SUPER MARIO RPG (First Thoughts) - Happy Console Gamer

[@NoMereRanger73]

My buddy used to think RPG stood for “Red Plumber Guy”.

[@Tyrgermanic]

No he didn't

[@noooname2568]

I will protect your buddy at all cost

[@OGDomTheAtariDJ]

That’s amazing

[@TKMRacer28]

It stands for ‘Really Protective Geezer’ as he’s always saving Peach

[@jeremygalloway1348]

In this sense...it did mean that lol

[@Cloudman_813]

Born in '82. My buddy and me were really into Mario, Zelda, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy 6, all that good stuff. My parents didn't own a car so i used to read gamemagazines while travelling on the train. I saw an article about a new Mario game made by Square and got super excited but it wouldn't release in Europe. A few months later i was in Amsterdam during a holiday and in a gameshop i found an American version of SMRPG. Bought it with a PAL-converter and finished it multiple times. Best game ever haha. Now to have the possibilitie to play the remake together with my kids is just f*ing awesome. Good times John. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@sethhale235]

It's so weird that I love turn-based RPG's so much now, but I can still remember my brother renting the original back when it first came out in the 90's. I was pretty young (under 10) and I remember it confused the heck out of both of us. Why would they make Mario like this? It was the first turn-based RPG we'd ever seen. We did end up having some fun with it though. Within a year or two we got pretty heavily into FFVII and then went down the rabbit hole. Now I love Super Mario RPG. It's so good. I was glad to find some of its DNA in Sea of Stars. This new version is exciting. It looks so good.

[@newgameaaaa]

Wow I had a similar experience with the sequence of games. I rented it from Blockbuster and loved it. Then I bought it. Then I realized FF7 was also an RPG and loved that. Then I started seeking out more RPGs.

[@sethhale235]

@@newgameaaaa That's really cool. Those two and Grandia are the most nostalgic RPG's for me.

[@newgameaaaa]

@@sethhale235 I bought Grandia like 20 years ago and it has been in my backlog. I played it for the first time last year in the summer. I love that game too.

[@sethhale235]

@@newgameaaaa I rented Grandia in the late 90's if I had to guess. Couldn't get past one part. Rented it again. Still couldn't get past that part. Waited about a decade or more and tried to play an emulated version someone I knew had. Made it farther than I ever had before. It stopped working at the end of the first disc. Finally, when it came to steam as the remaster or whatever, I actually got the chance to play it and beat it. Such a great game.

[@shanereynolds9618]

My memory of the game starts when I'm in 8th grade and I walk into a Kmart and they were selling the players guide for like 99 cents so I bought it. I poured over this book for years. Then in sophomore year I bought an SNES from a buddy and loved it. Sometime later walked into a pawn shop and found Mario RPG in an unopened box for 5 dollars! I snatched that baby up and played it all the way through! One of my favorite SNES games of all time!

[@mr.serious9538]

Nice, dude.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

Great story!

[@ayashin19]

Games mid

[@BigTwonLT]

This was the first RPG I ever played. It's a great introduction into the genre. From there I went to Chrono Trigger, then FF6 and the rest is history

[@joonpak]

I started with FF4. Then went to SoM, FF6, then CT. I somehow missed SMRPG, I finally got it and am gonna play the remake on the switch tomorrow!

[@inigomontoya4032]

Just curious... Is there a copy of "Lagoon" in the background? For some reason, I love that Zelda-like. Please lmk.

[@selafors]

I'm so pumped for this! The original was my introduction to the RPG genre, so it's very dear to me. Love the faithful look and feel of this.

[@blacksunshine7485]

I'm glad they kept the pal snes pad colours to select attacks. Weren't Square(soft) involved in the original game? Were they involved this time?

