Original source (on modern site)
While much of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch will be what players remember from the original GameCube release, there will be some areas that have been tweaked as well. Areas have been giving a visual overhaul, music has been revamped, and in the case of one portion of dialogue, Nintendo has completely changed a conversation. In the original GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there's a segment where a group of Goombas cat-call Mario's partner, Goombella. You can see how the original scene plays out below. Goomba: "Hey! Hey, man! What's up? Who's the hottie you got there with you? Paragoomba: "Wassup, baby? Why don't you hang with us for a while? We play real nice! Spike Goomba: "Man, what's a FINE-lookin' Goomba doin' with a tubby mustache man like that?!?" Goombella: "Oh, it is, like, SO sweet that you boys think I'm cute! Seriously! Yeah, guys like you make me feel like…TOTALLY BARFING! Now get out of our way!" Goomba: "Ouch that was cold!" Paragoomba: "What, you're too good for us? Come off it, sister! Spike Goomba: "Nobody zings us like that! Nobody! Let's get 'em!" For the 2024 Switch remake, Nintendo has seen fit to completely rewrite this scene. The cat-calling of Goombella is completely gone, and now the Goomba gang throws a flurry of insults at Mario and Goombella. You can see the new dialogue below. Goomba: "Hey! Hey, man! What's up? You think it's cool to just waltz your way into OUR underground? Paragoomba: "Typical! You surface-level snobs are so stuck-up. 'OoOoh, I get to see the sun! I like to breathe clean air! OoOoh!'" Spike Goomba: "Heh! Yeah! Come on over here, scruffy mustache man…We're gonna teach you some proper manners…" Goombella: "Leave him alone! Can't two academics and a world-famous hero wander the sewers of a port town in peace? If this is your usual greeting to visitors, then you must have learned it down here…because IT STINKS! Goomba: "Ouch! That was cold!" Paragoomba: "What, you're too good for a fight?! If you ain't lookin' to tussle, then stay out of the sewer!" Spike Goomba: Nobody doesn't start a fight with us! Nobody! Let's get 'em!" Nintendo hasn't commented on why they made this change, but it's likely they revisited the original bit of dialogue and found it to be a bit out of step with modern times. If Nintendo does offer more insight into this rewrite, we'll make sure to share the reasoning with you.