Chugga saw thousand year door being remade and was inspired to murder sticker star some more

I think in some sick, twisted, way that Emile actually likes Sticker Star

6:13 Here's an idea: After the player picks up a number of trash items or fights a few fake-out enemies, have Kertsii fly out and tell Mario "we're not making any progress this way. If only we had something that could clean up all this junk..." Have the supporting character SUPPORT the player!

I think the reason Thoousand year door is used as an example of bad backtracking instead of sticker star is because its the only major problem of that game, whereas The horrible backtracking of sticker star is just one slice of the overall shit-pie of sticker star

Little piece of trivia for 5-3. When the giant nerd fish sticks it’s propeller in the air, he gets faster at attacking and moving. This speed CARRIES OVER BETWEEN LEVEL VISITS, eventually making it near impossible to beat. I hope this amazes chugga at how poorly programmed and bad this game truly is even after playing.

"Someday I'll wake up from this nightmare and get to play the four sequels to Thousand Year Door they made since I went into a coma in 2005" I audibly laughed.

I hope he recoded himself burying sticker Star. That moment needs to be immortalized

As a Plant Main, I am ceaselessly proud of Petey's attempts to assassinate Kersti That menace better have tasted good

Just remember this is the closest thing we'll ever get to a proper playthrough of Sticker Star.

Note: The Goat thing also works to clear the garbage, which is significantly more comedic than using any of the vaccums.

I can actually answer the question at the start of this one with a resounding yes. As a kid I somehow managed to get punched out of bounds in 5-4 by one of the pushy wall guys, and instantly friggin died. I lost 3 hours of progress cause I hadn’t saved in a while, and stopped playing the game after that. Frankly, I think I got lucky…

One of the things stickers for the trash puzzle you can use is the goat! IT COMICALLY EATS ALL THE TRASH!

After the TTYD was announced, I bet you’re gonna show no mercy this time.

That garbage pile is honestly one of the strangest parts of this game for me, because fun fact! It has two distinct solutions to it! Not one of those "you can use this vacuum sticker or this stronger vacuum sticker" type deals a lot of other puzzles in this game use, you can also use the goat sticker to eat all the garbage. This solution is actually somewhat hinted towards due to the goat tracks in the center of the pile. What makes this part so odd for me is that this is the only puzzle in the game with multiple solutions as far as I can tell. Granted that's not exactly anything ground breaking, but when every other puzzle is so incredibly specific with which one-use items you use, it just makes me wonder why they didn't use this kind of open ended puzzle more often and allow you to get creative and use different stickers to solve things, maybe even getting optional bonuses if you used a creative enough solution. Sure the puzzles would probably barely become obstacles anymore with so many solutions to them, but compared to what we got now I'd bet it'd be a lot funner and more rewarding at least.

i actually think luigi just leaving is really funny. like he was just living his life and then you forcefully dragged him through the forth wall expecting some kind of reward. of course he would just Leave

Here’s to hoping the final part ends with him burying the sticker Star game permanently

man, I'm gonna use this little series as a "here's why TTYD is great!" reminder.

I had a feeling he was saving his true rage for the final level. His nightmare will be over soon.

I saw this discussed on a different video once, but a theory as to why people bring up TTYD backtracking more than SS is because TTYD is still a really really good game outside of that. A hiccup in a phenomenal experience is far more noticeable to people than a bad experience in an already horrible game.

Frankly, I say that "not outstanding" and "forgettable" is in someways even worse than "excruciatingly painful", because it means the developers put little to no effort into something. Looking forward to the final chapter!

I…I can’t believe the design choices these devs had to work with. Actually speechless. I would really hate to be the devs on this game

I can proudly say that as someone that beat Paper Mario Sticker Star when it came out that I completely forgot about almost everything about the game so watching Chugga suffer through it is like experiencing a brand new awful game

I like to imagine that the code was a digital download code for Sticker Star and the guy who received it didn't want it.

