Paper Mario
© 2001 Nintendo of America
Testers report that this new edition of the N64 Mario series is "great." Mario and his friends are back in paper cutout form in the usual 3D worlds. The fight between good and evil lives on, as the mischevious King Bowser has stolen the magical Star Rod and imprisoned the Star Spirits that protect Mario's happy paper world. Though reading skills are a must, Paper Mario is a fun game for beginners with its planned Pokemon like-battles and the colorful environs to explore. Aside from bonks on the head with a hammer and other slap-stick fighting, the game is free from worrisome content.
$59.95, N64
Teaches: strategy, logic