Paper Mario (Game)

Paper Mario is a role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems for the Nintendo 64 and iQue Player.

History
Paper Mario was revealed at Nintendo Space World 1997. It was initially intended to be a sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

It was given a release date of February 21, 2001. Upon its release, the game received critical acclaim and has received four sequels since, as well as one spin-off (however, the spin-off is part of the Mario & Luigi series rather than the Paper Mario series).

Game-play
Paper Mario is a role-playing game; thus, players will initiate in turn-based combat with enemies to progress in the story or to raise their stats. Exploration and story are also emphasized, with many different areas being included in the game, each interconnected with a story (that of which is quite similar to the story of Super Mario RPG).

The player can gain party members throughout the game. There are also segments in between chapters of the game in which the player controls Princess Toadstool to gain information for Mario.