I was 6 years old when this came out. My parents got it for me and i loved it so much. It was my all time favorite game on super nintendo. Im 32 now, and i still play multiple playthroughs of it on my rg351p. What a time for gaming. 90s and early 2000s were the golden years of gaming. And music. ;)
Total Agreement. Growing in the 90s with these games and seeing games evolve until they peaked which is now imo was a real treat. I feel sorry for kids now but hey they at least get to experience the classics with us.
@@Nerdporeal 1:26: Not helping that, a year prior to Yoshi's Island, but a year after the Live-Action Film, Donkey Kong on Game Boy says that Mario went to the Mushroom Kingdom by foot, during a chase with Donkey Kong, meaning the overall origin of Mario going to the Mushroom Kingdom by a secret warp zone has been discarded by Miyamoto, and is not canon.
So many cherished memories with this game... I remember seeing previews in a Nintendo magazine, and at the time I was young enough that I didn't understand that games had release dates and that they'd advertise them ahead of time, so of course I see pictures for this awesome looking new Mario game, grab my birthday money stash, and tell my grand dad "next time you go into town, take me with you, I want to buy a new game!" This went on for nearly 4 months😅... I remember walking in and out of so many wal marts, k-marts, kb toy stores, circuit city's... basically any place I thought might sell video games, I'd go in and ask "do you guys have Super Mario RPG?" but it just hadn't been released yet. FINALLY one day a store associate slid open a drawer and pulled out the game, I was SO STOKED! So just imagine my confusion when I get home, start the game, go to jump on my first Goomba in mushroom way and I'm taken to... a battle screen...? I had fun with the battles, but in my mind, the point of a Mario game was still to simply reach the end of each level, and initiating fights with the enemies just got in the way of that... so without meaning to, my first play through of Mario RPG was an accidental low level run, and let me tell you... to a first time RPG player that was BRUTAL haha. Luckily, I think Nintendo had this in mind, as it's a fairly easy game... but still, I remember being stuck on Bowyer in Forest Maze for legit 2 months. I'd come home from school each day, give it a good 3 or 4 attempts (yes, I'd have to sit through that long cut scene before the battle each time), only to lose and think "I guess I'm just not skilled enough yet, there must be something I'm missing? Oh well, try again!" I lucked out in that I went hunting for items in the forest to stock up before the fight, and fought enough normal enemies to level up, though I still didn't understand that a low level was what was holding me back. Due to that experience with the Bowyer fight... the bosses in this game took on an intimidating, almost mythical, image in my mind... and each time I knew a boss battle was coming I'd be filled with so much anxiety and anticipation thinking "oh no... is this going to be another couple months of grinding?" For the most part, that answer was no... because again... the game was designed with RPG novices in mind. However, I did get caught up for another month on the Axem Rangers fight. Wow was it satisfying to finally beat them, because that was another fight with a long cutscene in front of it haha. I was 10 years old when I first beat the game. After that, I bought the strategy guide and read about the 100 jumps challenge. Off and on, over the course of the next 15 years... I'd sit down and try for that stupid jump challenge lol, no joke, I didn't finally get it until I was 25 years old and it was by far the toughest accomplishment I'd achieved in gaming up until that point... but wow was the armor you unlock well worth it (despite essentially breaking the game haha) but I didn't care! I put in the work! During the lock downs for the pandemic, a friend and I got on a discord call and both started a play through of this game together. It was great going back through it together and re experiencing all the quirky characters and challenges, and wow what a great sound track too! This is already getting long, but I appreciate your video and the time you put into it, nice work!
Thanks for sharing that story. I was in a similar boat getting completely destroyed my initial playthrough. I rented it originally so i actually played someone else's save state so i saw the final levels pretty early. Just the idea of fighting Bowser in the very beginning and then him allying with you just blew my friggin mind. Loved all the new characters and was pretty epic that had everything a Super Mario fan would love while bringing something new to the experience. Hope they can make a proper sequel one day
What's interesting is how this contrasts with my experience... I liked Mario games but was kind of bad at platformers and didn't have great reflexes. I did better at stuff like SimCity 2000 or Civilization, but found them not engaging enough in terms of story. So when I finally tried Super Mario RPG, I figured out that my reflexes didn't matter as much and all I had to do was find equipment and level up to get through the game, that some enemies were weak to certain attacks, etc. I found it was grinding levels and noticing patterns that was rewarded here, and that I got a much better story than simulation or strategy games. After that, I subscribed to Nintendo Power and got really interested in the hype for Pokémon.
@@jeremyandrews3292 Thanks for sharing that, I had trouble getting used to platformers at first but as I played them more and more, they became my preferred genre.
Sounds like my first time playing _Superstar Saga_ , it was my first RPG and I didn't understand that you need to fight enemies to level up. It took me an ungodly number of tries to defeat the final boss over the course of months.
I was about 16 when this game debuted. It is truly an amazing game and i think it deserves more credit for being the first 3d mario being the 1st to implement platforming. Great review!
Something I like about your style is that you don’t sound like a wannabe newscaster with a forced cadence and plastic delivery. You sound like a regular guy, organically speaking about something you’re very interested in and knowledgeable of. This was a great retrospective, and a really accessible watch.
I really appreciate that.. Thank you. I did several other retrospectives in this style covering other Nintendo titles. Hope you enjoy those too at your leisure
Do you think it will be a strict remake or will there be more to it, like additional areas, dialogue, story beats? I am kinda hoping for it while maintaining everything that was in the original game and just building off of it...
This was my introduction into turn based RPG's as a kid. It was my first RPG period. It reigned as my favorite game of all time for 2 decades. I still love it even though I wouldn't call it my favorite game anymore. I still hum the music to myself quite often.
Nice, thanks for sharing that. I still hear sounds in other Square games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI that still takes me back to this one.
That was a really good video. It’s too bad that we never got a sequel to this. Hopefully Mario RPG 2 actually becomes real. I like the art style this game has. It’s really interesting how it laid the groundwork for Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi. The Mario spin-offs definitely have some really interesting stories. Even though it doesn’t really count my favorite Mario “rpg” was Super Paper Mario because of how crazy the story was. It was a lot of fun. Too bad that game never got a proper sequel and Nintendo made that dumb rule about no more unique stories/original characters. Good luck on your other videos.
@@Kinshinobi yep it was marketed that way and as a sweet summer child then, thought it really was the case. Still like Paper Mario but it didn't have the gravitas of SMRPG
As an 11 year old boy who up until that point had never played an RPG in his life, I was so excited to play Super Mario ‘Rocket Powered Grenade’: Legend of the Seven Stars when this first came out (as that was the only entry listed under RPG in the Merriam-Webster dictionary at the time). It was not until I read the instruction booklet that I realized, much to my relief, that Mario, in fact, was not going to be sporting a rocket launcher in the game and that RPG in fact meant role playing game in this context (honestly I had no clue what role playing game meant either, but it still sounded a lot better overall).
Rocket Propelled Grenade never occurred to me. Good thing Mario didn't sport this or a sword either. Oh well, thanks for coming by. I did a similar video on Mario 64 so enjoy it at your leisure!
Thanks! Me too re: the sword. I am currently watching your TLoZ:OoT retrospective, but am having to take it in chunks as it is a rather long one. I did watch your SM64 retrospective and liked it a great deal as well.
Thank you so much. This game was such an unforgettable part of my summer. Made me really happy as opposed to a lot of other things at that time. Truly wonderful time playing it.
