Super Mario RPG 1996 vs 2023

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[@eduardogouveiaalves6559]

Nintendo: For ALL those who wanted so bad Geno back, here take it!

[@Keychan64]

I've wanted him in smash

[@mayohyundai1152]

​@@Keychan64lmao cope

[@hypermetalsonic]

No way, this is real???!

[@eduardogouveiaalves6559]

@@hypermetalsonic Super Mario RPG (Remake/Remaster)? Yes. Geno on Smash Ultimate? ...in your dreams only, I'm sorry.

[@johanneshaukanes4531]

Never thought of Geno in Smash. That would look very cool

[@ethanbloodborne]

It's still surreal knowing this is official and not a fan project.

[@Not5id]

A fan project would do any combination of the following: Try to make it photorealistic. Completely change the art style to something unrecognizable. Change it to what THEY want, not what fans would want.

[@yoshihell4160]

Because let me guess Nintendo would use lightning strikes on fan projects

[@FerreroMan]

Me too, is almost unbelievable

[@GreenSkyDill]

@@Not5idunless the folks who made the Mother 3 HD trailer did it, cause that was the absolute PERFECT balance of old and new

[@riskvideos]

What's more surreal is how many fan projects they stomped out.

[@ferwind]

The original holds up really well to this day both gameplay wise as an rpg and artistically considering its 27 years old

[@TropicalFoggg]

the only thing i'd complain about is how weird the colors look in the og.

[@volo870]

@@TropicalFoggg Looks fine on my CRT.

[@samsonhaze6595]

It was one of the most graphically advanced/complex games on the snes, along with titles like donkey Kong country 3, which if they’d come out even a year or two later would have been marketed toward the n64

[@allworksnew]

As someone who has never played the game the original looks better and the stylized sprites and environments give it a nice charm

[@cortana009]

We finally got cutscenes for the best rpg in 1996......... dam im old

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

Ikr

[@rickk3186]

ya u r

[@valencearthur3230]

Not too behing Chrono Trigger of course

[@cortana009]

@@valencearthur3230 that game was the best game in 1995.

[@valencearthur3230]

@@cortana009 idk if it is true but i've read some things about CT being the best game for some years, not only in 95

[@SloanJ86]

If that isn't a faithful recreation made with love, then nothing is

[@cannabishornliu6119]

Meanwhile BDSP is faithful in the wrong way and exist only to produce money for the company!

[@trapez77]

You haven’t played it yet

[@getpape4126]

Lol it looks like a pretty lazy remake the 3d models look like crap should’ve stuck wit sprites but upgraded them. It’s a cash grab for sure

[@cannabishornliu6119]

@@getpape4126 Could be. But it's definitely a game that deserves an update.

[@there-is-weeping-in-the-at1746]

@@getpape4126 They had to make entirely new models and textures for almost every single thing. If they just used the old sprites but upgraded them, that would be the lazy remake

[@mobilemobilegames6578]

Best announcement of the direct

[@getpape4126]

The 3d models look like crap, lazy Nintendo couldn’t bother to make new modern sprites for the game. It’s a cash grab for sure

[@cgoober2000]

​@@getpape4126 nice bait.

[@getpape4126]

@@cgoober2000 nope it’s a objective fact if u know anything about gaming u would know that these crap 3d models is the absolute easiest way for them to remaster this game. Modernizing the sprites takes way more work.

[@getpape4126]

@@cgoober2000 still haven’t replied cuz I’m right

[@Tailslover2002]

@@getpape4126 Nah! They didn't reply to you, because they don't listen to spammers like you.

[@Dardoon]

One of my favorite Mario games growing up…

[@KrisMcCauley]

My fav game of all time. The story, the journey and gameplay are magical

[@markiimark6573]

My jaw hit the floor. Beyond hyped

[@adamdolatowski409]

Maybe finally Geno will get some love

[@Snaaake_Beater]

whos that

[@petergriffinsbrother2499]

​​@@Snaaake_Beaterhe wooden guy with the blue hat

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Why do people love Geno? He's a wooden puppet with zero personality. Basically just a worse version of Pinocchio lol

[@alexmaldonado764]

Don't forget mellow lol. Geno and mellow should be in a super smash brothers game

[@AndreiEkimov]

@@Christopher-md7tf geno whirl

[@MrHombre]

Hope after this we have a super Mario RPG 2

[@augustheat]

companies dont make new games naymore they just pray on nostalgia

[@Oceanandskylinevidss]

We just got out of the micro transactions era not really, but we are kinda in a nostalgia era now.

