![]() Nintendo supervised the development and Shigeru Miyamoto was involved, but the game is hugely different from his typical adventures. It’s rare he is handed off to developers outside of Nintendo, and while Square Enix (SquareSoft at the time) was not the first or last to do it, Legend of the Seven Stars is his earliest and biggest departure. Mario has always been precious to Nintendo. ![]() Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) ![]() With the recent release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, we take a look at all Mario’s games that fall under the RPG umbrella and examine how the series has evolved over the years. Super Mario RPG and its descendants have story and dialogue, menu navigation, and tactical decision-making, which is basically a list of things you won’t find in a typical Mario game. Mario jumps on and over things, which is why it’s strange to consider how much success he has found in a genre so traditionally divorced from platforming. Mario didn’t invent the platformer, but he popularized it and as a result is closely associated with the genre.
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