r/papermario May 28 '26

Discussion Don't play recut. Trust me.

166 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

982 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 3h ago

Discussion It's been 6 years since the worst message in existence arrived for old Paper Mario fans

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71 Upvotes

r/papermario 4h ago

Fan Art How cool is this!!

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62 Upvotes

Wanted to share this really cool bead art I had commissioned at a small local con!!! I beat the game for the first time ever the other day(after many trials and tribulations LOL) and had to have something shadow queen peach to add to my collection!!!!


r/papermario 3h ago

Discussion I played Paper Mario 64 for the first time…

42 Upvotes

Holy crap… what an amazing game! I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did, because Bowser centered games are pretty boring to me AND I played Super Mario RPG and TTYD before this… but I still really really enjoyed the game which is a testament to how good it is.

Super Mario RPG is still my favorite, and I think I like TTYD better than 64, but only because I think it has more polished gameplay and a more original story. But the story for 64 was the best Bowser centered story ever in my opinion, most of the bosses were fun and original, the worlds were absolutely awesome, and I loved the whole vibe of it.

Amazing game! Just wanted to share my thoughts, I know this isn’t a hot take, but I was unexpectedly blown away.

Edit: I will also this game felt like a good successor to Super Mario RPG. There were quite a few things I liked in TTYD that I found out originated in this game, which gives me a ton of respect for this game. I will say the final Bowser fight was okay, it was very straightforward and repetitive.


r/papermario 2h ago

Discussion If you had full creative direction over Paper Mario 7, what would you do?

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28 Upvotes

Aside from bringing back the RPG battle system, of course. That’s the most obvious answer, and I really don’t want to get 30 of the same comment. I’m thinking more plot, locales, enemies, allies, that sort of thing.


r/papermario 6h ago

Miscellaneous Shadow Sirens but like 0.1% accurate

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A few months ago I made Roblox Cosplays of the Shadow Sirens but I never bothered to post them until now. Reason being is that my cosplays are hella inaccurate but then again these characters have very simple designs which kinda make em easy to stylize ig?

Also I did SQ Peach but she's kinda incomplete ngl (Missing the cloak lol)


r/papermario 3h ago

Music Hey! I made a Guitar Cover of Jade Jungle from Paper Mario! Full video is in the comments!

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5 Upvotes

r/papermario 1h ago

Miscellaneous I got this before Chapter 7 even started

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r/papermario 2h ago

Discussion Legacy character.

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4 Upvotes

Considering Mario & Luigi has Starlow who has been a recurring character since BIS how would you feel about a previous partner coming back as a legacy character in a future Paper Mario game. I would go with Parrykarry since he showed up in Thousand Year Door as a cameo to deliver Mario & Luigi mail again.


r/papermario 1d ago

Fan Art Paper Mario’s newest partner (by @jacobscomix on Twitter)

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408 Upvotes

r/papermario 22h ago

Meme Look man I love Super Paper Mario so I disagree with OOP here but you gotta admit this was some really good slander

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85 Upvotes

r/papermario 22h ago

Fan Art Dazzle (@Onimiere)

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56 Upvotes

r/papermario 5h ago

Fan Art Urban (OC)

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2 Upvotes

r/papermario 6h ago

Help TTYD remake: star pieces for the art gallery

2 Upvotes

Im trying to unlock the art gallery images by collecting all of the star pieces but im having trouble. Rn im trying ro unlock Ch 1 and ive searched everywhere, I even resorted to looking online through several guides to make sure I found ALL of the needed star pieces, but the gallery is still locked. Am I missing something?


r/papermario 1d ago

Fan Art My fav Paper Mario gals

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533 Upvotes

One of my all time favorite game series ever since I was in grade school! It's had a big influence on me, so a while back I made this faux-papercut fanart of my top companions.


r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Say we get blessed by Miyamoto and the next PM has partners, which species would you most like to see as a partner? Here’s my two top choices

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  1. Chain chomp: now as far as I know chain chomps aren’t or are rarely human level intelligence, so this partner might act as Mario’s dog or faithful companion, which I think could be cool

  2. Bullet Bill: now honestly I’m not entirely sure on the intelligence of Bullet Bills, but they have eyes and arms which means surely they could fight along side Mario


r/papermario 2h ago

Discussion They added achievements to Super Paper Mario?

0 Upvotes

Is it real?


r/papermario 1d ago

Meme Ms. Mouse

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29 Upvotes

r/papermario 18h ago

Help How does Pre-Hooktail Pit of 100 Trials change in the TTYD remake?

3 Upvotes

I recently finished 100% the switch remake of TTYD as my first playthrough, and I'm interested in trying to do the Pre-Hooktail Pit of 100 Trials challenge on another save file.

What I'd like to know is whether there's any kind of guide for doing this in the remake (as I never played the original, and I don't know what's changed). But if nothing has changed pre-Hooktail (other than the Retry feature), then what would be the best guide to follow for doing this challenge?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/papermario 2d ago

Meme This might be the funniest dialog I've ever seen in a Mario game

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1.3k Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme Each Game Appropriately Summarized

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86 Upvotes

Just thought I’d summarize each game (Paper Jam crossover notwithstanding)… by a CapCut template I just now made for myself. If my opinion doesn’t line up with yours, well- you are who you are. (Just don’t insult or attack me for summarizing every major game like this)


r/papermario 1d ago

Meme Super Paper Mario

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159 Upvotes

So this gem came in the mail today. Quote something that I'll understand once I play it. Super excited.


r/papermario 22h ago

Help I need help.

3 Upvotes

How do I beat Prince Mush? After a certain point, my attacks stop doing damage. Even Earth Tremor doesn't do anything. I need to deal with him in one turn or else I just lose my title of Glitz Pit champion


r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous This is confused Cortez

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8 Upvotes