What is it with Chugga and big things happening to video game franchises while he's playing them? His power has transferred from Xenoblade to Paper Mario.

I sure hope Tim recorded footage of you burying Sticker Star. That would be very fitting for the finale

The backtracking in Thousand Year Door can be annoying, but as long as you find the warp pipes, it's mostly fine. If there's one element I'd fix, it'd be allowing you to do multiple troubles at once to hopefully minimize that. As for General White, they need to keep that exactly the same. Change nothing. It's one of the greatest trolls in all of video gamedom...

I never thought I would see Chugga get so annoyed. It's like seeing a puppy snarl and bite.

I feel like the sticker star series is the closest we'll get to Chugga using clickbait thumbnails. There's like this vibe of "well if the game is degenerate, might as well make the thumbnails match that".

I would honestly love to see Chuggaa analyze the other Paper Marios like this, I actually really enjoy these videos

The hidden Goombella, University of Goom, and Parakarry references were great! Thanks for the mention! 😊

Crazy how Chugga managed to make this video with his copy of Sticker Star buried in his backyard!

Looking at the credits you can see that hardly anyone involved in previous paper mario games were involved with this one. I think that explains why this game turned out the way it did.

3:53 FUN FACT: In the Japanese version Goombella and Parakarry were never mentioned in the garbage pile, that was just exclusively localized by someone doing the translation.

Since I've had TYD on the mind lately, I think I can explain why Kersti is so terrible. My theory is that Kersti is one of the Shadow Queen's extra crowns that came to life to exact revenge on Mario for defeating the Shadow Queen.

this game went from mental pain to physical pain real quick idk how to feel about this

I find it SUPER funny that we have somehow hated on Sticker Star for SO long that we actually got to see a TTYD remake.

Going by that ending, I suppose that I now know that Chuggaa hates the cop out levels more than the annoying levels. I can't blame him, especially when they take place in the final world and the fight it builds up to isn't worth it either.

I think the general white quest is funny. it adds a certain quality, the game knows I’m hooked at this point and the developers are pulling a funny on us. I appreciate it, ballsy move that makes us remember our past adventures before the end

Chuggaa I’m so happy for the thousand year door remake ! I’m so excited to play it on switch for people who have not played it getting to play it

*Fun Fact:* It actually _IS_ possible to find the Spear Guy with the bridge piece by simply just digging randomly through the trash heap. I should know, *_because that's how I did it on my first playthrough_* (and my memory might be a bit foggy on this, but I don't believe I even learned the "correct" solution until my _second_ playthrough).

"One of the jokes I made in the Sticker Star series isn't gonna age well" said Emile after seeing the TTYD Remake. Well, Chugs, how's post-coma wakeup treatin' ya?

