| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | |
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| Developer(s) | Square |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
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| Producer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Programmer(s) | Fumiaki Fukaya |
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| Composer(s) | Yoko Shimomura |
| Series | Mario |
| Platform(s) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[a] is a 1996 role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).[b] It was the final Mario game for the SNES. The game was directed by Chihiro Fujioka and Yoshihiko Maekawa, produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and scored by Yoko Shimomura.
Super Mario RPG's story focuses on Mario and his friends as they seek to defeat the Smithy Gang, who have crashed into their world and scattered the seven star pieces of Star Road. It is the first RPG in the Mario franchise, drawing from major elements of Square's RPG franchises such as Final Fantasy. The main form of fighting enemies is turn-based combat with a party of up to three characters. It is also the first game in the Mario franchise to have gameplay within an isometric 3D environment, allowing for a new variety of the exploration and platforming elements reminiscent of the Super Mario series.
Super Mario RPG was acclaimed, particularly for its humor and 3D-rendered graphics. It was released on the Wii Virtual Console service in 2008, marking its debut in Europe and Australia, and for the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2015. It was also included with the Super NES Classic Edition in 2017. A remake developed by ArtePiazza for the Nintendo Switch was released in 2023 and received positive reviews. Super Mario RPG was followed by the Mario RPG series Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi, which retain some gameplay elements.
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