Paper Mario - Episode 15: Ruining the Mystery

[@KainaX122]

So, fun fact, if you give “Sheek” his favorite food without ever once talking about it or talking to him, he actually comments on how you somehow seem to know it

[@knuxuki1013]

That's awesome

[@ItzZeeOfficial]

“What’s the next chapter going to be? Literal death itself?” Insidious foreshadowing there Emile.

[@New3DSLuigi364]

Do Ghosts count? AKA Boos?! Including the Most Attractive Boo in the entire History Of Mario?!!

[@Arkatox]

@@New3DSLuigi364 You mean Bootler, of course.

[@spagootest2185]

@@New3DSLuigi364 Hey! does Vivian count as a boo, too?

[@PhoxphorusKitKat]

Oof Mario dies 😭

[@Lumis_The_Lucario]

@@spagootest2185 hey i love vivain to but she is a shadow spirit(wich have some relationship to the shadow queen tho i cant remeber). While she dose have a ghostly apearence she is not a boo. And We see non boo gost in the mario series so its safe to say she is not a boo. She is however a Beautiful trans girl and my favroit partner in the entire paper mario series.

[@bryangonzales4198]

I love how Moustafa just nods in approval when he realizes Mario found Dry Dry Ruins.

[@rcmero]

He knows his work is done, and he is confident that Mario will successfully kick Bowser's henchmen out of the ruins.

[@SnakeEyesOfficial42]

“He’s done it. There’s no turning back now.”

[@bunsmasterbunny]

@@rcmero He doesn’t know Bowser’s henchmen are there until Mario tells him in a later visit.

[@talos_the_automaton2329]

I just love how his name is Moustafa lol.

[@rcmero]

@@bunsmasterbunny He probably knows that there's _someone_ suspicious there, at least.

[@IssyCoonify]

These videos shouldn't be called a Let's Play, they should be called a Let's Appreciate ❤️

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Aye.

[@PrinsaVossum]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 🎶Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated🎶

[@yannatoko9898]

'Conroy - 2008 - 2015.

[@db_524]

I agree.

[@pokemonsliver]

God I love the cut scene of Dry Dry Ruins rising from the sand. There's such weight to its reveal with all the shaking, the music cutting out after the reveal, and the desert turning to night. I just wish the night sky didn't vanish the moment you go to a different screen.

[@finbomachinimas1040]

It’s also impressive they did something like that on nintendo 64

[@Senaru]

Anyone know a way to retain that night setting, either on original hardware or emulation, etc.?

[@finbomachinimas1040]

@@Senaru I don’t know how to unless you find a way to change a form of coding.

[@awsumsas]

"What's the name of the next chapter going to be, literal death itself?" I love chuggaaconroy

[@CelestinaakaClonaClox9999]

You love him? Back off! He's mine!

[@Sora_Haragashi2003]

I love him too ❤😂

[@chaotixthefox]

*theme

[@gabrielavillalobos9425]

As a kid, my sibling and I gave Kolorado an Australian accent. The bit when he burns himself in the mt lava lava level later on in the game, I remembered shouting "Crikey! Me Ass!" In my best Steve Irwin impression and it stuck for us ever since.

[@colefrazee]

Goombario's Log Day 15: *gasping* Finally! We made it to Dry Dry Outpost. I don't want to see another particle of sand ever again when this adventure is over. Anyway, after going around the Outpost we eventually met up with Moustafa, a follower of the former King Mousta. Apparantly, Dry Dry Ruins was his kingdom before his subjects rose against him. He grew an army and defeated the traitors, and since then his followers have guarded the secrets to Dry Dry Ruins. Moustafa gave us a Pulse Stone to help us track down the location of the ruins, meaning we had to walk through the desert again. I'm just gonna say it; I don't like sand. It's course, rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere. Kooper's Log Day 10: So, this Sheek mouse was actually Moustafa this entire time! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. Apparantly there's this whole origin to Dry Dry Ruins but I was pretty exhausted from our travels that I didn't pay too much attention to it. It's probably not important though. I mean, as long as there are no un-dead monsters in the ruins waiting to attack us, we should be fine. Bombette's Log Day 9: While exploring Dry Dry Outpost, we got to meet Merlee, Merluvlee's twin sister we've heard about before. She casted a special spell onto Mario that will grant him bonuses in battle. Whether they be attack or defense, coins or star pieces, she'll pop up to aid us in battle. I wonder what Goombario thought of her? He still seemed a bit dazed after all that walking. Parakarry's Log Day 4: Welp, here it it. After we delivered a letter to a Nomadimouse, the Pulse Stone led us to Dry Dry Ruins. The ruins rose from the ground as the sky turned dark, almost as if we've unearthed an unspeakable evil upon the world once more. Also, all that blowing sand got in my wings. Cleaning these is going to be a real hassle tonight. *Merlee's Hut* Merlee: Welcome pals of boys and gals. What brings you here to the greatest seer? Kooper: Merlon told us about you. Apparantly you set up a shop here in Dry Dry Outpost. Merlee: Tee hee yes that is me. You're a smart little mister, perhaps you know about my sister? Bombette: Yeah, Merluvlee. Your twin sister. Though I must say for being twins you do look pretty different. Karry: How can you even tell; they wear hoods all the time. Kooper: Say, where's Goombario? He seemed pretty stoked to meet you. Goombario: Here I am. Right here. I just, needed some more water that's all. So, what did you need me fo... *looks at Merlee, twinkling stars surround her face* Say, did somebody, turn the sun up, or did just get, a lot hotter, here.... *passes out* *everyone stares at Goombario* Kooper: I'll get him some more water. Karry: I'll start fanning him with my wings again. Bombette: Sorry Merlee. I can't tell if he's still suffering from the heat, or he just fell in love at first site. Trust me, he apparently did this with Merluvlee. Merlee: From the heat, or from his heart's beat? Bombette: Da Fuzz if I care. Look, you'd said you'd lend us your magic power when we're in battle. Maybe then we can properly introduce you two together. Merlee: That sounds lovely. You can count on me, Merlee. P.S. I think after this I might separate these recap replies to every 5 days or so. I don't want the replies to be super clustered every time so spacing it out for five episodes seems pretty fair.

