Can You Beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Without Using Money?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2024
- Like most turn-based RPGs, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has you earn money throughout your adventure, which you use to buy items, healing, and other things. But can you beat the game without using that money at all? In this challenge video, I attempt to beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door without using money!
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The chapter intro becoming shorter and shorter until it's just infinitesimal is just the best running gag ever
I'm glad so many people seem to like that! Thanks for watching!
Idk why its so funny to me
@@dontatmeimmoody2895 agreed just 1 second of chapter jumpscare
@@MandatoryPixel😅😅😊😊😊😮😅
Honestly, I didn’t think this challenge would be that interesting… but I forgot that Heart Blocks cost money. I think this is the only time I’ve seen an Inn Coupon be useful.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Like I mentioned in the video, I wasn't sure how much of a difference it would make at first either, but it ended up being fun!
Mmm mmm Pringles
yeah its 7star spirits that they free. i was think ing the same thing at the start lol
"Heart blocks cost money" was what got me softlocked at the chapter 2 boss on my first play as a kid circa 2005... lost all my money running from battles during the escape, saved right before magnus with danger hp and 0 coins.
Wasn't particularly happy about that one
@@0x5Dnot actually a soft lock. With expert timing you can superguard everything. Which I’m sure a very young child TOTALLY knew was a thing. I still can’t consistently superguard T.T
You’d have to buy the game first, so if you want to do this challenge legally, it’s not possible to do it without using money.
"The second of 2 RPGs in a 6-game RPG series"
Oh boy, I know I'm gonna love this already lol
Thanks for watching! I hope you did end up enjoying it!
Oh yeah, I watched the other Paper Mario one as well.
This was one of the coolest spins to a game I've honestly played way too much of.
I also want to add that your editing is just beautiful. I loved all those gags you did throughout the video with the chapters and such.
I subbed. Definitely look forward to seeing more
@@chackbro1 Thank you very much! It's a lot of fun to see people enjoying the silly stuff I threw in.
I'll also add that I plan on watching the Persona video and your Dragon Quest video once I catch up on those series. They're both in my backlog. Hopefully they'll see the light of day soon.
@@chackbro1 Thanks! The Dragon Quest one is from before I started making actual scripted videos, so it's just some gameplay showing off a feature. The Persona one is one of my actual full videos though!
Technically, the unrecoverable coin total in your run was 17, since you got 7 coins back by selling off the items whose purchases were absolutely necessary for progression.
Also, according to wiki info, various items sell for different amounts depending on the shops you sell them off at. Dizzy Dials consistently sell for 6 coins each across all shops, but Dried Shrooms sell for 4 coins at the Twilight Shop, instead of 1 like they do everywhere else. So, if you could have held that Dried Shroom until unlocking the Twilight Shop, you could have recovered 3 more coins; this would bring the unrecoverable coin total down to *14.*
I guess that's true! I think I was considering the coins I spent and the coins I got back from selling as two different "sets" of coins.
yeah that's because food is more rare in that area. so all food has more value i would assume.
@@TheUltimateRare I love this detail in the Paper Mario games. They never directly call it out, but if you are paying attention, you'll learn things sell at different prices depending on the location. They are basically paying Mario extra to be a superhuman deliveryman.
@@TheAres1999 it's also realistic.
I'd argue that Count Bleck's backstory in Super Paper Mario is more dark than Admiral Bobbery's wife dying but still doesn't change how brutal that story is...
How about the fact that the true prophecy of Super Paper Mario is the end of all worlds?
SPM's story is too confusing and optional. I'm guessing the butterfly loves dracula, but that yellow dialogue box with weird music between chapters leaves a lot to be desired.
@@heckssoda588Optional? You’re required to see it between every chapter.
@@heckssoda588blocked and reported for terrorism bc it scares me how fucking wrong you are
@@heckssoda588 says the ttyd fanboy who wont even give the game a chance
I remember when I was younger I got really good at Super Guards specifically and there were several enemies in this game I was too lazy to fight correctly (especially if they wanted me to use items or special moves to pierce their defenses) so I would just casually beat the enemies exclusively by super guarding them. I still don't understand why my deal with not using items and special moves was.
