Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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Developer	Square
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U) Super NES Classic Edition Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
Release date	SNES: March 9, 1996 May 13, 1996 Virtual Console (Wii): June 24, 2008 August 22, 2008 August 22, 2008 September 1, 2008 Virtual Console (Wii U): August 5, 2015 December 24, 2015 December 25, 2015 June 30, 2016 Super NES Classic Edition: September 29, 2017 September 29, 2017 September 30, 2017 October 5, 2017
Language(s)	English (United States) 日本語
Genre	RPG
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Kids to Adults PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General USK: - All ages
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media	Super NES: Game Pak Wii: Digital download Wii U: Digital download Super NES Classic Edition: Built-in
Input	Super NES: Super NES Controller Wii: Classic Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller Wii U: Wii U GamePad Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller Super NES Classic Edition: Super NES Classic Controller Classic Controller

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (or simply Super Mario RPG) is a role playing video game designed by Square (currently Square Enix) and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. It is the first Mario role-playing game, with an action-command battle system. In this game, Mario, with the help of Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool, needs to stop the Smithy Gang, while collecting seven Star Pieces so that peace may return and wishes may be granted once more.

Super Mario RPG's success was limited due to the release of the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 four months later that year. It was one of the last games in Square's original deal with Nintendo, and the final Mario game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on June 24, 2008, in Europe and Australia on August 22, and in North America on September 1, 2008. The game was also re-released for the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan in August 2015, in Europe and Australia in December 2015, and in North America in June 2016. In Europe, the game is treated as an import game, meaning that only the 60Hz mode is supported, and there has been no further localization. The game costs 800 Wii Points in North America and Japan, and 900 points in other regions. Super Mario RPG is also one of the 21 titles included on the Super NES Classic Edition.

Story

Prologue

Princess Toadstool in the intro

The game begins with a short cutscene. Princess Toadstool sits peacefully on a hill outside Mario's Pad. Suddenly, she is kidnapped by King Bowser using the Koopa Clown Car. Mario exits his house then and sees Princess Toadstool in peril. He chases Toadstool and Bowser and ends up at Bowser's Keep. After going through the castle, Mario finally catches up with Bowser and proceeds to battle him on the chandeliers. Upon defeating Bowser and rescuing the princess, the castle begins to shake. A giant sword named Exor falls from the sky and crashes into Bowser's Keep, destroying the Star Road on the way. The crash sends Mario, Toadstool, and Bowser flying in separate directions.

Mario views the damage done to Bowser's Keep by Exor.

Mario ends up landing back at his house where Toad has been searching for Toadstool. When Toad discovers that the princess is not there, he asks Mario to go back to Bowser's Keep to bring her back. Mario has no idea where she or Bowser are, but goes to check the castle. However, when he arrives he is unable to enter the castle and Exor, the giant sword, tells Mario that the keep is now the property of the Smithy Gang, taken over to help with its quest to take over the world. Exor destroys the bridge and Mario narrowly escapes.

Mushroom Kingdom

Mario returns to his home. Toad gets kidnapped by two Hammer Bros. outside Mario's Pad. Mario defeats them and rescues Toad. Mario and Toad then travel to Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor of the Princess's kidnapping. After talking with the chancellor, he meets Mallow, apparently a frog from Tadpole Pond. Mario assists him by chasing after Croco, a thief, to recover a frog coin that was stolen from Mallow. When they return, Mushroom Kingdom is dark and overrun by monsters.

Mario and Mallow enter the Mushroom Castle and meet with Mack, a member of the Smithy Gang, in the throne room. Mario battles him and wins. After Mack is defeated, a star remains. Mario takes it, not quite knowing what it is.

Pond to Pipes

Mario and Mallow now head to Mallow's home, Tadpole Pond. On their way, they travel through the Kero Sewers and encounter Belome, a giant, dog-like enemy. After Belome is defeated, the sewers are filled with water, and Mario is flushed down the Midas River. At Tadpole Pond, Mallow's grandfather Frogfucius reveals that he found Mallow floating in a basket as a baby, and is not really his grandfather. He tells Mallow to travel with Mario and find his true home.

Bowser's remaining minions in Rose Way

Mario and Mallow then travel to Rose Town via Rose Way. During their travels, they nearly run into Bowser and spy on him from the foliage. He has a group of minions with him and tries to get his castle back from the Smithy Gang, marching ahead of them. As Mario and Mallow arrive in Rose Town, it is under attack. Paralyzing arrows are shot from the nearby forest. The two seek shelter in the local inn. There, Mario plays with the innkeeper's son, Gaz, and his Mario, Bowser, and Toadstool dolls. As the game continues, Gaz brings out his favorite doll, Geno. However, Mario is knocked out by a stray punch from the toy. While everyone is in bed, a star possesses the Geno doll and walks into the origin of the arrows, the Forest Maze.

The next day, Mario and Mallow follow Geno's path through the Forest Maze, eventually meeting Bowyer, a bow-like creature who fires the paralyzing Aeros. Geno tries to get back the Star Piece that Bowyer holds. It is revealed that the Star Pieces are parts of the Star Road that has been destroyed by Exor. Without the Star Road, wishes cannot be granted. Unable to persuade Bowyer, another member of the Smithy Gang, Geno enters combat, and Mario and Mallow join him. Together, they defeat Bowyer and recover the second Star Piece. However, an Aero survives the battle. He hears about the Star Pieces' importance and heads off to inform Smithy.

Mole Mountains

Bowser's remaining minions in Moleville

While Mario is free to go to Yo'ster Isle via the Pipe Vault, the next stop for Mario and his friends in their search for the Star Pieces is Moleville. Again, Mario spots Bowser and his troops in the distance. The number of Bowser's minions has decreased since his time on Rose Way, but Bowser still leads his remaining minions to get his castle back.

The inhabitants of Moleville are upset because Dyna & Mite have been lost. Mario goes into the Coal Mines to find them. On his way through the vast caves, Mario jumps onto a trampoline which pretends to be an exit. However, it is fake, and Mario is smashed against the ceiling. While unconscious, Croco appears again and steals Mario's coins. Mario chases Croco and the Crooks through the mines and eventually faces off against him. Halfway through the battle, Croco steals all of Mario's items. After his defeat, Mario and his friends regain the coins and the items.

Going deeper into the mines, Mario meets Punchinello, who wants to defeat Mario in order to become famous. After a long battle, Punchinello drops a giant Bob-omb, which explodes but only covers Mario and his friends with soot. They get the third Star Piece, which Punchinello has found in the mines. Mario also finds Dyna & Mite, and they exit the mines through the mine kart track.

Mario at the base of Booster Tower

When Mario, Toadstool, and Bowser get launched from the keep, Princess Toadstool falls from the sky and lands at Booster Tower, the home to the maniacal Booster, who wants to marry her. However, she does not want to and cries out for Mario to help her.

Mario and his party arrive at Booster Tower. As they arrive, they see Bowser lamenting the loss of his keep and the "good old days". Once Bowser notices the others, he tries to act tough. At the top of the tower, Toadstool notices Mario and calls out to him. Afterwards, Bowser leaves. Mario tries to enter, but the door to the tower is locked. However, Bowser shows up again. On his own, he decides to help out Mario and destroys the tower's front door. He then joins Mario and his friends by making them honorary members of the Koopa Troop.

After heading to the highest level of the large tower, Mario enters Booster's room, right before the balcony where Toadstool is held captive. However, Booster enters and Mario hides behind curtains. Booster looks for his Mario doll, which he suspects to be somewhere behind the curtains. He and his Snifits search around. If they manage to find Mario while doing so, Mario has to then fight Booster. In both cases, Booster finds his Mario doll and heads out to his balcony. Mario and his friends follow him onto the balcony. However, Booster and Toadstool have disappeared, and two helpers of Booster, Knife Guy and Grate Guy, battle Mario.