Wondeful video and i do hope more people see this. SMRPG was one of my favorite SNES games of all time and i would play it again any chance i get. Ill recommend this video to anyone who wants to learn about classic Mario games
When I saw "retrospective" I expected more opinions on the game, but I am pleasantly surprised of the approach of narrating what happens in the game Good stuff
This is such a gem, and while the later Paper Mario games are sequels, I'd love to get a traditional JRPG sequel of this classic. Also the soundtrack lives rent free in my head
Other notes, If you leave one of the blue crew mates alive during the Johnny Jones battle, he'll never go to the 1v1 part of the battle and you can easily beat him.
Paper Mario was originally teased as Super Mario RPG 2 back in the 90s but the later PM games are not sequels...you will have to elaborate on that. Agreed on the latter and yep the OST does the same to me to this day. My favorites are what I put in the opening montage
The hammer was a power up in the donkey Kong games from the 1980s. They may of used the hammer because Mario used it to smash the rolling barrels in that game.
This such an excellent video. Thank you very much for making it. I also remember going to the video store hoping against hope that it would be in stock. It was such a surprising and fun game for 8-year old me to stumble upon. I very much hope the remake does well enough to kick off a new franchise, or at least a sequel.
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your experience with Mario RPG. I agree, I hope the remake does the original game justice and a new franchise now that Mario and Luigi Alphadream is kaput. We shall see....
In the remake, when Mario goes behind the curtain in Booster's Tower, I hope that instead of looking 8-bit, Mario comes out looking like his original sprite from the Snes version
Dude, that is a great idea! I hope it comes to pass. Do you think it will be a strictly faithful remake or do you think they will expand the areas and add more stuff?
@@Nerdporealhonestly I'm expecting a remake in the same vein as Link's Awakening: a few minor tweaks for the updated hardware but otherwise a faithful reproduction. Although in keeping with Peach's modern image as a competent protagonist and not a damsel, it's likely that she will get some new offensive FP abilities.
I like how you kinda framed this as if it was a review of the game straight from 1996, by doing stuff like calling the characters the names they were called at the time or in this game only, pretty neat!
Princess Toadstool. I still call her that. I try to be as period authentic as I can be. Thanks. There are other retrospectives done like this on the channel at your leisure
It comes out right before my birthday. I definitely plan to cover it. Hope you check out the rest of the channel. Mario 64 vid i did after this one. Thanks for watchin!
I remember being around 10 years old.. going to the local mom and pop video rental store every Friday after school and renting Super Mario RPG for a solid month straight, praying to whatever higher power that my game file was still on the list of 3 available slots the game allowed..kids today will never experience that anxiety and it shows
I used to pray or hope on the way to the video rental store, that the game was in and available. Sometimes it wasn't and would break my heart. My 11 year old self was obsessed with this one during summer vacation...
@@Nerdporeal Same! I remember seeing the rangers for the first time in game, and at this time Power Rangers was in full effect and I was one of those crazed kid fans, and I literally think that was the first time my mind had been blown in a videogame as far as forth wall breaking
The old school Mario behind the curtain in Booster's Tower was my fav easter egg as a kid!! I got SMRPG for about $20 in 1998 from Toys R Us. Played for about 18 hrs straight and beat it. I owned FF3 (FFVI) before SMRPG, and didnt understand it. After Mario, FF3 turned into my fav turn based RPG of all time, thanks to Mario RPG being a great tutorial RPG!
70 bucks at Toys R Us when this game first came out. 69.99 more expensive than all the other games in that catalog. Insane. I'd still buy it. Loved the Easter Eggs. Didn't play FFVI for several years after. I got more retrospectives like this if you're interested. Ocarina and Mario 64 for starters
@@NerdporealI've seen old ads for some Super NES games priced at 80 or 90 US$. A chip shortage drove up prices. Or rather, the stores drove up the prices becuz they could thanks to the chip shortage / low stock.
@@Nerdporeal I thought the norm was 50. Me and my friends were upset in the early 2000s that the normal price jumped from 50 to 60 during the GameCube era. But really, it was still far cheaper than even the same 50 back in 1985 when the price of Nintendo games originated
I never returned my cartridge from Blockbuster 😅 and I gladly never sold it when I was addicted to drugs like I did all my other rare games from Nintendo…. Now I can wait for Super Mario RPG and have both in my collection! 😊
Some games were always out at the rental store I used to go to (Lion Video in Chicago) probably for that very reason lol. Sorry to hear that you tackled addiction, hope Mario RPG helped. It was the shining light of my year.
I love all the new life and interest that is being brought back to this game since the announcement of the remake. My RUclips feed is now slowly populating with Mario RPG videos and it is how I found this video. Great retrospective and hope that maybe....just maybe, if this remake sells well we'll finally get the remake [Edit: Sequel not remake] we've all hoped for.
You mean sequel? Let's hope. Thanks for watching. I did retrospectives on other retrospective titles if you're looking for more to watch. Ocarina of time and Metroid are my most recent ones
@@Nerdporeal I did mean sequel thank you. I don't know why I said remake twice. So much for my proof reading. 😅 I'll go ahead and check out some of your other retrospective titles. Really like how this one turned out and sure the others are great too. Thanks for the suggestion. 😊
Watching SMRPG retrospectives after the remake was announced in June 2023 = chef’s kiss. So glad that devoted fans and newcomers alike will get to experience this game in a brand new way.
Amazing video. One of my favorite games growing up. Which is funny cause at first i didn't really like it since i didn't really understand it.(didnt know much English when I first played it) And now we can enjoy it again with the remake coming soon
This game was so much fun and I hope it makes the way to the switch snes section soon. I was surprised to find out that bowser & mario had to team up in the game. Also I loved the power ranger reference with the axem rangers. I loved this game so much I played it so many times I stayed up until maybe 1 or 2 am to finish certain parts i was at until I was able to save. If I’m able to play this again I’ll try to beat the hidden boss culex
I hope so too! I was so surprised at the announcement while streaming my reaction to that direct. Definitely check out my other game retrospectives, they are similar in structure and format but unique in presentation
I didn't play this as a kid. I finally played it when the SNES Classic came out. It's a pretty special game. I don't have a Nintendo Switch, but the remake looks spectacular.
Actually the reason for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was basically Nintendo wanted to get into the RPG genre whereas Square Enix (aka Square Soft) was struggling in the Western Market.
snes best system ever your cute story reminds me of my final fantasy 2 which i beat at 7 yo. i used to pray at dinner holding my hands like cecil and rosa
Haha. Nice, thanks for sharing Matt. I didnt play "2" until i was in college and was interested because of the familiar music, and then the game sold itself...
Mario Party was Yasunori Mitsuda of Chrono Trigger and Xenogears. He and Yoko Shimomura worked with Nobuo Uematsu and Square and probably had some great influence while still being distinct in their own right. Plus i love both osts....
Well the remake is coming so there might be more down the line..... Hope you check out the rest of the channel and find something that interests you. Stay Nerdporeal!
My first educational game was Mario too with Marios Missing.....a future retrospective possibly. Agreed on that take....simple and accessible to newer players.
Honestly this game is why I am trying to keep my Wii alive. Having it as Wii retro collection was (to memory) the last releases of the game and finding working copys has been difficult. Sadly it's stuck in copyright (I think that's the term) hell between Nintendo and Square.
