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So far Super Paper Mario has been my second favorite Wii game, but last week I got the original Paper Mario from the Virtual Console and I like it a lot better.

Even though I did enjoy the exploration and trying to figure puzzles out and stuff in the Wii game, I just think making it mainly a platformer and an RPG as an afterthought made it more similar to older Marios and thus makes it stick out less.

I just got a chance to play some Paper Mario today for the first time and I'm surprised how much I am liking it so far. I'm still pretty early in the game, but I'm definitely going to play it to the end. The different mechanics to pull off moves and stuff instead of just selecting a choice from a menu makes the fighting more interesting and fun. The game looks good and the story is the traditional Mario story which I like better than what the story in Super Paper Mario did.

Also, it's got a lot less text, the first half hour or so of Super Paper Mario was overkill. I can see how someone who doesn't like turn based RPG can prefer the new game because it's a lot more action and stuff compared to the old one, but I definitely prefer if they bring Paper Mario back to 80% RPG/20% Platformer instead of the other way around (the way Super Paper Mario was).

Anyway, I'm still early in the game so my views may change but so far I am digging it a lot. I also noticed quite a few stuff in Super Paper Mario that were references to this game and it's a nice touch.

What are your opinions on both games? Do you prefer the new direction or prefer sticking more to the traditional RPG stuff?



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Haven't played the original, but the Thousand Year Door on Gamecube was a lot of fun. Maybe you could check that one out too. It's a greatest hits at most stores. Sometimes used for 17 at EB/Gamestop.



SPM is the only Mario RPG I could ever really get into. I love 2d Platforming Mario, and I love rpg's. I never got into the mix. My brother on the other hand LOVES Thousand Year Door.



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i have yet to play super paper mario for the wii. i enjoyed paper mario a lot during the n64 days. Paper Mario: thousand year door on the gamecube was underrated, it was such a great game, its my favorite.



I just bought Super Paper Mario today and I like it alright. It plays way, way too slowly to compare it to a standard Mario platformer, though. Haven't played the older games (for some reason), so I haven't got much to compare it to.



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I've always loved the original the most...though I didn't play the GC game....

But I've probably played through Paper Mario at least 4 times...it's a good length game, I remember the N64 cartridge was really heavy...truly amazing game. It only gets better as you go.



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^^ you can buy Thousand year door for 10 bucks on ebay.



If every game on VC wasn't over priced by $2-3 I might pick PM up...



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I'm currently playing Thousand Year Door and it's great fun.

Haven't played SPM, being in Australia it's not even available =(



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