Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a hybrid adventure-RPG developed by Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix Co., Ltd.) and published by Nintendo. The game was first released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and May 13, 1996 in North America. It was the last game made and released on the Super Famicom/Super NES for the Mario series as well as the last major Square-produced game for a Nintendo video game console in North America until Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles in 2003 for the GameCube. It was also the first role-playing game (RPG) in the Mario series. It contains token similarities to Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series with a story based in the Mario universe. Long-time Mario fans sometimes see it as an introductory RPG, since it was an easy-to-play RPG starring Mario. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars also became the first game in which Mario and Bowser fight as allies. Neither Nintendo nor Square ever released a PAL version. IGN confirmed that Nintendo will re-release Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on Wii's Virtual Console in North America in 2007.
Publisher: Nintendo
Features
Many of Mario's enemies are visible in the field, and a battle ensues if he comes into contact with one of them. This allows the player to avoid unwanted battles by jumping over or walking around the foe, although some fights are difficult to evade and others are necessary for the game's storyline to progress.
The battles themselves are a blend of platforming elements and traditional RPG battles. As well as selecting attacks, the player is usually required to perform action commands to increase the damage done. These consist of timed button presses and other movements (such as rotating the D-pad or pressing Y repeatedly) to determine the power of the character's attack. As with many other RPGs, items are an important tool in battles. The need to perform action commands in between navigating menus requires the player to be engaged in the battle the whole time. Unlike many RPGs before and after its release, much of the gameplay was outside of monster battles. In the field, the game plays much like an isometric platformer, with many traditional Mario features as well as many new ones (such as magic spells) playing a key role. There are five characters that you can play with: Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool. Each character has a good amount of attacks and techniques.
The game's main characters include three of the main individuals of the franchise as well as two original characters. Mario is the main character, who plays the role of the silent protagonist and hero of the game. On his way to find and rescue Princess Peach, he meets up with the cloud-like being, Mallow, who believes he's a tadpole. He travels with Mario to find his stolen Frog Coin. Later, he learns the truth that he was found floating in a river by his adoptive father, Frogfucius, and sets off with Mario in the hope of finding his true parents. On their search, they end up meeting Geno, a being from Star Road, who possesses Gaz's doll, Geno, and takes on the name and persona. He explains that the must find the seven stars and stop Smithy who is the main villain of the game. The eventually run in to Bowser, and save Princess Peach. Bowser decides to help Mario, so he can reclaim his castle from the Smithy Gang, and Peach, desperate to help, sneaks out of the Mushroom Kingdom to help on their quest.
The battles themselves are a blend of platforming elements and traditional RPG battles. As well as selecting attacks, the player is usually required to perform action commands to increase the damage done. These consist of timed button presses and other movements (such as rotating the D-pad or pressing Y repeatedly) to determine the power of the character's attack. As with many other RPGs, items are an important tool in battles. The need to perform action commands in between navigating menus requires the player to be engaged in the battle the whole time. Unlike many RPGs before and after its release, much of the gameplay was outside of monster battles. In the field, the game plays much like an isometric platformer, with many traditional Mario features as well as many new ones (such as magic spells) playing a key role. There are five characters that you can play with: Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool. Each character has a good amount of attacks and techniques.
The game's main characters include three of the main individuals of the franchise as well as two original characters. Mario is the main character, who plays the role of the silent protagonist and hero of the game. On his way to find and rescue Princess Peach, he meets up with the cloud-like being, Mallow, who believes he's a tadpole. He travels with Mario to find his stolen Frog Coin. Later, he learns the truth that he was found floating in a river by his adoptive father, Frogfucius, and sets off with Mario in the hope of finding his true parents. On their search, they end up meeting Geno, a being from Star Road, who possesses Gaz's doll, Geno, and takes on the name and persona. He explains that the must find the seven stars and stop Smithy who is the main villain of the game. The eventually run in to Bowser, and save Princess Peach. Bowser decides to help Mario, so he can reclaim his castle from the Smithy Gang, and Peach, desperate to help, sneaks out of the Mushroom Kingdom to help on their quest.
