How Super Mario RPG Changed Mario Forever
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Today we dive into one of my favorite games growing up, Super Mario RPG. Overcoming nostalgia wont be easy here, but I want to take a look at the game to see why it was so important to the evolution of Mario games. What are your thoughts on the game?
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What are your thoughts on Super Mario RPG? Are you filled with the same level of nostalgia as I am? Or did you not like it for some reason? Let me know your comments below!
I'm 34 years old and I still go back and run vanilla SMRPG once every 2-3 years. It's just a good game. Of course, the existence of a hard-mode hack helps add to the fun...
I don't agree about the graphics. It was the flashiest graphics at the time. In fact, that was why I initially rented it (before buying it outright). I wanted a 3D Mario game. And then I was blown away by how the story was different, and how much fun it was to play a game I could do well in (since it didn't require the fast reflexes I never had). It opened a whole new world of gaming to me, but I never would have checked it out if not for the graphics.
I remember watching my older brother play this game for hours! I was in love and when I finally got a turn I neveret Geno leave my party. I'm still upset he isn't in smash proper.
I never finished it, even as an adult, but I remember as a child falling in love with it. I drew Smithy so often. I loved Geno. Thought Peach was cute. Donkey Kong was my version of this for you. It was my safe place as a kid.
Smrpg was my very first rpg ever. I had played donkey Kong country 1 and 2 and Mario all stars and even some fighting games before it. But I saw what RPGs we're with Mario rpg and it changes my view forever. My new favorite genre at maybe 6-8 years old. I don't remember. The first time I rented it I loaded someone else's data and had no idea what to do at all even a little bit. The second time I rented it I started a new game and didn't know to press A to talk to things and people to start conversations. Once I figured that out wow I realized what a great game I had. I loved it and kept hoping there would be a way to continue after beating smithy but it never could haha. Years later my next game was Pokemon blue and it was great too at the time. So RPGs we're forever my favorite and always will be. But I wished I had kept my SNES and experienced more RPGs on the console back when I was a kid like Chrono trigger and ff4 and 6. But oh well I still enjoyed those games years later at least
Tsundere bowser with a secretly heart of gold is my favorite version of him and one of my fav characters in gaming, which most of the future Mario RPGs thankfully kept going, so I'm very much grateful to this game for delivering him to us, and for being the kick-off point for our beloved composer Yoko shimomura ❤️
Heck yes!
@@PressStartToContinueYT Indeed!
I didn't even realize she composed for SMRPG. I knew her from Kingdom Hearts but now I'm looking at her wikipedia page and she's also done stuff for the Mario & Luigi games, FF, Xenoblade, and Smash Bros!
@@PressStartToContinueYT guardian crusade game has good town music despite battle ones leave much to be desired
Yoko Shimomura is also the composer for Mario and Luigi RPG series as well.
The music of this game has been living in my head for almost 20 years now
SAME.
This is how I feel about Mario & Luigi Partners in Time, that game completely changed my perception of what a Mario game could be, and was also my first RPG
That was a great game
Same here except my first was Bowser’s Inside Story
@@anthonytitone Yeah, I also played that one as a kid, I got it for Christmas in 5th grade I think. At first I just assumed it was a regular Mario game, but when I played it and realized it was like Partners in Time I was so excited!
@@beanieweenie1349 bro I had the same thing happen 2 me.
I played a lot of Superstar Saga growing up and one day I just found footage of BIS on CZcams
How ironic that it was Miyamoto, the man who nowadays strongly condemns anything resembling a deeper story in Mario, who pushed for this very thing to happen with Mario RPG back in the day.
It's Intelligent Systems themselves that have dumbed down Mario don't get it twisted, Miyamato just says his thoughts but they decide in the end. Look at Mario Odyssey how many new things it does.
@@islandboy9381 No one wants to be the guy who goes against Miyamoto. You underestimate his level of power and influence at nintendo (which includes IS)
@@Plasticsoldier64 Miyamoto is the one who retconned the Koopalings being Bowser's children and refused to give any explanation why. I think he doesn't care about the storyline as much as fans want
He used to be all about creativity, but now he just doesn't care anymore.
