Now that Paper Mario: The Origami King is five years old, it holds an important place among many beloved games that may have helped what came next.

Animated blockbusters like The Super Mario Bros. Movie usually take years to bring together, so moviegoers are going to be patient when waiting on a sequel and/or the possible DK spinoff.

Thanks to its stronger characters and memorable papercraft world, The Origami King is the closest the Paper Mario series has come to matching the heights of its first two installments.