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Season 1 is all about *Paper Mario*! Dusting off their Wii U consoles (?) Max and Logan play and dissect the paper-inspired RPG that started it all. Is *Paper Mario* really all it’s crafted up to be or is it a soggy mâché of a game?
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# *Paper Mario*
- Developer – Intelligent Systems
- Platform – Nintendo 64
- Release Date – August 11, 2000 (Japan) and February 5, 2001 (North America)
- Producers – [Shigeru Miyamoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto) and [Kenji Miki](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Kenji_Miki)
- Game Directors – [Ryota Kawade](https://www.mariowiki.com/Ryota_Kawade), [Toshitaka Muramatsu](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Toshitaka_Muramatsu), Takahiro Ogi, and Hironobu Suzuki
- Composer – [Yuka Tsujiyoko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuka_Tsujiyoko)
[Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/game/nintendo-64/paper-mario) – 93/100
# Links
- [Paper Mario Wiki](https://www.mariowiki.com/Paper_Mario)
- [Li’L Sparky](https://www.mariowiki.com/Li%27l_Sparky)
- [*Paper Mario* Prices](https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nintendo-64/paper-mario)
- Soundtrack
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*This episode was originally recorded on February 10, 2021.*
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