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|image = Glitzville. | |image=[[File:TTYDNS Glitzville.png|250px]] | ||
| | |greater_location=[[Rogueport]]'s surrounding areas | ||
| | |inhabitants=[[Lakitu]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Doogan]]s etc. | ||
|inhabitants = | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | ||
|first_appearance = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | |latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
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'''Glitzville''' is a city | {{quote|Today's weather in Glitzville is sunny with a chance of more sun. It's above the clouds, stupid.|Telephone Booth|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]}} | ||
'''Glitzville''' is a Chinese-style city built on an artificial floating island. It is the setting of [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]] of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. The city has a [[Hot Dog Stand]] and [[souvenir shop (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|souvenir shop]] on its left and a [[Fresh Juice Shop|juice bar]] on the right, but the main attraction is the [[Glitz Pit]] in the middle. Glitzville is popular and gets visitors from all around the world, according to [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]]. There is also a pay phone in the left of the foreground. There is also a [[Hot Dog (item)|Hot Dog]] cut-out next to the Hot Dog Stand. | |||
To reach Glitzville, Mario must take [[ | To reach Glitzville, Mario must take the [[Cheep Blimp]]. However, Mario needs a [[Blimp Ticket|ticket]] to access the blimp, which can be received from [[Don Pianta]] for finding his daughter, [[Francesca]]. | ||
==Inhabitants== | |||
Glitzville attracts a number of different visitors, including many [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Lakitu]]s, [[Doogan]]s, and [[Bob-omb]]s. | |||
===Main story=== | |||
*[[Jolene]] | |||
*[[Mr. Hoggle]] | |||
*[[Podler]] | |||
*[[Glitz Pit Security]] | |||
*The [[Ratooey]] [[businessman]] (after Chapter 6) | |||
*[[Stewart]] | |||
*A reporter of an unknown species, potentially the same species as Glitz Pit Security | |||
*A [[Lakitu]] cameraman | |||
*An orange female [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who loves traveling | |||
*A green Toad who runs the [[souvenir shop (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|souvenir shop]] | |||
*[[Battle Master]] ([[Nintendo Switch]] [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] only) | |||
===Glitz Pit fighters=== | |||
These are the fighters that appear in the [[Glitz Pit]]. | |||
*[[Rawk Hawk]] | |||
*[[Prince Mush]] | |||
*[[The Goomba Bros.]] | |||
*[[The KP Koopas]], including [[King K]] | |||
*[[The Pokey Triplets]] | |||
*[[Spike Storm]] | |||
*[[The Hand-It-Overs]], including [[Bandy Andy]] | |||
*[[The Mind-Bogglers]] | |||
*[[The Punk Rocks]] | |||
*[[The Bob-omb Squad]] | |||
*[[The Iron Adonis Twins]] | |||
*[[The Tiny Spinies]] | |||
*[[The Poker Faces]] | |||
*[[The Fuzz]] | |||
*[[The Shellshockers]] | |||
*[[The Magikoopa Masters]] | |||
*[[Craw-Daddy]] | |||
*[[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare]] | |||
*[[Chomp Country]] | |||
*[[The Koopinator]] | |||
*[[Wings of Night]], including [[Sir Swoop]] | |||
*[[The Destructors]] | |||
===During Chapter 3=== | |||
*[[Grubba]] | |||
*[[Yoshi Kid|The Great Gonzales Jr.]] | |||
*[[Bub]] | |||
*[[Goldbob]] | |||
*[[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]] | |||
*[[Toodles]] | |||
*[[Dupree]] | |||
*[[Traveling Sisters Three]] | |||
== | ==Items== | ||
Additional items are on sale at the [[souvenir shop (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|souvenir shop]], which is located in the western part of Glitzville. | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Item | |||
!Location | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Hot Dog (item)|Hot Dog|game=NS}} | |||
|Purchasable from the [[Hot Dog Stand]] from [[Mr. Hoggle]] for 10 [[coin]]s each. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Hot Sauce|game=NS}} | |||
