The Story of Super Mario RPG

[@GamingHistorian]

Happy 21st Birthday, Super Mario RPG! This was the first role-playing game I ever beat. I have so many fond memories of the game. Making this episode was an absolute joy. My goal is that if you have not played this game, watching the video will convince you to give it a shot. Enjoy!

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Gaming Historian Ever hear if the Super Mario porno? I know it's adult ish, but it's an interesting story worthy of a dvd extra!

[@puts1421]

Gaming Historian happy 21st. I'll buy the shots.

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

Gaming Historian I would love to get a copy but most people ask for more than 100$ sometimes -_- Also im more of a physical copy owner Atleast online its a little lower sometimes like around 50$

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Madara Senpai It's rough on us. Sure you can buy an everdrive, repoduction cart and that stuff, but the quality cart is expensive. My advice, get a job and slowly accumulate money to afford a game here and there. Try and find deals in flea markets, Goodwills and places like that if you can. Sometimes you could negotiate prices in a mom and pop retro store if you're lucky. Worst case scenario, emulate it. If you REALLY want to play it, that's the cheapest way I can imagine.

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

lvl5Vaporeon Im a college student and i do work fortunately i just dont want to spend a whole lot on certain things. I i usually like to play a little game i call the market. You wait to see what goes up in price and what goes down for example: The pokemons games were at incredibly high prices last summer and now they've gone down in value a whole lot

[@OcelotDAD]

Being a kid living in Peru in the early 90's, I remember getting this game when I was 8 and I was literally the only person who owned it back then. None of my friends thought it was fun. I loved this game with all my heart and all these years later I am SO HAPPY it became a classic.

[@andych92]

Yo lo jugue alquilandolo de Blockbuster y me encantó pero nunca lo vi a la venta.

[@AlexRiversMusic]

OcelotDAD literally me! I hated how no one knew about it or played it

[@TheBulzeeb]

I used to rent this game every weekend. Then one day it wasn't there anymore and I was heart broken. Only to discover my cousin bought the game from the store. We played through it countless times together after that.

[@losethegame1991]

Same. Even still, a lot of my friends never heard of or played SMRPG. Glad I’m the game meant as much to you as it did to me

[@Alicioh]

Yo lo compré en la cachina a 100 soles, fui con mi viejito. De ahí cuando cerraron los blockbusters estuvieron vendiendo sus casettes de super nintendo y encontré el mario rpg a 10soles y me lo llevé en una.

[@Blackmage4001]

This game pushed me to learn how to read when I was a child. When my parents got it for me originally I didn't know how to read, but once I got far enough into the game to where I understand I needed to read to get through the game, I pushed myself to learn how to read just so I could play through this game.

[@robertweber2240]

Paper Mario 64 did the same for me

[@highbread817]

That's funny, this game and Pokemon taught me to read when I was 6, and video games definitely gave me a bigger vocabulary I feel like Too bad that didn't last into adulthood

[@chrisofstars]

That's amazing

[@chrisofstars]

@@highbread817 Yeah I've heard a lot of people learned to read from playing Pokemon or watching Dragon Ball Z subtitles

[@chrisofstars]

@@highbread817 But the point is you will still always know what those words mean even if you don't use them all when you speak. If you know what a lot of words mean that still means you have a good vocabulary.

[@syrax101]

As a man coming from the future, I’m pleased to announce that Super Mario RPG is finally making a comeback! What a time to be alive! Lol

[@RangerAlone]

Indeed! I have the game on my shelf of Snes collections. I had go give a fortune for it (yeah, more than the Snes Mini is woth). The best part is that I never got the chance to play it as a kid because it was never released in Europe. So I got a big and epic adventure ahead of me.

[@minermole101]

lol right

[@IncogreeMemes]

I’m so hyped

[@Ourodes]

It's not going to be a 1:1 remake. There are changes, aside from the obvious graphical refreshing. I hope they don't screw it up.

[@royb5820]

Hello Future Man

[@fireflocs]

I like that when Square wanted to put traditional medieval weapons in, Nintendo was firm in saying that such things don't belong in the Mario world. So the villain of the game is someone who wants to bring traditional medieval weapons into the Mario world.

[@indridcold777]

Probably the funniest observation I've ever read about this game.

[@bros4654]

I agree, that's a great observation. That never occurred to me!

[@Dubble77D]

Wow I feel like a real dingus for not realizing this earlier.

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

... HOLY SHIT

[@rwiseart2269]

WOW.

[@duberdurm]

This game got me into RPGs. I thought it was going to be another Mario game when I rented it, but it blew all expectations away. The soundtrack was a pure stroke of genius all the way through.

