Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Role-playing (RPG) • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Adventure
2004

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is an upcoming Role-playing (RPG)/Turn-based strategy (TBS)/Adventure game releasing on Nintendo GameCube. Scheduled to launch on July 22, 2004.

Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.

Release Date: 07/23/2004

Released
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door cover
trailer

Story

What sleeps behind the door? Time passes, the pages turn… and a new chapter unfolds in an unfamiliar land! Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages as Mario returns to paper form to discover a mystery that sleeps behind an ancient, legendary portal called the Thousand-Year Door. The quest is long, the dangers many, and this time, Mario will have to make full use of his papery qualities just to survive.

Screenshots

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Game Information

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure

Developer

  • Intelligent Systems

Publisher

  • Nintendo

Age Rating

ESRB: Unknown

Player Perspective

Third person

Part of

  • Mario franchise

Ratings & Reviews

90%
Critic Score
2 reviews
92%
User Score
465 ratings

Features & Details

Themes & Elements

ActionFantasyScience fictionComedy

Game Modes

Single player

Key Features

ghostsdinosaursgravitydetectivemagicmascotturn-baseddeath

Game Engine

Built with In-house engine

Release Information

Primary Release Date

July 22, 2004

✅ Already released

Platform Release Dates

Nintendo GameCube

October 11, 2004
North America
November 12, 2004
Europe
November 18, 2004
Australia
July 22, 2004
Japan

Release Notes

  • Release dates may vary by region and platform
  • Pre-orders may be available before the official release date
  • Digital releases typically go live at 00:00 local time
  • Physical releases may arrive a few days earlier or later depending on shipping

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