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|image=[[File:Paper Mario Series Logo.png|300px]]<br>The logo used since ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|image=[[File:Paper Mario Series Logo.png|300px]]<br>The logo used since ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|first=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|number=7 (6 direct, 1 upcoming remake)
|number=7 (6 direct, 1 upcoming remake)
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper Mario 64 box.png|145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|August 11, 2000}} [[Nintendo 64]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper Mario 64 box.png|145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|August 11, 2000}} [[Nintendo 64]]</span>
|The first installment in the Paper Mario series.  The original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', released in Japan as ''Mario Story'' and originally known as ''Super Mario RPG 2'', was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000/2001 to positive media reaction and commercial success. It is set in a paper-based version of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] where as Mario is attending a party at [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]], the palace is suddenly uprooted and lifted into the sky by [[Bowser's Castle#Paper Mario|Bowser's aerial fortress]]. The Koopa King invades the castle, emerges victorious over Mario, and kidnaps the princess. The story centers on Mario as he tries to reclaim the seven [[Star Spirits]], whom Bowser and his assistant [[Kammy Koopa]] had incarcerated in playing cards in an invasion of their residence, [[Star Haven]], during which the tyrant also stole their fabled treasure, the wish-granting [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]], which he had used in his defeat of Mario to make himself completely invincible.
|The original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', released in Japan as ''Mario Story'' and originally known as ''Super Mario RPG 2'', was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000/2001 to positive media reaction and commercial success. It is set in a paper-based version of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] where as Mario is attending a party at [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]], the palace is suddenly uprooted and lifted into the sky by [[Bowser's Castle#Paper Mario|Bowser's aerial fortress]]. The Koopa King invades the castle, emerges victorious over Mario, and kidnaps the princess. The story centers on Mario as he tries to reclaim the seven [[Star Spirits]], whom Bowser and his assistant [[Kammy Koopa]] had incarcerated in playing cards in an invasion of their residence, [[Star Haven]], during which the tyrant also stole their fabled treasure, the wish-granting [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]], which he had used in his defeat of Mario to make himself completely invincible.


The game was rereleased for the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2007, for the [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2015, and for [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2021.
The game was rereleased for the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2007, for the [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2015, and for [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2021.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|July 22, 2004}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>
|''The second installment in the Paper Mario series.[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', originally released in Japan as ''Paper Mario RPG'' and tentatively known as ''Mario Story 2'' (Japan) and ''Paper Mario 2'' (North America and Europe), was released in 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. Like its predecessor, it was well received by critics.
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', originally released in Japan as ''Paper Mario RPG'' and tentatively known as ''Mario Story 2'' (Japan) and ''Paper Mario 2'' (North America and Europe), was released in 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. Like its predecessor, it was well received by critics.


The game is set in a cursed island across an unnamed ocean in a remote area of the Mushroom Kingdom. Peach contacts Mario about a treasure map that she had bought in [[Rogueport]], a town of thieving and notorious characters located on the aforementioned island. Once the princess goes missing, Mario takes it upon himself to search for her. Along the way, he must retrieve the seven legendary [[Crystal Stars]], which together unlock [[the Thousand-Year Door]], a mysterious portal fabled to lead to certain fortune. Little does he know, however, that Peach has actually been kidnapped by the [[wikipedia:Secret society|Secret Society]] of [[X-Nauts]], a group of cybernetic soldiers led by [[Sir Grodus]], who are also searching for the Crystal Stars. Eventually, the X-Nauts give Peach's body to be possessed by a demon called the [[Shadow Queen]] in a bid to recover her full power, and Mario and his friends must destroy the princess's possessor in order to free her.
The game is set in a cursed island across an unnamed ocean in a remote area of the Mushroom Kingdom. Peach contacts Mario about a treasure map that she had bought in [[Rogueport]], a town of thieving and notorious characters located on the aforementioned island. Once the princess goes missing, Mario takes it upon himself to search for her. Along the way, he must retrieve the seven legendary [[Crystal Stars]], which together unlock [[the Thousand-Year Door]], a mysterious portal fabled to lead to certain fortune. Little does he know, however, that Peach has actually been kidnapped by the [[wikipedia:Secret society|Secret Society]] of [[X-Nauts]], a group of cybernetic soldiers led by [[Sir Grodus]], who are also searching for the Crystal Stars. Eventually, the X-Nauts give Peach's body to be possessed by a demon called the [[Shadow Queen]] in a bid to recover her full power, and Mario and his friends must destroy the princess's possessor in order to free her.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SuperPaperMarioBoxart.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|April 9, 2007}} [[Wii]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SuperPaperMarioBoxart.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|April 9, 2007}} [[Wii]]</span>
|''The third installment in the Paper Mario series.[[Super Paper Mario]]'' was released for the Wii in 2007 and was the only entry to blend [[wikipedia:Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] platformer gameplay with RPG gameplay. It was originally developed for the GameCube, but silently moved to its successor platform, the Wii.