I have this on Wii U, the SNES mini if it still works, I tried to play this emulated on SNES9X and the performance was just awful. Are Mallow and Geno and all the original RPG characters copyrighted to Square hence why we never seen them in any future Mario games?
This game was my childhood. Unfortunately at the time, I was not the best at solving some puzzles. Some clicked. Some didn't click. The underwater ship puzzle was one of them. If it weren't for that damn 3D maze, I would've had an easier time solving it. The second thing was my stubbornness. When I got to moleville, I got the work pants for everyone since it increased my attack power. For the first two times I played through this game, I didn't get any other armor for them. I did not want to give up the attack increase. The third thing was a complete misunderstanding on my part. The part where he talks about the bonus stat increases. Every level up I got, I always increased my HP. I didn't know you could select Attack or Special attack. I thought the attack and special attack icons were a part of the level up banner so I didn't think to move the cursor over to them. So by the time my characters were in the twenties, their HP was maxed out at 255 (254 for Mallow). Had a lot of health, but took a lot of damage. My inventory was almost nothing but Pick Me Ups. The game was still fun to play. But man did I not make it easy for myself.
I made all those same mistakes. I forgot about the work pants increasing attack power. 3D maze is annoying but a cool concept. Sunken ship took me awhile initially too. Have you played the remake? Do you think it did the game justice?
@@Nerdporeal Yes i just finished the main story. Other than the unnecessary name changes, I think they did do the game justice. Currently working on the after game stuff. BIG WARNING about that. BE READy for a difficulty spike.
Honestly Im not sure exactly why but this game has really won me over the past year. There's just something about it, I still think it's a little basic but at the end of the day it's forgiveable since its an old ass game, first of its kind Mario-wise, there's still a lot of zany stuff happening and the world is surprisingly varied. Meaning to get the remake soon.
About to dive into your video what with the remake/update being announced yesterday. I hope the hype wave treats you well. I'm expecting a pretty 1:1 remake, but there is a curious percentage meter featured in the corner of the battle screen that might indicate a change to some mechanics. I'm guessing some kind of team based 'super' attack. I half expect them to change the Super Suit challenge (though part of me wants it to be left alone so new players can experience the joy of messing it up some 80+ jumps in). And I could be making this up, since its been so long, but I swear I remember rumors of being able to unlock Croco as a playable character via some obscure chain of events to follow. Anyways, thanks for posting this video for fans like me to enjoy while we wait for the updated remake to release. Cheers!
One game that Square made later on that really reminded me of Super Mario RPG was actually the Kingdom Hearts series... think about it, it's a game that features a mix of platforming and actions in battle counting for something, has a few cameos by Final Fantasy characters, and is mostly built around a whimsical fantasy universe of characters that Square-Enix doesn't control directly but licensed from someone else. Sometimes I wonder if Super Mario RPG could have evolved into something like Kingdom Hearts if the relationship between Square and Nintendo had remained strong.
That's a very interesting take. I never played the Kingdom Hearts games tbh. By the way, I like your avatar. I am a big Star Trek guy, I sprinkle that in my other game retrospectives
I never played the original and I'm not really interested in the remake (jrpgs just aren't my cup of tea) But thanks for this. Now I can understand a little better on the hype. Geno still feels like a whatever character for smash bros even after watching this. I was more invested in seeing different sides of Peach and Bowser this early on when the Mario universe was still relatively fresh
Geno is your noble mysterious character who brings additional stakes to the game. This conflict goes beyond Marios world and makes it the more reason to get invested in the story along with the charm of all the characters and their resolutions. It is totally worth it if you decide to play. You won't regret it
I appreciate that. I've done other videos like this. Mario 64, the original 2d games, and the Zeldas up to Ocarina. DK one too. Hope you enjoy them at your leisure
1:06:52 -- dude what version of snes9x or zsnes were you using? Because modern versions of snes9x and higan and others make the blade destruction and other sounds sound sooooo much better
1:04:30 Hinopio, His name is also a pun. Hi as in fire, Kinopio as in mushroom or Toad's japanese name. Which is why he looks like another Toad but with flame pattern and living in a volcano. or Hinoyama (volcano) and Kinopio put together. Something along those lines.
I got this game as a 6th grade graduation present in May 1996. I was 12 at the time and played it all summer long! This game is my childhood and I made it a rule to replay it once every year... Until I sold it along with my SNES in 2007. Boy did I regret that decision... As luck would have it I received an SNES Classic Edition as a birthday present in 2018 and can relive my childhood again! The fact this is not available on Nintendo Switch Online is a crime! That's one reason this game is just so coveted nowadays.
Thanks for sharing this! You are a year ahead of me! Why this isn't on Switch online is baffling but Nintendo has been there own worst enemy for years.
@@Nerdporeal Which is why I am so thankful for my SNES Classic! It's the closest thing to getting the authentic original SNES experience in my opinion. Though I did notice a few differences between the original SNES release and the Classic Edition one. In the Classic Edition version some of the magic attack effects, like "Static E" and "Flame Wall" were toned down a little, probably due to them possibly being seizure inducing. Ah, the 90's.
@@Nerdporeal it was more like a 120 bucks if I remember correctly, Toys R'us in Yuma, Arizona, they even made me disclose my parent's phone number just to make sure I didn't steal money to get it...
I must have listened to this so many times while falling asleep. Please do a comparison/retrospective with the remake when you've finished it (I'm assuming you're going to play it). Also any plans for Earthbound or Breath of Fire 3 hour plus retrospectives? I'd be very happy for those ✌️
At some point. If you like Zelda, I did a five hour retrospective on ocarina of time. There's a 45 minute Mario 64 one I did too. That vid doesn't get enough love
It is shorter than the later games but you will know where the charm of Mario and Luigi and even the Paper Mario games comes from. You are in for a treat my friend! If you play, let me know what you think...
I wish they just add a difficulty that is the same as the original. No switching party in fight and no combo abilities. So you can really feel the same as before with better graphics. This was really a masterpiece remake tho.
This was a great game. I got it when it was first released and I really enjoyed playing it. Nintendo needs to release this on the Switch, and they need to make a proper sequel to it. I know all about the difficulties in doing all that, but still, they need to do it. Surely Nintendo and Square can work something out.
Welp, we officially DO have a follow up to this game! Not a sequel unfortunately but a brand new remake….really gonna end up making me want to buy a switch 😭 This and SoM were just 2 games in a class of their own
Woolsey regularly did a fantastic job making a localized game. I have a hard time enjoying his localized games with updated translations, which regularly remove the appealing charm of his games. Localization is not translation, guys!
Same I will play it and stream it when it is out in time for my birthday. Thanks for checking this out and Hope you check out my other nintendo content if interested and stay Nerdporeal!
No I didnt. I actually reacted to that direct in a live stream so my reaction is for all to see. Check it out and i hope you check out the rest of the channel and find something that interests you. I will be covering the remake. Stay Nerdporeal!
i'm surprised you didn't mention a certain secret! When entering the castle for the first time after receiving the hammer. In one of the hallways you follow toad through, you need to jump on his head then jump above the door. This secret cannot be obtained at any other time and you only have one chance, since the toad is constantly moving. Just looked it up- it's a frog coin!
If that's the one in the main hall It is possible to get it late in the game. You have to get a toad into the right position where you can jump on his head and then up on top of the door.
I prefer a sequel or followup but a remake as long as it is faithful in its look and content with some additional areas added perhaps. If only Squeenix would consider it.