Superguards are very satisfying to pull off, so I can understand your younger self. :)
I find it interesting that the developers included Super Guard damage in the Iron Cleft's impenetrable defense, just for people like you and me.
I love the humor in the editing - the chapter intros getting cut off _slightly_ earlier each time, jumping to the silliest point of a relevant scene like Flurry KOing Mario, etc
Thanks! That's what I'm hoping for. :)
Something to note about level-ups is that in the Japanese version, level-ups do not heal; this affects speedrun strategies.
In the final doopliss battle in chapter 4, partner badges are intentionally disabled, because the way they're coded they would also apply to your partners' attacks against you.
I smell romhack potential
This is waaay late, but I thought I'd point something out. If I've put 2 and 2 together properly, the reason Vivian doesn't benefit from badges in the final Doopliss fight is because some partner triggers are placed on either Doopliss or your OG partners. My evidence is that I've done a few cheat playthroughs with 999 hp on Mario and partners. When Vivian isn't there for the Ch 4 finale, initially, Doopliss gets 999 hp as well. Idk that ALL partner boosts get applied to the foe's side, but I'd imagine that's why Charge P wasn't working.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing, that's neat info!
And don't worry, I actually wouldn't say you're late! I think the mythical TH-cam algorithm picked up the video or something, because it's gotten more views in the past three days than it did in all the time before now.
somehow the prologue transition being like half a second long made me laugh EVERY time
Should note that super guard, in some cases, also reflects against ranged attacks. The most notable example is pokeys when they launch body segments, but i believe there is a few others on the list.
Ive always been a fan of the zap-tap badge. If you fail the counter, you still reflect the damage, and the badge also completely negates certain enemies. Every fuzzy class enemy cannot latch on with the electro shield (to the point that i have ground out a full level in a single battle against green ones who can duplicate, with the trivia of a 100 star point cap in every battle being discovered along the way), and they are arguably the hardest enemies to super guard. I believe swoopers are also weak, and i cant recall of bullet bills are, but it would make the keyhaul grinding completely automatic without a macro if so. Then again, all that is assuming you do a pit run before the endgame to earn it, but i know ive done it as early as chapter 2 before. Zap shrooms are rare outside of shops, but it is at least a temporary alternative.
As broken as Charge P is for Goombella, it's even more broken for Ultra Rank Yoshi... charging 3 times with each partner would be as follows
9+9 (18) for Goombella for 3 FP
7+6+5+4+3+2 (27) for Yoshi for 3 FP
9+8+7+6+5 (35) to one boss for Goombella for 6 FP
7+6+5+4+3+2 (27) to EVERY ENEMY for Yoshi 9 FP
It seems to be negligible though. 53 potential damage for Goombella, 54 for Yoshi. I guess that 1 extra point can be helpful in maybe bonetail and Shadow Queen?
There's a reason why Goombella/Yoshi are seen as the best Partners.
@@CesarTorres61296They are, but Charge isn't really the reason why, Yoshi is considered the absolute best because Stampede is stupidly busted, and Goombella is second best because Rally Wink give Mario two turns and Mario is just better then the Partners most of the time.
This is... Very similar to how I ended up playing the game as a kid. I've always been the kind to needlessly complicate things by not using inns, not buying items, rarely using items, things like that. So while it wasn't completely coinless (I did use heal blocks a bit and may have bought some badges), just by my normal playstyle I dealt with a lot of these issues.
Flurrie's Gale Force is an excellent move, but I'm surprised to not see Lip Lock show up at all. An HP-draining move coupled with Flurrie's relatively high HP stat seems like it'd be great for tanking, especially since it pierces defense. I guess Charge + Multibonk (or yoshi's moves) are just that good.
05:10 'a little further east and I reach petalburg' (*as gen 3 petalburg theme plays in the background*)
Completely made my brain shortcircuit there.