|Given and purchasable from the [[businessman]] after finishing [[Security code...|his trouble]]. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Inn Coupon|game=NS}} | |||
|Behind the red poster to the front of the juice bar. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Power Plus P|game=NS}} | |||
|In the chest box on the roof of the juice bar. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Shine Sprite|game=NS}} | |||
|In the right of the area near the Glitz Pit. There is a hidden block below to reach it, or it can be reached later with a Spring Jump. | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=5|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×5) | |||
|Behind the telephone booth in the southwest. | |||
|- | |||
|In the far-left corner inside the juicy shop. | |||
|- | |||
|Behind the east plants in front of the entrance to Glitz Pit. | |||
|- | |||
|Under a panel in the middle-south. | |||
|- | |||
|Under the Rawk Hawk poster on top of the juice shop. Requires Tube Mario or Koops. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Storage Key|Storage Key yellow|text=Storage Key|game=NS}} | |||
|Behind the telephone booth during one of [[Jolene|X]]'s missions. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Super Hammer|game=NS}} | |||
|Given by [[Podler]] in the juice shop during Chapter 3. | |||
|} | |||
===Hidden ? Block=== | |||
{{main|List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Item | |||
!Description | |||
!Image | |||
!Image (block revealed) | |||
|- | |||
|1 {{PMTTYD item|Coin|game=NS}} | |||
|Outside, near the front-right pillar of the [[Glitz Pit]]'s entrance is a Shine Sprite. There's a hidden ? Block underneath it that Mario can reveal by hitting it with his Hammer. | |||
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks4.png|250px]] | |||
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks4R.png|250px]] | |||
|} | |||
{{br}} | |||
== | ==Profiles== | ||
* | {{PMTTYD map}} | ||
* | *'''Tattles''' | ||
**"''Yup, this is Glitzville. It's so exotic; it feels like we're in another country! This is like an entertainment hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Glitz Pit is, obviously, the main attraction. That's where fighters duke it out. To the right: the Fresh Juice Shop. The Hot Dog Stand is to the left. Where to first?''" (GCN) | |||
**"''Yup, this is Glitzville. It's so exotic; it feels like we're in another country! This is like an entertainment hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Glitz Pit is, obviously, the main attraction. That's where fighters duke it out. There's also the fresh-juice shop. And the souvenir shop. And the hot-dog stand too! Let's visit 'em all!''" (Switch) | |||
*'''Map description:''' ''A floating city in the sky known for its exotic atmosphere. Warriors fight daily here in thrilling bouts that take place in the city's arena. It's rumored that the rich and famous bet on the fights here.'' | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ | <gallery> | ||
| | Glitzville.png|Overview | ||
|JapM=Oolong Town | Glitzpitoutside.png|The outside of the [[Glitz Pit]] | ||
| | Glitz Pit.png|The Glitz Pit | ||
| | Souvenirshop.png|The souvenir shop | ||
Hotdogstand.png|[[Mr. Hoggle]]'s [[Hot Dog Stand]] with [[Yoshi Kid]]'s [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] on its awning | |||
Freshjuicebar.png|The inside of the [[Fresh Juice Shop]] | |||
TTYDNS Glitzville Goombella Fourth Wall Break.jpg|Goombella tattling Stewart in the remake | |||
PMTTYDNS Glitzville Photo Op 1.jpg|Mario and Goombella posing at the Hot Dog cut-out in the remake | |||
PMTTYDNS Glitzville Photo Op 2.jpg|Mario and Yoshi Kid posing at the Hot Dog cut-out in the remake | |||
PMTTYD NS Screenshot of Glitzville Shadow Queen Cutscene.png|The residents of Glitzville supporting Mario in the final battle against the [[Shadow Queen]] in the remake | |||
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 6.png|Concept art of Glitzville/Glitz Pit characters | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=ウーロンがい | |||
|JapR=Ūron-gai | |||
|JapM={{wp|Oolong}} Town | |||
|ChiS=乌龙街 | |||
|ChiSR=Wūlóng Jiē | |||
|ChiSM=Oolong Street | |||
|ChiT=烏龍街 | |||
|ChiTR=Wūlóng Jiē | |||
|ChiTM=Oolong Street | |||
|Dut=Knokwijck | |||
