This mod makes certain enemy and item designs closer to how they appear in modern Paper Mario titles. Rather than copy/paste their modern sprites wholesale, I opted to maintain the overall style of the original sprites. Sort of a fusion of old and new.

Where applicable, items and enemies that were renamed in Super Paper Mario are also included in this mod. I've made an exception for items with three-word names--those are kinda... long. And awkward. Did “Spicy Pasta” really need to be renamed “Spicy Pasta Dish?”

As many hold this game's original designs near and dear (for very good reason) I've kept these changes in their own little separate mod. This “modern” mod also contains everything from the “basic” and “extra” mods, so you'll be getting the whole package.


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The following enemies and NPCs are effected by this mod:

HAMMER BRO.
Their helmets are now green, rather than blue.

BOOMERANG BRO.
Their accoutrements are now blue, rather than gray.

DRY BONES
Their accoutrements are now pale blue, their eyes are yellow, and their shell is a darker gray.

MAGIKOOPAS
Their hats now have white rims.

PIRANHA PLANT
The basic Piranha Plant's teeth are now white, rather than yellow.

SPIKE TOP
The various species of Spike Top now have colored rings around their spikes.

POKEY
Their spikes are now a yellow-green.

POISON POKEY
Although these never appear in the modern Paper Mario titles, it seemed odd to make the basic Pokey two-tone while the Poison Pokey remained a flat color. To that end, their spikes are now a dark-blue.

CRAYZEE DAYZEE
Although these enemies never appear in the modern Paper Mario titles, the recent Yoshi's Island games slightly changed their color scheme. In keeping with the theme of modernizing enemies, I've used this as a basis for their design.
Their shoes and petals have gone from purple to blue, and their faces are now a peachy shade.

SWOOPER
These enemies are now blue with yellow ears and purple wings. They have also been updated with their new name: “Swoop.” Throwing a wrench into this, the Glitz Pit's Swooper combatant goes by the name “Swoop.” He's now been renamed “Swoopy.”

CHAIN-CHOMP
Recent Mario games have established the spelling as “Chain Chomp”, without a hyphen. They have been renamed to match this.

CHEEP-CHEEP
Likewise, Cheep-Cheep is now generally spelled “Cheep Cheep”, so they have been renamed.

FLOWER FUZZY
They are now called "Pink Fuzzies", as they were renamed that in Super Paper Mario. Goombella's tattle references the "Flower Fuzzy" name.


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The following items are effected by this mod:

POW BLOCK
They now have their familiar blue and white color scheme.

POISON SHROOM
They have been changed from green w/ purple spots to purple w/ pink spots. The ones seen in battle (i.e. in the roulette) also have angry eyes.

COURAGE SHELL
They have been given their rocky gray texture from Super Paper Mario.

COURAGE MEAL
The shell “bowl” now has a gray color scheme to match the new Courage Shell sprite.

HEALTHY SALAD
This now uses its simplified Super Paper Mario sprite.

SPICY PASTA
This now uses the bright-red Super Paper Mario sprite.

SPAGHETTI
As in Super Paper Mario, this now uses Spicy Pasta's old sprite (confusing, right?)

MYSTERY
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Mystery Box”.

CHOCO CAKE
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Chocolate Cake”.

MANGO DELIGHT
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Mango Pudding”.

KOOPA BUN
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Koopa Dumpling”.

ZESS COOKIE
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Sweet Cookie”.

ZESS FRAPPE
These now go by their Super Paper Mario name “Snow Cone”.