One Idea: Super Paper Mario could have potentially created two timelines, one good and one bad. We are currently going through the bad timeline, where Dimentio succeeded in ending all worlds and turning them all lifeless (aka Sticker Star)! Think the fallen hero timeline from Zelda, but it makes more sense because these stories after Super feel more deliberately lifeless. If we got a true sequel to Super Paper Mario, it would probably follow the timeline of the first three games, being the 4th game in the series, rather than starting anew. Another Idea: After the events of Super Paper Mario, Dimenio was able to utilize the last shadow of his power while controlling the chaos heart to destroy Mario's Universe. However, with his limited amount of power left, the worst he could do is make it as bland and "paper thin" in depth as possible by literally curing the entire land. Perhaps, it was a fate worse than death. This curse makes sense, as in TTYD, curses turned you into papery transformations; they were always small in TTYD, so they didn't do too much to Mario, but with the last ounce of power in the chaos heart, Dimentio was able to completely transform Mario's world into what we see in Sticker Star. Rogue Port doesn't exist anymore, and neither does any of the other interesting locations from the first 2 games. Sticker Star's plot basically functions as a much, much weaker re-telling of the events of the original Paper Mario. It was essentially a world reset. The game hides little reminders of a past life existing, like in the 5-1 trash pit, we see some final letters from Goombella and Parrykarry, but no one is this new world understands what it means. The Mario characters of this new world have been transformed into tragic characters suffering from a lack of knowledge of their past life and just general knowledge in general, as characters like Bowser forgot about his development from SPM and even forgot how to talk! Ever wondered why Dimentio also sounded like "dementia", well he basically causes a form of dementia for the whole Mario cast. Over time, Mario's world starts to develop and recover again, as we see in Color Splash and Origami King, even still including references from the first three games, but these are still only left over nods to remind you that a past, better life existed right under their noses, but they were none the wiser. A Random Thought: This sounds ridiculous, but maybe it caused a rift in dimensions, where there are now 2 Mario dimensions, as seen in Paper Jam. Whatever, that game is not cannon, so just ignore that theory. However, the concept of multiple dimensions from Super Paper Mario still exists. So, I guess his entire dimension was turned into a book because of SPM. I guess it also conveniently dropped in an alternate dimension of the Mario universe from Mario and Luigi. I know that's kinda stupid, especially when you consider how Paper Mario has references to what is in the world of Mario and Luigi, but I am trying to make some sense of it. Cut me some slack. Conclusion: Anyways, when you take into account Sticker Star's implications and the games that came before it, Sticker Star is actually a deeply provocative game and a storytelling masterpiece, rivaling the likes of TTYD and Super, and it expertly displays its themes in its terrible gameplay and general structure!

I can’t wait to see the grand finale of this series especially now that we have hope for the series again

Chugga's new hit piece on Sticker Star is out... *Deep Breaths* My body is ready.

Chugga seriously gets more and more entertaining to listen to as time goes on. Listening to a man on the internet ramble about a dogshit game is my favorite pass time

The backtracking in thousand year door was im.ensly enjoyable because the areas had meaning.

I can't defend a lot of the things in this game (nearly any, really) but one thing I actually found clever was the answer to the second Chain Chomp puzzle in 5-6. I was already a fan of how 5-4 was a callback to Mario 64 in how you needed to get rid of the wood stake in order for him to reveal the way to the end of the level when he wakes up and goes berserk. You can't damage him if the stake is set, which narrows your options to running away. If you run away once he's awake and the stake is set, you have to put him back to sleep to approach the stake at all. This is where you're supposed to learn to use the baahammer. It sets a precedent that, in order for you to get the Chain Chomp to progress 5-6, you need to put him in the same conditions as he was when you beat 5-4. Because nothing can be good without an asterisk in this game, though, it is very dumb and misleading that the first strike can damage him. Instead of immediately thinking to run away, one might, like you said, waste good attack stickers, or stay there thinking you have to use the correct thing sticker. I REALLY like the idea of solving puzzles that involve going in and out of battle, with in-battle statuses having an effect outside of it. But, again, it can be punishing to learn about a puzzle mechanic through trial and error, especially in a game that doesn't reward battling and where many players probably didn't experiment a whole lot because, for the whole game, there hasn't been much reason to. You might not have baahammer stickers even though the level gives them out because...well, they're just not the most effective way to end required fights, so you don't keep them in your limited inventory. I actually liked Sticker Star, I played it just a few months ago with the express purpose of having my own opinion before watching these videos, as I wanted to understand why people despised this game so much. I came out surprised as I had enjoyed it way more than I anticipated. I realize, though, I had a less frustrating experience than most because my overly-explorative tendencies meant I often had already explored areas and found Things that a person playing in level order would not. I understand my experience doesn't mean everyone else's was less valid, though, and with every passing video of this series I realize how many things could have possibly gone wrong that, as patient as I am, I would not have enjoyed. Good Lord.

