paper mario goes online without nintendo’s help

Here’s a fun online Mario platformer called Paper Mario World that the guys over at Random Good Stuff recently dug up.

But this game wasn’t made under the watchful eye of Nintendo. It was actually created over five months by a rabid Mario fan (a 13-year old from Holland going by the name Lesjuh) and it’s quite faithful to the design styling of the original Paper Mario games. The game also pays tribute to Mario’s original appearance in Donkey Kong by outfitting the diminutive plumber with a giant hammer to smash his enemies.

You can check out the entire game for yourself over on Newgrounds.