While Nintendo is still busy trying to fix the game-breaking glitch found in Paper Mario: The Origami King last month, another troublesome bug that hinders players’ progress has now surfaced. This glitch isn’t quite as severe as the previously reported one (which forces players to restart the game from scratch), though this new finding is certainly something for completionists to avoid at all costs.
As you navigate through the Temple of Shrooms, at some point you will enter a scripted battle against two Black Shy Guys. These enemies do not reappear in the game again after this encounter, and if Professor Toad delivers the final blow, this enemy type will not be added to your compendium, thus making it impossible for you to achieve 100% completion.
THIS NEEDS A PATCH! If Prof. Toad kills the Black Shy Guy, You can't 100% the game #PaperMario #PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/j3tTQ5y0Xi
— Sergio Montenegro (@Sergiomonty) August 2, 2020
As long as you don’t let Professor Toad finish the battle, the compendium entry should fill in as normal. Hopefully, Nintendo takes note of this issue and can address it in its promised upcoming software update.
Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
