
Japanese audiences received Super Mario RPG well with 1.47 million copies sold, making it the third highest-selling game in Japan in 1996. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars received very positive reviews and has appeared on reader-selected "best game of all-time" lists, such as 26th on GameFAQs and 30th at IGN.

Videos - A collection of videos featuring this game.Geno on the other hand, boasts more destructive magic. Mallow also has the most elements in his magic and also has access to electric and ice attacks. Mario is always in the player's party and he is the most balanced, whereas the other two characters can be switched before battles. For example, Mallow and Peach have access to healing abilities whereas Geno and Bowser have offensive attacks dealing high damage. Each character has a unique set of attacks and techniques. There are five characters the player can control: Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Peach. In the field, the game plays much like an isometric platformer, in which both traditional Mario features and new ones play a key role. However, much of Super Mario RPG's gameplay is outside of monster battles. The need to perform action commands in between navigating menus requires the player to be engaged in the battle the whole time. As with many other role-playing games, items are an important tool in battles. These consist of timed button presses and other movements to determine the power of the character's attack, a concept that was carried over to some later role-playing games such as Final Fantasy VIII. As well as selecting attacks, the player is usually required to perform action commands to increase the damage done. One of the more innovative features of the combat was the inclusion of timed button press sequences which became a mainstay of every Mario-role playing game. The combat uses a traditional turn based system without active time elements or speed contributing extra attacks. Avoiding battles also means acquiring fewer experience points, which will slow the process of leveling up and potentially make unavoidable battles more difficult.

This allows the player to evade unnecessary battles, although some fights are necessary to advance the plot. Mario's enemies are visible in the field a battle ensues only if he comes in contact with one.
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series (though this makes sense since Square developed the game while Nintendo only provided creative input). It contains token similarities to many other Square roleplaying games such as Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series with a story and action-based gameplay based on the Super Mario Bros. In Super Mario RPG, Mario, Bowser, Princess Toadstool, Mallow, and Geno fight as allies in the first console roleplaying game in the Mario series. Mario has to travel around the Mushroom Kingdom to collect stars and rebuild the Star Road with the help of Geno, Mallow, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool. In the process of invading the Mushroom Kingdom, the Smithy Gang, lead by Smithy himself, destroys the Star Road, a mystical pathway where wishes are granted. Bowser's Keep is taken over by a strange, extraterrestrial force known as the Smithy Gang.