@@Plasticsoldier64 Plenty of designers in Nintendo that were willing to go against Miyamoto (Koizumi comes to mind)
I really, really, really wish Mallow and Geno were recurring characters like Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Wario, Daisy, and Waluigi. I also wish there were somehow even more RPG games of Mario similar to Final Fantasy games. There is always another future after one. I just hope someday something will be confirmed. I wish it was not true only if it is true something will never ever be confirmed.
That would require Square Enix to cooperate with Nintendo for that to happen.
@@goofusmaximus1482 If only Square Enix decided to create many more RPG Mario games with Nintendo like they did that one time with Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. I wish this only if it is true they made their decision never to years, years, and years ago. I would ask them what was their deal for deciding not to give us Nintendo fans such surprises after SMRPG if I could..
Honestly, I agree with this. I think at this point, Square Enix should sell the rights of the Super Mario RPG characters to Nintendo just so those characters could get proper representation. Square Enix literally have no use for those characters, and for the past ~25 years there hasn’t been a single game they’ve developed or produced where a Super Mario RPG gets at least a cameo.
At least with Paper Mario, the characters from that game would go on to make a few appearances in other series like Mario Party, and even the Goomba King (albeit renamed as Goomboss) went as far as making an appearance in mainstream games like Super Mario 64 DS and Mario Kart DS. It’s not many appearances, and in recent years the references have waned, but it’s a hell of a lot better than almost none.
Even before AlphaDream went bankrupt and had the rights to the Mario & Luigi characters, they would have their original characters in 6 out of the 7 entries, so most characters weren’t left in the dust for a decade. AlphaDream were also the only ones who gave Geno a cameo outside of Smash in Superstar Saga, and even then they had to get rid of the cameo in the remake because either they couldn’t afford the rights or Square Enix wouldn’t allow them to add the cameo again.
Modern Nintendo aren’t the best at keeping the legacy of a few popular Mario characters (they’ve had to rely on Next Level Games and Retro Studios in keeping E. Gadd and Cranky Kong alive respectively, and King K. Rool being brought back by Sakurai was a miracle), but I think they would do a slightly better job than Square Enix. At best, we could see Mallow and Geno make playable appearances in Mario spin-offs, or see the Mushroom Kingdom populated by various friendly species besides just Toads, and at worst Nintendo can’t do the characters as bad as Square Enix has already treated them.
@@goofusmaximus1482 are they really fully owned by Square though? Geno was a little cameo in Superstar saga i feel they just dont want to use these characters
@@youhaveayds8975 Yes. In the credits for Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, (GBA Version) there was a special mention in the credits for Square Enix concerning Geno. (The game launched AFTER Squaresoft and Enix merged.)
The 3DS version of the game dropped the Geno cameo altogether. I guess Nintendo didn't want to go through the hassle of licensing for Geno fore one obscure cameo.
I feel like I need to replay this tbh
Absolutely!
I played this on an emulator, ( because I don't have an extreme amount of money ) and the second I met Gaz, he instantly became my favorite Super Mario character.
Gino's lack of his own title is an underrated crime
Friendly reminder. If you ever get bored with Super Mario RPG, it does have a working randomizer now. As well as the rom hack for it that cranks the difficulty to 12, Armageddon. Would definitely recommend both of them if you love RPG and want to inject new life into it.
armageddon is fun............up until perfect blocking is mandatory then it start to become a rage game where it pretty much impossible to beat even with the most op item(if you dont you will get insta game over)
if he doesnt want to pull his hair out 😂 then revolution is a MUCH better hard mode
@@Megaman-2407 1st time hearing about that one, I'll have to give it a look myself.
