#dottie spm

[darkclouud9]

having difficulty with human bodies so ✨️eyes!!✨️

plus very few handwriting headcanons (see Fleep, Barry and Carrie)

[pokerninja2]

bringing back my piccolo and dottie designs because I think I cooked with these

[indigosfindings]

more updates post-chapter 6

luigifuckingdies.mp4

i like how almost every chapter in spm is a heavy hitter. having said that chapter 5 is not really one of them. oooooh the osts though

mildly obsessed with the use of crag. you gotta be craggin me. are you out of your crag. jesus cragging christ

it's a bit sad that none of the bosses have really used 3d as anything more than a curio and/or "the boss *CAN* flip, but you'll still be fine even if you stay in 2d"

conversely, i recognize that flipping is attached to mario to differentiate him from the other characters, but tbh it is a bit of a shame because that's *the* mechanic that the entire game is built around, it means that you practically cant get through a single room without having to switch to him

on a similar note i think it's nice that a variety of things opened up upon acquiring dottie, but (a) it's mildly disappointing that most of them are ingredient shops & (b) it's outright shocking that this just. doesnt happen in any other way

the devs truly looked at that one earwormy sammers kingdom theme (you know the one) & said "players will get to hear this for like 3 cumulative seconds". and it still imprinted on a generation

the sammer guys are genuinely a great time. i love how theyre varied not only in stats & parameters but in actual behaviour! it's really easy to get careless!!! it's also a place where the obscene amount of damage you can do with a single attack doesnt feel so bad because (a) even ~20 of them is A Lot to fight in sequence with no external healing or item-acquisition options & (b) Thats A Samurai Duel Babey

i think the trial of 100 might be barry's niche. afaict he's the best way to deal with the jumping sammer guys & reflecting the projectile waves is actually viable!!

i loooveee how batshit crazy chapter 6 is. yesss girl defy the formula!!! immanentize that eschaton!!!!!

the underwhere background is soooo satisfying. i think it has the most parallax layers of any region(??) which does really nice things to my brain

i appreciate that dimentio's actions are, like, nonrandom & someone who has beaten the game before can easily understand What He Is Up To in each chapter he appears in. it's not like super deep or anything but it's a nice addition of flavour

i love the way count bleck talks, mused indigo

i am obsessed with the extent to which o'chunks is Just Sort Of There. like that villain team is absolutely legendary count bleck nastasia dimentio mimi mr l five for five not a single miss babey then o'chunks is Just Around like he's Just A Guy has anyone ever thought about him????

replaying super paper mario, sporadic thoughts post-chapter 2:

very easy so far--& although ttyd was also easy, spm's gameplay is sadly substantially less rich thab ttyd's was

having said that the game design in spm is! unrelentingly charming!! the use of platforming as a framework for a varied stream of stage styles (straightforward levels, dungeons, towns, the entire 2-3 Situation) is creative in a way that imo predicts the sort of things the mario maker community later ended up making. chapter 2's set pieces in particular are extremely quirky (the rooms with traps, the rubee thing, the mazelike basement, the merlee game show lmao)

few platformers have boss fights that feel like genuine Combat, so that's pretty cool

i will confess that as a First Dungeon, yold ruins doesnt have half the sauce of hooktail castle--it's much more linear in layout, with far less of that zelda-y "explore & comprehend the space" principle that made ttyd's dungeons hit

in a similar vein, it's kind of crazy how tippi has like a fraction of the personality that goombella had. it's a bit sad for the character doing the vast majority of the talking to just.... not really have any opinions on anything

the momentum of the chapters likewise means very few npcs ever get to stick out. like, even the "first town crotchety old mayor" character was a total one-and-done, one dialogue and you never have a reason to speak to him again (mostly just speaks to the game structure, which is as mentioned a bold enough exercise that i feel i cant really fault it for that)

bringing up a menu to use items In A Platforming Context is not at all natural to me, so im finding myself just not really using them

this game is a masterclass in visual design imo. the npcs & enemies & pixls being made of primitives that reconfigure themselves into different shapes really elevates the interplay of 2d & 3d, the backgrounds/environments are extremely aesthetically satisfying (the Mathmosphere in lineland, the optical illusion in the sky in gloam valley, all of castle bleck), & i love how the constant "digital/tech" motif (eg the "dragging selection boxes to flip/teleport", the trees & shrubs looking like something youd make in ms paint, etc) is an ingenious progression of paper mario's core aesthetic design

dimentio is so fun

the inter-chapter dialogue flashbacks are surprisingly earnest? for such a tongue-in-cheek game where almost every line of dialogue contains a joke of some kind, those exchanges feel humourless & sincere. that probably contributes to the Space the game occupies in all of our memories lol

i ADOOOORE nastasia

likewise it was really interesting how peach's "escape" sequence after chapter 1 was (while, again, still extremely sardonic) aesthetically & narratively framed with such a sense of Hopelessness. that's not to say like "woahh this mario game is 10x darker than you thought!!!!", more that it's just not a space the series commonly ventures into

the Ancients stuff is being leaned into extremely hard lol. ttyd mostly teases at that kind of "mysterious rpg lore" thing peripherally (the riddle tower inscriptions, grifty, etc) so it's interesting how spm puts it front & centre in contrast, without ever sacrificing the sense of mystique

this game really highlights how interesting the wiimote is as a controller--pressing the A button while holding it sideways (ie removing your left thumb from the direction input to press a button) is something that i cant think of any other controller doing, & it projects onto that button a really interesting sense of, like, Valence

it's the kind of game that seems to beg for one of thsoe posts like "things that ACTUALLY HAPPEN in _____"

[paperpeachy]

i miss spm so much!!!!!