[@poleon2003]

Same for me but with Paper Mario 1 and 2 but sadly on every other Mario RPG video I saw it was full of people who LOVE the Mario RPGs but couldn't even care for Square, Final Fantasy or Turn Based RPGs so for them the Mario RPGs is the only type of RPGs they enjoy and honestly when it comes to Super Mario RPG vs TTYD and the Mario and Luigi series I remember a reddit comment that honestly describes it well "People who love the Mario franchise will enjoy TTYD or Mario and Luigi more People who love JRPGs and Final Fantasy and don't mind a bit of Mario will enjoy Super Mario RPG more M&L and TTYD feels like a Mario game while Super Mario RPG feels like a Square game" and for me when it comes to Mario RPGs I prefer Super Mario RPG now because I feel like the pacing feels better in RPG compared to other Mario RPGs like TTYD where I feel it kinda holds your hand a bit for me my favorite JRPGs is kinda a tossup between EarthBound and Final Fantasy IX for me rn but may change over time

[@Not_interestEd-]

Hey mate. So I've got some good news to bring- It's getting a proper remake.

[@duberdurm]

@@Not_interestEd- brooooooo!

[@HarmonicWave]

Yeah, I played it back in the 90s, I think we rented it or a friend had it. I thought "RPG" meant rotated-plane graphics or something, referring to the isometric camera angle. So when I realized it was turn based combat I lost interest and didn't play much more. Now that I'm older and have more experience with RPGs in general I really want to play it, which I can do on my SNES mini.

[@duberdurm]

@@HarmonicWave lmao Yeah I remember thinking RPG was some kind of stylish title like GTX or something.

[@madmanga64]

Catching bowser crying outside his castle ...worth every dime

[@Fudgaboutit]

I always preferred to kill Magus with Frog as what I seen as serving him the justice he deserved for his crimes against the people and to Glenn and capping off that story arc nicely with a personal duel. My choice to end the story with Magus getting murked - he had to after being there and shooting off his mouth about Crono

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

What did Bowser do to that Chomp??

[@sayastra]

Watching bowser use Mario as a projectile weapon= perfection

[@losvalleyboyz7041]

@@Fudgaboutit Battling the tiny ass sensei was my favorite part lol

[@mr.pyromaniac628]

@madmanga64 not his castle, boosters

[@mikukumiku]

Ain’t gonna lie, this game was one of my first RPGs, and up until now, I’m still timing a button press with each attack on a turn-based RPG. Old habits die hard I guess.

[@MatticusFinch1820]

Same here I always do the timed hits and in some RPGs that actually works!

[@jeremyfrank881]

@@MatticusFinch1820 I have been doing this all these years later, too. I did it through every Pokemon game I played, and all other turn based games. I have no idea if it works in any that I've played, but since Mario RPG was my first RPG ever, I just assumed throughout my life that its what you were supposed to do lol

[@Mr.G_717]

Dooooode!! Me too hahaha

[@raccooncity1981]

Same

[@notanotherwargamer]

You can't convince me that times hits aren't secretly a thing in all rpgs

[@kristenmoon4405]

Super Mario RPG and Earthbound. Absolute pinnacle of my childhood gaming.

[@johnnythewalrus]

Earthbound has always been my favorite rpg but mario rpg is still in my top 5.

[@jlambson82]

Earthbound got slept on.

[@amdreallyfast]

Ha! A Mario RPG? What's next? Disney Final Fantasy?

[@Mikewee777]

John Cox , too soon.

[@gerardo.sinecio]

Kingdom hearts

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

Locks are Masculine Objects Look it up. Pretty decent.

[@johntracy72]

Kingdom Hearts!!

[@ihavepissinmybrain]

Madara Senpai Woosh!

[@DastardlyHandsome]

Man, I was 7 years old when this game released. Forest Maze is still one of my favorite tracks of all time. This game and Poke'mon Red/Blue definitely got me into JRPGs as a late 90s kid.

[@johnnythewalrus]

I was 15. And I agree with forest maze. Such an awesome piece of music.

[@LifeIsAJoke314]

THEY DID IT. THE REMAKE IS HAPPENING!!! FINALLY!!!

[@kelpermoon23]

Cringe

[@Indigo_Gaming]

I remember distinctly seeing a sealed copy of Super Mario RPG in a bargain bin in Toys 'R' Us for like $10 or $20 years ago. Who would have known such a collector's item would rack up a high price nowadays. A very unique and interesting artifact in time, this game.

