Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
SNES
About the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a 1996 role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was the final Mario game for the SNES, and was directed by Chihiro Fujioka and Yoshihiko Maekawa, produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and scored by Yoko Shimomura.
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 15 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a 1996 role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was the final Mario game for the SNES, and 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. The game features many new characters, such as Mallow and Geno.
Super Mario RPG was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, particularly for its humor and 3D-rendered graphics. It was released on the Wii's 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.
Official trailer
Game Intro. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
[Longplay] SNES - Super Mario RPG: Legend of The Seven Stars (HD, 60FPS), xRavenXP. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Developer
- Square, Square Enix
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Hyundai
- Series
- Super Mario RPG
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo, Wii, Wii U
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- CLASS IND
- L
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 3
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Nintendo | North America | 1996-05-13 |
Editions
Super Mario RPG (Super Famicom)
In the box
- Super Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Super Nintendo games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Super Nintendo.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Super Nintendo cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 1 September 2008 On the Wii Virtual Console. Later on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2016. The 2023 Switch remake is a separate game. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii and Wii U shops have closed. The Switch remake is a separate game. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii and Wii U Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings SNES 89 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Electronic Gaming Monthly 35 40 Famitsu 33 40 Game Informer 9.25 10 IGN 9.5 10 Nintendo Life 10 10 Next Generation 4 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Square Publisher Nintendo Directors Yoshihiko Maekawa, Chihiro Fujioka Producer Shigeru Miyamoto Programmer Fumiaki Fukaya Artists Hideo Minaba, Kiyofumi Kato, Yuko Hatae Writers Kensuke Tanabe, Atsushi Tejima Composer Yoko Shimomura
Notes for collectors
- Made by Square for Nintendo, with new party members Mallow and Geno.
- Sold 1.47 million copies in Japan, the third best-selling game there in 1996.
- Never released on the Super Nintendo in Europe; it reached Europe first on the Wii Virtual Console in 2008.
- Part of the Super NES Classic Edition in 2017, and remade for Switch in 2023.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Square, Square Enix
- Director
- Yoshihiko Maekawa, Chihiro Fujioka
- Released
- 1996-05-13
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 15 hours
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