[@elijahrobinson8198]

This game is core memories for me. I marked a copy at blockbuster with a sharpie so I could re-rent the same copy over and over until I eventually beat it

[@xboxgut4156]

This game was my Literal childhood, I was born in 2001 and very thankful for my dad for showing me and letting me experience this game. I owe my love for JRPGS because of super Mario RPG! What a banger of a game

[@JimC1984]

Born 1984 and games after 2010 hace gone downhill. 1990s was definitely the golden era

[@opaljk4835]

@@JimC1984someone is in a grumpy mood

[@visker81]

@@opaljk4835 since you only attack his person you basicly agree with him, sorry you cant deal with golden 90's gaming!

[@opaljk4835]

@@visker81 thank god you came to his defense, he wouldn’t have been able to handle being accused of being grumpy

[@woobla500]

The original never got an official local release in my country so I’ll be happy to finally buy the damn thing.

[@sharebear421]

Please tell me there’s a difficulty option? The Og game was insanely easy and the new one looks even easier

[@Kage5868]

What you use for recording consoles looks super nice

[@jz1612]

Is this game still being published by Square Soft?

[@yaboy1414]

6:34 bruh 🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀

[@Torrybobs]

Oh wow! I didn’t expect to see this video so soon! 🤩

[@tinlunlau1]

There's no way I'm gonna buy this at full retail price so I think I'm gonna get my friend's wife to buy it for me from Hong Kong where it is being sold at about $298 Hong Kong dollars. That's about $50 American dollars. I suggest yall do the same. Hong Kong version is using the same rom so yes, it is in English when your system is set to English.

[@edrage8679]

OMG Grandpa actually bought the OG on release date.What a legend!

[@gabegillman2260]

bro i havent even completed a single game how do you get through them so fast

[@carlmarcoux]

i wonder if nintendo had to remove the Final fastasy references and that why they removed legend of the 7 stars from the title?

[@roberthornibrook6344]

The million dollar question will there be the hidden bosses in this remake?

[@pharotman2311]

27 years! My gosh where did the time go. So glad you’re still gaming Johnny because I am too!

[@Iridium-77-g]

This is one of my favorite games of ALL TIME! I really, really appreciate that Nintendo did it justice in the same vein as Live A Live. This is what a remake should be. Take notes, Squeenix.

[@seraphim.angel.]

Star ocean..

[@nocturnalag7695]

Live a live is a square Enix game. So is star ocean 2 r which is getting phenomenal reviews. Plus square Enix will be involved one way or another on Mario rpg remake as they were involved in the original. On the GBA, sword of mana was a beautiful remake that was very very different to the original. Square Enix are capable of some of the best rpg remakes in the industry. Put away the Nintendo can do no wrong attitude, fanboy.

[@MrZenhookah]

What did you mean by updated and classic controls?

[@chrisbellville6957]

So it's kinda confusing besides qol updates is there a substantial amount of new content it's hard to tell if that's what your teasing

[@AstaIsAMonster]

The game looks really fun and great video man. I really hope this new Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatibility this time around so I can buy this game for it.🙏🏽

[@sorv5790]

Absolutely I'm excited! Not only to re-experience it all with a facelift, to hear the fantastic music and such but also hopefully to re-challenge that certain special cameo boss (no spoilers!) that was so cool back then!

[@stripedrajang3571]

I think Nintendo already spoiled it lmao.

[@lawrencemcstephens308]

I am really happy that this game got a full HD remake! I got the cartridge from a friend when I borrowed it from him and he never asked for it back. I still have that original cartridge, and even put in a new button battery because my saved file when I tried to start a replay a few years ago did not save. I am currently in the middle of another replay of the game, and have beaten it once before. I loved this game when it first came out, but it was a very steep curve to get into it compared to other RPGs I had ever played, and also because I was so into the side scrolling Mario games that it took a while for me to warm up to this game in all respects. It is truly one of the best RPGs ever created, and I love the tongue in cheek breaking the fourth wall humor of this game! It is a rewarding game for timing-based attacks, and it is so Mario! Since I still have the original cartridge in perfect working order, and I'm playing it, it may be years before I ever decide to check out this new HD remake, but the Nintendo Direct and the other gameplay footage I've seen from it, warms my heart and I look forward to playing it at some point.

[@timroehm1728]

So basically you took it from your friend?