[@THEGREATMAX]

+Random Person - You're the noob, kid. KZbin videos only affected the more obscure hidden gems like Star Tropics. Practically all flea markets and used game stores just check eBay to see how much a game is worth. Ebay scalpers and repro cart producers saw the videos and increased their prices. Before eBay, you could even find things like Chrono Trigger for 10 bucks used.

[@natdmc85]

THEGREATMAX You tube affected ALL video games prices, there were more sought after games before the spike like back in the old funco days (Google it) they were hard to find because they were sitting in some kids old closet or mom's basement the prices weren't insane, it was just crazy to pay extra cash of that era for a specific game you wanted,gotta remember all this "retro" tech was considered obsolete. eBay didn't make game prices spike people watching KZbin videos and going " oh ya I'd like to play that guess I'll check eBay",I bought a copy of wild guns at a pawn shop for five bucks in 2006 lmao.

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

Too bad toys r us is going out business,and we can’t buy anything anymore from them once they do.

[@Jacno77]

or if you would have read 20 mins daily (of something useful), you would have a incorruptible, more valuable knowledge, rather than a piece of plastic worth a few pretty dollars

[@Ruudos]

Super Mario RPG has always been amore expensive than th average game so it was never really dirt cheap. Other examples are the Deagon Warrior sequels on NES. Never have been dirt cheap (but their prices hasn't gone up thatmuch compared to other stuff which is sort of funny).

[@RelyeaGaming]

This is on of my favorite games of all time. Very underrated. It seems like a lot of people didn't get a chance to play it. I loved the history. I knew it was a collab but the extra details are awesome!

[@Hollowmosti]

Relyea and super Mario rpg? Of course I had to like

[@reev9759]

Not underrated at all. Just watch the first minute of the video for proof.

[@chompythebeast]

Game isn't underrated, but at this point it might be a little more obscure than it should be for young fans who weren't alive to see the N64 or the GameCube's release, let alone the SNES'. A version on the Switch SNES library would be interesting

[@JoelJoel321]

"Make it fun." That's why Miyamoto is the boss.

[@Shalakor]

"Make it fun." And then, Sticker Star was released.

[@jenna943]

Shalakor 😭

[@JohnBehrens118]

I'm sure the designers were giggling behind his back. "Make it fun? Thanks genius, we didn't think of that. Here I thought we were making an unfun game. Good thing you were here to point us in the right direction."

[@Kafkaesque3]

Back when he couldn't miss

[@skumbino]

@varkey42 Because there were different laws about videogames. And in Europe, at the time, the console worked at 50hz due to PAL standard, so gameplay was slower but, at least they could fix music timing. At the time release an rpg in europe in only english language was not a wise idea, because many countries can't understand an heavy spoken game. In fact till Final Fantasy 7 jrpg were not popular in Italy, because the first gaming generation of children (born in the at the start of 80's) didn't know enough well english until late 90's and the localization in italian language was a rarity. I suppose it is the same for other non english countries.

[@okmega22]

That moment when you realize that Yoko Shimomura has composed the soundtrack to virtually my entire childhood.

[@smokedperch]

Once as a kid I woke up Christmas morning to find this under the Christmas tree. I was so confused. I had no idea what this game was. Little did I know what masterpiece I had before me. Still to this day as an adult I haven't lost hope for a sequel!

[@faheemabbas3965]

Well, you should see what happened in the recent Nintendo direct.

[@smokedperch]

@@faheemabbas3965 Dreams do come true.

[@ImmundaDeus]

This game still holds up. Just completed it again because this video tickled my nostalgia.

[@Everythingisdull]

Super Mario RPG was the very first game I bought with my own money. To date, it's still my most favorite.

[@OGNoNameNobody]

You chose......wisely.

[@JustDisc]

Probably because you bought it with your own money, which made it feel more valuable at the time

[@johnnyguitar7921]

@@JustDisc my parents bought this one for me and this was and probably is my fav game,, i replayed it about 5 years ago and i wasnt able to beat the Sword Boss

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

This game is the one game that got me into RPGs. Truly a masterpiece.

[@TheSlashTraxNetwork]

i rented it before buying and the save file on the game was at the axem rangers, they kicked my ass so i tried a different save file and that was the sunken ship where i had to guess the password "pearls"i had no internet in 96 by the way so finally i just started a new game and was hooked!

[@karlhans6678]

I have never played Mario RPG and Eearthbound.

[@AlexRiversMusic]

The 80's Slasher Librarian why wouldn't you just start your own save

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Same. I really wasn't even into zelda until this game...

[@BlackHatOnline]

@Tee Bo Earthbound is NOT a Meh. At least almost everyone liked it and remembered it bc of Undertale. And besides, Earthbound is not a dead franchise. It is a FINISHED...franchise, by Itoi.