After Knife Guy and Grate Guy are defeated, Mario continues to follow Booster, who runs up Booster Hill with Toadstool and tries to marry her in the wedding town of Marrymore. Mario disrupts the wedding and wants to take the princess back to Mushroom Kingdom. However, the creators of the wedding cake, Chef Torte and his apprentice, are angry because of this and fight Mario. During the battle, their cake comes to life. After the fight, Booster eats the cake, and Mario and Toadstool go back to Mushroom Kingdom. The Chancellor is glad about the princess's return. However, with the help of her chambermaid, who disguises herself as the princess, Toadstool is able to escape from the castle and join Mario's party.

Seaside

Mario near the supposed residents of Seaside Town

During a short visit at Tadpole Pond, Frogfucius tells Mario he has heard of a Star Piece falling onto Star Hill. Mario heads there instantly and finds the fourth Star Piece, away from any member of the Smithy Gang.

Mario's next stop is Seaside Town. There, he gets told by the village "elder" that he saw a star fall into the sea. He asks Mario to get it for him. Mario, knowing that it is a Star Piece, heads off to the sea. He goes through the grottoes by the sea and finally reaches the shore. Underwater, he enters a Sunken Ship on the seabed.

In the Sunken Ship, Mario soon reaches a door that is sealed and can only be opened with the right passwords. There are six rooms where Mario can find hints about the password. With the right word, he can open the door. He proceeds and encounters King Calamari, a giant Bloober who caused the ship to sink in the first place.

After a battle with King Calamari, Mario reaches the lower levels of the ship, and eventually meets Jonathan Jones, the shark owner of the ship. Jones claims the Star Piece for himself as it fell into "his" sea. However, Mario is able to win the Star Piece in a battle with Jones and leaves the ship.

Upon returning to Seaside Town, Mario is stopped by the "elder" and various other Toads. The "elder" reveals himself to be Yaridovich, a spear-like member of the Smithy Gang. Yaridovich had disguised himself as Seaside Town's entire population in order to persuade Mario searching for the Star Piece for him. As Yaridovich threatens to torture the town's real population, Mario hands over the Star Piece. Yaridovich flees and Mario runs after him. Yaridovich was to be taken by the battleship Blade. However, Blade is late, and Yaridovich, being on a dead-end cliff near Seaside Town, sees himself forced to swim, though he admits he might rust when doing so. However, Jonathan Jones jumps out of the water preventing Yaridovich from fleeing. Cornered, Yaridovich changes into his real form and battles Mario and his allies. After a long fight, Mario is able to defeat Yaridovich and regain the fifth Star Piece.

Land's End

Looking for the sixth Star Piece, Mario and his friends travel to Land's End. After climbing the mountain and clearing the desert area, they are unable to proceed because the cliff is too high. So they search for a way to the underground and end up in Belome Temple. There, they encounter Belome for a second time. The hungry monster tries to eat them, but again gets defeated. After the fight, Mario goes further underground and reaches Monstro Town.

In Monstro Town, Monstermama calls Sergeant Flutter to help Mario climb the huge cliff in Land's End. She says that the sixth Star Piece has to be somewhere in the clouds, as there is no place on land left to look for it. With the help of Flutter and his Sky Troopas, Mario and his friends discover the Bean Valley. In a Warp Pipe in Bean Valley, a Beezo grows a giant Piranha Plant, the Megasmilax. Mario and company have to defeat it in order to gain access to the giant tendril which leads up to the clouds and to Nimbus Land.

Nimbus Land

Valentina introducing Dodo as the lost prince

As Mario reaches Nimbus Land's plaza, Valentina gives a speech to the local Nimbus. She says that King Nimbus is ill at the moment and cannot do his business. Also, she introduces the giant bird Dodo as being the lost Prince Mallow. Though Dodo looks nothing like a Nimbus and cannot speak, Valentina claims the "prince" wants to marry her, thus making her the queen of Nimbus Land. She then leaves for Nimbus Castle, which is closed to the public.

Though Mallow does not realize at first that he is the actual prince, he is told so by Garro, a sculptor for the royal family. Garro agrees to help Mario and Mallow against Valentina. He coats Mario in gold, disguising him as one of Garro's statues. He takes it to Nimbus Castle with other statues for Valentina. Inside, Mario barely escapes Dodo's wrath as he pecks on random statues instead of polishing them on Valentina's behalf. He takes off the statue disguise and fights his way through the heavily guarded castle.

On their route through Nimbus Castle, Mario and his friends encounter a giant egg called Shelly, which turns out to be Birdo who works for Valentina. After defeating her, Mario gets to the back door of the castle and falls down a few layers of clouds. He quickly heads back to the plaza of Nimbus Land, where he meets Valentina and Dodo. After being defeated by Mario, Valentina falls through the clouds and ends up at Booster Tower, just as Toadstool did before.

Mallow is then reunited with his parents, King and Queen Nimbus. They say they heard a Star Piece has fallen into the nearby Barrel Volcano. Mario and his friends drop off the clouds from the royal hot spring and fall right into the vent of the volcano. The heroes fight their way through the hot volcano and take a stop at Hinopio's shop and inn. Shortly afterwards, they face a great dragon known as the Czar Dragon, the guardian of the sixth Star Piece. They manage to defeat the fiery dragon, but it resurrects and becomes the undead Zombone. However, it is defeated. As Mario tries to collect the Star Piece, it is snatched away before his hands by the Axem Rangers.

Mario and his party confronting the Axem Rangers

The Axem Rangers, five members of the Smithy Gang, run away with the Star Piece through Barrel Volcano, shortly followed by Mario and his friends. On top of the volcano, they head onto Blade, the huge battleship that failed to take away Yaridovich earlier. On Blade, Mario and company defeat all the Axem Rangers and also destroy the ship's Breaker Beam. Blade is destroyed, and Mario finally gets the sixth Star Piece.

Smithy Factory

After meeting King and Queen Nimbus again, Mario and his friends take Nimbus Land's Royal Bus to get access to Bowser's Keep, which is unreachable through any other means because Exor destroyed the bridge to the nearby Vista Hill.

All members of the Koopa Troop in Bowser's Keep have either defected to or been brainwashed by the Smithy Gang. However, many are scared off by their former boss Bowser. Mario meets Croco again, who does not fight him this time, but rather offers him help by selling his items.

Mario then reaches a room with doors to six corridors, of which he has to clear four. Two corridors are action courses, two are fighting areas, and two are puzzle courses led by Dr. Topper. In the fighting areas, Mario can encounter enemies such as the Chester. All enemies in the fighting areas are created by a brainwashed Magikoopa and the statues.

After the required amount of courses is cleared, Mario proceeds and fights the brainwashed Magikoopa. After its defeat, the Magikoopa comes to its senses again and helps out Mario's party, creating the magic treasure box as well as healing them. Croco also appears for a second time offering his items.

Mario reaches the final room of the keep again, and gets onto the chandeliers he fought Bowser on at the beginning of the game. This time, the enemy is the Smithy Gang swordsman Boomer. After Mario and his friends defeat Boomer, he falls down. The chandelier with Mario on it is transported upwards by a Chandeli-ho to the highest tower of the keep. There, Mario's party finally enters combat with Exor. The giant sword foe is shielded by its eyes in battle. However, after the eyes are "knocked out", Mario and company can defeat Exor. With his last ounce of strength, Exor inhales Mario and his party with its mouth, the Neosquid, which acts as a portal to Smithy's dimension.

Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser and Toadstool are brought to Smithy's Factory, his base of operation for the invasion of Mushroom Kingdom. In the gloomy universe, they have to fight many previous enemies a second time. Notably, Machine Mades, which are gray copies of Mack, Bowyer, Yaridovich, and the Axem Rangers, are produced en masse in the Factory. Additionally, they encounter Count Down, a giant clock which is controlled by the bell-like Ding-A-Lings.

They also fight the duo of Cloaker and Domino. When either one of them is defeated, the other runs away to make use of his giant snake. Domino's snake is Mad Adder, while Cloaker's is Earth Link. However, even with the help of the snake, he is defeated by Mario. Mario and company then enter the production lines of the Factory. There, they have to fight the Factory's Clerk, Manager, and Director before meeting the Factory Chief. The Factory Chief uses the Gunyolk in battle, but still gets defeated by Mario.

Mario and gang meet Smithy.

The five heroes finally meet Smithy in the basement of the Factory. Smithy constantly creates more weapons with his hammer and the Smelter. He also holds the seventh and last Star Piece. Refusing to give it away, he starts to fight Mario and his allies. At first, he use the Smelter to create Shypers to aide him in battle. However, he is soon defeated. Angry, he slams the floor with his hammer several times. Because the floor has only been constructed the day before, it breaks and Smithy, along with Mario and company, falls down to a dark area below the Factory.

Furious, Smithy changes into his real form for the final battle. With his hammer, he has the power to transform his head into five different forms, all with special abilities. However, after a long battle, he is defeated and destroyed by Mario and his friends.

Conclusion

The ending screen with Mario, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Toad, and the Chancellor.

With all seven Star Pieces restored, Geno thanks the others and says goodbye, before leaving the form of a doll and returning to a small star. The Star Road is restored, and Mario, Mallow, Bowser, Toadstool, and the Geno doll are returned to Mario's world. Exor dissolves into thin air.

Each of the seven Star Pieces show the events that follow after the defeat of Smithy:

• Mallow is crowned the prince of Nimbus Land.
• Bowser repairs his keep with the help of his minions.
• Jonathan Jones looks out at the sunset from the cliff where the Yaridovich battle took place.
• Croco is seen racing the Mushroom Derby against Yoshi. Though he loses this race, he is consoled by Boshi and the two walk off together (seemingly establishing a friendship).
• Frogfucius and his Student both attend a concert held by Toadofsky.
• Valentina and Booster get married with Dodo exchanging vows. However, Booster runs off and Valentina follows, leaving Dodo confused.
• Mario and Princess Toadstool return to Mushroom Kingdom, thanking the player for all of the hard work.

As the credits roll, there is a parade featuring most of the game's cast in it. In his only appearance in the game, Luigi is the parade grand marshal.

Gameplay

Mario traverses an overworld filled with NPCs and enemies. If he encounters an enemy, the player is taken to a turn-based battle with the enemy.

Worlds are broken up into levels which must be traveled to using the map screen. Usually, Mario must complete an objective before he can progress to the next section of a world. During the adventure, the player occasionally gets to play a minigame.

Controls

Controller	Field	Battle	Menu
SNES Controller	- Move - Interact - Jump - Run - Open the menu	- Move selection - Choose and perform normal attack - Choose "Defense" or "Run away" - Choose and perform most special attacks - Choose and use an item	- Move cursor - Confirm - Cancel - Confirm - Close menu File select screen only - Switch audio to stereo - Switch audio to mono - Toggle audio output
Wii Classic Controller	- Move - Interact - Jump - Run - Open the menu	- Move selection - Choose and perform normal attack - Choose "Defense" or "Run away" - Choose and perform most special attacks - Choose and use an item	- Move cursor - Confirm - Cancel - Confirm - Close menu File select screen only - Switch audio to stereo - Switch audio to mono - Toggle audio output
GameCube Controller	- Move - Interact - Jump - Run - Open the menu	- Move selection - Choose and perform normal attack - Choose "Defense" or "Run away" - Choose and perform most special attacks - Choose and use an item	- Move cursor - Confirm - Cancel - Confirm - Close menu File select screen only - Switch audio to stereo - Switch audio to mono - Toggle audio output
Wii U GamePad / Pro Controller (Default)	- Move - Interact - Jump - Run - Open the menu	- Move selection - Choose and perform normal attack - Choose "Defense" or "Run away" - Choose and perform most special attacks - Choose and use an item	- Move cursor - Confirm - Cancel - Confirm - Close menu File select screen only - Switch audio to stereo - Switch audio to mono - Toggle audio output

Objects

Object	Purpose
Save Block	Allows the player to save their progress.
Treasure box	Contains different types of items that can be collected.
Surprise Box	Invisible treasure boxes that contain rarer goods.
Barrel	Obstacles Mario must jump over or roll by jumping on it.
Block	Platforms that float in the air and move in certain ways.
Donut Block	Blocks that fall down if Mario stands on it too long.
Magic treasure box	A treasure box that releases an unlimited amount of coins.
Pot cannon	Cannons that launch Mario in one of three directions.
Spinning Flower	Flowers that launches Mario high and far when he jumps off of it.
Smile trampoline	Trampolines that sends Mario upwards.
Warp trampoline	Trampolines that take Mario to the world map.

Battle system

Mario fights with two of his four partners at a time; they can be switched outside of battle. The characters have many stats that grow as they level up:

The stats

• HP, or hit points, show the amount of damage a character can take. When it reaches 0, the character is knocked out and unable to fight unless revived. Having the entire party knocked out ends the game and the player automatically restarts from their last save.
• Speed affects how often and in what order the character fights. Characters with a high speed attack before any other allies or enemies, and could attack multiple times before another character attacks once depending on their speed.
• Attack is the physical strength of the character. Combined with the character's weapon, it adds up to a final value that affects how much damage they deal to an opponent with physical attacks.
• Defense, combined with the character's armor, reduces the amount of damage a character receives from an enemy's normal physical attack.
• Magic Attack affects the strength of a character's special skill.
• Magic Defense is similar to defense, but only protects against enemies' special skills, not regular attacks.

Every time a character levels up, they can choose one of three groups of stats to gain a bonus point in: attack and defense, HP, or magic attack and magic defense. Special skills can be performed by using flower points, or FP. These flower points are not raised by leveling up, but by special items such as the Flower Tab. Occasionally, an item is used without being consumed as normal, called a "freebie" by the game.

Battles begin by moving into an enemy on a main game map. In battle, characters have four options:

• Attack, which allows the character to perform a basic attack using the weapon they have equipped.
• Item, which allows them to use one of the items they have on themselves, an ally, an enemy, or a group of allies or enemies depending on the item.
• Special, which allows the character to use one of the special moves they have acquired by leveling up.
• Etc., which gives the character the option of defending, ensuring they receive less damage if they are hit by enemy, or running away, which may or may not be possible depending on the enemy being fought and random chance.

Geno receiving a Bonus Flower

Many of these options can be improved by the use of action commands, most commonly the "Timed Hit" which helps them in many ways when the player presses any button at the correct time. Depending on the timing, these commands can increase physical damage by 1.5x if done okay, or 2x if done well. They can also block half damage from physical damage if done okay, and all of it if done well. Magical attacks can be timed as well for more damage. However, enemy magic attacks and some physical attacks cannot be blocked in this manner.

After defeating an enemy, the character who defeated it may receive a Bonus Flower that gives them a special bonus. The maximum level each character can reach is 30.

Status effects

Both Mario's party members and enemies can inflict status effects, depending on the attack. For some status effects, they wear off after enough time passes. At the end of the battle, all status effects are cured. Certain accessories nullify negative status effects.

