Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a decently long game, and its many side quests make the game even longer. A vast majority of these side quests are accessed via the Trouble Center, a building located in east Rogueport.
In this guide, we'll be listing all Trouble Center side quests, how to complete them, and all the rewards you will get.
What is the Trouble Center?
The Trouble Center is essentially a hub for most of the side quests in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
At the end of every Chapter, residents of Rogueport will post new requests for you to respond to. These often take you back to areas you’ve already visited, either to grab an item or talk to a certain NPC. Once you’ve solved the problem in question, you’ll receive a reward in exchange. We’ve put together a list of every single Trouble Center quest, their rewards, and how to complete them all.
Where is the Trouble Center?
You'll find the Trouble Center on the east side of Rogueport, the main town of the game. At the start of the game, there will be a guard preventing you from accessing it – either pay him 10 Coins or defeat him in battle to pass through. From there, head right and into the nearby building to access the Trouble Center.
All Trouble Center Requests and Solutions
We've broken up all the Trouble Center requests by when they become available. To accept a quest, examine the Bulletin Board in the Trouble Center
After Prologue
Your initial batch of requests consists of six different quests to solve around Rogueport.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Need a key! | You’ll need to fetch a key for Garf. Head up to the Lovely Howz of Badges and continue left instead of entering the door. You can get there via the second-floor exit of the inn in central Rogueport. Return to McGoomba. | 20 Coins |
| Safe delivery… | McGoomba wants you to safely deliver a package to Goomfrey. He’s in front of Professor Frankly’s house in eastern Rogueport. | 20 Coins |
| Price adjustment | Arfur needs help setting prices. Check the prices of each item in the nearby shop and then tell him how much they are. He’s standing out front of the Trouble Center. | 20 Coins |
| Find this guy! | Goomther wants to recover his stolen credit card. The culprit is Larson, a blue bandit located behind Merlon’s house. Chase him to the harbor and then to the alley in central Rogueport. Goomther will then appear. | 20 Coins |
| Hit me, please! | Mousimilian needs help jogging his memory. You need to hit him with your Hammer 10 times in a row. When you do, he’ll remember he can buy a Sleepy Sheep at the shop and Rogueport and sell it at the shop in Petalburg for a 2-Coin profit. | Nothing - this knowledge is apparently your reward. |
| I’m hungry! | Bomberto is hungry. Find him in the harbor and feed him any kind of Mushroom. | 11 Coins |
After Chapter 1
After completing Chapter 1, you'll unlock an additional three requests at the Trouble Center.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Try to find me! | Koopook wants you to play hide-and-seek. He’s hiding in Hooktail Castle in the room containing the second green elevator block. Use it to head up a level and then jump off the left ledge to find him. | Special Card |
| Listen to me! | Mayor Kroop wants someone to talk to. Head to the pink house in Petalburg and the mayor will lecture you for a while. | 1x Turtley Leaf cooking ingredient |
| Order me an item! | Plenn T. needs more shop inventory. Gather 5 Courage Shells from the Petalburg shop and hand them over. | 1x Ultra Shroom |
After Chapter 2
Three more Trouble Center requests are available after completing Chapter 2.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency shroom! | The Puni elder wants a Life Shroom. Head over to the Great Tree and hand over a Life Shroom. | 60 Coins |
| Play with me! | Lahla wants company over at the Pianta Parlor, so head over there. | 10x Pianta Tokens |
| Help my daddy! | Pine T. Jr. has lost his father, who fell into the Pit of 100 Trials in Rogueport Sewers. He is on the 18th floor, so head down and find him while defeating the enemies there. | Silver Card |
After Chapter 3
Another three requests are posted to the Trouble Center Bulletin Board after clearing Chapter 3.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Help Wanted | Jolene needs help cleaning the Glitz Pit. Head there, talk to her, and clear out all 20 pairs of Battle Trunks from the storage room. Take them back to Goomfrey in Rogueport and have him dispose of each pair. Then, head back to Jolene. | 30 Coins |
| Heartful Cake recipe... | Merlee of Rogueport Sewers needs help with a recipe. Head to Petalburg to speak to Toce T., who will tell you the recipe in question. Return to Merlee and she’ll request Cake Mix, which you can purchase from the Pianta Parlor. | 30 Coins |
| The food I want | Bub-ulber wants a Hot Dog. Meet him in Petalburg first and then head to Glitzville and purchase one. Take the Hot Dog back and Bub-ulber will request a second Hot Dog. Go get another and bring it back. Then, Bub-ulber will request a Mousse Cake for dessert. You’ll need to get some Cake Mix from the Pianta Parlor and then bring it to Zess T. to cook into a Mousse Cake. Bring this back to Bub-ulber. | Dried Bouquet |