@@WhiplashPuppet while it isnt as rage inducing as armageddon it diffuculty stay consistent you wont be so op by getting op item early or you wont get insta kill by random super bosses
Super Mario RPG wasn’t the first RPG I played. In fact, it would be years until I heard of it. (Imagine how confused I was seeing Geno in Superstar Saga) However, when I finally get around to play it, I was completely engaged. Not only that but this game and Super Mario 64 would introduced many things that would become staples of the universe. It shows that the stars can be more than just something that makes the plumber invincible, introduced Star Hill and Star beings, the first to showcase Mario having fire powers and capable of throwing hands, Peach having heart and healing magic, the first of many Bowser’s unwilling alliances with Mario, etc. This game is truly a gem in the SNES and I’m glad I got to experience it myself. Thank you for great video.
I was obsessed with chrono trigger at the time. Also, this was released earlier in the year to super Mario 64. Fact that Mario could move in 8 directions around a prerendered environment was just a great precursor to the 3d Mario experience
I remember playing this game so much with my cousin and both of us trying to learn and understand english to pass some parts.
The goomba dialogue almost made me cry lol watching a play through of this game after this video
One of the best rpgs in history. It uses every single element (drama, humor, twists, easter eggs, bonus games, side quests, etc) in a fun way for all ages.
Wish we could get Mallow and Geno and a Super Mario RPG stage or two into Smash Bros. I loved this game as a kid. My friends and I would play Mario RPG at school and decide who'd be each character. I'd write and draw ideas for a sequel. I always wished these characters and this world would come back.
I was in middle school when I got this game on the wii virtual console. I couldn't put the game down either. I started too many playthroughs to count, and it always felt like just when I seemed to be sure there was nothing else I could learn about the game, some new discovery surprised me. The detail in this game is unmatched by anything else I had played from that time in my life, and that's what made it so special to me.
This came out when I was 12 and while it was not my first RPG (I was a very nerdy kid) it had a ton of charm. While I never put the time into it I did Final Fantasy 3/6 or Chrono Trigger it still got probably a half dozen replays. I can still vividly remember my reactions the first time I started each story section, down to silly stuff like finding the 8 bit Easter Egg in Booster's Tower. Very much a great title and holds a special place in my heart.
A sequel to this would be amazing. There are many ways they could approach it.
Remake was a success and the director wants to do a sequel. Maybe it’s time?
Lost track of how many times I nearly 100%ed this game as a kid. I was never able to get that Super Suit though.
You and me both!
Me neither and I played this game alot
I remember getting the 30 jump reward just to find out they wanted 100 next and we were like fudge that
I got it......using emulator and in-game cheats. It was awesome!
I actually bought this game with my own money as a kid, first game I ever bought myself, and I didn't even know what I was getting. I didn't see anything I was interested in at the store, and there was this Mario game I hadn't heard of before, so I got that thinking it would be a safe bet. It was Mario after all, at the time bad Mario games were unheard of (due to lack of access to the internet's influence on the spread of information). Best purchase ever.
Baby you KNOW I love this game, it is absolutely amazing and our recent play through of it on SRPGF really solidified my feelings for them as not being entirely nostalgic. The game has aged so well and something truly special within the sphere of RPGs of that era.
The fact that Mario teamed up with Bowser is already life changing
One of my favourite part of this game is the amount of things going on. Funny character interactions, dynamic characters that have connections to each other, mini games and easter eggs and secrets that were entirely missable.
BTW Seaside Track is my favourite track from this OST too! Yoko Shimomura makes some banger tracks
This was the only game I had that I made sure to replay each year after school had ended-it was my only gaming tradition. The replay-ability of it is such that as soon as you’re done with the game, you can start it up and start over from the beginning. Not many games are like that.
When I finished Mother 3 for the first time, I didn’t want to instantly replay it even though it’s such a fantastic game. It’s been 3 years since then and I still haven’t replayed it because I’m content with that. The story is so heavy and game is so long that the player really deserves time to let it fester. Mario RPG though? I could replay the entire thing right now if I wanted to. I love this game.