I was like....what the hell is going on in that castle all this time! I honestly thought Toadstool and Koopa were held prisoner in the castle or lost in it. Surprised when Frogfucius reveals they are no longer there! Love Yoko Shimomuras castle theme, up there with Koji Kondos Super Mario World Castle Variation.
@@Nerdporeal LoL I'm talking about them hopping off the bus and people cheering them on and it being such a dark scary place but you're more confident now due to experience so you feel heroic.
1:21:20 Yes- there was a follow up to it. There’s actually a whole series of Mario RPGs. This is the first. The second is Mario & Luigi Superstar saga. The third- partners in time The 4th- bowser’s inside story And there are even more than that… EDIT: I see that just after this in your video you mentioned those games. While still not DIRECT sequels, they are Mario RPGs and that’s enough for me to enjoy them a lot. I mean, a direct sequel would be nice if done well. But some games are best as just one entry… take Pokémon for example. It should have stopped adding Pokémon past gen 4 but nope. Now you have fa base splitting problems like dexit…
@SuperSeaguard i appreciate that. I published this one a year and a half ago not knowing it would blow up in the algorithm a year later. The remake announcement surprised me. I actually reacted to it in my Direct Stream haha.
@@Nerdporeal nice. I actually got a SNES and this game in response to one episode of an animation by one AlvinEarthworm called Super Mario Bros. Z because I HAD to see where those characters came from. I highly recommend it. I’m not going to spoil anything… but you should watch all that he made to the end (it’s unfinished but the fight scenes are killer).
I was 6 years old when this came out. My parents got it for me and i loved it so much. It was my all time favorite game on super nintendo. Im 32 now, and i still play multiple playthroughs of it on my rg351p. What a time for gaming. 90s and early 2000s were the golden years of gaming. And music. ;)
Total Agreement. Growing in the 90s with these games and seeing games evolve until they peaked which is now imo was a real treat. I feel sorry for kids now but hey they at least get to experience the classics with us.
I was looking to see if there is a good rom hack for this. I will check it out
@@Nerdporealin a Nintendo direct in june, it was announced that super mario rpg is getting a remake that will release this November
Yes and I livestreamed my reaction as I was watching said direct.
same bro i was 6 lol i’m 32 as well.
My favorite game ever made, and I say that as someone who's not really into RPGs. Years later and the end still hits me in the feels.
Not my favorite but man this RPG will always be near and dear to my heart hence why I decided to make this. Thanks for sharing!
We have a remake now
Excited?
@@Nerdporeal 1:26: Not helping that, a year prior to Yoshi's Island, but a year after the Live-Action Film, Donkey Kong on Game Boy says that Mario went to the Mushroom Kingdom by foot, during a chase with Donkey Kong, meaning the overall origin of Mario going to the Mushroom Kingdom by a secret warp zone has been discarded by Miyamoto, and is not canon.
So many cherished memories with this game... I remember seeing previews in a Nintendo magazine, and at the time I was young enough that I didn't understand that games had release dates and that they'd advertise them ahead of time, so of course I see pictures for this awesome looking new Mario game, grab my birthday money stash, and tell my grand dad "next time you go into town, take me with you, I want to buy a new game!"
This went on for nearly 4 months😅... I remember walking in and out of so many wal marts, k-marts, kb toy stores, circuit city's... basically any place I thought might sell video games, I'd go in and ask "do you guys have Super Mario RPG?" but it just hadn't been released yet. FINALLY one day a store associate slid open a drawer and pulled out the game, I was SO STOKED!
So just imagine my confusion when I get home, start the game, go to jump on my first Goomba in mushroom way and I'm taken to... a battle screen...? I had fun with the battles, but in my mind, the point of a Mario game was still to simply reach the end of each level, and initiating fights with the enemies just got in the way of that... so without meaning to, my first play through of Mario RPG was an accidental low level run, and let me tell you... to a first time RPG player that was BRUTAL haha.
Luckily, I think Nintendo had this in mind, as it's a fairly easy game... but still, I remember being stuck on Bowyer in Forest Maze for legit 2 months. I'd come home from school each day, give it a good 3 or 4 attempts (yes, I'd have to sit through that long cut scene before the battle each time), only to lose and think "I guess I'm just not skilled enough yet, there must be something I'm missing? Oh well, try again!" I lucked out in that I went hunting for items in the forest to stock up before the fight, and fought enough normal enemies to level up, though I still didn't understand that a low level was what was holding me back.
Due to that experience with the Bowyer fight... the bosses in this game took on an intimidating, almost mythical, image in my mind... and each time I knew a boss battle was coming I'd be filled with so much anxiety and anticipation thinking "oh no... is this going to be another couple months of grinding?" For the most part, that answer was no... because again... the game was designed with RPG novices in mind. However, I did get caught up for another month on the Axem Rangers fight. Wow was it satisfying to finally beat them, because that was another fight with a long cutscene in front of it haha.
I was 10 years old when I first beat the game. After that, I bought the strategy guide and read about the 100 jumps challenge. Off and on, over the course of the next 15 years... I'd sit down and try for that stupid jump challenge lol, no joke, I didn't finally get it until I was 25 years old and it was by far the toughest accomplishment I'd achieved in gaming up until that point... but wow was the armor you unlock well worth it (despite essentially breaking the game haha) but I didn't care! I put in the work!
During the lock downs for the pandemic, a friend and I got on a discord call and both started a play through of this game together. It was great going back through it together and re experiencing all the quirky characters and challenges, and wow what a great sound track too! This is already getting long, but I appreciate your video and the time you put into it, nice work!
Thanks for sharing that story. I was in a similar boat getting completely destroyed my initial playthrough. I rented it originally so i actually played someone else's save state so i saw the final levels pretty early. Just the idea of fighting Bowser in the very beginning and then him allying with you just blew my friggin mind. Loved all the new characters and was pretty epic that had everything a Super Mario fan would love while bringing something new to the experience. Hope they can make a proper sequel one day
What's interesting is how this contrasts with my experience... I liked Mario games but was kind of bad at platformers and didn't have great reflexes. I did better at stuff like SimCity 2000 or Civilization, but found them not engaging enough in terms of story. So when I finally tried Super Mario RPG, I figured out that my reflexes didn't matter as much and all I had to do was find equipment and level up to get through the game, that some enemies were weak to certain attacks, etc. I found it was grinding levels and noticing patterns that was rewarded here, and that I got a much better story than simulation or strategy games. After that, I subscribed to Nintendo Power and got really interested in the hype for Pokémon.
@@jeremyandrews3292 Thanks for sharing that, I had trouble getting used to platformers at first but as I played them more and more, they became my preferred genre.
Sounds like my first time playing _Superstar Saga_ , it was my first RPG and I didn't understand that you need to fight enemies to level up. It took me an ungodly number of tries to defeat the final boss over the course of months.
I initially didn't understand why I couldn't keep using the special attacks....honey syrup? FP? What's that?
I was about 16 when this game debuted. It is truly an amazing game and i think it deserves more credit for being the first 3d mario being the 1st to implement platforming. Great review!
I agree. I was eleven when I first played this. Obsessed would be an understatement
Something I like about your style is that you don’t sound like a wannabe newscaster with a forced cadence and plastic delivery. You sound like a regular guy, organically speaking about something you’re very interested in and knowledgeable of. This was a great retrospective, and a really accessible watch.
