- Name
- Mario RPG
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- First game
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Aliases
Mario RPG
The Mario RPG franchise consists of a variety of unique and humorous games in which Mario (along with several compadres) has to battle a threat in order to rescue Princess Peach.
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Overview
The Super Mario RPG franchise is an extension of Nintendo'sMariobrand that features semi-traditional role playing games in the Square Enixstyle starring Mario and other Mushroom Kingdomcharacters. While the games can be considered traditional in that they are turn-based RPGs featuring familiar concepts such as persistent character growth, they also contain elements that separate them from many of their contemporaries; these elements are primarily derived from both the Mushroom Kingdom setting as well as the gameplay conventions of traditional Mario games. For example, every Mario RPG game contains some form of platforming. The turn-based combat present in these games is also slightly modified from more established RPG fare through the extensive use of timed button presses to increase the effectiveness of actions, short minigames to activate attacks, or sometimes both in tandem.
The Mario RPG games are also well-known for their humor. The dialogue and settings are usually surreal in nature, and the writing, especially in the later games, is often cited as sharply self-aware and witty, which is somewhat unusual for a Nintendo product.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG, a collaboration between Square and Nintendo.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars(shortened to and known in Japan as just Super Mario RPG) was a collaboration between Squareand Nintendo for the SNES. The game was originally released in just Japan and North America, and was later released on the European Virtual Console in 2008. Super Mario RPG takes Mario, Princess Peach (Character), Bowser (Character), Mallow (Character), and Genoon their quest to defeat Smithy (Character). Being developed by Square, the game contains many references to Final Fantasyand other Square games, such as Chrono Trigger (Game). The game does have platforming action gameplay out of battle, similar to other Super Mario games (except not on a 2D plane).
Paper Mario
The Paper Mario franchise has a unique "paper" art style.
The Paper Mariofranchise has been developed by Intelligent Systemsand published by Nintendo. The first one came out in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 (and was later released in 2007 for the Virtual Console).
The game retained much of Super Mario RPG's role-playing mechanics, but introduced many new aspects. Paper Mariohas more puzzle-based gameplay than Super Mario RPG, with Mario solving puzzles in the overworld. Also, players can now affect the effectiveness of an attack by pressing certain buttons.
The Paper Mario franchise has had three sequels: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door,Super Paper Mario, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Mario & Luigi
Mario andamp;amp;amp; Luigi: Superstar Sagabegan the Mario andamp;amp;amp; Luigifranchise in 2003. With every game in the franchise developed by AlphaDreamand published by Nintendo, the game contains many similarities to previous Mario RPG games. The first game, Superstar Saga, took place in the Beanbean Kingdomrather than the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mario & Luigi franchise differs from other Mario RPG games in that it has Bros. Moves, a dual attack with both Mario and Luigiattacking at once. Mario andamp;amp;amp; Luigi: Partners in Time,Mario andamp;amp;amp; Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story,and Mario andamp;amp;amp; Luigi: Dream Team have been the three sequels in this franchise.
Games
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