I used to rent this and Yoshi's Island a lot back when renting games from your local video rental place was still a thing
This video just feels like my own opinion on the game as well. Sure, I only started playing it 3-4 years ago on an emulator, but its special to me in a different way. I got a chromebook for my birthday and being really happy. I don't know how, but I found an emulator, and that was the first game I played on it. I played dit multiple times thanks to my dad closing all my tabs, letting the save be gone, but that helped my like the game more with knowing how to play it and already being comfy with the controls, made me have a better time replaying it than my first 5 hours. I've only played the game for such a short time and only a couple playthroughs, but somehow I somehow feel nostalgic for this game. Its so nice and fun that it feels like it's been with me since I was little. Thats how good this game is. Thanks for reading my rant about this lol.
As a kid, 3 RPG's were very dear to my heart: Final Fantasy 3 (6), Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen, and Super Mario RPG. Mario was indeed more silly and light-hearted than the other two but I couldn't say which one was my favorite. Love this game and still have my original copy.
To be honest, ogre battle is kind of underrated. Such a fantastic game, and I would argue way before its time
I've been saying for years now that, other than Super Mario Galaxy, this game probably has the best soundtrack of any Mario game. It's probably one of the most underrated soundtracks in the entire Mario universe, and I'm glad to see someone else placing it high up.
Super Mario RPG is one of the most interesting Mario games, it’s so surreal and unique compared to most other Mario games.
This game needs a remake on the Nintendo Switch with the HD2D artstyle.
Kinda aged well except for the HD2D style.
This game was my first rpg experience that I played through all the way through and pushed myself to my limits to beat. Over a year has passed since I last played it and it was so much fun to fight that secret final fantasy character and gaining the attack scarf were so enjoyable and I wish that Geno is in smash at some point. All I can really do is just dream for the day it happens.
I remember the first time I played this game I made it to Marrymore and got stuck there because I didn't understand how to enter the church thingy. I didn't understand english back then, so the story kind of flew over my head, though I did have a general understanding of the situation. The game is very... "visual" in its storytelling. The game was very fun even when I didn't understand half of what was happening. I finished it later in a spanish translated ROM and with a guide to unlock that cool hidden boss.
The concept of having a bad guy join you against the badder guys was very cool and impressive for little old me, and still kind of is if executed properly. Forest maze music is top tier btw.
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I used to do that in Chrono Trigger for critical hits and in Pokemon when throwing pokeballs.
Weird, I actually just bought Super Mario RPG earlier today. 😅 I won’t be able to play it for a while yet, but I’ve heard so many good things that I have to try it myself (even if I’m not really in the target demographic anymore).
The refusal to make a direct sequel to this by Nintendo and square-Enix is baffling. It would make record breaking money. These companies just can’t get out of their own way sometimes.
20:17 boy do I have good news for you!
The game did actually get re released on the wii u virtual console. That's how I first played it 👍
It did thankfully see a re-release on Wii Virtual Console, WiiU Virtual Console, and the SNES Mini - the only legitimate ways for Europeans to easily access the game.
I love how they really give Bowser some true personality in this game… he stops being just a mindless bad guy, and starts being almost a sort of anti-villain who never *really* hurts anyone (which then shows how bad Smithy is, who is willing to cover the world in deadly sharp things just because) and who also turns out to not really have any trouble teaming up with Mario, even if he does complain a whole bunch. A sharp contrast to a lot of video game villains during that period who were all “BWA HA HA” and nothing more. And that personality trend with him has stuck ever since (not that the Mario games are 100% consistent about it though).
Also there’s the overall tone & feel of the game. The series was always whimsical, but… that moment with Exor dropping through a stormy sky into the castle? The series had never seen anything even remotely like that, and it added this almost…epic & a little dark feel to it, letting you know the adventure was going to be way bigger than usual. It wasn’t JUST Bowser being irritating this time, now there was a genuine danger threatening everyone and Mario alone couldn’t stop it.
My only real disappointment is that we never see most of those characters again.