[@IsoYear]

My wife and I are playing this classic from my childhood and its amazing to watch someone fall in love with it all over again. it really is a masterpiece, and so easy for a layman to get into.

[@Allerdyne]

Preach. When SMRPG came out, I was well into high school and had kind of lost interest in the Mario franchise, but this one really captivated me. It really had a way of triggering my brain's reward center, as there were all sorts of cool permanent power ups and pieces of equipment to find if you were thorough. The combat system was slick. The story was interesting, too: It sort of takes a left turn at the end and gets a bit dark. It's a shame Geno never became an iconic character; he's a total badass.

[@erict9737]

I got this game for my birthday in June 1996 and I remember playing the heck out of it. I have so many fond memories of this game, and enjoyed every single bit of it. Every once in awhile I'll break out my old SNES and play a few games, and this will always be my top.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

I turned 18 in the fall of 1996, SMRPG was the last new game I'd sunk weeks of gameplay into over that summer. So, appropriately, the game was the last one of my childhood. What a great game to end on.

[@cossakrose]

11:56 whoa Whoa WHOA! Are those jiggle physics!? IN A NINTENDO GAME!? *IN A MARIO GAME!?*

[@roddydykes7053]

Cossak Rose on the SNES!

[@jfo87]

Came here for this comment

[@hankglidden1463]

Probably just an animation(don't wooosh me I know it's a joke)

[@kayhoww]

Yeah I Thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@TheRobe-]

Oh shit! Didn’t even notice that hahaha

[@Astraeus..]

3 RPG's defined my childhood and cemented my life-long love of RPG's, those are Final Fantasy III (VI), Chrono Trigger, and Super Mario RPG. To this day I still own SMRPG for the SNES, and still have the official Nintendo Players Guide for the game. It's a fantastic game, and I always wished it got a sequel, because the world and characters that they constructed were incredible.

[@Meilk27]

same. I'm 33

[@naydacolunga4992]

Superstar Saga is better

[@ConcernCitzen24]

Back in the day I DL all the emulators and Roms from limewire, I had a folder for SnEs9x that I named legends it had 4 Games SMRPG, Chorno Trigger, Earthbound, Zelda ALTTP later added FF III(VI) Superstar saga is also awesome, great find for me

[@faheemabbas3965]

Well, a remake was just revealed by Nintendo.

[@johnnythewalrus]

Same. And I'm 42. And superstar saga is a great game, but not better. Earthbound, FF4, FF6, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana and Mario rpg will always be top 6 for me.

[@brendamyc3057]

This game was so brilliant. Who didn't love Princess Peach with her slap attack and frying pan? Also the story of Johnny is endearing. Additionally, Mallow is adorable.

[@billblaski9523]

Why no Luigi tho?

[@bros4654]

​@@billblaski9523 The funny thing is, Luigi has a brief little cameo in the end credit sequence. He's leading the victory parade, lol. Nary a sight of him, otherwise.

[@Kisai_Yuki]

I'd say Paper Mario is probably a spiritual sequel in one way, while Mario+Luigi is a spiritual sequel in a different way. Like Mario+Luigi leveraged more of the timing based attacks, while reducing the party to just Mario and Luigi. Paper Mario took the "collect 7 magical plot devices" storyline, and party system in another direction. Overall however, I would want to see a proper Super Mario RPG 2. Paper Mario seems to have completely lost it's way as of Sticker Star, (Super Paper Mario lost the art direction, Sticker star lost the combat direction entirely.) I have all of these RPG's. But the Super Mario RPG is still the best one, with 1000 year door and SuperStar Saga probably being the best versions of their respective series.

[@YouremadbigL]

This is literally my all-time favorite game. Ever since playing it as a child on the SNES. I wish there was a proper sequel

[@evaunit2005]

You did an incredible job on this episode. This is my absolute favorite game of all time, best 8th birthday present and has some of the greatest music Yoko Shimomura has ever composed. I would not be the musician I am today if it weren't for this game. Awesome content man

[@jonawakens]

They should remaster this game for switch

[@THEGREATMAX]

Have Alpha Dream and Squareenix AND Nintendo all team up for a new Mario RPG or a remake/remaster

[@joeyservo]

Agree, it's in my top 5 favorite games of all time, for any system.

[@diegogomez7333]

Jon Awakens amen

[@jayo1212]

A remaster for the 3DS would work, too!

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

Yeah remastered would be good. Because sony’s best selling games Crash and Spyro got remastered

[@ayhazuraudacity]

This game is just legendary! It’s fun, funny, vibrant, brilliant, eerie, exciting, addicting... it absolutely hits on all chords. One of the best RPG’s ever made. THE best in the 90s

[@Not_interestEd-]

3 weeks late but I have come to bear fascinating news! It's getting R E M A D E!

