Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Changes Controversial Scene

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It seems as though the Paper Mario: The Thousand Year-Door remake has changed the controversial Goombella catcalling scene from the original game. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remains one of the GameCube's most beloved games. It has remained trapped on the GameCube for two decades, but it will finally be making its way to modern platforms thanks to the upcoming Switch remake.

For the most part, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch seems as though it will be mostly faithful to the original release. Fans can basically expect a similar experience as the GameCube original, though the Thousand-Year Door remake has better graphics and makes various tweaks to certain parts of the game. One such tweak has recently been discovered thanks to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake previews that have been hitting the internet.

Such previews have revealed that the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake is changing the catcalling scene found in the original game. As reported by Nintendo Everything, the catcalling scene in the original Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door shows a group of Goombas catcalling Goombella, saying things like, «Wassup, baby?» «Who's that hottie you got there with you?» «Man, what's a FINE-lookin' Goomba doin' with a tubby mustache man like that?!?» The new version of the game changes the dialogue to remove the catcalling and keep the insults focused squarely on Mario. Nintendo has not revealed why it made the changes.

Some purists may be disappointed to see Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door make this change, but the game seems to have otherwise retained controversial elements that were present in the original release. For example, when the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake was first announced, many were surprised to see that it kept the noose from the original game. Fans will have to wait for the full release and compare the two versions to see if there were any other changes to the game, or if it's otherwise mostly