Name	Effect
Red Essence	Makes the user invulnerable to attacks for three turns.
Down	Takes the party member out of the battle until they are revived. If all three party members are down at the same time, it results in a Game Over.
Fear	Cuts the recipient's attack and defense in half.
Mushroom	Turns the recipient into a mushroom, making them unable to perform any action and heal a small amount of HP each turn.
Mute	Disables the recipient's special attacks.
Poison	Makes the recipient take a few points of damage every turn.
Scarecrow	Prevents the recipient from using items or performing normal attacks.
Sleep	Prevents the recipient from performing any action. The character wakes up after being hit by a physical attack.

Party members

Mario

Mario.

Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and the main protagonist of the story. Mario attempted to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser again, but was sent flying by Exor crashing into the keep. Now he must go on an entirely new adventure as he fights off Smithy's army of mechanical minions and recover the Seven Stars. He is mainly played as in the overworld, where he cannot be switched out for any other of his teammates.

In battle, Mario uses powerful attacks, hitting his enemies with various Hammers, Koopa Shells or simply his hands. His magic attacks involve jumping and fire magic. If Mario ever falls in battle, his allies can still fight on and win the battle for him.

Mallow

Mallow.

Mallow is the first partner that Mario meets, joining Mario during his first visit to Mushroom Kingdom. He is, at first, believed to be a simple tadpole from Tadpole Pond even though he looks nothing like one. He was raised by Frogfucius who found him floating in a basket as a baby. Later, when Mallow and Mario visit Frogfucius, it is revealed that Mallow is not a frog and that his real parents are out there, somewhere. Later in the game, Mario and his party visit Nimbus Land, whose citizens are all of the same species as Mallow. There, Mallow discovers that he is a prince and his parents are King and Queen Nimbus.

Mallow has a variety of attacks useful for attacking all of the enemies at one time. He has powerful control over the weather: outside of battle, when he cries, a heavy rainstorm starts. In battle, he can summon things from lightning to snow to a healing rain. In addition, he has a harmless but useful attack, Psychopath, that shows how much HP an enemy has remaining and a quote from the enemy's mind when the player manages to do a Timed Hit.

Geno

Geno.

Geno is the second to join Mario's crew. He is an agent from Star Road, sent to retrieve the Seven Stars and repair Star Road while also battling Smithy's gang. While his real form appears to be a small star, he takes possession of Gaz's doll, as well as its name, as a physical form. He then meets with Mario and Mallow in the Forest Maze while fighting with Bowyer, and he chooses to help Mario in his quest since they have the same objective.

Geno is incredibly powerful and has a variety of offensive attacks, one of which (Geno Whirl) can deal 9999 HP of damage on regular enemies, Yaridovich clones, and Exor.

Bowser

Bowser.

The ruthless leader of the Koopa Troop and Mario's arch-nemesis, Bowser starts out as an enemy, but eventually joins as the fourth party member. He kidnaps Princess Toadstool and fights Mario as the first boss of the game. But then after getting thrown out his own keep by the Smithy Gang, Bowser became determined to take it back with his remaining minions, though they all eventually desert him. After meeting Mario and his new friends at Booster's Tower, he decides to use them to get his keep back under the pretense of making them honorary members of his army. This marks the first time in the series where Bowser joins Mario's side.

Bowser does not have as great a variety of special attacks as the other members of the team, but he boasts incredible physical strength.

Princess Toadstool

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Princess Toadstool.

The fair ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Toadstool is the last to join Mario's team. She was kidnapped by Bowser at the beginning of the game, and, right when Mario rescued her, was sent flying off. After falling from the sky, she was discovered by Booster and held in his tower. Booster attempted to marry her, but she was eventually rescued by the heroes and returned to Mushroom Kingdom, apparently to stay. However, with the help of her grandmother, who disguised herself as the princess, Toadstool was able to sneak away to accompany Mario on his quest.

Her special skills are mostly defensive (with two crowd control spells in her mix) and healing, not offensive. Her healing skills can be incredibly useful, she can resurrect a fallen partner, and she can make a battle against tough foes and large crowds easier by putting them to sleep or by muting spell casters.

Locations

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Mario and his party visit many places spanning over seven main areas during the course of the adventure. They travel in a clockwise fashion across the world. To progress through hostile environments, Mario has to reach the level's exit found at the opposite end or defeat a boss. To unlock levels past friendly locations such as towns, Mario needs to progress the story by interacting with other characters. Level descriptions in gray indicate that they cannot be accessed from the world map.

