. I guess Charge + Multibonk (or yoshi's moves) are just that good.

[@helloyanis]

Actually in Pokemon if you do not have enough money and try to enter the safari zone multiple times, the guy will let you in with just 1 safari ball (in Pokemon yellow, fire red and leaf green, it won't work in red and blue)

[@MandatoryPixel]

True! I just didn't want to mention such a rare circumstance since it wasn't a Pokémon-focused video, haha.

[@zswords]

05:10 'a little further east and I reach petalburg' (*as gen 3 petalburg theme plays in the background*) Completely made my brain shortcircuit there.

[@cyberdragonzekrom6790]

Gale Force is (generally) more effective against flying/floating enemies, and also increases in strength as you get further in the game. (I think it's based on Mario's level, but it might be Chapter.) It's very underrated.

[@kaligirl9521]

I struggled so much with the final boss and you made it look so easy!

[@iBenjamin1000]

this was a cool challenge, I think the main reason it's fun to see someone complete a game with certain restrictions is that it almost always seems to result in the player trying out different strategies or means that you wouldn't normally use if you were playing the game normally. I've sort of wanted to replay this game since I haven't played it in forever. and when I do I'm kind of curious to see what your coin expenditure would be normally.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Yeah, challenges are a lot of fun for that reason! You're kind of forced to rethink how you approach the game. Thanks for watching!

[@ashleyblack7419]

the video is a year old by now but I'd like to point out the unique nature of Doopliss' final fight in the steeple. The way Vivian enters that battle is unique and is only ever done in this one battle, she occupies a 2nd partner slot which means if you had used glitches or cheats to have your normal partners there, they would be in the battle(and the badges would actually work) and vivian would still join you and appear over the active partner. Since she occupies the invisible 2nd slot badges don't work since all of the badges are coded only to work on partner slot 1 which remains empty since mario's party is coded to be empty at this stage of the game. It makes sense to do it this way though

[@MandatoryPixel]

That sounds cool! Do you have a link to more information on this? I've gotten a few comments about that battle, but they said that the partner badges were disabled because they'd apply to your partners on Doopliss's side.

[@ashleyblack7419]

@@MandatoryPixel kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZomnipWkppZmf6c this video showcases the odd behavior if you hack in your partners for that battle

[@TheGeladoo]

​​​​@@MandatoryPixelThe answer is in the comment section of the video "Odd things about Doopliss" by Koop. Koop mentions this glitch in his video, and Jdaster64 elaborates in the comment section. The game runs a check at the start of each battle to apply badge effects to Mario and his partners. However, since the battle starts without Vivian, the game doesn't apply any badge effects to her. The programmers forgot to run the check again once Vivian enters the battle, so she ends up without the badge effects. This isn't related to Mario's partners being your enemies, because badges such as Simplifier or Unsimplifier also don't apply to Vivian's action commands (but they work with Mario's). It's not just the Partner badges being affected, it's all badge effects related to Vivian herself.

[@isambo400]

My man killed like 1600 Bullet Bills

[@niar1726]

The intro was honestly a rollercoaster. "Oh he's gonna lose at Zest T .. wait losing count as a lose? Damn you can't complete the prologue! Oh, it doesn't count if it's mandatory. ... Does the Gritzville forced lose count?"

[@kratal122]

You can bypass Zess T. with the hazard respawn glitch in the sewers’ fast travel rooms, but you’d have to use the glitch every time you have to go to West Rogueport until you get the Ultra Hammer to remove the concrete block. And by necessity, every attempt of the hazard respawn glitch will cost one HP. Also, you can make phase 3 of Cortez much easier by using Flurry’s Gale Force to completely remove the weapons from battle.

[@devonm042690]

Doopliss: What is my name. Mario: DOOPLISS Doopliss: Who'd name their kid that?!

[@itsmeike]

I love the small snippett of the Petalburg music from Pokémon RSE when you enter Petalburg

[@thebestworst8002]

How does this only have 41 views? This was so interesting

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@victisjkb6526]

Agree, this video is super fun to watch, already waiting for the next

[@MandatoryPixel]

@@victisjkb6526 Stay tuned! The next one should be coming pretty soon.

