Summary

  • Limited-time Super Mario Run event celebrates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, offering bonuses and new content until June 27.
  • Event includes special missions to earn statues of Paper Mario, Goombella, and Koops from the iconic RPG.
  • Fans praise Intelligent Systems and Nintendo for remaking Thousand-Year Door, updating visuals and gameplay for Switch.

Nintendo has launched a new limited-time crossover event for Super Mario Run that is celebrating the recent launch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Super Mario Run is a mobile game that is a part of the mainline Super Mario series that first launched in 2016. This title is still getting updates to this day, with the game sometimes getting crossover events that are tied to newly released Nintendo Switch titles.

Back in March, Super Mario Run had a crossover event with Princess Peach: Showtime, celebrating the latter's release. The event ran for a limited time, giving players extra bonus medals and special items, concluding earlier this May. Players can now participate in an event centered around the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake that launched on Nintendo Switch earlier this past week, getting new content and rewards based on the game.

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Like past celebrations, this new Super Mario Run event will run for a limited time as well, with a bonus 1.2x multiplier being applied for the amount of medals earned in the level Remix 10. This gives players of Super Mario Run the chance to get special items from the Super Bonus Game, with this bonus being applicable until May 25th. The event itself is hosting special Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door-themed missions, with players being able to earn decoration rewards upon completing a certain amount. These missions will be available until June 27.

Super Mario Run x Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Event Details

  • 1.2x Bonus Medals in Remix 10 (available until May 25)
  • In-Game statues based on Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (available until June 27)
    • Paper Mario Statue: Complete three missions
    • Goombella Statue: Complete six missions
    • Koops Statue: Complete nine missions

These statues are based on some of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's iconic characters; Paper Mario himself, Goombella, and Koops. Both Goombella and Koops are part of Thousand-Year Door's partner system, accompanying Mario on his journey. Goombella is a Goomba student who provides Mario and the player some additional flavor text and statistics about an enemy using her Tattle ability, and is the first partner to join. Koops is the second partner to join Mario's party and is an insecure Koopa teenager who embarks on a journey to get stronger for his girlfriend.

The Thousand-Year Door remake has been a huge hit on the Switch so far, becoming one of the highest-rated games of 2024, ranking among other games like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Tekken 8, and Balatro. Fans have lauded the remake for retaining the core experience of the GameCube original, updating and tweaking some aspects to not only make it better looking, but also addressing some criticisms of the original Thousand-Year Door. Fans are incredibly impressed with Intelligent Systems and Nintendo's efforts at remaking the classic Mario RPG.

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    Super Mario Run
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    December 15, 2016
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    A new kind of Mario game that you can play with one hand. You control Mario by tapping as he constantly runs forward. You time your taps to pull off stylish jumps, midair spins, and wall jumps to gather coins and reach the goal! Super Mario Run can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to play all the modes with no additional payment required. You can try out all four modes before purchase: World Tour, Toad Rally, Remix 10, and Kingdom Builder.

    Developer(s)
    Nintendo EPD
    Publisher(s)
    Nintendo
    Franchise
    Super Mario
    Platform(s)
    Android, iOS
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    Platformer
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    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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    May 23, 2024
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    Join Mario and friends on an epic paper adventure: A classic story unfolds on the Nintendo Switch system.


    Collect the Crystal Stars before the bad guys do: The X-Nauts are after the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door! With a map from Princess Peach—and the help of a few locals—Mario must journey through a colorful world made of paper to find it first.
      Surprises abound in this deep and engaging tale, where everyone’s got something to say and it’s often not what you’d expect! Here are just a few of the colorful characters you’ll encounter along the way.

    Master your badges and timing-based attacks to impress the audience in a theatrical twist on turn-based RPG combat. Make use of all the abilities that come with being cursed—er, conveniently made of paper—like folding into a plane to cross big gaps or turning sideways to slip through narrow openings.

    Developer(s)
    Nintendo
    Publisher(s)
    Nintendo
    Franchise
    Paper Mario
    Platform(s)
    Nintendo Switch
    Genre(s)
    RPG