Friday, June 3, 2011

Role-Playing Mario

We're all well aware of the billion games Mario has been featured in. From huge successes like Super Mario Galaxy, to epic failures like Mario is Missing, there's a Mario game for everyone... except FPS Mario. I don't think that would fair too well. Although, Donkey Kong 64's mulitplayer mode had third person shooter, and the buffoonery of apes shooting each other with fruit guns was quite entertaining.

There's one Mario game in particular that stood out to me: Super Mario RPG. I'm not talking about the 2-D, side-scrolling Paper Mario series. Those were fine, but the one for Super Nintendo was special. Nintendo took a bold move, drastically shifting its gameplay and giving it the isometric view. They stayed true to the RPG formula. Mostly because they teamed up with Square (aka Square Enix).

Smithy's Alternate Forms. One of the weirdest boss battles

I really liked how you team up with Bowser to fight a common enemy. There's so much ingenuity and authenticity in this game, it remains as a Super Nintendo classic to me. If they hadn't went the Paper Mario route, and expanded on what they already had, I think there could've been something truly amazing.

Hidden Boss Battle: Culex from Final Fantasy
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26 comments:

  1. LaurentJune 3, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Well written post and I have heard of this game but never actually played it.

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  2. EzzJune 3, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    I really enjoyed the paper mario games >_<

    But I could see the appeal.

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  3. DejchJune 3, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    we just can't get enough of mario :)

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  4. MagnumJune 3, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Now this is something I'd definitely play! RPG Mario could be fun. Especially when it'd possible to play with friends and form a co-op team.

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  5. Hadders93June 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    So much nostalgia from that game! The Mario franchise has to be one of the biggest in gaming history.

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  6. Hadders93June 3, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    So much nostalgia from this game - the Mario franchise has to be one of the greatest in gaming history!

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  7. Pool FoolJune 3, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    it was nice to read

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  8. JonJune 3, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    super mario rpg was a great game and is highly under appreciated

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  9. Jesse CrowsJune 3, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    i loved super mario rpg!

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  10. MichaelJune 3, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    It was one of my favorite games as a child. I still love it in fact and playing it now years later I get all of the difference references. It's really awesome.

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  11. MakelJune 3, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    One of my all time favorite games from my childhood!

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  12. Joel HallJune 4, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Oh wow.

    I've never heard of this Mario game before!
    Awesome read!
    Maybe they will release an updated version one day...

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  13. Benji RadmanJune 4, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Never played Super Mario RPG but i did play Mario & Luigi: Bowser's inside story on the DS and thought it was great :) I would definitely give the other Mario RPG games a try :)

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  14. AnonymousJune 4, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    This is on my to-play list.

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  15. pvJune 4, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    whoa that looks so awesome man

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  16. phosportsJune 5, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    ahahah love mario.
    dont know if i would play this though

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  17. MagixxJune 6, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    reminds me of the old good times, oldschool ftw!
    nice work, like ur blog, keep it up!

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  18. remoconJune 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    retro games aren't really my thing, but I like your blog

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  19. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    I've always just thought of Mario as the basic, mushroom jumping, tunnel sinking game. There is so much more, though :o

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  20. wellpickedboogerJune 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    I love Super Mario RPG! Its actually called Legend of the Seven Stars.

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  21. AlnairJune 15, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Fun fact: there's a capella version of Culex's Battle Theme. Another fun fact: I can't get it out of my head. "Yoko Shimomura fooor the wiiin~"...

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  22. CharlesJune 18, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    I have this sitting around in emulator form somewhere, should probably take the time to play it.

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  23. Charles GodfreyJuly 15, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Mario RPG was such a great game! I wish they made games like this again. Nowadays they focus on graphics and usually the gaming experience is lacking, unfortunately.

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  24. Scrubby BearJuly 18, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Nostalgic!
    +following and supporting

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  25. Scrubby BearJuly 20, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    i've never thouoght of playing an RPG version of mario! haha

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  26. AyJimAugust 29, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    never seen this before O_O

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