Paper Mario

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Paper Mario

Genre	Fantasy Role-Playing (N64)
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Theme(s)	Alternate Reality, Fantasy
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64 Virtual Console
Release Date(s)	Nintendo 64 Aug 11, 00 [Japan] Feb 5, 01 [North America] October 5, 01 [PAL] Virtual Console July 10, 07 [Japan] July 13, 07 [PAL] July 16, 07 [North America]

Paper Mario, known in Japan as "Mario Story", is a RPG (Role-Playing Game) video game made by Nintendo and Intelligent System for the Nintendo 64. It was released on August 11, 2000 in Japan and was released on February 5, 2001 in North America, then October 5, 2001 in Europe.

Paper Mario you can say is a sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). It is the first of the Paper Mario series being followed by Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for the GameCube and the sequel after that is Super Paper Mario.

Paper Mario was re-released on the Virtual Console of the Nintendo Wii.

Storyline

Since the beginning of time the 7 Star Spirits of Star Haven have watched over the Mushroom Kingdom. The 7 Star Spirits also granted people of the Mushroom Kingdom's wishes with the Star Rod. The Star Rod granted any wish beside the selfish ones. Frustrated, Bowser flew up to Star Haven. There he stole the Star Rod so he could grant his own wishes. With the Star Rod, Bowser imprisoned all the Star Spirits. Back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi received an invitation to a party at Peach's Castle. Mario and Luigi hurried to the castle, but once inside Mario went to talk to Peach. Mario and Peach started talking in the hall when they looked out the window and noticed that the stars were out in the afternoon. Bowser appeared before them and got in a battle with Mario. All was well for Mario until Bowser used his Star Rod. Bowser used it to power himself up, and then quickly defeated Mario. Bowser's final blow hit Mario and he fell through the window. Mario then kept falling and falling and falling. And so our story begins.

Plot

The story of Paper Mario begins with an introduction to Star Haven, a place where the seven Star Spirits reside and, using the Star Rod, an item with the power to grant any wish, grant the requests of those who wish upon the stars. The story's conflict begins when Bowser and his assistant Kammy Koopa invade Star Haven, steal the Star Rod and transform the seven Star Spirits into cards.

Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi, unaware of what has taken place, receive an invitation from Princess Peach to a party at her castle. Upon arrival, Mario retires from the guests to the back of the castle to pay a visit to Peach in private. Peach greets Mario and asks him to accompany her to her balcony. Before Mario and Princess Peach reach the balcony, a loud rumbling noise is heard. The Princess' castle is then lifted into the sky by a fortress that had been located underneath the ground below the castle. Bowser then enters the castle and reveals that he is once again attempting to kidnap Princess Peach. Mario does battle with Bowser, but fails because of the Star Rod's ability to make Bowser invincible. After beating Mario, Bowser throws him out of the window into space.

An injured Mario is healed by the Star Spirits. Mario lands injured and unconscious in a grassy clearing. Projections of the seven Star Spirits appear above Mario and with the strength that remains within them, the Star Spirits give the wounded Mario the strength to survive via these projections. Soon after, a Goomba girl, named Goombaria, encounters Mario still unconscious and takes him to his village to heal. During his unconscious state in the village, Mario receives a vision from Eldstar, one of the Star Spirits, telling him to come to Shooting Star Summit as soon as possible, as the Star Spirits will be better able to communicate with him there. After arriving at Shooting Star Summit, the seven Star Spirits reveal to Mario what Bowser has done and tell him that the only way he will be able to defeat Bowser is to rescue all seven of them, each of whom has been placed under the care of Bowser's minions in a particular area of the Mushroom Kingdom, for only their combined power will be able to overcome that of the Star Rod.