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' was released for the Wii in 2007 and was the only entry to blend [[wikipedia:Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] platformer gameplay with RPG gameplay. It was originally developed for the GameCube, but silently moved to its successor platform, the Wii.


Luigi, Bowser, and Peach are kidnapped by the villainous [[Count Bleck]], who controls a book of power called the [[Dark Prognosticus]]. To fulfill what is foretold in this tome, he arranges a wedding between Peach and Bowser, and thus summons the [[Chaos Heart]] to open a black hole known as "[[The Void]]", which will eventually grow large enough to destroy the entire universe. Mario is found by the Pixl character Tippi, who transports him to the interdimensional town of [[Flipside]], where he must travel across various dimensions to collect the eight [[Pure Hearts]], which together can be used to banish the Chaos Heart and reverse the destruction. Mario reunites with Peach and Bowser, who agree to help Mario. Count Bleck periodically sends out his minions: the warrior [[O'Chunks]], the immature shapeshifter [[Mimi]], and the mysterious dimension-traveling jester [[Dimentio]]. Luigi is brainwashed into the [[wikipedia:Gentleman thief|gentleman-thief]] alter ego "[[Mr. L]]", who also antagonizes the heroes; but upon being defeated in battle, regains his memory and joins his brother's cause. It is gradually revealed as the game progresses that "Count Bleck" is the villainous pseudonym of an insane man named Blumiere, and Tippi is a transformed version of a human figure named Lady Timpani, who was banished to wander between dimensions by Blumiere's disdainful father when he learned of her romantic relationship with his son.
Luigi, Bowser, and Peach are kidnapped by the villainous [[Count Bleck]], who controls a book of power called the [[Dark Prognosticus]]. To fulfill what is foretold in this tome, he arranges a wedding between Peach and Bowser, and thus summons the [[Chaos Heart]] to open a black hole known as "[[The Void]]", which will eventually grow large enough to destroy the entire universe. Mario is found by the Pixl character Tippi, who transports him to the interdimensional town of [[Flipside]], where he must travel across various dimensions to collect the eight [[Pure Hearts]], which together can be used to banish the Chaos Heart and reverse the destruction. Mario reunites with Peach and Bowser, who agree to help Mario. Count Bleck periodically sends out his minions: the warrior [[O'Chunks]], the immature shapeshifter [[Mimi]], and the mysterious dimension-traveling jester [[Dimentio]]. Luigi is brainwashed into the [[wikipedia:Gentleman thief|gentleman-thief]] alter ego "[[Mr. L]]", who also antagonizes the heroes; but upon being defeated in battle, regains his memory and joins his brother's cause. It is gradually revealed as the game progresses that "Count Bleck" is the villainous pseudonym of an insane man named Blumiere, and Tippi is a transformed version of a human figure named Lady Timpani, who was banished to wander between dimensions by Blumiere's disdainful father when he learned of her romantic relationship with his son.
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Like the previous two entries, this game received positive reviews and sold well. It was rereleased on the Wii U [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|eShop]] in 2016.
Like the previous two entries, this game received positive reviews and sold well. It was rereleased on the Wii U [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|eShop]] in 2016.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|'' [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper mario sticker star box-art.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|November 11, 2012}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper mario sticker star box-art.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|November 11, 2012}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
|''The fourth installment in the Paper Mario series. [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', known as ''Paper Mario: Super Seal'' in Japan, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012 and incorporates the series' papercraft style into its unique gameplay mechanics. The Mushroom Kingdom welcomes the arrival of the [[Sticker Comet]], and those who wish on it have a good chance of their wish being granted by the [[Royal Stickers]] that reside within. Mario attends the [[Sticker Fest]], a festival held in [[Decalburg]] to accommodate the comet's arrival, and as the attendees begin to make their wishes, Bowser crashes the celebration and attempts to make his own wish by touching the comet, causing it to explode, and scattering the six Royal Stickers across the kingdom. One Royal Sticker lands on Bowser, corrupting him with its power, and the Koopa King moves to kidnap Peach and knock Mario out. After regaining consciousness, Mario encounters Kersti the sticker fairy, caretaker of the Royal Stickers, who demands that Mario help her recover them. So, they embark on their journey toward Bowser's sky castle and attempt to match his sticker power, defeat him, and get the princess back. It is the first game in the series to be released for a handheld console.
