1 Important Information
Basic Information
2 Introduction
3 Controls
4 Getting Started
5 Saving Your Game
Adventuring
6 World Map Screen
7 Stage Screen
8 Stage Progression
9 Stage Puzzles
10 Collecting Stickers
11 Battle
Support Information
12 How to Contact Us
1 Important Information
Thank you for selecting PAPERMARIO™: STICKER STAR forNintendo 3DS™.
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IMPORTANT
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Language Selection
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2 Introduction
In PAPER MARIO: STICKER STARyou control the hero, Mario, as heuses stickers to battlenemies, solve puzzlesand make his way througan exciting adventure.
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Move
Open/closesticker album
View stickerdetails
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Go back ttitle scree
Turn pages / (when thealbum is open)
Move
Jump
Peel a sticker Hold (whennear a sticker)
Paperise
Stick a scrapor sticker
When paperising: Choose a scrapor sticker Move intoposition Stick Smooth
Swing hammer
Talk to Kersti
Read a sign (when in frontof a sign)
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Open/closesticker album
ActionCommand
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Use the BattleSpinner
View stickerdetails
Turn pages /
Confirm
Choose menuitem /
Cancel
♦ Some actions, such as choosinga menu item or sorting stickers(p. 10), can be performed usingthe Touch Screen.
♦ Some actions get unlocked asyou progress through the game.
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4 Getting Started
Start a new game bselecting NEW, ocontinue a game bchoosing a savegame
Select ERASE to delete save filesone at a time.
♦ Be careful, as deleted datacannot be recovered.
Select COPY to copy the file.
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5 Saving Your Game
Hit a Save Block while in stage or town to save ingame. To continue from thSave Block, select the towor the stage where you last saved.
The game saves automatically whenexiting to the world map.
In-Game Save
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6 World Map Screen
Move Mario and choose a stage toplay.
Uncompleted stage (p. 8).
Completed stage or aneutral area.
At least one comet pieceremains.
Current HP/Maximum HP.
Colour varies depending on stagetypes and conditions.
A red flag marks a world save, and ayellow flag marks an in-game save.
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Signs can contain useful hints andinfo.
Collect these to buy stickers anduse the Battle Spinner (p. 11).Different-sized coins are worthdifferent amounts.
Grab these to use in battles, whenpaperising, etc.
Talk to Toads to get hints and help.
Worth one coin.
Worth five coins.
Worth ten coins.
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Bump into an enemy to start a battle(p. 11).
Press during thgame to talk tKersti and gehints
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Get a comet piece tcomplete a stage
♦ Once you've collected them all,on subsequent visits, you canpre to return to theworld map.
Defeat the boss in the last stage ofa world and get a Royal Sticker(p. 10) to complete the world.
Get to restore Mario's HP.
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Mario's HP goes down if he gets hitby an object thrown by an enemy ina stage, attacked during battle,poisoned, and so on. If his HPreaches zero, the game will end andyou will return to the title screen.
If you find this, your maHP will go up by 5. Youcurrent HP will bcompletely restored awell. You can also get HP Plushearts after completing events.
Jump to hit an HP block itown or in a stage trestore all of Mario's HP
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Press to turthe stage into sheet of paper sthat you can sticstickers and scrapon it (p. 10). It will help you solvepuzzles.
Use the wooden bridge scrap torestore the bridge, allowing you tocross the river.
There are many traps in the world.Below are some examples.
If Mario touches spike, he takedamage and getknocked back
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10 Collecting Stickers
Stickers can be used in battle andduring paperisation.
BattleStickers
Stickers used in theheat of battle.
RoyalStickers
Defeat bosses to getRoyal Stickers.
ThingStickers
"Things", likescissors, arescattered aroundstages. Once insticker form, they'reused in battles andfor paperisation.
Check Mario'stickers, gamprogress, etc. Switcthe display with thtabs below the album
While the album is open, slide asticker with the stylus to move it toa new location. Pre to
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Stickers can be found in stages,bought in shops or made by Mario.
Use coins to bustickers in thshops found itown and in certaistages
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11 Battle
♦ There are times when you can'trun away.
Enemies' names and combined HP.
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Mario and his enemies take turnsmaking their moves. When it'sMario's turn, choose a sticker tomake a move.
♦ Used stickers disappear. If Marioruns out of stickers, there'snothing to do but run away.
♦ The timing of the ActionCommand differs depending onthe sticker.
When attacking defending, pres with good timinto increasoffensive damagor reduce the damage you take.
Action Commands
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After a certaipoint in the gamMario can pay tuse the BattlSpinner. Matcicons to increase the number ofstickers Mario can use in one turn.Also, icons give various bonuses. Ifyou spend additional coins, it willbecome easier to match icons.Even if you have the opportunity touse two or more stickers, you mayuse fewer if you wish. Simplychoose at least one sticker and thenpress to send Mario into action.
Song used in the game: HappyBirthday to You (composed byMildred J. Hill / Patty Smith Hill)
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12 How to Contact Us
For product information, please visitthe Nintendo website at:www.nintendo.com
For technical support andtroubleshooting, please refer to theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system or visit:support.nintendo.com
