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Super Mario RPG launched multiple future spin-off series for the famous plumber, including the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario games. But the original will always be remembered for its impressive (at the time!) graphics, unique cast (Bowser joining Mario’s side was novel at the time), and surprisingly engrossing story. Fan petitions to include Geno, one of the game’s many original characters, in Super Smash Bros. persist to this day.
- There’s a secret optional boss named Culex whose fight features music from Final Fantasy games.
- A secret in Booster Tower can temporarily turn Mario into an 8-bit NES-style sprite.
- Developers at Nintendo and Square, including Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, reportedly spent over a year on the 3D-style graphics alone.