World	Level	Description	Connects to
Mushroom Kingdom
	Mario's Pad	Mario's home, and where his adventure begins. It includes tools and a pipe for a smokestack. The bed here can be rested in for free. He can first learn about Timed Hits here.	Vista Hill Mushroom Way
	Mushroom Way	A short road leading from Mario's Pad to Mushroom Kingdom. He fights two Hammer Bros. and obtains the hammer afterwards.	Mario's Pad Mushroom Kingdom
	Mushroom Kingdom	The seat of the region, where the Mushroom People live. It contains a shop, an inn, and Mushroom Castle. Mario first meets Mallow while Mallow fails to catch Croco. After Mario returns from Bandit's Way with the Wallet, Mack and his Shysters invade the town.	Mushroom Way Bandit's Way Kero Sewers
	Mushroom Castle	A major location within Mushroom Kingdom and the home of Princess Toadstool. When Mario enters the castle, he informs the Chancellor the events that occurred at Bowser's Keep. After returning from Bandit's Way, Mario and Mallow defeat Mack and the Shysters within the castle. Defeating them allows Mario to collect the first Star Piece. Later, Mario escorts the princess to the castle after saving her from Booster.
	Bandit's Way	A longer road branching off of Mushroom Kingdom. It leads to a dead end where Mario and Mallow chase and fight Croco for the first time. Mario can also first use the star here.	Mushroom Kingdom
Pond to Pipes
	Kero Sewers	A large sewer system located above the Midas Waterfall. In order to progress, Mario has to navigate the rooms connected by pipes and drain the water. Its end is guarded by Belome.	Mushroom Kingdom Midas River
	Midas River	A large river fed by the Midas Waterfall. A barrel minigame can be played here.	Kero Sewers Tadpole Pond
	Tadpole Pond	The home of Frogfucius and the tadpoles. Two of the tadpoles run shops that require special items.	Midas River Rose Way
	Melody Bay	An off-branch of Tadpole Pond where Toadofsky resides and composes his music. After learning various melodies from different locations, Mario can help give Toadofsky inspiration by using the tadpoles to play the notes. With each melody, Toadofsky rewards Mario.
	Rose Way	A short, swampy road from Tadpole Pond to Rose Town. When Mario and Mallow first travel in Rose Way, they come across Bowser and the remains of his Koopa Troop.	Tadpole Pond Rose Town
	Rose Town	A town attacked by Aeros that paralyzes the residents. When Mario enters the inn, he meets Gaz and his mother. During the night, a star takes control of Gaz's Geno doll and walks into the woods.	Rose Way Forest Maze Pipe Vault
	Forest Maze	A large, winding forest near Rose Town inhabited by enemies. Mario must follow Geno to reach Bowyer. During the battle, Geno joins Mario's party. Once Bowyer is defeated, Mario is awarded with the second Star Piece.	Rose Town
	Pipe Vault	An optional tunnel system which leads to Yo'ster Isle. It contains many Piranha Plant-filled pipes and patches of lava. Mario can play Goomba thumping while he is in the Pipe Vault.	Rose Town Yo'ster Isle Moleville
	Yo'ster Isle	The home of the Yoshis. The Mushroom Derby is held here, but is canceled by Boshi. Once Mario and Yoshi beats Boshi, all of the Yoshis are allowed to race. In addition, a Baby Yoshi hatches during the adventure. Feeding the Baby Yoshi with Yoshi Cookies rewards Mario with items.	Pipe Vault
Mole Mountains
	Moleville	A small mountain town inhabited by moles. They also encounter Bowser again who leads less troops than last time.	Pipe Vault Booster Pass
	Coal Mines	A collection of mines in Moleville's mountain, now infested by monsters. When Mario and his party first arrive in Moleville, they hear that Dyna & Mite are trapped in the Coal Mines and go to rescue them. After bumping his head, Mario gets robbed by Croco. Defeating him returns the coins and allows Mario to venture deeper into the mine using a bomb dropped by Croco. They encounter and fight Punchinello while they venture in the mine, earning them the next Star Piece.
	Booster Pass	The road between Moleville and Booster Tower used by Apprentices, containing a lot of Spikester and Artichokers.	Moleville Booster Tower
	Booster Tower	The home of Booster and his Snifits, which has been in his family for generations. At the base, Mario meets Bowser without any of his troops. After Bowser opens the door to the tower, he joins Mario's party. At the top of the tower is Princess Toadstool who Booster tries to make his bride. When Mario walks out to the balcony, he instead fights Knife Guy and Grate Guy.	Booster Pass Booster Hill
	Booster Hill	A hill between Booster Tower and Marrymore that contains beetles and barrels. The first time Mario climbs up the hill, he chases Booster to Marrymore. Subsequent visits has Mario take part in Beetle Race.	Booster Tower Marrymore
	Marrymore	A town famous for its large chapel where couples travel to be wed. When Mario arrives, Booster has taken over the chapel, interrupting the wedding of Raz and Raini. Mario enters the chapel by taking an alternative entrance. Before Mario and Princess Toadstool leave, Chef Torte and his Apprentice arrive and battle them. During the fight, the cake comes to life and attacks.	Booster Hill Star Hill
Seaside
	Star Hill	The place where granted wishes fall to Mario's world. Due to Smithy destroying the Star Road, some ungranted Wish Stars fell as well. The fourth Star Piece is found here.	Marrymore Seaside Town
	Seaside Town	A small town by the sea that has been taken over by Yaridovich when Mario first arrives. Yaridovich, disguised as the elder urges Mario to get the Star Piece that fell into ocean. When Mario returns with the Star Piece, Yaridovich takes it and tries to run, but gets stopped by Jonathan and is forced to battle Mario and his party.	Star Hill Sea Land's End
	Sea	A blue-gray tunnel from Seaside Town to the Sunken Ship, containing a shop and filled with a bit of water.	Seaside Town Sunken Ship
	Sunken Ship	A ship that sank near the sea's tunnel, infested with the crew's ghosts. To navigate the ship, Mario must solve several puzzles and beat King Calamari. Jonathan Jones and his pirate crew guard the fifth Star Piece.	Sea
Land's End
	Land's End	An uncharted mountain and desert region. Traversed with pot cannons and whirlpools of sand, it also houses a passage to the Kero Sewers. To progress to Bean Valley, Mario must get help from Sergeant Flutter and several Sky Troopas.	Seaside Town Monstro Town Bean Valley
	Belome Temple	A temple found under the sands near the end of Land's end. Depending on the fortune received from Shamans, Mario may receive treasures, fight enemies, or fight Belome and progress past the temple.
	Monstro Town	The home of reformed monsters, Monstermama, and Jinx's dojo. Culex is also locked inside one of the houses.	Land's End
	Bean Valley	A valley traversed by a network of pipes. A hidden path to Grate Guy's Casino can also be found underground. To progress, Mario must battle Megasmilax to reach a beanstalk	Grate Guy's Casino Land's End
	The Vinery	A collection of multicolored beanstalks found above which acts as the entrance to Nimbus Land.
	Grate Guy's Casino	A casino that requires a Bright Card to enter. It features blackjack, slot machines, and "Look the other way". It is operated by Grate Guy, the younger brother of Knife Guy.	Bean Valley
Nimbus Land
	Nimbus Land	A kingdom in the clouds where the Nimbus people live. Nearby is the hot spring which only royalty can use. Later, the Royal Bus driver drives Mario to Bowser's Keep.	Bean Valley Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Nimbus Castle	Nimbus Land's palace and the home of Mallow's real family. Before Mario arrives, it was taken over by Valentina and Dodo. With the help of Garro, Mario infiltrates the castle and chases Valentina and Dodo out of the castle. After beating them, the castle returns to normal.
	Barrel Volcano	A lava-filled volcano that powers the hot springs of Nimbus Land. Inside, Hinopio runs two shops and an inn. The Czar Dragon rules over the sixth Star Piece, but it is stolen by the Axem Rangers after the Czar Dragon is defeated. Mario chases the Axem Rangers up the volcano and battles them to take back the Star Piece.	Nimbus Land
Smithy Factory
	Vista Hill	The area that once connected Mushroom Kingdom to Bowser's Keep via bridge until Exor destroys it. Returning here after the bridge is destroyed makes Mario stare at Bowser's Keep from a distant cliff and walk away.	Bowser's Keep Mario's Pad
	Bowser's Keep	The castle owned by Bowser where Princess Toadstool is taken to. After Mario beats Bowser, Exor falls from above and embeds himself into the keep, putting it under control of the Smithy Gang. When Mario returns after collecting six of the seven Star Pieces, he ventures deeper into the keep and comes across the Trial Course and a brainwashed Magikoopa that he must battle.	Nimbus Land Vista Hill Gate
	The Trial Course	A collection of six rooms deep within Bowser's Keep. There are two action courses, two battle courses, and two puzzle courses. Mario only needs to complete four of them to progress.
	Gate	A dark void full of broken machines leading to the factory proper.	Bowser's Keep
	Factory	The home of Smithy, and where Machine Made replicas of Smithy Gang members are constantly produced. The seventh and final Star Piece is found here.

Side activities

Midas River

Mario falling down Midas Waterfall

After Mario and Mallow beat Belome, they are swept away by a giant wave and fall into Midas Waterfall. During this portion, Mario can collect coins, Frog Coins, and enter caverns. By pressing , Mario can swim upwards slightly. After reaching the bottom, Mario is taken to the barrel jumping event on the Midas River. Here, he can collect coins while jumping onto barrels floating on the river and avoid fish. Failing to jump onto the next barrel when Mario's current barrel collides with it makes Mario's barrel moves to a side. At the end is a Toad which exchanges the coins Mario collects for Frog Coins. Additional attempts cost 30 coins.

Melody Bay

Located next to Tadpole Pond is Melody Bay. By playing various melodies taught to the player using the bay's tadpoles, Toadofsky gives Mario cards he can use at the Juice Bar.

Goomba thumping

Main article: Goomba thumping

In the Pipe Vault, Mario can play Goomba thumping for ten coins. In the minigame, Mario must jump on as many Goombas and Gold Goombas as he can in 30 seconds while avoiding Spikeys. The enemies emerge from pipes and move faster as Mario gains more points.

Mushroom Derby

Mario and Yoshi racing against Boshi

Main article: Mushroom Derby

On Yo'ster Isle, Mario can take part in the Mushroom Derby. When Mario initial reaches the island, Boshi has taken over the event and only allows one-on-one races with him. To challenge him, Mario must get Yoshi Cookies from a Yoshi. During the race, the player has to alternate pressing and to the music's tempo. Additionally, the player can press to feed Yoshi a cookie, giving him a speed boost. Winning this race allows all of the Yoshi to join the Mushroom Derby. After this point, Mario has the option to bet cookies on Yoshi. He can improve the odds of Yoshi winning by winning races while riding him.

