I Finally Get What Paper Mario Fans have been Saying All This Time | The Thousand Year Door

Growing up I've played a majority of the games in the Paper Mario series, although I never really went in depth or finish any of them outside of the origami king. Online, I've seen fans praise the original games for being amazing RPG's and the newer games just can't hold a candle to the earlier games. Sticker Star, Color Splash, and Origami king received good reviews from critics, but fans not so much. Guess Nintendo is listening and remade The Thousand Year Door for the Nintendo Switch. Now that I've played everything the game had to offer, I finally understand why OG fans want this style to return to the series. Bring Back Unique Allies like Goombella, Bobbery and Vivian. New Locations in the series, and the intricate battle system. With Super Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door, and a new Mario & Luigi game releasing on Switch, Mario RPG fans are living the dream.
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[@OmegaChase1002]

If you think the remake has too much backtracking you should see the original game. That pipe room just isnt there.

[@Squiggy]

I just found that out, that sounds horrible. That warp room was so nice to have I never thought it was added for the remake.

[@bluerious5475]

@@SquiggyThere’s also other changes in some of the chapters like adding a warp pipe to Creepy Steeple that wasn’t in the original

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

​@@bluerious5475 A spring in Keelhaul Key and only needing to sleep once post-Chapter 6 to get from Rougeport to Poshley Heights on the train.

[@cyanideOwO]

i like it either way

[@tysonvienneau1830]

You can only imagine the pain involving White's BS when going in blind

[@ChompDude]

I'm glad to see this video exist. I hope to see this sentiment expand within the newer fanbase. One of the best aspects of TTYD is the lives of the residents of Rogueport. As you go through the chapters you watch a broken family of Toads repair their relationship. Podley once had a relationship with Eve in Twilight Town. You can even talk to Lahla and learn her interests and dreams for the future.

[@MatthewWeinberg-lr6kv]

That was what personally converted me into a full-fledged TTYD fan in my playthrough-the unique and often touching stories and lives of all these NPCs who have zero significance in the greater scope of the story. It shows how devoted they were to building a charming and immersive world to fall in love with!

[@reeseseater12]

This is what Paper Mario should be, build upon on these mechanics and design philosophies.

[@RepugnantWorm]

TTYD is the best battle system hands down. I still own my original copy of the game, and I cherish it immensely

[@Squiggy]

After the remake got announced I went searching for my copy, luckily still in great condition.

[@RepugnantWorm]

@@Squiggy Good to hear it's in good condition! You can't get a copy of the original without dealing with scalpers, because the game is just so old

[@geekley]

For me TTYD is not only the best battle system of Paper Mario, or of Mario RPG games; it's the best system for RPGs in general that I've played. Specially the badge system. It lets me play the way I want, using self-imposed challenges like "what if I can't use these badges, but do these instead?", then I have to adapt my strategies. Plus, the small countable numbers are so much better than other RPGs. I can truly optimize my plays and I love it! Perfect RPG = plenty of strategy + decent amount of action + sprinkle of luck. Sure I may be biased, as someone who 100% N64 Paper Mario 4 times.

[@WaterKirby1994]

Mine was a gift from a dear friend who moved away that I will treasure always. The Story is also incredible although I don't feel like explaining how it rivals Super Paper Mario in quality at the moment.

[@RoachCatJr]

@@WaterKirby1994the Paper Mario community has a love/hate relationship with SPM as a whole, but it's almost unanimous that the story is the best in the entire series

[@impachoblue1301]

Honestly it will be a bigger disappointment than Sticker Star if they make another Paper Mario not in this style after the success of the remake.

[@Squiggy]

@@impachoblue1301 With Nintendo bringing back Mario and Luigi in November after already doing this and the Super Mario RPG remake, I’m feeling hopeful that they’ll lean more to this for the next paper Mario game.

[@Peachrocks5]

I'm betting on it. Nintendo certainly likes to succeed in reverse sometimes.

[@leonmystique9372]

You can’t make a disappointment worse than Sticker Star, it’s too low.

[@impachoblue1301]

@@leonmystique9372 That should tell you how disappointed I would personally be.

[@lordminatogaming3281]

@@leonmystique9372sticker star is a worse game but I honestly think origami king is a bigger disappointment. If that makes any sense

[@guradian_angel8]

Nice to see some newer fans understanding why we loved the og's so much now :)

[@lpfan4491]

Honestly, I am very excited to see where Modern Paper Mario 4 can go. They really sharpened the "many memorable moments"-style of the modern games by the time of Origami King(I mean, just look at all the ways Mario can just die brutally for instance, lmao. That certainly left an impression), while this remake has proven that the old elements are still in demand and the fanbase isn't just capping. If they decide to combine the two, we could have the greatest Mario RPG ever on our hands.

[@enderallygolem]

TTYD combat with TOK's overworld goes hard

[@Dan-bz2nh]

Me replaying the remake made me realize how much I love Madame Flurrie, I loved having her in my party at all times just hearing what she had to say, I absolutely adore her personality. she is a queen you rock on Flurrie.

[@darkclem2531]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1016">16:56</a> i can hear the "hear me out" so badly here XD

[@lukaskoda888]

The resurgence of the Goombella simping was a great side effect of the remake

[@geekley]

Imagine if they somehow bring back both Goombella and Goombario and the game casually drops the info that they just so happen to be dating. I would go nuts!!

[@aaronTGP_3756]

It would be great to have an actual cameo like Lady Bow (the best 64 partner by far) did in TTYD. Professor Goombella would be a sight to behold.