[@lawrencemcstephens308]

@@timroehm1728 He knows I have it, he basically moved on from SNES to N64, and very quickly became a PC gamer. He started building his own computers, overclocking his processors, and in general, tinkering with PCs, and stopped playing consoles after that. I purchased several other games from him, as well. He was just ambivalent about Super Mario RPG, and knew I was more of a console gamer.

[@kerrydustin3996]

I remember playing the original when I was like 4, I was instantly frustrated because it wasn’t the same (I was used to Mario 1-3 & Mario World). All these years later, I’ve heard so much positive things about this game and I am excited to finally be able to jump into this one.

[@stevenjohnson8736]

i used to play super mario rpg back in 1996 when i was 20 years old when i used to have Super Nintendo Entertainment System

[@stephen9302]

Play it. Mario RPG is an awesome game

[@GuiOmania]

The remake look great like Link Awakening !!! Now we only missing Chrono Trigger from the mid 90’s Squaresoft lineup we have this and the FF Pixel Remastered !!!

[@brysonadams8065]

Never played the original but I’m pretty excited about the switch version

[@merciless972]

I wonder if samus and link will still have a Cameo

[@shinra358]

they give u the secret chest ring at the beginning of the game ☠️

[@user-pv9pv4xf9c]

Easily one of the best SNES games. Cult classic. Very excited for this one.

[@courtneyjensen]

I spent my entire sophomore year of high school playing this game. 27 years ago. This is one of the most sentimental remakes in Nintendo's catalog. Thanks for the preview shots here.

[@stevenjohnson8736]

this game came out in 1996 when i was 20 years old i rent this game at blockbuster video and i play the hell out of this game

[@gingerd2098]

I used to speed run this game along with link to the past in the mid-nineties. Now in 2023, I can replay them both on my Switch. What a time to be alive!

[@camosteve2433]

Had this game growing up, definitely one of my favorites. Lost it over the years but my brother got me a SNES copy for a birthday to add to my collection. Can't wait to play the remake, gonna be a nostalgia trip for sure!!

[@luissandovaljr]

Your excitement and joy comes through the video. I'm so excited. I too remember picking this up. I had to mow so many lawns on the weekend to raise the money. It was so worth it!

[@FenrirZero]

This was the one JRPG that I was wishing for. After I gave up on finding an unopened/unused Japan release (which is just called Super Mario RPG there) copy for my collection, I felt like it was a long shot for a remake. Which has me looking forward to both having it AND playing it once I get my new Switch OLED set up. 🙂

[@davezwieback4208]

Damn i need to finish Alan Wake 2 and Ys X first but i‘m excited to play Mario RPG again.

[@maybetoby]

I got the original game for Christmas the year it was released. This was my first RPG, so using health items in battle was completely new to me.

[@puudogp1850]

Playing on the ol CRT in High School brings back some memories I got mine on pre order drops tomorrow im pumped!

[@hugoschneider5007]

Born at 92 here. This is the first game ever who brought me a tear two times. The first one when I finished it with my brothers (I used to play with my 2 brothers and my sister), and the second one was at the announcement. Cant contain my hype

[@90shandheldgamer]

Man I'm hyped for this game! That's awesome that you got to preview it early!

[@KingAnt88]

I’m so excited to be able to relive this game in an updated setting. Me, now 35, and my brother, now 33, spent so much time together figuring out all the secrets, upgrading out characters and just trying to beat the final boss. It was our first RPG and it’s what spiraled me to get into more RPGs as I got older. Very excited that we can switch the soundtracks back and forth as nothing hits like the OG.

[@piratestation69]

what would be nice for a bonus feature include the original rom... come on nintendo throw us a bone.... pipe, wrench whatever.

[@COIFISHGAMING]

Grabbing in the morning and streaming it all day lol. I am very excited for it, very special game for me.

