Amid all the talk over the years about Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it’s a game I’d never tried out. It’s one of the true hidden gems of the GameCube era: a game where you had to be there, and could only hope to sample its greatness by playing subsequent Paper Mario games up to The Origami King on Switch. After all, it isn’t until now that the game is available on anything other than the GameCube.
Fortunately, Nintendo answered many fans’ prayers by announcing a remake of The Thousand-Year Door for 2024. Regardless of why this is coming out now, of all times—filling in a quiet 2024 release schedule or pure fan service—I’ve had the chance to actually play this long-fabled classic. And let me say this: I now get it.
