History Trivia / PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of the release of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, this game is the only one in the ''Paper Mario'' series - and, for that matter, the only ''Mario'' RPG - that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]]. [[note]]''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'', and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' can all be played on the Wii U UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole, with ''Superstar Saga'' getting a 3DS remake in October 2017. ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'', ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' can all be played on their system's successor via backwards compatibility, with the former two also being released digitally on the Wii U and the latter having an upcoming 3DS remake. Every game after these debuted on either the Wii U or 3DS.[[/note]]

** [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:Better_old_bobbery.PNG Admiral Bobbery had a different design that made him look like a soldier instead of a sailor.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of the release of the Switch, this game is the only one in the ''Paper Mario'' series - and, for that matter, the only ''Mario'' RPG - that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]]. [[note]]''Super Mario RPG'', ''Paper Mario'', and ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'' can all be played on the Wii U Virtual Console, with ''Superstar Saga'' getting a 3DS remake in October 2017. ''Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time'', ''Super Paper Mario'', and ''Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' can all be played on their system's successor via backwards compatibility, with the former two also being released digitally on the Wii U. Every game after these debuted on either the Wii U or 3DS.[[/note]]

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A particularly nasty example crept into the fandom surrounding ''TTYD'' based on faulty information that was long present on the Super Mario Wiki, wherein a user [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Talk:Pre-release_and_unused_content#Questionable_Paper_Mario:_TYD_elements.3F claimed]] to be in possession of a supposed pre-release build of the game called "beta 9" which contained a number of differences [[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Paper_Mario%3A_The_Thousand-Year_Door_pre-release_and_unused_content&type=revision&diff=712521&oldid=645673#Beta_9 that read like fantastic fanfiction]], such as an optional fight against Prince Mush, an optional fight with Rocko Pianta accessed from the Trouble Center, made-up enemies such as Burning Bills and Rusty Koopatrols, and a rematch with the Shadow Sirens in Chapter 6 with the implication that the Sirens were responsible for summoning Smorg. Many users were skeptical of the claims, but the information was allowed to stay on the page because the user in question was a wiki bureaucrat at the time. When the user's copy of "beta 9" supposedly underwent bit rot and failed (conveniently enough, before its owner could produce any pictures to substantiate his claims), the information was unceremoniously removed the page, but not before many saw it and mistook it for legitimate information. Because data which can be traced back to the very beginning of development can be found on the disc of the retail release of ''TTYD'', but no leftovers from the supposed features that existed in "beta 9" exist in the retail release, the "beta 9" myth can be considered thoroughly debunked. However, the various claims the user made about supposed pre-release features of ''TTYD'' have continued to be spread around as pervasive pieces of misinformation.

** The [[https://tcrf.net/Proto:Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door kiosk demo]] of the game once playable in Gamecube displays at stores is a snapshot of WhatCouldHaveBeen with the game's English localization. There are some very minor dialogue differences, the Dull Bones are referred to as "Koopa Skeletons", and the X-Nauts were originally called "Boomer Gangers".

** Luigi had a Spinia partner that was abandoned a month before the game was completed. One design was based on a hamburger while the other was based on an ice cream cone.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of the release of the Switch, this game is the only one in the ''Paper Mario'' series - and, for that matter, the only ''Mario'' RPG - that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]]. [[note]]''Super Mario RPG'', ''Paper Mario'', and ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'' can all be played on the Wii U Virtual Console, with ''Superstar Saga'' also getting a 3DS remake. ''Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time'', ''Super Paper Mario'', and ''Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' can all be played on their system's successor via backwards compatibility, with the former two also being released digitally on the Wii U. Every game after these debuted on either the Wii U or 3DS.[[/note]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of November 11th 2015, this game is the only one in the ''Paper Mario'' series - and, for that matter, the only ''Mario'' RPG - that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]].

** The [[https://tcrf.net/Proto:Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door kiosk demo]] of the game once playable in Gamecube displays at stores is a snapshot of WhatCouldHaveBeen with the game's English localization. There are some very minor dialogue differences, the Dull Bones are referred to as "Koopa Skeletons", and the X-Nauts were originally called "Boomer Gangers".

