50 Fun Facts About Super Mario RPG

Which Mario character appears in Super Mario RPG only during the ending, as grand marshal of the credits parade?

Luigi leads a parade featuring most of the game's cast as the credits roll. Mario's brother takes no part in the adventure before that.

What kind of giant weapon is Exor, which crashes into Bowser's Keep at the start of Super Mario RPG?

A sword with eyes and a mouth, Exor smashes through the Star Road as it falls and scatters seven Star Pieces across the world.

In Super Mario RPG, what can no longer be granted to people once the Star Road is shattered?

Wishes that come true fall to Star Hill as stars, so repairing the road above is the real point of collecting the seven Star Pieces.

In Super Mario RPG, Geno is a spirit from the Star Road who takes over what kind of body?

A wooden doll named Geno, a child's toy at the Rose Town inn, is possessed overnight and walks off into the Forest Maze.

Which Japanese studio, best known for role-playing games, developed Super Mario RPG in partnership with Nintendo?

Square modelled the battles on its own Final Fantasy series, then added jumping and dashing so it still played like a Mario game.

Which Nintendo 64 game was first announced as a numbered sequel to Legend of the Seven Stars?

Paper Mario kept the action commands and the collection of seven stars, and it was renamed before it reached the Nintendo 64.

What happens around Mallow whenever he bursts into tears in Super Mario RPG?

It rains heavily, because Mallow controls the weather: in battle the same gift lets him call down lightning and snow.

During the battle with Chef Torte in Super Mario RPG, what comes to life and attacks Mario's party?

A cake baked for a ceremony that Mario has just broken up starts to move mid-fight, and its two tiers then attack separately.

Which Mario series character hatches from a giant egg named Shelly to battle the party in Super Mario RPG?

Birdo invites Mario to play before the fight begins, then attacks by spitting eggs. She is far larger here than in her other appearances.

Bowser saves face in Super Mario RPG by declaring that Mario's party has joined which army?

The Koopa Troop had deserted him out of fear, so Bowser makes the heroes honorary members rather than admit he needs their help.

At the start of Super Mario RPG, Mario and Bowser fight their opening duel while standing on what?

Chandeliers inside Bowser's Keep host the duel, and the party returns to the same ones late in the game to face a foe named Boomer.

Which eccentric tower owner tries to marry Princess Toadstool in the town of Marrymore in Super Mario RPG?

Booster has no idea what a marriage is and treats the whole thing as a fun party, going straight home once the food is gone.

Mallow turns out to be the lost prince of which Super Mario RPG kingdom, reached by climbing a beanstalk?

Nimbus Land is home to people who all look like Mallow, and his real parents, the king and queen, are being held captive when he arrives.

In Super Mario RPG, the pirate captain Johnny Jones leads a crew made up of which sea creatures?

Sharks crew the Sunken Ship under Johnny, who fights with a trident and keeps a strict code of honor: beat him and he becomes an ally.

Yaridovich, renamed Speardovich in the remake, impersonates everyone in which Super Mario RPG settlement?

Seaside Town's real residents are locked in a building while he poses as all of them, tricking Mario into fetching a Star Piece from the sea.

Belome, the ever-hungry dog-like boss of Super Mario RPG, is first fought at the end of which area?

Kero Sewers ends with Belome eating Mallow mid-battle; once he is beaten the tunnels flood and the heroes are flushed out.

In the temple rematch in Super Mario RPG, Belome eats party members and then produces what?

Their clones then fight on Belome's side. His temple lies under the sands of Land's End, where a fortune decides what each visitor meets.

Which hidden boss behind a sealed door in Monstro Town is Super Mario RPG's tribute to Final Fantasy?

Culex is drawn in the hand-drawn pixel style of early Final Fantasy games, and beating him plays that series' victory fanfare.

Which tiny martial arts master runs a dojo in Monstro Town and can be fought three times in Super Mario RPG?

Jinx grows stronger with each rematch, and after a third defeat he hands over his belt and renames the school after Mario.

Which enemies block the exit of Mushroom Way until Mario beats them early in Super Mario RPG?

Hammer Bros. block the road until they are beaten, and one of their hammers then becomes Mario's own to swing in battle.

Super Mario RPG was the first Mario game to use which viewpoint, chosen to bring its world to life?

Isometric views show the world on a diagonal, letting Mario jog in eight directions and jump between ledges as in a platformer.

Special moves in Super Mario RPG draw on one pool shared by the whole party, known by which name?

Flower Points never grow by levelling up; the party raises the cap by finding items such as Flower Jars and Flower Boxes.

In the 1996 Super Mario RPG, what is the name for pressing a button mid-attack to deal extra damage?

Timed Hit presses can double an attack's damage or cancel an enemy's blow completely, an idea later Mario role-playing games kept.

Which of Princess Toadstool's special moves in Super Mario RPG heals every active party member at once?

Group Hug restores HP in proportion to each character's maximum, and a well-judged button press also clears status ailments.

Which classic Mario enemy does Bowser befriend and swing as a weapon in Super Mario RPG?

A Chain Chomp found locked in a secret room joins the party as Bowser's flail; he spins her around and hurls her at the enemy.