[@colefrazee]

Goombario's Log: Day 1 Wow. This has been one of the craziest days of my life. First a massive earthquake breaks our fence, then a mysterious man falls from the sky, which turned out to be Mario. THE Mario. Man, I was so excited to finally meet him in person once he woke up. Unfortunately, things went south pretty quickly. This witch Kammy Koopa put a big block right on our fence door preventing us from leaving. And what's worse is that Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach again. Oh man, if only there was something I could do? Goombario: Dad! Sis! What happened!? Goompapa: Goombario! This wicked Kammy Koopa just broke our fence, again. Goombaria: And worse, it seems Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach, again. Goombaria: Aw man, what can we do? Goompapa: Don't worry son. I sent Mario to find Goompa and borrow his hammer. That should break the block no problem. Goombaria: Although, he's been in there for a while and hasn't come out yet. You think something's wrong? Goombario: Eh. Gooma's probably telling him another one of her long-winded stories. There's nothing to worry about, besides the thing that we should be worried about. Goombario's Log Day 2: OMGoomba! I can't believe it! I get to go on an adventure with Mario! Oh man, I'm so excited! I know my family is excited to see me head out, though my mother wants me to be safe and my sister is a bit jealous, but that doesn't matter. I can't wait to head out and save the princess from Bowser. Here we go! Goombario: What the Koopa Shell! Dad! Sis! The veranda is gone! Goompapa: What! What do you mean gone!? Goombario: I went to check in on Goompa and Mario to see what was taking so long and when I opened the door the veranda was gone! Goombaria: How could an entire veranda just disappear? Goompapa: Perhaps that wicked Kammy Koopa broke it when she left. I just hope the two of them are okay. Goombario: I'm not worried about Mario. I just hope Goompa is okay. Goombaria: He'll be fine. His skull is as thick as yours. Goombario: Hey! But you do have a point. Goombario's Log Day 3: Today's the start of my adventure with Mario. I've got everything packed and ready to go. On our way to Star Summit we ran into some troublesome goombas which were no problem for us. But then, we ran into Blue, Red, and King Goomba on our travels. Even still they were pushovers thanks to Mario and I. We sent those guys packing and cleared a path towards our destination. Everything's going great so far, though I have a feeling that while I'm writing this entry, that we're being watched. Eh, it's probably nothing. ???: Hey hey! Hold it right there! You! Yeah you, suspicious guy! Don't move! Goombario: Mario! Over there! Mario: *looks in the opposite direction* Goombario: No. The other way. Mario: *looks towards the camera* Goombario: Other, other way! Mario: *looks at the ledge* Oh. Woah! *meanwhile* Kammy Koopa: Hahaha. So, looks like the Goomba King wasn't tough enough to defeat Mario. I'm afraid my worst fears are realized. He has regained his strength so quickly. I must alert King Bowser immediately. Mario must not make it to Bowser. *flies off to Peach's Castle* Goombario's Log Day 4: After trouncing the Goomba Bros and King Goomba, we made our way to Toad Town. The residents there were pretty riled up after losing the castle and Peach. We spoke with Mario's brother, Luigi, who was watching the house as well. He seems nice. But, we had more serious matters to attend to. We made our way to Shooting Star Summit, where; OMGoomba, I finally got to meet Murluvlee! She's even more gorgeous than I imagined! I hope she wasn't reading my mind at that moment. Was there anything else that happened? Eh, maybe it'll come back to me later. *outside Murluvlee's house* Goombario: Okay Goombario, you've got this. It's only your childhood crush that you're finally meeting in person for the first time ever. Focus okay, you've got this. Mario: *opens the door* Murluvlee: Well, well. If it isn't Mario and Goombario. I foresaw your arrival here. Goombario: She knows my name. She knows my name! *passes out* Murluvlee: Is he okay? Mario: *shrugs* Murluvlee: I definitely didn't foresee that happening. Goombario's Log Day 5: After making our way down Shooting Star Summit, we ran into Twink; a star spirit sent by Princess Peach to tell us she's doing fine. But I feel like we should hurry along and get to her as soon as possible. We met up with Merlon, the grandfather of Merluvlee, who told us to head to Koopa Village to meet a 'Blue Shelled Koopa'. Don't know what he meant by that but I'm excited to meet them. Oh, and we also took on the Toad Town Dojo and managed to beat 2/3 of the competitors. We weren't strong enough to take down the Master though, but if you could have seen that fight, we might have beat him with a bit more luck. But anyways, we arrived in Koopa Village only to see it being ravaged by Fuzzies. The people are being attacked as I am writing this and Mario is just standing there doing nothing right now. Maybe he'll come to his senses by tomorrow, if the Koopas are still alive by then. *meanwhile at the dojo* Master: Well Mario, you've done well to challenge me to a fight. But this is where your run ends. Take this! *miss* What? Um, let me try that again. *miss* Huh!? Hold on, let me adjust my staff real quick. Ok. Hiya! *miss* What the!? *miss* Oh come on! *miss* Grrrrr!!! *throws the staff at Mario, hits him* Yes! Ha! First try! Better luck next time Mario. Woo Hoo. *starts coughing and hacking* *later at Koopa Village* Goombario: Mario! The koopas are under attack! Do something! Mario: *staring into the distance* Goombario: Mario? Earth to Mario! Are you here!? Mario: *static* (Inner Monologue: How did I survive so long against the Master?) Goombario's Log Day 6: Mario finally woke up and bonked a fuzzy that stole a koopa's shell, allowing us to retrieve it. We then went around and got the rest of the resident's shells back before running into Kooper, the blue-shelled koopa Merlon told us about. His shell also got stolen by a fuzzy, so we had to chase after it. Once we got it back and gave it to Kooper, he wanted to join our party. Mario seemed a bit resistive to letting him join, but he agreed and let him join the party. So now we're a team of three staring down Koopa Bros. Fortress. Nothing can stop us now! Kooper's Log Day 1: Holy Shell! I can't believe it! I'm going on an adventure with Mario! You don't know how excited I am to be traveling with him. Of course, it's not just Mario I'm going with. There's this little goomba named Goombario that's here as well. He's pretty cool, I guess. But I mean, Mario's there too. But enough fanboying, time to show those Koopa Bros. who's the real Koopa King. Kooper: So, that was Mario's brother Luigi, right? Goombario: Yup. He seems a bit bummed out to not be going on an adventure with us. But like he said, someone needs to stay behind and look after the house. Kooper: You think that guy will ever accomplish anything in his life. Goombario: What do you mean by that? Kooper: I mean, I've heard so many stories about how Mario saved the world dozens of times over, but not a single story about Luigi. Goombario: I mean, there was that one-time Mario went missing and Luigi had to travel the world to rescue him. Kooper: Shut your mouth right now little mister know it all, we do not speak about that. It was non-canon, it didn't happen. Goombario: Even that time Mario had a time ma... Kooper: *power shell's Goombario* Not. Canon. Goombario: *dizzy* Understood. But like, give it a few months or so. I'm sure Luigi will do something spectacular.

[@colefrazee]