Mario has to go through 8 chapters of adventure, He meets partners on his long ravishing adventure to regain the star spirits and get the star rod back from Bowser also getting the Castle back on ground. He makes his way through tons of places and past tons of enemies. He goes through a meadow leading to a dark castle on the first chapter, he takes a train leading to a desert then soon finds a ancient tomb on the second chapter, on the next chapter he goes through a dark maze forest and then finds a ghost mansion and soon goes into a big castle finding someone without a heart then gains it gain and makes him vulnerable saving the ghosts. On the fourth chapter Mario find toad town in a wreck and goes into this toys box to fix the mess. the fifth chapter Mario goes to a island with Yoshi's. he goes all around the island looking for baby Yoshi's then he meets rapheal after recovering all the yoshi's and they lead him to a volcano to defeat the hot lava piranha. On chapter 6 he goes into a garden and finds a big mess there, there are dark clouds in the sky no sun so Mario goes on a adventure to recover those then goes and defeats the big dark cloud named huff n puff. On chapter 7 Mario goes on a huge adventure to this cold town then goes to a star town followed by that goes into a ice castle having to fight the ice king. On chapter 8 Mario recovers all the star sprites and goes to Bowser's castle and defeats Bowser and the castle falls down to it's normal place on the ground.

Back at home, Mario has finished telling Luigi the story, when Parakarry arrives with a letter to Peach's castle. All of the party members that had joined Mario on his quest are also invited as the guests of honor. Upon entering the castle, Peach emerges, congratulating Mario and his friends for retrieving the Star Rod and defeating Bowser.

After a parade through the credits (led by Luigi), Mario takes Peach to his house to watch the fireworks, with the intro music playing lullaby-style. The scene will continue to play the fireworks until the player turns off the game.

Partners

While you progress through the game you get partners that help Mario throughout his adventure. These are his partner's from the order you get them and a short description about them.

Goombario - Goombario is a good Goomba from Goomba village. He meets Mario after he gets stricken off from Peach's castle in the sky. He joins Mario and his quest once Mario breaks the block that covers the path to Toad Town. His moves are all jumping move, he jumps on people, tattle's people(shows enemies HP and tells you a little about them), A charge ability, and a multi bonk ability.

Kooper - Kooper is a koopa you meet at koopa village. He joins Mario on his quest after Mario recovers his shell back from the fuzzies that invade Koopa Village. All his moves are shell bashing moves. His first move he just goes into his shell and charges at the first enemy, his second move he hits all enemies, his third move he hits all enemies making them confused, fourth move he hits all enemies making them burn. I am not sure about the third move.

Bombette - This Pink Bob-omb meets Mario in a jail cell at the koopa fortress. She joins you once you talk to her. Her moves are a bash, her second move is a explosion hurting one enemy, her third move is another explosion hurting all ground enemies, her fourth move is a mega explosion hurting all kinds of enemies.

Parakarry - Parakarry is a mail delivering Parakoopa. You meet him at a desert on the second chapter. He joins your team once you recover all the letter's he lost. His moves are a flying kick, his second move is a shell flying bash, his third move he lifts someone and carries them out of the screen(not effective against bosses), his fourth move he goes into his shell and flies around everywhere hurting all enemies.

Bow - Bow is a boo princess that you meet on the boo mansion. She joins you after the short cut scene when you meet her. Her moves are slapping, Making Mario invisible for one turn unable to take damage, a spook that scares off enemies(not effective against bosses), and a fan smack.

Watt - Watt is a light ball person that you meet after defeating a mini boss on chapter 4.She joins your team right after the cut-scene of meeting her. Her moves are a bash, and the other three are just conducting heavy light and making Mario have shock. I am not sure about all her moves.

Sushie - Sushie is a cheep cheep that you meet at Yoshi's island. She joins you when you want to help her find all the little Yoshi babies. Her moves are a belly slam, squirting water, putting a water block over Mario, and a water fall move that hits all enemies.

Lakilester - Lakilester is a Lakitu that joins your team after you defeat him in battle. His moves are throwing a spike, throwing tons of spikes, putting a cloud under Mario and his last move I don't remember.

Above are all of the partners you will recieve in the game. They all are useful in their own unique ways.