Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch): Difference between revisions

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The title will feature visually enhanced and updated graphics along with new gameplay features.<ref>"''The witty and whimsical RPG arrives on the Nintendo Switch system twenty years after its original debut on Nintendo GameCube. This revamped version features enhanced graphics as well as '''new gameplay features'''.''" [https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-celebrates-mar10-day-with-games-movie-news-and-a-variety-of-mario-themed-activities/ Nintendo celebrates Mar10 Day with games, movie news and a variety of Mario-themed activities]. ''Nintendo.com''. Retrieved March 11, 2024.</ref> However, it remains faithful to the style of the original game: the characters still use their designs from the original release (notably, [[Princess Peach]] keeps her pre-''[[Mario Party 4]]'' dress design), rather than the updated designs used in the following ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' games. Many voice clips from the original game are also reused, in spite of voice actor changes since the original game's release, including [[Charles Martinet]], [[Jen Taylor]], and [[Scott Burns]], former voice actors of [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Bowser]] respectively.

==Differences==

===Gameplay changes===

*Like in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', a concept art gallery is available. It can be viewed from the menu, with more pieces unlocking throughout the game.<ref name="JP overview">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCWhnJYWdkU</ref>

*An in-game music player is now available from the menu.<ref name="JP overview"/>

*A new [[List of badges in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|badge]] known as the Nostalgic Tunes badge, depicting a [[Nintendo GameCube]], can be bought from the [[Lovely Howz of Badges]] for 1 coin. Equipping it will revert the music to the original soundtrack.<ref name=Duo>Nintenduo World (April 25, 2024). [https://youtu.be/eTnX8KtICnQ 15 Minutes of PAPER MARIO The Thousand-Year Door REMAKE - Exclusive NEW GAMEPLAY 🍄 (Nintendo Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 25, 2024.</ref>

*A new warp room similar to the One World, One Pipe room in [[Musée Champignon]] from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' appears, replacing the original pair of warp rooms across [[Rogueport Sewers]]. When entering this room after each chapter, the Magical Map is held up similar to when taking a Crystal Star to the Thousand-Year Door, and unlocks a pipe leading to a locale for that chapter. There are seven pipe slots instead of four, and a pipe leading from this room to Rogueport plaza can also be opened.<ref name=Duo/>

*The minigame machines at [[Pianta Parlor]] have been changed from slot minigames to sliding minigames similar to that of the [[Spade Panel]] minigame from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

*Just like ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' onward, when hitting a [[Save Block]] the game now saves immediately instead of asking whether to save the game or not.<ref name=CGM/>

*The [[Mailbox SP]] mail system has been reworked to function similarly to the notifications system from ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where alerts no longer affect the player's ability to navigate in-game.<ref name=CGM/>

*The hot dog cutout standee next to the [[Hot Dog Stand]] in [[Glitzville]] can now be interacted with for photo ops.<ref name=Duo/>

===Text changes and localization===

*Some other dialogue in the script also seems to have been altered. For example, the line "To find the treasure of yore, take the seven Crystal Stars to the Thousand-Year Door" was said by Goombella in the original game, but in the remake, it is said by [[Professor Frankly]] instead. Another instance can be found in Goombella's talk with the group of Goombas encountered early in Rogueport Sewers, where the instance of cat-calling has been omitted.

*In the Italian version, the name of the University of Goom is changed to accommodate its rename in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjEufoq3S4c&ab_channel=NintendoItalia Paper Mario: Il Portale Millenario arriva su Nintendo Switch nel 2024!]; NintendoItalia on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on September 14, 2023</ref>

*[[Lahla]] now wears cat ears in the Japanese version like in all other regions, rather than bunny ears like the original in that region.<ref name="JP overview"/>

*Hooktail's weakness is stated to be frogs instead of crickets, like in the original Japanese script.<ref name=GVG/>

**[[Rogueport Sewers]], [[Shhwonk Fortress]], the [[Excess Express]], and [[Riverside Station]] are now added to the map.

*The curtains now open to reveal the title screen, which does not happen in the original game. They also now remain closed when accessing the file select screen.<ref name=Duo/>

===Audio changes===

**Like in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', any button can be used to start the game, whereas in the original, only {{button|gcn|Start}} was used.<ref name=Duo/>

*The game's European and Japanese age ratings have been raised to PEGI 7 and CERO B, up from PEGI 3 and CERO A of the original game, respectively.

==Promotion==