[@ShadowSteve-zp7nz]

I love the running gag where the chapter transfer screen shortens each chapter

[@MandatoryPixel]

I'm glad to see people enjoying that one! I thought it was funny.

[@ShadowSteve-zp7nz]

Hey will you be doing sticker star?

[@phoenixofgrandeur2387]

Sweet Treat/Feast cures status effects immediately, so you didn't have to wait for your shrink and dizzy statuses to fade during the Bonetail fight.

[@MandatoryPixel]

That's true! The reason I waited was because I thought letting the status effects end naturally seemed like a good stopping point for using Charge.

[@phoenixofgrandeur2387]

@@MandatoryPixel Math brain go brrr

[@dirkmon97]

This is a real cool video, glad I came across it in my reccommendations. Some thoughts after watching to the end: - Cortez's weapons in the final phase normally come back any time they are defeated, but Flurrie's Gale Force can take them off the board permanently. Your strategy is one I don't see often but it seems to work just as well. - The Goldbomb "all your coins" request can actually turn this into a far more intense playthough if you incorporate it into your plans. If you've got a deathwish, you can take that into consideration by minimizing all coin gains before that point (I.e. no unnecessary battles, meaning no extra levels, until AFTER that moment). That'd be an interesting but devastating twist... - As everyone's said the chapter into gag is great, thank you for that

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! That point about Goldbob is interesting, that could be a fun twist!

[@DarkSoulsSauron]

i'm surprised you didn't use quake hammer on Koopinator. it trivializes him and you get it for free in boggly woods. it also wrecks clefts. good use of Flurrie, by the way. I think a lot of ppl ignore gale force because they think it works like fright masks or parakarry's air lift and thus steals your star points, but it's a really good move. the this and that interlude joke was very funny to me, i don't know why, but you split my sides with that.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Regarding Quake Hammer, it's just not a move I use very often in my playthroughs, so I didn't think to use it there!

[@evanlandis990]

"it's like Mario Sunshine without the hover" hmmmm...... Where do I remember that?

[@Gray-sanity]

"The second of 2 RPGs in a 6-game RPG series" I know I didn't just hear that...

[@zaneheaston8254]

This run should be called “The Hobo Run” after a similar run in Pokémon games

[@sbkeel5639]

When I did playthru's of Paper Mario TTYD I always followed several rules. 1 always fill out the tattle log. 2 Power Bounce, Mega Rush and any other OHKO or overpowered strategies are banned. 3 I use my first 2 upgrades on BP and get the Quick Change badge from Dazzle before entering Hooktail Castle. And partners fainting is a game over like if it was Mario... 4 optional don't spam superguards to win battles. Honestly it's really fun to play Paper Mario TTYD that way!

[@WuvPain]

One of the best games even made, I played the one before this and the one after too, never got to play the others though

[@eleviathan4621]

The title card cut is my favorite gag

[@The_Juice14]

13:45 hes the champ. Champions are usually ranked separately from the 1-10 fighters

[@Elfos64]

Here's a challenge, go through the game without using any of the good badges, only the shitty ones, and you min-max your BP, don't level up any other stat until after your BP is topped off. Also, no item shops (badge shops and casinos are okay though), no deliberate grinding, and some kind of limitation on how much you can use special moves.

[@Local_Lad]

Alternate title: Can You Beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door if Mario is a greedy penny picking bastard

[@JF098]

This is my all-time favorite game so I was happy to see that it was on your channel after I watched your super mario sunshine one. Your comments and editing are so damn funny but also insightful. It would have been hilarious if you used your coins instead of your inn coupon at the end but that was very satisfying watching you use it.

[@BryndanMeyerholtTheRealDeal]

The Doopliss name entry screen is case sensitive, so you cannot cheese it by typing "DOOPLISS" in all caps.

[@zzstrife4925]

The Petalburg joke with RSE music made me chuckle out loud, you got the like

[@Firewizard23]

As for the Glitz Pits ranking, being #1 means you are the #1 contender the championship. Its simply a feature of the boxing world circuits.

