The world's best counterfeit games

The fan-made games that put the devs to shame

Words: David Houghton, GamesRadar UK

Paper Bowser World and Paper Bowser World: Operation G.R.O.M.

Remember that bit in Paper Mario And The Thousand Year Door when you got to play as Bowser for the first time in that brilliant parody of Super Mario Bros? Remember how you cackled with laughter like a raving Victorian asylum inmate and wished there was a whole game based around that idea? You weren't alone, and now there is.

We fell in love with PBW and its sequel instantly. They look and sound great, play amazingly well for fan games (G.R.O.M. in particular has some level design that wouldn't be out of place in an official Nintendo title) and do a fantastic emulation of the their inspiration, right down to the scene transitions and authentic Paper Mario sense of humour. We like. We like a lot. More please, Toodles Team.

Get both of them at Mario Fan Game Galaxy.  

 
Related Games
The Orange Box
Xbox 360
Halo 3
Xbox 360
TalkRadar 22 – quiz show!
360 Feature
Oct 10, 2008
Why games fail at storytelling
360 Feature
Oct 10, 2008
Guess the game from the sound effect
PS3 Feature
Oct 9, 2008
New Game Releases for the Week of October 12, 2008 N4G
Wii News from N4G
Oct 11, 2008
Iwata Asks: Wii Music Interview 2 N4G
Wii News from N4G
Oct 11, 2008
Punch-Out for Wii will definitely feature motion... N4G
Wii News from N4G
Oct 10, 2008
FIFA 09 sells whopping 1.2 mil in first week  N4G
Wii News from N4G
Oct 10, 2008
D3Publiser Confirm Family Party: 30 Great Games... N4G
Wii News from N4G
Oct 10, 2008