Grab your party and get ready to head out on an adventure 'cuz today marks the 30th anniversary of Super Mario RPG!
Did You Know...
Super Mario RPG was partially inspired by a Japanese children's toy, according to one of the directors Yoshihiko Maekawa, the toy was like a laptop and had buttons that had to be pressed in-time with music.
"It was that idea, having gameplay built around timing pressing buttons, that inspired me to hybridize these two genres, to get a little bit of action and RPG into the same game."
The pseudo-3D art style didn't exists during development and had a more top-down map, the game received a pre-rendered isometric overhaul after some experimentation with 3D.
There's also a hidden boss named "Culex" which is an homage to Square's Final Fantasy series. Though he is not from Final Fantasy himself, he embodies many traits of the franchise. He has a sprite for overworld and battle like Final Fantasy and his in-game sprite doesn't change when attacking or being struck. A remix of Final Fantasy's battle theme plays during battle and the Final Fantasy victory plays after winning the battle.
Czar Dragon gets his name from an unused Final Fantasy super-boss Czar Dragon but his name is Kaiser Dragon in the Japanese versions.
Link from The Legend of Zelda and Samus Aran from the Metroid series make cameo appearances in the game. Link is seen resting in the Rose Town Inn and Samus can be seen in Toadstool's castle.
F-Zero's Blue Falcon and Fire Stingray; as well as Fox McCloud's Arwing can be seen in Barrel Volcano.
The Axem Ranger's are based on the characters from "Super Sentai". A long-running Japanese show that was the basis for the Power Rangers.
Translator Ted Woolsey wanted to squeeze in more references in the game. He wanted to name Punchinello "James Bomb" as a reference to James Bond but management shot down his request. A remnant of this idea made it into the game when he introduces himself, he says "The name's Nello...PUNCHINELLO!"
Check out the speedpaint video here
https://youtu.be/NT30YQh0Mog
Did You Know...
Super Mario RPG was partially inspired by a Japanese children's toy, according to one of the directors Yoshihiko Maekawa, the toy was like a laptop and had buttons that had to be pressed in-time with music.
"It was that idea, having gameplay built around timing pressing buttons, that inspired me to hybridize these two genres, to get a little bit of action and RPG into the same game."
The pseudo-3D art style didn't exists during development and had a more top-down map, the game received a pre-rendered isometric overhaul after some experimentation with 3D.
There's also a hidden boss named "Culex" which is an homage to Square's Final Fantasy series. Though he is not from Final Fantasy himself, he embodies many traits of the franchise. He has a sprite for overworld and battle like Final Fantasy and his in-game sprite doesn't change when attacking or being struck. A remix of Final Fantasy's battle theme plays during battle and the Final Fantasy victory plays after winning the battle.
Czar Dragon gets his name from an unused Final Fantasy super-boss Czar Dragon but his name is Kaiser Dragon in the Japanese versions.
Link from The Legend of Zelda and Samus Aran from the Metroid series make cameo appearances in the game. Link is seen resting in the Rose Town Inn and Samus can be seen in Toadstool's castle.
F-Zero's Blue Falcon and Fire Stingray; as well as Fox McCloud's Arwing can be seen in Barrel Volcano.
The Axem Ranger's are based on the characters from "Super Sentai". A long-running Japanese show that was the basis for the Power Rangers.
Translator Ted Woolsey wanted to squeeze in more references in the game. He wanted to name Punchinello "James Bomb" as a reference to James Bond but management shot down his request. A remnant of this idea made it into the game when he introduces himself, he says "The name's Nello...PUNCHINELLO!"
Check out the speedpaint video here
https://youtu.be/NT30YQh0Mog
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