Paper Mario Is Wonderful 

Paper Mario is like Chicken Soup. It's warm, cozy, and perfect on the dreary and lonely days. It is in my opinion one of the coziest and heartwarming games ever made.

This has become my go-to sleeping video. It's long enough that I'll fall asleep before it's over, short enough that I probably won't wake up until it's over, pleasant enough that I can just happily listen to it, and witty and interesting enough that I don't mind coming back to it again and again. You've got a good thing, here

"I saw snow in this game before I saw snow in real life" As a Canadian, this hit me. It's crazy to me that there are places that don't get snow. Glad this game was able to provide something special for you!

I really like what you said about Mario being chill but still emotive like he's just a more reserved guy here which is so true and I also like that you can see that part of him clearly here

I think the reason that the Ch2 and Ch3 deserts feel different is because in Ch2 you're exploring the Arabian/Saharan desert, and in Ch3 you're exploring the Mexican desert.

It's so nice to hear someone else who genuinely loves and appreciated the 'soul' of Super Paper Mario

The original Paper Mario really does have a more subdued vibe than any other game in the series. The other games are a lot more jokey, and that's cool, but there's something to be said for Paper Mario 64's more subtle tone.

Ah yes my favorite mario character twink

I'm glad you pointed out the Paper Mario title drop. That moment gives me chills to this day. Nintendo's title drop skills were off the charts for the first Paper Mario (my second favorite title drop is probably Luigi's Mansion purely for the thick synth bass)

Shooting Star Summit(OST) is responsible for 100's of hours of my Spotify playtime.

genuinely no clue how i came across a video essay about a game i havent replayed recently but god am i glad i did

in regards to TTYD, i'm glad you get "that" point of view. the charm in paper mario 64 really is it's strongest quality.

I like how symbolic it is Everyone sees you and thinks your a shooting star so they wish for the princess(and shroom cake) Making it feel like its your responsibility and everyone is counting on you to make their wish come true

Ah, loved this series, so glad I grew up with Paper Mario 64 😄 Great job on the video

You asking "how's the video going? Are you having fun?" was somehow the sweetest and coolest thing any of these hour long youtube videos have delivered! I wish this was in every youtube video ever. I love it so much. Makes me feel so warm and fuzzy!

A hidden gem of a video. I hope the RU-vid algorithm figures out that this a video worth watching... So much effort, humour and passion!

as an Italian mobster, I wish I was inside of Mario

Paper Mario 64 will hold that special place for me always considering it actually taught me a real life lesson. Was the first game I beat & at the time I had a bad habit of starting games but never beating them cause I would get stuck. Was stuck forever on the first chapter where you have to go to the koopa village. I never saw the sign and was always confused what to do next. Started the game over and over many times thinking I missed something important before arriving to that point in the game. Was on the brink of just calling it quits but the clip that plays when you don't push anything on the menu screen kept me going cause the adventure that was awaiting for me that I have only scratched the surface. Then boom! Playing it one day start searching every little corner and then I see the sign that points down to the koopa village. Felt so dumb & relieved at the same time. The rest of the game was phenomenal. This all taught me that regardless of how much I may get stuck or have to start something over to never give up & keep going cause eventually after many tries it will happen. After that summer I beat the game I started 1st grade and was doing pretty bad midway through & was on the brink of getting sent to summer school. Something with this game stuck with me one day & I actually started trying in class. Started getting all high 90s or 100s on my tests, homework turned in, & worked well on classwork. Grades were so good that they told me disregard getting my summer school packet signed cause my grades evened out barely passing. Had a bit of a rough childhood but Nintendo provided many great places of grace that many provided many valuable lessons that life may have not taught us at the time.

Party game: Smoke one heroin needle every time Lute says "or whatever" (I am now deceased)

watching videos where someone gushes about a beautiful thing is very calming I think. and you were quite funny for all the self-indulgence you got onto yourself over. very charming

Wow, the nostalgia I felt watching your Chapter 7 overview actually helped unearth a deep memory for me. Specifically when you mentioned that Chapter probably being your favorite, I recalled having written a short novel entirely inspired by the Crystal Palace and Crystal King in my middle school Social Studies class. The requirement was a short fictional story about a Central American country that was at least 3 pages long... I was obviously playing Paper Mario at the time and geeked out over Chapter 7 by writing an *8 page* story about the "Crystal Emperor" and the eternal winter he brings to Nicaragua lol. I got a 103%/A++ on the plagiar-er, paper, hehe. Anyway, so...thank you for bringing a tear to my eye, and also for giving me _shivers_ (see what I did there?) when I realized for the first time that I wrote that story in 7th Grade. _Chills_

i adore videos like these where it's just someone talking about something they're passionate about for an extended period of time, they're always great

Never played the game and thought it would look dated because of the pixelated and rustic sprites, but holy shit the art direction looks stunning. I'm genuinely impressed by how the set pieces look consistently beautiful and perfectly blend the drawn on paper and rendered CG effects. It's not only good but so consistent, thanks for letting me see it, otherwise I probably would have never bothered looking it up

Spot on video man. I played TTYD first so I hold it closer to my heart, but I genuinely love this game too! You laid out all the reasons to love this game so eloquently and with passion!

