While previous games had cultivated a strong turn-based RPG battle system ... Battles take place on a stage, feeling like a paper play come to life, as Mario and the party engage with enemies.

The Nintendo Store for the UK is offering the Paper Mario remaster with a buildable battle stage--seen below. The diorama features Mario and Goombella facing off against Lord Crump, Koopa Troopa ...

And in Paper Mario’s case, it’s a very literal one. Battles take place on a theater stage complete with an audience. Said audience grows and shrinks depending on your performance in battle.

Paper Mario is the follow-up to ... Another huge part of the graphics are the battle screens. The backgrounds to the battles actually look like the stage of a play. Trees and clouds will hang ...

Both previous Paper Mario games utilised a turn-based combat system. Run into an enemy in the world and you'd be transported to a battle stage (literally, in the case of Thousand-Year Door ...

The stage features Mario alongside one of ... thing is modeled after the turn-based battle screen in the game, and it’s made with “plastic foam with paper render printing.” ...

The best part of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s combat is that each battle takes place on a stage with an audience that will cheer you on or heckle you. Winning over the audience with ...

If you're tired of video game pre-orders that come with items like cups, stickers, and towels you might want to read on... "This bundle includes a copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and ...

Fast forward to 2004 -- enter Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ... tiffs out in the middle of nowhere. Each battle is now set up as a stage play of sorts, complete with an audience of ...