Super Mario RPG - Better or Worse than Final Fantasy Mystic Quest? | Gaming Through the Years

Before Square and Nintendo signed the divorce papers, they gave us one last RPG so us kids wouldn't feel like it was our fault.

Time codes:
0:00 - Nintendo and Square Team Up
1:00 - Super Mario RPG - The Basics
3:48 - Setting & Characters
8:21 - World Traversal & Item Management
11:45 - Mario-fying the RPG Formula
14:45 - Gameplay Criticisms
16:44 - Graphics & Soundtrack
18:26 - Final Fantasy Callbacks
19:48 - Sales & Critical Reception
22:26 - Nintendo and Square Split Up

Endcard Artwork by OcaRockaRina (Twitter)

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars © 1996 Nintendo, Square
Super Mario RPG (Remake) © 2023 Nintendo, Square, ArtPiazza

Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII © 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997 Square

The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario World © 1986, 1990 Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country © 1994 Nintendo, Rare
Paper Mario © 2000 Nintendo, Intelligent Systems

Sonic 3D Blast © 1996 SEGA, Sonic Team, Traveller's Tales

Featuring Music by Yoko Shimomura, Koji Kondo, Nobuo Uematsu

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