I remember reading that Nintendo no longer wanted "unique" toads and koopas, which is why there's no more of them in the current games.

Thank you for mixing every correct opinion on the Paper Mario series with a well edited thorough summary of the first game It is very much appreciated and I very much needed that I also find great joy in knowing that I was not the only one to let Goombario deal the finishing blow

1:02:58 … you gotta be fucking kidding me

You like the "second desert" level because it avoids all sense of repetition by actually nothing like the first one at all! Down to the setting, it's not a sprawling, arab-ish sandbox(hah) like Dry Dry is, more of a linear plateau inspired by the aridic landscapes of middle-southern spain, as those windmills, (as seen in Don Quixote) and the guitar music imply. See, this is why this game was so great and soulful. They didn't have to put the boos from out of the mansion such a distinct location, and make them all a "tan" shade from the sun but they just did it because it was fun and fresh take on the Mario characters, and that's not even getting into the intrigue with Tubba Blubba and all, it's basically setting a great stage for the main event. It made the Mario world feel the most alive it's ever been. And about General Guy, there's something I find hysterical about him at least: he's such a serious, disciplined and intense leader for the shy guys... which are basically rampaging, chaotic children. The least you'd expect from the leader of the shy guys is to be a controlling, disciplined military guy. And in the middle of all the bright building blocks and toys and all that he comes off as a self important manchild asshole with the biggest Napoleon complex ever. I love him lmao This was a wonderful loveletter to my favorite game by the way. I loved hearing you gush about it in such an entertaining way, special props for not dissing the Toy Box and Flower Fields as padding, in a game that is so full of details to explore, it's not even particularly bad backtracking... tldr I'm really enjoying your videos thanks

every video essay praising a beloved nintendo franchise should have a section explaining how nintendo is a fucking brutal corporate machine. I appreciate that you put that in there.

One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to use all the wrong ingredients in the cake and see the big shy guy's reaction lol. Batter? Nothing but strawberries and water. The icing? Detergent. The topping? Eggs. I always loved that the game just let you do that.

We need more content like this. You and Running Shine are doing God's work

Glad you made that brief mention of Shooting Star Summit's goated music. It always stuck out to me as a kid, so much so to where I made it a tradition every Christmas Eve to load up a save and let the music play on the pause menu so I could fall asleep. Great video :)

I LOVE your video style and humor. It feels like your jokes were made just for me. I can't stop replaying the La Croix sponsor bit

I’ve already watched this like 4 times already. Great video dude.

This video is for me kinda the adulthood equivalent of that one movie everyone liked to watch over and over as a kid. Something cozy about this video makes me keep coming back

I'm glad you threw in that extra bit of love for Super Paper Mario at the beginning. It was my first Paper Mario game (I didn't have thousand year door when I only had the GameCube) and the surrealist nature of the game always stuck with me, and though the first two games don't go quite as far with it, the general "vibe" I guess, is spot-on

It was fantastic hearing you explain what it is about this game that makes your heart sing, and about the anecdotes fi playing this game as a child!

This seriously is one of my favorite videos ive ever watched. Great content, highly entertaining, i really enjoyed it. Thanks :)

I think I have watched your videos like a hundred times now. At work it helps me relax and not want to play in traffic. Keep up the great work!

ttyd and spm will always hold a greater place in my heart for the darker subject matters they delve into and the continued worldbuilding beyond the scope of the first game, but i'm really glad to see that someone loves pm64 as much as i love those two sequels

It is not physically possible for one human being to agree with another more than I'm agreeing with you right now.

Thanks a lot, u just made my inner child go back to a place and time when everything could be perfect and joyful. Please, keep being you, this content is beyond great! Greetings form México.

Nice to see a very well done video essay about the first paper mario game. People usually forget about this one and focus on its sequel

The star spirits are way cooler than the crystal stars.

