Super Mario Bros. Papercraft Game Redefines The Term Paper Mario
A Super Mario Bros. fan game has taken the name Paper Mario toa new level by rendering the classic game in an impressive papercraft format. Papercraft has been used to depict many scenes from video games in the past, and has even been used to provide gamers with scale models of the Xbox Series X/S, in order to properly plan their gaming setups.
As the name suggests, papercraft is generally considered to be a physical medium where simple paper and cardstock can be used to construct some impressive miniature models. While based in paper, the medium has often been translated into a digital format where the 2D style and format is reimagined as a video game. Popular examples of games that adopt a papercraft style include the Paper Mario games, a series currently consisting of six main titles (and one spin-off crossover game with the Mario & Luigi series) under the banner of the greater Mario franchise. The most recent of these titles, 2020's popular Paper Mario: The Origami King, was a great success, and held a surprisingly dark undertone of body horror in its colorful world.
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Players can now download a papercraft Paper Mario-like version of the classicSuper Mario Bros. thanks to creator booopp3 (via Alpha Beta Gamer). Super Mario Bros. Papercraft is now available to download from itch.io, and although sadly buggy in its present state, the game packs in an impressive amount of content. It features Mario piloted by a length of green card as he navigates the entirety of World 1, including secret areas and the fight with Bowser. As such, Super Mario Bros. Papercraft joins other recent fan games like the nostalgic remake of Sonic's Chao Garden in offering gamers
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