Nintendo 64

Paper Mario

Bowser's messing with the story and causing trouble!

Title screen

The perks of being a plumber

Mario and Luigi hightail it to the castle - after all, sweets!

Mario has been waiting for this moment his WHOLE LIFE

Bowser has hijacked the Princess' castle and lifted it into the sky

With Bowser super-powered, there's no way Mario will survive that

Mario plummets from the castle - it's a long way down

Thanks to the Star Spirits, Mario has managed to recover

Kammy Koopa foresaw that Mario would be trouble. She's 'blocked' his path. Ha ha.

With the hammer, Mario can break blocks and attack enemies

These rainbow blocks can save your progress

Troopa Jr. is a mad bully who always wants to fight

He's not kidding, either. Really.

These springs can boost you to higher areas

After defeating an enemy, bonus coins, HP and FP appear

Don't stomp spiky enemies - whack 'em with your hammer instead!

You can see approaching enemies, and dodge them if you like

Stomp a Paragoomba and it loses its wings!

Mario safely returns back to the Goomba family's house

Mario has gained his first partner!

Goombario's special ability is to tattle on enemies, revealing their HP and weak points

Red boxes like these hide away special badges

These guys aren't tough - just persistent

You can also use items, like the famous Fire Flower

Red and Blue have ran back to the King, and are now gloating at you

Hit his weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE

After receiving 100 Star Points, you can level up

Oh, you mean this switch I just pressed?

Goombario and Mario reach Toad Town at last

Title screen (Japanese version)