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You're intro is so satisfying
Thanks!
I never consistently played games to completion as a kid.
I would just play until I got to a point where I would get stuck for weeks.
Thank you for this video this means so much to me. I also receive the game for Christmas 1996. My month helped me play a little and got us to the end (I was 6). I don’t think I’ve ever received a new video game for Christmas (other than game boy), and this was right before the n64 took center stage. Ah I could go on for eons, thank you for taking the time to make this content!
SMRPG was the game that introduced me to RPGs in general.
This is one of my favorite SNES games (Earthbound is my favorite)
Love your channel man, keep up the great work!
Never would have thought you would have made a mario Rpg video, but im glad you did! These type of retrospective, personal experiences videos are really entertaining and id love to see more of them!
Also correct me if im wrong, but wouldnt the game being on the snes classic be re-release?
Grew up with this game, still have my cartridge. Spent many many hours going through this game. I remember always replaying it every couple years. Definitely one of my favorite games of all time.
I'm one of 4 children who grew up in the 90's, and this game was a staple of our childhood. When I first played it I thought Exor was the final boss, I remember begging my Mom to stay up a little late to beat him because I knew I was close, and absolutely blasting out with joy when I did and only to discover there's still ALOT more to do. At the time, this game was absolutely next level, and to be honest has more content than some AAA games coming out today. As a kid, this game stole a chunk of my heart and to this day, still holds it dearly. Paper Mario, while fantastic, never achieved the same charm this did.
I distinctly remember playing this game with my old friend who lived a few houses down the street. For six years (until my family moved), we were pretty much at each other's houses every day after school. My family had rented the game for the week and every day after school we'd play - usually at my house because he didn't have a TV in his room where he could play uninterrupted. On the last day we had the game, he wasn't available to come over until later in the evening so he told me to get a head-start in the afternoon (we were at the numbered doors in Bowser's castle before entering Smithy's lair) and he'll swing by later. Time was of the essence.
I got on a REALLY good run despite being under-leveled as hell and actually beat Smithy before he could come over... I put the controller down and turned the TV off when Smithy started his final dialogue and waited almost TWO HOURS for my friend so we could experience the ending together. It was agonizing because I was so relieved to finish it before the game had to be returned but I knew he'd appreciate it. I remember us leaving a note in the inside flap of the plastic case that told future renters where to find the most game-breaking accessory: the Safety Ring (which reduces all magic damage to 0 and prevents insta-kills). My friend noticed a tiny gap in the barrels in the final room of the Sunken Ship before reaching the staircase to Johnny's den... I kept brushing him off by saying he was seeing things, until he grabbed the controller and actually walked behind the barrels where he saw the window on a door. We laughed so hard lol.
The memories I have of this game, let me tell you... Thanks for this video.
Beautiful work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I still have it as one of my go to favorites when I need a pick me up. I’m so appreciative of these legendary adventures (favorite of all time being Earthbound. It just resonates with me). Wonderful stuff, so stuff like this will always pay tribute to these masterpieces.
I put the game up and never came back to it after I'm convinced 100+ tries on the mack boss fight
One of the greatest games ever. I remember sitting around the tv with my brother and my mom watching her play this when I was 6 years old. Then playing it later on. Even being 30 now this game doesn’t get old. It’s pure joy, genius and a wonderful experience. Between this and earthbound… the greatest rpg games to play.
Fantastic video! Really enjoyed watching it. This was my first experience into RPGs and the game was so magical as a kid playing this seeing Mario outside of the normal formula. I remember when I first played it I was lucky enough to go into it cold having not seen any advertisements or anything, I had rented it and didn't know anything about it other than it was Mario. Mind blown! I find some of the best experiences can be ones going in cold not knowing what to expect and then find a gem like this.
I used to beat Mario RPG every summer with my brother. Such a perfect little package that you can "100%" in a weekend. The more hidden chests we learned about over time just made future plays even more fun. Played it again in 2020 and it was just as fun as I remember.
