Paper Mario
Classic
Mario
In order to become Classic Mario you must be in Boo's Mansion. When you first
enter Boo's Mansion you will see a door on your right and a book case on your
left. Go into the door on your right. When you first enter the room you will see
a vase with a box in front of it. Jump onto the box then jump into the vase.
When you do this, you will pop out as the Classic Mario, complete with the old
sound effects. The transformation will wear off as soon as you leave the room.
Hidden
Hearts
On the way during Pleasant Path, when you are at the sign that says you can go
to the fortress and Koopa Village, there are three striped blue poles. You will
notice that the one to the left will follow you with its eyes. If you run
circles around it, a bunch of hearts will appear, along with the classic Mario
"Star" theme.
Lil'
Oinks Secret
Wondering what the strange piggy farm near the Toad Town Train Station is for?
Walk up to the shack to the left of the pen and buy an egg by jumping on the
small platform. Now walk over to the egg that comes out and hit it with your
hammer. An Oink of a random color will hatch and move into the pen. It doesn't
get interesting until you have 10 Oinks. The moment you hatch the 11th Oink, one
Oink will have to get kicked out of the pen. It will then leave behind an item.
The type of
item is determined by the Oink's color. Here is the complete list, with White
being the most common Oink, and Gold being the rarest.
Oink
Color |
Item
Reward |
White |
Super
Shroom |
Black |
Dried
Shroom |
Flower |
Maple
Syrup |
Pink |
Fire
Flower |
Tiger |
Thunder
Rage |
Question
Mark |
Repel
Gel |
Shroom |
Life
Shroom |
Star |
Shooting
Star |
Silver |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Gold |
Ultra
Shroom |
Luigi's
Secret Diary
Go to Mario's House once you have the Spin Jump (you can easily reach it
from Toad Town by going into the green pipe near the entrance). Go into the bed
room (the room to the far left) and stand near the wall. You can open up a
hidden passage in the floor by performing a Spin Jump. Jump into the hole to
find Luigi's secret hideout. Read Luigi's diary (it's on the table) to learn
about Luigi's take on Mario's adventures. One of the entries even hints at a
future adventure starring Luigi. Note that new entries are added to the diary as
you progress through the game, so be sure to check back often.
Merlee's
Tent:
Ever
talked to Merlee? This helpful witch lives in the desert town Dry Dry Outpost
and can help you out on your quest with some major spell power. To find her, go
into the alley right next to Toad's House in Dry Dry Outpost (see the left
picture below). Jump forward over the left box and the camera will swing around
to reveal a hidden area. Talk to Merlee to learn about her special spells.
Depending on how much money you spend (we suggest to go for the most expensive
one for 50 coins), she will help you in and after battles. The spell does wear
off after a certain amount of time, but until then, it provides you with
additional attack power in some battles, more coins after battles, and the like.
Radio
Easter Eggs:
Did you ever examine the radio in Koopa Village? Apart from some valuable hints
it also lets you hear to a Golden Oldies station -- which fittingly plays
classic Mario theme music. To find the radio, go to the third house in Koopa
Village (a Koopa is sunning himself inside). Simply press A when you're standing
in front of the radio to switch between stations.
Recipes
The following table shows you every recipe Toad Town's Tayce T. can cook up. In
the beginning, you are limited to one ingredient, but once you find the Cook
Book in Chapter 4, Tayce T. is able to combine ingredients for new recipes. The
Mystery item acts in recipes the same way it would in battles -- you never know
what you're gonna get. Any combination not listed in this table will result in
"The Mistake", so don't waste your items on experimental cuisine.
Item |
What
it does |
Ingredient
1 |
Ingredient
2 |
Apple
Pie |
Fills
5HP and 15FP |
Cake Mix |
Apple |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Big
Cookie |
Fills
20FP |
Cake Mix |
Yellow
Berry |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Bland
Meal |
Fills
10HP and 10FP |
Koopa
Leaf |
Yellow
Berry |
Strange
Leaf |
Goomnut |
||
Iced
Potato |
Mushroom |
||
Fire
Flower |
Volt
Shroom |
||
Potato
Salad |
Fried
Shroom |
||
Egg |
Mushroom |
||
Dried
Pasta |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Boiled
Egg |
Fills
8HP and 8FP |
Egg |
Strange
Leaf |
Cake |
Fills
15FP |
Cake Mix |
Nothing |
Coco
Pop |
Fills
3HP and 15FP |
Cake Mix |
Coconut |
Deluxe
Feast |
Fills
40HP and 40FP |
Strange
Leaf |
Whacka's
Bump |
Potato
Salad |
Shroom
Stack |
||
Dizzy
Dial |
Can
dizzy an enemy and make them unable to attack while in battle. |
Strange
Leaf |
Nothing |
Strange
Leaf |
Volt
Shroom |
||
Egg
Missile |
Can do
6HP worth of damage to an enemy. |
Egg |
Fire
Flower |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Electro
Pop |
Electrifies
Mario for 4 turns in battle and can also fill 15HP. |
Cake Mix |
Volt
Shroom |
Fire
Flower |
Does 3HP
worth of damage to an enemy. |
Dried
Fruit |
Strange
Leaf |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Fire
Pop |
Fills
20FP, but takes away 1HP. |
Cake Mix |
Fire
Flower |
Fried
Egg |
Fills
10HP. |
Egg |
Nothing |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Fried
Shroom |
Fills
6HP and 2FP. |