|DutM=Brawlwich; ''-wijk'' ("district") is often used as a suffix for Dutch toponyms, equivalent to the Engish [[wiktionary:-wich|-wich]]; ''{{wp|Wijck}}'' is a Dutch surname derived from ''wijk'' and resembles Old Dutch spelling, possibly to evoke the Oriental style of Glitzville) | |||
|Fre=Yunnanville | |||
|FreM=From "{{wp|Yunnan}}" and ''ville'' ("city") | |||
|Ger=Falkenheim | |Ger=Falkenheim | ||
|GerM= | |GerM=Hawk's Home | ||
|Ita=Oolong | |||
|Kor=우롱 거리 | |||
|KorR=Urong Geori | |||
|KorM=Oolong Street | |||
|Spa=Ciudad Dojo | |||
|SpaM=Dojo City | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{ | ==Trivia== | ||
{{ | *The Japanese "Oolongtown" moniker appeared on the Glitz Pit building's label on the official ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' website,{{ref needed}} although it was referred to as "Glitzville" everywhere else. | ||
[[Category: | *When the camera pans across Glitzville at the start of Chapter 3, a poster of a [[Moon Cleft]] can be seen behind the [[Hot Dog Stand]], while no normal Clefts appear anywhere in Glitzville. | ||
[[Category: | *In the model of Glitzville that appears when Mario is being lowered into city, the sign that reads "Glitzville" instead reads "Urontown", a partial romanization of its Japanese name.<ref> | ||
[[Category: | {{cite|author=BeardBear|date=September 22, 2023|url=youtu.be/ZbcTaNBM7Ao?t=18918|timestamp=5:15:18|title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door HD - Full Game 100% Walkthrough|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=boroboro|date=August 19, 2021|url=youtu.be/xnplf2aoA_o?t=758|timestamp=12:38|title=ペーパーマリオRPG 飛行船のチケット|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | ||
[[ | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Cities]] | |||
[[Category:Sky areas]] | |||
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door locations]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:09, September 29, 2024
Glitzville | |
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First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Greater location | Rogueport's surrounding areas |
Inhabitants | Lakitus, Bob-ombs, Toads, Doogans etc. |
- “Today's weather in Glitzville is sunny with a chance of more sun. It's above the clouds, stupid.”
- —Telephone Booth, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Glitzville is a Chinese-style city built on an artificial floating island. It is the setting of Chapter 3 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. The city has a Hot Dog Stand and souvenir shop on its left and a juice bar on the right, but the main attraction is the Glitz Pit in the middle. Glitzville is popular and gets visitors from all around the world, according to Goombella's Tattle. There is also a pay phone in the left of the foreground. There is also a Hot Dog cut-out next to the Hot Dog Stand.
To reach Glitzville, Mario must take the Cheep Blimp. However, Mario needs a ticket to access the blimp, which can be received from Don Pianta for finding his daughter, Francesca.
Inhabitants[edit]
Glitzville attracts a number of different visitors, including many Toads, Lakitus, Doogans, and Bob-ombs.
Main story[edit]
- Jolene
- Mr. Hoggle
- Podler
- Glitz Pit Security
- The Ratooey businessman (after Chapter 6)
- Stewart
- A reporter of an unknown species, potentially the same species as Glitz Pit Security
- A Lakitu cameraman
- An orange female Toad who loves traveling
- A green Toad who runs the souvenir shop
- Battle Master (Nintendo Switch remake only)
Glitz Pit fighters[edit]
These are the fighters that appear in the Glitz Pit.
- Rawk Hawk
- Prince Mush
- The Goomba Bros.
- The KP Koopas, including King K
- The Pokey Triplets
- Spike Storm
- The Hand-It-Overs, including Bandy Andy
- The Mind-Bogglers
- The Punk Rocks
- The Bob-omb Squad
- The Iron Adonis Twins
- The Tiny Spinies
- The Poker Faces
- The Fuzz
- The Shellshockers
- The Magikoopa Masters
- Craw-Daddy
- Hamma, Bamma, and Flare
- Chomp Country
- The Koopinator
- Wings of Night, including Sir Swoop
- The Destructors
During Chapter 3[edit]
Items[edit]
Additional items are on sale at the souvenir shop, which is located in the western part of Glitzville.
