Chapter 3 - Of Glitz and Glory Walkthrough - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide - IGN (2024)

Glitzville is abrand new area to explore. Right off the blimp, walk to the right section of town in the foreground and use Mario's butt stomp on the blue box to bring down a stairway. Walk up the steps and open the chest to find a Power Plus P Badge. Outside the store you are standing on behind the orange tapastry is an Inn coupon. Walk inside the store you are standing on and look behind the counter to find anotherStar Piece. To the left of the juice bar there is aShine Spritethat Mario can reach if he uses Koops shell toss underneath the box. Search behind the shrubs on the steps of the Glitz Pit to find a Star Piece.

On the very west side of the town, look behind the phone booth for a Star Piece. Stock up on items at the shop or sample a hotdog and its time to enter the Glitz Pit building.

Go through the large double doors in the center of the lobby to enter the arena and witness the champion defend his belt. It turns out the crystal star is on the belt and Mario must fight his way to the top to obtain it. Head to either of the doors on the very sides of the first floor lobby and enter the backstage area. Down one of the hallways there is a box with a star on it. Jump in the box to find the Last Stand Badge.

Talk to the doormen until one of them lets Mario enter Grubba's office. Grubba sets Mario up as a minor league fighter who must battle his way to the top. Press A at the computer terminal in the locker room to set up the first match against the Goomba Bothers. Mario can also sleep in the bed in the minor league locker room to refill HP and FP but not star power.

The Ring

Each match works like a normal battle except that each one has a requirement set by Grubba that Mario must complete. These requirments include can be, in all: getting hit a number of times, finishing the match in set number of moves, not using certain powers (Special, Flower, Jumping), or appealing to the crowd a set number of times. Each fight has a different requirement and is somewhat randomized. If you fail the requirement may change for said fight.

• Goomba Bros.
  • Winning will reward Mario with 5 coins.
• KP Koopas
  • The reward for this match is 6 coins.
• Pokey Triplets
  • For winning this battle Mario gets 7 coins.
• Dead Bones
  • For winning this battle Mario gets 9 coins.
• Spike Storm
  • Mario gets 10 coins.

Secret Eggs

After this battle, one of the minor league fighters will inform Mario that the hot dog stand outside is getting a new type of hot dog made with special eggs. Go outside to check out the product. It turns out that the Egg that was shipped to the hot dog stand will not stop bouncing. Chase the egg until it hops on top of the hot dog stand and falls asleep. Mario can reach it by going to the right of the town and climbing on top of the juice bar to reach a spring and an airplane square. Talk to the egg and it will join your team.

Mario also receives an email containing the Rogueport newsletter. At the bottom of the newsletter it is reported that the hidden item shop in the Great Boggly tree is having a special sale where Mario can earn double shop points for buying items. The sale is true, so if you are looking for a great deal on shop points, scoot on over to the Boggly tree and buy up some cheap items.

Also, speak to Petuni in the first room of the tree to play a game with her. The point of the game is to ask Petuni an easy question that she can answer. A good one is: Who is the person that Mario likes the best? She will answer correctly and give you aMystic Eggthat replenishes 5 HP.

The Ring, Continued

• Hand-it-Overs
  • For winning this match Mario will receive 10 coins.
• Mind Bogglers
  • This battle is against a Pider, a Dark Puff, and a Piranha. Mario receives 12 coins for winning the match.
• Punk Rocks
  • These guys will charge up their attacks, so make sure to use the guard action, or take them out before they charge up. For winning the battle Mario gets 12 coins.
• Bob-omb Squad
  • The bombs will blow themselves up causing Mario about 12 damage each. Winning the battle will earn Mario 7 coins.

Unfortunately,in the next fight against the Armored Harriers/Adonis Twins, these guys have such a highdefensethat they cannot be damaged by any of Mario's attacks. The only option is to run away and lose the battle. When Mario returns to the dressing room, the egg that has been following him around has hatched into a Yoshi and joins his team. Mario has the opportunity to name the little guy. By pressing the X button, Mario will ride Yoshi. Press A to make the duo float through the air for a short amount of time.

Accept the match against the Harriers again and this time bring the new team member. Yoshi only needs two turns to use his gulp attack twice and defeat these enemies. Mario has earned another seven coins from Jolene and his place in the major league.

