The first big boss you face in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is Hooktail the dragon, and there are plenty of hints about a badge to make the battle easier. Fortunately, it is very easy to get ...

As is the case with every Mario RPG, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is home to its fair share of bosses – both weak and strong. You’ll encounter many of them along your adventure, and we’ve ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Boss Fight - Hooktail (Chapter 1) In this Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door walkthrough, we show you exactly how to defeat the Hooktail boss (Chapter 1) with the ...

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Joshua has been a lifelong gamer with a special passion for The Legend of Zelda. They pride themself on achieving 100% completion for each game in the series. For over two decades, Joshua has consumed ...

We're hardly alone in this opinion, of course, but YouTuber and crafting wizard JoPro has taken the admiration a step further, recreating the iconic boss battle against Hooktail the dragon in ...

In this Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door walkthrough, we take you through Chapter 8 “The Thousand-Year Door” and where to find Shine Sprites and Star Pieces, how to win boss fights, and more.

Whenever we get a remake or a remaster of a game, there’s always the question of if it will hold up. Is it only nostalgia that endears a title that is potentially actually a flawed work to us? Have ...

Let's get straight to the (unsurprising) statement: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo Switch is an incredible turn-based RPG that is every bit as charming, witty, and joyful today as it ...

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It’s Mario, and he’s...uh, paper?! Leaf through a storybook world made of paper as you set off to find legendary treasure! Team up with a colorful cast of charming characters, battle in epic scraps ...