[@Krelian89]

If this game sells well we're getting super mario rpg 2 ,

[@75ur15]

Tech ically we have other mario rpgs...just differently named Super star saga Partners in time Bowsers inside story Dream team Paper jam

[@GonzoMD1993_]

Paper Mario 64 is Mario RPG 2, they just couldn't name it that because Nintendo didn't own the rights to the name, so it was named Mario Story (Paper Mario in the West) instead.

[@cgw9u586]

*The return of the king*

[@youtubesucks1821]

More like the Two Towers, because they already remade Links Awakening in a similar fashion, and that game had a spider

[@gibbs615]

WELCOME BACK SUPER MARIO RPG!!!😁✊🏿

[@gibbs615]

@@NaraSherko Uhhhh yeah, so what?!

[@NaraSherko]

@@gibbs615 youre not black!

[@IDK3679.]

​@@NaraSherkoFirst of why tf does it matter. Secondly he is for the record so stop lying kid

[@chikodat4420]

@@NaraSherkonigga what?

[@juura78]

@@NaraSherko bros dad is the CEO of FBI

[@DiegoCostaCardoso]

Nintendo: THANK YOU! ❤

[@monkeylockheart]

This can’t be real, I’m literally crying

[@lajeandom]

same here...same.

[@WASDCVBN]

That Nintendo direct was crazy bro 💀

[@neuroplasticity]

That's pretty impressive for a game that came out in 96

[@rhavangogh5746]

Will they include the hidden final fantasy boss in there? Culex?

[@chrisofstars]

Absolutely they will.

[@valencearthur3230]

Probably man The remake have Square's hand at it, they won't miss that chance

[@b.b.s7545]

They adding everything from the original, even Link's and Samus cameo

[@craigfunk3453]

One of the japan videos has Culex in it iirc, alongside the message of possibly something worse than Culex being added

[@bewearstar9462]

He's back now in 3d

[@zayalink]

This is fire. 🔥 my old life has been partially been restored. 💫

[@Neo-Metal17]

Can’t wait to hear Smithy’s theme

[@ChessScholarOfficial]

Full-on organ!

[@the5thsun]

This gives us hope for a Paper Mario Remaster

[@Snaaake_Beater]

we will get it if we got pikmin 12 luigis mansion 2 and metroid prime

[@elweegee3575]

Paper Mario REMAKE

[@TwoBitSpecialist]

How do you remaster paper?

[@Snaaake_Beater]

@@TwoBitSpecialist cardboard box😂

[@Acanofalconpunch]

​@@Snaaake_Beateryour reply put a smile on my face. Thanks for the laugh.

[@owen3294]

Okay so the Final Bosses of Mario RPG is already pretty unsettling BUT in HD it's either going to be less scary or more

[@Kywu]

so much agree

[@getpape4126]

The 3d models look like crap it’s a cash grab lazy Nintendo couldn’t bother to make new modern sprites for the game

[@LordBizarrluis]

​@@getpape4126Super Mario RPG has pre-rendered 3D models. The remake has real models

[@WCAL_Dinobull]

@@LordBizarrluis real BAD models

[@domgoncalvescezaretti5258]

Man even this game doesn’t get almost everyone thinking positively ;-;

[@filemon9060]

Can't wait to see how the Culex battle will turn out! 😊

[@Dkrule1]

Imagine they cut it

[@b.b.s7545]

​@@Dkrule1nah

[@OmegaMouse]

They need a faithful remake of Link to the Past in the overhead 2D style.

[@MrZozue]

Link Between Worlds: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@jayhughes3843]

Like this: _The Legend of Zelda - A flight over Hyrule_

[@swankyangelo]

@@MrZozueit’s not the same by any means, and frankly, not as enjoyable

[@robg4096]

27 years ago vs 27 years later

[@bingmaid]

the way they shifted the artstyle so well to modern 3d is impressive. even the animations have the same feel, it seems like it's shaping up to be a very cool remake :]

[@ayooeverything]

Nintendo and Square worked together twice in the past with an all-star lineup of developers for 2 unique games. This is one of those games. The other one is Chrono Trigger. Both games are standouts among RPGS.

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

Nintendo and Square-Enix also worked on Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Fortune Street.

[@hector4470]

@@maverickhuntermeta4954Fortune Street was so underrated on the Wii!

[@rainmouse2]

Yay!!!!! My favorite childhood game, the memories are so real!

[@senorlullaby6338]

This was by far the best reveal from all the summer showcases

[@jamesrustle7536]

Feels like something gets lost when the graphics are so clean.