[illdothehotvoice]

3, 11, 16?

3. Who Do You Play as the Most?: Ooof that’s tough. I think I play as Mario the most?? Bowser seems like cheating because he’s so OP and you don’t need to use Peach that often (though I love her and used to play as her a lot when i was younger), plus Luigi is barely playable dhsjgknfdjfhgk

11. Do you buy items and use them on enemies?: Not that often honestly dhgjkfnh. I don’t use items on regular enemies and I only really use them when I’m having a hard time with a boss which is kind of rare since SPM is a fairly easy game.

15. (Since I saw your other ask ;-) ) Least Favorite Pixl: This one is hard because I honestly don’t pay attention to the pixls that often dshgjknfj. I don’t know if Tiptron really counts but I hate it so much because you can’t just replace Tippi like that and I get really emotional over it fhgkjnfm. But if that doesn’t count then Dottie because she’s not really that useful besides in like one chapter. 0

[desertpacificoctopi]

i havent even played spm but. all of them. all of the questions. unless u dont wanna do all of em i just like heaing ur opinions

oh?? oh shit?? here we fucking go

1. what is your favorite chapter? imma keep it real with u chief, i just love gloam valley’s aesthetic so it’s prolly chapter 2. plus mimi shows up and she is my terrible little daughter. merlee’s rhymes are fun too!

2. what is your least favorite chapter?i know it’s kinda easy pickings but sammer’s kingdom is just, tedious. if we’re getting very technical i Guess it does contain one or two of my favorite moments of the game but like. i was not really here for beating the same dude using bowser over and over

3. who do you play as the most?peach babey!! i love her floaty thing and also i am just Very gay. her dialogue is also excellent. let this princess sass

4. who do you play as the least?i feel bad abt this but it’s probably luigi just by virtue of how late he shows up, how slippery he handles, and how few puzzles he is actually needed to solve. my green boy i love you forgive me

5. favorite minion?i’m Always soft for some o’chunks, lads. he’s just a fun guy and honestly has himbo energies. but i love all of the minions so much, except dimentio for reasons but he is an enjoyable character nonetheless

6. favorite hero?you cannot fucking make me pick and you are not making me pick. they all have virtues and they’re all, just so interesting. i’m soft about mario as a character in general, peach is The Eternal Love Of My Me, i’m always hype to play as bowser the big softie, and luigi in this one is just hhhnnnhh listen good luigi character arc good characterization. so i’m not picking

7. what song is your favorite?ooogh spm has so many good tracks. i’ve talked about bounding through time before, and everyone knows about the ultimate show (fuckin valid of yall to keep mixing it with the world revolving from deltarune), so i guess i’ll call it on proof of existence from the end of the game for now! it’s good song title and the 3/4 time feel makes my heart feel light and bouncy. everything is okay now.

8. what song is your least favorite?dsfhjds i don’t really dislike the soundtrack but i suppose it’s strange company, the track that plays when you’re meeting a new pixl. they just reuse the same track over and over despite their different personalities and? that bothers me i suppose? the vibe does Not fit all of them. it fits boomer and that’s It.

9. have you ever done the flipside or flopside pit of 100 trials?oogh maybe i did the flipside one? definitely not the flopside pit. maybe i should try it sometime, but the combat in this game wasn’t the draw for me, so. shrugs

10. have you collected all the maps?sydhfds no prolly not, considering i don’t remember much about them. fleep buddy you were useful like twice,,

11. do you buy items and use them on enemies?i’m an item hoarder so like, ee not really i guess. i think i used them more for the king croacus fight bc that bitch is hard to fight for me

12. favorite flipside citizen?i had to go looking bc i don’t remember people but, helvetica the author is a sad little man and i feel bad for him

13. favorite flopside citizen?the chef in flopside. wife.

14. favorite pixl? looks at carrie. baby ur my aNGELLLLLL. you and dottie are the only bitches with actual personalities. honorable mentions include you can make cudge say fuck so that’s cool, and slim just has excellent vibes

15. least favorite pixl?there isn’t really enough personality to any of them for me to Hate them but thoreau seems like a little bitch so. slam dunks him

16. favorite side character? (luvbi,squirps)oogh both mentioned in the question are Incredible. luvbi my godawful baby girl, and also squirps is a gremlin but they made me cry so. honorable mentions include jaydes bc she’s tall and i’m gay, nastasia bc i’m crying, merlumina bc she’s pretty and can’t shut up, and bonechill because that bitch cannot help but gossip even as he is about to die and i respect that

anyway Fuck thank you roman. shit. fuck. talk to me about paper mario

[disneydreamlights]

just answer all of the spm asks do it

1. What is your favorite chapter?

Besides Chapter 8 (because Castle Bleck and story and babies) I really love Bitlands. The 8-bit aesthetics plus the level designs being pretty cool and 3-4 just…existing (I hate Francis but every time I get to that point of the game I die just a bit of laughter) the Bitlands is just an amazing chapter.