I really appreciate that.. Thank you. I did several other retrospectives in this style covering other Nintendo titles. Hope you enjoy those too at your leisure
Super Mario RPG: Remake confirmed! :D
Do you think it will be a strict remake or will there be more to it, like additional areas, dialogue, story beats? I am kinda hoping for it while maintaining everything that was in the original game and just building off of it...
Being taken back to my youth on the day the remake was announced was a pleseant experience indeed. Great video and Gourdspeed!
Thank you for the kind words. I am trying to ride this new wave of hype with this...
This was my introduction into turn based RPG's as a kid. It was my first RPG period. It reigned as my favorite game of all time for 2 decades. I still love it even though I wouldn't call it my favorite game anymore. I still hum the music to myself quite often.
Nice, thanks for sharing that. I still hear sounds in other Square games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI that still takes me back to this one.
What game surpasses it?
The sequel looks like a massive possibilty right now!
I know! Even if it doesn't, I am curious if this will be a faithful remake with maybe some new additions.....
That was a really good video. It’s too bad that we never got a sequel to this. Hopefully Mario RPG 2 actually becomes real. I like the art style this game has. It’s really interesting how it laid the groundwork for Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi. The Mario spin-offs definitely have some really interesting stories. Even though it doesn’t really count my favorite Mario “rpg” was Super Paper Mario because of how crazy the story was. It was a lot of fun. Too bad that game never got a proper sequel and Nintendo made that dumb rule about no more unique stories/original characters. Good luck on your other videos.
Thanks for watching this. What dumb rule about unique stories and original characters are you referring to?
I would 100% play a fanhack sequel to SMRPG
Is there one out there?
To be fair, paper Mario on N64 technically is a sequel to smrpg but it just ain't the same..
@@Kinshinobi yep it was marketed that way and as a sweet summer child then, thought it really was the case. Still like Paper Mario but it didn't have the gravitas of SMRPG
I wonder if this video is going to blow up now that the remake has been announced?
It's gotten a slight boost, hopefully more people drop by to watch.
@@Nerdporeal hopefully it's a great vid!
@@NerdporealI’m here cause of it (;
Nope 😂
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This is your current best video. Make more like this if you can please. It was quite comforting to listen to this while at work.
Not sure i agree. Ocarina i dialed it to eleven. I'm working on a Metroid Retrospective now.... So stay tuned
Thank you
You know exactly yhe right scenes to emphasize and which to skip over to keep the time down and balance it well. Great job
Appreciated my friend. Thank You. I did a similar vid on Mario 64 if you're interested.
As an 11 year old boy who up until that point had never played an RPG in his life, I was so excited to play Super Mario ‘Rocket Powered Grenade’: Legend of the Seven Stars when this first came out (as that was the only entry listed under RPG in the Merriam-Webster dictionary at the time). It was not until I read the instruction booklet that I realized, much to my relief, that Mario, in fact, was not going to be sporting a rocket launcher in the game and that RPG in fact meant role playing game in this context (honestly I had no clue what role playing game meant either, but it still sounded a lot better overall).
Rocket Propelled Grenade never occurred to me. Good thing Mario didn't sport this or a sword either. Oh well, thanks for coming by. I did a similar video on Mario 64 so enjoy it at your leisure!
Thanks! Me too re: the sword. I am currently watching your TLoZ:OoT retrospective, but am having to take it in chunks as it is a rather long one. I did watch your SM64 retrospective and liked it a great deal as well.
Yeah. I wanted it to be epic in scope. Intermission included. I originally split into three parts
This was amazing!!
Thanks for putting all the thought & effort into this retrospective!
Thank you so much. This game was such an unforgettable part of my summer. Made me really happy as opposed to a lot of other things at that time. Truly wonderful time playing it.
Super Mario RPG was my first RPG and the game that made me adore the genre! 🎉
Same! Thanks for watching.
Same! Then FF7 was second. My most favorite games!
@@EvoSchecter Stayed up late equivalently when I was in college to play VII on PSones shitty emulator years after it came out.
Lucky! Mine was FF Mystic Quest... eh who am I kidding I love both of them! 😅
And now the SNES classic is back better than ever!!
Yup. You think there will be a sequel?
I hope so! At least the remake paves a positive way for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2024)@@Nerdporeal
Had a very similar childhood experience. Love this game!
Glad to hear! Thanks for sharing.
Wondeful video and i do hope more people see this. SMRPG was one of my favorite SNES games of all time and i would play it again any chance i get. Ill recommend this video to anyone who wants to learn about classic Mario games
Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate it. There are more retrospectives like this if you're interested.
When I saw "retrospective" I expected more opinions on the game, but I am pleasantly surprised of the approach of narrating what happens in the game
Good stuff
Glad you like it.
This was a very well-done video. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a true video gaming treasure.
Thank you for the kind words. There are other retrospectives where that came from
This is such a gem, and while the later Paper Mario games are sequels, I'd love to get a traditional JRPG sequel of this classic. Also the soundtrack lives rent free in my head
Other notes,
If you leave one of the blue crew mates alive during the Johnny Jones battle, he'll never go to the 1v1 part of the battle and you can easily beat him.
Paper Mario was originally teased as Super Mario RPG 2 back in the 90s but the later PM games are not sequels...you will have to elaborate on that. Agreed on the latter and yep the OST does the same to me to this day. My favorites are what I put in the opening montage
That I didn't know. There's a lot of secrets I didn't know. Always a delight to find out
Super Mario RPG may not be the end all be all, but it was something special that can never be duplicated.
Perhaps, it still my favorite in the Mario RPG series. I like your avata by the way. One day maybe Geno will make a grand return to a Mario game...
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@@Nerdporeal aged like fine wine haha!
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The hammer was a power up in the donkey Kong games from the 1980s. They may of used the hammer because Mario used it to smash the rolling barrels in that game.
That makes more sense in the head of Mr Miyamoto than giving Mario a sword and slaying goombas that way. Too brutal imo
This such an excellent video. Thank you very much for making it. I also remember going to the video store hoping against hope that it would be in stock. It was such a surprising and fun game for 8-year old me to stumble upon. I very much hope the remake does well enough to kick off a new franchise, or at least a sequel.
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your experience with Mario RPG. I agree, I hope the remake does the original game justice and a new franchise now that Mario and Luigi Alphadream is kaput. We shall see....
In the remake, when Mario goes behind the curtain in Booster's Tower, I hope that instead of looking 8-bit, Mario comes out looking like his original sprite from the Snes version
Dude, that is a great idea! I hope it comes to pass. Do you think it will be a strictly faithful remake or do you think they will expand the areas and add more stuff?
@@Nerdporealhonestly I'm expecting a remake in the same vein as Link's Awakening: a few minor tweaks for the updated hardware but otherwise a faithful reproduction.
Although in keeping with Peach's modern image as a competent protagonist and not a damsel, it's likely that she will get some new offensive FP abilities.
2 minutes in and I know I am going to enjoy watching the whole video, instantly subscribed.
Thank you so much. I hope you checkout the rest of the channel and find something you like. Stay Nerdporeal
I like how you kinda framed this as if it was a review of the game straight from 1996, by doing stuff like calling the characters the names they were called at the time or in this game only, pretty neat!