Gale Force is (generally) more effective against flying/floating enemies, and also increases in strength as you get further in the game. (I think it's based on Mario's level, but it might be Chapter.) It's very underrated.
Wait, Doopliss can't hurt you in that fight either? That's so bizarre; the whole shtick is "You can't hurt me because you don't know my name". Very interesting that it seems to work in reverse.
Now TTYD is the second and third of 3 RPGs in a 7 game RPG series
10:06 "(With charge), you're able to destroy bosses"
That's how I beat macho grubba hitless
Great challenge video! I was thinking level ups would be essential for hp & fp recovery, but your badge strategies were super smart! Look forward to future videos.
Thanks very much! It's taken a bit longer than I hoped, but the next video should be ready pretty soon!
I struggled so much with the final boss and you made it look so easy!
Loved the challenge video! Glad you regained your status as Champ in Glitzville before enduring 100 grueling trials. Would love to see more videos like this in TTYD or SPM
When I did playthru's of Paper Mario TTYD I always followed several rules.
1 always fill out the tattle log.
2 Power Bounce, Mega Rush and any other OHKO or overpowered strategies are banned.
3 I use my first 2 upgrades on BP and get the Quick Change badge from Dazzle before entering Hooktail Castle. And partners fainting is a game over like if it was Mario...
4 optional don't spam superguards to win battles.
Honestly it's really fun to play Paper Mario TTYD that way!
i'm surprised you didn't use quake hammer on Koopinator. it trivializes him and you get it for free in boggly woods. it also wrecks clefts. good use of Flurrie, by the way. I think a lot of ppl ignore gale force because they think it works like fright masks or parakarry's air lift and thus steals your star points, but it's a really good move.
the this and that interlude joke was very funny to me, i don't know why, but you split my sides with that.
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Regarding Quake Hammer, it's just not a move I use very often in my playthroughs, so I didn't think to use it there!
Doopliss: What is my name.
Mario: DOOPLISS
Doopliss: Who'd name their kid that?!
The intro was honestly a rollercoaster.
"Oh he's gonna lose at Zest T .. wait losing count as a lose? Damn you can't complete the prologue! Oh, it doesn't count if it's mandatory. ... Does the Gritzville forced lose count?"
the video is a year old by now but I'd like to point out the unique nature of Doopliss' final fight in the steeple.
The way Vivian enters that battle is unique and is only ever done in this one battle, she occupies a 2nd partner slot which means if you had used glitches or cheats to have your normal partners there, they would be in the battle(and the badges would actually work) and vivian would still join you and appear over the active partner. Since she occupies the invisible 2nd slot badges don't work since all of the badges are coded only to work on partner slot 1 which remains empty since mario's party is coded to be empty at this stage of the game. It makes sense to do it this way though
That sounds cool! Do you have a link to more information on this? I've gotten a few comments about that battle, but they said that the partner badges were disabled because they'd apply to your partners on Doopliss's side.
@@MandatoryPixel th-cam.com/video/0XDYbnq13IE/w-d-xo.html
this video showcases the odd behavior if you hack in your partners for that battle
@@MandatoryPixelThe answer is in the comment section of the video "Odd things about Doopliss" by Koop. Koop mentions this glitch in his video, and Jdaster64 elaborates in the comment section.
The game runs a check at the start of each battle to apply badge effects to Mario and his partners. However, since the battle starts without Vivian, the game doesn't apply any badge effects to her. The programmers forgot to run the check again once Vivian enters the battle, so she ends up without the badge effects.
This isn't related to Mario's partners being your enemies, because badges such as Simplifier or Unsimplifier also don't apply to Vivian's action commands (but they work with Mario's). It's not just the Partner badges being affected, it's all badge effects related to Vivian herself.
"what if i need the money later" simulator 2023
I'm loving your editing in this. Something feels a little low quality about your mic, in a way I can't describe, (sorry,) but I think the challenge run itself, your dedication to it to not use advantages you would have gained from coins, and just your style with editing to a lot to make this a real good video. (The "only the first few notes of the chapter title" thing keeps GETTING me, and I find it very charming.)
Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. You're right about the microphone - I was using an older one when I made my first few videos, but I've since upgraded it, so the audio in my newest video is much better!
Ice Power also increases attack and defense against fire by 1, so I always equip it.
Fire Drive for the win.
"it's like Mario Sunshine without the hover" hmmmm...... Where do I remember that?
Lmao the one frame of the start-of-chapter screens kill me
This run should be called “The Hobo Run” after a similar run in Pokémon games
this was a cool challenge, I think the main reason it's fun to see someone complete a game with certain restrictions is that it almost always seems to result in the player trying out different strategies or means that you wouldn't normally use if you were playing the game normally. I've sort of wanted to replay this game since I haven't played it in forever. and when I do I'm kind of curious to see what your coin expenditure would be normally.
Yeah, challenges are a lot of fun for that reason! You're kind of forced to rethink how you approach the game. Thanks for watching!
I love challenge runs for this game. Another great one is BP only (at least up to level 33), or pacifist Mario where he cannot do damage. You can do a "danger Mario" run with several glitches. You can skip ahead and get Bobbery after Yoshi joins, then visit the guy to reduce your max HP to 5, and then revert the story back to ch 2.
How does this only have 41 views? This was so interesting
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Agree, this video is super fun to watch, already waiting for the next
@@victisjkb6526 Stay tuned! The next one should be coming pretty soon.
the man trying to save money so hard he is cutting out the transiton cards more and more each time they are needed
"The second of 2 RPGs in a 6-game RPG series"
I know I didn't just hear that...
Cortez 3rd phase is very weak to Gale Force, it has a very high chance to blow away all 4 weapons leaving Cortez alone only able to bite you
Good to know! Thanks!
I love the small snippett of the Petalburg music from Pokémon RSE when you enter Petalburg
this was a really fun video! i just recently beat ttyd for the first time, and was looking for some videos to watch about it, so this was perfect to find. i went through your channel to see if there were any more, but to my disappointment there weren't. i'd love to see you do more paper mario related videos, and thanks so much for making a video about your challenge it was very interesting!
No problem, thanks for watching! I did do this challenge in the first game, if you haven't seen that one: th-cam.com/video/x80DOw0UeD0/w-d-xo.html
Heal blocks cost money…. Oh no…..
That petalburg Pokémon soundtrack was perfect :D
I'm glad so many people enjoyed that little gag! Thanks for watching!
Great analysis & run video! I liked the strategies you used, & the lack of stuff like Danger Cheese. Thanks for uploading!
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Actually in Pokemon if you do not have enough money and try to enter the safari zone multiple times, the guy will let you in with just 1 safari ball (in Pokemon yellow, fire red and leaf green, it won't work in red and blue)
True! I just didn't want to mention such a rare circumstance since it wasn't a Pokémon-focused video, haha.
Thank you so much for the intro 0:58, I never knew how to get this shine
Good vid and challenge! Thanks for showing the Pit as well. Hope to see more TTYD content from you.
Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It probably won't be the next video I do, but I'm planning to eventually do this same challenge for the original Paper Mario as well. My plan for the channel is have these challenge videos alongside other types of videos, focused on many different games. Hopefully you stick around!
@@MandatoryPixel Trust me im sticking around. No worries there.
@@michaelgrzybowski4949 Hey there! I just got done with my newest video, so I decided to come back and ask, is there any specific kind of content you'd be interested in seeing, TTYD or otherwise? I can't make any promises, but I'd like to get an idea of what people might want to see!
@@MandatoryPixel Just got done watching your newest video. Very glad you had the funny commentary about it being creepy, because it was. As for video ideas how about a first play-through of a game? Just challenge yourself to beat a game starting off terrible. Alot of people like watching people progress and get better at a certain game. Me personally I would always be happy to see paper Mario, speed runs, and most challenge videos. (especially if its a Mario 64 Challenge) Sadly its hard to find a new one.
