FAN MOD · PAPER MARIO: STICKER STAR (USA)

Sticker Star Re-Glued

Sticker Star's world with The Thousand-Year Door's battles: FP and badges, a partner with her own moves, Superguards, Stylish moves, a cheering crowd and a Pit of 100 Trials.

A battle in Sticker Star Re-Glued: Mario and Kersti face three Goombas in Toad Town, with the FP / SP bar centred along the top, enemy name labels and the sticker album in the corner

Battle system

TTYD-scale numbers

  • Small HP and damage values: enemy HP is a third of Sticker Star's, and Mario starts with 10 HP.
  • Hammers hit for 2 / 4 / 6 (Hammer, Shiny, Flashy).
  • Jumps stomp up to twice: 1 per stomp, or 2 with Shiny Jump.
  • Boss HP rebalanced: Megasparkle Goomba is a little tougher, later bosses have half their old HP, and mini-bosses are unchanged.

Smarter fights

  • Enemies have Defense, and some are weak to Jump or Hammer.
  • Danger and Peril warnings at low HP. In Peril, Mario sometimes dodges.
  • Basic Jump and Hammer stickers are never used up.
  • Running away always works if you mash.
  • Battle coins are doubled.

Always-on HUD

  • A top bar shows FP and SP all battle, plus DANGER! / PERIL!
  • TTYD-style damage numbers and stars.
  • Widescreen 16:9 with a square-on TTYD battle camera. Bosses keep their own cameras.

Flower Points

  • Stickers cost FP. Plain Hammer and Jump are free, and stickers that aren't Shiny/Flashy Hammers or Jumps cost double.
  • Max FP grows with max HP. Mushrooms restore FP, and saving refills it.
  • Out of FP? The attack fizzles and you keep the sticker.
  • FP and Star Power are stored in your save.

Action commands

Superguard

  • Press B at the last moment for 0 damage and a counter-hit that can defeat the enemy.
  • A SUPERGUARD! popup appears.

Stylish moves

  • Press A at the top of Mario's hop after a Jump or Hammer.
  • You get a sparkling double flip, Star Power and a bonus hit.

Timing popups

  • Nice, Great and Excellent on well-timed attacks.

Audience & Star Power

The crowd

  • A row of Toads watches every normal battle and cheers on great hits.
  • Earn Star Power from good timing, Superguards and Appeals (D-Up).

Special moves START

  • Sweet Treat (20 SP): heals half your HP and FP.
  • Earth Tremor (30 SP): hits every enemy. Unlocked by 1 Royal Sticker.
  • Clock Out (30 SP): stops enemies. Unlocked by 3 Royal Stickers.
  • Power Lift (40 SP): +2 to Mario's hits for 3 turns. Unlocked by 5 Royal Stickers.

Kersti, your partner

She fights too

  • Kersti acts after Mario, before the enemies, and picks a move from her speech bubble.
  • Her rank grows with the Royal Stickers you collect.
  • Press B in her menu to let Mario go first.

Her moves

  • Swoop: a timed dive. Press A for a bonus hit, and choose your target.
  • Tattle: an enemy's description, HP and Defense.
  • Royal Cheer (FP): Mario hits harder.
  • Fold Strike (FP): spinning, sparkling dives with screen-shaking slams.

Badges

Badge Shop

  • The red-cap Toad in Toad Town sells badges and equips them. BP grows with HP-up hearts.
  • D-Down in battle shows what you have equipped.
  • Some badges can only be won in the Pit.
HP PlusFP PlusPower PlusDefend PlusFlower Saver Happy HeartHappy FlowerClose CallPretty LuckyLucky Day Damage DodgeRefundHP DrainDouble PainSimplifier UnsimplifierPeekabooPower RushMega RushLast Stand Pit ChampionChargeFeeling FineDouble Dip

New tricks

  • Charge D-Right: spend FP for stronger hits this turn.
  • Feeling Fine: no bad statuses.
  • Double Dip: two stickers in one turn.

Levels

  • Defeat enemies for Star Points. Every 100 is a level up: pick HP +5, FP +5 or BP +3.
  • Level 5 gives Super Boots and Super Hammer (+1 damage). Level 10 gives Ultra Boots and Ultra Hammer (+1 more).
  • HP-up hearts give +5 HP and more BP.

Quality of life

  • First Strike: hit an enemy in the field to start with 1 damage, and it loses its first turn.
  • Enemies only ambush you from behind.
  • Toad Town heals HP and FP. Saving refills HP.
  • Mushrooms work in the field.
  • Faster running, faster text, faster sticker picking, no battle intros.
  • One of each sticker: no duplicate pickups.
  • An info sign explains every feature and holds the toggles, your stats and your achievements.

Pit & challenges

Pit of 100 Trials

  • 100 floors built from the game's own battles, with a rest floor every 10. The Bros wait at the bottom.
  • Boss rematches after floor 100, from Megasparkle Goomba to Bowser Jr.
  • Clear-time records.

More modes

  • Boss Rush, with a best time.
  • Arena: 10 ranked fights for the Champion title.
  • Endless Pit: floors that keep getting tougher.
  • Hard Mode and 1 HP Mode toggles for bigger rewards.

How to play

  1. You need your own legally dumped copy of Paper Mario: Sticker Star (USA), title ID 00040000000A5E00. This mod contains no game files.
  2. Install the Azahar 3DS emulator.
  3. Download the latest mod from this project's Releases page and unzip it.
  4. In Azahar, right-click the game, choose Open Mods Location, and copy the mod's romfs and exefs folders there.
  5. Recommended settings: the Vulkan renderer, a 1920×1080 top screen, and ScaleForce texture filtering.
  6. Start the game and read the info sign in Toad Town. It explains everything.