[@seqka711]

If you’re desperate for more Paper Mario combat, you should try Bug Fables! It definitely scratches that itch while also having a cute and enjoyable adventure with strong characters. Also I’m glad newcomers are finally seeing why TTYD is so great! Hope Nintendo notices!

[@Bluutuber]

Bug Fables is honestly a better Paper Mario game than even Paper Mario. Absolute fantastic game, cannot recommend it hard enough, it takes everything TTYD did great and innovates further to the point of becoming one of the best RPGs ive ever played.

[@Squiggy]

I heard of bug fables, honestly after TTYD, I really should pick that up. I know Limited Run Games made physical copies so maybe I try to find one online. (I'm big on owning physical copies of games)

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

I will say, there are a lot of PM inspired indie games out there. They've even did a video announcing them. Definitely look into finding them.

[@WaterKirby1994]

Why do you never hear about the other Classic Paper Mario inspired indie games? I can't be the only person aware of this fact that only Bug Fables ever gets any acknowledgement! Can you list some of the others as I have heard BF recommended hundreds of times yet I haven't heard of the others before.

[@Leafia_Barrett]

Bug Fables is one of my all-time favorites, I love it so much.

[@phoenixandy]

I also played TTYD having not played the original. I already knew most of what was coming, but experiencing the story and characters firsthand was such a fun experience, and the climactic ending was the best. With the influx of Mario RPGs we’ve been getting, I really hope Nintendo takes a hint and makes more peak 🙏 Also I got a Black Yoshi, and named him Dash (bc that’s what he does lol) 😎

[@Squiggy]

@@phoenixandy I’m still losing my mind over Mario & Luigi coming back, possible game of the year for me not gonna lie.

[@phoenixandy]

@@Squiggy best part for me is that it comes out a few days for my birthday 😎 Absolutely cannot wait for Brothership

[@phictionofgrandeur2387]

Pink Yoshi named Kirby

[@Squiggy]

@@phictionofgrandeur2387 Poyo

[@nintendofan8656]

poyo

[@jongameaddict]

I am absolutely in love with this remake. Not even halfway through, I knew I'd be replaying it. Also, I got a Pink Yoshi- missed the first interval, but it loops every 20 minutes so I just waited 36 total to be safe and named him Luigi

[@phoenix5029]

I admit I'm a little surprised you didn't delve much into the "stage play" style and especially the audience interaction of TTYD's battle system compared to the original 64's. While you do get some points for Special Moves for doing well on action commands, interacting with the audience by doing stylish moves and appealing gives you more. It adds an extra layer to the combat that I've yet to see elsewhere, even more so when some bosses interact with them, too (like Hooktail eating them to heal once).

[@Squiggy]

@@phoenix5029 yeah you’re right I should’ve gone more into detail with the audience mechanic. I love the theatre aesthetic, and filling more of the meter with stylish moves is always fun to do. Also like how the theatre will upgrade ever so often when Mario reached a high level.

[@phoenix5029]

@@Squiggy considering the engaging story, the character variety, and the stuff to do for fun in this game, the battle system not being one-note is a cherry on top by comparison. It does keep the experience fresh, though, especially with the new Glitz Pit superboss (not spoiling for those unaware) basically being a hard skill check on superguarding.

[@Squiggy]

@@phoenix5029 Gonna be honest here, I didn't know superguard was a thing til that fight. If the game mentioned it early on, I probably thought it was the standard guard action, I eventually got it, not by skill but luck haha.

[@phoenix5029]

@@Squiggy to be fair, the only time this TTYD exclusive skill ever gets mentioned, is in the tutorial with Professor Franky... and chances are, a majority of folks who played other Paper Mario Games will have skipped his explanation. main reason I really remember it was predominantly because it's been awhile since I zoned out at Sticker Star, so I chose to get a refresher.

[@supak00pa82]

I would genuinely lose my shit if Nintendo remade Super Paper Mario, that game is so peak

[@Squiggy]

I'd play it

[@nintendofan8656]

I’d also play it

[@thegamingembassy1543]

Glad you understand our frustration (for 20 years mind you) and elation of finally beating getting it remastered.

[@Tneal78]

I kept the honored tradition of naming my yoshi Segway and he came out pink this time.

[@Squiggy]

@@Tneal78 Nice, I have a somewhat “tradition” where if I get a partner in a game I’ll name them Neppy. Like my Eevee in Pokémon games, and my horse in Red Dead Redemption 2

[@fireblast133]

Super Mario RPG if you haven’t played is what the Paper Mario games were the spiritual successor to. It has the action command prompts too for attacking and defending, has a story that gives a few twists (I don’t recall another game prior to it that had friendly npcs that were goombas, koopas, etc). All sorts of hidden stuff, and while overall it’s a smaller game it’s still worth checking out.

[@Squiggy]

100% Super Mario RPG last year, amazing game too. That and TTYD back to back were so good to play. Only thing I was miserable during Super was getting 100 consecutive jumps with Mario...... I did it but it hurt getting 98/99 only to mess up at the end.

[@Go_Max_TV]

I took the Black Yoshi and named him Joshua

[@BlekPowers]

Fantastic video. Happy to be a Mario RPG fan atm. Can't wait to get my hands on TTYD remake. Edit: Forgot to say, the original TTYD didn't have that warp room, you used to have to walk back everywhere to backtrack. 😅

[@Squiggy]

@@BlekPowers no way…. I knew about stuff like the added spring on the island to skip the platforming bit. That’s crazy that wrap room wasn’t originally there.