Goombario's Log Day 7: After entering Koopa Bros. Fortress, we fought our way through Koopas and Bob-ombs loyal to Bowser. We were making great progress, until one of the Koopa Bros. set a trap for us and we landed in a prison. Thankfully, we ran into a new friend named Bombette. She used to work for the Koopa Bros. before Bowser came in and corrupted them and forced the Bob-ombs into slavery. She was able to bust a hole in the jail cell wall allowing us and the others to escape. And now that we're free, there's nothing else that'll stand in our way of taking down the Koopa Bros. Kooper's Log Day 2: Woah. This fortress is incredible. It's so tall and intimidating with so many floors. I gotta say, even though the Koopa Bros. are our enemies, they know how to run a fortress. I mean sure, they did trick us into falling into a jail cell, but like, look at those outfits. The Koopa Bros. are so cool. Bombette's Log Day 1: The Koopa Bros. are a bunch of Ampholes! They think that they can lock me in a jail cell for demanding fair treatment is absurd! Oh, when I get out of this cage, I will give them a piece of my mind! Continued: So, um, I feel dumb. You see, Mario, THE Mario, just fell into this cell with us. And I really wanted to join him on his adventure to stop the Koopa Bros. So, I showed him my special move of blowing up cracked walls. So, I blew up a cracked wall on our jail cell, and that's when I realized I could have done that from the beginning. Oh well. I'll just let all of my pent-up anger out on those Koopa Bros. Goombario: So, looks like we're a party of four now. Kooper: Looks like it. The more the merrier, I guess. Bombette: Don't you worry a thing boys. I know how to pull my own weight around here. Kooper: Just try not to blow a fuse, okay? Bombette: Da Fuzz did you say!? Goombario: Woah, woah. Easy guys. We're all friends here, right? Bombette: I've barely known you and yet you know about my love life! Goombario: Wait, so you do have a boyfriend? Bombette: Did. Have. Now shut your mouth before I burn it shut. Kooper: Good luck. Mario: *motions for them to follow* Bombette: Looks like Mario needs us. Try to keep up boys. *runs off* Kooper: Hey! Wait up! *slides after her* Goombario: Hey! *tries to run with his stubby legs* Goombario's Log Day 8: Well, we did it. After climbing higher in Koopa Bros. Fortress and getting past all those Bullet Bill's, we fought the Koopa Bros. head on. But first, we had to knock out their Bowser replica. Could you believe they thought they were fooling us with that? I mean, I've never seen Bowser in person before, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't three-dimensional, or made of cardboard. But whatever, we took'em down no problem and saved the first star spirit. 1 down, 6 to go. Only question now is; where do we go now? Kooper's Log Day 3: Holy Shell! I can't believe we got to fight THE Bowser! I mean, not me specifically since Goombario and Bombette took care of him, but hey it's the thought that counts. And I sure was shell-shocked to see that Bowser was just the Koopa Bros. this entire time. Man, you learn something new everyday. Bombette's Log Day 2: BOOM! In Your FACE Koopa Bros! That's what you get for locking me in a cage for all eternity you sons of Bloopers! Ehem. Sorry. Got a bit excited there. But hey, now that my former bosses are stuck in jail for all eternity, I'm a free girl now. Much like that star spirit we just saved. I can't wait to see the sun again and venture off to our next destination. So long Koopa Bros. Fortress, I won't miss you. *just outside the boss door* Bombette: *psyching herself up* Ok, Bombette. It's payback time. Kooper: So, what's your plan Bombette? Bombette: Simple. I'm gonna hit'em, and then I'll hit'em again. Goombario: That sounds pretty flat if you ask me. Kooper: Dude, all we've been doing is hitting enemies over and over again until they die. Bombette: Exactly. Glad we're on the same page Kooper. Now, let's go. Kooper: Yeah! Let's get'em! Bombette: Hold your Yoshi's bud, this is my fight! *knocks him in his shell and shoots him to the other side of the castle* Goombario: Hey! What was that for!? Bombette: He'll be fine. I'm sure we can manage without him. Now, it's payback time! *blows the door open* Charrrrrrrrge!!!! Goombario: Hey! Wait for me! *runs after with his stubby legs* Mario: *who witnessed the whole thing* (shrugs) (walks in) Goombario's Log Day 9: After rescuing the first Star Spirit, we headed back to Koopa Village and helped out the old Koopa Koot with some errands. Not much to note for today other than we headed back to Toad Town, but still no clear clue on where to go next. Kooper's Log Day 4: So, Mario started running errands for Koopa Koot. I've heard stories of how this old geezer would manipulate everyone in the village to do his bidding. It's only just begun, but trust me, it only gets worse from here. Bombette's Log Day 3: For the love of Goombas, I can't believe it. My old 'boyfriend' made his way to Koopa Village and is living in Kooper's House now. Ugh. That guy needs to back the fuzz off. I am an independent woman who don't need a man in her life. I just hope he doesn't start making a racket in the village. Koopa Koot: You're a life saver Mario. Mario: Yahoo! *turns into a lifesaver* Goombario: Mario, No! Kooper: Oh yeah, baby. Bombette: Let's press on, and on, and on. Goombario's Log Day 10: Before leaving Koopa Village, we heard on the radio that there was a contest to take a Koopa Leaf to the front of Toad Town in order to win a prize. So, we rushed to Toad Town as fast as we could with nothing in our way. Except for Jr. Troopa who decided to fight us, and Twink telling us to go to Dry Dry Desert to find the next Star Spirit. And unfortunately, we were just seconds aways from getting there and had to go back to Koopa Village to try again. Thankfully we managed it and got some Maple Syrup for our trouble. After that, we went around town and talked to the residents, visited Luigi, the badge shop, and tried the dojo Master again. We failed, but we got closer this time. Oh, and I learned that Murluvlee has a twin sister! OMGoomba! I bet she's just as beautiful as well! *squeals* Eh hem. That's enough for today. Kooper's Log Day 5: Man, what is up with that Jr. Troopa? The kid's as small as they get and he's still in his egg, and yet he's some kind of menace to people whose hobbies include working out and ordering stuff by mail. Who would send stuff to this little brat anyway? Eh, whatever. He's still no match for us, even if he did waste our time with winning that radio contest. Bombette's Log Day 4: Gosh, even the Toad's here can be hopeless romantics. We met with Minh T. who runs the flower garden in Toad Town and asked us to find Bub-ulbs to plant in her garden. However, just on the other side of the garden was this creepy toad who has a crush on her, and yikes. I thought my 'boyfriend' was a hopeless romantic, but that toad took it to another level. He and that Bob-omb should NEVER meet each other. I shudder to think what their simp-etude power would become if they ever met. No thank you. Goombario: Radio contest, here we come! Kooper: We're really moving in synch guys. Bombette: Nothing can stop us now! ???: Mario, it's me. Jr. Troopa. *pops out from behind a bush* Jr. Troopa: I'm here to kick your amp! Bombette: Listen pal, I'm really sorry, but we don't have time to play with you today. So, hurry on home, okay? Jr. Troopa: What's this? Were you so frightened by my power that you wet yourself, hot head? Bombette: DID I WHAT!? You've got a lot of nerve you one-eyed monster! Mario: *shocked* Goombario: *shocked* Kooper: *shocked* Goombario: B-Bombette? You do know "one-eyed monster" usually means- Bombette: Huh? Means what!? Goombario: Um... It's ah... Kooper, why are you blushing? Kooper: *realization hits* Shut up! *bonks Goombario* *Battle Start*

[@colefrazee]