[@TheGiftRF]

Wow I forgot that I had played this game until I saw the gameplay. Instant nostalgia. My older cousin was obsessed with this, and I watched them play when I was 4-5 years old. They eventually got into programming at a very young age and had made their own RPG at 11 or 12 - never appreciated how impressive that was until years later. Unfortunately they distanced themselves from family while going through a personal transition, moving to SV as a young adult. I haven't seem them in 15 years, but always wish I could have congratulated them on what they've been able to achieve following their passion and convictions. Proud of you, CF. Hope to see you again one day.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I'm not a huge RPG person by any means, but I seriously love this game. :-) BTW awesome video.

[@DengrayKai211]

rpg is awesome

[@KayFleetwayMS04]

I feel the same way

[@AuroraPeachy]

My favorite game ever :) Thank you for covering it!

[@Teabone3]

:D

[@adamdavenport8009]

I remember this as a kid. I loved Mario and JRPGs, so when this came out I had to have it. And I loved it. It was unique, but didn't stray too far from the world built by the previous Mario games. Definitely an unlikely hit and loads of fun.

[@mason3750]

This game was the very reason I even got into RPG's in the first place. I mean, I'm sure I would have eventually anyway, but since this was the very first RPG experience I ever had, it will always hold such a special place in my heart. (I know. I'm a bit blinded by nostalgia. lol) My absolute favorite RPG of all time, and my 2nd favorite game of all time. (The Legend of Zelda: ALTTP will always be my baby, but that's for another conversation/comment section. Haha) Mario RPG has the spotlight here! I'm a little late, but Happy Birthday Mario RPG! I feel a celebratory play through in the works! =D

[@Morgil27]

11:56 Ah, the jigglies... not sure how they got away with that, but I always found it hilarious as a kid.

[@huevonesunltd]

Yeah, as a kid me and my friends would laugh at that and find it really funny. But nowadays people think that having stuff like that in videogames is gonna turn kids into sexual predators or something. Now, excuse me, i gotta play with my masturbator 3000 blowup doll with triple speed switch.

[@davecarsley8773]

@@huevonesunltd That's because leftists are the new religious, puritan, conservative party

[@namrahntsj]

Lmao I clicked your time link.

[@Shogna114]

I am so happy to see they are remaking the Super Mario RPG today :D

[@AquaTwist_]

As a huge Mario fan, I can’t believe I haven’t played this game yet! I need to get into it soon!

[@SleepingSoldier]

It's pretty bad ass. Great music also.

[@wizardninja7gaming764]

Emulator

[@Joeyohify]

uhhh, what?

[@marlishy]

So…did you play it yet?!

[@MarkSmithhhh]

Oooo man...this is something you NEED to do..go NOW

[@GamzRBad]

I paid too much have this cartridge after I Lost it as a kid. My first RPG, I completed it over at a friends house. Stoked to hear it's history. Lotta stuff that could've only happened then.

[@casedistorted]

Mr.Gamzrbad sometimes I can't remember if I owned this game or not years after it came out. I may have bought it for $40-$60 back in early 2000's back when game collecting wasn't really a thing and I was doing it before the Avgn and crap

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Mr.Gamzrbad 8 years ago, I sold my copy of chrono trigger, with box and manual for $120. I wonder how much they're worth now. I played final fantasy 3 (vi in japan) but I've never owned a copy. my cousins did, and he still has it it's an awesome game. and I had a blast with super Mario RPG. it honestly was if Mario and final fantasy had a kid.

[@THEGREATMAX]

IT COULD HAPPEN NOW! We just saw Mario + Rabbids. Square is making FF15 for Switch. We could get a new SMRPG It is *NOT* something that could've only happened then

[@Takoon]

What a wonderful episode. I was overwhelmed with nostalgia while watching this, since this was the reason I bought a SNES back when I was a kid. I remember seeing this game and just being drawn in, and it's still one of my favorite games. It was interesting to hear the history behind the game, thanks for the work you do!

[@doubletaco]

you should do earthbound that game has a pretty rich history... being completely rewritten from the ground up solely by satoru iwata in his spare time and all that

[@ronaldreagan8425]

Tate the 2nd Best game of all time

[@TruthSword7]

certainly!

[@Deniii4000]

Much of the story about Mother (Earthbound) was covered very nicely by Roo from the "Clan of the Gray Wolf". Lookit up, you might like that video.

[@TooCooFoYou]

Earthbound has been done nearly to death.