[@GunSpyEnthusiast]

the man trying to save money so hard he is cutting out the transiton cards more and more each time they are needed

[@awesome7277]

i watched this entire video thinking that you were, like, a way bigger channel. The way the entire video is just radiates big channel energy, so keep up the amazing work!

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks very much! If my videos give that impression, then hopefully I'm on the right track, haha. More on the way!

[@ChrisHinners008]

14:44 he has a second phase, but charge power bounce can deal so much damage with enough time that you can just completely skip it. I only remembered he had a second phase when watching another person play it.

[@beastbass1]

koopinator isnt ranked 1 in the normal sense, hes ranked 1 among challengers for the belt, as in he has highest priority for challenging Hawk for the belt, hence why if u lose to hawk, u have to fight koopinator to regain ur right to fight hawk.

[@MandatoryPixel]

That makes sense! I just think it's funny that Rawk Hawk literally says he's "Number One", but then on the boards he doesn't even have the #1 rank.

[@daltonreduls1442]

Loved the video! You make some pretty quality content and I really hope you start getting some more views!

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks very much! I hope so too, haha!

[@serasizumi2830]

I know I am super late in saying this but In the fight with Cortez in the second phase I believe you can flurry the weapons away permanently to make the fight even easier for yourself if you needed to do that.

[@Skiloose]

Lmao the one frame of the start-of-chapter screens kill me

[@errorbte]

I remember I sold every item I had for timing tutor, I genuinely think it is the most broken set of training wheels ever.

[@fishy_fish1003]

this made me remember how much personality this game had

[@lagrush9039]

I never remember encountered blooper so to hear that it was required before petalburg baffles me

[@MandatoryPixel]

Strange! It's the boss of the prologue, so unless you use glitches you have to fight it.

[@lagrush9039]

It is strange, if i glitched the game it was entirely unintentional.

[@troller504]

@@lagrush9039 apparently if you jump the first frame that the room loads, the boss doesn’t show up. I think that’s how the glitch works. Speed runners do that.

[@lagrush9039]

It's possible that i did that, i was jumping alot throughout my playthrough

[@MandatoryPixel]

@@lagrush9039 That's not quite how it works - this video explains it pretty well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYCckJSPeb2qm8U It's very hard to do this by mistake, so I think it's more likely you just forgot about the boss, haha.

[@YoloYester94]

Petalburg is the funniest thing in this entire game.

[@DonutSwordsman]

Thanks for the long video. Subbed. Cozy bedtime content. Interesting challenge

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was relaxing for you!

[@reishinsama]

Would be interesting to see a speedrun category with the objective set to get 999 coins as soon as possible

[@MandatoryPixel]

That's a fun idea!

[@underrated1524]

I think the route would end up revolving around Lumpy - get 300 coins to give him by whatever means necessary, then skip to the end of the game and collect your 999 coin payoff.

[@shigaraja]

im a real stickler for items anyway. so this is pretty much how i play the game as is. the lack of heal blocks would make it a bit harder but obviously i would just swap to using small fry battles to heal up. i hate using items and i always get to the point where im storing my money as gold bars anyway.

[@errorbte]

10:06 "(With charge), you're able to destroy bosses" That's how I beat macho grubba hitless

[@joefarrow1599]

Power Bounce/Charge is a cool combo but I think next time you need to ban this it's too OP

[@CrisKeye]

In theory could you save on the coins lost at the beginning of the game with the bandit? They steal half your coins and if you spend a small amount of course that half would be reduced

[@MrMeowstic7]

People really do overhype the pit huh? Charge and power bounce is just insane

[@kenji6492]

Now TTYD is the second and third of 3 RPGs in a 7 game RPG series

[@nustacular]

Well done challenge and video! I did a similar challenge (PM TTYD no healing / no buying from shops except for badges). Obviously couldn’t buy badges in this challenge but the main strategy used for healing throughout the game was the badge “sleepy Stomp” which you can get in the pit of 100 trials. For a mere 2 FP you could put an enemy to sleep for 5 turns and then heal up with sweet treat. The next major strat that helped was Ms Mowz and her “hidden ability”. In the game even if the enemy isn’t “holding” an item and you use kiss thief you can still grab things. It’s a set chance per enemy on what they hold. Enemies in the rouge port sewers hold power rush badges (Koopa troopa family / shady koopas) and after a few of them you unlock danger Mario with +10 attack and there’s no need to really set up charges anymore. Personally also put on flower saver so sleepy stomp was only 1 fp Edit: enemies toward the end of the pit of 100 trials can also secretly hold life shrooms which is very useful if you are low on them

[@MandatoryPixel]

Oh, that Sleepy Stomp strategy makes a lot of sense! These are cool strategies, thanks for sharing!