Mario RPG was charming, and well beyond its years in terms of general design.
I loved the writing and exploration mechanics.
Jumping, finding secrets, getting the FLAGS?!
I'll remember every hour I've played, and -still- play on the SNES Classic.
Just amazing.
While it's never had a port or remake, SMRPG has been rereleased on Wii and Wii U Virtual Console and was also included on the SNES Mini. Shame it's still missing on Switch ATM.
This is one of my favorite games ever. I didn’t have an SNES growing up. Heck, I graduated high school in ‘96 and video games weren’t on my radar all that much. I finally played this gem on the Wii Virtual Console. This was a Mario game I could actually play and even win. It was fun to be able to be some different characters than our favorite plumber. Seeing Bowser cry still cracks me up every time I see it. I’d love to play it again and, even though it’s quite unlikely, hope it will be added to Nintendo Switch Online one day.
Nintendo needs to make a game with Booster as the main character...Croco deserves his own game too.
I feel like the Mario and Luigi series really used timed attacks a lot and are kinda like successer to Mario rpg in a way along side paper Mario.
SMRPG was like... The first RPG I *Reeeeally* got into...
It's just THAT welcoming and exciting to newcomers to the genre!
Though nowadays I feel like Superstar Saga is the best one, SMRPG will always have a very special place in my heart~
Wow, you perfectly encapsulated my feelings of this game and I could never have stated it as perfectly as you did. Bravo! Definitely earned my subscription and I look forward to exploring your other content.
I wanted Super Mario RPG back when it came out because I thought it looked like a next gen game. Didn't even know what an RPG was. The only RPG I played before it was Secret of Mana, but of course it's not turn-based like Mario RPG.
I love this because I was a baby gamer when I first played this game, borrowed from my older brother. I wasn’t good at video games, I didn’t stand a chance to beat a Mario bros game and really my video game experiences up to that point (at about age 9) we’re watching my 17 year old brother play Tomb Raider II, Resident Evil 2 and knowing I was way too scared to play it myself and getting my ass handed to me in MK Trilogy. Video games were “cool” to me but I couldn’t actually play them. Until this, this was the game I “got” and I beat it, this was the first game I ever beat and it taught me that I’m an RPG fan. From here I beat Final Fantasy IX and then Final Fantasy VIII, X, and VII and have been a massive FF fan since. It’s all thanks to this brilliant collaboration between Nintendo and Square. Timeless game indeed.
Great video! Mario RPG was my 1st RPG i ever played. When i 1st got it, i had no clue what i was doing! Then over time i slowly figured it out and fell for the game. You summed up my childhood on Mario RPG. Its one of the best games IMO for many reasons.
I can't wait to play the remake and enjoy it
Love this game! What you were saying at the beggining of the game about nostalgia. Well I think nostalgia really forms when you're a teenager. I was born in 1987 so yes im very nostalgic for a lot of things from the 90s. But I feel when I was a teenager I was more aware of my surroundings and could think deeper on things. For example. While Pokemon gold and silver is a better game than red and blue. I'm more nostalgic for it because I was 13 vs 11 where I could see things for more than what they were
Love this game to pieces (star pieces, you could say)! One of my oldest, if not, the oldest game, from my childhood, and I still love it to this day!
Whoa, I love this game to bits and I never tried that Mallow ability; its similar to Hollow Knight's Dream Nail dialogs. Great video!
Almost every video on the game people pronounce Geno as "Gee-No" not "Gen-Oh", but there isn't a second E. Also the game did get a second release on the SNES Classic.
In japanese it is written as Jiino (ジーノ), so Gee-No is the correct pronuntiation, maybe Geeno didn't sound well to the translators
@@thewindthatblows I didn’t know that. That doesn’t change the pronunciation though. Toad’s name is Kinopio in Japan. That doesn’t mean you pronounce Toad differently.
