Happy Thousand-Year Door Day!
If you are reading this, then it must be July 22, also known as Thousand-year Door Day! This is the day when Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was released in Japan in 2004.
That, of course, is the only day this version of the shrine is available, so enjoy it while it lasts!
Of course, on all other days, you may peruse this shrine as you please from the site map, but there are secrets and bonuses that you'll only find today,
right here.
Clever! Or not so clever, this one was obvious, so it doesn't count.
What is Paper Mario?
Paper Mario is a series of role-playing games made by Nintendo, starting in 2000 with the release of the first game, Paper Mario.
Paper Mario received critical success and wild acclaim for its unique take on the RPG turn-based combat formula.
Where most turn-based RPGs have you pick your attack and watch them playout, Paper Mario introduces the idea of an Action Command—where the player must input a command as the attack is occurring to deal extra damage, and react to enemy attacks by guarding.
Fun and engaging, the game also is known for its charming, if simple, story, and memorable cast of characters, most notably the Partners, fun characters who would accompany Mario along his journey and unlock special moves and abilities to help him, both inside and outside of combat.
As sequels typically do, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door would iterate upon and improve many of these mechanics.
Releasing on the Gamecube in 2004, Thousand-Year Door became a cult classic, and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time.
I have no source for that, but trust me. It's really good.
The abilities of the partners in combat are greatly enhanced, the story is much more engaging and interesting, the environments are wildly more inventive; everything that could be improved was.
For more information about the game, check the links in the side-bar.
You'll find plenty of cool things about the unique characters and locations, as well as some information about the development history of the series.
And hey, since it's Thousand-Year Door day, you may find some hidden secrets scattered around the page.
If you do, send me an email!
I'd love to hear from anyone obsessed enough to find them.
