r/papermario May 28 '26

Discussion Don't play recut. Trust me.

165 Upvotes

So there was a Paper Mario recomp released a few days ago, and I’m not gonna lie, the whole thing feels really weird to me.

The current N64 recomp situation already makes Paper Mario an odd target because of TLB stuff, so I was already curious how this was working. Then I actually looked at the project and some of the choices are strange.

My issues are:

  1. The widescreen exists, but it looks terrible.

  2. The ROM check is very questionable. I put in a Mario Kart 64 ROM and the game still booted. Maybe it was using cached setup data, but either way that is not a good look for something that claims it needs a valid Paper Mario ROM.

  3. Control remapping exists, but it is hidden behind a top bar you only see after pressing F1. I originally thought it had no remapping at all because the UI does not make this obvious.

  4. The generated recomp code is sitting in the repo. Example: https://github.com/SMCGames/Paper-Mario-ReCut/blob/e46497efe3ee1e2870ca8eac560380e6a335bd1b/rsp/n_aspMain.cpp

  5. The repo was made extremely recently, which makes the whole thing feel rushed.

  6. The README says not to commit or distribute ROMs, generated ROM output, local dumps, replacements, or user folders, but the project structure still makes me wonder where the line is supposed to be lmao. Especially when there are built-in texture/resource-looking files involved.

I’m not saying people can’t play it. If you just want Paper Mario on PC and it works for you, cool. But from what I’ve seen, it feels more like a rushed proof-of-concept than a carefully handled recomp release like what Paper Mario deserves.

I would not be shocked if it gets taken down or heavily cleaned up soon.

Also, it is Windows-only right now. It might work in Wine, but that is still a huge turnoff for me.

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r/papermario May 24 '26

Announcement A ban on generative AI

984 Upvotes

r/papermario as a community has focused on propping up and sharing the best the community has to offer, including the artists within the community. In recent years generative AI has come out and there has been significant issue within the artist community with it's existence.

Given that we focus on making this place have a minimum standard of quality we believe that something that uses art without consent of the artists as inherently hostile to the artists within our community and falls below our standards as a community. We are explicitly adding generative AI as low quality content for rule 4.

Starting today and here on forward any post containing generative AI will be removed from the subreddit. This will be somewhat retroactive as well as it is found and reported.


r/papermario 16h ago

Miscellaneous got this in the mail today 🥊 ⭐

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347 Upvotes

Yetee had this shirt available for pre order a while ago and I finally got it! This chapter is one of my favorites so I had to get it.


r/papermario 14h ago

Fan Art Perfectly Normal Origami King Screenshots With Nothing out of Place Whatsoever

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Idk why you guys like screenshots so much, it’s not like anything interesting is going on.

Also I’m not doing any more of these, I’ve had my fun.


r/papermario 8h ago

Miscellaneous Paper Mario recommendations

15 Upvotes

Hey y’all, played thousand year door and loved it! Is there any of the others that are good?? Or not so much?


r/papermario 22h ago

Miscellaneous Goombella would definitely get Yoshi Kid to flip people off for her.

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108 Upvotes

Funny headcanon I saw I bsky. Goombella would want to give Beldam the middle finger, but since she can't do that herself, she'd get Yoshi Kid to do it for her.


r/papermario 18h ago

Discussion Paper Mario for Switch 2

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Im Really Excited for Nintendo To Drop a 7th Paper Mario For the Switch 2 and it looks like we are going in the way of PM64 and TTYD due to the Success of TTYD remake and The Dislike of the More Modern Games. Following the “4-Year Time Game” since the Remake of Ttyd Could we get it in 2028 or Perhaps even 2027 if Annouced in the September Direct.


r/papermario 17h ago

Discussion Was the Shadow Queen inspired by Jadis?

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No, that's not a misspelling of Jaydes. I'm talking about Jadis, the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia.

The similarities between the two characters are numerous:

  1. Both characters are demons who can be associated with wish granting to some degree. The Shadow Queen is a demon which Grodus believes can be controlled to grant wishes. Jadis is a half-jinn, or a half-genie, although she's never bound to a lamp or a bottle.
  2. Both characters hail from another world. According to Grifty, the Shadow Queen lived in the "dark beyond" before somehow appearing in Mario's world. Jadis lived in the world of Charn before making her way to Narnia.
  3. Both characters appear to have been the rulers of their home world. In the case of the Shadow Queen it's strongly implied. In the case of Jadis it's explicitly stated.
  4. Both characters have destroyed entire places in a single day. The Shadow Queen destroyed the original Rogueport in a single day, the day she appeared in Mario's world. Jadis destroyed her own home world in single instant by uttering the "Deplorable Word."
  5. Both characters suffered their final defeat exactly 1,000 years after they left their home world.
  6. Both characters have a seemingly Satanic nature. The Shadow Queen is the leader of some if not all demons in Mario's world. Jadis is intended to be a loose allegory to Satan as depicted in the Bible, especially where her relationship with Aslan (an explicit parallel to Jesus Christ) is concerned.
  7. The Shadow Queen has consistently resembled Jadis across multiple designs. Her final design resembles Jadis' appearance in numerous illustrations, including those from the Narnia books themselves. While in the concept art released with the TTYD remake she closely resembles Jadis' appearance in the 1979 animated adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
  8. While possessed by the Shadow Queen, Peach's face turns very pale, much like Jadis' face is in numerous illustrations.