Princess Toadstool. I still call her that. I try to be as period authentic as I can be. Thanks. There are other retrospectives done like this on the channel at your leisure
I’m actually beyond excited about the Remake of this game and I can’t believe that I’m 2 months it will be here. Just in time for Christmas
It comes out right before my birthday. I definitely plan to cover it. Hope you check out the rest of the channel. Mario 64 vid i did after this one. Thanks for watchin!
I can relate. Super Mario RPG was my first RPG. I had no idea what it was. It was a blind rental that started my lifelong relationship with RPGs.
I am glad I am not alone then. I am glad you got something positive to take out of this video!
Same here Guys. This got me into RPGs and was my first one. It taught you how to play a RPG with ease and made it easy to understand.
I remember being around 10 years old.. going to the local mom and pop video rental store every Friday after school and renting Super Mario RPG for a solid month straight, praying to whatever higher power that my game file was still on the list of 3 available slots the game allowed..kids today will never experience that anxiety and it shows
I used to pray or hope on the way to the video rental store, that the game was in and available. Sometimes it wasn't and would break my heart. My 11 year old self was obsessed with this one during summer vacation...
@@Nerdporeal Same! I remember seeing the rangers for the first time in game, and at this time Power Rangers was in full effect and I was one of those crazed kid fans, and I literally think that was the first time my mind had been blown in a videogame as far as forth wall breaking
@@Kinshinobi yup the axem rangers made me laugh. This was before I knew of the existence of Super sentai
@@Nerdporeal i remember always deleting the game file with the least progress to preserve the other gamer files
This reminds me of how my parents would shell out money to rent games but not just buy it.
The old school Mario behind the curtain in Booster's Tower was my fav easter egg as a kid!!
I got SMRPG for about $20 in 1998 from Toys R Us. Played for about 18 hrs straight and beat it.
I owned FF3 (FFVI) before SMRPG, and didnt understand it. After Mario, FF3 turned into my fav turn based RPG of all time, thanks to Mario RPG being a great tutorial RPG!
70 bucks at Toys R Us when this game first came out. 69.99 more expensive than all the other games in that catalog. Insane. I'd still buy it. Loved the Easter Eggs. Didn't play FFVI for several years after. I got more retrospectives like this if you're interested. Ocarina and Mario 64 for starters
@@NerdporealI've seen old ads for some Super NES games priced at 80 or 90 US$. A chip shortage drove up prices. Or rather, the stores drove up the prices becuz they could thanks to the chip shortage / low stock.
It's weird because other snes games at the time were the normal 59.99. Maybe RPG had a different type of chip?
@@Nerdporeal Playstation and N64 had the control over the market in 98, drove SNES sales down.
@@Nerdporeal I thought the norm was 50. Me and my friends were upset in the early 2000s that the normal price jumped from 50 to 60 during the GameCube era. But really, it was still far cheaper than even the same 50 back in 1985 when the price of Nintendo games originated
I never returned my cartridge from Blockbuster 😅 and I gladly never sold it when I was addicted to drugs like I did all my other rare games from Nintendo…. Now I can wait for Super Mario RPG and have both in my collection! 😊
Some games were always out at the rental store I used to go to (Lion Video in Chicago) probably for that very reason lol. Sorry to hear that you tackled addiction, hope Mario RPG helped. It was the shining light of my year.
I love all the new life and interest that is being brought back to this game since the announcement of the remake. My RUclips feed is now slowly populating with Mario RPG videos and it is how I found this video. Great retrospective and hope that maybe....just maybe, if this remake sells well we'll finally get the remake [Edit: Sequel not remake] we've all hoped for.
You mean sequel? Let's hope. Thanks for watching. I did retrospectives on other retrospective titles if you're looking for more to watch. Ocarina of time and Metroid are my most recent ones
@@Nerdporeal I did mean sequel thank you. I don't know why I said remake twice. So much for my proof reading. 😅
I'll go ahead and check out some of your other retrospective titles. Really like how this one turned out and sure the others are great too. Thanks for the suggestion. 😊
Im so hyped, 1 more month and the remake will be here!!! 😍😄😄
I definitely plan to stream the game at midnight release!
Watching SMRPG retrospectives after the remake was announced in June 2023 = chef’s kiss. So glad that devoted fans and newcomers alike will get to experience this game in a brand new way.
Thanks for watching. I've done similar work on other games. Hope you can check them out at your leisure
Amazing video. One of my favorite games growing up. Which is funny cause at first i didn't really like it since i didn't really understand it.(didnt know much English when I first played it) And now we can enjoy it again with the remake coming soon
Yeah, I went through my first rental getting my ass kicked because I didn't understand why I couldn't use special attack anymore....and the numbers!
Any comment now that a remaster has been announced?
An idea! I actually reacted to the announcement LIVE but I may make a video...thanks!
@@Nerdporeal Would love to watch that video
This game was so much fun and I hope it makes the way to the switch snes section soon. I was surprised to find out that bowser & mario had to team up in the game. Also I loved the power ranger reference with the axem rangers. I loved this game so much I played it so many times I stayed up until maybe 1 or 2 am to finish certain parts i was at until I was able to save. If I’m able to play this again I’ll try to beat the hidden boss culex
I'm glad you could relate. This was a highlight for a summer that too this day never forgot. Thank you for sharing
Fantastic video. One of my favorite games of all time. So excited for the remake & absolutely still hold out hope we get a sequel
I hope so too! I was so surprised at the announcement while streaming my reaction to that direct. Definitely check out my other game retrospectives, they are similar in structure and format but unique in presentation
@@Nerdporeal I’ll have to watch that & will do!
@johnplemmons5075 may i recommend my Super Mario 64 one and my epic Ocarina of Time one....five hours on the latter haha
@@Nerdporeal oh shit… 5 hours?! That’s epic. Already watching Mario 64, ocarina will be next!
This game is such a classic, thanks for putting the time into this!
Thank you for watching. I did an equivalent video on Super Mario 64 like the end of the video says
I didn't play this as a kid. I finally played it when the SNES Classic came out. It's a pretty special game. I don't have a Nintendo Switch, but the remake looks spectacular.
Would you buy a Nintendo Switch to play the remake?
I think now that super Mario rpg is getting a reboot, you kay get your sequel if it sells well. I have fond memories of this game as well.
I think it may be the case
Best Jrpg ever made.
Did you video bring you some sweet nostalgia?
great video! this game is one of my favorites
Thank you for the kind words. There's more videos like this on the channel.
Actually the reason for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was basically Nintendo wanted to get into the RPG genre whereas Square Enix (aka Square Soft) was struggling in the Western Market.
Interesting. I didn't catch that in my research
snes best system ever
your cute story reminds me of my final fantasy 2 which i beat at 7 yo.
i used to pray at dinner holding my hands like cecil and rosa
Haha. Nice, thanks for sharing Matt. I didnt play "2" until i was in college and was interested because of the familiar music, and then the game sold itself...
this is the second video I found about SMRPG with Mario Party's ost, just figured how both ost's sound so alike
Mario Party was Yasunori Mitsuda of Chrono Trigger and Xenogears. He and Yoko Shimomura worked with Nobuo Uematsu and Square and probably had some great influence while still being distinct in their own right. Plus i love both osts....
Best Mario game of all time in terms of actually giving life to the setting. Really wish they'd do something with the old characters.
Well the remake is coming so there might be more down the line..... Hope you check out the rest of the channel and find something that interests you. Stay Nerdporeal!
Mario RPG was my intro into RPG’s completely. Mario is hands down the standout of introductory media.
