AsPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorhas made its way to the Nintendo Switch system, there are new and returning players to the franchise who are breathing new life intothe popular classic RPG. Reliving the classic Gamecube game can be incredibly engaging, so much so that you might lose track of time and play through hours of the story at once.

During this time, you’ll need to learnhow to saveto ensure you have access to your data. If you are currently struggling to figure out how to manually save in the game, we will show you the methods you’re able to use to do so.

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How to Save in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

As you begin your adventure throughPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, you’ll be introduced to the game through anopening scene between Mario and Luigi. Mario will receive a letter from Peach, asking him to come visit her in the town ofRogueport.

After you’ve arrived in the bustling city of Rogueport, you’ll be on your own to adventure through the area and chat with characters nearby. Just at the entrance, you’ll notice abomb NPCwearing a blue striped hat. Talk to him, and he will tell you aboutSave Blocks. There will be a Save Block just behind him, that you may hit by pressing thejump button. This will allow you to successfully save all of your progress up to that point.

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These Save Blocks will appear atspecific locations throughout the game. If you go further into Rogueport, you’ll find another one in the back right corner near two barrels and an inn on the left. You’ll be able to easily spot these Save Blocks as you play through theremake of the popular Gamecube game, since they will be a vivid rainbow color.

If you want toload a previous saveinPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there’s an easy method you can use to do this. You can:

You can exit the game and open it up again if you make a mistake and want to go back to your previous save. This can be useful and save you some time fromreplaying an entire section, or allow you to fix an action.