[@ShigKirby]

Absolutely great to see Nintendo reach out to you to talk about this preview. Despite Super Mario RPG not coming out in the UK originally, I got to play it on Wii over a decade ago and it was a really fun experience. Personally the early 3D style especially mode 7 has aged more than other games of the era and a beautiful graphical upgrade for current audiences is great to see. I appreciate that they are retaining the original game but adding new features like classic/modern controls and soundtrack, cutscenes and making everything more cohesive with the world map rather than reimagining it. It doesn't really need it when it's still as entertaining and fun as ever but definitely could be more responsive and be given a whole new look with today's technology. Might be weird to hear but I actually haven't watched anything after the reveal of the game to see mostly everything fresh but the only thing that concerns me is the damage to all enemies when getting timed hits. I hope it is rebalanced around this and I do wonder why use AoE attacks like Mallow's Thunder move if you can damage everything already? I am not actually watching footage of the game so I can't say in practice how this will change things. They at least confirmed harder boss rematches but I hope normal is at least the same as the original. Might have to wait for reviews to see if this change makes it too easy. Regardless I want to support this game not just to show interest for Mario RPGs but also the possibility of Mario RPG 2 as there is no better opportunity. I'm sure it will still be well worth playing and love that many more new players will finally get to experience this game. Such a memorable and charming adventure from start to end.

[@Vaquix000]

They can't really make a Super Mario RPG 2 as this was made by old Squaresoft and many of those people left. Squareenix would make it so different that they may as well make it a whole new Mario RPG series, hopefully inspired by this though.

[@ShigKirby]

@@Vaquix000 Perhaps that is true. I could still see a new adventure with Mario, Bowser and Peach to take down a new evil group invading the Mushroom Kingdom with similar gameplay. Maybe Mallow would step up in his role (being vague for spoilers) and join the group with some new original ally similar to Geno who aids them on their adventure. Not sure if it's mostly Nintendo or Square Enix that are handling this full remaster of the game but they already seem to have made some changes to the battles hopefully for the better so I see no reason why they couldn't build on this further with a sequel. Just like the passing of the torch for Final Fantasy, a new team with new ideas but with the original game clear in their mind with the remaster sounds like the best possible chance of a sequel. Of course as long as it doesn't feel forced or like they are retreading instead of moving forward out of the shadow of the original, then I'm all for it. I think I would mostly like a new game that feels different but with the same humour and tone to it. Getting a chance to see some old faces from the original would be good, but a new cast outside of Mario, Bowser, Peach and Mallow would be natural to keep things fresh.

[@licoagustin9]

Great video, thanks for the info on the music!!!!

[@jonesygrets6029]

I’m 44 i was around when this game was released. Unfortunately I live in Australia and it never came here. So I’m excited to finally play it.

[@d1gitaldave]

Cool that you got a review copy. Looks great! Will be playing this over the holiday breaks for sure.

[@jimimack7298]

Still have my SNES copy from all those years ago, but haven't played it since. I've always looked at it and said to myself, "I gotta play this again", but just haven't got around to it (blame it on the backlog) yet. I have it pre-ordered and should be done with FFXVI around the time I get my copy. Yes, I can't wait!

[@letsgoblues21]

I never had a chance to play this but it has been on my radar for awhile. I am very excited to play it. Honestly, I am more excited for this than I was for Wonder.

[@wrena79]

Not a big RPG fan by any stretch but I loved the original game on Super Nintendo and completed it many years after release when I finally got a copy. Looking forward to this release

[@dep3che]

Doooood! So awesome you got to play this early. I can’t wait to pick this up myself. Soooo many memories.

[@XperimentorEES]

I don't care about the looks, upscaling graphics is the easiest part of a port; the music sounds washed out though, it's not as punchy as the original. The no random encounters isn't a new feature either, seeing the enemies running around the levels was the initial design that set it apart from competitors such as final fantasy and pokemon. Did they remove mario's characterization? Did they silence bowser again? Did they cut toadstool's attitude? The responsive writing is what made it good in the first place, but the fact they're restraining your review isn't promising they haven't continued the trend of making their primary cast as bland as possible.