[@joed5150]

Ronald Reagan Hahahahaha no it's not even close to being the best game of all time. It's good but a small ravenous fan base loves to hype it up like it's the pinnacle of gaming.

[@SteveMartinShort]

This is what got me into gaming as a kid. I'll always have a special place in my heart for this. Didn't really like Paper Mario....

[@chummer2060]

When I first played it, I didn't understand it. Oddly enough, I didn't get into it until after I played FF6 and Chrono Trigger. Then I absolutely fell in love with it.

[@wizardninja7gaming764]

I discover super Mario rpg and chrono trigger on the same day

[@DevilRawDog]

This game was so awesome. I remember spending months playing this game and stuck on the crystallis FF secret boss. It was great.

[@quag311]

This is the only RPG I've ever played to completion. I absolutely adore it.

[@They_are_Arthur]

@It's Alright No, Zelda isn't an RPG, it's an adventure game.

[@MalabarTheGreat]

@@They_are_Arthur Action-adventure. Although a Zelda-themed point-and-click adventure game would be awesome, especially in a 90s style.

[@They_are_Arthur]

@@MalabarTheGreat That does sound like an interesting choice for a Zelda game.

[@theSato]

Great episode. Really hoping that Square's rekindled partnership with Nintendo might result in a true sequel to this game - despite not having an SNES, through the magic of emulation, this game was a big part of my childhood. :)

[@DlCKWALLACE]

Just discovered your channel. This is one of those hidden gem channels that go for quality over quantity. Keep up the great work!

[@jaynemesis3055]

Whenever I talked to people about this game in school as a kid, no one even heard of it, so I had no idea it was so popular

[@npc_N8]

Super Mario RPG 2 NEEDS to happen on the Switch!

[@andymadden8183]

It was going to happen on the N64, but Square Enix still owns the rights to it.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

I got it modded on my 3ds and it's even got a program for fast forwarding 5x speed, custom controls, save anywhere, frame rate adjust, and rapid fire with sensitivity adjustments. It's honestly what I play the most these days since sooo many of those games are from the golden age of gaming lol. And they look great, play great, and sound great. Hardly any problems with these emulations. It's fuckin awesome...

[@MalabarTheGreat]

@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 Amen, brother... Amen.

[@hagamapama]

I might trust Nintendo to handle a successor properly, but Square Enix.... no.

[@biglumby153]

Paper Mario: *am i a joke to you*

[@Untouchaable]

This game is great. They need to do a real sequel to this.

[@jakesmith8941]

I love the Paper Mario series but would like to see another Square Enix one.

[@AndrevusWhitetail]

I can already picture it with Current Square. Super Mario Hallway Simulator 13 Part 4 disc 2

[@TessaBain]

Muticere They have had plenty of time to do such a game in the intervening years. They had a falling out in regards to FFVII but have had plenty of other games on the various Nintendo systems over the years including ones in the FF series specifically for them (I know this for a fact because I own all of the games they have made and/or published for the Nintendo systems I own). Clearly they just don't want to.

[@blazeuchiha2169]

They should make a true sequel and also make Geno playable as dlc in Smash Bros

[@0valeyes]

Intimidation well what would you think of Mario multiverse RPG?

[@logicaldude3611]

This game was really incredible. It opened a lot of young kids up to the RPG genre. It's also a rare game to find. I had a copy and ended up selling it to a local collector shop for $65 just a few years ago.

[@Dorelaxen]

Love this game. Got mine from Blockbuster for 3 bucks when they were clearing out their SNES stuff for PS1 and Saturn. I still remember that LONG and crazy fight against Culex.

[@michaelrich6726]

This is easily one of my favorite games of all time. This was the game I played as a child that made me love rpgs. I wish that this would get a port to the switch as I don’t have a super nes anymore

[@DragonHeart613]

It's official ladies & gentlemen: SUPER MARIO RPG IS FINALLY BACK!!! 🎊🥳🎆🎇😭🎉

[@VooDooChild6971]

Simply one of the most fun and timeless games ever

[@Ceejay-gl9ld]

This game is truly timeless. It’s better than most games to date.

[@BasementDweller_]

I like how we’re all rewatching these videos because of the remake.

[@akaBoG]

This was one of my absolute favorite games on SNES.

[@MrMooseshark]

Had to rewatch this after the remake announcement!

[@nksj28]

I'm so happy that we are getting a remake of this classic game!

[@KiaKittyCat]

Now this is what I call a good video

[@quarterpie2769]

One of my favorite games of all time. excited for the remake but the og will always have my heart.

[@Zdub212]

One of my favorite games of all time and one of my favorite Gaming Historian videos of all time.

[@patrickshaw411]

“This series was developed by Alphadream.” Time to pour one out; RIP.