Same
My first educational game was Mario too with Marios Missing.....a future retrospective possibly. Agreed on that take....simple and accessible to newer players.
@@Nerdporeal I learned how to type with Mario Typing 🤣
@@felixcorona13 I used Mario Paint...
I still don't know how to paint, but I'm great with a flyswatter.
Same. Next retrospective!
Honestly this game is why I am trying to keep my Wii alive. Having it as Wii retro collection was (to memory) the last releases of the game and finding working copys has been difficult. Sadly it's stuck in copyright (I think that's the term) hell between Nintendo and Square.
I have this on Wii U, the SNES mini if it still works, I tried to play this emulated on SNES9X and the performance was just awful. Are Mallow and Geno and all the original RPG characters copyrighted to Square hence why we never seen them in any future Mario games?
This game was my childhood. Unfortunately at the time, I was not the best at solving some puzzles. Some clicked. Some didn't click. The underwater ship puzzle was one of them. If it weren't for that damn 3D maze, I would've had an easier time solving it.
The second thing was my stubbornness. When I got to moleville, I got the work pants for everyone since it increased my attack power. For the first two times I played through this game, I didn't get any other armor for them. I did not want to give up the attack increase.
The third thing was a complete misunderstanding on my part. The part where he talks about the bonus stat increases. Every level up I got, I always increased my HP. I didn't know you could select Attack or Special attack. I thought the attack and special attack icons were a part of the level up banner so I didn't think to move the cursor over to them. So by the time my characters were in the twenties, their HP was maxed out at 255 (254 for Mallow).
Had a lot of health, but took a lot of damage. My inventory was almost nothing but Pick Me Ups. The game was still fun to play. But man did I not make it easy for myself.
I made all those same mistakes. I forgot about the work pants increasing attack power. 3D maze is annoying but a cool concept. Sunken ship took me awhile initially too. Have you played the remake? Do you think it did the game justice?
@@Nerdporeal Yes i just finished the main story. Other than the unnecessary name changes, I think they did do the game justice. Currently working on the after game stuff. BIG WARNING about that. BE READy for a difficulty spike.
Excellent!
I"ve been meaning to consolidate this.
Watching this video is so cozy. Thank you. You have a new sub. 🙂
Thank you. I've made similar videos on other classic Nintendo games
Honestly Im not sure exactly why but this game has really won me over the past year. There's just something about it, I still think it's a little basic but at the end of the day it's forgiveable since its an old ass game, first of its kind Mario-wise, there's still a lot of zany stuff happening and the world is surprisingly varied.
Meaning to get the remake soon.
Hope you check out my review of the Remake. Its my latest video
About to dive into your video what with the remake/update being announced yesterday. I hope the hype wave treats you well.
I'm expecting a pretty 1:1 remake, but there is a curious percentage meter featured in the corner of the battle screen that might indicate a change to some mechanics. I'm guessing some kind of team based 'super' attack.
I half expect them to change the Super Suit challenge (though part of me wants it to be left alone so new players can experience the joy of messing it up some 80+ jumps in). And I could be making this up, since its been so long, but I swear I remember rumors of being able to unlock Croco as a playable character via some obscure chain of events to follow.
Anyways, thanks for posting this video for fans like me to enjoy while we wait for the updated remake to release. Cheers!
Its getting traction, I appreciate the kind words. Hope you enjoy the video. It's one of my earlier videos
One game that Square made later on that really reminded me of Super Mario RPG was actually the Kingdom Hearts series... think about it, it's a game that features a mix of platforming and actions in battle counting for something, has a few cameos by Final Fantasy characters, and is mostly built around a whimsical fantasy universe of characters that Square-Enix doesn't control directly but licensed from someone else. Sometimes I wonder if Super Mario RPG could have evolved into something like Kingdom Hearts if the relationship between Square and Nintendo had remained strong.
That's a very interesting take. I never played the Kingdom Hearts games tbh. By the way, I like your avatar. I am a big Star Trek guy, I sprinkle that in my other game retrospectives
CHILDHOOD REMASTERED. This + Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger. GREAT TIMES
Nostalgia like you've never seen it!
I loved this game so much when it came out and i can't wait for the remake.
Did you enjoy the video?
I never played the original and I'm not really interested in the remake (jrpgs just aren't my cup of tea)
But thanks for this. Now I can understand a little better on the hype. Geno still feels like a whatever character for smash bros even after watching this. I was more invested in seeing different sides of Peach and Bowser this early on when the Mario universe was still relatively fresh
Geno is your noble mysterious character who brings additional stakes to the game. This conflict goes beyond Marios world and makes it the more reason to get invested in the story along with the charm of all the characters and their resolutions. It is totally worth it if you decide to play. You won't regret it
i’ve probably watched this like 60 times already
I appreciate that. I've done other videos like this. Mario 64, the original 2d games, and the Zeldas up to Ocarina. DK one too. Hope you enjoy them at your leisure
The new Super Mario Brothers movie has confirmed that the Mario Brothers themselves are from Brooklyn
That was refreshing. The magic of that movie, brought a tear or two. A movie for everyone
Instead of Great Guy, they should have called him Wise Guy cause he specialized in status ailments
Grate Guy? From the balcony?
Yeah, wait that's how it's spelled in game?
Just realized the name for the area 2 boss is blow me. Lol
He also eats.......a lot!
1:06:52 -- dude what version of snes9x or zsnes were you using? Because modern versions of snes9x and higan and others make the blade destruction and other sounds sound sooooo much better
I used snes mini with elgato to capture but i added other streams audio and tried to sync it. So lots of editing
1:04:30 Hinopio, His name is also a pun. Hi as in fire, Kinopio as in mushroom or Toad's japanese name. Which is why he looks like another Toad but with flame pattern and living in a volcano. or Hinoyama (volcano) and Kinopio put together. Something along those lines.
Haha, thanks for the correction.
I got this game as a 6th grade graduation present in May 1996. I was 12 at the time and played it all summer long! This game is my childhood and I made it a rule to replay it once every year... Until I sold it along with my SNES in 2007. Boy did I regret that decision... As luck would have it I received an SNES Classic Edition as a birthday present in 2018 and can relive my childhood again! The fact this is not available on Nintendo Switch Online is a crime! That's one reason this game is just so coveted nowadays.
Thanks for sharing this! You are a year ahead of me! Why this isn't on Switch online is baffling but Nintendo has been there own worst enemy for years.
@@Nerdporeal Which is why I am so thankful for my SNES Classic! It's the closest thing to getting the authentic original SNES experience in my opinion. Though I did notice a few differences between the original SNES release and the Classic Edition one. In the Classic Edition version some of the magic attack effects, like "Static E" and "Flame Wall" were toned down a little, probably due to them possibly being seizure inducing. Ah, the 90's.
Remember the Simpsons episode where they go to Japan... Watch anime and get seizures.. And Homer plays along. Yep the 90s...
Final fantasy mario rpg game! Loved it! Glorious.
Loved paying as peach!
Still known as Toadstool back then.....I still call her that over Princess Peach in my Mario movie review.
Great work!
Thank you. Loved this game and am excited for the remake.
this and Crono Trigger will always be the best RPG for me
Very good game! Chrono Trigger is the best JRPG on SNES, maybe all time for me.
I bought this game the day it came out, I think it cost more than the console at that point in time.