@@vcrbetamax Now that we're talking about language pronounciations (as to how it's written alphabetically), I have to say, I actually pronounce Geno like Heh-noh without realizing because I'm a native spanish speaker hehe
@@thewindthatblows yeah I get that. I’ll pronounce a J as an H sound sometimes.
@@vcrbetamax Toad's English name is a different name altogether from his Japanese name. With that said, I just looked up the Italian pronunciation of Geno, and it looks like you're right. It is "jen-oh." Gino (pronounced "jee-no") is a different name entirely. I wonder if the creators meant for it to be Gino and it was romanized incorrectly, or if Geno was their intention and this was a case of a non-Japanese name changing a bit after being put into Japanese writing. As an American living in South Korea, I'm familiar with this because it happens to my own name when written in Korean.
Geno was a great character
Liked and subbed my guy. The story about your aunt and uncle buying the game really hit home lol. I cant believe you beat the game so young! I tried many times as a kid and didnt get past getting geno until I was atleast 9 or 10.
I never played it but my older sister did and I'd watch her play nonstop during the afternoon. I loved the whole stepping on the cake and or the organ but I loved it when Booster tried to find you in the curtains, my sister would move every time.
Super Mario RPG is my favorite game of all time. I don't think it's the best game ever made, but it sits in my personal #1 spot for pretty much all the reasons you listed. My parents bought me the game when I was 7 or 8 years old after seeing my older friend play it. Soon after that I started saving up change, then asked my dad to take me to Toys R Us so I could buy the official SMRPG strategy guide with my own money, which you can actually see in my avatar (not planned I swear).
From the opening Bowser fight to the closing credits, this game has provided me with enough nostalgia for the rest of my days, and hopefully for generations to come.
Thank you for putting together and sharing this love letter to SMRPG. Well done. 🙏
To this day I still think this game is my personal favorite game and I want to see a true sequel one day. It’s unlikely but it would be amazing to me. And if it does it would help this game get more recognition because it gets overshadowed by the paper Mario series. Not that there’s anything wrong with paper Mario but I just want to see this game get the attention it deserves
One of my favorites across all systems. Mario RPG, Earthbound, Lufia II, Zelda LTTP,, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World. The SNES is my favorite system.
geno DOES APPEAR as a cameo in one mario game, super star saga
I know, which is why I said “in any substantial role”. He’s there as more of an Easter egg than anything else
@@PressStartToContinueYT yeah, he only does the role of being a tutorial for a minigame haha
14:55 Fun fact, in the Japanese version, one of these lines of dialogue was an Evangelion reference
She’s… leaking. It tastes like the sea! / Um, Booster, sir, I think she may be crying.
This was the first game that I beat by myself as a kid
I lost my mind when the game grumps played through it last year (in a good way 😆)
I'm currently planning on playing through it again with my boyfriend (he played it but never beat it)
I do wish that they'd bring back Mallow and Geno in a significant way but it is bittersweet that they are "stuck" where they are but people new to the game still fall in love with them
Man, thanks for all the love in your words for this game. I feel the same nostalgia. It's the perfect game to me and i don't a usually RPG player. I miss those days, the life was so much simply and the only troubles that was have, was do the homework or find all the secrets of the game.
I will say that one thing that has persisted into adulthood is a desire to be a writer, and my very first story was what I now know of as Super Mario fanfic, based on one of the NES games. (My great-grandpa even stapled my handwritten pieces of paper together to make it seem more like a book.)
One of my all time favourite games. I also try to finish it once every year or two, I’ve lost count of my play throughs. Great video!
Ah yes.... SMRPG
A Strange but very, *VERY* Unique Mario Game!
Actually this game did have ground breaking graphics for the time of its release, despite there being newer hardware than the snes available. I couldn't believe I was playing a 16 bit game. The art style still holds up and looks good to this day.
Those singing piranha plants were amazing!
SMRPG is such a nostalgia trip for me. I've played it so many times, I can't even count them, I know it inside and out. It was pretty clearly designed for the younger set as a gateway game into the RPG genre, and I think it nails it pretty well, but I don't know how strongly I'd recommend it to an RPG vet. Maybe just for the novelty, but it is a little simplistic, both in its narrative and its gameplay.