[@Chadworthy_]

Heal blocks cost money…. Oh no….. That petalburg Pokémon soundtrack was perfect :D

[@MandatoryPixel]

I'm glad so many people enjoyed that little gag! Thanks for watching!

[@simoneboccadoro93]

Petalburg joke got me😂

[@ivanzoneBR24]

Thank God, I never killed a Whacka for real. Just got a few bumps in playthroughs.

[@anthonycannet1305]

It’s a very interesting concept, but I can’t finish the video… this is a game that I never actually completed as a kid and somehow I’ve avoided all spoilers since it’s release… I’ve gotten up to the fight on the moon against the dude in the robot suit but every time I get time to sit and play this game I’ve forgotten most of the timings for everything and haven’t gotten past him yet lol.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Good luck! I'm sure you'll get it done some day!

[@solemnsundown]

I don't think I would personally count the first instance, as although you are using money, if you have no money beforehand it would still be doable and the outcome wouldn't change. It's getting into semantics, but I think there's an argument for it. It's almost less like using money and instead losing money being a passive side effect of having money when it happens

[@solemnsundown]

oh and really not important, but in case you ever see this - you wrote Bogley instead of Boggly for Ch2, and Ch4 Glitville instead of Ch4 Twilight Town (or whatever other name you'd choose) in the YT chapter selector edit: typo, ironic

[@MandatoryPixel]

Yeah, I can see an argument for losing money not counting as "using" it! I just decided to make the rule that I couldn't lose it at all. Regarding the YT chapter titles, they're actually auto-generated! I didn't make any of them. But thanks!

[@arielbeltranvz9339]

I wondered more about how entering the mafia without money but i guess its just not possible

[@sydaemanic1587]

once you get yoshi you can ride him to get the anti spike badge early from under rouge port

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis & run video! I liked the strategies you used, & the lack of stuff like Danger Cheese. Thanks for uploading!

[@MandatoryPixel]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@AmaroqStarwind]

2:36 I wish you could superguard in that cutscene.

[@Neon_Henchman]

Could've skipped Zess T.'s lens by doing a glitch, bypassing the huge blocks underground, you know the one with the fish + Goombella.

[@chocokittybo]

This is the first video I've seen on your channel, but the petalburg gag really got me

[@MandatoryPixel]

Good to hear! I like throwing in subtle gags like that one.

[@gabrielcornejo682]

13:45 Rank 1 means they have the #1 spot to challenge the champion for the belt

[@Dovah_Slayer]

TTYD, but Mario is Mr Krabs

[@wasdwazd]

I never got to finish the game (skill issue) and man I really want to play it again. I enjoyed the video but I won't be finishing it until I beat Magnus von Grapple 2, because somehow I've been able to avoid spoilers for the endgame for 19 years.

[@hauntedsunsets]

man this made me wanna play TTYD again. loved the video, hope the algorithm keeps you going

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@josetomasmorenocalabrano3629]

Great video quality and humor, I loved it

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thank you!

[@Adamthecoolguy123]

This video was amazing and i'm actually baffled that I, a charge inthusiest, didn't know it could stack!

[@Ben-xv8dy]

Great video! Really fun video to watch!

[@AcousticJammTheGamer]

If you're looking for suggestions, maybe do this challenge with Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling.

