Super Mario RPG Is Still Awesome - EmceeProphIt Review!

[@thecruxisswordrpg8729]

They need to release this on the switch. And while they're at it, make a sequel.

[@HybridAngelZero]

One of my all-time favorite games and one of the big games that made me a lifelong RPG fan. It makes me happy to see this game getting so much positivity lately, I hope it makes it's way to Switch soon (and if anyone reading this has a Wii U, grab it now while you can!)

[@WhoIsSirChasm]

I think about the phrase "The Forkies are enraptured!" on a far-too-regular basis.

[@GFCOLCQuote]

LETS GOOOOOOO! I love Mario RPG. So many little hidden things, and so many memorable moments. Aside from Earthbound, and Pokemon, this was the game that made me go "I love turn based RPG's" when I was a wee lad. Chrono Trigger was a game I watched my brother play, and he played it so much I didn't end up getting into it because I ended up knowing everything before opening the front door. Everyone always screams "Where's Geno" when they mention this game, and honestly it makes me sad that the percentage of people who go "Where's Mallow" is bordering 0.

[@russianbot8576]

honestly, that's because geno represents a certain masculine stoicism, while mallow is emotional from the word go. this has and continues to mar mallow in the eyes of most masc players... despite the fact mallow's emotional character is fundamental to his character and has great synchronisation with his plot. masculine hegemony cringes away from any character who cries and admits sometimes, a good cry is all you need to bounce back and feel better. geno is clung to as the polar opposite, a mostly blank character with little story who shows physical power above any other character (esp once he's leveled to his nuke button against nonbosses).

[@alliesfrench]

Emcee! This came at a perfect time. I’m sitting the Bar exam tomorrow and this was the perfect soothing vid I needed. Thanks!! Love these reviews man.

[@EmceeProphIt]

No prob! Good luck on the exam!

[@CharemTheShadox]

You making a video on this great game made me suddenly realize: You're right, almost nobody talks about this one. And that's a shame. But at least you are. :) Thanks! I really loved how this was basically the first game that gave Bowser (one of my favorite villains ever) a more dynamic and likeable side. He can certainly be a villain, sure, but ultimately he's just a big lovable doof who ends up in as much misfortune as he causes. Even if he ever completely 'won' in his evil deeds, I don't see Bowser really hurting people tremendously because he ultimately isn't out there to cause utter destruction. He wants respect and power and a girlfriend; he'll do evil to get it but even he has standards. SMRPG reflects that all pretty clearly and was one of the first games to do so; partly it was played for subversive laughs sure, but there seemed to also be a serious attempt at story development of the oversized spike-turtle. Later Mario games would flesh this out more here and there, but I think SMRPG started the trend in the first place. (Also oops, there's a music overlap mistake at 16:41. Not really a big deal but thought I should mention!)

[@blizzardwarrior8738]

lol funny enough I was JUST about to point out the music overlap but just noticed you were here, yeh i really loved this game although i wasn't able to play through all of it, the jokes are so good at times XD

[@KajiCarson]

Always wanted to play this game; Paper Mario was such a sweet & fun RPG on the N64. All the great RPGs of the SNES era are worth trying out, 'EarthBound' and 'Chrono Trigger' especially.

[@Zero_Chaos]

This was the first game I bought on the Wii virtual console. i'd always heard great things about it growing up but before then I never had an opportunity to try it. I'm glad it's continued to get released in places like the SNES classic!

[@FlackNCoke]

I used to replay this game almost annually. I still have probably played this game all the way through more than any other game. It’s so good, so charming, so much fun! Couldn’t recommend it enough!

[@TheCookingDojo]

The way you described the music was perfect. Booster tower is one of my favorite relaxing songs

[@EmceeProphIt]

It's such a nice vibe~ Like a longue in a hotel or something.

[@Flower_Mom]

This is one of my favorite games of all time and Mallow's one of my favorite game characters of all time!

[@StarGazer2918]

I absolutely love this game. It's unfortunate Super Mario RPG was never on Nintendo's Nintendo Online SNES section or Playstation's PSN. So, the only way to play this gem of a game is through emulation or if you have a still working SNES.

[@zitrodivad]

it was available on the wii shop. back in the days of the wii

[@StarGazer2918]

@@zitrodivad Interesting.

[@goranisacson2502]

It's also available on the SNES mini, if memory serves me right.

[@EmceeProphIt]

Lemme know what ya think! :D

[@duckfilms3662]

Good.

[@Jebbtube]

An absolute classic that even younger folk are starting to rediscover!

[@Phillylove100]

A symbolism video on super paper Mario would be amazing!

[@MusicalBloodDrop]

Eyyy catching this one early, nice. Speaking of Earthbound, your recommendation has finally gotten me to try it, and I'm having a great time with it! Your videos are always pleasant company while drawing, and good to stick in my brain for new game recommendations :D

[@EmceeProphIt]

Aw, that's awesome! It means a lot that people enjoy my stuff. Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the game!

[@TheOsitoRocks]

I just want to thank you for actually showcasing the music when you said it was great, instead of just mentioning it or offering just five second snippets of them. I hate when video reviews do that.