Which household object is Princess Toadstool's most powerful weapon in Super Mario RPG?

Frying Pan is its real name, but a Moleville shop lists it as a plain Metal Plate. It adds 90 to her attack.

Which name in Super Mario RPG belongs to both a weapon for Mario and an armor any party member can wear?

Lazy Shell items sit in the sky above Rose Town, up a beanstalk that grows once a gardener is given a seed and fertilizer.

Which special move in Super Mario RPG deals 9999 damage to ordinary enemies when the button press is perfect?

Geno Whirl throws a disc of light through its target, and it is the only move in Mario's party able to land a critical blow.

In the 1996 Super Mario RPG, which of Mallow's moves shows an enemy's remaining HP and reads its mind?

Psychopath was renamed Thought Peek in the 2023 remake, which also logs every enemy's thoughts in a Monster List.

Geno returned as a costume for Mii characters in which Nintendo series, long after Super Mario RPG?

Smash Bros. sold the outfit as a download for Mii Gunners on 3DS and Wii U, complete with an arm cannon modelled on his own.

Which blue Yoshi in sunglasses takes over the Mushroom Derby on Yo'ster Isle in Super Mario RPG?

Boshi cancels the races so he can stay champion forever, and only agrees to a one-on-one run when tempted with his favorite snack.

On Yo'ster Isle in Super Mario RPG, what does Mario feed Yoshi mid-race for a burst of speed?

Cookies make Yoshi dash for a moment; the rest of the race is won by tapping two buttons to the beat of the music.

Which accomplice does Valentina present to the crowd as the long-lost prince in Super Mario RPG?

Dodo is a large bird who looks nothing like the royal family, yet the plan has him propose to Valentina so that she becomes queen.

Garro smuggles Mario past Valentina's guards in Super Mario RPG by disguising him as what?

A statue coated in gold, to be exact: Garro passes Mario off as a sculpture of Valentina's nephew and carries him inside.

The Czar Dragon of Super Mario RPG sinks into lava and rises again as which skeletal second form?

Zombone hits harder than the dragon but defends worse, and Pure Water, which destroys lesser undead outright, only chips at it.

In Super Mario RPG, the final area reached through Exor's mouth is what kind of place?

A factory mass-produces metal copies of bosses the party has already beaten, and its Clerk, Manager and Director all stand in the way.

Which five color-coded villains snatch the sixth Star Piece just as Mario reaches for it in Super Mario RPG?

The Axem Rangers spoof Japan's Super Sentai hero teams, the basis for Power Rangers, and each one mirrors a member of Mario's party.

Which soldiers patrolling Bowser's Keep are the very first enemies Mario fights in Super Mario RPG?

Terrapins are the weakest of Bowser's soldiers, feebler even than a Goomba, and in the original game beating one earns no experience.

Which purple thief steals a coin from Mallow and is chased down Bandit's Way in Super Mario RPG?

Croco strikes again in the Moleville mines, taking all of Mario's coins while he lies stunned by a faulty trampoline.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars first appeared in 1996 on which Nintendo console?

The SNES version was the most-rented game in the United States for 14 straight weeks in 1996.

Which composer, later known for the Kingdom Hearts series, wrote the music for Super Mario RPG?

Yoko Shimomura wove in themes by Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu, and counts the score as one of the turning points of her career.

Which studio, known for its Dragon Quest work, developed the 2023 Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG?

ArtePiazza rebuilt the game in full 3D with the Unity engine, and players can switch between the original music and new arrangements.

The 2023 remake of Super Mario RPG swapped the name Princess Toadstool for which modern one?

Peach was one of several updated names: the remake also turned the pond elder Frogfucius into Frog Sage.

Which six-letter English code word opens the sealed treasure cellar aboard Super Mario RPG's Sunken Ship?

Pearls is spelled out by clues from six puzzle rooms, while the Japanese version uses a different word entirely, meaning aquarium.

Which Nintendo hero can be found asleep at the Rose Town inn in Super Mario RPG?

Link stays silent when Mario speaks to him, a nod to his wordless role, while a Zelda secret-found jingle plays.

The 2023 remake of Super Mario RPG added which team attacks, unleashed once a gauge reaches 100 percent?

Triple Moves change with whichever three heroes are fighting, and the gauge fills as the player lands action commands.

Which jester, the younger brother of Knife Guy, opens a hidden casino in Bean Valley in Super Mario RPG?

Grate Guy only admits members holding a Bright Card, a prize won from his brother Knife Guy's ball-guessing game in Booster Tower.

Which Nintendo designer produced Super Mario RPG and led teams at both companies during its development?

Shigeru Miyamoto had long wanted a Mario role-playing game, and in planning he steered the team away from weapons that did not suit the series.

What stands in for the chimney on the roof of Mario's Pad in Super Mario RPG?

A pipe serves as the smokestack of Mario's small house, which is decorated with tools and has a bed that restores the party for free.

Which composer at Melody Bay rewards Mario for arranging tadpoles into tunes in Super Mario RPG?

Toadofsky is short of inspiration, so each melody Mario supplies earns a card that can be used at the Juice Bar.