Can You Beat Paper Mario WITHOUT TAKING DAMAGE?

I'm pretty good at Paper Mario 64, and it's not a particularly hard game. However... Can you beat it without taking a single point of damage? That's the question I set out to answer.
Give it some thought. I can guarantee you there'll be some fun twists and strategies.
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00:00 Introduction
0:45 Prologue
5:43 Chapter 1
8:35 Chapter 2
12:26 Chapter 3
18:58 Chapter 4
22:32 Chapter 5
26:11 Chapter 6
28:44 Chapter 7
31:58 Toad Town Dojo
33:57 Chapter 8
37:14 Final Boss
41:26 True Finale
44:29 Conclusion

[@Fatguy703]

Music used (in order of appearance): 00:00 Ant Kingdom - Bug Fables 0:15 Lavender Town - Pokémon Red/Blue 0:27 Red Streamer Battle - Paper Mario: The Origami King 0:45 Hello, Happy Kingdom - Super Mario RPG 0:58 Oh It's You - A Hat In Time 1:29 Crater Eighters Routine - Splatoon 3 2:22 Bugaria's Latest Sensation! - Bug Fables 2:56 Bowser Parade - Mario Party 2 3:43 Scourge of Vah Ruta, Waterblight Ganon Battle - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 3:46 Parasail Course - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 4:15 Lonely Rolling Star - Katamari Damacy 5:43 Ruddy Road - Paper Mario: Color Splash 6:33 Enemy Approaching - UNDERTALE 7:54 Steam Gardens - Super Mario Odyssey 8:35 Moonlight Canyon - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 9:47 Andy's Theme (Power) - Advance Wars 1+2: Re-boot Camp 9:54 Sky Beach - Super Mario Galaxy 2 9:57 Boss Battle - Super Mario Sunshine 10:22 Divine Beast, Vah Naboris Battle - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 11:42 Glass Joe (Pause) - Punch-Out!! (Wii) 12:02 Level Up! - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 12:29 Secret Course - Super Mario Sunshine 14:06 Battle! (Pokémon Trainer) - Pokémon Legends: Arceus 14:36 Merry-Go-Rounds - Super Mario 64 14:40 Gin Tonic & Red Red Roses - Katamari Damacy 17:22 Battle! (Legendary Pokémon) - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet 18:58 Bobby Fullbright ~ The Secret Word is Justice - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies 19:38 Your Best Friend - UNDERTALE 19:41 DJ Phantasmagloria - Luigi's Mansion 3 20:14 Fever - Super Smash Bros. Melee 22:34 Exploring the Great Sea - Paper Mario: The Origami King 24:18 Scatman's World - Scatman John 24:22 Vs Petey Piranha - Paper Mario: Sticker Star 25:40 Deep Bloober Sea - Mario Party 3 25:55 Starman - Super Mario Kart 26:38 Thunder Cloud Temple - Kid Icarus: Uprising 26:52 Malo's Mart - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 28:44 Snow Mountain - Super Mario 64 29:31 Lash's Theme (Power) - Advance Wars 1+2: Re-boot Camp 29:58 Battle With King Olly - Paper Mario: The Origami King 31:59 Go with the Flow - Paper Mario: The Origami King 32:27 Autumn Mountain Battle - Paper Mario: The Origami King 32:51 Apex of the World - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 33:57 Bowser's Highway Showdown - Super Mario 3D World 34:21 Shy Guy's Theme - Mario Strikers: Charged 34:54 Last Stage Theme - Advance Wars 1+2: Re-boot Camp 35:03 Exciting! Boss Battle - Kirby's Return to Dreamland 35:42 Peach's Castle (Bowser) - Paper Mario 35:58 Bowser Battle - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 37:14 Fateful Decisive Battle - Super Mario Galaxy 2 38:51 Spectacular Finale - Paper Mario: Sticker Star 40:56 The End - Paper Mario: Color Splash 41:25 Clock Town, Third Day - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 42:07 Battle! (Champion Nemona) - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

I am reading this before the video premier and all this video game music suddenly being interrupted by Scatman made me do a sorta double take. Cant wait to see what its used for EDIT: watched the video, not dissapointed

[@Magic_Ice]

What is the piano song at the very end?