Item | Location |
---|---|
Hot Dog | Purchasable from the Hot Dog Stand from Mr. Hoggle for 10 coins each. |
Hot Sauce | Given and purchasable from the businessman after finishing his trouble. |
Inn Coupon | Behind the red poster to the front of the juice bar. |
Power Plus P | In the chest box on the roof of the juice bar. |
Shine Sprite | In the right of the area near the Glitz Pit. There is a hidden block below to reach it, or it can be reached later with a Spring Jump. |
Star Piece (×5) | Behind the telephone booth in the southwest. |
In the far-left corner inside the juicy shop. | |
Behind the east plants in front of the entrance to Glitz Pit. | |
Under a panel in the middle-south. | |
Under the Rawk Hawk poster on top of the juice shop. Requires Tube Mario or Koops. | |
Storage Key | Behind the telephone booth during one of X's missions. |
Super Hammer | Given by Podler in the juice shop during Chapter 3. |
Hidden ? Block[edit]
Item | Description | Image | Image (block revealed) |
---|---|---|---|
1 Coin | Outside, near the front-right pillar of the Glitz Pit's entrance is a Shine Sprite. There's a hidden ? Block underneath it that Mario can reveal by hitting it with his Hammer. |
Profiles[edit]
- Tattles
- "Yup, this is Glitzville. It's so exotic; it feels like we're in another country! This is like an entertainment hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Glitz Pit is, obviously, the main attraction. That's where fighters duke it out. To the right: the Fresh Juice Shop. The Hot Dog Stand is to the left. Where to first?" (GCN)
- "Yup, this is Glitzville. It's so exotic; it feels like we're in another country! This is like an entertainment hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Glitz Pit is, obviously, the main attraction. That's where fighters duke it out. There's also the fresh-juice shop. And the souvenir shop. And the hot-dog stand too! Let's visit 'em all!" (Switch)
- Map description: A floating city in the sky known for its exotic atmosphere. Warriors fight daily here in thrilling bouts that take place in the city's arena. It's rumored that the rich and famous bet on the fights here.
Gallery[edit]
The outside of the Glitz Pit
Mr. Hoggle's Hot Dog Stand with Yoshi Kid's egg on its awning
The inside of the Fresh Juice Shop
The residents of Glitzville supporting Mario in the final battle against the Shadow Queen in the remake
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ウーロンがい[?] Ūron-gai |
Oolong Town | |
Chinese (simplified) | 乌龙街[?] Wūlóng Jiē |
Oolong Street | |
Chinese (traditional) | 烏龍街[?] Wūlóng Jiē |
Oolong Street | |
Dutch | Knokwijck[?] | Brawlwich; -wijk ("district") is often used as a suffix for Dutch toponyms, equivalent to the Engish -wich; Wijck is a Dutch surname derived from wijk and resembles Old Dutch spelling, possibly to evoke the Oriental style of Glitzville) | |
French | Yunnanville[?] | From "Yunnan" and ville ("city") | |
German | Falkenheim[?] | Hawk's Home | |
Italian | Oolong[?] | - | |
Korean | 우롱 거리[?] Urong Geori |
Oolong Street | |
Spanish | Ciudad Dojo[?] | Dojo City |
Trivia[edit]
- The Japanese "Oolongtown" moniker appeared on the Glitz Pit building's label on the official Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door website,[citation needed] although it was referred to as "Glitzville" everywhere else.
- When the camera pans across Glitzville at the start of Chapter 3, a poster of a Moon Cleft can be seen behind the Hot Dog Stand, while no normal Clefts appear anywhere in Glitzville.
- In the model of Glitzville that appears when Mario is being lowered into city, the sign that reads "Glitzville" instead reads "Urontown", a partial romanization of its Japanese name.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ BeardBear (September 22, 2023). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door HD - Full Game 100% Walkthrough (5:15:18). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ boroboro (August 19, 2021). ペーパーマリオRPG 飛行船のチケット (12:38). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2024.