[@vahn_legaia]

As someone who hasn't played too much of the original, it seems amazing. The only thing I actually dislike is the perfect attack doing damage to the other enemies. I'd prefer more of a challenge.

[@shifterlocker2361]

Well got good news on ray front they’ve added a new enemy variant that is much tougher in the same areas and takes a couple more turns to take out and is stronger so there’s something to look forward to.

[@ItsATMDrums]

Yeah this choice is honestly very perplexing and disappointing. They didn’t even bother to give a toggle for that and make it optional. No need to make an already easy game even easier

[@taolex77814]

This is an odd one. Sometimes it feels like Nintendo is almost scared of the concept of difficulty!

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Yeah I don't like that either, its already got an easy mode, leave the original difficulty alone Modern Nintendo

[@RyanREAX]

Yeah all they had to do was make Breezy mode have it

[@johnofthewired]

have this pre booked as a bday present! havent played the original since it first came out so looking forward to this so much!!!

[@chukysleez]

First rpg I played to the end about 20 some odd years ago. This game made me a jrpg fanatic. This was the game that made me buy a ps1 for ff7.

[@MilesOnTheCorner]

The original never came out in the UK. You had to import it. Seemed odd at the time, as it still does now. I understand their thought process but I think it was the wrong conclusion they came to.

[@DeTintasyPixeles]

Dude, the snes game was a masterpiece. Im waiting this new game so much and maybe a super mario rpg 2 with this amazing characters in future! Greetings!

[@femtrooper]

Oh man, so excited for this. My most hyped game for Christmas!!!

[@xKillZone99]

I'm a few hours in and I'm loving it, game runs so smooth and looks great

[@BlockbusterAssociate]

I can't wait to play through this remake. I just added a Blockbuster rental case with a sticker on it for Super Mario RPG to my Blockbuster collection! Now I have to find a crappy box for the game to cut and put into the rental case. 😀

[@StarGazerBleu]

Loved the orignal used to have it. This version seems like a remake with quality of life improvements while keeping it almost completely the same, got to check it out

[@trussmonkey5910]

My only gripe about the game is the price. I feel it shouldn't be priced the same as a new game. Oh well.

[@Chef-Juice]

Man, seeing super mario rpg, remastered, is like reuniting with a best friend.

[@Runeify00]

OMG ! I just dug out the strategy guide for this game 😲 ima play with it to see the contrasting graphical changes 🥰

[@NeoVejiita]

I can't wait for my copy to arrive. I played this game so much when it was new, to the point that when my local video store was liquidating their SNES games in the late 90s I chose to buy this used over my number two pick which was Chrono Trigger.

[@traviswisley6103]

I never played original. I am looking forward to playing it day one on switch soon! I am glad difficulty settings are available also.

[@kyshro]

First thoughts! On the game that isn’t actually in his hand…

[@seansnyder7744]

I'm absolutely excited to replay SMRPG with a nice facelift :) I even played through most of the original recently to refresh my memory of just how great of a game it is.

[@michaelfrazier3148]

It’s been such a good year for games. I don’t even wanna know how much I’ve spent on games this year

[@aeriussygale]

I have played through the original no idea HOW many times now. Absolutely love it, and am absurdly excited for this glorious remake. Just two more weeks of struggling to wait for this thing to get released. Can't wait for week after next. Glad we are already pretty late in the current week!

[@mulry101]

I pre-ordered this game. I plan on playing it on my Twitch channel all day! I played the original game when it first came out. I loved it then and I love it now!

[@respecttheface7152]

🎉that music 🎶 is still stuck in my head 30 year's later🎉

[@James-gj8rn]

I can't wait to plsy this but i'm going ro be busy with Star Ocean and Like A Dragon Gaiden for a while (this year has been insane for games snd i'm here for it)

[@ThalinRPG]

Great video as always Johnny. I must ask where you got that awesome T-shirt!

[@BabusGameRoom]

3:28 OMG THE ORIGINAL JUMP SOUND!