[@tlozfreak888]

​@@Magic_Iceshould be Exhale, from Celeste, I believe. He seems to have missed it in the list.

[@Vee-vy6ng]

We love a king who credits the music he used with time stamps!!!!

[@MrAxelyeager]

Thank you for doing this you’ve no idea how much it means to me when you do this and btw you’ve got some fire music in there

[@Koopatrol]

There's so many ways to avoid taking damage it's actually crazy. Stone Caps, evasion, status inflictions, AI manipulation, the usual defensive badge setup... the list goes on and on. Great job covering all of that in the video.

[@theschnozzler]

Stone caps are especially egregious due to 64 partner mechanics

[@TheKorenji]

NOW THIS IS A CROSSOVER I'M ALL IN FOR

[@redbones6046]

So glad I'm not the only character from this series to watch these videos

[@wyattskinner697]

Bro we need more of these guys to show up.

[@reeseiannacone8074]

Blows my mind I used to be so bad at this game... Okay, I first played when I was like 5 but still

[@Driggsdamonstah]

Nothing, a simple Last Stand, Damage Dodge, Water Block and Chill Out can’t solve, but when none of those resources are available… well we’ll just have to see.

[@spimbles]

how is this NPC ass comment the top comment 💀💀💀

[@Bulldozer4000]

Repeating myself here but this shit is phenomenal dude, major props 👌

[@colossaldonut5190]

Who doesn't love the longform Fatguy content.

[@theomegablade6415]

Hi Lenny

[@brendiesel386]

@@colossaldonut5190 “longform fatguy content” Lmao that sounded funny

[@purpleplatypus7364]

You pointed this out near the end, but that's why I like videos like this. You not only beat the challenge, but you showcased several quirks with Paper Mario's design philosophy. Your content serves as a major backbone in my fascination with game design. Make you seem like a keeper of the Paper Mario Lore, so to speak. Keep sharing the community's knowledge, man, and keep up the great work!

[@jumperk5627]

Same here. Just seeing how the game works internally, the flaws and quirks with each one, and the amount of work within the community - amongst other reasons - are one of the many reasons why I'm pursuing Game Development. Unfortunately, I have too much projects that I want to work on, with most of them making mods for other games.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Oh damn, you put that rather eloquently! I totally agree

[@MrRiverFace]

didn't he still take damage in the volcano boss? I might have missed something but that 1 damage from the main plant was still there?

[@DvH_2]

@@MrRiverFacecould have been a wayward footage from a different run

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

@@MrRiverFaceWith all his badges equipped and water block the lava piranha only did 2 damage and his guard blocked 2 damage.

[@SuperGolemio]

Should be easy if you go for a diplomacy build

[@miadesynced]

if you sleuth enough problems you win immediately so this is true

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Spend 10 pp to improve relations then go communist for the weekly manpower

[@sillypinkmoth]

​@spaghettiwt9783 instructions unclear, i cannot open the door at the beginning of the game, i am softlocked.

[@MegaDardery]

I was screaming at the top of my lung: Chet Rippo makes this pretty much a normal run. Glad you lied to us and withheld that information till the very end.

[@nobgs4505]

It made things a LOT more interesting to see how long he could do it without using Chet Rippo, and the fact it took MASTER 3 to have him go that far, after beating Bowser no less, is insane.

[@Emcy]

if this is the direction you decide to go in for this channel I am all for it, this was a great video

[@tessaPMpro]

I second this, Paper Mario challenge running videos are what I came here for!

[@levithe2nd]

I liked this, but imma be real, i wouldn't like it if this channel switched to _only_ or even _primarily_ this type of content. The let's plays and livestreams are what i came here for, with his fun interactions with the co-comms and funny challenge shenanigans. I'd like if this type of video happened once in a while tho, this video was really good

[@drengnikrafe]

Good showmanship, using a different strategy as often as possible, keeping broken abilities in your back pocket until it was absolutely necessary. Nice job keeping the feeling fresh all throughout.

[@Apersondude1]

Love this video. The structure, cutaways, blink-and-you'll-miss-it jokes, and editing as a whole is S-tier

[@mattamunoz1]

im trying to casually watch and do chores. Its hard.