Goombario's Log Day 11: We went around the southern part of Toad Town today and met up with Tayce T., the Toad Town chef. She was able to make a lot of good items for us that will no doubt help us on our adventure. We also visited the harbor and saw someone fishing. I don't really like fish myself, but hey, to each their own. Then we went into the sewers and fought gloombas and a Blooper guarding a badge. Then, just north of the train station was the Playroom and the Lil' Oinks farm. We lost our money at the Playroom and didn't see a single Lil' Oink at all. But hey, next time we should be able to head to Dry Dry Desert to find the next Star Spirit. Kooper's Log Day 6: Doo do do do do do, Doo do do do do do. Man, those sewers bring back so many memories for me. I remember when me and my friends would wonder into the sewers and mess around together. It was such a blast, that is until some jackbros came in and started hitting us from underneath and flipping us over. And then they kicked us. Man, if I could see the person that did that to me, I would give them a piece of my mind (P.S. Yes, I know those were called "Shell Creepers" in the arcade and aren't actually Koopas but just go with it okay.) Bombette's Log Day 5: Well, my life flashed before my eyes today. We made our way to the Train Station, but before heading there we decided to visit the Playroom Koopa Koot told us about. For some reason, Mario took us to the back of the Lil' Oinks farm and told me to blow up in this exact spot. I was confused as to why, but I did it anyways. And then, out of nowhere a pipe appeared from the ground and it led to the Playroom. What? Kooper: Hey, Goombario. Goombario: What is it Kooper? Kooper: How come you don't like fish? Goombario: I don't know. Just, never really liked it. Bombette: Come on, there's got to be a reason you don't like it. Goombario: Look, it's just, they're so slimy and scaly. *shivers* Just saying it gives me the creeps. Bombette: I don't know, that sounds like a pretty, Cheep-Cheep shot don't you think. Kooper: Ay! Up top! *high-fives* Bombette *elsewhere in the Mushroom Kingdom* ???: Hmm? I don't know why but I think I gonna kick a Goomba's butt someday. Goombario's Log Day 12: We got up bright and early today to head to Dry Dry Desert in search of the second Star Spirit. After Bombette opened the tracks for us, we took the train straight to the desert. Once we got there, we ran into Parakarry, the mail-koopa. He dropped some letters and we had to go find them for him. They were pretty easy though, and we got them back to him no problem. In return, Karry offered to lend us a hand in our adventure. So now we're a party of five, I wonder who we'll meet up with next? Kooper's Log Day 7: Phew, this desert heat sure is blistering. This shell sure doesn't help a lot when it comes to the heat as well. But at the very least, I'm not the only koopa suffering from the heat, as we met up with Parakarry. He'll be joining us on our adventure, but man, how can Karry handle the heat in all of those clothes? Gosh, I envy him. P.S. Apparantly, Mario is my son? Don't know what that was about. Bombette's Log Day 6: *panting* So, hot. I'm worried this heat will light my fuse if I'm out too long. At the very least, it's been fun blowing up Clefts over and over again. So hey, it's not all bad. Oh yeah. We have a new friend today, Parakarry. Another boy as well. Gosh, when are we gonna gets some more girls in this squad? Parakarry's Log Day 1: Wah-Hoo! I can't believe it! I'm going on an adventure with Mario! I know Mario won't be disappointed by my services. I know these lands like the back of my hand. Oh, and of course he's agreed to help me find my missing letters too. But let's not talk about that part. Now then, off we go! Dry Dry Outpost, here we come! *shortly after reaching the desert* Kooper: Ah, the desert. Count how many sands is here, Goombario. That's your first mission. Goombario: Ok. *Proceeds to start counting while everyone talks over him* Bombette: Why the Fuzz would you make him do that!? Kooper: It passes the time. Bombette: It's gonna take so long. Kooper! It's gonna be so annoying! Kooper: I'm curious what the biggest number is. Bombette: No! He's just going to be counting forever! Kooper: Perhaps. But it's... (Parakarry losing his mind in the background) Bombette: Kooper, what have you brought!? This is your fault! Goombario: There are only 30 million sand particles in this desert. Kooper: See, that was easy. Bombette: Fuzz. Oh my Goomba. Goombario's Log Day 13: After getting Parakarry into our team, we headed back to Toad Town to deliver Merlon his letter. It turns out that it's from Merlee, Merluvlee's twin sister. Now I finally have a name to another face of beauty! *squeals* Eh hem. Sorry. Anyway, we went back to Dry Dry Desert and did some exploring with Karry in the party. That's when we ran into a Buzzar who was looking for Mario. (If Mario answered Luigi; We thankfully managed to avoid an encounter by saying he was Luigi, and the birdbrain bought it.) (If Mario answered anything else; We had to take him, but thankfully with Mario's Shrink Stomp boots and Karry's move set, he was no problem for us at all.) Once that was done, we made it to the heart of Dry Dry Desert where we met Kolorada. Kooper seemed pretty excited to meet him I'll say that much. But now that we're here, all that's left is to comb this desert until we find the ruins. Kooper's Log Day 8: HOLY SHELL! HOLY SHELL HOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYYYY SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I FINALLY GOT TO MEET KOLORADA IN THE FLESH! He's even cooler than I imagined. He even said that when I'm done helping Mario save the world, he'll take me on an expedition! *squeals* THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIIIIIIIIIFFEE!!! Bombette's Log Day 7: So, this is the world's famous Kolorada huh? Doesn't look all that impressive as people say. Goombario even told me that the koopa's up his own amp about treasure. He rushes off on adventure at even the wince of hearing about treasure. That koopa's gonna get himself killed at some point if he doesn't get his head out of the sand. Literally. I feel for his wife man, it's a good thing I'm single. Parakarry's Log Day 2: So, my adventure with Mario officially started today. We delivered Merlon his letter in Toad Town, proceeded to beat shell out of a bird, and met up with Kolorado in the heart of the desert. I gotta say, this adventure has been fun so far. My wings have been flapping like crazy ever since I first joined. Wonder what will come next in our travels? Goombario: Alright, there. All written down for today. Time to pack it in for the night and... Bombette: HEY! Goombario: Ah! Bombette? What are you doing here? Bombette: Listen, Kooper and Karry are having an argument outside, and they've been at it for an hour now. Goombario: What are they arguing about? Bombette: The shell if I care! I just want them to shut the fuzz up! So, go out there and break up that argument, okay!? Goombario: Um sure. Okay. *walks outside the tent, sees the two arguing* Hey! What's going on here!? Kooper: Ah, Goombario. There you are. Please, settle this debate for us. You're a genius, right? Goombario: What's it about? Karry: We've been having an argument about my wings. Kooper is of course a normal Koopa Troopa. And I'm a Koopa Paratroopa. Kooper: And according to your logic, a Paratroopa is just a Koopa with wings. And if Mario or you jump on them, their wings fall off and they turn into normal Koopas, right? Goombario: I mean, that's what I've written down, so? Kooper: So you see, I'm saying that if you were to bonk Karry on the head twice, his wings will fall off. Karry: And I'm saying he's an idiot and my wings cannot be detached from my body. Kooper: Then there's only one way to solve this; Goombario, bonk him on the head. Goombario: What!? Kooper, he's our friend. I can't just hit him. Kooper: Bombette hits me all the time, what's the difference here? Bombette: The difference is that you're an amphole. Goombario, just whack Karry so they can shut up, okay? Goombario: Ok, fine. He goes. *bonks Karry on the head twice, ... nothing happens* Karry: See, my wings are still attached. Kooper: What the, but that, but you said... No. *grabs Goombario* I refuse to be proven wrong! Goombario: Wait! What are you...! *Kooper proceeds to bash Karry on the head repeatedly with Goombario to try and make his wings fall off, they don't and Karry just stands there unfazed* Bombette: *witnessing the whole thing* *scoffs* Boys.

