In recent years, there has been a trend of remastering older-generation games to run on present-day gaming equipment. These remastered games have better visuals than their original version. Going with the trend, a Nintendo fan recently reimagined a classic N64 Mario game but as an upgraded 32-bit console game.
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The Super Mario series is one of the most famous and oldest video game series. There has been a Mario game on every Nintendo console, from the NES to their latest hybrid console, Nintendo Switch. Moreover, Mario is also the official mascot for the Japanese video game company.
If Paper Mario was a GBA game
An avid Mario fan and Twitter user, Ninjamal, recently shared some photos of artwork created by them. Ninjamal created the classic Paper Mario in the artwork, but reimagined it as a GBA game. Grand Boy Advance is a 32-bit Nintendo handheld console released in 2001. So the pixel artist recreated scenes from the 16-bit game as 32-bit with GBA’s resolution of 240×160.
What if Paper Mario was on the Game Boy Advance? I drew what I thought that would look like! pic.twitter.com/3BaMN0tUC5
— Ninjamal (@Niinjamal) October 21, 2022
Meanwhile, Paper Mario is an action RPG game released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 console. It was a fan-favorite video game console that the Japanese giants released in 1996. Nintendo never recreated the classic Paper Mario for future consoles, so seeing it with better graphics on another fan-favorite handheld console in the Big N history was excellent.
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Nintendo might have never recreated the classic N64 game, but it has sequels with better visuals on an upgraded Nintendo console. The latest in the series, Paper Mario: The Origami King, is available on the latest Switch console. Further, the classic N64 game is also available on Switch that fans can enjoy, but they might need the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service.
Nintendo fan reacts to this GBA fanart
The Nintendo fans loved the recreation of a fan-favorite N64 classic as a GBA game. They praised the creator for their efforts and imagination. Further, a fan also asked Ninjamal to recreate the entire Paper Mario as a playable game on Game Boy Advance.
Additionally, fans also requested the pixel artist to recreate other famous games with the visuals of other consoles like the N64 or Nintendo 3DS. Take a look at some of those fun reactions below:
Now you have to make the game, you just can´t tease fans all over the world like this
— Raem (@JoseMan81091823) October 21, 2022
Now superstar saga on N64 👀
— £picTroid ♡ #METROID DREAD ANNIVERSARY (@metroidthusiast) October 21, 2022
Man, you could pass this off as a leaked canceled port! Spectacular work, this is phenomenal!!
— Kai (@_TheOtakuArtist) October 21, 2022
Did you customize the speech bubble and Mario & Luigi font as well?!
— 🌕 3UP_Moon (@3upmoonget) October 22, 2022
A subtle thing I love about this is how brighter it is compared to the original game, a little callback to how certain remakes like Mario Advance the DKC are brightened for the darker GBA screens.
— Skutank96 (@skutank96) October 21, 2022
Do what if Paper Mario was on the 3DS now…
— StoryEdge (@edge_story) October 21, 2022
That what if looks amazing! Thanks for putting that image in my head
— StarknightRixia (@andilexNchill) October 22, 2022
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The way I wish all of ur art were actual GBA games😭😭😭
It doesn't even BEGIN with gorgeous— Ma'an | معن (@Maan_Alalwani) October 21, 2022
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It was a great experience to see a classic action RPG game in the graphics of a fan-favorite retro Nintendo handheld console. Did you like the fanart of classic Paper Mario as a GBA game?
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