Dried
Shroom |
Mushroom |
Mushroom |
Nothing |
||
Super
Shroom |
Nothing |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Frozen
Fries |
Fills
15HP |
Fire
Flower |
Iced
Potato |
Healthy
Juice |
Fills
40HP |
Special
Shake |
Stinky
Herb |
Honey
Candy |
Fills
20FP |
Honey
Syrup |
Cake Mix |
Honey
Shroom |
Fills
5HP and 5FP |
Honey
Syrup |
Mushroom |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Honey
Super |
Fills
10HP and 5FP |
Honey
Syrup |
Volt
Shroom |
Honey
Ultra |
Fills
50HP and 5FP |
Honey
Syrup |
Ultra
Shroom |
Hot
Shroom |
Fills
15HP and 5FP |
Mushroom |
Super
Shroom |
Dried
Shroom |
Volt
Shroom |
||
Volt
Shroom |
Super
Shroom |
||
Life
Shroom |
Nothing |
||
Jelly
Pop |
Fills
64FP |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Cake Mix |
Jelly
Shroom |
Fills
5HP and 50FP |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Mushroom |
Jelly
Super |
Fills
10HP and 50FP |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Volt
Shroom |
Jelly
Ultra |
Fills
50HP and 5FP |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Ultra
Shroom |
Kooky
Cookie |
Will
turn Mario electrified, transparent, or asleep. Also fills 15FP. |
Cake Mix |
Maple
Syrup |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
KooPasta |
Fills
7HP and 7FP |
Koopa
Lead |
Dried
Pasta |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Koopa
Tea |
Fills
7FP |
Koopa
Leaf |
Nothing |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Lemon
Candy |
Fills
5HP and 15FP |
Cake Mix |
Lemon |
Life
Shroom |
Protects
Mario from death. When his HP gets to zero, the item will automatically
fill 10HP. |
Koopa
Leaf |
Mushroom |
Goomnut |
Mushroom |
||
Strange
Leaf |
Life
Shroom |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Lime
Candy |
Fills
20FP |
Cake Mix |
Lime |
Maple
Shroom |
Fills
5HP and 10FP |
Maple
Syrup |
Mushroom |
Maple
Super |
Fills
10HP and 10FP |
Maple
Syrup |
Volt
Shroom |
Maple
Ultra |
Fills
50HP and 10FP |
Maple
Syrup |
Ultra
Shroom |
Nutty
Cake |
Fills
10FP |
Goomnut |
Nothing |
Potato
Salad |
Fills
10HP |
Iced
Potato |
Nothing |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Shroom
Cake |
Fills
10HP and 10FP |
Super
Shroom |
Cake Mix |
Mushroom
|
Cake Mix |
||
Shroom
Steak |
Fills
30HP and 10FP |
Life
Shroom |
Mushroom |
Ultra
Shroom |
Mushroom |
||
Sleepy
Sheep |
Causes
enemies to fall asleep for a short period of time. |
Strange
Leaf |
Yellow
Berry |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Spagetti |
Fills
6HP and 4FP |
Dried
Pasta |
Nothing |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Special
Shake |
Fills
20FP |
Jammin'
Jelly |
Yellow
Berry |
Melon |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Spicy
Soup |
Fills
4HP and 4FP |
Fire
Flower |
Nothing |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Strange
Cake |
Turns
Mario invisible and electrifies him. There is also a chance that he will
fall asleep. |
Cake Mix |
Strange
Leaf |
Super
Soda |
Cures
poison and minimize, and fills 5FP. |
Lemon |
Yellow
Berry |
Apple |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Jammin'
Jelly |
Koopa
Leaf |
||
Red
Berry |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Blue
Berry |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Lime |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Coconut |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Lemon |
Yellow
Berry |
||
Honey
Syrup |
Maple
Syrup |
||
Yellow
Berry |
Nothing |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Sweet
Shroom |
Fills
30HP and 20FP |
Cake Mix |
Ultra
Shroom |
Tasty
Tonic |
Cures
Poison and Minimize. |
Honey
Syrup |
Yellow
Berry |
Lemon |
Nothing |
||
Lime |
Nothing |
||
Bubble
Berry |
Nothing |
||
Coconut |
Nothing |
||
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Thunder
Rage |
Does 5HP
worth of damage to all enemies. |
Dried
Fruit |
Volt
Shroom |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Volt
Shroom |
Electrifies
Mario and does 1HP to each enemy that hits him. |
Dried
Fruit |
Life
Shroom |
Mystery |
Nothing |
||
Yoshi
Cookie |
Fills
15HP and 15FP |
Cake Mix |
Melon |
Yummy
Meal |
Fills
20HP and 20FP |
Potato
Salad |
Spagetti |
Iced
Potato |
Strange
Leaf |
||
Ultra
Shroom |
Iced
Potato |
||
Dried
Pasta |
Dried
Fruit |
||
Dried
Fruit |
Iced
Potato |
||
Whacka's
Bump |
Nothing |
After you get your Stone Hammer in the Dry Dry Ruins, head back to Toad Town and
enter the Toad Town Sewers via the pipe with the sign next to it that says
"PRIVATE" (in the area where Tayce T. lives). To your left is a stone
block that can be broken with the Stone Hammer. Go through the tunnel and when
you come out the other side there will be a fight with a Giant Blooper. Defeat
him and three warp pipes will pop up out of the floor! The one on the right goes
to Goomba City, the one in the middle goes to Koopa Village, and the one on the
left goes to Dry Dry outpost. Now you can go back and forth through the towns
with no hassle!
Secret
Playroom:
There is a hidden Playroom in Toad Town where you can participate in games to
earn cash. To access the Playroom, go South in Toad Town until you get to the
area with the Li'l Oink Farm. To get into the Playroom, go left immediately
after you enter this area (there is a narrow passageway that's not fenced off).
Hit the tree with your hammer and a pipe will appear on the right. You can now
go into the Playroom, but note that you need either a Silver and/or the Gold
card to play.