At the start of the game in Mario's house, you can find memories of your old pals. Behind Luigi will be two photos. The one on the left is one of Goombella, Koops, Flurrie, Yoshi, Vivian, Bobbery and Ms. Mowz, Mario's partners from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GameCube). On the right is a photo of Goombario, Kooper, Bombette, Parakarry, Bow, Watt, Sushie, and Lakilester, Mario's partners from Paper Mario 64 (Nintendo 64).