Emile's tiny exhausted little "fuck" at the end of his backtracking rant is really SUCH a mood. Also, personally, I loved General White's backtracking in Thousand Year Door. It was funny as hell to me and I just love an excuse to revisit previous areas in a game.

excited to get truly buried in this groundbreaking video

It's nice to just look back on this with light disdain instead of heavy disdain now that TTYD is being respected again

Did praising sticker star give chuggaaconroy salvation, or was it his plan to finish this series and subject himself to pain that did it? The world may never know

15:49 I love this moment in the video cause it made me realize that besides things, the baah hammer is the only thing in the game that can cause sleep. It made me realize that while this game does have plenty of statuses that you don't really see them all too much cause they're mostly relegated to things stickers. I looked it up and there is: soggy, dizzy, sleep, stuck (a combination of tapped tacked and stapled which all do the same thing), stopped, attack up, crumple, burned, frozen, and poisoned. That's 10 statuses and most of them almost never come into play unless you use the proper thing sticker meaning that the game even has elements in it that could theoretically lead to a more complex battle system...but it just doesn't. Honestly it makes me wish they made a game built around *only* using the thing stickers.

"You can press left, do nothing and win" mario learning from his brother I see

I played this game as a kid and I didnt have internet at the time and I forgot a lot of the game since it was very forgettable, watching you playing this makes wonder how the hell I managed to beat this game when I was younger

The Petey boss fight proves that the game could do traditional boss fights albeit it’s forced to be a bit of slog with all that hp. Charrii5 reasoned that it it didn’t involve things this time likely because it involved Kirsti being taken away for the time being and she couldn’t provide hints for what you would need to do. This means the developers truly think her involvement makes a big impact on players figuring out puzzles despite the programming working against the player as chuggaconroy showed on episode 3.

Emile making this series is probably the reason why Nintendo announced The Thousand Year Door remake. They *KNEW* Emile was too powerful! XD

If chuggaaconroy can play sticker star, then protonjon can finish Superman 64

You know what Emile is going to do with this game after the finale is done. If you followed him on Twitter you'll know why.

*looks at the gap between when Parts 3 and 4 came out, then looks at the gap between when Parts 4 and 5 are now coming out* Didn't expect that.

You know, the commenta bout infinijump reminds me of Partners in Time's bros attacks that could be THEORETICALLY infinite, but speed up to the point of naturally ending eventually. In addition, they varied up what buttons you were supposed to press, instead of just A, meaning they were more engaging. Just thinking about how a better game handled a similar concept!

So here's the funny thing about the literal garbage area, you have *three* ways to clear the garbage to make things easier. The Vacuum, the Upright Vacuum or the fucking *GOAT!* That's right, you can make the Goat *eat the garbage* instead of vacuuming it up like a good samaritan! And the kicker is I'm pretty sure the Goat is the intended Thing Sticker to use because there are hoof-prints that are barely visible underneath the garbage and fully visible once the garbage is gone which also reveals a path into one of the few rooms with multiple upgrade blocks in the same area. Also, instead of the usual theme that plays when using the Goat sticker in the garbage area, an odd remix plays instead and it plays in that area *only.*

Fun Fact: The Garbage is the only place "to my knowledge" where there is multiple solutions, as hinted by the hoof prints, the Goat can also work there.

The fact that the only references to the previous Paper Mario games are found in the garbage just comes off as insulting rather than a charming little easter egg.

i feel so bad for the kids that grew up with this game instead of stuff like partners in time or bowsers inside story on their handheld

I am very surprised to see this come out so quickly after the previous part.

Old partner references being in the trash just feels like an insult to them.

This last world in sticker star REALLY feels like they wanted a 5th world and scrambled at the last minute to cobble one together to fill a quota.

14:57: This had me laughing.

As someone that doesn’t really mind sticker star that much, I greatly appreciate how charitable chugga has been to this game while also not holding back at all. It’s pretty nice to see someone actually give the game points where it deserves them in a sea of pretty un-nuanced and monolithic hatred. Great as always chugga!