[@stripedrajang3571]

Why? Did AlphaDream go out of business?

[@roastbeef2335]

@@stripedrajang3571 yup, it happened late 2019 I think

[@ThePixelatedPersona]

I love the Feel of Your Videos.

[@RetroCheater81]

We love you to Roy

[@TheSpeedfoever]

We now have a remake of this game and since I never played it before, I can finally give this opportunity to play this game on day 1!

[@thebipolarbear1]

Playing with a buddy yesterday in 2019. Had it in my heart since Christmas 96. It's a amazing game. A all time great!

[@FellowNerd_Doug]

Had to come back and re-watch this with the news of the Super Mario RPG remake coming out.

[@jonathanspencr]

i cannot count how many times I have come back to watch this. Thank you for a fantastic video.

[@dstinnettmusic]

3:43 "Hey, man. Wanna buy a Mario drawing?"

[@RustySola]

I just snorted

[@1000huzzahs]

Looking at this game, it's amazing how far they were able to push the power of the SNES. While other companies were obsessed with bits and hardware add-ons for more processing power and bigger numbers, Nintendo focused on making great games with what they had. This game could give any 32 bit RPG (maybe a couple 64bit ones) a run for their money.

[@cedwardsmedia]

This game is my absolute favorite among the Mario franchise. I think I enjoy it so much because it's a whole new unique take on the Mario world. Hell, when else are you going to find Mario and Bowser working together with Peach/Toadstool? I really wish Mallow and Geno would make a return. They were unique characters that, in my opinion, really added to the character of the game itself. I can't tell you how many times I rented this as a kid. Now, I can't tell you how many times I play it in emulators lol The mine kart mini-game was my absolute favorite. There was something about Moleville and Monstro Town that just made the game so amazing.

[@vegetafan9922]

Miyamoto-san: "Keep an eye on handling Mario's entry into the RPG world without destroying the Mario universe." Also Miyamoto-san: "Despite what we have told you for the past two decades, The Koopalings are not Bowser's biological children."

[@jj48]

"...at least until we make a new game where we want them to be, and then they will be once again."

[@kingfreedom160]

And six years after this video was posted, we have now gotten confirmation of a remake for Super Mario RPG.

[@squirrelguy2195]

14:08 - Will a remake work Norm?

[@olocodorock]

And now we are getting a remake...what a wonderful conclusion

[@seanshingatok303]

Super Mario RPG was my first RPG experience. I been hooked since then

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

And now here we are, with a remake of Super Mario RPG coming out. I’m looking forward to playing this iconic game on Switch!

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

I just bought this game a week ago, perfect time for historian to drop this video for me =)

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Hehe

[@UltimateGamerCC]

nice find, hold onto it tight, you'll kick yourself for the rest of your days if you let anything happen to a gaming gem of such splendor.

[@fenixiliusstrife1253]

I pick it up and play it again every few years still. It will be a classic forever and I suggest everyone plays it, so they know how RPG should be done. Was my #2 game on SNES, only surpassed by Super Metroid. Who needs Final Fantasy when you have Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 10/10.

[@AssociationAdmirer]

I got the same case of serendipity. I started playing Super Mario RPG for the first time a couple weeks after he posted this video, but I haven't been on KZbin for a while so it wasn't until today that I saw he'd covered the game's history. It's mostly stuff I already knew about the game and Square's history, but there are some interesting new tidbits, like the fan vote on whether Mario should use a traditional RPG arsenal.

[@ichthusatarms6307]

I would still like to see a history video about the Chrono Trigger team. Seems like that whole team was a perfect storm that created a perfect RPG.

[@pansnemesis]

Shoutout to my big bro, who introduced me as a young kid to "Dragon Warrior" (I'm in the us) and Final Fantasy 1... I remember staying up all night with him playing both titles.. I'll forever thank him for getting me into RPGs... hell, I learned to read at a really young age just so I could read about all the cool pictures I was seeing in his horde of D and D books

[@stevenumana5997]

I remember begging my Dad for this game. He got so annoyed he yelled at me, but he still got it for me for my bday! LOL!

[@vel2118]

Good job bro!!

[@Nesenda]

Ive never gotten a birthday present. Is it as good a feeling as i imagine?

[@jordongrovekian9492]

@@Nesenda yes it makes you cry

[@irvyne6111]

"In 1996, the world got to play..." Well no, only Japan and America got to play... :-( Oh well, at least we got Terranigma.

[@ectopudding]

Better late than never, we finally got it in 2008 on the Wii virtual console. Or played it on an emulator in 2001.