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A particularly nasty example crept into the fandom surrounding ''TTYD'' based on faulty information that was long present on the Super Mario Wiki, wherein a user [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Talk:Pre-release_and_unused_content#Questionable_Paper_Mario:_TYD_elements.3F claimed]] to be in possession of a supposed pre-release build of the game called "beta 9" which contained a number of differences [[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Paper_Mario%3A_The_Thousand-Year_Door_pre-release_and_unused_content&type=revision&diff=712521&oldid=645673#Beta_9 that read like fantastic fanfiction]], such as an optional fight against Prince Mush, an optional fight with Rocko Pianta accessed from the Trouble Center, made-up enemies such as Burning Bills and Rusty Koopatrols, and a rematch with the Shadow Sirens in Chapter 6 with the implication that the Sirens were responsible for summoning Smorg. Many users were skeptical of the claims, but the information was allowed to stay on the page because the user in quest

** The X-Nauts were originally called "Boomer Gangers".
** There was going to be a battle with Beldam, Marilyn, and [[spoiler:Doopliss]] at Riverside Station. Supposedly, it was also going to explain the presence of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Smorg]] as being under Beldam's command. They were probably also going to be fought in chapter 4 at some point.

** For the longest time, in order to help differentiate this game's Yoshi partner from the main series green Yoshi character, fans called him "Yoshi Kid." As of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' ''for 3DS and Wii U'' he was finally given an (probably) official name: Mini-Yoshi.

* FanNickname: [[spoiler:"Shadow Peach" for Peach while possessed by the Shadow Queen]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of November 11th 2015, this game is the only one in the ''Paper Mario'' series that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of November 11th 2015, this game is the only one in the Paper Mario series that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]].

** All of the partners from the [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 original]] were going to have cameos, but were scrapped bar Parakarry's at the beginning and Lady Bow in Polishey Heights. Their sprites can still be found in the game's data files.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of November 11th, this game is the only one in the Paper Mario series that can't be played on [[UsefulNotes/WiiU eighth generation]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS systems]].

** [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:Better_old_bobbery.PNG Admiral Bobbery had a different design that made him look like a solider instead of a sailor.]]

** There was going to be a battle with Beldam, Marilyn, and [[spoiler:Doopliss]] at Riverside Station. Supposedly it was also going to explain the presence of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Smorg]] as being under Beldam's command. They were probably also going to be fought in chapter 4 at some point.

** There was going to be a battle with Beldam, Marilyn, and [[spoiler:Doopliss]] at Riverside Station. Supposedly it was also going to explain the presence of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Smorg]] as being under Beldam's command. They were probably also going to be fought in chapter 4 at some point.
* ShoutOut: in Keelhaul Key, Bobbery asks you to get him Chuckola Cola he was saving for arrival at the island. This is of course a reference to the soda of the same name from VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga.

* ShoutOut: in Keelhaul Key, Bobbery asks you to get him Chuckola Cola he was saving for arrival at the island. This is of course a reference to the soda of the same name from VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga.
** Another Superstar Saga reference can be found when Bowser goes to Poshley Heights and finds a crystal star. Upon being interrogated by Pennington, he has the option of claiming to be The Shadow Thief, and say "I'll be taking this, thanks!" Referencing Popple the Shadow Thief who commonly says "I'll be taking this, see?"

* ShoutOut: in Keelhaul Key, Bobbery asks you to get him Chuckola Cola he was saving for arrival at the island. This is of course a reference to the soda of the same name from VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga.

** There was going to be a battle with Beldam, Marilyn, and [[spoiler:Doopliss]] at Riverside Station. Supposedly it was also going to explain the presence of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Smorg]] as being under Beldam's command. They were probably also going to be fought in chapter 4 at some point.

** All of the partners from the [[VideoGame/PaperMario original]] were going to have cameos, but were scrapped bar Parakarry's at the beginning and Lady Bow in Polishey Heights. Their sprites can still be found in the game's data files.

** There was going to be a battle with Beldam and [[spoiler:Doopliss]] at Riverside Station. Supposedly it was also going to explain the presence of the [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Smorg]] as being under Beldam's command.

* NamesTheSame: Twilight Town shares the name and "always at dusk" property of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII another Twilight Town]]. Mario's version is a bit creepier, though, and don't expect to meet Roxas.
** Also with Petalburg. Don't expect to find any [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon there.]] You will, however, find Sun and Moon Stones nearby.

* NamesTheSame: Twilight Town shares it name with a location in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts2'', and even has a similar motif with perpetual darkness.

* NamesTheSame: Twilight Town shares it name with a location in VideoGame/KingdomHearts2, and even has a similar motif with perpetual darkness.