Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

by Intelligent Systems

2004

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

Boss Battles · Comedy · Detective · Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Turn-Based

Exceptional

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

Boss Battles · Comedy · Detective · Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Turn-Based

Exceptional

About

What sleeps behind the door? Time passes, the pages turn… and a new chapter unfolds in an unfamiliar land! Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages as Mario returns to paper form to discover a mystery that sleeps behind an ancient, legendary portal called the Thousand-Year Door. The quest is long, the dangers many, and this time, Mario will have to make full use of his papery qualities just to survive.

Publisher: Nintendo
Engine: In-house engine
Modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Comedy
Perspective: Third person
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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