[@rinn5238]

Well.. that's not entirely true. There were still pipes to other locations but it was only for chapters 1, 2, 5 and 6.

[@Squiggy]

@@rinn5238 ohhhhhhhh ok gotcha

[@Breadroll06]

Glad you got to enjoy such an amazing game. Great video summarizing the beloved (and a couple less so) parts of TTYD. Blue Yoshi named "Lil Gonz" for Little Gonzales ~

[@MM54321]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="18">0:18</a> I agree <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1043">17:23</a> Pink, and I named him "DJ Pink", after a lucky chosen stream viewer who contributed to my stream of the game.

[@megamarvelousmarty]

I got a pink yoshi and I named him “Champer”

[@KingRiolu]

White yoshi named him whiteout

[@EpicPaul64]

It is amazing to watch a video from a newbie's perspective, because I thought this game was incredible twenty years ago, and I'm loving history repeating itself! So glad you made this video! Are there any elements of Origami King that you'd like to see carried over to a hypothetical Paper Mario 3?

[@GoldenGoodieGoomba]

Black Yoshi, I named him Dashell to honor Super Paper Mario which will hopefully one day get a remake. And my favorite partner is Vivian it pretty much always has been.

[@skycaboose]

Only caused you asked favorite partners are Goombella (rally wink is so good) or Yoshi kid with Vivian, Koops, and Admiral Bobbery I got a black one and named him Scrap works on a number of levels Scrap can refer to a small animal, as soon as he hatches out of the egg he's waiting to get into a fight or Scrap, and he's made from a Scrap of Paper I even came up with names for the other colors for future playthroughs White - Icarus Orange - Rocket Pink - Honeydew Blue - (now do it again with Manly) Gusto Red - Scorch Green - Midoriya (shounen) (Personally, I prefer Zoro, but sadly, Yoshi's don't weild swords)

[@Squiggy]

@@skycaboose Love that you already have names for each color prepared. Also Scrap is really clever.

[@skycaboose]

@Squiggy the other names were also inspired by things that happen Yoshi in the past, Icarus for the White Yoshi cause when I look at him he reminds me of Cupid and I know Yoshis can have angel wings and Icarus is a fighter in Greek mythology with wings before they burned up plus I love kid Icarus wished they port that game over or make a Sequel to it so, the Orange one is Rocket cause I picture him to be the fastest one specially with the dash pepper in Galaxy 2 and you do need to give the egg a pineapple in sunshine for it to turn Orange so Pineapple Rocket was where I got his name from and i imagine his eggs firing off like Missiles and i did think i could could think of a pun like calling him Mr. Ile as opposed to Miss Ile but doesnt really work as well cause he's just a baby, Pink is Honeydew cause when I see him all I can think is Watermelons but I couldn't name him that or Melon cause that's not really a name so I named him Honeydew just cause it's a juicy melon once again tieing into Yoshis barfing Juice in Sunshine and technically he's named after a Muppet so, the Blue one is Gusto just cause of the blimp fruit in Galaxy 2 and the blue baby yoshis in the older Mario bros games breathed bubbles so I went with an Airy name plus Gusto can refer to energetic personality and yeah the yoshi kid has that, Red is Scorch cause of Yoshi's final smash in Brawl he grows wings and breathes fire plus Scorch can change the color of something and considering Yoshis come in every color it just works and Green got to be honest was running out of ideas so figured I just call him Green in Japanese cause i couldnt think of anything else and apparently Midoriya can refer to Green Valleys and Yoshi's Valley is a track in Mario Kart so unintentional connection to Yoshi lore

[@V1G4M1]

My yoshi was red and I called him Hikari after the character from Octopath Traveler 2 😊

[@Squiggy]

@@V1G4M1 I played a little of the first octopath, I heard good things about the sequel, probably should play that too.

[@V1G4M1]

@@Squiggy I definitely strongly recommend either of the OT games! Hikari came to mind because the red-black colour scheme matched. Also, he‘s the warrior of the second game, who has the sparring ability, so it felt fitting :D

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

I finally managed to finish TTYD for once as I pirated the original a few years ago but I never finished chapter 7 but this time I ventured through the thousand year door into the palace of shadow and beat the shadow queen

[@Squiggy]

That palace was such a cool final area. Also I remember doing something similar with ace attorney, I played the first game on my computer, then I bought the 2nd and 3rd game for DS.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

@@Squiggy 2nd and 3rd?

[@Squiggy]

@@IndustrialParrot2816 the ace attorney games for DS, I pirated the first one and felt like buying the actual games to support the series

[@lunalgaleo1991]

I got dark blue, and named him Scrapper.