[@colefrazee]

Goombario's Log Day 14: ................................................................................................ Hey, um hi. It's Kooper here. Goombario got a severe case of heat stroke while strolling the desert with Mario since we traveled every square inch of this desert. It was pretty fun bashing up Pokey's and Bandits today. And hey, I even got powered up at the oasis. So um, yeah. That's kinda all we did today. I'm gonna just copy what I wrote here for Goombario into my journal and get him some water. Um, bye. Kooper's Log Day 9: Hey, um hi. It's Kooper here, again. Goombario got a severe case of heat stroke while strolling the desert with Mario since we traveled every square inch of this desert. It was pretty fun bashing up Pokey's and Bandits today. And hey, I even got powered up at the oasis. So um, yeah. That's kinda all we did today. I'm gonna just copy what I wrote here for Goombario into my journal and get him some water. Um, bye. Bombette's Log Day 8: Yeesh. I thought I was having a rough time in the desert, but I think Goombario's fricking lost it. It can't be too pleasant for the little guy walking through this whole desert. Thankfully I didn't have to do a whole lot today and got to ride in Mario's abnormally large pocket. It's way bigger than it seems, there's even a mini fridge in here. Maybe I should have given Goombario some water while I was relaxing in there? ... oh well. Parakarry's Log Day 3: Phew, finally. We made it to Dry Dry Outpost at last. Thankfully my wings managed to keep a nice breeze going throughout the journey, so I was right as rain. Goombario, not so much. I'm fanning him down with my wings as I'm writing this, hopefully he'll feel better by tomorrow. *while traveling the desert* Goombario: So, hot. Can't, go, on. Kooper: Keep it together now Goombario. I'll drag you along myself if I have to. Bombette: I mean, I guess that it's hot, but really? Parakarry: Honestly, I'm starting to feel a little worn out. A spot to rest would be nice right now. Kooper: Hey look, there! Goombario, look! It's water! There's an oasis! Goombario: Wa...w-wotah? Kooper: Yeah, water!!! Goombario: Wotah!!! Kooper: Come on, let's go! Goombario: Yeah! *Goombario and Kooper rush off to the oasis* Bombette: Oh come on. Talk about overreacting. Parakarry: Let's just hope it's not a mirage. *the rest of the gang walks over the the oasis*

[@yokai59loi36]

I have been waiting for Chugga to get to dry dry ruins for so long so I can do this enemy parody. Mostly because I wanted to write silly quotes In the ruins ???: So, he finally made it? Crowd: YES, SIR! ???: Hush! Not too loud. Prevent him from getting to me. Crowd: *Salutes* ???: As I said several times before, it is not necessary. *Arf arf!* ???: Aw, Chompy. Come to daddy! Chain chomp: Arf. Arf arf!! ???: Whose a good girl? You are!! A nice little chain chomp. A chomp who will beat Mario for sure.

[@hyperventalated]

One thing I always liked about earlier Paper Mario as a series that I'm even noticing here is that being made of paper was something that wasnt necessarily acknowledge *unless* a character is doing magic. Things act like paper somewhat, but it's simply a state of being in the same way we are made of matter. Then when it is acknowledged like the curses in TTYD or the card spells in this game, it's seen as a magical character stretching the laws of the universe. Very cool idea.

[@KingKuron_]

YEEEEESSS! I knew we'd get a return of the 'Mario loves the MELONS' line!

[@eddmario]

15:28 Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door does this with the password to meet Don Pianta. If you already know the order to buy the items you can unlock the door as early as chapter 1, allowing you to skip having to learn how to meet with him in Chapter 3.

[@That_Emi_]

I don't think this is true since Zess T. blocks the way to West Rogueport. You can skip the sequence of learning the password if you know it already, but you can't get to the shop until at least after chapter 1 since that's when the contact lens becomes available..

[@eddmario]

@@That_Emi_ Um, last I checked the contact lens shows up in the shop pretty early on and only requires you to have at least actually started chapter 1.

[@DeitySkullKid]

OR either way, you can do this before chapter 1 if you just use the hazard respawn glitch You CAN talk to everyone in the prologue if you want, but I'm not sure if the dialogue is any different from the chapter 1 stuff Pre chapter 3 you can see don pianta ahead of time, but they just have some generic dialogue at this point.

[@Jaydove2387]

As a pre-Hooktail pit runner, I can say with confidence that you need hazard respawn glitch to get to the weast side before beating chapter 1.

[@FormalGibble]

Too bad you can't skip the general white quest in thousand year door if you already know what to do. Oddly enough sonic 06 has the same damn quest but you can speed through it.

[@akakay0131]

Moustafa is a play on the name Mustafa, yes. Also, his alter ego, Sheek, is a play on “Sheikh”, an Arabic title meaning “elder”. It’s also probably a reference to Zelda’s alter ego in OoT, Sheik. “Sheik” comes from “Sheikah”, which itself is most likely based on a Japanese transliteration of “seeker”, not a play on Sheikh (though it could be a bit of both).

[@randomnpc445]

If I had to guess, localizers didn't realize it was supposed to be "seeker" and though Shiek's design has a bit of an Arabian flare to it, and decided to use an Arabic word as the basis for how to spell it. I can't see any other reason why they would go with such a relatively odd spelling compared to using "ee" or "ea" for the long "e" sound. I also always wondered why Sheikah Stones existed to give out hints, but knowing that they're probably supposed to be called "Seeker Stones" makes a bit more sense.

[@akakay0131]

@@randomnpc445 That’s possible, but I can also see them doing it to make the name look and sound more unique, rather than having it just be “Seeker”, which would clash with all the unqiue race names that came from Japanese words. Goron, for example, comes from ゴロ (goro, onomatopeia for a rumbling/rolling sound), while Kokiri comes from 子 (ko, “child”) and 木 (ki, “tree”). Korok is especially unique, as it comes from コロポックル (korpokkur), a race of tiny, hidden people that live under leaves in Ainu folklore. Just having a plain English word next to all of that feels a bit boring, especially for the race of badass shadow ninjas. Btw, in the original Japanese, Sheikah is spelled シーカー (Shīkā), and in some languages, like Russian, it’s spelled “Shiika”.

[@markerikson7423]

If you talk to Goombario after the cutscene he makes a Zelda reference

@@akakay0131 I thought Goron came from the name Goran, meaning 'mountain man'.

[@akakay0131]

@ Maybe, but I think that’s probably just a coincidence, or at least not the main inspiration, seeing as Gorons are known for rolling down hills, and even have a verbal tic where they say “goro”.

[@shiningmagneton469]

I like how the shop was two worthless items for sale specifically so you can give them to Sheek. Just don;t mash through his text boxes and accidently give him a Super Shroom, like I did. Thankfully I had already stored the Ultra Shroom away. I shudder to think what would have happened if I hadn't. Also, Dry Dry Ruins rising from the sand is one of the most impressive things in this game so far. I love the lighting so, so much.

[@M3G4T3RR4]

Honestly if Moustafa wouldn't consider you the nicest guy ever after giving him an ultra shroom then he doesn't deserve your friendship

[@phineas81707]

Although I'd laugh if anyone bought a Dried Shroom and a Dusty Hammer in that order to do so.