Gosh i love this series. I love the charming stories and characters and how the games are able to make people happy that have either never played rpgs or have! Thanks for this vid, i recently found your channel and i really dug just how passionate you sounded lol

Just wanted to say your content is amazing! Really personal and well made. Thanks for making this! I came across your channel through your Earthbound video and I'm currently going through the rest of the vids

This video popped up in my recommendations and I'm so glad it did. This game means so much to me and you perfectly articulated why.

It was really cool to see you mention how the game involves a lot of reading for a kid. Cuz honestly this game taught me how to read better growing up and playing it with my mom. 😊

Hey man, your videos are really good! Pacing and humor are on point, narration is top notch; there's also a certain sincerity about your love for these silly bing bong wahoos. Good stuff. I hope you get more recognition now that the algorithn has picked up your Earthbound Zero video! Also like your music taste. Loveless is amazing

This is quality, Lute. Paper Mario was the only game my mom ever bought me, and you summarize it so well! The jokes are funny, and the script makes me feel like I'm sitting there with you playing the game. Well done!

1:00:46 I have never laughed so hard in my life. Masterpiece of a video

Absolute masterpiece of a video. I first played this game when i was 6 watching my brother play it first. Then i have played through it at least 5 or 6 times and im a grown ass man now and still love it. Words cannot describe how much i love this game. I have a kid on the way with the wife and i still have this on my n64 and that kid will also play this game just like i did. The legacy will continue. Again, great video man you touched on pretty much every aspect from start to finish and your takes are on point

I can see liking 64 more than TTYD in all honesty. The gameplay is paced FARRRRRRR better in 64. TTYD featured a little TOO much back and forth and I often times wanted to fall asleep. Chapter 3, 4, and 7, I found especially had this problem.

Watched a couple of your videos before I went out tonight & was looking forward to coming back & finishing this video, keep it up, fantastic videos!

"Sobrie-T." I fucking choked xD

thank u so much for making this video!! i always found so amazing that this game is so sincere in it´s tone, as in " it´s just a storybook about mario!" while being so entertaining to play. i really enjoyed your take on the game and i find do difficult to find people who aprecciate this kind of games! pls do more paper mario videos!!

Paper Mario really is wonderful; I came into it just excited to play a follow-up to the aesthetically stunning Super Mario RPG, and it totally blew me away with places like Shooting Star Summit and Flower Fields. I really thought it was a fluke until they did it again in Thousand Year Door, but I also didn't like that one as much. One thing I love about this first one is that you can collect EVERYTHING; it's so satisfying to collect it all. I also love Super Paper Mario; it's different, but so underrated. I love your content; most anyone else going on for an hour and a half about a game and I'd be borderline resentful, but this makes the time just fly by. Also, you can make yourself basically invincible against the Fuzzy enemies by equipping the Zap Tap badge; they jump on to try to drain you, and instantly get smacked back down.

Absolutely excellent video! I love just the vibes and enjoyment of the game as a piece of media interspersed with some more specific analysis of pieces of music and particular plot elements, it made it a really fun watch the whole time

Just finished my third playthrough of the game after getting my new switch. Good call on the cute art and funny dialogue. Not sure why but the dialogue of when Kammy catches Peach disguised as spike makes me laugh very hard everytime. Great video dawg! Genuinely hilarious. Id love to see more!

Finally got around to finishing this video. Thanks for making this video. Paper Mario is my favorite game of all time, it hold such a special place in my heart.

Between this and your MMX4 vid you've gained a big fan. Your sense of comedy and delivery is fantastic. I hope you make more stuff!

Your calming voice added to the overall charm of the video. It’s apparent how much you appreciate all the details and personality in each interaction. Definitely makes me want to replay sometime soon

I just stumbled across this video last night and I've gotta say I absolutely LOVE this style of video, this was an amazing watch and I enjoyed listening to you rant about the games you were passionate about aaaaand also sticker star and color splash

I really enjoyed your commentary throughout this video! This was definitely one of my favorite games growing up, and I agree that all the companions are awesome! Super cozy experience, thanks for bringing the feelings back.

Thanks for making this! Love this game so much

Keep making this kind of stuff it's great! Really enjoyable listen.

I really do not regret subbing to you. This is exactly what I want out of youtube stuff right now, so thank you!

These are the videos i love. Where i can “replay” my favorite games while at work. Its like listening to a friend play it and retelling you how much fun they have

i love how relaxed this video is, it’s like a conversation and you don’t overexert your jokes and just let them be funny with dry delivery. also the love for all 3 games as opposed to just thousand year door is so refreshing

1:21:40 I 100% understand the frustration with Shigeru Miyamoto... The more I read about his involvement in games, the more I feel like he just holds them back... But I still have to acknowledge just how much good he has added to Nintendo...