Mario is asked to meet with Grubba in his office. Mario is rewarded with 30 coins and is taken to the Major league locker room where the Rawk enters soon afterward. It seems as though the champion's belt is a fake, and Mario receives an e-mail that the real crystal star is somewhere else in Glitzburg. Search behind the lockers to the left of the room to find an Ice Storm.

Tiny Spinies
These enemies have a high defense so when it comes time to deal out some damage you may want to use that Ice Storm and Yoshi's Gulp. Mario receives 11 coins from this battle.

Shellshockers
The blue Paratroopers are especially dangerous because when they are knocked on their back they counter with a very powerful shell attack. This can damage Mario up to 6 HP at a time so be prepared. After the battle Mariocollect 13 coins. A fan also leaves Mario a first piece of cake in his dressing room (he will later receive a poisonous cake that you won't want to eat). Eat this first cake to replenish all stats.

Magikoopa Masters
These three magicians put up a small fight but after they are beaten Bowser storms the ring and attacks Mario.

Use this to enter the padlocked door back in the Glitz Pit. Mario runs into the Mouse thief briefly and then receives an email telling him to look for the staircase in the storage room. Ground pound the center of the room here for a Star Piece. Use Flurrie's breathe on the group of boxes on the right to reveal yellow boxes that can be broken with Mario's new hammer. Do the same thing on the right side boxes to reveal aCharge P Badge.

Hit the blue box on the left with Mario's hammer to reveal the steps up to the second floor. At the top of the steps there is a Shine Sprite. Travel to the left of the room and use Yoshi to jump over the crates. Smash the big yellow block with Mario's twisty hammer attack, then use Yoshi to reach the HP Plus PBadge. Fall down the hole that was covered by the yellow block to enter a crawl space. Walk to the right and press A over the small hole in the floor to eavesdrop on a conversation between Jolene and Grubba. It turns out that fighters are disappearing and Jolene may have something to do with the crystal star.

Hamma, Blamma, Flare
These three hammer bros. pack quiet a punch. Their stats are: Max Hp: 7 Attack: 4 Defense: 1. When they are low on HP they release a barrage of attacks. After the battle Mario is rewarded with 14 coins and he receives another warning not to pursue the crystal star.

The Koopinator
This metallic menace has a heavy charge attack that can take Mario out in a few rounds. Use Koops shell shield to keep him out of harm's way.

After the battle Mario gets 15 coins and an email from X telling him to remove all of his posters in the lobby. Use Flurrie to blow the posters down; don't forget about the two upstairs. This will reveal a second Storage Key that opens the upstairs door in the storage room.

Go to the storage room and open the door to reveal a room with some wooden crates and a large yellow block. Jump over the crates with Yoshi and smash the yellow block. To the very right of the room, check behind the three stacked crates for a Star Piece. Return to the locker room and sign up for the final match.

Rawk Hawk
Finally, Mario has reached the final battle. But, instead of being led to the arena he is taken to another minor league locker room and locked in. On the right side of the room, use Flurrie to blow the poster off the wall and reveal a hidden passageway to another major league locker room. Cross the room and enter the door on the right where there is a toilet. Use the toilet like a warp pipe and flush Mario back to the old Major league dressing room. From here he can enter the arena and begin the battle.

The Rawk has 40 HP and uses many aerial attacks but has a rather low defense. When Mario takes off a good amount of HP the Rawk will jump up to a ceiling beam and shake down objects onto Mario's head. You can furiously tap the A button and block most of these objects. Knock him off the beam with Flurrie's body slam and he will go back to his weaker dive attacks.

After beating the Rawk, Mario is escorted to the champion's room where another email instructs him to find the ghost hidden in the room. Jump on top of the presents on the left side of the room and use Yoshi to jump on top of the doorway. Then jump to the vent over the closet and bash it with the twisted hammer attack. As Mario walks through the vent he overhears Grubba talking about his plans to get rid of Mario. Grubba leaves the room and Mario can bash through the next closed vent and drop down into his office. Search behind the potted plant to find a Star Piece. Search the north end of the desk for another Star Piece.

Search Grubba's south part of the desk to find a paper describing a special machine that drains the energy from fighters in the ring. Grubba busts in on Mario and escapes to the ring. Follow him there to do battle with a star enhanced Macho Grubba.