[@lvlupproductions2480]

You’d still be farming lil- oinks to this day.

[@dzarthedemon4855]

"An information trader?" *takes off cloak* "MOUSTAFA THE INFORMATION TRADER?!"

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Classic Doofensmirtz.

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

05:20 Well, rhyming has always been Merlee's entire thing, be it in this game, TTYD or Super Paper Mario. 13:14 Not just an ordinary lemon but a capital-L Lemon. That's how you know it's a nice thing. 18:12 Silly Emile, his first name is obviously Travelling. The sequence of Dry Dry Ruins rising from the desert sands is a scene that never ceases to be cool to me (and it seems people in the comment feel much the same about this as I do). With the sky turning dark, the earth quaking, and the various people in the desert reacting to the sudden change, it really gets across this feeling that you've uncovered this ancient secret kept for centuries.

[@DevinY1]

Seeing that cutscene of Dry Dry Ruins come out of the sand never gets old.

[@bunningtonbinks]

Coming back to the original paper mario series made me realize something. The little Mouser characters are always so cool

[@edwardmendoza3985]

Goombario actually has something to say after Sheek reveals himself to be Moustafa.

[@chugga]

I tattle him in a later episode! I meant to in this one, but it slipped my mind in the moment.

[@Zegaexiron]

The Paper Mario *?* sound effect has lived in my head since I first heard it all those years ago. It will play in my head on reflex when *I'm* confused for Pete sake. It's the perfect "Huh?" sound.

[@jaydenyamada2916]

I need it as a ringtone.

[@thatonewierdcowboy6792]

Honestly same, but mine does it with the lucky sound

[@tylercoon1791]

Absolutely. Completely rent free.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Indeed it is!

[@HunterIsRad]

In this episode: Dry Dry Outpost seems like an oasis for information, don’t you think? Better than Wet Wet Station, that’s for sure, those guys don’t give out anything.

[@deoxysandmew2162]

Moustafa has a different dialog if you know the password without his help and is completely flabbergasted by it. Honestly, that piece of dialog made my day lol Edit: also fun fact: the entry to dry dry ruins is actually at all times present and is suspended in midair, but because mario cant jump that high, he cant reach it before the ruins' staircase is present. With ultra boots its possible lol

[@SkywardLink01]

This was one of two road blocks me and my brother ran into when we were young. For the life of us we couldn’t find Mr. Moustafa. I remember one night I bought the Dried Shroom and Dusty Hammer, and I ended up proceeding through the game without knowing how to get that information in the game. That’ll always be one of my proudest gaming moments that always comes back in my mind when I replay this part of the game.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

What was the other?

[@SkywardLink01]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 A beast by the name of Huff N. Puff.

[@alexeidarling]

@@SkywardLink01 Yeah...I feel you on that...

[@Gochen86]

It always unnerved me for a few seconds when the music suddenly died after the ruins resurfaced. To me, there is nothing more foreboding or ominous in a game than to have the BGM just vanish as you uncover/approach/enter a plot-crucial location. The sounds of your footsteps (and other SFX like menu inputs) echoing in the sudden stillness of a previously vibrant location, often times enshrouded in darkness (like it is here with the ruins) creates a rather unique audiological ambience that truly captures your attention.

[@robertquick8410]

GOOMBARIO LOVES THE DESERT. In fact he’s “drying” to get out there again!!!

[@LucosPlays]

Boooooooo!!! Take your like and get off the stage!

[@breadloaf2438]

You can show yourself out now.

[@robertquick8410]

@@breadloaf2438 This was a pun worth dying for

[@ChaosMaelstrom]

Direct jabs at Modern Paper Mario so far: Zero God, that cutscene with the ruins rising out of the sand sends chills down my spine every time. So expertly well done, look forward to it every playthrough.

[@Jessica_Schweser]

I think he said he wouldn’t do that

[@lvlupproductions2480]

Yeah in the teaser they said just that would be the only jab. Jabble jabble jabble jabble.

[@Pikachu2Ash]

Seriously how insecure are you that you don't trust the man's word itself that you still need a counter?

[@kisaLuver]

It's neat seeing the fortune tellers from Super Paper Mario as they originally appeared in this game!

[@BigKlingy]

As someone who played Super first, I was surprised they didn't have a bigger role here, especially Merlee.

[@lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl]

@@BigKlingy it's definitely odd going back to see how merlon and co. were mainly just helpful npcs when super is your first game in the series, but i really love how they built upon that tribe in the 'classic' trilogy they're introduced here as fun npcs with some significance during certain plot events and ties to the stars, they have minimal relevance in the thousand-year door, but an npc named wonky off-handedly mentions that they come from a _tribe_ and gives some surprising information on them, and then super is the love story of essentially the last active member of the tribe, with a ton of lore expanding on their history and exactly what they did, and a lot of their descendants and creations being significant to the adventure, with the old tribe's impact being present in _every_ world in some form for a long time i felt super was quite disconnected, but when you actually look at it, much of its lore ties back to something that was here right from the start, and i think it almost feels like the bittersweet wrap-up to the 'classic' paper mario games

[@Mightylcanis]

@@lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl Too bad it discards the gameplay of the two best Paper Mario games entirely. Good Paper Mario died after TTYD, and we've yet to see it be revived.

[@Superstrike_11]

Every episode is such a delight!! I hope you revisit more games you've already done.

[@robertquick8410]

Watch out!!!! IMPOSTER BOT IMPOSTER BOT ALERT!!!!!!!

[@chugga]

Thanks! I don't know how many remakes will happen, I don't want to just do remakes. But maybe another will someday!

[@ThePurpleMartin]

@@chugga A fun one would be Wind Waker. Doing long format versions of that Let's Play would be an amazing remake,

[@brandoncain]

@@ThePurpleMartin I concur. I'd love to see a Wind Waker remake!

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@brandoncain Just so he can finally complete the bonus videos he never did.

[@LunarIvan]

It's really interesting to know that if you do the puzzle to meet moustafa and you've never got the information he's surprised you found him out and still hands you the stone.

[@teapottanuki5841]

What’s funny is that mice in real life absolutely LOVE bacon. They find the smell of lemons, on the other hand, to be rather overpowering and it can be used to temporarily ward mice away.

[@MSLBRAWL]

KZbinr doing a Walkthrough; *talks to Sheek about things needed to know* Me; *goes to Oasis grabbing lemon giving to Sheek speedrunning* done

[@SteveNorwalt]

I kinda like how Goombario whines all through the desert. It reminds you that he's just a kid, and kids tend to be like that when they're bored or uncomfortable.

[@lynn759]

Well said steven

[@lvlupproductions2480]

Not to mention it’s a desert. People die there pretty frequently.

[@EODM07]

I honestly never knew that cold items would net you a higher profit in Outpost, that's a nice bit of detail. And also a good idea to show that cold beverages and goods are more valuable in hotter climates.

[@anubisgodess2353]

The melons are back! honestly glad the series is being redone it's really charming and up-to-date. And it's always good to hear that chugga is having fun with the let's play

[@TheLudomancer]

Hello again!

[@anubisgodess2353]

@@TheLudomancer Ey Ludo! Fancy seeing you here I can't watch the last video you put up cuz I haven't finished the game yet but I'll try to if I can but I can't wait for your next rendering work and what else you have in store!