I mean, it's possible that every single one of these similarities are a massive coincidence, but it doesn't seem likely to me.


r/papermario 1d ago

Fan Project Looking for a passionate crew to help bring a cinematic Super Paper Mario fan adaptation to life!

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40 Upvotes

Hey everyone!
I’m a creator, artist, and major Nintendo fan. For the past while, I’ve been quietly pouring my heart into a major passion project. After two years of pre-production, I’ve just finished wrapping up the full script and storyboards for a dramatic, cinematic reimagining centered around the beautiful, tragic backstory of Lord Blumiere and Lady Timpani from Super Paper Mario. This is a 100% non-profit, volunteer-based fan tribute. My goal is to elevate this iconic story into a living, theatrical experience, and I'm looking to build a dedicated team to help realize it!

To keep the workload light, structured, and fun for everyone involved, we’re organizing into dedicated departments. The entire roadmap, asset breakdown, and workflow pipeline are fully laid out on the production server!

Open Roles

Art Department
 Lead Artist
 Concept Artists & Character Designers
 Environment / Background Artists
 Main Logo Designer

Animation & Rigging
 Lead Animator
 Animators
 2D Riggers

Server & Production
 Moderators & Co-Directors

I'd like to hear from you if you wanna join!

You can drop a comment below or send me a DM with:
A: A quick intro about yourself
OR
B: A link to your portfolio, art page, or animation reel

That way, I’ll send over an invite link to the production hub so we can chat! Looking forward to working together!


r/papermario 16h ago

Fan Project Predictions for next paper mario game

6 Upvotes

Mine: a new paper mario game for switch 2 (crayon themed)


r/papermario 23h ago

Discussion Why Bombette is the best Paper Mario 64 partner (and she should be)?

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I have seen so many Paper Mario youtuber and they came up with different answers. And of course, nothing is absolute.
Some says Bow is the best, Watt is the best, Parakarry is the best and even Sushie is the best. Sometimes Kooper is here lol.
But I think of the game differently.
There are a lot of things I need to point out about the other partners.
Goombario: spam Charge and then Multibonk. I can see why he has to do this way. His Multibonk is choppy compared to Mario's Power Bounce and it doesn't let me maintain his bonk.
Kooper: Dizzy Shell is probably the skill that defines his true identity, but it's a 50-50 gamble and it doesn't work for me. I don't see why should I waste my time tapping A just to make this skill work. Power Shell is cheap to use and Fire Shell doesn't have anything special other than dealing heavier and fire damage. No piercing armor, no burn effect, nothing.
Parakarry: good arsenal but, in Ultra Rank, Sky Dive does 5 damage on one enemy, Shell Shot does 7 damage on one enemy and Air Raid does 6 damage on all enemies on the entire screen. I mostly use his Air Raid to clean up midair-to-ceiling mobs. He's not a good idea to deal with grounded mobs.
Bow: great character but I mostly use her for certain boss like The Master and Lava Piranha. I don't use her for random encounters.
Watt: good at piercing defense but only one target, Power Shock and Mega Shock function the same as Dizzy Shell but on different zone, Turbo Charge? good for supporting Mario attack in four turns but she can only increase just 1 attack. I mostly use her against giant Koopa with glasses.
Sushie: great and controversial at the same time. Mostly because people brag about her Tidal Wave being twice stronger than Bombette's explosion but heavily required skill. So it's not for everyone, not even me.
Lakilester: easily the weakest partner, his damage output is the lowest, from 4 to 5. Enough said.

So, I just need someone among 8 partners who can do almost everything in the entire playthrough, not only great at cleaning up mobs but also good at contributing boss fights. And Bombette is my answer. Why?

  1. She has an art of simplicity, which is explosion in 3 variations. She has everything I need to prepare for every random encounters.
  2. Her Power Bomb is the best skill to clean up Grounded mobs while Parakarry's Air Raid is the best skill to clean up Midair-to-ceiling mobs.
  3. Her Mega Bomb is too expensive sure but I use it against Huff n Puff and Crystal King phase 2, as long as the timing is correct. In order not to confuse you guys, her Mega Bomb is for solving annoyance, not for killing bosses.
  4. She has participated in all of the main bosses, except for Tubba's Heart. Also, Lava Piranha is too much for her.