[@sandwiches42]

Red Yoshi: Scrimbly

[@NotsilYmerej]

Rojito

[@extremmefan7305]

Growing up I played both the original TTYD and Super Paper Mario, having gotten pretty far in both but not completed either (I think it was always the last area that gave me trouble? Not gonna say either names here due to spoilers but both are pretty dark "royal" locations). Both times I had so much fun with the adventure I wondered if finishing the game was worth it if it meant separating myself from that fun crew and leave that entire adventure behind (one of my biggest fears in games is enjoying the finale only for it to not matter because the postgame is like "oh you thought that was cool? Bruh that never even happened lmao", leading me to almost never finish RPGs in fear of that). With Super I would later come back to the game just fine and actively find out that it wasn't the case there either (I first found out I wouldn't have to worry about that in this series when I played the N64 game last and was pleasantly surprised with a postgame actually taking place AFTER the game), and I could fully enjoy the worlds I once traversed in a hurry and find out how things have held up since I saved said entire world. The grandiose adventure with all the new friends I had made along the way was worth it, and that feeling was one I rediscovered here with the TTYD remake (I had put off the original due to the aforementioned fear as well as struggling to get past a certain obstacle in the last area)-- every ounce of that grandiose adventure was still there for me to freely roam around, talk to the folks that were important to my journey before and see how things have held up since, while still enjoying extra challenges (both ones from the og game and ones new to the remake) to take advantage of the game's interesting combat mechanics. This is the Paper Mario I've always known and loved. The big, adventurous Mario RPG series that feel like Mario's fun world being given the depth of Zelda's. None of that wannabe arts-&-craft BS where the only folks I could talk to were the same generic Toad designs ad nauseam like Sticker Star had me experience (no matter how much its two successor tried to improve things; sadly you can't remove a feeling of cheapness like that easily). This is the kind of Mario world I want to see-- no "it's actually just a stage play" or "it was a dream" loopholes, and no "haha this world is paper!" immersion-breaking humor, just a real living world that happens to be the wacky Mario universe. Just like its brethren Mario RPG and Mario & Luigi, and I think all three deserve to coexist due to their different but equally as good takes. Mario RPG set the groundwork for such an excellent idea, PM brought it to life even further with more partners willing to join and have their own arcs as well as even more ambitious storylines in general, and M&L brought its own comedic storytelling into the mix by just being a quirky but fun adventure. My favorite partner is the Yoshi kid, followed by Koops. Both have been an amazing aid in combat (Koops especially helping with the Pit of 100 Trials while Yoshi was amazing at bosses), and I do find Koops to have a solid arc of mustering up strength by going on a journey with Mario to be a satisfying character development. The Yoshi Kid is one I really enjoyed the interactions with due to the rough style of speaking he has (which btw is another highlight of every partner; Goombella is sassy af, Koops and Vivian are both more bashful, Flurrie talks in a way that's so rosy it can become hilarious in certain contexts ["gibiers de potence" in the French version upon beating the Shadow Sirens for the second time LMFAO], Bobbery with the sailor speech in general, even Ms Mowz has unique lines befitting her flirtatious thief image), but just the idea of having gotten the egg (which is mysteriously multicolored unlike regular Yoshi eggs) always raised the interesting question of "who's child is this" imo (and if our unfortunate circumstances of hatching him in the middle of a gladiator pit isn't exactly a good parenting strat. '^^). I got the default green Yoshi due to how fast I was trying to go through the Glitz Pit by optimizing every fight. I named him Yo'ster in reference to the name of Yoshi's Island in the original localization of Super Mario RPG, and have this fun little headcanon where he might be related to the Yoshi (Mario's best bud) from Super Mario World and the spinoffs, just ended up separated due to circumstances (the egg moving on its own could've lead to an unfortunate timing of him getting onto a ship leaving the original island or smth).

[@jjtheenton]

I'm hoping and praying for Paper Mario to get triumphant new entry like Mario & Luigi in the future. A new PM on the Switch 2 could be the most insanely creative Mario RPG to date.

[@WaterKirby1994]

We have until 2028 considering the Paper Mario release schedule of roughly every 4 Years.

[@shuckleiscool7330]

White yoshi. Named him Milk

[@MatthewWeinberg-lr6kv]

I tried to go for a red Yoshi, if I remember correctly, but I didn’t properly understand how the timing system worked-I thought you could just hatch him whenever you wanted by breaking his egg with a hammer strike or something. Turned out he just hatches on his own when you reach the threshold where you need him to progress. He ended up green. I named him “Tyranno”, after “Tyrannosaurus”.

[@crazycat1o18]

I got the white yoshi and I named him Krystal :3 (I love this game so much, Im so happy I get to play it again after all these years, as of right now I'm sitting at a pretty 75 hours of playtime :3)

[@OmegaChase1002]

My yoshi in the remake is green and I named him Hoshino. Hoshino Yoshi. Hoshi means star, and Hoshino sounds like "hoshi no". So Hoshino Yoshi sounds like "hoshi no Yoshi", meaning "Yoshi of the Stars".

[@Squiggy]

Love the creativity. I know a friend of mine who loves yoshi and she would love your yoshi's name.

[@lpfan4491]

Kirby reference unintentional or intentional?

[@OmegaChase1002]

@@lpfan4491 only half intentional. saw the resemblance after the fact, decided to keep it.

[@GalekC]

delibertately got orange, "Goshy"

[@Auraelement13]

Glad you like the original Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door And since you plan on playing the first Paper Mario game, I would also recommend playing Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling A game that Paper Mario fans claims as the true successor of the first two Paper Mario games. I recommend that since that game shared the same “paper aesthetic,” great characters and interesting story It’s hard to choose my favourite party member, but I do want Nintendo using these characters more. If Toadette, a character who first originated from Paper Mario, remained relevant and used throughout the various Mario spin-offs. I don’t see why the same can’t happen with Goombella, Koops, Flurrie etc To my knowledge Nintendo made these games, therefore shouldn’t have any legal issues like Geno and Mallow As for my Yoshi I got an orange one. I wasn’t really picky which color I got, it just happened. I named them “Oranjshi” which is a combination of both orange and Yoshi. And fun little pun to Japanese word for Orange “oranji”

[@Squiggy]

@@Auraelement13 I heard about Bug Fables and definitely will look into it. Intelligent system made paper Mario so Nintendo could bring these characters back if they wanted, whether it’s a cameo in a future paper Mario game or a different game like the stars in PM64 showing up in Mario party 5. Also love your yoshi’s name, never can go wrong with a nice pun.