[@HeyLaserLips]

This game never saw a European release originally. I picked an import of it up back in the day from a specialist shop in London (this was back when the internet was in its infancy remember, and you couldn't just buy one online) but I could never get it to work with any adapters on a PAL SNES. I had to shelve it for a few years, then I specifically bought an NTSC SNES while on holiday in Toronto in 1999, dirt cheap, and brought it back just so I could play it. Luckily my CRT tv at the time back then was also NTSC/60hz compatible too, otherwise I'd have been playing it in black and white. lol

[@animetuna]

I wonder if it still has the hidden boss.

[@Mordes6748]

Great initiative to remake this classic from our childhood.

[@brollin728]

Played it right around the time it came out on the SNES and it was my very first RPG ever to play. I literally had no idea why I was going with the combat. But once I got the concept it was no going back.

[@MikePSN09]

Johnny I never played through the original SNES version but I plan to finish it this time.

[@Matty_Ice3955]

This game is what older brothers and older cousins used to play. This game was a masterpiece back in 1996.

[@BENbG8]

Do you filling and associated M&L Superstars Saga like sequel of Mario RPG?

[@soniccinos]

I'm already testing on the Switch "Pro". I'm loving it! Definitely will be picking a physical copy of this masterpiece!

[@randelnowell7233]

I love the original, it was one of my favorite SNES games as a teenager, I even bought a digital copy on the virtual console via the Wii. I'll be picking this remake up day one. I remember one night a friend and I stayed up in shifts playing the original without stopping until the next day.

[@daviddonnell2153]

I have heard and seen a lot of previews on this game from Nintendo and I was blown away. I was like, I cannot believe this is coming to the Nintendo switch and this is going to hit sales big time.

[@mattgrundy27]

Cant wait for this! Between Mario RPG and Star Ocean 2 my November is gonna be packed with gaming! Hell yes.

[@seankalifut9948]

I was hoping for a hard setting.

[@HORITO_gaming]

I'm excited for this but I'm worried it'll be made too easy with the special team moves and other things. But visually, it looks great. The music. Everything is spot on.

[@BanditsBest686]

yeah what we call mario difficulty, god mode, you cant die etc etc

[@zukodean285]

Yeah this game already was super easy back in the day. I think there is a boss challenge this time around although.

[@HORITO_gaming]

@@zukodean285 indeed so. Quite easy. And now with timed hits damaging other enemies, I dunno, I just don't like that aspect. I'll still get it and play it, but I'm just concerned with it being too easy.

[@shifterlocker2361]

@@HORITO_gamingthere’s actually new enemy variants in the same areas that take a decent number of turns and are more stronger and is a danger to your allies.

[@HORITO_gaming]

@@shifterlocker2361 I can only hope that they are tough enough. But that does sound promising.

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Big action cinematics are cool exactly one time. Give me the option to turn them off after I’ve seen them, or to hustle through them.

[@freedomforall3721]

Doesn’t the AOE attack after attacking normally break the game? Why use magic abilities if I can just damage every enemy on screen by attacking normally? This look very easy

[@fishingmule3266]

I’m pumped! Gonna play through the original again before playing through the new one.

[@darkhaze1991]

Ever since my dive into classic JRPGs, I’ve always wanted to play Super Mario RPG, much more so than the M&L and Paper Mario games. With no disrespect to those two series, a Squaresoft style Mario RPG really sounds amazing. Can’t wait to finally play it this month, and hopefully there will be more from this game in the future. Side Note: I would absolutely LOVE a Kirby RPG like this! That one especially has been long overdue.

[@GiffBeatsVegas]

Im not watching any of these videos til I play the game myself but its legendary. Glad I got to live to see the remaster.

[@EpicKman316]

i was 15 and i already loved RPGs so when a Mario one finally arrived i was all over it and genuinely surprised on how satisfying the game was!

[@RutherfordMRV]

Well it never came out in the UK originally. I played it in bits at friends who had an imported copy. So glad the remake is a worldwide release so I will be there for it

[@RoDieFF4]

My imported copy back then was broken and so I never finished it. Still LOVED it. SO CAN‘T WAIT!