Paper Mario
Paper Mario is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 home video game console. Paper Mario is the first game in the Paper Mario series. First released in Japan in 2000 and then internationally in 2001, Paper Mario was later re-released for Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in July 2007, the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2015, and the Nintendo Classics service on December 10, 2021.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2000
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 11 August 2000 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Switch |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q149998, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Paper Mario? How long to beat it
Total play time for Paper Mario is about 33.6 hours to do everything, and around 23.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 23.1h | 357 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 26.5h | 384 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 33.6h | 104 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Paper Mario sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Paper Mario lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 59ahead of 13% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Paper Mario
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Paper Mario
What platforms is Paper Mario on?
Paper Mario is available on Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Switch. It first released in 2000.
Who made Paper Mario?
Paper Mario was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Paper Mario?
about 23.1 hours for the main story, 26.5 hours with the main extras, 33.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.