After Chapter 4
You guessed it — three more requests are available after beating Chapter 4.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Elusive Badge! |
This is a unique side quest that lets you gain access to an optional party member. Check out our guide on How To Get Ms. Mowz for more details. |
Attack FX B badge & Ms. Mowz |
| Newsletter... | Mayor Dour of Twilight Town needs your help. Head over and he’ll ask you to deliver a routing slip to the Great Tree elder. Do so and he’ll tell you the mayor of Petalburg needs to approve it. Go see him and then return to Mayor Dour in Twilight Town | 30 Coins |
| Seeking legendary book! | Zess T. wants to find a legendary recipe book in the Creepy Steeple. First, go to her house in Rogueport for further instructions. Then, head to the Creepy Steeple and use roll mode to go into the hole right near the entrance. The Cookbook is inside a treasure chest to the right. Return it to Zess T. | 1x Honey Shroom |
After Chapter 5
This time, only two quests will be unlocked after beating Chapter 5.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Tell that person... |
Eve wants you to go to Rogueport and talk to Podley. Go to her house in Twilight Town and speak to her there, then head back to Rogueport’s soda bar and talk to him. He’ll give you a message for her, so return to Twilight Town and deliver the news. |
1x Meteor Meal |
| Looking for a gal! | Goom Goom is in the storeroom in Keelhaul Key, and he’s posted a public service announcement in search of a girlfriend. You can probably see where this is going – make Goombella your active party member and speak to him. Watch the cutscene that plays out. | 1x Couples Cake |
After Chapter 6
Once you've cleared Chapter 6, a whopping four more requests are posted to the Trouble Center.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Important thing! |
Frankie lost his wedding ring, and he’s located in west Rogueport. Head there and speak to him. The ring is located in east Rogueport near some boxes – use Yoshi to Flutter Jump over the gap. Return the ring to Frankie. |
Gold Card |
| Get these ingredients! | Chef Shimi of the Excess Express wants a Golden Leaf, a Mystic Egg, and a Keel Mango.
|
40 Coins |
| I must have that book | Toodles wants a book back from Jolene. Head to a house in Poshley Heights to meet her. Then, go to the Glitz Pit room with the desk and speak to Jolene to get the book back. Return it. | Platinum Card |
| Security code... | A businessman in Glitzville forgot the code to his briefcase. Meet him in front of the Save Block at Glitzville. You’re supposed to go to a bunch of different houses to figure out the code, but we'll make it easy for you: it's 2625 | 1x Hot Sauce |
After Chapter 7
We're back to getting three new quests at the Trouble Center after you've beaten Chapter 7.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery, please! |
Goldbob wants you to make a delivery to General White. Visit him in Poshley Heights to receive a Package for General White. Head to Fahr Outpost and go into General White’s house to find that he is not there. Then head to the Rogueport inn, and you’ll find he’s not there either! Then head to the juice bar in Glitsville – he’s not there. Then go back to Goldbob and you’ll notice General White isn’t here either. Then return to the general’s house in Fahr Outpost and jump on him until he wakes up. Deliver the package and then return to Goldbob. |
64 Coins |
| I can’t speak! | Gob wants a piece of Honey Candy. You can have Zess T. cook this with some Honey Syrup and Cake Mix from the Pianta Parlor. Afterward, go see Gob to the left of the Save Block in Fahr Outpost and hand over the candy | 20 Coins |
| I wanna meet Luigi! | Equip the L Emblem and talk to Toadia in Poshley Heights. The real Luigi will show up and shenanigans ensue. If you don’t have the L Emblem yet, check out our guide on how to change Mario’s appearance | 1x Choco Cake |
After Chapter 8
The final three requests will become available once you've completed every single chapter in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
| Request name | How to solve | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Roust these cads! |
Doe T. is in Boggly Woods, and he needs you to defeat a whole bunch of enemies. Talk to him and do just that. |
20 Coins |
| Help me make up | Bub needs help making up with his mom after a fight. Head to Poshley Sanctum and talk to the orange Bob-omb. Suggest whichever item you want as the present, but remember that you’ll have to go and get whatever you pick. The Keel Mango is probably easiest, as you can just take the shortcut to Keelhaul Key and knock it off the tree to the right of the village area. | 3 Coins |
| Erase that graffiti! | For this one, you need to go to the 50th floor of the Pit of 100 Trials to erase some graffiti found there. First, talk to Swob in Fahr Outpost. Then, make your way to floor 50 and use Bobbery to blow up the graffiti. Once you've done this, return to Swob. | 1x Snow Bunny |
Do you get anything for completing every request?
Nope, you don't — only the rewards that you get along the way! There's nothing special for completing them all, but it's still worth doing for the money and items.
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