[@gameoverture]

5:11 hell yeah, I would love a symbolism video on super paper mario!

[@ShockStormRPG]

Yes Super Mario RPG! One of my favorite RPG's! Nintendo please put Geno in the next Smash Brothers game! This game had so many cool secrets and the battle system is so good!

[@saulitix]

I always wanted to play this one! As Nintendo refuses to release it in the Switch, I guess I will have to "buy" a "SNES" on my computer and "buy" a "copy" of the game, also in my computer.

[@Mushroomfields]

We need that Paper Mario Wii analysis

[@SapphireLibra3]

Weird, I was thinking about this briefly today, and then you drop a review of it... ............ Are you reading my mind, Emcee....?

[@EmceeProphIt]

Shhhh...

[@BioIngDavid]

I've never finished this game but after your review I will definitely give it another chance.

[@EmceeProphIt]

Hope ya have fun, dude!

[@techdeckdudes_]

it is kind of a shame that Geno isn't all that much of a character, given how great his (their? its?) visual design is. Feels like wasted potential that he couldn't have been used for something more thematically profound, but it's generally a reach to expect a Mario-based game to try to actually say anything of substance anyway

[@face_nemesis]

i never realized the battle theme was so short

[@juansemino2038]

I rented this games so many times when I was a kid. I didnt know any english then though, so it was kinda hard to progres. still I had a lot of fun nwn

[@kayokango]

Still one of the legitimately greatest games Square ever made. Sadly, it rarely ever gets even a fraction of the love and recognition it deserves. Especially nowadays with the downright toxic and even idiotic Smash Bros fandom wrongfully sh^tting on it and it's characters. Here's hoping that it sees a Switch release before that console ends. One can only hope.

[@1Akarikotsu]

One of the greatest games of my life this donkey Kong and Zelda so good I didn’t get a chance to play ff4-6 and chrono till much later and to this day never played EB

[@Thundero13]

So as someone who loves the Zelda series with all their heart and who has a mixed opinion on BotW I would love to hear your take on it if you ever felt like doing a video on it, just throwing that out there 😁

[@knightcaelum968]

Oh damn, that one shy guy was not playing. "How 'bout a fat lip to go with that ugly mustache?!"

[@leumasecir9369]

Yess I've been asking for this game for years

[@ShiningNoctowls]

Thanks for sharing; take care 🌧💧🔥❤ 🌈

[@luls9000]

"using 2D pictures of 3D models" what does that even mean? like me taking a screenshot of a 3D model?

[@EmceeProphIt]

Sort of. Most modern 3d games use 3d models set up with 'rigs', which are essentially like joints and bones that allow for movement of things like limbs, the torso, a body, mouth or tail. These rigs are then used to animate movement to create walk cycles, speech, picking up an object, throwing something or swinging a sword. These animations are then put directly into the game itself. This requires a fair bit of processing power, especially for multiple moving entities at once. Games like Donkey Kong Country or Super Mario RPG used 3D modeling in development, but the artists instead altered the models manually to pose the characters in different positions to use for animation frames (Mario running, jumping, Mallow raising his arms to cast a spell, all the frames of Donkey Kong doing a roll attack, and so on). Then they created a 2d image of each 'pose', and use those pictures with a transparent background to create sprites. Saves on file space, plus most devs just didn't have the experience for detailed rigging since it was very new tech at the time with only a few 3D animators in the world back then. Hope that explains it. :)

[@luls9000]

@@EmceeProphIt I'm surprised by your comment. Have you actually done 3D rigging and posing yourself? Sometimes I see people making videos of topics they don't understand (especially gamers). Like 90% of gamers don't even know what porting code means. I heard people say things like Pokémon Fire Red is a port of Pokémon Red...

[@russianbot8576]

this was my first personal RPG exposure (i'd watched my aunty play a number of others, but she jealously protected her saves for good reason), and i was hooked from day one. i couldn't read, so i watched my papa play up to the, oh, second boss, but he was not my aunty, and didn't much care for it. i, however, really, really wanted to play this game. so i would pop it in, and get stuck at the first boss, because, you know, i couldn't read and had no clue what was going on really. i just knew the format was one i really liked. i've played this game enough that it is easy to think this game is very easy, and all my challenge was from youth, so it's interesting to see how wrong i am about that, heheh. i appreciate your commitment to avoiding spoilers, by the way. it's refreshing, when often we see people decrying spoiler warnings for anything older than a handful of months! (mallow is precious but i disagree with the balance; mallow is quite fragile, and i find he falls off around mid-late game so much he becomes impossible to use in the active party.) edit--the tiniest critique i thought you would actually want to have pointed out: a few times you default to he/him pronouns for characters who are indeterminate gender [i noticed in particular the secret boss segment]. it's not a big deal and doesn't detract from your review whatsoever, but i thought you would want to be made aware of it, perhaps.

[@JasonGravesPoser]

This game is great! Too bad it's so U G L Y. In the best way though

[@EmceeProphIt]

DAMN dude XD I don't know if I'd be that harsh. Certain things definitely look a little fugly tho that is fair. Great vids by the way :)

[@andyj6525]

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