I'll probably wait a few weeks before diving into Dream Team (have too many RPGs on the go right now) but ya I do the same thing and play older games first. Im worried if I like the sequel then the original will feel 'less good' if played secondely.

This thread's existence makes me happy. :D

Also, add another one for Thousand Year Door! The original Paper Mario follows very closely behind (and was a fantastic gateway into RPGs in general), but I think the second game just comes together a little better. A tiny bit. They're both in my all-time favorites list easily though.
I've only played Superstar Saga in the Mario & Luigi series, but I liked it enough to purchase Partners in Time. Didn't blow me away or anything, but it was fun.

They are certainly different (I feel they try to force the nerdy humor waaay too much, but I still love them). I feel like the Paper Mario series was designed for more old school Nintendo fans and the ML series is more for the younger generation, but I still enjoy both :)

Dream Team takes FOREVER to beat. By far the longest campaign of any Mario RPG game I've played (which is all but Super Mario RPG and Paper Jam). I loved the game, though.

I agree on TTYD!!! And I found PiT to be the worst of all Mario RPG games I've played so far (which is all but 2).

Glad you like the thread! Hopefully it will have a nice long life!

I can't wait to see the next fully fledged Paper Mario game for a home console... so pumped!

My favorite Mario RPG has to be either Super Mario RPG or one of the first two Paper Mario games...
I'm crazy excited for Paper Jam...
I just recently finished Superstar Saga for the first time and am Maine my way through Partners in Time...
I also have to get my hands on Bowser's Inside Story...
Once I play that, I'll have played all the Mario RPG's...
I know this question wasn't asked, but if I had to pick a least favorite Mario RPG, it would be Super Paper Mario...

10+ years later and Thousand Year Door is still my favorite with me revisiting it every so often. A testament to how great the game is, but also shows Nintendo's incompetence since there have been two more sequels since. Seriously how long am I gonna have to keep playing this game everytime I'm itching for some Paper Mario action. Ahwells, I still need to try a partners only run, and I say try because I'm honestly not sure if it's even possible, but that wont stop me!

Well I've only played Mario rpg, superstar saga, paper mario, and TTYD so far but each one was excellent. I have a hard time choosing a favorite but voted for Superstar Saga, I really loved the humor and characters. Now I want to knock off one of the mario rpgs on my backlog. I have partners in time, dream team and sticker star but haven't started any.

I've played pretty much all of them, minus Paper Jam. TTYD is not only my favorite Mario spin-off game of all time, but it's also in my top 5 games of all time! It's a shame the series is not doing that well nowadays..

As long as we get one, I'll be happy! Paper Jam is all well and good, but I'd definitely like another true Paper Mario game in the future. Preferably the near future. :P

And that seems to be the general consensus for PiT, so my expectations are a bit lower than usual. Still, anything to tide me over between games is a good thing, I suppose.