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', known as ''Paper Mario: Super Seal'' in Japan, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012 and incorporates the series' papercraft style into its unique gameplay mechanics. The Mushroom Kingdom welcomes the arrival of the [[Sticker Comet]], and those who wish on it have a good chance of their wish being granted by the [[Royal Stickers]] that reside within. Mario attends the [[Sticker Fest]], a festival held in [[Decalburg]] to accommodate the comet's arrival, and as the attendees begin to make their wishes, Bowser crashes the celebration and attempts to make his own wish by touching the comet, causing it to explode, and scattering the six Royal Stickers across the kingdom. One Royal Sticker lands on Bowser, corrupting him with its power, and the Koopa King moves to kidnap Peach and knock Mario out. After regaining consciousness, Mario encounters Kersti the sticker fairy, caretaker of the Royal Stickers, who demands that Mario help her recover them. So, they embark on their journey toward Bowser's sky castle and attempt to match his sticker power, defeat him, and get the princess back. It is the first game in the series to be released for a handheld console.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMCS Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|October 7, 2016}} [[Wii U]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMCS Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|October 7, 2016}} [[Wii U]]</span>
|'' The fifth installment in the Paper Mario series.[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' was released for the Wii U in 2016. Mario and Peach get a letter from [[Prism Island]], which turns out to be a color-drained [[Toad (species)|Toad]], and then set sail for [[Port Prisma]], only to find it deserted, with many spots and objects drained of color. A large metal vault appears at the bottom of the dried-out fountain, which reveals Huey, the paint can character who guards the fountain. Huey asks Mario to assist him in recovering the [[Big Paint Star]]s, the main sources of color for the entire island, from Bowser and his [[Koopalings]]. While Mario is scouting the island, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, who had tampered with the Color Fountain to create toxic [[black paint]], which then transformed him into the more malevolent and meaner-spirited [[Black Bowser]]. After recovering the Paint Stars, Mario and Huey infiltrate [[Black Bowser's Castle]], where they must halt his weapons factory's operations, defeat Bowser in battle, rescue Peach, and restore peace to the island.
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' was released for the Wii U in 2016. Mario and Peach get a letter from [[Prism Island]], which turns out to be a color-drained [[Toad (species)|Toad]], and then set sail for [[Port Prisma]], only to find it deserted, with many spots and objects drained of color. A large metal vault appears at the bottom of the dried-out fountain, which reveals Huey, the paint can character who guards the fountain. Huey asks Mario to assist him in recovering the [[Big Paint Star]]s, the main sources of color for the entire island, from Bowser and his [[Koopalings]]. While Mario is scouting the island, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, who had tampered with the Color Fountain to create toxic [[black paint]], which then transformed him into the more malevolent and meaner-spirited [[Black Bowser]]. After recovering the Paint Stars, Mario and Huey infiltrate [[Black Bowser's Castle]], where they must halt his weapons factory's operations, defeat Bowser in battle, rescue Peach, and restore peace to the island.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper Mario The Origami King Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|2=July 17, 2020}} [[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Paper Mario The Origami King Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|2=July 17, 2020}} [[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
|'' The sixth installment in the Paper Mario series.[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] worldwide on July 17, 2020. The game follows the aesthetic style of its predecessor, ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', and follows [[Mario]] opposing an evil army of origami characters known as [[Folded Soldiers]], ruled by the Origami King, [[King Olly]], which have taken over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and kidnapped Princess Peach. He is assisted by King Olly's sister, [[Olivia]], throughout most of his journey. They adventure to various locations in order to defeat King Olly and his [[Legion of Stationery]], which are using [[streamer]]s to constrict Peach's Castle.
|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] worldwide on July 17, 2020. The game follows the aesthetic style of its predecessor, ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', and follows [[Mario]] opposing an evil army of origami characters known as [[Folded Soldiers]], ruled by the Origami King, [[King Olly]], which have taken over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and kidnapped Princess Peach. He is assisted by King Olly's sister, [[Olivia]], throughout most of his journey. They adventure to various locations in order to defeat King Olly and his [[Legion of Stationery]], which are using [[streamer]]s to constrict Peach's Castle.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD NS Promo.png|145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>May 23, 2024<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD NS Promo.png|145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>May 23, 2024<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
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|A remake of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|game of the same name]], set to release for Nintendo Switch in May 23, 2024.
A remake of the second installment in the Paper Mario series. The [[Nintendo GameCube]] title [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]], will be released for Nintendo Switch on May 23, 2024.
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