[@warehog3000]

Had a orange yoshi named mango just for the pun (as in Man he can go). And a black yoshi named Yo yo as a reff to one of the GG's in Jetset Radio. Both from my save files on my GC ver. As for the remake i got a green yoshi that i named Yo yo again.

[@Squiggy]

@@warehog3000 love the pun name. Funny enough I just played a little jet set radio for the first time recently. Pretty good.

[@AJHornet1]

Glad to see this be received well all these years later. One of my all time favourite games.

[@LullabyOfChaos]

The goat has now played the goat video game! glad you liked it!

[@BlueDavrial]

Im an OG TTYD huge fan. Absolutely love the remake too. My partner yoshi, no matter what color he ends up, is always G. Junior (Gonzalez Jr is too long). He's a black yoshi this time

[@Squiggy]

@@BlueDavrial really liked that yoshi would always called Mario Gonzalez for the whole game. G Junior sounds better than saying the full name honestly.

[@Grimokan]

This does give me hope that the team might make the next paper mario game that pleases both fans. Origami King was the step in the right direction but not nearly enough for spme players. The fact they remade this game might be their way to see what made this game work and bring it to their next entry? Lets hope anyways.

[@alexanderkane7586]

I'm not done with the remake yet(Currently in Chapter 4), but I've been enjoying my time going through it so far. My favorite partner from what I've played is Koops for his personality and because his weaknesses can be easily countered by Mario. P.S. I got the Light Blue Yoshi kid and I named him "Azure" to(at least loosely) match his color.

[@Squiggy]

Koops personality works so well with Mario, Azure is perfect for a blue yoshi.

[@thedestroyerdj5795]

Same here, after playing Paper Mario TTYD I understand why it's the best game and why it's so good

[@cullenlatham2366]

my blind run on gamecube was a black yoshi named spike, and no, i didnt have the context of 64 at the time to see the irony about naming his replacement the "cool" name. XD From then on, i was always green on replays simply because knowing what to do and keeping relatively consistent strategies resulted in a very consistent time frame that aligned with it. I am hoping the randomization is a bit more random in the remake (even if just shortening the windows so minor quirks of each battle change the consistency enough to change colors), but i havent taken the plunge yet, though i likely will if nothing new catches my eye soon.

[@WaterKirby1994]

Lackilester is still vastly different from Yoshi Partner. It isn't like Goomba, Koopa, & Bobomb Partners where the abilities are nearly identical. Yoshi's Flutter Jump functions like Parakarry's Overworld Skill while his in battle moves seem fairly unique.

[@cullenlatham2366]

@@WaterKirby1994 yeah, i said i didnt have the context of 64 at the time, it was just funny in hindsight. The 2 are vastly different, but the roles each plays in the overworld are similar. Lakilester and Parakarry were merged into 1 monster- yoshi kid. movement "boost" of lakilester, gap crossing of parakarry, making yoshi the ultimate movement machine which just makes sense. It was less "they are the same picture" and more "the partner to mechanically replace lakilester is yoshi", with the latter creating an ironic joke on myself since lakilester prefers the name spike, which was the name i gave to yoshi. You took that minor point a bit too seriously. XD

[@WaterKirby1994]

@@cullenlatham2366 Lackilester had you float over Lava & Spikes which wasn't used in TTYD. Spindash was what you did for speed in 64. In terms of overworld Watt is also Unique & the same can be of Ms Mowz.

[@cullenlatham2366]

@@WaterKirby1994 you are getting a bit pedantic over what was at best a minor point. the field abilities of 64 reappear in ttyd in different ways. Yes, spindash and quick spin were the fast movement in 64, but the function of lakilester was transportation, meaning speed and hazard flight. Hazard fight need doesnt really show itself in ttyd, and the closest we get are what the paper "curses" are for. Yes, lakilester is outclassed by spinning, but that doesnt change the fact that he is intended to add speed so as to not need to spam the button. Speed and ride is what yoshi adopted. vivian adopted bow's invisibility in a new form. the goombas, koopas, and bobombs share abilities. watt and mz mouse do the same thing in different ways. Parakarry was a tagalong only used to cross gaps, so they gave the ability to yoshi instead. I dont know what i could be missing from 64 field abilities to explain the "evolved" replacements of ttyd. Yoshi and Lakilester share the same field role across the games, but yoshi does the transporting job better since you dont need to randomly swap away to parakarry just to cross a small gap before switching back. In both cases, i rarely bother with their transporting just because it complicates other matters like first strikes and simply not finding the transitions between riding and dismounting to be woth the time save in most instances, especially as someone who enjoys going after a complete tattle log by my own efforts. the time to swap partners is the real reason i dont bother, but it doesnt change the fact that their functions overlap. Heck, it is a much weaker case, but the connection can even be stretched into their combat roles to some extent. mini-egg instead of dodgy fog (inconsistent dodges or simply reducing the damage mario takes by making enemies inflict less) and spike storm and stampede, but all of this is just me being a bit petty trying to prove a point i never really intended to prove to begin with, only express as A JOKE. You look a bit too deep into the comparison just to ruin the joke, and my explaining of it doesnt help, either. The connection is weak, even i can admit that, but if i need a connection, it was the best i could do. I am done over-explaining the joke, though, so dont expect any more replies.

