Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario
Developer(s)	Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Paper Mario
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	NA April 9, 2007 JP April 19, 2007 EU September 14, 2007 AUS September 20, 2007
Genre(s)	Platform, Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	R8PE01, R8PP01, R8PK01, R8PJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Super Paper Mario is a RPG-styled platformer developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The gameplay is similar to the classic Super Mario games, but with the aesthetic qualities of the Paper Mario series, RPG-like elements like character dialogue and puzzles, and a blend of 2D and 3D platforming. The player starts out with only Mario, but unlocks Princess Peach, Luigi, and even Bowser through the game, and can change between them at any time.

The game was originally planned for the Nintendo GameCube in 2006, but Nintendo changed it to a Wii release due to declining GameCube sales.

Problems

Transition Issues

With EFB to Texture, Black/flickering characters appear at various transitions, such as entering pipes or doors and during any flipping effect. To fix: Under Graphics > Hacks. Set EFB Copied to RAM. Game Properties > Enable Bounding Box Calculation. Entering doors still doesn't work properly.

Freezing in chapter 6.1

When the King Sammer calls his vassals, the door opens but the game freezes.

To fix: Under Graphics > Hacks. Set EFB Copied to RAM. Game Properties > Disable Bounding Box Calculation.

You just have to disable it temporarily : just to open the door. Then you can re-enable it !

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Disable Bounding Box	On	Fixes almost all graphical issues

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Super Paper Mario since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r5102

3.0-188

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5.0-21455 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

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Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r6569	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.1GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4850	Playable: 45-60 FPS with DirectX 11 back-end, 2X AA and Recommended Configuration
^r6541	Windows 7 x86	AMD Athlon II x2 250 @ 3.1GHz	nVidia GeForce 9600GT	Perfect (Full Speed)
r7540	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz	Intel GMA 945G	Playable, 45-60 FPS, some slowdowns in 3D dimension (25-45 FPS)	Jhonn
r7564	Windows Vista x86	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5770	Playable, 90-100%, Large areas: 55-70%. Using DirectX 11 back end, Recommended Configuration	Arthur117
r7599	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II P650 @ 2.6GHz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250	Playable, Directx11 back-end, great speed 90-100% nearly all the time, there are quite a couple graphical glitches do not affect gameplay for most part	Jmankid
3.0-198	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5700	Perfect Full speed	Hjenovah
3.0-228	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5770	Perfect Full speed	Gobrin
3.0-681	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6870	Perfect, full speed, use HLE audio to avoid slowdowns
3.0-766	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-2450M	AMD Radeon HD 7610M	Perfect Full speed	Chinmorph

Gameplay Videos

Super Paper Mario on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (1080p HD) Full Speed