Thank you for letting all of us listen and hang out. You really sold it for me. Back when I was an impatient kid, I rented Paper Mario and only played until you get kooper. It didn't stand out to me and at the time I already had TTYD. But now I feel obligated to play Paper Mario. Thank you Lute, your narration is pleasant and casual, it feels exactly to me like how you described how mario feels to you in Paper Mario.

amazing video, paper mario 64 is my favorite game out of all of them. it feels the most... dream-like out of all of them, it's oddly calming and comforting to me, and that's why I love it so much

Loved this video & your narration style. Your rants about Sushi and the bitch flowers were perfect.

I just marathoned all your videos and shared it with all my nerdy achievement gamers lol - love the editing style and topics!

I could listen to you talk about mario for longer than 1:34:03

I got introduced to this channel through the Mother 1 video and I'm liking it so far. The videos are well paced, the jokes are actually funny and idk it's just very cozy, like you're having a conversation with a friend or something

Such a wonderful, hilarious and cozy video. Instant sub and I would love to hear your analysis on TTYD and especially Super Paper Mario. Keep up the good work

Damn dude, great work! That's a lot of editing and work for one long ass video project. Talk about passion. I had a genuine great time listening to it and would stop what I was doing to watch it a lot. You did fantastic and I look forward to your success. Supporting along the way, best of luck!

Okay but like... I adore your sense of humor. The sound cloud bit fucking killed me.

Finally. Finding this video broke my dry spell caused by the lack longform video game retrospective content. Now time to watch all of your videos and wait for you to make more after that.

This video was so good!! As a kid I only played Thousand Year Door and never had the chance to play the original. Your humor and narration was so fun, this video was such a fun way to experience Paper Mario✨️

This was a really sweet video! I loved it

keep watching this video in 15 or 20 minutes at a time during times where i feel like i can appreciate it because this is such a good video it deserves my full undivided attention

God this video was a delight, glad the MBV thumbnail peeked my curiosity enough, really hope you do more of these. Also, I’d love to know more about your opinion of Bug Fables because I really loved that game even though it’s pretty flawed in some aspects

I get that this isn't a mario/nintendo channel, but if you have any more stories about ANYTHING in the series like this, I could binge it and be content for a very long time. Would not be opposed to a ttyd and especially an SPM video that's like 17 hours long. Sub beyond earned.

Great video and personality man, looking forward to seeing more stuff from you.

20:41 I can't believe Merlon would say something like that, what an absolute psycho

Never before, have I enjoyed, listening to someone talk, for an hour and a half, about how great a video game is, as much as I've enjoyed listening to you. You held my attention, the entire time. Thanks for making this. ❤

Yo this was a great video. Really entertaining and I appreciate the love you have for this game c: Excited for the thousand year door video!

I just found your channel and I'm really enjoying your stuff. You put out some great content, can't wait to see more from you.

This was the first game I pre-ordered. I sent a check in the mail and the week it came out it showed up in my mailbox and life has never been the same.

You deserve much more views, these videos are so good

This needs so many more views holy shit. this is fantastic. instant sub. time to start binging.

the whole segment on Nintendo's issues was really well put, could be its own video. i like how you lay out your complicated feelings towards the company, because like yourself, i also grew up playing these games and being really enthralled in a lot of them, and i don't think I'd be the same person now at 23 without those experiences. but i find everything about this company and their games in the last decade have made me want to distance myself as much as i can. reputation of a lot if the community is also embarrassing which makes me want to be even more distant. but you seem cool and i enjoyed your deep exploration of this game from it's unique mechanics to it's artistic accomplishments through presentation, creating compelling, thoughtful arguments for the contrast of quality between the old iterations and the modern takes. cool video im excited to watch more of them

Wish you went on a tangent about Twink's farewell and fhe fireworks at the end lol

>”Taking care of kids is hard” >Brad Armstrong This made me choke on my drink lmao, you blindsided me with fucking LISA in a Paper Mario video, holy shit

First note, THANK you for properly reviewing and imputing on the game… especially for those that thjng 1000 year door is still the first one this is tasteful and very well crafted Secondly THANK YOU for making a hour long video, I have been addicted to old school style rapport genre of videos… This brings me back and become my favourite style of video viewing

PM64 was my first RPG, too! The bar has been set so high. I just keep coming back to it. Also, your taste in music is excellent.

the problem sleuth reference has me xploding into bits please make more video

This video deserves so much more attention. I love this