Moleville Mountain

Main article: Moleville Mountain

After collecting the Star Piece in the Coal Mines, Mario must ride a mine cart to exit the mountain. During the ride, the player can jump by pressing to avoid pits and collect mushrooms and coins and brake by pressing or if the mine cart is going too fast or is about to go down sharp turns to avoid derailing and losing time. The player can use the mushrooms by pressing to accelerate and honk the cart's horn by pressing or , though this has no actual effect. Later, the moles open a path directly to the mine cart and charge ten coins to ride it. Alternatively, Mario can wager 30 coins and beat the record to get 50 coins.

Beetle Race

Main article: Beetle Race

By purchasing a Beetle Box and returning to Booster Hill, Mario can play Beetle Race. As he runs up the hill, he must catch beetles of differing rarities while bouncing off barrels and Booster's Snifit to reach them. He can bring the beetles he collected to Beetles Are Us and exchange them for coins and Frog Coins.

Beetle Mania

After Mario and his party retrieve the Star Piece at Marrymore, the player can return to Mushroom Kingdom, find the inn, and talk to a young Toad in the corner. After talking to him several times, he sells Mario a minigame, Beetle Mania, for 500 coins. In the minigame, the player must shoot red Koopa shells and avoid the red stars they make when they are destroyed. These red stars also destroyed other shells, allowing the player to make chain reactions and gain more points.

Battle with Culex

In Monstro Town, there is a sealed door. Mario only can open it with a Shiny Stone, which he can get from a girl mole in Moleville if the player gives her fireworks, which they can get from a male mole in Moleville for 500 coins. When they open the door, the player then meets and fights Culex. Upon his defeat, he rewards Mario with the Quartz Charm.

Sergeant Flutter race

After Sergeant Flutter and the Sky Troopas arrive at the wall to Bean Valley, Mario is timed on how fast he can scale the wall by using the Sky Troopas as platforms. By doing so fast enough, Sergeant Flutter gives him an item.

Grate Guy's Casino

Grate Guy's Casino is a location which offers several minigames to win coins. To reach it, Mario has to get the Bright Card from Knife Guy in Booster's Tower and then find the secret entrance to the casino in Bean Valley. The three games available at the casino are a slot machine, blackjack, and "Look the other way".

Surprise Box locations

Mario with an opened Surprise Box in the Rose Town Item Shop.

Main article: Surprise Box

Throughout the game, Mario can discover hidden treasure boxes known as Surprise Boxes throughout Mario's world. There are 39 Surprise Boxes in the game. The player is directly told about these Surprise Boxes by an elderly Toad in the basement of Mushroom Kingdom's shop. A friendly Chester in Monstro Town tells Mario how many Surprise Boxes he still has to find.

Services

Mario sleeping at an inn

Inns

Inns allow Mario and his party members to heal their HP and FP for a small fee. They are indicated by the spinning star sign by the door. The inns at Marrymore and Nimbus land provide additional services for additional coins while Mario's Pad and the lone bed in Monstro Town can be used for free by turning off the Fungi Light.

Shops

Main article: List of shops in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Throughout the game, there are shops Mario can purchase items and equipment from. They are indicated by the spinning mushroom signs near the door. They are usually found in towns and within areas where the player cannot easily return to the world map. Tool shops sell weapons, items, and equipment. The weapons and equipment each shop has is unique. Special shops have unique items to sell or function differently from the typical shop.

Frogfucius

By talking to Frogfucius at Tadpole Pond, Mario can get hints on how to progress or general advice.

Enemies

Main article: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary

Normal enemies

Image	Name	HP	EXP	Coins Dropped	Location
	Terrapin	10	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Goomba	16	1	0	Mushroom Way Bandit's Way Pipe Vault
	Sky Troopa	10	1	1	Mushroom Way Bandit's Way Booster Pass
	Spikey	20	1	2	Mushroom Way Bandit's Way Pipe Vault
	K-9	30	2	0	Bandit's Way
	Frogog	80	3	4	Bandit's Way Pipe Vault
	Shyster	30	3	2	Mushroom Kingdom
	Rat Funk	32	2	6	Kero Sewers Forest Maze
	Goby	40	3	2	Kero Sewers
	The Big Boo	43	2	0	Kero Sewers Bowser's Keep
	Hobgoblin	50	4	3	Kero Sewers
	Shadow	85	3	2	Kero Sewers
	Pandorite	300	20	30	Kero Sewers
	Starslap	62	2	2	Rose Way
	Snapdragon	90	4	3	Rose Way
	Arachne	82	6	6	Rose Way
	Shy Guy	78	2	1	Rose Way
	Crook	38	10	10	Rose Way Coal Mines
	Amanita	52	3	0	Forest Maze Bowser's Keep
	Buzzer	43	4	1	Forest Maze
	Octolot	99	6	4	Forest Maze
	Wiggler	120	6	10	Forest Maze
	Guerrilla	135	8	8	Forest Maze
	Sparky	120	4	1	Pipe Vault Coal Mines
	Piranha Plant	168	5	5	Pipe Vault
	Shy Ranger	300	20	1	Pipe Vault
	Magmite	26	5	1	Coal Mines
	Cluster	60	8	8	Coal Mines
	Bob-omb	90	4	0	Coal Mines Booster Tower
	Enigma	150	10	5	Coal Mines
	Spikester	50	6	2	Booster Pass
	Lakitu	124	10	3	Booster Pass Bowser's Keep
	Carroboscis	90	10	4	Booster Pass
	Artichoker	200	12	10	Booster Pass
	Apprentice	120	1	4	Booster Pass
	Spookum	98	8	4	Booster Tower
	Rob-omb	42	6	1	Booster Tower Bowser's Keep
	Remo Con	88	8	7	Booster Tower
	Jester	151	10	10	Booster Tower
	Fireball	10	8	0	Booster Tower
	Blaster	120	12	0	Booster Tower
	Orb User	8	5	2	Booster Tower
	Chomp	100	10	0	Booster Tower
	Snifit	200	2	15	Booster Tower
	Gecko	92	10	0	Star Hill
	Pulsar	69	15	12	Star Hill Bowser's Keep
	Mukumuku	108	8	1	Star Hill
	Mastadoom	180	20	0	Star Hill
	Sackit	152	20	30	Star Hill Bowser's Keep
	Zeostar	90	10	3	Sea Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Mr. Kipper	133	8	2	Sea Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Bloober	130	12	0	Sea Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Leuko	220	20	3	Sea Sunken Ship
	Crusty	80	25	7	Sea Sunken Ship
	Greaper	148	13	0	Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Dry Bones	0 (functionally infinite)	12	5	Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Alley Rat	105	9	3	Sunken Ship Bowser's Keep
	Reacher	184	30	8	Sunken Ship
	Straw Head	131	17	12	Sunken Ship
	Gorgon	140	20	0	Sunken Ship
	Hidon	600	50	100	Sunken Ship
	Goombette	100	0	0	Sunken Ship
	Bandana Red	120	18	10	Sunken Ship
	Chow	80	15	3	Land's End Belome Temple Bean Valley Bowser's Keep
	Octovader	250	30	8	Land's End Belome Temple Bean Valley
	Shogun	150	24	10	Land's End Belome Temple
	Geckit	100	18	0	Land's End Belome Temple Bean Valley Bowser's Keep
	Spinthra	230	30	4	Land's End Bean Valley
	Stinger	65	13	1	Land's End Bean Valley Bowser's Keep
	Fink Flower	200	20	2	Land's End Bean Valley
	Kriffid	320	35	6	Land's End Bean Valley
	Chewy	90	14	0	Land's End Belome Temple Bean Valley Bowser's Keep
	Ribbite	250	22	8	Land's End Bean Valley
	Shy Away	140	1	30	Land's End Belome Temple Bean Valley Nimbus Land Bowser's Keep
	Jagger	600	0	0	Monstro Town
	Chomp Chomp	150	12	5	Bean Valley
	Box Boy	900	100	150	Bean Valley
	Fautso	420	0	0	Bean Valley
	Birdy	150	16	3	Bean Valley Nimbus Land
	Heavy Troopa	250	32	4	Bean Valley Nimbus Land
	Sling Shy	120	3	20	Nimbus Land Bowser's Keep
	Pinwheel	99	23	0	Nimbus Land
	Muckle	320	6	3	Nimbus Land Bowser's Keep
	Orbison	30	18	0	Nimbus Land Bowser's Keep
	Shaman	150	17	4	Nimbus Land Bowser's Keep
	Jawful	278	27	0	Nimbus Land
	Bluebird	200	14	6	Nimbus Land
	Magmus	50	18	3	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Oerlikon	85	22	0	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Armored Ant	230	30	5	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Pyrosphere	167	17	2	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Chained Kong	355	35	8	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Vomer	0 (functionally infinite)	19	0	Barrel Volcano Bowser's Keep
	Corkpedite	200	50	10	Barrel Volcano
	Body	300	30	0	Barrel Volcano
	Stumpet	500	70	15	Barrel Volcano
	Terra Cotta	180	25	0	Bowser's Keep
	Gu Goomba	132	15	1	Bowser's Keep
	Star Cruster	72	36	30	Bowser's Keep
	Malakoopa	95	23	3	Bowser's Keep
	Tub-O-Troopa	500	40	11	Bowser's Keep
	Forkies	350	32	7	Bowser's Keep
	Glum Reaper	180	35	3	Bowser's Keep Factory
	Chester	1200	150	200	Bowser's Keep
	Bahamutt	500	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Big Bertha	350	35	7	Bowser's Keep
	Doppel	333	40	12	Factory
	Hippopo	400	80	50	Factory
	Ameboid	220	10	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Axem Pink)	100	30	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Axem Red)	180	50	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Axem Green)	80	10	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Axem Black)	120	20	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Axem Yellow)	200	25	0	Factory
	Jabit	150	18	0	Factory
	Mad Mallet	200	20	1	Factory
	Pounder	180	24	2	Factory
	Poundette	150	28	3	Factory
	Springer	122	29	2	Factory
	Puppox	300	30	10	Factory
	Machine Made (Mack)	300	120	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Shyster)	100	0	0	Factory
	Li'l Boo	66	28	0	Factory
	Machine Made (Bowyer)	1000	150	40	Factory
	Ninja	235	32	6	Factory
	Machine Made (Yaridovich)	800	180	50	Factory
	Machine Made (Drill Bit)	180	0	0	Factory

