Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A compilation of Dark Aspects episodes covering the more adult content in Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and Super Paper Mario. It's a revamped, hour-long analysis of the original Paper Mario trilogy from N64 to GameCube to Wii.

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► Dark Aspects of the Paper Mario series (full playlist, includes Color Splash and The Origami King):
youtube.com/watch?v=2n8XbcoURMY&list=PLK37aGUr9BMWmBCq49u-_-KmuOIHKdzMk&ab_channel=ThaneGaming
► Dark Aspects of Luigi's Mansion:
youtube.com/watch?v=6d36buMc1-o&list=PLK37aGUr9BMXe9VbUPortyBD-UntYKwhg&ab_channel=ThaneGaming
► Dark Aspects of Banjo-Kazooie & Tooie:
youtube.com/watch?v=kj55XLOxfY4&list=PLK37aGUr9BMWtTV34_nzsmrhZUTD9rQji&ab_channel=ThaneGaming
► Dark Aspects of Donkey Kong Country 1-3:
youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7_6yfrqNk&list=PLK37aGUr9BMWOk7i4HkaC96qi6SxMFvlQ&ab_channel=ThaneGaming
► Dark Aspects of MOTHER: The Complete Series Analysis
youtube.com/watch?v=W9-oYGtLxdo
► Dark Aspects of The Legend of Zelda series:
youtube.com/watch?v=tknOcoUxK5s&list=PLK37aGUr9BMVHKHDKs9Wqp43L9q06mjHF&ab_channel=ThaneGaming

Sources & further reading:

⍟ All sprites used in this video/thumbnail were ripped by The Spriters Resource. N64 Mario sprite ripped by KnucklesT15 and Dinner Sonic
spriters-resource.com/nintendo_64/pm
spriters-resource.com/gamecube/pmttyd
spriters-resource.com/wii/superpapermario
⍟ The Thousand Year Door Shadow Queen battle footage uploaded by TheLunatikguy
youtube.com/c/TheLunatikguy
⍟ TTYD hotdog Twilight Town scene by Game Grumps
youtube.com/user/GameGrumps
⍟ TTYD Super Luigi books showcase by Cat Avery
youtube.com/channel/UCc1zK3sETIO7Z6Dwi-uTkbg
⍟ TTYD Grifty's tales scene by TheBryanroxs
youtube.com/user/TheBryanroxs
⍟ Happy Lucky Lottery sequence by ZanyWitch7
youtube.com/channel/UCDMohxHatZUoX2Zeu_Z7Mrg
⍟ Additional TTYD cutscene footage by SullyPwnz
youtube.com/c/SullyPwnz

0:00 - Opening
0:11 - Paper Mario (N64)
8:20 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
28:47 - Super Paper Mario

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