@@michaelgrzybowski4949 Thanks for watching the new video, and thanks for the input! I'll keep these suggestions in mind. Like I mentioned before, you can definitely count on seeing many more challenges going forward!
I love the running gag where the chapter transfer screen shortens each chapter
I'm glad to see people enjoying that one! I thought it was funny.
Hey will you be doing sticker star?
Great video! Really fun video to watch!
Loved the video! You make some pretty quality content and I really hope you start getting some more views!
Thanks very much! I hope so too, haha!
i watched this entire video thinking that you were, like, a way bigger channel. The way the entire video is just radiates big channel energy, so keep up the amazing work!
Thanks very much! If my videos give that impression, then hopefully I'm on the right track, haha. More on the way!
This is my all-time favorite game so I was happy to see that it was on your channel after I watched your super mario sunshine one. Your comments and editing are so damn funny but also insightful. It would have been hilarious if you used your coins instead of your inn coupon at the end but that was very satisfying watching you use it.
One of the best games even made, I played the one before this and the one after too, never got to play the others though
Sweet Treat/Feast cures status effects immediately, so you didn't have to wait for your shrink and dizzy statuses to fade during the Bonetail fight.
That's true! The reason I waited was because I thought letting the status effects end naturally seemed like a good stopping point for using Charge.
@@MandatoryPixel Math brain go brrr
man this made me wanna play TTYD again. loved the video, hope the algorithm keeps you going
Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
13:45 hes the champ. Champions are usually ranked separately from the 1-10 fighters
Your video popped up in my recommended this is a amazing challenge
My man killed like 1600 Bullet Bills
Great video quality and humor, I loved it
Thank you!
The title card cut is my favorite gag
This video was amazing and i'm actually baffled that I, a charge inthusiest, didn't know it could stack!
Thanks for the long video. Subbed. Cozy bedtime content. Interesting challenge
Thanks for watching! Glad it was relaxing for you!
The Petalburg joke with RSE music made me chuckle out loud, you got the like
This is the first video I've seen on your channel, but the petalburg gag really got me
Good to hear! I like throwing in subtle gags like that one.
Petalburg is the funniest thing in this entire game.
People really do overhype the pit huh? Charge and power bounce is just insane
Petalburg joke got me😂
this made me remember how much personality this game had
It’s happening… the algorithm has chosen you!! I love Paper Mario content and really enjoy this video! Have a sub! I look forward to your future videos!
Thanks very much! I'll give a heads up and say that I'm going to do challenge videos for many different games, not just Paper Mario games. But if you like challenge videos and the overall style of this one, then you can look forward to more!
If you haven't seen it, I also did this challenge in the first Paper Mario! Available here: th-cam.com/video/x80DOw0UeD0/w-d-xo.html
20:15 sorry to hear you got a poison mushroom bingo on this fight man.
I never remember encountered blooper so to hear that it was required before petalburg baffles me
Strange! It's the boss of the prologue, so unless you use glitches you have to fight it.
It is strange, if i glitched the game it was entirely unintentional.
@@lagrush9039 apparently if you jump the first frame that the room loads, the boss doesn’t show up. I think that’s how the glitch works. Speed runners do that.
It's possible that i did that, i was jumping alot throughout my playthrough
@@lagrush9039 That's not quite how it works - this video explains it pretty well: th-cam.com/video/3O9_aYDXwec/w-d-xo.html
It's very hard to do this by mistake, so I think it's more likely you just forgot about the boss, haha.
Power Bounce/Charge is a cool combo but I think next time you need to ban this it's too OP
13:52 Rawk Hawk is the title holder while just beneath is Koopanater at Rank 1. Pokkén Tournament does something similar as the League Masters are also above rank 1 in their respective leagues. Except for last league, debatably.
I know I am super late in saying this but In the fight with Cortez in the second phase I believe you can flurry the weapons away permanently to make the fight even easier for yourself if you needed to do that.