Other favs include Chapter 7. Underwhere and Overthere are just real good.

2. What is your least favorite chapter?

…Fuck Chapter 4. I like Squirps but oh my god fuck space.

3. Who do you play as the most?

Unfortunately Bowser’s power and fire breath are too good to ignore once I get Carrie, so I’m mostly playing Bowser, but that being said, I definitely prefer playing Peach when I’m picking for anything but strength. I know she’s probably the worst but I have always loved the princess and when I found out she was playable about ten years ago when I first played the game I literally died, and playing through a run where the only character I played was Peach her dialogue that she gets when she’s the only character out and has to say a lot of stuff is just real good, like a lot better than any other character’s so like if I’m playing for a run where I want to hear cool story stuff I’m definitely playing Peach.

4. Who do you play as the least?

I almost never tough Luigi. You get him so late in the game and I think the only times I use him besides hitting a huge jump is in the Bonechill fight and during 8-3. Like if he doesn’t make things that much easier, I just don’t use him.

5. Favorite minion?

…This one’s actually a hard one because I love all the minions but I think I’ll have to go with Dimentio on this one, mostly because he’s a little piece of shit and I love pieces of shit a lot. They’re fun to read and back when I was first playing I absolutely loved Dimentio.

6. Favorite hero?

Peach! Peach! Peach! Peach! Peach!

7. What song is your favorite?

Bounding through Time is good and never fails to get me emotional about my ship.

8. What song is your least favorite?

Not counting the River Styx since the song is really bad on its own, but really good in context because it matches the context of the world.

I spend too much time in the Overthere Stair, it’s annoying after spending about thirty minutes to an hour there on each playthrough.

9. Have you ever done the Flipside or Flopside Pit of 100 Trials?

Yes, I actually attempted Flipside on my first file and made it to floor sixty, but on I think my current file I cleared both pits. It was hellish, and I remember suffering in the Flopside Pit since I almost ran out of healers on my second run, but I’ve cleared both pits completely. :3

10. Have you collected all the maps?

I feel like I did? I know I was working towards 100% the game so I want to say I did at least? I think the only thing I was missing was some scattered Catch Cards…I’d need to check.

11. Do you buy items and use them on enemies?

Lol no.

12. Favorite Flipside citizen?

I really like Saffron, she’s such a nice sweet chef and there’s something about her that’s just really kind.

13. Favorite Flopside citizen?

…Okay so you know the girl and her grandma over here? I can’t explain why I love these two so much, I just really love them and happen to find them a bit hilarious.

14. Favorite Pixl?

Piccolo~ I know she’s technically useless but she’s a cute musical note who makes you play music and she’s named after the baby flute how could I not love her?

In terms of use, I really like Carrie.

15. Least Favorite Pixl?

Personality wise…god they’re all so amusing but I guess I don’t really have a lot of love for Dottie? I mean she’s nice but compared to some of the other Pixls she’s just not as good.

Usage wise I legit find Thoreau useless after using him to solve puzzles, so probably him.

16. Favorite side character? (Luvbi,Squirps)

Luvbi *heart eyes* Listen I know she’s a bit mean and bratty but I love this Nimbi so much for reason I can’t even explain.

[darkclouud9]

wait there are 12 stabbies (that I count) and 12 original pixls in spm.

buuuuuut 1 of the 12 pixls is dead so maybe Pearl can take that legendary pixl or something.

I was going to see if I could find one for each stabby but I'm already stumped on Thoreau

Thoreau - Joker?

Boomer - Brody?

Slim - Etho

Thudley - Skizz.

Carrie - Endless

Fleep - Evil

Cudge - Astro?

Dottie - MrsT

Barry - Impulse

Dashell - Tango

Piccolo - Lala

* these are very rough this is difficult

** I thought about how some of them would use them and it helped a little bit. plus their personalities. Thudley personality = Skizz to me. Thoreau ability = Joker, yk?

[pokerninja2]

Pixls! I tried to give each of them a different personality, as well as have them fit more with the main Mario artstyle. Was inspired by Tippi's design in Super Mario Kun and wanted to bring that design to the other Pixls. It was tricky trying to find a balance between "I wanna make these less geometric to fit with the rest of the Mario series" and "I wanna keep that abstract appeal they have" but I think I struck a good balance.

I enjoyed giving each of them a personality. Things like Boomer being mad because he explodes, Piccolo being sweet and motherly because she cures your status ailments, Dottie having bedroom eyes because she's dating a Cragnon in the caves, etc. It was fun trying to design them like that. I'll do the rest later, but these are the five I liked the most when sketching them.

Funnily enough, every Pixl ended up looking different but Thudley's basically unchanged lol