Super Mario RPG is a console RPG starring none other than Nintendo's popular character Mario. This game starts off like almost every other Mario game, with Bowser kidnapping Princess Toadstool. However, when Mario goes to Bowser's Keep to save her, a giant sword made by the evil Smithy crashes into the castle and sends Mario, the Princess, and Bowser flying to separate parts of the world.

The game plays much like a traditional RPG: Mario and the members of his party gain experience points by defeating enemies. These experience points can increase the team's maximum number of hit points and flower points (magic points). The battles are also turn-based, but this time there are timed attacks and defenses. Timed attacks allow you to inflict more harm than normal to an enemy. Timed defenses, on the other hand, allow an enemy to inflict less harm than normal. You are only allowed to have three out of five team members on your party at a time. Mario is always in your party, regardless. Your team members can also purchase more weapons and abilities, along with better armor.

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Alternate Titles

"Super Mario RPG" -- Japanese title
"スーパーマリオRPG" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	SNES	$38.99
	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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User Reviews

A classic that reignited my passion for the console R.P.G.	SNES	festershinetop (9316)
A fantastic, lush game with little room for improvement	SNES	Ben Burdick (6)
The first RPG I beat is also my favorite!	SNES	STU2 (72)
The best "Super Mario" game I've played	SNES	gamewarrior (5078)
Square and Nintendo a dream team	SNES	TheNightWalker (16)
Why does it seem like just because sqaure made a game means it's good?	SNES	Classic Nigel (149)
Great RPG for Snes	SNES	Dason Rise (20)
My favorite game on the Super Nintendo	SNES	Matt H. (2)

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The Press Says

Nintendo Life	Wii	Aug 22, 2008		100
1UP	SNES	May 09, 2004	9.5 out of 10	95
Game Players	SNES	May, 1996	91 out of 100	91
PGNx Media	SNES	Dec 28, 2003	9.1 out of 10	91
Cubed3	SNES	Apr 13, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	May, 1996	8.8 out of 10	88
RPGFan	SNES	May 28, 2001	87 out of 100	87
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SNES	May, 1996	8 out of 10	80
Console Obsession	SNES	Dec 30, 2004	8 out of 10	80
RPGamer	SNES	Aug 29, 2000	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

A big misconception (poor dialog?) with this game is that the giant sword's name is "Smithy". That is incorrect.The sword's name is "Exor". Smithy is the person who made the sword and head honcho of it as well as several other of the enemies.

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This entry was contributed by Suicide Squad (49) and gamewarrior (5078)