[@noblegamer8740]

I’ve loved Paper Mario since the day it came out. I’m so glad you finally showed me the true purpose of Chet Rippo. Thank you good sir

[@Hugonche29]

That was a great video! I really like this editing style! Also, showcasing diverse strategies while cracking jokes made this video much more interesting than the typical "can you beat x while y" which become very stale after a while, I feel. I wouldn't expect to see a lot of these in the near future because, as you said, it's a lot of work, but count me in next time one releases!

[@colossaldonut5190]

In all seriousness this video is incredible. High production value, longform Fatguy videos aren't something we get everyday but are a treat every time.

[@omaridaniels8427]

Definitely would love to see more videos like this, especially with the creative editing choices.

[@RumpelTheFrenchSpy]

If you intend to show off more fun stuff and knowledge concerning the Paper Mario franchise (or even other games or franchise, like Celes-), go for it dude. Anytime a content creator makes a video about something they're really passionate about, you can feel that passion through the screen and the videos consequently become all the more enjoyable to watch. I definitely could feel all the work and passion you put through this video, and I wanna see more of that. Also the way you deepthroated that microphone, like gawd damn dude-

[@marlysalt]

The editing is beautiful, the story of your journey well paced. Your best so far, love it.

[@devilishsnuggy9697]

Great video! You did an amazing job with the formatting and writing and I personally would love to see more videos likes this

[@tylazermk8271]

This is the first video I've seen from this channel and I learned so much about Paper Mario, so I guess you successfully did what you set out to do. I had a great time watching this too!

[@MrGeoWolf]

Loved this😂. It really got when you had that reveal at the end as I didn’t know or think about that strategy

[@cherrycobbler550]

Love this style of video, I loved your PMTTYD minimum Star Points run, and I'm happy that you're coming out with more scripted long-form videos like this! Would be great to see more videos like this

[@ShaddyFromHatena]

As always, your music choices are incredible. Great video!

[@dontpokethekenny]

I really like how you redid the ending fights to show us alternatives. Fun content.

[@Sapphirechao]

Can definitely see the amount of effort you put into this video, I’m all for these kinds of videos! And it’s always fun to learn some neat Paper Mario trivia along the way. I’m a casual enjoyer of the Paper Mario series, but love seeing games like these really test the boundaries of what is possible through the game’s parameters. Show us the cheese, exploits, and other fun challenges that members of the community could give a try.

[@ravolilord9372]

Love this video format, very entertaining and captivating. Hope to see more of this kind of content!

[@vossafails]

This is such a cool video, it's nice to see a more heavily edited video from you once in a while and I can definitely see that you enjoyed making it. Again, such a great video!

[@awing84]

This was great, I'd love to see more like this! Great work!

[@DrkLynx]

Bro the editing for this was insane. Good stuff!

[@MrGameguyC]

Damn! Those were clever strats to get around all the hurdles. Great work man and I'd love to see another video like this in the future.

[@ellioteel]

The editing, writing, and like.. Everything in this video is so fantastic?? You really outdid yourself I love all of your videos but this one is such a gem

[@omiko4570]

I'm really glad this is the first of your videos I've watched, can't wait for more!

[@IPerry8]

Gosh what a phenomenal video! I've been watching your content for awhile now but I have really interacted that much, but for real I adore watching all your stuff and every new video brings joy to my day whenever it's posted or whenever I get to it! I adored the video format and goofy editing and humor you plugged into this one. It felt different, but so right

[@bane2201]

Great work, both in gameplay and editing! I'd love to see more videos like it.

[@houndoomdude2]

This is an amazingly good video, I loved how you dissected all the strategies and played everything out in the most exciting way possible.

[@glebs]

This was interesting and well-done and I appreciate all the work you put into making the video!

[@ClaireSoelberg-op8id]

This was a treat to watch. Great editing, great commentary. I loved your choice of background music. (Using Petey Piranha’s theme during the Lava Piranha battle was a stroke of genius XD)

[@jellysquid5994]

Fantastic video! Editing and scripting were top notch love the long form vids! Excited for whatever comes next

[@anima_96x7]

This is definitely not only a fun and informative video, but also a great display of inventive editing and usage of music. This style for the videos is something I wholeheartedly support and I can’t wait to see what Fatguy will do next. ☺️

[@XavierTheFallenHuman]

OMG I loves this video sooooooooo much! The quips (and lies), music choices, entire idea, commentary, editing, and just everything in general made this a very enjoyable video to watch. It also felt really good when you showed off different strategies and I got to go "I knew that could work too!"

