Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Switch) - 3 - Slime Pickings

We get blinded by a piece of paper and slime up our hammer.
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Outro music: Meatball

[@extremmefan7305]

4:58 to be fair, one of the last times she was in a "pleasant meadow" was literally right in front of Mario's house and she *still* managed to get kidnapped then.

[@whomdunit2457]

2:16 I'm glad I'm not the only person who hears it, but I think that's just TTYD's motif. It plays during the intro cutscene too, and in a bunch of other songs throughout the game. It's not the exact same intervals between the notes as SPM's main motif... I think, but it's still very similar.

[@fenniken5381]

I think the dummies when your practicing with the battle master count for the tattle log.

[@Skawo]

oh

[@dragon666777]

They do

[@uncreativeusername-sl9qf]

And if you’re not sure about something that may or may not be tattle-able, you can press +/start (or is it select? Idk) to check for the list of tattles of enemies currently in battle to see if you have them or not, and you can check them if you do

[@somerandomguyintheinternet]

:0

[@uncreativeusername-sl9qf]

2:35 you see, while frankly was “studying the map “ he simply glanced at it, knew where the crystal star was, and was instead reviewing the books for special moves

[@FreezerKing]

I doubt the chest monster would give Frankly the "curse" needed to access the room, considering he's not the legendary hero. I mean, the chest monsters are almost certainly the 4 heroes of legend so they aren't just gonna give any ol' schmuck the ability to save the day

[@librus8680]

... I always liked the TYD room, for some reason. Something about that dramatic, yet... really serene music and the fact that the whole game's plot revolves around opening it. Even if it's surprisingly accessible, it did really feel like a secret haven of sorts. A younger me got so excited wondering what was behind that door, and... honestly? Even now, knowing what actually is back there still has me a bit excited. Especially since I'm mega-curious to what the remaster has done to it. And hey, new, NEW content! Kudos for Nintendo for actually giving this Toad some unique clothes (beyond a scarf or that hat, anyway). The color scheme and style, though does feel a lot more modern than the other NPCs walking about... as does the humor written into his lines. I'd honestly want to go through all of what he has to show just to see if any other jokes got snuck in but... Look, you 100% cleared Wind Waker. You've served your time. ... Also gotta' love how the new text sounds make Big Blooper here actually speak in bloops. I'm impressed that a character that shows up even this briefly gets a unique text sound. Makes me wonder how many they've done, since even the most non-pivotal NPCs get pitch-shifted variants of each other. Would have made for another good counter, if the Owls didn't waste the counter budget on all their new props. Sure hope that truck is a rental...

[@Nintendotron64]

Hey now. Owl-San didn’t become channel mascot by skimping on the quality. He’s just giving the viewers what they want.

[@johnnymind4151]

3:34 I'd get the confusion if only the Crystal Star icon popped up, but since the castle also appeared along with it... 4:12 I mean, there are still several uses for such methods of travel mentioned and/or seen throughout this game: cargo that most likely can't be transported through pipes, reaching locations that pipes can't reach (at least in the original, it might've been changed in the remake) and cruises. 6:02 My guess is because it was more convenient to program it this way as they could've had both tutorials in the same scene simply by having Frankly stop you and then him coming out. 8:49 To be precise, asking the clerk on the right, the owner is the one on the left and she's never had that function even in the original. 9:22 Nice to have the option but yeah, I'll just stick with the new tracks, too. 14:39 Except that based on what I've heard the Badge Shop prices have been increased.

[@Skawo]

But cargo clearly can be, you just have to put it in your little pocket dimension inventory :v

[@ShycoWar]

1:10 - Aw, I kinda miss that distinct sound effect from the original when the circle of light appears around the pedestal. The way it played twice in sync with each layer of the circle felt real nice to the ear :c And with that, this is where I'm gonna have to stop watching for a bit. I caved in and bought the game-figured I should stop fretting over things and just rip that band-aid off to make the healing process all the faster. Plus, watching you play the prologue was enough to convince me I'm gonna have a good time at the end of the day~

[@DrakeFeatherwing]

1:09 Nah, couldn't be. You only needed SIX of those...

[@OddballoftheInternet]

4:35 Someone tell Peach to stop staring into my soul

[@noworldrecords8924]

1:07 No, this is very different. You see, this door needs seven (actually only one) thing to open while the Mario Land 2 door needs 6 (and you actually have to get them all)

[@kazoorion7993]

8:26 If only an actual Gamecube and it's game costed 1 coin :

[@theivoryguy2476]

I think its a little funny that despite everything, you can tell when new things have that distinct CS/TOK flair, like with dialouge and music. ESPECIALLY music, in later instances.

