Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo GameCube (GCN / GC)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo GameCube (GCN / GC)
22-07-2004
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Intelligent Systems
22-07-2004
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Intelligent Systems
Nintendo
What sleeps behind the door? Time passes, the pages turn… and a new chapter unfolds in an unfamiliar land! Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages as Mario returns to paper form to discover a mystery that sleeps behind an ancient, legendary portal called the Thousand-Year Door. The quest is long, the dangers many, and this time, Mario will have to make full use of his papery qualities just to survive.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is currently rated Ingame on EmuRank, and Dolphin is the recommended first emulator overall.
EmuRank currently tracks 4 reports for this game across 1 emulator and 2 operating systems, so the guidance below reflects a broad testing base rather than a single setup.
Compatibility Verdict
This verdict uses EmuRank's six-level compatibility scale. The compatibility levels guide explains what Perfect, Playable, Ingame, Intro, Loadable, and Nothing mean when you compare emulator results.
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50% of selected reports reach Playable or better across 4 reports in the current scoring window.
Ingame means the strongest current emulator evidence suggests this is the game's best supported compatibility tier. Medium confidence means the recommendation is reasonably supported, but additional reports would solidify it further.
Compatibility and confidence are separate signals. EmuRank tracks the full report history for this game, but the public ranking gives priority to the strongest current scoring window for each emulator.
How EmuRank Scores This Game
EmuRank currently tracks 4 reports for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door across 1 emulator and 2 operating systems.
For ranking purposes, reports are ordered by relevance using votes, freshness, and source quality. This means the most trusted and recent reports carry more weight in the final recommendation.
Dolphin has 4 total tracked reports for this game, and all of them are inside the current scoring window.
Why Dolphin Is Recommended
Dolphin is the current first recommendation because it combines the strongest compatibility evidence with the most convincing scoring window for this game. All 4 tracked reports for this emulator are inside the current scoring window.
50% of selected reports reach Playable or better. Community results are mixed — some reports rate the game Playable or better, others report lower compatibility. Check the OS breakdown and latest reports before deciding.
Best Emulator by Operating System
The same emulator leads across all operating systems with available data. Individual OS confidence levels may still vary based on report volume and consistency.
100% Playable or better · 1 report
Early evidence on Windows: Playable via Dolphin (Low confidence, 1 report). More data would strengthen this result.
33% Playable or better · 3 report s
Dolphin is the strongest option for Android: Ingame with low confidence (33% Playable or better across 3 reports).
Conflicting Results and What to Watch
Some compatibility evidence for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is mixed or incomplete. Results for Dolphin show variation across reports.
Testing Coverage and Data Sources
EmuRank currently tracks 4 reports for this game across 1 emulator and 2 operating systems.
The report base is also detailed: 4 include configuration text, 4 include GPU data, 3 include device details, and 4 include notes. That makes the report history below useful not only for the verdict, but also for comparing real-world setups.
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ReportsCompatibility Reports and Setup History
Sign in to add a reportThe summaries above explain the current recommendation, but the raw reports below remain the best place to inspect exact emulator versions, operating systems, hardware notes, and edge cases. They also show where successful and unsuccessful setups differ, which is why EmuRank keeps the full report history visible on the page.
4 report s tracked for this game. Use the filters below to narrow by emulator, OS, or compatibility level.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Emulator FAQ
- Is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door playable on EmuRank right now?
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door currently shows Ingame compatibility on EmuRank, based on 4 reports across Nintendo GameCube. Compatibility describes the strongest current evidence, while confidence describes how stable that recommendation is.
- What is the best emulator for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?
- Dolphin is currently the recommended first emulator for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — 50% of selected reports reach Playable or better. Confidence is Medium. EmuRank tracks 4 total reports for this emulator on Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and all of them are inside the current scoring window. Check the OS breakdown above for platform-specific guidance.
- Why does EmuRank recommend Dolphin for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?
- EmuRank ranks emulators by combining compatibility evidence with confidence derived from report count and consistency. Dolphin currently achieves the highest combined score for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. See the Why Dolphin Is Recommended section above for the full breakdown.
- How many reports does EmuRank track for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?
- EmuRank currently tracks 4 reports for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. These reports cover multiple emulators and operating systems. Each emulator recommendation is based on its own highest-relevance scoring window, not the raw full history alone.
- Does the best emulator for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door change by operating system?
- Results can vary by OS. Current OS breakdown: Windows: Playable via Dolphin; Android: Ingame via Dolphin. Check the Best Emulator by Operating System section above for the full per-OS picture.
- What should I do if my setup differs from the recommendation?
- Start with the emulator recommended for your specific OS in the section above. If your OS shows weaker evidence, check the raw reports below for recent setups that match your hardware. You can also submit a report to help expand the evidence base.
- How recent is the current compatibility data for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?
- EmuRank recalculates compatibility automatically whenever a new report is submitted or voted on. Check the compatibility calculated date near the top of the page for the last update time. The raw reports below show exact dates for each individual test.
Help fill the missing coverage
New reports keep recommendations current. This page is still early, so fresher emulator versions, additional setups, and follow-up tests can still move the recommendation.