[@shuffle5678]

Damn impeessive what they were able to do in 1996 with 64k of ram oe whatever

[@alephricardo100]

1995*

[@julythepelican1117]

@@alephricardo100 No, it was released in 1996 - both in Japan & the USA.

[@justdev8965]

​@@julythepelican1117they still have to work at making the game for at least a year before the release, so...

[@playstationninja]

It sounds like Yoko is back too 😁

[@hector4470]

She is it’s so awesome that she’s remaking the soundtrack!

[@iDriveAhondaCivic]

The game looks great for snes

[@CamelCase-gz2ti]

By this time in the SNES lifecycle, Nintendo was experimenting with 3D Prerendered sprites that approached more closely what next generation (for the time) of 3D consoles were capable of.

[@joffles6516]

They did a phenomenal job keeping the style of the original while also making the graphics more modern

[@lgluizgames859]

Eu ainda tenho esperança de um remake de Chrono trigger

[@DPedroBoh]

Nem me fala, cara. Espero que façam direito.

[@lgluizgames859]

@@DPedroBoh se for depender da square estamos ferrados

[@sirdzl7105]

This sells enough; Geno Smash confirmed...

[@oscardaone]

Looking forward to this. Haven’t played since the actual game pack. Ah memories.

[@urcovered1231]

....they used the wrong Bowser scene at the mushroom court. Should be the one from when Mario explains what happened to the Princess, not when Boswer is with him in court

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

Okay?

[@IsraelLlerena]

Girl …

[@snickpea97]

Mario shadowmorphs into Koopa ONLY for the purposes of his story to the chancellor!..after Mack is killed

[@LordBizarrluis]

That's true

[@ray.gene.bowner]

If by some miracle Nintendo makes smrpg 2, please make the difficulty at around the realm of Lost Levels.

[@LITTLE1994]

Correction, the original is 1995, according to Japan

[@Godlovesugly.]

I’ve actually never heard of this game or seen gameplay for it but with how hyped everyone is with this remake, im very interested!!!

[@canontheory]

It’s one of the best rpgs if not the best rpg ever made

[@detuxSR]

¡¡¡Les aseguro que será todo un éxito!!!

[@shanehall4454]

The original still holds up quite well in my opinion

[@virgiebabie6903]

You guys notice how Mario tips his cap instead of giving a peace sign? Wonder if they’re gonna replace that.

[@alexmaldonado764]

Simply amazing game 😮I hope they make a sequel so nice they named it twice. Mario rpg in Mario rpg the legend of the seven stars the ultimate remix with 12 DLC's and a the appearance of toad treasure tracker and link's awakening

[@DgardsGaming]

When companies actually care about there fans

[@leomassafm160]

Rare Nintendo W

[@SleepyFawn]

@@leomassafm160 Nintendo W's and L's are both extremely common. It's kind of a jarring rollercoaster.

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

Nintendo goes back and forth

[@hassanyakhlef4305]

​@@SleepyFawn💯

[@MidinVal]

Now we just need F-Zero LOL

[@jamescook2973]

Omg the last remaining game from my grade school years ❤ im getting it day 1 i still remember EVERYTHING

[@CanYouRepeatTheQuestion]

This remake was on my all time wishlist. Great to see it coming back to life.

[@ryusoulger9127]

Lowkey an announcement SMRPG was coming to NSO would've sufficed in of itself but they lowkey just turned dial up to 11 by showing this remake lol.

[@jeremysart]

Will Mario still find Toadstools “???” in her dresser drawer? 😂

[@Scowww]

Crocco: "adiós amigos" 🥹

[@Silly_ArtistBud]

legendary never dies

[@benjibeyond]

I've never been so excited for a game

[@J.AshtonMorgan]

The new one has higher quality graphics at the cost of lost artistic vision and charm.

[@jayhughes3843]

But it would be fun to have an immersive version of the original, like this: _The Legend of Zelda - A flight over Hyrule_ Imagine being able to switch between a Mario 64 type viewpoint and the default one?

[@theguywith4catz927]

End scene = tears 😢

[@CrazedBuffoon]

If they do this with earthbound, my life is complete 🥰🥰

[@zkosmith1662]

Yo the art back then actually holds up to this day in my opinion hate me but it works.

[@frogboi7]

The background in the scene with the stars (1996) is terrifying, looks like a creepy pasta image

[@sanstheskeleton856]

27 years finally it got a remake

[@UnfairMode]

Can't believe it is for real! OH YEAH, BABY!