[@barackobama9343]

Mario RPG is just one of those things in life that was TOO PERFECT to be followed up properly, like the original Jurassic park

[@jamesgillre]

Remember reading about Super Mario RPG in UK's equivalent of Nintendo Power - Nintendo Official Magazine. So excited for it - but then it was cancelled and never came out....Thankfully things have changed for the better now and Europe gets the games at the same time as NA and JP

[@casedistorted]

jamesgillre yay! I would've been so mad had I not gotten this game as a kid. It was one of my favorites to rent every week back in the 90's on my Snes

[@jamesgillre]

yea I think it came to UK and Europe for the first time recently, 20 years after original release - the first UK release on virtual console

[@Horzuhammer]

That's why emulators were such a godsend back in the late nineties and the early 2000s. Got to play dozens of games that wouldn't be released here for many years, Super Mario RPG for example. :P

[@alejandroaguilar4693]

Horzuhammer I remember the SA-1 chip was a bitch to emulate for the longest time tho...

[@THEGREATMAX]

Europe didn't get SMRPG and Earthbound, but they got Terranigma and US didn't

[@fenixiliusstrife1253]

Too many people gloss over that Bowser is a playable ally character. THIS my friends is what takes this game from GREAT to EPIC for me. Bowser has always been my favorite Mario character and probably my favorite Nintendo character, who doesn't love a cool dragon-like turtle brute. From the moment Bowser joins your party at Booster's Tower onward, this has been my favorite rpg game of all time, and only overshadowed by Super Metroid on my top list of SNES games. Praise Nintendo and Square for making my dreams come true, and allowing me to control what could contend for my favorite Ninentdo. And also getting to see a side of him, we rarely ever did in game before then.

[@andymadden8183]

Only thing I can say to that is that the phrase "rpg game" does not work. It should be "RPG", as "Role-Playing Game Game" is stupid.

[@spaceycaveco.698]

Bowser being playable was the hook that brought me into it and is one of the reasons this game ruled!

[@RunnerX13]

Andy Madden Next you’ll try to tell us that Detective Comics Comics is redundant 🙃

[@Portalcrafter]

It kinda sucks that you can’t really play as yoshi

[@chrisjohnson9542]

I love that this weird game exists. It spawned two wacky zany rpg series with Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi. That there is a rpg series with Mario in it is awesome.

[@cameronjoseph605]

Seeing as how Square and Nintendo are great pals again during the Switch era, I would be surprised if Nintendo and Square aren't already working on a sequel to Super Mario RPG. Not to mention Square has opened up a brand new studio just for the development of Switch titles... Hmmm

[@pirate_cove_man]

Maybe we'll also see Geno in Smash.

[@gicrueldad9520]

@@pirate_cove_man It´s probably not happening, there is plenty of other worth choices who own their right to appear in Smash, but the hope never dies.

[@Keithustus]

Ropezo ZX, I’d really prefer Mallow.

[@Mr.G_717]

I hope so

[@MasterMayhem78]

This game is also on the SNES Classic.

[@Keithustus]

But not Switch SNES Online, those bastards.

[@jimewelsh]

Literally the ONLY reason I bought a snes classic

[@tntmx]

Thanks to this gem of a game, not only I learned English, but also I became a RPG fan. So glad Nintendo is remaking Super Mario RPG for the Switch, can't wait to play it.

[@axdambient]

A REMAKE IS NOW HAPPENING

[@adamstewart247]

Love this game! Wish they had done sequels....the Paper Mario's just aren't the same vibe for me. This was such a great universe

[@Spoonwranglerz]

I owned this game on the SNES and it was the first RPG I ever played. I was in 4th or 5th grade when me and my brother bought it. This game brings back so much nostalgia.

[@adolfhitmaker8639]

I have replayed this game at least once a year every year since this game came out. It's such a masterpiece

[@GoofyPoptart]

Now you'll be playing the Remake

[@iCandy212]

This game changed gaming for me forever. Not only did it shifted my interests of gaming into RPGs I also perfected my English to better enjoy the stories of RPG games. Funny Mystic Quest inspired Mario RPG but it was Mario that brought me to play Mystic Quest. I enjoyed but Mario set a pretty high bar….but the PlayStation came and with it FF7 and FFT. I don’t like that Square went full hack and slash button mashing, is like they lost their soul but hey maybe just maybe now this game will have a proper sequel since the game is getting a remake!

[@TheIllustriouBlueJay]

So who is here after this past Wednesday?

[@DrKeez]

Such a timeless game, I still get the cart off the shelf to do a playthrough every couple of years.

[@drewcook1985]

After nearly 30 years after Super Mario RPG was released, we are getting a remake of Super Mario RPG for Switch.