Bosses

Mario encounters many adversaries during the course of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; the main antagonists are the Smithy Gang.

Unlike the Paper Mario series, there are no definable "chapters", and therefore there are no definable "chapter bosses"; any significant enemy with higher HP is considered a boss. Most bosses have a distinct battle theme (with Smithy Gang leaders getting a special one) and a "fading away" or otherwise-distinct defeat animation. Additionally, the party's HP and FP are usually fully restored after defeating a boss.

Required bosses

Image	Name	HP	EXP	Coins Dropped	Location
	Bowser	0 (functionally infinite)	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Hammer Bro	50	3	10	Mushroom Way
	Croco (1)	320	16	10	Bandit's Way
	Mack	480	24	20	Mushroom Kingdom
	Belome (1)	500	30	40	Kero Sewers
	Bowyer	720	60	50	Forest Maze
	Croco (2)	750	30	50	Coal Mines
	Punchinello	1200	0	0	Coal Mines
	Knife Guy	700	40	15	Booster Tower
	Grate Guy	900	50	10	Booster Tower
	Bundt	900 (functionally infinite)	25	0	Marrymore
	Raspberry	600	50	0	Marrymore
	King Calamari	800	100	100	Sunken Ship
	Johnny	820	90	50	Sunken Ship
	Yaridovich	1500	120	150	Seaside Town
	Belome (2)	1200	80	20	Belome Temple
	Megasmilax	1000	120	0	Bean Valley
	Shelly	500	0	0	Nimbus Land
	Birdo	777	60	30	Nimbus Land
	Dodo (2)	1000	40	0	Nimbus Land
	Valentina	2000	120	200	Nimbus Land
	Czar Dragon	1400	100	0	Barrel Volcano
	Zombone	1800	50	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Pink	400	10	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Black	550	40	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Red	800	40	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Yellow	600	40	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Green	450	20	0	Barrel Volcano
	Axem Rangers	999	50	0	Barrel Volcano
	Magikoopa	1600	30	10	Bowser's Keep
	Boomer	2000	55	0	Bowser's Keep
	Exor	1800	100	0	Bowser's Keep
	Count Down	2400	140	100	Factory
	Cloaker	1200	60	0	Factory
	Domino	900	60	0	Factory
	Earth Link	2500	200	0	Factory
	Mad Adder	1500	200	0	Factory
	Clerk	500	50	20	Factory
	Manager	800	60	40	Factory
	Director	1000	70	80	Factory
	Factory Chief	1000	80	90	Factory
	Gunyolk	1500	100	0	Factory
	Smithy	2000	0	0	Factory
	Smithy (head)	8000	0	0	Factory

Optional bosses

Image	Name	HP	EXP	Coins Dropped	Location
	Booster	800	60	100	Booster Tower
	Formless	10	0	0	Land's End Belome Temple
	Mokura	620	90	0	Land's End Belome Temple
	Jinx (1)	600	0	0	Monstro Town
	Jinx (2)	800	0	0	Monstro Town
	Jinx (3)	1000	0	0	Monstro Town
	Culex	4096	600	0	Monstro Town
	Dodo (1)	800	70	0	Nimbus Land

Boss helpers

Image	Name	HP	EXP	Coins Dropped	Location
	Kinklink	60	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Bodyguard	30	0	0	Mushroom Kingdom
	Microbomb	30	0	0	Coal Mines
	Mezzo Bomb	150	0	0	Coal Mines
	Torte	100 (functionally infinite)	0	0	Marrymore
	Tentacles	260	0	0	Sunken Ship
	Tentacles	200	0	0	Sunken Ship
	Bandana Blue	150	20	0	Sunken Ship
	Yaridovich (mirage)	500	0	0	Seaside Town
	Mario Clone	200	10	0	Belome Temple
	Mallow Clone	150	60	0	Belome Temple
	Geno Clone	250	40	0	Belome Temple
	Bowser Clone	300	100	0	Belome Temple
	Toadstool 2	120	1	0	Belome Temple
	Fire Crystal	2500	40	0	Monstro Town
	Water Crystal	1800	30	0	Monstro Town
	Earth Crystal	3200	50	0	Monstro Town
	Wind Crystal	800	0	0	Monstro Town
	Smilax	200	0	0	Bean Valley
	Eggbert	10	0	0	Nimbus Land
	Helio	10	0	0	Barrel Volcano
	Jinx Clone	320	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	King Bomb	500	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Right Eye	500	30	0	Bowser's Keep
	Left Eye	300	30	0	Bowser's Keep
	Neosquid	800	40	0	Bowser's Keep
	Ding-A-Ling	1200	30	0	Factory
	Smelter	1500	0	0	Factory
	Shyper	400	0	0	Bowser's Keep
	Smithy (body)	1000	0	0	Factory