[@Sharpteeth32]

My favorite video game of all time right here. Words alone can't express how grateful I am for this remake and for new players to experience it and have a similar reaction that you did. It only gives me hope for the future of Paper Mario, and that's something we classic fans thought was pretty much gone back in 2020. Referring to a certain interview, not bashing Origami King. Anyway, I got a red Yoshi and named him Alastor.

[@Squiggy]

I've heard of that certain interview, hopefully things are changing now with how great TTYD is doing. Also Alastor for a red yoshi, nice.

[@jkid1134]

The Mario RPG gimmick is that you can press buttons with good timing to do more and take less damage. It sounds minimal, but it matters a lot - non-Mario RPGs, when you get stuck, it's level up, get lucky, or find some strong/cheesy strat, but Mario makes you go "man if I had only hit a few more action commands" and run it back and try to play better. I'm glad you get that TTYD is an excellent game. It's a beautiful thing to experience. Also, in my humble opinion, Kersti is the best damn one man I gotta put some respect on the sticker tsundere.

[@rebirthphoenix5646]

I was honestly really satisfied returning to this childhood favorite, and considering when I play these game I wait like half a decade before replaying them, it was so worth the wait since the last time I played it was when I was a sophomore in high school almost a decade ago! Oh I forgot to mention that my favorite partners were always Yoshi (I chose black and named him Deadshot), and Ms. Mowz even though she’s arguably one of the worst party members lol

[@Squiggy]

Cool Yoshi name, and yeah I heard Mowz isn't the greatest, but I didn't know she was an optional ally. When I did the quest and she joined me I thought it was so cool to have this as a side mission reward unlike the other allies who are given through the story.

[@DonotForget12103]

My favorite partner was Goombella. I got the white Yoshi and named him Cyrus. I loved the Waluigi outfit and used for the rest of my playthrough. Reaching 100% completion was fun, challenging, and satisfying. Couldn’t care less about the 30fps. Music, Battle, Story made this game a magical experience. Peak and GOTY.

[@envviro]

I ended up getting the Black Yoshi and named him Viro

[@641mamaluigi]

It should say something that when I have 130hours in splatoon3 but I have 190 hours in paper Mario TTYD. That should say how good this game really is X3

[@daxwolf455]

Yoshi kid is THE GOAT I love my green yoshi (Hunter) and his snarky/sassy personality. I just really vibe with him in and out of battle

[@Twentydragon]

In 2004, my Yoshi kid was pink, and I gave him the name Gonzales, fully expecting the game to prevent that, since he's born in the Glitz Pit where _Mario_ is called Gonzales. Not only did the game not stop me, it didn't even ask if I was sure. In 2024, my Yoshi kid is green, and I gave him the same name. I can't think of anything more fitting than the name he'd eventually pick for himself in the epilogue anyway.

[@NotsilYmerej]

He canonically goes on to be Gonzales Jr.

[@Twentydragon]

@@NotsilYmerej That doesn't fit in the character limit.

[@NotsilYmerej]

@@Twentydragon it’s his stage name

[@Twentydragon]

@@NotsilYmerej Did you not read my original comment?

[@NotsilYmerej]

@@Twentydragon Gonzales Jr is the stage name he uses after the game ends. My comment had nothing to do with what the player names him. You’re the one who doesn’t understand.

[@porky1118]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="135">2:15</a> I think they completely messed up the fighting sysetm. And I think there would have been an easy fix. Instead of a repetitive puzzle game, they could just have made it an actual strategic fighting game. The simplest change would be this: Just leave all attacks as they are. Make it possible to know how much damage each attack does. Don't have the one perfect solution. Just spread them randomly on the board. And especially don't reward the player with twice the damage output for lining up perfectly. The enemies being lined up perfectly should be reward enough. And then it could be expanded from there by adding attacks or items which hiit a specific shapes on the board. For example one complete circle, or a boms on 3×3 grid. Also extra move items seems like a good idea. The boss battles already were much better in my opinion. There wasn't the one perfect solution (or at least it wasn't that obvious). It was more like coming up with the best route oneself. And maybe these routes were intended, but it wasn't that obvious. And there often were multiple routes.

[@joeykeilholz925]

Yeah, play pm64 because this is the evolved version of that. Many characters are references to 64 characters and ttyd references it enough that it's worth actually having the context for little details you get. Plus they added the old gang in Mario's house in the pic in ttyd remake

[@Squiggy]

I love the photo of all of Mario's friends in his house

[@matthewroman6807]

Great video. I got the green yoshi and named him Junior 😄

[@azazaeld2094]

i got the blue and pink yoshi, and i named him Vore

[@samuelhofer7099]

Fun fact, TTYD is the true first Paper Mario game. The original was actually going to be Super Mario RPG 2 (there's even a scrapped title screen in the game's files), but Rare was bought out only halfway through development, so the game had to vastly change. That's also why the art style for it is so different, and is at times derivative of other Mario titles, it was essentially to save time and resources. The "Paper Mario" title was a western translation error even, and Nintendo only committed to that title because while it didn't sell that well in Japan, it was a massive hit with western audiences. Even then, you could tell they wanted to make the TTYD feel like a sequel to the original, and just have a few cheeky nods to what was originally just a mistake - like the gimmicky gameplay was the last thing they leaned into to make the subseries feel unique to anything else Mario. Modern Paper Mario games however, are the opposite, their gimmick is immediately in your face, baked into the story, world, characters, etc. Just the titles and box art alone give off a different vibe.