[@dajax1996]

This is such an amazing video. I was already a huge fan, as you might remember, but more of this would be AMAZING

[@imickeymoose8370]

Love the editing here, great vid :)

[@DynamiteXMarko007]

I would love more videos like this! It's always a pleasure to increase my Paper Mario knowledge :D

[@theomegablade6415]

Been a while since i've watched your stuff, glad to see that you're still doing PM content and that you're doing well!

[@t4ngent696]

The editing is great! I love this style of content, if you decide to make more videos like this one I’ll be sure to give them a watch

[@NoxVGM]

This is one of the best Paper Mario videos I've ever seen. Really well done and also enjoyed the classic Fatguy style. Very fun!

[@RoverZ1220]

The video was amazing! Very informative and the editing was TOP NOTCH.

[@SecondRateSage]

I love this style of content, i do hope to see more of it in the future. Also chapter 6 is edited like a ytp and i love it.

[@DragonSoulSC]

That was a super fun video! I loved the humor and the pacing of it, and as a more casual paper mario player, i wasn't sure if you could remove 5 HP like in the sequel, so that last bit was hilarious. Also, good music selection 👌

[@Shadowgenisis]

Yo honestly your humor and editing are top notch my guy, please keep up the incredible work or whatever idk

[@robertgraaf6875]

"We love bow in this household" 23:53 proceeds to show the most devious artwork of any nintendo character I've ever seen

[@KindaKyezzin]

Stryder please come back 😢

[@TariqSWOLEn]

I know right 😭

[@Ehrenkerle]

One of the most quality videos you ever made. Thanks for that, really appreciate the effort

[@seandohrman7284]

This one made me sub. I also shared to my brother as it’s an all time favorite. The chapter 6 edit was amazing haha

[@N3Selina]

i appreciate long videos. what i love is when people like you spread it out with "humor checkpoints" top tier entertainment

[@tlozfreak888]

This was entertaining and educational! Great video.

[@stefanzeh4887]

I swear Jon (I just assume thats your name you look like a Jon) this vid is AMAZINGLY edited. this made my sat night ❤

[@koiiblitz]

I love the editing, fun video!

[@nataly_171]

Incredible editing, incredible music choices throughout. 10/10 video. I WAS going to be all "hey what about chet rippo" in the comments but I decided to wait until I at least finished watching the video lol

[@byleobb]

Been following you since you had like 2k subs or so, and man, your usual live/vod content is amazing and your jokes and way of comment your streams are perfect for long runs like the streamed ones... yet this video was my fav by far. I don't know, but your humor works well as heck in scripted videos as well. I was entertained since the first until the last second, like I usually am with jrose11. Keep these kind of video coming, man - I know they need effort, but it's worth it. ❤

[@vswed]

Best video I have watched in a long time. Great stuff!

[@ZeroNobody0]

This video was Amazing I love watching paper mario content and seeing that this was indeed possible i was watching the entire time. Loved it man

[@pho3144]

I like all the Paper Mario stuff on the wall! I'd love to have something like that, wish it was easier to find merch for the series.

[@jamiesnow8190]

This was fun! Thanks for the content!

[@JonathanQShrimpling]

Wow this video rules! Great presentation and script, look forward to more!

[@JohnSmith-xv1tp]

KZbin be screwing me over on the notification game. This content is too amazing to miss, yet KZbin didn't tell me, even though I've subscribed, notified, and clicked the stream for explicit notification reminders! How can I go on with KZbin depriving me of such good content?

[@datboi1102]

I loved this video and no doubt I'll be looking forward to similar videos in the future :D

[@micaiah64]

Great video and really liked the style of it. You should do these more often. ;)

[@NeroYui]

I, for one, enjoy a more produced, thought out and well done video - though i'll always enjoy the more casual "let's just play it" videos. Great work on this one, Fatguy! Had a *bob-ombast* time with it

[@ItsQbiKS]

Well edited, nicely narrated and overall very good presentation of the whole thing. Also with the explanation even a dumdum as myself could follow. But I think the power of the greenscreen damaged my retina a little.

