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20 Years Ago, Nintendo Transformed the RPG Genre With Paper Mario – PCMag
Paper Mario made its debut in Japan on Aug. 11, 2000, as Mario Story after a whopping four years of development. Here’s how Intelligent Systems made it happen.
Nintendo booth at E3 2014 (Photo credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
It’s undeniable that Nintendo masters whatever genre it tries. The company essentially invented the platformer both in 2D and 3D, not to mention the action-adventure with Legend of Zelda, the kart racer and more. But for much of its early life, one type of game eluded it.
In Japan, role-playing games like Squaresoft’s Final Fantasy and Enix’s Dragon Quest were culture-defining hits, selling massive amounts and cap…
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