Macho Grubba
Max HP: 60 Attack: 4 Defense: 0
First he increases the number of times he can attack then he powers up different areas of his attack.

The mist rolls in fairly often in this battle which makes landing an attack difficult. Pay attention to which stats Grubba boosts so you can customize your actions. When Grubba is defeated Jolene reveals that she has been guiding Mario on his quest for the star. Her little brother was the famous Mush who was "disappeared" by Grubba's star machine. Mush pops out of the machine and Mario takes possession of the third crystal star. Congratulations, chapter three has been completed.

The next scene explains that the X-Nauts are still in pursuit of Mario and the shadow sirens have constructed a new weapon to hunt him down. You then take control of Peach and once again speak to tech. Tech wants her to ask sir Grodus a question about information that was not in Tech's data banks. He guides Peach to the elevator to the next floor where she must enter the room with the green light. In one of the lockers there is a uniform, grab it, and use the changing room to put on the X-Naut disguise. She then travels to the door on the right of the area and speaks to Grodus about her fate. It turns out that Tech was built to conquer the world but his feelings for Peach cause him to let Peach warn Mario of the plans.

The scene switches to Bowser who has stormed The Great Boggly tree in search of the crystal star. He learns that Mario has already obtained the Star from the Punies and vows to crush the mustachioed man next time they meet.

Rogueport

Back in Rogueport Mario can now reach some new areas with his Yoshi. Walk over to east Rogueport to the bridge with skulls on it. In the foreground, jump over the gap with Yoshi to reach the other side. Hop up the wooden crates to reach the rooftops. Stomp on this first roof to get a Star Piece, then use Yoshi to jump onto the help center's roof. Look behind the chimney to find a Star Piece. Then walk to the roof in the background on the piece of wall behind the chimney and grab theShine Sprite. Fall off this roof to the right and end up behind the houses. Use Yoshi on the left hand side to cross the river again for another Shine Sprite. Go back to the roof and all the way to the left; Mario will happen upon Grifty the traveling minstrel. For 5 coins Grifty will tell Mario a number of stories.

Warp Pipes
Walk to the professor's house and take the warp pipe down under the city and head towards the Thousand Year Door. Take the only warp pipe down in the first area, then in the second area head through the door to your left. Mario will enter a room with a large blue exclamation box. Use his twisty hammer attack to hit the large yellow block in the center of the room. This reveals a rising platform that can carry Mario up to a second level. Grab the Shine Sprite, and jump down to the blue boxes and use Mario's butt stomp to flip them. This will raise two blue pipes. The one on the right leads to Petalburg and the one on the left leads to the Great Boggly Tree.

Head back into the previous room and take the warp pipe down to the next level. Use Mario's hammer attack to destroy the big yellow block and reveal a spring. This acts as a shortcut to the door on the left which leads to the Thousand Year Door.

Stand on the podium in front of the thousand year door and a new location will be marked on Mario's map. Mario is transported to the professor's house where he shares what his research has revealed. It turns out that the treasure behind the Thousand Year Door may be a great cataclysm which the X-Nauts want to use to rule the world. It is all the more important that Mario grabs the crystal stars before his enemies. The next star is located in Twilight town. There is a warp pipe to this area under the west end of Rogueport.

Stand on top of the grate in west Rogueport and turn Mario sideways to fall through the cracks. If you drop back down to the lowest level after falling down the grate, head to the warp pipe leading down on the right side of the area. This brings Mario to an area where he can travel down the steps to find 2 question mark boxes. These contain a Slow Shroom and Gradual Syrup.

Head back up top and drop down the grate again. After Mario lands, jump to the left with Yoshi. There is a Shine Spriteon this platform along with a door and a warp pipe. Take the warp pipe to the background where Mario can head to the right to find a Star Piece. Then go through the door to find a warp pipe to Twilight Town. Unfortunately the pipe is stopped up, so travel back to the professor to get advice on the situation. The professor tells Mario that he must find a character named Darkly. To the left of the professor's house there is a brick wall, press up against it and Mario will enter an alleyway behind the buildings. Darkly has a black mask on and is standing against the wall.

Speak to Darkly to learn that the secret to traveling through the pipe to Twilight town is to have something with your name written on it. Darkly helps Mario out by writing his name on the seat of his pants. Travel back to the pipe under West Rogueport.