Paper Mariohas always been one of Nintendo’s more unique sub-franchises featuring the titular plumber. The series features an extremely recognizable art style, giving the appearance of using tactile materials to create a unique-feeling world. While the games are undoubtedly made digitally, one dedicated fan decided to bringPaper Marioto life in an impressive stop-motion animation.
Nintendo’s long-runningPaper Mariofranchise recently celebrated its 20th anniversaryin North America. The official Nintendo of America Twitter account marked the occasion by posting the original Nintendo 64 title’s box art, and had the comments section filled with thousands of gamer’s favorite memories of the series over the past two decades.
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Located on the subreddit r/Mario, a user with the handle of u/Alexito_xd posted their impressive stop-motion animation video showing Mario interacting with a Goomba. While the clip is very short, clocking in at just four seconds, the production is at a near-professional quality. The clip begins with Mario walking into the frame, matching his usual walking animation perfectly, including the dust plumes kicked up by his shoes. Once next to the Goomba, he then performs a basic jump attack, with the Goomba not only crumpling, but also the included star effect.
Although the video is on the short side, Reddit users have been quick to commend and compliment the stop-motion animator, with comments like “that’s SUPER impressive” and “brilliant.” The video features crumpling and star effects, which suggests they may have taken inspiration from the series' latest entryPaper Mario: The Origami King. Gamers have remained somewhat divided on the title, with some lauding its reinventive aspects and others wishing the series would return to its more traditionalRPG roots a laPaper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
While the stop-motion animation video is surely impressive, it’s not the only creative thing fans have been doing withPaper Mario. One fan recently went viral for their inventive proof-of-concept video showing what it would look like ifMario Kartreceived thePaper Mariotreatment. The video includes its own game intro, character selection screen, and more. The race footage, while only showing Mario on the track, expertly emulates what the racing title would look like utilizingPaper Mario’s visual assets.
With all the attention thePaper Mariostop-motion animation video is getting, fans are hoping it will lead to more of them. While the originalPaper Mariotitle has been “trapped” on its original console, that recently all changed. Thanks to Nintendo Switch Online’s recently announced expansion, gamers canplay the originalPaper Marioon the servicein addition to a whole host of other classics.
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