Anyone that digs the music in this game should absolutely check out Dr. Robotnikland's remixes.
Dude did the whole OST! 💎
Got a snes for my 11th birthday after having just moved from a different state. Pitfall, top gear, and smrpg were the 3 games i got with it. I played countless runs of the game and made the stupid mistake of selling my snes and the games once i got into more modern consoles like the ps2. Once i became an adult i lost my mind over seeing it on the wii shop and today it remains one of the sole reasons i keep my wii around. Especially since the wii shop was closed a few years ago. Definitely one of my favorite nostalgic games of all time.
Niiiiiicee intro :)
Was so smooth
You're right that first of all the game is fun, but the story, dialogue, and music brought depth that were unheard of in the Mario universe. It kinda elevated Mario from hero to legend. It was exactly what I needed when I first played it at age 11, even though I struggled with the gameplay, took forever to master the timed hits and blocks, overlooked even basic weapon upgrades, and often missed cues that caused me to get stuck for days. I still faithfully rented it every weekend until finally getting it for my birthday. A few weeks later I finally finished it, and the beautiful end credits totally captivated me. It had the vibe like this could be the last Mario game ever made, and I would have been ok with it.
Nintendo & Square needs to release Mario RPG onto the switch, It's my favorite snes game and its a crime that it's not on nintendo switch online.
Good work, man!
The game is the one just for me, when I play the game I get lost in phase, then I find out im stuck in Geno's maze.
That video is the only experience with this game I have but I'm proud of myself remembering the lyrics all these years later lol
I really enjoyed this video! Great work
I love this game so much. I got it when it came out at about 9 years old, and I didn't know what an RPG was and I was mad as hell that it wasn't a traditional Mario game... Until I kept playing it... I laughed out loud at Bowser. I literally cried at Luigi's wish. I felt pride reuniting Mallow with his family even though I hadn't had him in the party since getting Toadstool... I found a kid who gave me his Gameboy and got a high score on the game within the game... I felt the targeted joy of a 90s kid seeing an obvious call to the Power Rangers (cuz who in america knew about Super Sentai back then?)... I got absolutely destroyed by Culex until I really learned how to play the game... And when those last fireworks went off, and the music box plays the "lullaby" version of the original Mario theme.... I knew I had finished one of the greatest games of all time. So many people love this game for a reason, and it's a must-play. This was a beautiful video, thank you for all the hard work that went into it!
One of my favorite games ever! Really wished that the GBA version could have been a reality. I have beat it a handful of times, but have still never achieved every event in the game, mostly due to the battery in the cartridge dying, and eventually selling it.
Yeah, to be honest with you I’m kind of surprised it never came out on the Game Boy advance. This was back when they were reporting everything over there, it was like a mini super Nintendo!
@@PressStartToContinueYT the gba era, was also the time when Nintendo and Square were really not on about working together at all at that point in time. It's also why Super Mario RPG 2 was renamed Paper Mario.
@@collectingonthecheap56353 Well they did port FF 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 to GBA with 2 even getting a whole new post game scenario and the second KH game was on GBA so Square was still working with Nintendo a fair bit at the time, probably plenty more games from them on GBA that don't immediately come to mind.
This is my childhood game too. But on a recent replay of it I had this idea of what if Geno was the true villain of the story and Smithy was a red herring? Wouldn't that be the coolest plot twist? I mean, Geno is pretty mysterious. When he's introduced the characters just take his word for it that he's on their side. He could have been the true leader of the Smithy Gang all along in your party only to be revealed once all the stars are collected. Or he's rouge and is working both sides to obtain the stars.
I will say, your thoughts on this game are my exact views on Superstar Saga. So I can definitely relate to this feeling you have
All these years later I still have my copy of this game in box, a Super Nintendo, and an old crt tv I bought at a thrift shop for $20 to play it on. It was/is that good.