
Nearly all the enemies of SMB 1 & 3 (excluding the bosses in the forts) appear in the game, as well as some new ones and even a few references (an enemy that IS Donkey Kong with a different name, for example) Geno never appears in any other Mario game, as far as I know. Geno's real name is incomprehensible.) to help Mario and his gang send the stars home. He wants his castle back.) as well as some new characters, like Mallow the "frog" and Geno, a spirit from Star Road who embodies a doll ("Geno" is actually the name of the doll. Seriously.)Īlong the way you join up with Peach and Bowser (Yes, Bowser. Succesfully retrieved stars earn the goons Brownie Points (True story. Sword's name is Exor) wants the Seven Stars for himself. (There's a sword man falling from the sky! He likes to crash the party and make things all go arry! - Sing to the tune of Starman by David Bowie)Ī fiend named Smithy (not the sword. A giant sword falls from the sky and smashes into the castle, sending Mario, Bowser and Peach flying across the kingdom. The princess is kidnapped again and Mario goes to rescue her (per usual) but after beating Bowser things go south. Isometric platformer meets RPG battles and leveling and they have a lovechild that enjoys making you laugh.

It's an RPG for those that don't like RPG's typically. If you're a fan of Mario, and you're not even into RPG's, I'd still recommend this game. You get to be Bowser! Can you believe it?! Bowser and Mario actually WORKING on the same team, it was priceless. The story is very well done, as well as the characters that you get to play. I had very much wished they had made a sequel, as I loved this game so much. The difficulty level I'd say was a bit too easy in comparison to something such as Final Fantasy, but it's not bad, and still quite enjoyable. It was quite a unique combination of a typical Mario game and other RPG's such as Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger. It follows the Mario game style quite a bit with a blend of RPG in it as well (the fights are more of an RPG style versus that of a typical Mario game - and you have the ability to talk to people in towns and such). Super Mario RPG is probably one of the top 5 RPG's made for the SNES!