This was ten dollars more at 69.99 compated to every other game being 59.99 in 1996. Crazy
@@Nerdporeal it was more like a 120 bucks if I remember correctly, Toys R'us in Yuma, Arizona, they even made me disclose my parent's phone number just to make sure I didn't steal money to get it...
@@Nerdporeal I remember the Nintendo website being dedicated to this game and nothing else...
I saw the 69.99 in the toysrus catalog with the Sunday paper. Not sure why it would be $120
@@Nerdporeal because of the SA-1 chip I suppose.
I must have listened to this so many times while falling asleep. Please do a comparison/retrospective with the remake when you've finished it (I'm assuming you're going to play it).
Also any plans for Earthbound or Breath of Fire 3 hour plus retrospectives? I'd be very happy for those ✌️
At some point. If you like Zelda, I did a five hour retrospective on ocarina of time. There's a 45 minute Mario 64 one I did too. That vid doesn't get enough love
Damn I never gave this game a shot because it was before my time but I am a huge fan of the Mario and Luigi series so imma have to play it!
You are in for a treat....a seven star treat." -Nerdporeal
Really excited to try this game.
Was a big fan of the Mario&Luigi series but never got to try this or Paper Mario
It is shorter than the later games but you will know where the charm of Mario and Luigi and even the Paper Mario games comes from. You are in for a treat my friend! If you play, let me know what you think...
@@Nerdporeal if I remember definitely will
There was plenty of Fun Side Quests so I took my time with the main story
Agreed. The 100 super jumps was a challenge but rewarding...
Im so looking forward to the remake coming out in november. I never got to beat Mario rpg on the snes but here my chance
Do it! I will most definitely be streaming the remake when it arrives
Looks like you are gonna need a new retrospective. Because the game is getting remade.
You may be right....
I wish they just add a difficulty that is the same as the original. No switching party in fight and no combo abilities. So you can really feel the same as before with better graphics. This was really a masterpiece remake tho.
Did you play the remake?
@@Nerdporeal yes I did everything. But with the team swap mid fight and the super power bar. It make the game easier.
I didn't know about this game until after I played mario 64, It totally threw me for a loop seeing a mario game presented so differently!
I saw this on TV and rented it and was like what is this? I learned it and it became addicting to play.
An ACTUAL Mario Rpg 2 ( not another paper game) would be like the Top Gun: Maverick of video games
I could buy into that theory. Your comment got flagged for some reason. Sorry for the late reply since I JUST saw this
This was a great game. I got it when it was first released and I really enjoyed playing it. Nintendo needs to release this on the Switch, and they need to make a proper sequel to it. I know all about the difficulties in doing all that, but still, they need to do it. Surely Nintendo and Square can work something out.
I'm sure they will someday. Thanks for watching! I did other similar retrospectives for other games.
And lo and behold, we're getting a remake of the game this year. :D
I know, I live reacted to the direct. Excited!
@@Nerdporeal As am I.
Welp, we officially DO have a follow up to this game! Not a sequel unfortunately but a brand new remake….really gonna end up making me want to buy a switch 😭 This and SoM were just 2 games in a class of their own
SOM? Secret of Mana? I still have not played that one!
Woolsey regularly did a fantastic job making a localized game. I have a hard time enjoying his localized games with updated translations, which regularly remove the appealing charm of his games. Localization is not translation, guys!
I wonder if the Bruce Lee reference came from him...
seriously underrated!
Agreed! I want a true sequel to this game with all the original characters returning.
Can't wait for the remake, 1 month away
Same I will play it and stream it when it is out in time for my birthday. Thanks for checking this out and Hope you check out my other nintendo content if interested and stay Nerdporeal!
i know this video is a year old but the models on hinopio's shelf are from f-zero. the middle one belongs to captain falcon
I thought they were from Starfox.
The remake was fantastic!!
Agreed gonna do a review
Enjoy the video! Love SMRPG. Also- I'm getting Michigan accent vibes? Or Illinois...
Yup. The latter.
Oh man. You would love to see what Nintendo announced June 21st of 2023.
I did, since I livestreamed my reaction to it.
Did you ever think this masterpiece would get a remake?
No I didnt. I actually reacted to that direct in a live stream so my reaction is for all to see. Check it out and i hope you check out the rest of the channel and find something that interests you. I will be covering the remake. Stay Nerdporeal!
i'm surprised you didn't mention a certain secret! When entering the castle for the first time after receiving the hammer. In one of the hallways you follow toad through, you need to jump on his head then jump above the door. This secret cannot be obtained at any other time and you only have one chance, since the toad is constantly moving. Just looked it up- it's a frog coin!
If that's the one in the main hall It is possible to get it late in the game. You have to get a toad into the right position where you can jump on his head and then up on top of the door.
I never knew about that one for years but failed to ever get.
Great video, I have subscribed to your channel!
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Fun fact: "Ho'okalakapua" is the Hawaiian word for "magic."
If you've ever played Mario's Missing, Bowser does have a castle in Antarctica in the real world so maybe him and the magikoopas vacation in Hawaii
I wouldn't mind throwing cash at Nintendo if they remade this game, one of my favorites of all time
I prefer a sequel or followup but a remake as long as it is faithful in its look and content with some additional areas added perhaps. If only Squeenix would consider it.
Well then I got news for you!
Great video! Loved watching it. Are you excited for the remake? Personally I’m ECSTATIC
I am. I wonder if they will add more to the game or will it be a complete faithful adaptation?
i still get goosebumps till this day @ 1:07:46
I was like....what the hell is going on in that castle all this time! I honestly thought Toadstool and Koopa were held prisoner in the castle or lost in it. Surprised when Frogfucius reveals they are no longer there! Love Yoko Shimomuras castle theme, up there with Koji Kondos Super Mario World Castle Variation.
@@Nerdporeal LoL I'm talking about them hopping off the bus and people cheering them on and it being such a dark scary place but you're more confident now due to experience so you feel heroic.
Yeah that too
@@Nerdporeal great video also 👍👍
You want this game referenced again? Boy do I have news for you. Remake time coming November 17, 2023!
Yup. I live reacted to the announcement. It's here on the channel somewhere....
8:13: DOGE CAMEO
1:21:20
Yes- there was a follow up to it. There’s actually a whole series of Mario RPGs.
This is the first.
The second is Mario & Luigi Superstar saga.
The third- partners in time
The 4th- bowser’s inside story
And there are even more than that…
EDIT:
I see that just after this in your video you mentioned those games.
While still not DIRECT sequels, they are Mario RPGs and that’s enough for me to enjoy them a lot. I mean, a direct sequel would be nice if done well. But some games are best as just one entry… take Pokémon for example. It should have stopped adding Pokémon past gen 4 but nope. Now you have fa base splitting problems like dexit…
Yeah. I mention those. They arent direct sequels was what i was getting at
@@Nerdporeal I get that.
Great video. One of the only retrospectives I’ve been able to find ahead of the switch re-mastered release.
@SuperSeaguard i appreciate that. I published this one a year and a half ago not knowing it would blow up in the algorithm a year later. The remake announcement surprised me. I actually reacted to it in my Direct Stream haha.
@@Nerdporeal nice. I actually got a SNES and this game in response to one episode of an animation by one AlvinEarthworm called Super Mario Bros. Z because I HAD to see where those characters came from.
I highly recommend it. I’m not going to spoil anything… but you should watch all that he made to the end (it’s unfinished but the fight scenes are killer).