[@JustCallMeMaxy]

“Loving me some melons!” I mean, Mario is always willing to put his life on the line to rescue Peach every time she gets kidnapped, so that sounds like a plausible thing for him to say. There’s something about Peach he really likes, after all

[@steph4668]

13:42 I just love the way he says "A lemon!!"

[@mup900]

I remember as a kid I got stuck trying to find Mr.Moustafa and reach dry dry outpost I got so stuck that I didn't play it for YEARS until I found your Let's Play so many years ago. Thanks chugga so many memories

[@CractusJohn]

I vividly remember thinking the ruins appearing and opening was just the coolest thing ever. Still is

[@magiclapras]

In this episode: Mario seeks help from the local information broker. Goombario still hates sand.

[@skinnym.4190]

18:36 Interestingly, a similar idea for a grid-based map would eventually be revisited later in the series with the Great Sea area in The Origami King. Two areas are surprisingly similar to one another in general. (For those who don't know, yes, that whole segment is indeed a reference to another Great Sea. The aforementioned map is clearly based on the Sea Chart.)

[@Jaydove2387]

It's also 49 sectors, just like DDD, but they're all in one screen.

[@Techhunter_Talon]

7:00 I love it when it triggers when you beat a boss. Some bosses will end up giving enough Star Points for a whole level if you're lucky.

[@Warrior_of_Fire]

Especially when it's a certain superboss in mook's clothing.

[@alexeidarling]

Didn't that actually happen during the original LP with General Guy? Or was that Lucah's?

[@Warrior_of_Fire]

@@alexeidarling I do believe it did happen in the original LP.

[@matthewburley9872]

I love you meantioning newer games not letting you do things because there are multiple quests where the whole quest is giving several items to an NPC (doric's quest and imp catchers off the top of my head) and if you have the items that the NPCs ask for in your inventory as the quest starts, not only will they let you hand them in right away, they will even put in additional dialogue poking fun at the fact you suspiciously had the exact items they needed before even asking you

[@solidskullz5736]

Wow these ruins are so cool, I guess it’s time to leave them in ruins once we fight all the enemies and take all the items inside

[@rafaelnegrete1376]

It’s hilarious because I never managed to finish Chapter 2 as a kid either, and it wasn’t til I was in High School that I understood that Mr. Sheek wanted a Lemon, and only then was I able to complete Chapter 2 like 8 years later. So you’re not alone in this ChuggaConroy…

[@JustJulyo]

Chugga really elevates these let's plays to more of a audio book of your favorite story with director's commentary

[@skinnym.4190]

3:57 I find it fascinating how frequently the word "Kingdom" was used to describe nations in the franchise even before Odyssey happened.

[@greatestcait]

To be fair, most countries in the past were Kingdoms (or the equivalent in the local language), because most of them were Monarchies. Either that, or they would be called Empires if they had a habit of going out and conquering other lands (for instance, the Roman Empire).

[@twilighttoast01]

I’ve always loved how much energy Emile brings to the NPC’s especially in this game. I usually tend to do something similar while I’m playing but the charm just shines so hard here. Really makes the LP even more worthwhile (and also makes me wish I was a better voice actor lol)

[@homme151]

Thanks 🙏🏻 for all the hard work and entertainment.

[@chugga]

Thank you for this holiday kindness!

[@LucasWolfGanondorf]

I called the Mousers as Nomadimice for the longest time too, and honestly I kind of prefer that as a name. The area of Dry Dry Desert after the ruins emerge is one of my favorite visuals in the entire game. The swirling winds and falling sand, the darkening of the sky, other characters freaking out and the total silence after everything happens is just so cool.

[@darkos1012]

Holy moly, Dry Dry Ruins rising out of the ground like that with the deep rocky sound and all the shaking and the wind, dust and the day turning to night!! What a cool scene that came straight out of left field for someone like me who didn't expect it.

[@KeyboardKlutz_0]

You know that if this game got remade, then all of the uniquely designed toads for this town would be scrapped for normal toads.

[@michaelbell1289]

Only because Emile didn't say this, Moustafa says something different if you meet him without learning the shop's password. It's something along the lines of "I'm surprised you managed to find me without being told. You must be very lucky." That's not an exact quote, I don't think, but it's about that.

[@AnachronisticALLOS2401]

I believe that, in the very small window after you reveal Dry Dry Ruins, but before entering the ruins, you can actually walk around while the sky is darkened and get some extra dialogue out of it. Maybe. I think at the very least, Kolorado comments on the state of the sky, whether or not it actually stays dark. So, if I'm remembering right, some rare, missable dialogue!

[@abbiepancakeeater52]

i played this game when i was 7 or 8 and i thought the favorite food thing was just a gag joke so i was confused and went all the way to the top of dry dry desert bc the game mentioned going to the top of dry dry outpost. i made it to the ruins before i even got the pulse stone as a result.

[@frantisekvrana3902]

10:52 He's still right though. There are currently 2 stars in the sky. Twinkle and Geezer-Star.

[@Le_Dom]

I remember being stuck at the dry dry outpost forever when I was a kid cause I couldn't understand how to meet Moustafa. Watching the ruins rise up from the sands was so SO satisfying

[@dragon1130]

4:30 "What's the theme if the next chapter gonna be, literal death itself?" Well, the theme if the next chapter definitely isn't foreshadowing.

[@TentaCole]

Those are melons in the stands in the foreground? I always thought those were limes. (Edit: The cards in Merlee's spell really add to the charm of characters being 2D in this game. I love those moments.)

[@mastergalladetech]

"You'll absolutely get your money's worth." Somewhere Ted from BrainScratch is foaming at the mouth

[@jarg_64]

i love how the sky gets dark when you open up the dungeon for this chapter, i am upset that the darkness goes disappears as soon as you walk a screen away

[@MrGGMan19]

I'm rewatching the original LP between episodes of this one. And I didn't realize how much it needed a remake. Specially since back then youtube had the time limit 🤣

[@mile5787]

“More secrets than there are stars in the sky.” Emile: Uh buddy, I found them all. There’s 12 of them. Me: Well, there’s 12 zodiac signs in the sky, does that count for something?

[@MsMeiriona]

13 these days

[@jasonso2056]

I remember you mentioning the Dried Shroom and Dusty Hammer thing in the Xenoblade 2 LP during Adenine's quest as that also had something you could brute-force if you just knew what to do. Now I know what that refers to! And yes, it's really nice that some games allow you to just solve a puzzle without having to collect hints that are unnecessary on repeat playthroughs so you can get to the action quicker.

[@errol2605]

the fact that it's 'sheek' because it's a play on the word 'sheikh' AND he's a mouse so it's playing on the onomatopoeia 'eek' is a gold star level pun

[@eviljbrian]

I did not realize Merlee rhymed. And now that I know that, all I can hear is a certain, popular zebra from MLP:FIM that speaks in rhyme. Love Zecora.

[@Divock]

If you look closely you can pinpoint the exact moment I fell in love with this game as a kid - when those stairs unfold and land with a thump…unforgettable.

