Funny Poorly Translated Paper Mario: The Origami King (Part 1)

Recap / Main Plot

• This video is the start of a “Google Translate → re-translate → English” playthrough of Paper Mario: The Origami King.
• The creator intentionally feeds the game’s dialogue through repeated translation to produce intentionally broken, funny mistranslations.

What’s happening early on

• Mario and (messed-uply) “Maria” arrive at what should be Princess Peach’s area.
• Translation errors rename places (e.g., “Aloe Vera Palace,” “P Temple,” etc.) and scramble names—most notably Mario → Maria, and sometimes other substitutions.
• The story opens with a music festival that’s meant to feel “origami-themed,” but translation turns it into literally “music festival.”
• The town is also strangely empty.

The dungeon and Bowser confrontation

• Mario reaches a dungeon-like castle area where:
  • doors and systems are translated wrong
  • door labels become things like “boss”
  • UI terms become weird
  • items turn into medical equipment
• The group is pulled into a confrontation with Bowser, who is also mistranslated as “Mr. Cope.”

The origami plot twist

• The dungeon plot expands with Bowser’s minions being folded/converted into origami.
• The comedy strongly leans into how translation turns normal words into absurd substitutes.

Olivia/Bolivia guidance

• Mario meets Olivia, which becomes “Bolivia” due to translation.
• She provides tips—often in ways that are either nonsensical or hilariously literal.

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Highlights & Jokes That Stand Out

• “Press any button” → “I push the button” The creator jokes that the game now phrases instructions like statements.

• Mario repeatedly becomes “Maria” Whenever Mario is mentioned, characters respond as if Mario is a woman named Maria.

• Big translation name swaps:

  • Origami festival → music festival
  • Mushroom → sponge (called out as a recurring joke)
  • Bowser → Mr. Cope

  • Toad → frog Characters become obsessed with seeing a frog instead of a toad

  • UI/inventory terms become nonsense or overly literal, medical-ish wording (items become medical equipment)

  • During the dungeon/boss sequence, there’s a recurring gag where narration “corrects” the translation context (e.g., “wrong answer / all answers are correct on paper,” “hello instead of goodbye,” etc.).
  • A standout comedic moment: Bowser’s scene features over-the-top delivery and mistranslations that make his dialogue feel absurdly theatrical.
  • Olivia/Bolivia hints are used like a comedy engine:
  • Goomba → bubble gum (or other weird names)
  • “shy guy” mistranslates into “boy was embarrassed” (and similar outcomes)
  • Hammer-related prompts lead to lines like: “I’d love to see stunning photos of you… what brand of shoes you’re wearing” (instead of intended instruction/context)

• The battles remain faithful to game mechanics, but the tutorial text becomes the joke:

  • strategy/physics instructions appear broken or comically mistranslated
  • the game repeatedly allows retries during tutorial phases, letting the player “test” more translation absurdities

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Key Reactions / Performance Bits

• The creator performs many voices (especially Bowser and other characters).
• The comedy is amplified by how translation shifts the tone of each line.
• The video notes this is part of a long-running project:
  • lost/corrupted files mean some text differs from earlier parts/series entries
  • but the core gimmick stays the same

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Ending Beat of Part 1

• The episode ends with a new reveal/identity swap: Olly (Olivia’s brother) appears.
• His dialogue is also mistranslated, including phrasing like “I am the first king” instead of expected lines.
• The video sets up Part 2 on a new channel (“Paper Manny”), emphasizing the full translated game is ready to be played through now that the translation work is finished.

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Personalities Appearing

• The video creator/host (performing voices + driving the Google-translate gimmick)
• Mario (played with the narration’s “Maria” translation jokes)
• Bowser / “Mr. Cope” (voice/performance through the game’s dialogue)
• Olivia / “Bolivia” (tips, tutorial guidance, dialogue jokes)
• Luigi (recurring “wrong-name” translation reaction moments)
• Olly (identity reveal near the end)