[@kaitogirldraws]

Loved your commentary, gonna go watch more of your stuff

[@VeritasUnae]

Absolutely incredible video. I was particularly impressed by the editing on Kent C, haha

[@testrivers8]

The editing on this video is so freakin good, omg.

[@carolynbossom2297]

Another Amazing Video like always!

[@ClassicBentobox]

Oh wow the production value is good on this one. I’ve watched you a long time this is great to see

[@DaKirbinator]

It was a good fun video, great work 703. The humor and gotchas have been sincerely enjoyable

[@metalman20]

I am in love with the editing and the humor is amazing!!!!

[@itsyaboiporkchop]

this is dope, entertaining video as well good job

[@Superfip2006]

Oh man, this video is so good. The editing, the jokes, all topnotch, thanks Fatguy for the good video :)

[@TheAres1999]

This was a really cool video. I love seeing Paper Mario challenges

[@msammon]

Earned a sub -- this was outstanding!

[@idontneedachannelthanksyou7292]

I would like you to know, since it made me so happy, that when you pointed at the camera (for the first time), you were pointing at my cat, who was snugged up with me. And she looked at you with this confused look, as if to say ‘why are you pointing at me?’. Great video

[@BoostKingEVO10]

great video definitely liking and subscribing! this was my favorite N64 game

[@MaraudingManiac]

Man, this video was well made. Good job.

[@milk_choc7889]

18:52 oh hey, it's the "you win" part of the song! That's a really neat detail.

[@JDoradoTube]

Entertaining, powerful, hilarious, ambitious, compelling, courageous. I’m crying. Also your accent is just the cherry on top ❤

[@Otherfile]

I love this video so much you such great humor I hope to see even more like this man!

[@Rubbly]

Great vid, quality stuff!

[@joshitheyoshi969]

Great video man!

[@Klemintine]

Comment for algorithmic. Love the video and glad to see you are experimenting with some other styles of content that make you happier to make!

[@nichtgamebro3609]

Holy shit this was an idear that I never thought would be possible I love the jokes how you didnt just spam stone cap and even build a strat around it every time its an higlight to see sutch videos pls do more of them

[@NotoriousNIG]

I really enjoyed the editing style here, I hope you do more like this

[@bvav9678]

Great video! Found it informative and entertaining. I think the calamity ganon joke was funny especially the second time. This challenge looked fun to me so I stared it a couple days after watching your video. Red and Blue goomba took me 88 resets, but it was on the switch so at least I could save a few seconds per reset with save state. Still only to chapter two, but I found something I thought was fun, you can get back to danger by using Chet repo. I’m at 5 hp forever now.

[@bvav9678]

Forgot you did mention that later in the video, guess I gotta watch it again to see what else I missed

[@BurnLP2013]

Like the style of this video really nice keep it up!

[@Nick-ci8ve]

3min in and already one of the most entertaining no damage challenges I've seen, they tend to be high effort low value but this is just Good

[@crystalwarrior7356]

I would love more videos like this Fatguy, this was very entertaining to watch

[@SebPlays19]

Wow the editing in this video sure is amazing!

[@xaviermcaleer3428]

An incredible challenge and video. I loved playing this game when I was younger.

[@triton199]

The intro of this video spoke to me on a personal level as i sit here at 4am mindlessly consuming content lol

[@Yukisoda]

amazing video dude. Definitely gonna share it with friends and the like.

[@MiguelMartinez-mz8df]

This is the perfect example of what "Can you beat X by doing Y" videos should be! In general, these kind of videos are just "Get through the prologue by using RNG until you can cheese your way out of the whole run". You deliberately avoid abusing RNG, overpowered items or strategies in order to show all the different ways to avoid damage in your run, and making it interesting from beginning to end. This is HIGH-QUALITY! Bravo

[@sigmario859]

I SAW YOU CALLING ME A BITCH IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER BRO 2:56 LOOOOOOL