Map
A Map is an item used in all of the Mario Role Playing Games. It shows Mario's current position in the world. It is received near the start of the game. In Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga, one could get it by defeating the Border Bros. in a game of Border Jump. It is also received at the start of the game in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
In some games, such as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Map is more of a feature rather than an item; these Maps (which are sometimes called map screens) are mere portals to the other places in the game. These types of Maps have even appeared in side-scrolling games such as Super Mario Bros. 3 (which was the first Mario game any type of Map appeared in) and Super Mario World. The Super Mario RPG Map is notable for being both a feature and an item, as it is used as a feature but given to Mario (by the Chancellor) as if it were an item. The Super Mario Sunshine Map was similarly "given" to Mario towards the beginning of the game (this time by a Pianta known to play for the Doot Doot Sisters), although this Map is not literally given as Mario could use it before it was "received" from the Pianta.
Super Paper Mario
In Super Paper Mario the player can purchase Maps from Flamm, these maps will lead Mario & Company to hidden treasures throughout the game. All maps are purchased with coins.
List of Maps in Super Paper Mario
| Number | Location | Cost | Treasure | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flipisde 3rd-Floor | 20 | Gold Bar | This map shows a familiar spot. | |
| 2 | Mirror Hall | 60 | Welderberg Catch Card | The map shows colorful objects in a row. | |
| 3 | Flipside Basement 1st Floor | 30 | Ultra Shroom Shake | The map shows an underground area. | |
| 4 | Flipside Arcade | 110 | King Sammer Catch Card | The map shows a door with an unusual design. | |
| 5 | Flopside 3rd Floor | 80 | O'Chunks Catch Card | The map shows something solid black. | |
| 6 | Chapter 1-1 | 20 | Bestovius Catch Card | The map shows a house. | |
| 7 | Chapter 1-2 | 50 | Golden Leaf | The map shows a vertically climbing set of hills. | |
| 8 | Green's House | 70 | Brobot L-Type Catch Card | The map shows a room decked out in pretty colors. | |
| 9 | Chapter 1-3 | 40 | Gold Bar x3 | The map shows a rock somewhere. | |
| 10 | Chapter 1-3 | 40 | Fracktail Catch Card | The map shows a desert somewhere. | |
| 11 | Chapter 1-4 | 70 | Merlumina Catch Card | The map shows a mysterious locale. | |
| 12 | Chapter 2-1 | 20 | Shooting Star | The map shows a suspicious building. | |
| 13 | Chapter 2-2 | 50 | Catch Card SP | The map shows a building somewhere. | |
| 14 | Chapter 2-2 | 50 | Gnip Catch Card | The map shows the inside of a building. | |
| 15 | Chapter 2-3 | 100 | Mimi Card | The map shows a place where you exchange money. | |
| 16 | Chapter 2-4 | 30 | Gold Bar x3 | The map shows a staircase. | |
| 17 | Chapter 2-4 | 50 | Dried Mushroom | The map shows a fragrant locale. | |
| 18 | Chapter 3-1 | 10 | Back Cursya Catch Card | The map shows a place decked out in three colors. | |
| 19 | Chapter 3-1 | 90 | Ultra Shroom Shake | The map shows a spot filled with memories. | |
| 20 | Chapter 3-2 | 80 | Big Blooper Catch Card | The map shows a hidden treasure underwater. | |
| 21 | Chapter 3-2 | 180 | Power Plus | The map shows a place where treasure abounds. | |
| 22 | Chapter 3-3 | 130 | Dimentio Catch Card | The map shows a section of a big tree. | |
| 23 | Chapter 3-4 | 230 | Tiptron Catch Card | The map shows a large room that's been oddly decorated. | |
| 24 | Chapter 3-4 | 40 | Francis Catch Card | The map shows a place that may have too much treasure. | |
| 25 | Chapter 4-2 | 30 | Squirps Catch Card | The map shows a smelly spot in an unexpected place. | |
| 26 | Chapter 4-2 | 70 | Hooligon Catch Card | The map shows the location of a person's hidden treasure. | |
| 27 | Chapter 4-3 | 80 | Mr. L Catch Card | The map shows a shop somewhere. | |
| 28 | Chapter 4-4 | 90 | Brobot Catch Card | The map shows a treasure in a forbidden place. | |
| 29 | Chapter 4-4 | 80 | HP Plus | The map shows a love transmitter to the future. | |
| 30 | Chapter 5-1 | 120 | Muth Catch Card | CRAGLEY HO! The map shows a treasure on a rock tower. | |
| 31 | Chapter 5-1 | 10 | Flint Cragley Catch Card | The map shows a hard to find spot. | |
| 32 | Chapter 5-2 | 20 | Fire Burst | The map shows a large volcano. | |
| 33 | Chapter 5-2 | 110 | Ultra Shroom Shake | The map shows a treasure-filled place in a volcano. | |
| 34 | Chapter 5-3 | 70 | Shooting Star | The map shows the inside of a cave. | |
| 35 | Chapter 5-3 | 60 | Hornfels & Monzo Catch Card | The map shows tracks like those used by a small train. | |
| 36 | Chapter 5-4 | 140 | Poison Mushroom | The map shows a pipe and a door in a cave somewhere. | |
| 37 | Chapter 5-4 | 60 | King Croacus Catch Card | The map shows a treasure among treasures, so to speak. | |
| 38 | Chapter 7-1 | 70 | Jaydes Catch Card | The map shows something that defies gravity. | |
| 39 | Chapter 7-1 | 80 | Underhand Catch Card | The map shows a river flowing with the tears of evildoers. | |
| 40 | Chapter 7-2 | 80 | Trial Stew | The map shows a treasure in an unopened box. | |
| 41 | Chapter 7-2 | 70 | Underchomp Catch Card | The map shows a place between sky and earth. | |
| 42 | Chapter 7-3 | 150 | Gold Bar x3 | The map shows an oddly colored tree. | |
| 43 | Chapter 7-4 | 90 | Grambi Catch Card | The map shows several similar objects in a row. | |
| 44 | Chapter 7-4 | 100 | Luvbi Catch Card | The map shows a white platform in a blue sky. | |
| 45 | Chapter 7-4 | 190 | Bonechill Catch Card | The map shows a white staircase. | |
| 46 | Chapter 8-1 | 160 | Nastasia Catch Card | The map shows light that dispels the darkness. | |
| 47 | Chapter 8-3 | 200 | Super Dimentio Catch Card | The map shows devices floating in the darkness." | |
| 48 | Chapter 8-4 | 90 | Count Bleck Card | Where is this place? There are so many black walls..." |