[@merideri]

happy you enjoyed it i got the red yoshi and named him "hodog"

[@Squiggy]

Great Name

[@llamamations954]

I just replayed TTYD and I purposely got the Pink Yoshi and named him Boulder, because he from my og playthrough

[@metaKnightSpamer777]

for Yoshi, I ended up with Green, & named the lil' fighter 'Ares';

[@TopityTurvity]

i ended up with a red Yoshi and named him Roshi, similar to Boshi from Super Mario RPG~

[@Nate9-9]

Black Yoshi, named Shanks (One Piece) bc of his red hair. Also his color scheme sort of matches Shank’s white shirt and black cloak

[@ianhiggins1564]

I got a blue Yoshi, named him Baxter 😎

[@glitchthegamer6747]

Just because you asked, I got a Red Yoshi. I named him Red Hot because way back when I first played OG TTYD, I got a Red Yoshi.. and named him Red Hot. It just felt right, even if the name is silly.

[@Zackery275]

I got a blue Yoshi and named him Gone

[@hihiyoshi106]

:D I hope you eventually revisit both Paper Mario 64 and Super Paper Mario! I love them both just as much as TTYD! Also Neppy blue yoshi is adorable!

[@Squiggy]

64 yes, Super I really wanna check out too.

[@willburbur3793]

I played spm a bit. Ttyd a lot. And never touched another game until recently finishing origami king. And then got the remake. I’m so excited to hear what someone who has really only play tok thinks of the remake cause most the qol changes I felt like were derived from tok being the most recent game

[@Tetrispriter]

My Yoshi color was orange and I named him Amigo

[@jasoncubias7060]

A blue yoshi, I named RazBoshi. Because blue raspberry, and Boshi

[@GreenSpyro]

Wanna try something similar to Paper mario thousand years door, while also being more modern than standart paper mario? I suggest you try Bug Fables The Everlasting Sapling. It was what we ate while waiting for this remaster xD.

[@-Logan_Word-7437]

Paper Mario 64 is my favorite paper Mario, it’s probably mostly nostalgia but I LOVE paper Mario. Also, this was a really good video, you’re underrated

[@duck___e]

dude, you are really undersubscribed. keep it up! 👍

[@bluelightning7149]

I went with Blue Yoshi and named him Keldeo

[@lilbonsly]

I got the Black Yoshi, I named him "Cola" I'd love a proper sequel to thousand year door's gameplay but I'd also be down for a Super remake What Mario enemy would you like to see as a Partner?

[@Squiggy]

10/10 Yoshi Name, and damn which enemy......... well not enemies but maybe a Pinata or a Punie as an ally

[@WaterKirby1994]

I always imagined a Schoolgirl Koopa whose shell resembles a backpack as a partner you meet at a boarding school with strange stuff happening during my what if sequel imagining.

[@ARod3]

You’ve been brought back to the light

[@ismaeelbaig1762]

100 pit trials is craaaaaaazy

[@WaterKirby1994]

I can't believe the remake removes the term crazy as though it could be seen as insulting yet Origami King had a box of colored pencils actually insult a tribe of people who were treated unfairly for thousands of years.

[@ryanshea5221]

I think what developers miss when they try to change the formula for a sequel, is it still has to, as you said, "scratch the same itch" The battle system is what really does it. This is why Luigi's Mansion 1 will always be superior to me. They removed skill from the combat in the sequels.

[@sbkeel5639]

Only having 1 partner and no customizable badges makes replays little fun. I played thru TTYD dozens of times but only twice thru Super Paper Mario it is obvious which style is better.

[@unseenasymptote4976]

What I would love, which will never happen, is Super Paper Mario remade as a more traditional Paper Mario game with turn based combat. That would require them to completely redevelop the game from almost the ground up, and nobody would want to go through that trouble (unless you’re making Final Fantasy 7 I guess). But my heart still wants it

[@theempire3866]

I see what you did there <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="968">16:08</a>

[@HypeofHypes]

oh no, the angry fans are coming

[@URFTBOUND4LIFE]

My Yoshi was blue and his name is "Buck Wyle"

[@nintendoboy3605]

I got a Green Yoshi and named him Boony

[@texus835]

Vivian, who will always stay the girl I believe she was.

[@PsychoSpartan7]

Yeah in the original Japanese, Vivian was a femboy (not trans), and in the the English and some other localizations they changed that to female (not trans). People can play different localizations if they want but trying to claim the originals as supporting trans is desperation. I only play the remake with mods that removes that and restores the original English.

[@texus835]

@@PsychoSpartan7 I can't really believe changes like those when they tried not to call a character fat or what that was about. while that's not nice irl, it is really not a bad thing to encounter in a game.

[@ismaeelbaig1762]

Here’s hoping for a paper Mario 64 remake

[@CannonKid-uu9ob]

I would be all in favor for a Super Paper Mario remake because I literally grew up with Super Paper Mario. Also I got the black Yoshi, and named him "Preston", hehe.