[@LennyFazeGD]

Love watching you chugga! I’ve been a long running fan since your first play through of Kirby’s epic yarn. Growing up with your videos has been a blessing, and I will wait for more to come!

[@PhilipGamez]

15:39 Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is a notable example of that, even if you know where the Fly Guy R Thieves went after they steal the Driftwood Jellyfish Sheets, they still won’t show up in their hiding spot until you play the Mole Hunt game.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

And in South Park: The Fractured But Whole, if you try to input the password to Cartman's basement before finding it in his bedroom (even if you already know the password), he will appear dressed as Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, and call you out as the Tom Brady-like cheater you are (a reference to Deflategate, a controversy where Brady and the Pats were accused of cheating against the Colts in 2015).

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Looks like Mario has just entered an ancient Koopa temple, That means the origin of the building was made by only one evil force.... ANCIENT EGYPT!

[@GeebzGBZ]

I genuinely wish Moustafa joined the party given how neat he is, looks like he'd be ninja-like in how he works

[@chugga]

I never considered this, but yeaaah! I could see it! He's inherently pretty cool for a guy who gets 1 minute on-screen!

[@GeebzGBZ]

@@chugga Yeah, he always stood out to me as this very unique character in the game that had so much more potential to them. At least Ms Mowz makes up for it in TTYD, she plays similarly to how I'd expect Moustafa to play.

[@MatthewAran]

Ay Chugga! Probably not that special, but I just wanted to share I guess that I have memories associated with Dry Dry Outpost because as a kid I could not figure out the Dried Shroom/Dusty Hammer thing (I don't even think I got the idea to give a lemon to Sheek so I could get the hint, probably because I didn't even know about the oasis lol) Anyway I remember that this part of the game is how I found your channel back in the day. I was 11-12 I think which would be 2009???. Your video helped me get past that and I eventually saw the rest of the game, it was great. I'm 25 now and I've been watching your vids ever since. cool to see that you still rockin. Keep up the great work dude!

[@AquaAtia]

The fact cold and wet items sell in the desert has blown my mind. I never knew that! This game has 100x more hidden details than I knew about!

[@AnaxErik4ever]

Moustafa is great. Thanks for the showcase of all the things to do in Dry Dry Outpost, especially the first iteration of the fantastic rhyming mage Merlee. Hmm… Aladdin’s cave of Wonders from Disney anybody? Ever since Masae said that in her Paper Mario let’s play, it is on my mind with that dramatic appearance sequence. P.S. Disney’s Aladdin turns 30 this year, which is as long as some younger fans have been alive. Happy birthday one and all.

[@LunaStarlight123]

The part where Chuggaa sang had me laughing so much. Also I loved that foreshadowing to Chapter 3.

[@ekimmak]

30:40 Never really thought about that being Australian slang. When I think of local slang, it's usually how incomprehensible Waltzing Matilda is, with how much they pack into the opening verse.

[@Iinneus]

I wonder how many people accidentally bought the Dried Shroom and the Dusty Hammer. I would think the number would be really low, but bumped up a little by the fact that someone surely reached Sheek, said "oh i better buy some cheap useless stuff... hmmm..." and then happened to buy those two.

[@AlouetteRC]

6:30 Side effects of lost innocence include...

[@charlessegale6493]

Moustafa: * talks about how Mario is such a nice guy * Me: BigLeagueMDB, is that you?

[@Galaxdora]

The little hints at future things that really only people who know the game makes me so happy, especially since I get all of them from watching the first let's play hehe

[@JohnnyRose775]

The song they play when you meet Moustafa really captivated me when I played this as a child.

[@runningoncylinders3829]

The name Merlee is always gonna make me think of Super first. Using the Ancients/Sages as characters was really that game's thing. They're mainly just useful houses in the first games.

[@JMAN100401]

Moustafa actually has text saying how he’s impressed if you buy those items without giving sheen a lemon

[@symphoniclink]

You know, I thought he was gonna have Goombario Tattle Moustafa after revealing himself to rip on Goombario even more for only tattling him as Sheek. Kinda surprised he didn't

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

Dry Dry Ruins is one of my favourite areas in Paper Mario. I like the (kind of) ancient Egyptian vibe of Dry Dry Ruins and it's an interesting dungeon to explore.

[@DarkAeroWarrior]

Imagine if as a kid you bought a Dried Shroom and Dusty Hammer in that order _by accident._

[@iantaakalla8180]

“Man. I need a healing item and then some long ranged weapon.” “Why is this so limited? Fine, A Dried Shroom, then a Dusty Hammer” “Buying a Dried Shroom after a Dusty Hammer…”

[@Landmasters]

Nah you're not alone on this part. My 8 year old brain didn't process that he might be a follower of Moustafa, I figured he operated like a billboard except with more pertinent information and I thought the favorite food line was just a gag prompt. Hell I thought he was in the desert due to the sheer size of it and searched for hours and hours to no avail

[@JoboVT]

I remember when I was a little kid I was blown away by the dry dry ruins appearing lol. I spent a long time looking for the stone to put the gem in so I was just relieved to have finally found it

[@Meladoop]

There might be only 12 secrets in dry dry desert but there's only 7 star spirits so. There kind of are more secrets than stars

[@emiliskog]

lp length stats⏰: total uploaded time 6h 10min 39s average episode length: 24min 43s min episode length: 15min 35s lower quartile episode length: 19min 31s median episode length: 23min 2s upper quartile episode length: 30min 42s max episode length: 34min 49s

[@RainaThrownAway]

Ah yes, the lovely Happy Ending Lady.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

What if somebody in this world just happened to buy a Dried Shroom and a Dusty Hammer in that order without knowing about Moustafa? Are they just in with the top dog without their consent?

[@johnshmit12]

3:35 I think that is the only time I’ve heard Emile do a genuinely almost ok accent. I’m so proud.

[@Dorian_Scott]

*_"What's the theme in the next chapter going to be? Literal death itself?"_* Clever foreshadowing, Chugga.

[@Bluedino152]

Man I miss Mario games using lil mousers Tmk it's partly comes from the naming scheme being more generically and widely used in Japan, but I love how even 7-8 years later Mario kart Wii used dry dry ruins

[@stalememe3305]

That intro cutscene at the ruins got me SO hyped but when I got inside and saw the sunlight back through the windows my immersion was completely ruined... Still really cool but it could've been just that much better

[@Cloudeefella]

Fun fact! If you Goombario tattle Moustafa, he mimics the Zelda reveal music since Sheek is a pretty tongue and cheek reference to Sheik, a character from Zelda Ocarina of Time

[@KlaviceGavin]

At least the whole joke of Paper Mario wasn't just "LOL a pair of scissors. Paper cut!" If they did something like that for a future game that'd be stupid... 6:14

[@ChrispyBoiYTP]

11:05 I wonder what’s for dinner?

[@Revegelance]

I always expect the Zelda puzzle jingle to play when the Ruins come up from the desert.

[@arunravindran6094]

There was talk of removing Merlee in hard mode mods because of the random luck, but people actually convinced the mod creator to put her back just shows you how powerful luck can be to people.

[@goombuster]

Man, when I rented this game this part drove me insane. Imagine doing this entire segment with a very limited grasp on English. Total nightmare.