Here's a challenge, go through the game without using any of the good badges, only the shitty ones, and you min-max your BP, don't level up any other stat until after your BP is topped off. Also, no item shops (badge shops and casinos are okay though), no deliberate grinding, and some kind of limitation on how much you can use special moves.
Alternate title: Can You Beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door if Mario is a greedy penny picking bastard
As for the Glitz Pits ranking, being #1 means you are the #1 contender the championship. Its simply a feature of the boxing world circuits.
I remember I sold every item I had for timing tutor, I genuinely think it is the most broken set of training wheels ever.
The short answer is no, without glitches you are required to buy a Dried Shroom and Dizzy Dial.
So this can only be a minimalist run.
Interesting challenge. Might try this myself once the remake arrives.
koopinator isnt ranked 1 in the normal sense, hes ranked 1 among challengers for the belt, as in he has highest priority for challenging Hawk for the belt, hence why if u lose to hawk, u have to fight koopinator to regain ur right to fight hawk.
That makes sense! I just think it's funny that Rawk Hawk literally says he's "Number One", but then on the boards he doesn't even have the #1 rank.
Would be interesting to see a speedrun category with the objective set to get 999 coins as soon as possible
That's a fun idea!
I think the route would end up revolving around Lumpy - get 300 coins to give him by whatever means necessary, then skip to the end of the game and collect your 999 coin payoff.
once you get yoshi you can ride him to get the anti spike badge early from under rouge port
I never got to finish the game (skill issue) and man I really want to play it again. I enjoyed the video but I won't be finishing it until I beat Magnus von Grapple 2, because somehow I've been able to avoid spoilers for the endgame for 19 years.
I wondered more about how entering the mafia without money but i guess its just not possible
If you're looking for suggestions, maybe do this challenge with Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling.
Video: “Getting your coins stolen counts as losing them.”
Me: Oh so just that thing that happens literally 1 minute into the game lol
"i can usethis fight as an in for now"
ironic.
13:40(ish) - thats probly in reference to how Pro Wrestling (WWE/AEW/etc) does it-- you have your Champion (like Dwayne "Rock Hawk" Johnson here), but then the other guys still have to Compete to see who the Number One Contender is...usually, this is the guy that won the recent Pay-Per-View Main Event (like Royal Rumble), because its a Privilege to have a chance at a Title Match, it has to be EARNED...no one else has 'the privilege' of a match being for the Belt, even if its against the current champion (unless the Storyline needs it to be, but thats a-whole-nother can of worms)...that way, the Champion can still have matches for the fans, without fear of losing the title to some mid-carder...but if the Champion is booked into a match with the Number One Contender, its more likely to be a Title Match, where the belt will go to the Winner of that match (and the Loser will be bumped down to "Number One Contender" for a Rematch, or perhaps they will start a Losing Streak and fall down the card, with someone completely new taking NOC, to reach for the Title)
im a real stickler for items anyway. so this is pretty much how i play the game as is. the lack of heal blocks would make it a bit harder but obviously i would just swap to using small fry battles to heal up. i hate using items and i always get to the point where im storing my money as gold bars anyway.
2:36 I wish you could superguard in that cutscene.
Amazing editing
Thank you!
In theory could you save on the coins lost at the beginning of the game with the bandit?
They steal half your coins and if you spend a small amount of course that half would be reduced
its nice to see some smal chanel make quality contente, nice.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.
The madlad actually did it.
Ttyd is my all time favorite thank you for doing this
No problem! Thanks for watching!
It’s a very interesting concept, but I can’t finish the video… this is a game that I never actually completed as a kid and somehow I’ve avoided all spoilers since it’s release… I’ve gotten up to the fight on the moon against the dude in the robot suit but every time I get time to sit and play this game I’ve forgotten most of the timings for everything and haven’t gotten past him yet lol.
Good luck! I'm sure you'll get it done some day!
Could've skipped Zess T.'s lens by doing a glitch, bypassing the huge blocks underground, you know the one with the fish + Goombella.
The Doopliss name entry screen is case sensitive, so you cannot cheese it by typing "DOOPLISS" in all caps.