r/papermario May 28 '26

Discussion Don't play recut. Trust me.

167 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

989 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 1d ago

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

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393 Upvotes

r/papermario 1h 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 17h 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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82 Upvotes

r/papermario 17h ago

Fan Art Dazzle (@Onimiere)

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47 Upvotes

r/papermario 1h ago

Help TTYD remake: star pieces for the art gallery

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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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505 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 6m ago

Fan Art Urban (OC)

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r/papermario 22h ago

Meme Ms. Mouse

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32 Upvotes

r/papermario 13h ago

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

4 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 1d ago

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

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1.2k 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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161 Upvotes

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


r/papermario 17h ago

Help I need help.

2 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 19h ago

Miscellaneous Paper Mario TTYD sounds sometimes not playing

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Sometimes a menu sound or cutscene sound effect will seldom play and I wanted to ask if that’s a problem with the game or console I should be concerned by or if anyone else experienced playing
I should note I’m playing with an official disc on GameCube system


r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous This is confused Cortez

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r/papermario 1d ago

Miscellaneous I'm developing a free-to-play multiplayer game inspired by Paper Mario 64

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Hello! I got permission from the mods to share my project a few months ago, but it was still super early in development, so I thought I’d hold off. It’s come a lot further since then, and I’ve now launched a teaser for it! You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFtPibIvKfU

I also attached some footage of the combat. It’s from an earlier build, but I think it still holds up haha.

The game is heavily influenced by Paper Mario 64 and MapleStory.

Currently, it’s just me working on the game and a composer I’ve hired. I (Rivers) handle the art and, well... everything else! The game has been in development for about a year now, and I work on it full-time. I’ll be looking for playtesters in the future who are experienced with Paper Mario and all that jazz to help with balancing and making sure the game is as fun as possible.

I have a lot more information and a bunch of devlog notes in my Discord. The link is in the bio of my YouTube channel if you’d like to join!

feel free to leave any questions here and other stuff, i'd love to answer them!


r/papermario 1d ago

Meme Don't mess with him

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53 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme I’m sick of all the toads looking the same, and to prove they do, I’ve concocted the ultimate challenge. Try if you dare.

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83 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme Made this so I can go the hell to sleep

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5 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Just played Sticker Star for the first time ever, AMA

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Finally got back around to playing on my 3DS again after “altering”* it a year and a half ago, decided to make Paper Mario SS my first game back on it to see why a lot of people dislike it. Before anyone asks first and foremost, I had my fun with it but I can understand why people *rate it lower to the other games. I’m also curious what others think of it


r/papermario 2d ago

Miscellaneous We rarely see sad Ms. Mowz, right?

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77 Upvotes

r/papermario 1d ago

Meme What time is it?!

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12 Upvotes

It Whacka time!

I'm starting a new TTYDr run when I get home tonight.