[@aaww1010]

Your video popped up in my recommended this is a amazing challenge

[@arclight3213]

Glad the algorithm finalky pointed me in your direction after my interest in Fatguy and Kappy's paper mario. I'm only about a quarter the way theough the video at the time of this comment, but I find it very interesting that you chose not to abuse some of the more degenerate strategies. For example, right before the shadow sirens fight, rather than healing to full by abusing sweet treat and appealing/stylishes on enemies, you opt to grind them out instead for exp. Is there a particular reason you chose options like that instead throughout your playthrough?

[@MandatoryPixel]

It depended on the situation, but in that particular instance it mostly came down to the fact that gaining a level would let me upgrade my FP to do more Power Bounces in addition to the heal, which would make the fight easier to get through.

[@thegreenthunder5416]

Wow you made Bonetail look easy. I’ve always wanted to do the Pit of 100 Trials and win, but all these videos show them using badges to raise their attack in peril. Turns out you can use Charge and Power Bounce! Pretty cool!

[@MandatoryPixel]

Danger Mario is definitely a popular set-up. Thanks for watching!

[@thegreenthunder5416]

@@MandatoryPixel So maybe I missed it, but how many times can you stack Charge? Is there a cap?

[@MandatoryPixel]

@@thegreenthunder5416 Nope! You can do it an infinite number of times.

[@SweLink88]

Interesting challenge. Might try this myself once the remake arrives.

[@badboybrawl9977]

You can gale force Cortez weapons when hisblast phase starts

[@coltonbitter2450]

Pokémon Emerald Petalburg music plays, I love that 😂

[@MandatoryPixel]

I really like it when people notice the more subtle gags I throw in! Thanks for watching!

[@PhantomAarantula]

Is there a rule against using badges like Mega Rush P or Quake Hammer? I found the latter strange seeing you struggle at Koopinator and using Gale Force on the Bristles. And that badge is Chapter 2.

[@MandatoryPixel]

Nope, there were no rules beyond the ones I said at the start. Honestly, I don't normally use Quake Hammer in my playthroughs, so it didn't occur to me to use it!

[@PhantomAarantula]

@@MandatoryPixel Sure got your usage and then some out of Charge. Lol

[@thebigbean8783]

I said "uh duh", but I know there's depth to this. There's gotta be Gg

[@MandatoryPixel]

Thanks! I hope you ended up enjoying it!

[@rtyuik7]

13:40(ish) - thats probly in reference to how Pro Wrestling (WWE/AEW/etc) does it-- you have your Champion (like Dwayne "Rock Hawk" Johnson here), but then the other guys still have to Compete to see who the Number One Contender is...usually, this is the guy that won the recent Pay-Per-View Main Event (like Royal Rumble), because its a Privilege to have a chance at a Title Match, it has to be EARNED...no one else has 'the privilege' of a match being for the Belt, even if its against the current champion (unless the Storyline needs it to be, but thats a-whole-nother can of worms)...that way, the Champion can still have matches for the fans, without fear of losing the title to some mid-carder...but if the Champion is booked into a match with the Number One Contender, its more likely to be a Title Match, where the belt will go to the Winner of that match (and the Loser will be bumped down to "Number One Contender" for a Rematch, or perhaps they will start a Losing Streak and fall down the card, with someone completely new taking NOC, to reach for the Title)

[@phoenixofgrandeur2387]

Quake Hammer could have flipped the Koopinator. Or was one of the rules no ? Blocks?

[@MandatoryPixel]

Nope, using blocks was fine! I didn't have any rules beyond the ones I said at the start. I don't use Quake Hammer very often in my playthroughs, so it just didn't occur to me to use it there!

[@StrangeMetaphorEnthusiast]

I would've probably also kept one of the POW Blocks found in Petal Meadows for this fight in case Grubba asked me to avoid using my Hammer.

[@mrdavisdance]

Hey friend, for the Koopanator fight, were you aware that you could use quake hammer to knock him on his back? He can't fight from there. Makes him a lot easier

[@MandatoryPixel]

I've gotten some comments that reminded me of that, but it didn't occur to me in the moment!

[@micah2936]

First thing I thought about was the contact lens…. Isn’t it like 10 coins? Also the first time you walk towards the Professor the thug steals coins Oh and the secret code to see the boss man for the blimp ticket I beat this game once every year after I have an annual crazy dream about it