I think the whole thing with the Spear Guys may have been an oversight, since it’s something that only happens in the tall grass areas with the paper scraps specifically.

4:08 I have a theory about this code. It's the same length as an eShop code, so this may be a fun fourth-wall break. That somebody used this code on the eShop already. Because what do you do with codes after you use them? You usually throw them away.

I love this change of pace from the usual let's play. Great job chugga!

Dang, Chuggaa was never on the KH2 train, so when he uses that as an example for good game design compared to sticker star, you can tell that he wishes this game could be almost anything else.

The funniest thing about all this, is that the spear guy in the trash is one of the only areas in the entire game to offer a second solution in the goat

Thank god there’s a happy ending to this series now that TTYD remake is real.

World 5 of Sticker Star is the definition of "FORGETTABLE". I can't say I blame Chugga for forgetting this world existed.

Wait... So you're telling me that the only references to previous Paper Mario games... Is in the trash...?

I hope at either at the end of the series or at the launch of TTYD remake, he says goodbye to Sticker Star for good. In terms of the modern trilogy, couldn't sit through 20 minutes of sticker star, enjoyed Color Splash, and did not touch Origami King. Even if they don't go back to the old ways, I want things to change. The decisions that were made sacrificed so much of what makes a Mario RPG good. I give kudos to you, Emile, for trudging through this insult on the mario RPG series. It is almost finished.

is anyone else just kind of looping the segment where kersti gets eaten and the mario and luigi bowsers inside story victory theme plays with the confetti over and over. Big fan of the edit chugga

The Chugga coma theory.

Even when I was younger I would refer to Sticker Star as "the worst game I ever completed"

'Twas a nice premiere, always love to see more parts of this series. Can't wait for part 6.

i’m loving this style of review, mixes your let’s play style in perfectly. great job chugga, love ya king

5-1 is the ONLY level "that I've seen" that lets you solve a thing sticker puzzle with more than one thing sticker, mainly the goat sticker from the snow world on the trash. Thank you sticker star for being more flexible for 1 obstacle by adding "1" extra choice.

[17:46] To be more precise... I think "the strat" is to use the Megaflash Infinjump while Petey's weak point is exposed. I remember doing just that in this boss fight, and I think it resulted in every hit dealing 2 damage, for a total of 200?

Thank you again, Chugga, for the closest thing to an LP of Sticker Star from you we'll likely ever get

10:09-10:12 Galactic Bowser's Arms! The spinniest arms in the galaxy!

A multitude episode long review of a game you hate sure is a chuggaconroy move.

10:09 GALACTIC BOWSER'S ARMS! THE SPINNIEST ARMS IN THE GALAXY!!!!! Bye, X-Nauts.

5:16 a time when a pile of trash in a game is somewhat more interesting than the game itself

This Chapter hides a sparkling gem in a sea of trash. Literally.

This whole entire game is the biggest drop off in quality from one game to another.

Let’s hope after TTYD remake releases I.S. Will consider making future paper mario games more like that and the first game

A game that physically hurts you when you play it? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??

How great that I was just rewatching these videos today! Looking forward to closing this dark chapter.

My brother just started watching this yesterday, so that’s cool! This also gives me the chance to go past Emile in White 2.

I jumped off during Chapter 2, I think, but my younger brother dropped the game in Chapter 5. Whatever he needed to do next was either too demanding or obtuse for him to want any more to do with it. Anyways, that TTYD announcement sure spurred this on fast! I know the feeling of passion and excitement making it easy to focus on work. Best wishes Emile, you're almost through this project!

8:18 I'd take ten General White extended searches over any of sticker star's backtracking, which is basically the entirety of sticker star.

As someone who wishes to be a game dev, I'm going to use these video essays as future reference for _"How NOT to Continue a Successful Franchise."_

The editing here is amazing! Love this video!