This is meant to be a guide for people wanting to obtain items through the games that are pertinent in speed running. Hope this helps with your route planning!
Paper Mario[]
Life Shrooms[]
Life Shrooms are vital for Chapter 8, but they're useful in other places.
Locations:
- Chapter 2: Area above Oasis. Jump on the block in the middle. Hit hidden block above.
- Chapter 5: Hidden block in Mt. Lavalava, in room before Ultra Hammer.
- Sewers: In hidden block in room before Ultra Boots.
- Chapter 8: Inside crate in prison. Ground pound to reach them.
- Chapter 8: ? Block in the lava room on the way to the block clip.
- Chapter 8: Same library room as Power Rush in Peach's Castle.
- Shops:
- Boo's Mansion: 50 coins
- Shiver City: 40 coins
- Star Haven: 25 coins
Repel Gel[]
Repel Gel is useful on General Guy fight and final Bowser fight. Renders user invincible for 2 turns.
Locations:
- Prologue: Jump after destroying the grey block with the Super Hammer. If you jump onto the block you can also get it with Kooper.
- Chapter 3: Gusty Gulch ? block.
- Chapter 5: Hidden block near Coconut tree in second area.
- Chapter 7: Inside tree near snowmen.
- Rip Cheato: Pay a total of 256 coins at once.
Shooting Star[]
Shooting Star is a good substitute for Star Storm, although it does 1 less damage (6 damage).
Locations:
- Chapter 4: Couple of rooms before General Guy on top of block.
- Chapter 6: In a hidden block on the left path.
- Chapter 6: In the same area you fight Lakilester. It's on the ground.
- Sewers: In block in room left of blue door room.
- Chapter 7: In one of the pillars in Shiver Mountain.
- Chapter 7: Left of the boards you have to break to open up a hole on the other side, in Crystal Palace.
Maple Syrup[]
Recovers 10 FP. Useful for backup. Gather these instead of Honey Syrups/Stinky Herbs.
Locations:
- Prologue: After visiting Shooting Star Summit, will appear on the balcony which Goompa was once fixing.
- Chapter 3: In Boo's Mansion crate, same room as Super Boots.
- Chapter 3: In Tubba Blubba's Mansion, in ? block at the beginning of the staircase bridging the second and third floors.
- Chapter 6: Bottom-right path in hidden block on right side in area before Lilly.
- Sewers: In hidden block to left of pipe. Same room as Spikys.
- Shops:
- Boo's Shop: 25 coins
- Shiver City: 20 coins
- Star Haven: 10 coins
Jammin' Jelly[]
Recovers 50 FP. Sells for 50 coins at Star Haven shop.
Locations:
- Chapter 5: Behind far right tree on far right of island. Same area as entrance to volcano.
- Get one from Peach gameshow. Must put it in mysterious chest after Chapter 6, and must obtain it from other mysterious chest with Mario.
- Chapter 6: In the tree behind Lily.
- Chapter 7: Hidden block in same room as Lil' Dino Statue.
- Chapter 8: Reach this by falling off the stairs in one of the exterior sections.
Ultra Shroom[]
Recovers 50 HP. Useless other than for selling. Sells for 50 coins at Star Haven shop.
Locations:
- Chapter 2: Hit the block 100 times at the scene north to the entrance of the desert.
- Chapter 7: Hidden above block brick on Shiver Mountain. Ultra jump to reach it.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]
Boo's Sheet[]
Boo's Sheet is the Repel Gel of TTYD. Renders user invincible for 2 turns. Useful in Crump fight in Chapter 5 and most of the boss fights in Chapter 8.
Locations:
- Chapter 4: In shop's storeroom.
- Chapter 8: Invisible block in the center of the fire bar room.
- Shops:
- Excess Express: 20 coins
Thunder Rage[]
Deals 5 damage to all targets. Used more than you'd probably think. Can also be cooked and mixedwith Thunder Bolt to make Trial Stew.
Locations:
- Chapter 2: Inside the far-right bush when you fall down in the bubble room in the Great Tree.
- Chapter 5: In block by cliff in Keelhaul Key area.
- Chapter 6: Riverside Station in the outdoor area near a Pokey. In a hidden block above a ground block.
- Shops:
- Twilight Town: 20 coins
- Excess Express: 15 coins
Life Shroom[]
Not necessarily required, but definitely good to have on hand.
Locations:
- Chapter 1: In the big green block room.
- Chapter 4: In shop's storeroom.
- Chapter 8: In a yellow block towards the end.
- Shops:
- Westside Goods (Rogueport): 50 coins
- Twilight Shop: 40 coins
Super Paper Mario[]
If there's more demand for info for this game, I might post something for it.