[@denryuu3]

I was pretty bummed when I finally got 100% and had nothing left to do in the remake. I need more! I have never tried the N64 paper mario so I will probably go for that next. Super Paper Mario was really good imo, I know a lot of people didn't like the 2d -> 3d mechanics but I thought they did a lot of good things with it. I sometimes wish Nintendo would take another pass at a good idea and try to refine it even more or add new things instead of scrapping the good stuff in favor of something 'new' (i.e. gimmicky). Sticker Star was terrible. Boring inventory management game. Haven't tried Origami King because the combat system looks tedious. Edit: I got a red Yoshi who I named Homie Jr. I didn't know you could get colors other than green, which is what I got in the original. He has the best facial expressions in the game which is saying a lot

[@Squiggy]

64 and Super you can't go wrong playing, Origami King yeah fights can get tedious over time, but new areas drop new puzzle for fight so that's something. There's also spiritual successors you could try like Bug Fables, heard great things about that one.

[@denryuu3]

@@Squiggy I haven't heard of Bug Fables before, seems to have great reviews on Steam though. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@_petales2roses]

i kinda laughed when you showed your yoshi's name cause that's literally my name lol

[@Squiggy]

Love the Neptunia Series, got into the series with the Vita and it was the only reason I kept playing that console for a while.

[@_petales2roses]

​@@Squiggy based tbh

[@JustMe-lb8dz]

I am so happy more people are mentioning the first paper mario and willing to give it a shot again. I loveee that game too!!! and some ppartners there rock too :D

[@jjcb5343]

Green yoshi fav color Breaker

[@Brenothegamer1847]

I got the red color Yoshi and I named him Red 😁👍🏻

[@iNinBreak]

i dont agree with the "super metroid to metroid prime" if we break it down without game titles it goes as in this video: "mario 3d 1 to mario 3d 2, zelda 1 to zelda 2 and metroid 3 to metroid 3d 1"? for people that dont understand what im saying the sequel to super metroid isnt metroid prime. metroid prime is a spinoff not a main line like the other 2, metroid 4 isnt prime 1 its fusion and metroid 5 isnt prime 2 its dread. if you want to compare keep it fair and dont compare 2 games with 2 main lines and a 3rd with 1 main line and 1 spinoff its not the same apart from that great video i myself only really completed super paper mario which i loved but never could get myself to play either paper mario or ttyd fully but im finally taking my time to complete the remake of ttyd and i have been enjoying it so far and i hope they do the same with the first one and god forbid go back to that formula going forward with the series

[@Squiggy]

I see what you mean with Super Metroid to Prime, the way I see it is taking the gameplay of Metroid from 2d to 3d was a big leap and making it first person had people raise an eyebrow at the time, not to mention retro was an unknown studio at the time too. They could've attempted making it third person for example but instead focus on being behind the visor of Samus Aran, and including features like the scanning feature. In reality I should've compared prime to other M for example as that change in gameplay was more drastic, or bring up federation force. Besides that I'm glad you liked the video and hope you have fun with the rest of TTYD it's a lot of fun.

[@evilgenius97]

Todd is a red yoshi

[@rein3417]

glad you enjoy this game, it's definitely one of the greater rpgs. still prefer the original to the remake but either are good.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

Pink Yoshi: Nezuko Blue Yoshi: Lil Fat Orange Yoshi: Gunsales

[@Squiggy]

Lit fat is pretty good, but Nezuko for a pink yoshi I really like.

[@DannyPageOfLight]

You got blue on your play, too? I didn't bother watching the time when I had my egg, choosing to leave his color to chance, so I didn't really have a name planned out either. So when I got my blue boy, I just looked up online what "blue" is in Italian and...named him Blu. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@PeekaLePika]

This video is amazing and it captures the same vibe i had when i played the remake. Like, exactly the same. I was watching all those Paper Mario Fans talking about bringing back TTYD and the original formula but i never got to understand it completely, just a itsy bit of it. Most i did was watching Color Splash and i really liked it for the fun writing and use of the characters, and i did attempt playing TTYD once but never got past the first hour of gameplay. When the remake announced i screamed, i couldn't believe it- I was genuinely excited for how the game looked and the things it put onto the table, I was hyped on the few days countdown before the remake released, and when it did- I quickly got it and it did not dissapoint in the slightest. This game kept me and my friend HOOKED wanting to play more and more of the story and never wanting to stop, and when the story was about to be done i really didn't want it to be over- So after finishing i jumped back in and did all the missing stuff to get it to the 100%, and somehow- I still want more! (Which is why i'm considering playing Paper Mario 64 or Paper Jam.) No other game ever had me this excited for adventure and a story, it really beat the expectations which were pretty high. I adore it and i can't wait for Nintendo to make more of this- I'd genuinely make me very happy. Oh, and about the last two questions of the video- My favorite partner was Vivian (kept her around for a very long while and experienced a bunch of the major cutscenes with her), and my Yoshi was green and my friend and i named it "Axew" because of the Dragon Pokémon in Gen 5. A beautiful experience that i genuinely recommend to everyone I know, even the fellow reader checking these comments!

[@soulcalibrII]

TTYD on Switch is a remaster, not a remake. Some of the same bugs occur from the original, along with many copy/pasted animations between the versions. Those prove all Nintendo did was update the old game code instead of "remaking" by coding from scratch in a new engine. Same glitches = same code = not a remake.

[@l3a3n31]

BRING BACK GOOMBELLA

[@WaterKirby1994]

Goombella should have been in Mario Kart games as a Paper Mario Representative & an Assist Trophy in Smash Ultimate where she tattles fighters.

[@Muffib4448]

I recommend playing the paper mario 64 mod which makes it more like ttyd