[GC] Paper Mario

[Kraid]

About the game (IGN.com)
GameCube sequel to the unique 2.5D role-playing game for N64. Known as Paper Mario RPG in Japan (the original was called Mario Story), Paper Mario 2 combines turn-based battles with action elements. You select commands from a command ring atop your characters' heads, such as jumping or swinging a hammer, then have to time yourself just right to defend or pull off maximum damage. Throughout their adventure, Mario and friends find help in a few items and places. You can heal your party at an inn and purchase items at a shop, collect coins by defeating enemies, and buy new special abilities in a badge shop. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door also features a lot of different mini games, such as a quiz show, a lottery, or the ability to control Bowser in a sides-crolling action sequence.

Emulation Status & Speed

Issues:
• There are a few little graphical bugs, for instance the last screenshot I took
  
  Emulation Speed
• As it's not that demanding, it runs at full speed (Rig in Signature)
  

Additional Information
Nothing to mention here. As I said, a few graphical glitches but that's it.
Very playable at wonderful speed.

Screenshots

[Horst]

hi,

Game is freezing after ~ten minutes of gameplay

the npc says something like "we must remove the fence" and now it is freezing.. (screenshot)

[smhjr1]

I have a better computer than the original poster does, and I only get 40 FPS at the maximum and it crashes every time at the very beginning where Mario looks at the treasure map from the mailbox.

[Horst]

I don't have any crashes. It runs nearly perfekt with the newest svn built, but i still hangs at the same screen after i met the professor. ;(
I hope someone found a solution to this problem

[TwilightSDA]

(04-05-2009, 11:28 PM)Horst Wrote: I don't have any crashes. It runs nearly perfekt with the newest svn built, but i still hangs at the same screen after i met the professor. ;(
I hope someone found a solution to this problem

Mine does the same. Did anybody fix this problem yet?

[GoldPhoenix0]

LOL, still troubles with it xD

i like the way how people give reviews and say "graphical bugs", or "works" when they don't play even 10 mins into it xD

its a great game, just need to find out what error is applied here ><

Also, to get past this bit, look through the old forum in the Saves section to get past this point... but i think it crashes further on into the gams :S

[WizardOZ]

(04-05-2009, 11:28 PM)Horst Wrote: I don't have any crashes. It runs nearly perfekt with the newest svn built, but i still hangs at the same screen after i met the professor. ;(
I hope someone found a solution to this problem

I use svn build 2785. Hangs has gone.

   

[izhars]

Yep, 2785 works for me too in that fence-part. It gave me bunch of error-messages about "this emulator is ready to crash" but it didn't :S

[kout]

Strange, I'm using 2941 and I can't get past the fence. Broken again? =/

[izhars]

Fence won't work even in latest version. You need to use 2785 or another build I might be unaware of. At least it works there, even though it might give errors at first (but doesn't crash).

EDIT: Yep... there's HUGE problems with sound in this game. Whenever certain "secret" appears in screen (meaning this time taking fence off or pressing switch to reveal secret staircase in sewers), it seems to fail finding correct sound for it, thus hanging the game. Also, after special moves-tutorial and then trying to leave his house -> crash. Also related to sound since I got past it by turning sound off.

Since audio emulation is, what it is currently, no can do about crashes/hangs.