[@emptyroomd9567]

Omg it looks beautiful, just like the original. I'm glad they stuck with a similar style

[@patricksowders7989]

I'm curious if you be able to find peaches special bedroom toy in the remake

[@xXBobbyXx86]

Nintendo making complete prototypes that were suppose to come out in the 2020s.

[@tkashur]

Anyone else feels like Mario's run has little energy to it compared to the SNES version?

[@derekuber1]

Brought a tear to my eye.❤

[@90shandheldgamer]

This remake looks amazing!

[@getpape4126]

Nah, it doesn’t. The 3d models look like crap if it wasn’t a cash grab they would of stuck wit pixel graphics and made modern sprites for the game

[@90shandheldgamer]

@@getpape4126 No

[@The_Grubbernaut]

​@@getpape4126cope

[@Garl_Vinland]

They should of made the models look like claymation

[@ManusMeridiem]

​@@Garl_VinlandThat does sound dope

[@El_Dr_Tacco]

So it means that in the future we would have Mario Rpg 2 ! !!!! ...🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯❤ 👇

[@panch0bill]

Extremely unpopular opinion: the 90s graphics and music are what gave the game its charm, and I’d rather play the original than the remake.

[@b.b.s7545]

Do you have a CRT TV and the console to play the original?

[@chrisofstars]

The remake has the option to play the original OST music actually

[@LOCHA-fc3km]

The original game is so expensive in the last days…

[@jimmywhite6863]

​@@LOCHA-fc3kmemulate

[@anura7601]

Yes mario it's been a while but you could go for a walk every now and then.

[@W3S3333]

Meanwhile Mother 3 is still stranded on Gameboy Advance Emulators. Nintendo strikes again!

[@clydecash5659]

Why’d they make Mario noticeably shorter?

[@chrisofstars]

Because that's what he looked like in the original Mario RPG art work.

[@Ephraesquizoide]

Antes sin tanta tecnología daban la misma sensación y gameplay, el game play quedó obsoleto , no evoluciona , solo las gráficas 😢😢😢😢😢

[@whosaidthat84]

Man, how could they not feature Beware the Forest Mushrooms (AKA Forest Maze theme) in the trailer?!

[@dontdodrugs8538]

Dude... instill can't believe it

[@DocTime56]

Bowser doesn’t look like he smokes crack cocane anymore -1000/10

[@fdsfs665]

Take the like

[@baughbsandersguy]

This comment made me spit out my drink😂

[@ilive4retro]

In 1996 we saw the 2023 version

[@Louie_Log]

No more peace sign...

[@shanehall4454]

Tbh the original still holds up incredibly well

[@thavincejay]

I'm sooooo ready for this game

[@SamThisguy]

Both look great! Didn't finish the OG, but I'm excited for the remake and what they will put in!

[@mattpocalypse26]

Bought my switch last week pre ordered it so excited for this remake!!!

[@savaget2058]

27 long years

[@alephricardo100]

28* The date is wrong.

[@Nate-ob4pb]

Im actually super excited for this

[@ramonamorim5188]

"Found Toadstool's ???"

[@XadePsyconic]

Very faithful remake.

[@Nicohoho]

soul vs soulless

[@Sausages_andcasseroles]

Much more appealing to look at

[@frankrodriguez5159]

Mario vs Donkey Kong is coming out on the switch soon as well so excited 😅

[@dariush3587]

Damn those lil kids moved fast asf 😂😂😂

[@bluewolf8873]

I’m excited for the remake, but the snes had so much charm.

[@thesergalladaf6902]

So far it looks very faithful.

[@LuisFelipeNarvaezAvila]

27 años de diferencia. Está hermoso

[@maxthompson7107]

The 2023 remake looks like if someone enabled RTX on the original.

[@anonimonovids]

30 years later!

[@tim_allen_jr]

They just wanted to remind us that Geno isn't coming to smash.

[@jamesschrader8667]

Now do the same with Earth Bound.

[@kevinchavis2755]

Now just need a remastered Donkey Kong Country

[@the6am168]

One of nintendos best games frrrr

[@MutohMech]

"Hey, nice fan creation, someone put real effort into it. It would be so cool if it weren't just some mock up cutscenes but a full fledged game." *reads comments* *notices the KZbin channel is IGN* "What, it's an official remake 👁️👁️"

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

The original director wanted to make a sequel before he retires and still does, lets hope Nintendo lets him!

[@Anon4584u3]

This is how you make a remake, Sqenix!