Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is an action-adventure role-playing game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004. It is the sequel to Paper Mario (2000) and the second installment in the Paper Mario series of games.
The game is set in the magical country of Prism Island, where the people are threatened by a gang of pirates searching for the Thousand-Year Door, a portal to an ancient world. Players control Mario, a paper man, on his journey to stop bandits and protect the Thousand-Year Door.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a turn-based action-adventure role-playing game. The player controls Mario in a world created from paper. Mario can use skills and items to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore the world.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was highly praised by critics for its innovative gameplay, beautiful graphics, and engaging story. The game has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and is considered one of the best GameCube games ever released.