[@extremmefan7305]

I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, personally. Music was definitely the highlight of the later trilogy of these games; even Sticker Star despite everything else it didn't do well with. Dialogue I'm a bit iffier for, but I mind it less on the fully new content like the Battle Master since they're moreso additions to what was already there; dialogue *changes* are a bit more iffy tho.

[@theivoryguy2476]

@@extremmefan7305 Oh absolutely yeah, not saying it's a bad thing at all.

[@TT-rl7pu]

0:57 I thought it called for a shiny red block and a matching stamp on a nearby object?

[@eleronpfoutz7823]

I mean, Mario should be used to this by now: His castle was locked away by Six Golden Coins, after all. Not to mention the Switch Palace Blocks from SMW that form an easy path to Star World 5's secret exit...

[@superpenguinzzz]

the Battle Master is kinda decent to me

[@ThatGuy-tc6uv]

Kid me didn't know about Stylish moves or the Superguard, so that's probably who the Battle Master is aimed at. Granted, it was probably in the manual...

[@GenericUsername-Cloudpfpguy]

Doesn't the same tutorial that teaches you regular guards also teach you superguards? Though I do relate to not knowing about stylishes until seeing videos on the internet.

[@LuigiXHero]

The new toad is basically them just cramming the manual into the game diegetically. Which is super smart.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

8:22 Is this the first game where you can buy a real-world object with Mario currency? Can this be used to determine the exchange rate?

[@coruscant100]

I think so far the remastered music is pretty solid for the most part.

[@renakunisaki]

These owls are *chef's kiss*

[@New3DSLuigi364]

ORLY Counter: 7 #1: in Episode 1 at 38 Minutes & 51 seconds into the video #2: in Episode 2 at 6 Minutes & 46 seconds into the video #3: in Episode 2 at 6 Minutes & 55 seconds into the video #4: in Episode 2 at 8 Minutes & 54 seconds into the video #5: in Episode 2 at 9 Minutes into the video #6: in Episode 2 at 13 Minutes into the video #7: in Episode 2 at 13 Minutes & 1 second into the video

[@elliotmusgrove5468]

13:23 I mean, plenty of people are? It’s understandable, even if I’ve never had an issue with it.

[@globingoblin]

The pop-up style in the menus looks great, every other game had mostly flat shapes and colors. 15:20 I'm glad that's the case, makes me hopeful that any future games will have the things I like from those games even if everything else returns to the classic formula. ...And speaking of the modern style returning, here's some slight spoilers for the concept art gallery. (Filler line to make sure the spoilers stay hidden below the "Read more") The Battle Master has a few unused designs, and some of them have bushy eyebrows, a moustache, a beard, a ponytail, and even a mohawk. So the fact that all of that was scrapped in favor of a standard Toad with a hat and a different shirt might mean mean that the restrictions are still here. Sigh.

[@klu698]

About concept art. Going to interpret this with slightly more benefit of the doubt, but maybe these designs were unused because it would make him stand out TOO much for tutorial npc? Like distractingly so. There are brand new designs for younger version of mayor Kroop and his wife which I believe didn't exist in the original game.

[@globingoblin]

@@klu698 Ahh, you're right, an old-master-looking guy would've seemed too important. This guy works better for a side tutorial thing, yeah

[@Nightf200]

Man i live skawo let's olay episodes that are 80% dialogue

[@Trojan711]

9:03 But do you understand the basics of CQC?

[@seroujghazarian6343]

4:36 welp, that's r/tihi material

[@breadcrumburglar]

Spoiler 11:18 …hrmmm

[@Shantae1188]

Hmmm hmmmmm indeed

[@michaelwhite8586]

That’s a bit ***s u s s y***

[@teaoftraffic]

DON’T SPOIL IT FOR HIM YOU JACKASS

[@teaoftraffic]

DON’T SPOIL IT FOR HIM YOU SIMPLETON

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@teaoftrafficLet’s be honest, he probably already had it spoiled for him anyway, also STOP YELLING!

[@New3DSLuigi364]

Awkward Thumbs-up Counter: 5 #1: Episode 1 at 16 Minutes & 36 seconds into the video #2: Episode 1 at 17 Minutes & 15 Seconds into the video #3: Episode 1 at 18 Minutes & 9 seconds into the Video #4: Episode 1 at 22 minutes & 50 seconds into the video #5: Episode 2 at 17 minutes and 27 seconds into the video

[@Laenthor]

Probably should at least finish my first ever playthrough of the original before continuing huh... oh well whatever.

[@veronicaporras9246]

12:35

[@Falinks31]

When do you plan to play warioware twisted?

[@justsomerandompixels]

6:59 uh frankly, did you just SO happen to skip a line? oh my god, tutorial RUINED!!!!

[@Pitrek1113]

Aw man, kinda sucks you didn't the practice battle, baceause the battle theme is typical CS/TOK-fashion.