It's-a-Me, Mario!
The latest batch of Virtual Console releases will no doubt be greeted with whoops of joy up and down the American continent - Paper Mario is here! You moaned, you whined and you begged - well Reggie has heard you and decreed that it will be so - the N64 classic is now available for download! Let the wine flow and the fine meat be consumed! Hurrah!
On a rather less positive note, the other two games are pretty forgettable. Balloon Fight is the kind of game you might enjoy if you've been in a coma since the 80's and Silent Debuggers looks the part but is a long way off being 'enjoyable'.
Anyway, who cares about those two? PAPER MARIO, people.
Check out this week's reviews:
Paper Mario - N64 - 1000 Points
Silent Debuggers - TurboGrafx-16 - 600 Points
Balloon Fight - NES - 500 Points
User Comments
1. junkeR
16 Jul 2007, 15:20 BST
It will be fun to play Paper Mario with a better joystick than the N64 had!
2. Shrapnel09
16 Jul 2007, 15:22 BST
i agree with you 100% junkeR, very glad to get this indeed!
3. FiendishImp-Sama
16 Jul 2007, 15:26 BST
yah, looks like i'm going to have to make the treck to blockbuster to pick up a points card...*runs off*
4. 8BITPLYR
16 Jul 2007, 15:42 BST
finally in the states!!! paper mario ftw!
5. Thee Incubus
16 Jul 2007, 15:49 BST
I never played it on the N64....It'd be fun to finally try. The original Smash Bros. would be an awesome addition to the VC console too. How Bout Starcraft 64? Anyone?
6. Jazzem
16 Jul 2007, 16:15 BST
Pfft, we had that three days ago =P
Nice to see every region has Paper Mario now, as a fan of the game back in its day it's great seeing newbies picking it up now and loving it. It's finally getting the attention it truly deserves!
7. Tides of Chaos
16 Jul 2007, 16:22 BST
I simply love Paper Mario. I think I'll buy it again once I buy some more games I've never owned before.
8. neuzd
16 Jul 2007, 16:32 BST
How's that Wikipedia still lists Paper Mario as a future-release but the reference link points to this page? (and I mean THIS, on vc-reviews).
Nice exclusive Damo!
9. Drake
16 Jul 2007, 16:39 BST
Since it's not out in NA yet, and this is apparently the most credible source according to them (The press release isn't on the press site yet).
10. BJ
16 Jul 2007, 16:55 BST
YES! I'll be waiting all day on the Wii Shop Channel!
11. Marioman64
16 Jul 2007, 16:57 BST
my pc glitched up on my last comment... ahem
"junkeR (USA) - 16 Jul 2007, 14:20 GMT
It will be fun to play Paper Mario with a better joystick than the N64 had!"
hey i like the n64 joystick better than the gamecube one! its got more "elbow" room
anyway i've been trying to download this but the server is flooded or something! so many people REALLY want paper mario i can't even connect! when will it slow down? WHEN???
12. Valien
16 Jul 2007, 17:25 BST
Hmm, I just bought Super Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door for my Wii/GC the other day. Might have to scrounge up some points to get this soon...hehe..
13. weirdadam
16 Jul 2007, 17:36 BST
I just finished RE4 on pro and needed something to hold me for about a week until alien syndrome gets released and reviews tell me if it's worth it. THANKS A TON NINTENDO!
I wasn't really ready to play RE4 again. Even with the unlockable guns...
14. ajwight
16 Jul 2007, 17:39 BST
yay! i've been wanting paper mario for so long
15. Jaxathon
16 Jul 2007, 17:52 BST
I waited a long time for Paper Mario!!!
I finally get to play it =D
I loved super paper mario for the wii so im sure that this will hit the spot too =D
16. Vyse
16 Jul 2007, 18:30 BST
Thats odd VC hasn't updated from last week for me. Hope it does soon.
17. Mega X Gundam
16 Jul 2007, 19:39 BST
pretty good picks this week even if Paper Mario shines the brightest. balloon fight is a classic and I don't know the other one but pretty sweet week.
18. Mark
16 Jul 2007, 22:44 BST
It's about time! Bring on legend of the 7 stars and we got ourselves 4 great games we can play on the Wii!
19. Anne Droyd
16 Jul 2007, 23:39 BST
"Balloon Fight is the kind of game you might enjoy if you've been in a coma since the 80's"... I guess that would be me!
20. PowerLegend
17 Jul 2007, 00:02 BST
Paper Mario 4 life.
21. Yosh Man
17 Jul 2007, 01:30 BST
Vyse, Try checking the time and date on your settings. If the date is before July 16 you'll need to fix it. That should take care of your problem. I love Paper Mario! (I cream with girlish glee)
22. Ender
17 Jul 2007, 04:36 BST
Took long enough, but it's finally here! Maybe this means that Super Mario RPG won't be far behind.
23. Jonno
17 Jul 2007, 05:54 BST
Like I said yesterday. AYE!
24. William
17 Jul 2007, 09:42 BST
I feel sorry for that koopa in the pic
25. Sorrow24
18 Jul 2007, 06:44 BST
This game is awesome do not hesitate to use your points for this game its way better the other crap out there
26. Shiyo
19 Jul 2007, 10:33 BST
Man, this game is awesome.
But it irks me that, if the US gets a game first, we (Europe) have to wait weeks, if not months to get it, but if we get a game first, the US gets it the week after. -_- Talk about favoritism.
Anyway! This is a great game, one that I'd never played before it came to VC. I've played it for 6 hours straight after I first booted it up, and it's truly great. In many respects, it share many things with its sequel, A Thousand Year Door, so its sequel didn't really make any big steps as far as gameplay goes. I mean, there's even similarities in the party members you get - you get a Goomba that identifies enemies, a koopa that can toss his shell, a bob-omb that.. you get the picture. But the dialogue is still good, though not as humorous, and I'm liking the story. The graphics surprised me too, I didn't think it would still look so good. The 2D graphics are very stylish and almost comparable to the GCN version.
Get it nao~
27. ben
20 Jul 2007, 02:25 BST
@Shiyo
the us doesn't always get stuff right away, remember zelda 2 we had to wait forever, and europe got fzero and paper mario first, so you guys get stuff too
28. Steve
21 Jul 2007, 01:21 BST
"But it irks me that, if the US gets a game first, we (Europe) have to wait weeks, if not months to get it, but if we get a game first, the US gets it the week after. -_- Talk about favoritism."
Donkey Kong Country, anyone?