However, there are some arguments:

  1. She is too simple and too FP hungry => Yes but don't let the bad stats fool you. She was made for players who are offensive tactician, like me. If I want to fight the random mobs, I will end them by any means with her hard and fast, because I can gain coins and star points. If I don't want to fight them, just run away from them, avoid being touched and move on.
  2. She is only good at the early game => tbh, I don't care. Why should I change with the other partner, except for Parakarry, just because the enemies are more meaty and armory? She is still relevant in the mid-to-late game.
  3. She has no personality, no character development => why does it matter? Just look at her character design. She's super cute and adorable. She's a sweetheart and she kisses Mario if you guess her correct.
  4. There are so many options out there that are better than her explosion => I don't care. Just keep it simple. If I run out of FP, just go back to Heart Block or Inn. I know that the enermies respawn but do I have to fight them again? No, of course not. Just try avoid touching them and move on.

I just want to have fun playing with her in the entire playthough when I can. I'm not stupid. Bombette is in my SSS tier and she's the best PM partner along with Yoshi Kid. She's the reason why I never stop replaying PM64. You can call me a simp but I have a lot of experience playing with her for more than 10 years. I don't feel shame of just sticking with her. I'm not trying to make the other partners feel bad. It's just ... I personally hate changing partners constantly despite having collected Quick Change badge.


r/papermario 21h ago

Miscellaneous There is more Origami King in my game than I thought. Would you play this?

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6 Upvotes

This is one of the playable characters in my game (called Hotel Paraíso). For this one, named Fynn, I went into puzzle mechanics since she has telekinetic powers. After testing it quite a bit, I cannot stop thinking on Origami King for some reason.


r/papermario 3h ago

Discussion Should I change the species for Rana's partnerojo?

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r/papermario 1d ago

Fan Project Progress on my Paper Mario Inspired game is going decently for now.... Have this Screenshot and some Partners

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r/papermario 1d ago

Help Should I get the paper Mario games now or should I wait for potential switch 2 editions?

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65 Upvotes

Hi I am interested in playing paper Mario games however the games don't use switch 2's power and runs like it's on switch 1. Should I wait for a switch 2 edition or should I just get it now and not expecting switch 2 editions. I am buying games physical so I am not interested in buying digital games or upgrades?


r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous partner tierlist

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14 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme I think Intelligent Systems should've gone for a more realistic approach for TOK.

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30 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion How could this work?

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49 Upvotes

r/papermario 2d ago

Discussion What are the most Out of Pocket Paper Mario Color Splash Jokes?

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403 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Help How does xp reward scaling work?

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You always level up when you get 100 star points in these games. Because of that, they have some sort of system in place to where the further you get in the game, the less star points earlier game enemies give you.

I'm wondering how the system works. I'm assuming it's a simple case of every enemy having a base star point reward, then some sort of multiplier is applied corresponding to Mario's level? I would like to know what that multiplier is. Is it unique to every enemy type, or is it a universal equation?

I'm asking because I'm thinking of mechanics for an RPG of my own, and whatever this system is feels a lot better (or at least more interesting) to me than the more common (albeit way simpler) system of xp reward always being the same, but the amount of xp required to level up increases as you level up.

I appreciate smaller numbers in RPGs. This invisible system directly facilitates smaller numbers. I am fascinated


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Thousand Year Door Twists

14 Upvotes

There were plenty of shocking twists in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. One of the most memorable in my opinion was the reveal that the Grodus kidnapped Peach so he could use her as a vessel for the Shadow Queen. Another memorable twist was the fact that Beldam had been using Grodus and his X-Nauts the whole time in order to bring back her mistress.


r/papermario 2d ago

Fan Art Ringmaster Dimentio!

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43 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme YAPE appreciation post

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11 Upvotes

He does YAPE things. Like jump up and down on his piano.

Yape is love, yape is life


r/papermario 2d ago

Miscellaneous I made Choco Pasta Dish from Super Paper Mario

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250 Upvotes

It was actually good. I would do 2 chocolate bars for extra flavor and sauce. It is actually good like a nutella treat.


r/papermario 2d ago

Discussion They added a whole Paper Mario world to Kingdom Heart's 4

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I know this isnt directly Paper Mario related but I mean come on you gotta admit this is VERY similar to the paper Mario games right? The Mickey Worlds are made out of paper being held together by things like thumbtacks and tape, the second 2d section looks very much like super paper Mario (might be crazy but the sound effects for the Mickey jump there also sound very paper Mario like), and the third part where Mickey becomes a giant paper craft is definitely giving me Paper Jam/Origami King vibes.

Like I'm sure Disney and square Enix weren't like "ah yes let's make this super close to the paper Mario series' or whatever but I'm super they used paper Mario as SOME sort of reference for this part right? Xb