Players recently discovered what appears to be a game-breaking glitch toward the end of Paper Mario: The Origami King that can make it impossible to finish the game on an existing save file.
The bug is located in the Shangri-Spa area, arrived at after defeating the first four streamers in the game. Players get a Stamp Card that they have to take to four of the local springs. After reaching all of them and getting their locations stamped on the card, players get a Spring of Rainbows VIP pass which lets them into the hidden Spring of Rainbows area.
The problem is, a bouncer at the entrance to the spring takes the VIP pass the first time you enter, removing it from your inventory permanently. Players currently don’t know of a way to get a new one, so if you leave the Spring of Rainbows by accident, you’ll never be able to get back in. And if you happen to save after leaving, you’re doomed permanently. The Nintendo Unity channel, via Nintendo Life, breaks it all down in this video
The bug is located in the Shangri-Spa area, arrived at after defeating the first four streamers in the game. Players get a Stamp Card that they have to take to four of the local springs. After reaching all of them and getting their locations stamped on the card, players get a Spring of Rainbows VIP pass which lets them into the hidden Spring of Rainbows area.
The problem is, a bouncer at the entrance to the spring takes the VIP pass the first time you enter, removing it from your inventory permanently. Players currently don’t know of a way to get a new one, so if you leave the Spring of Rainbows by accident, you’ll never be able to get back in. And if you happen to save after leaving, you’re doomed permanently. The Nintendo Unity channel, via Nintendo Life, breaks it all down in this video