Items

Field items

Item	Effect
Coin	Adds one coin to Mario's total, which can be used to buy goods and services
Big Coin	Adds ten coins to Mario's total
Frog Coin	Rare coins that can be used to buy rare items from frogs and tadpoles
Mushroom	Automatically restores all HP and FP
Flower	Automatically adds one FP to the player's maximum total and restores FP completely
Star	Turns Mario invincible briefly, allowing him to automatically defeat enemies without battling

Inventory items

Item	Location and Price	Description
Able Juice	Various shops for 4 coins.	Heals status problems during battle.
Bad Mushroom	Seaside Town for 30 coins before defeating Yaridovich.	Poisons an enemy.
Bracer	The "Frog Coin" emporium at Tadpole Pond for 2 Frog Coins.	Raises ally's def. in battle.
Bright Card	Gained from Knife Guy after winning his game twelve consecutive times.	A member's card for the casino.
Carbo Cookie	The little mole girl in the Moleville item shop after giving her a Shiny Stone.	Kid's love 'em Can be given to the mole girl on a bucket in exchange for a Frog Coin or a shortcut to Midas Waterfall
Crystalline	The "Frog Coin" emporium at Tadpole Pond for 5 Frog Coins	Raises party's Defense in battle.
Earlier Times	Frogfucius' Student for 15 Frog Coins.	Use it to start a battle over.
Elixir	The Juice Bar in Tadpole Pond. Price varies on the membership card.	Party recovers 80 HP.
Energizer	The "Frog Coin" emporium at Tadpole Pond for 2 Frog Coins.	Raises ally's battle power during battle.
Fertilizer	Talk to a Shy Away in a hidden area of Nimbus Land (it can be found by hugging the main area's eastern border).	Nutrients! Can be given to the gardener along with the Seed to get to the Lazy Shells
Fire Bomb	Seaside Town for 200 coins before defeating Yaridovich, or Moleville for 100 points.	Hit all enemies w/ fire.
Fireworks	Bought from a mole for 500 coins.	A gorgeous firework. Changes the fireworks display at the end of the game depending on how many have been bought, and can be traded for a Shiny Stone
Flower Box	Various	Raises Flower Pts. by 5.
Flower Jar	Various	Raises Flower Pts. by 3.
Flower Tab	Various	Raises Flower Pts. by 1.
Freshen Up	Various shops later on in the game.	Party is refreshed during battle. Cures status ailments
Fright Bomb	Seaside Town for 100 coins before defeating Yaridovich, or Moleville for 100 points.	Fear Attack on all enemies. Actually only effects one enemy
Froggie Drink	The Juice Bar in Tadpole Pond (price varies on the membership card), or Toad at the Factory.	Party Recovers 30 HP.
Goodie Bag	From a hidden treasure box in Booster Tower	It's packed full of coins. Increases the amount of coins gained at the end of battle
Honey Syrup	Various shops for 10 coins.	Recovers 10 Flower Pts.
Ice Bomb	Seaside Town for 250 coins before defeating Yaridovich, or Moleville for 100 points.	Hit all enemies w/ ice.
Kerokero Cola	The Juice Bar at Tadpole Pond for 200 coins by means of the Soprano Card.	All members recover fully. Fully restores HP and FP
Lamb's Lure	Get Toadstool to use the Mystery Egg 10 times while equipped with a B'tub Ring.	Baa, baa... Transforms one enemy into a sheep that runs away. No coins or EXP will be won this way.
Lucky Jewel	From the treasure-hunting Toad at the Moleville item shop for 100 coins.	Summons Luck at will Using it in battle will make the player play the Lucky minigame at the end. This item can only be used 10 times.
Maple Syrup	Various shops for 30 coins.	Recovers 40 Flower Pts.
Max Mushroom	Various treasure boxes and Toad at the Factory for 39 coins.	Recovers all HP.
Megalixir	The Juice Bar in Tadpole Pond. Price varies on the membership card.	Party recovers 150 HP.
Mid Mushroom	Various shops for 20 coins.	Recovers 80 HP.
Moldy Mush	Won from Knife Guy or Grate Guy.	Gross! There's mold growing on it. (Restores 1 HP for one ally. It cannot be used in battle.)
Muku Cookie	Seaside Town for 69 coins before defeating Yaridovich.	Muku! Muku-muku! Muka? Party recovers 69 HP and cures all status changes.
Mushroom	Various Stores for 4 coins.	Recovers 30 HP.
Mushroom (2)	The Triplets in Monstro Town.	Recovers 30 HP, but... Turns the character into a mushroom
Mystery Egg	From the treasure-hunting Toad at the Moleville item shop for 200 coins.	A product of pure love... Get Toadstool to use it 10 times while equipped with the B'tub Ring to get the Lamb's Lure.
Pick Me Up	Various shops for 5 coins.	Revives downed allies.
Power Blast	The "Frog Coin" emporium at Tadpole Pond for 5 Frog Coins.	Raises party's Attack Power in battle.
Pure Water	Defeating ghost-type enemies.	Defeats ghosts in a wink.
Red Essence	Some treasure boxes, Toad after using the Dream Cushion, or the Baby Yoshi at Yo'ster Isle.	You won't be attacked for 3 turns during battle.
Rock Candy	Treasure boxes, Dr. Topper, or from the Mushroom Boy in Seaside Town in exchange for rare Mushrooms from the Forest Maze.	Attack all enemies.
Rotten Mush	Won from Knife Guy or Grate Guy.	Eeew, it's rotten! Recovers 5 HP for one ally. Cannot be used in battle.
Royal Syrup	Occasionally in treasure boxes.	Recovers all Flower Pts.
See Ya	Frogfucius' Student for 10 Frog Coins.	Allows you to run away from battles. Does not work in all battles
Seed	Defeat Smilax in Bean Valley.	A fast-growing seed. Can be given to the gardener along with the Fertilizer to get to the Lazy Shells
Sheep Attack	Use Lamb's Lure 48 times, and it will become this item.	Baah, baah... Transforms all enemies into sheep that run away. No coins or EXP will be won this way.
Shiny Stone	From the little mole girl running the “Pur-tend” store in Moleville after giving her fireworks.	A pretty stone! Can be traded to a mole girl for a Carbo Cookie, or can open Culex's door
Sleepy Bomb	The "Frog Coin" emporium at Tadpole Pond for 1 Frog Coin, or Moleville for 100 points.	Puts enemies to sleep.
Star Egg	Win Grate Guy’s game 100 times.	Reusable battle item. Deals 100 points of damage to all enemies
Wallet	After defeating Croco in Bandit's Way.	A fat wallet. Return it to the owner for a Flower Tab
Wilt Shroom	Won from Knife Guy or Grate Guy.	It's wilted... Recovers 10 HP for one ally. Cannot be used in battle.
Yoshi-Ade	The Baby Yoshi at Yo'ster Isle.	Power raised during battle. Raises both attack and defense
Yoshi Candy	From Yoshi during battle when he fails to turn an enemy into an item.	Recovers 100 HP.
Yoshi Cookie	The Red Yoshi at Yo'ster Isle after winning a race, or if the player has none in the inventory.	Summons Yoshi during battle. Yoshi turns an enemy into an item

Special items

Special Item	Location	Description
Alto Card	Play "Frogfucius' suite #18" in Tadpole Pond by playing notes on the tadpoles and talk to Toadofsky.	A membership card for the Juice Bar.
Bambino Bomb	Defeat Croco for the second time in Coal Mines.	Handle with care! Give it to a mole in the Coal Mines to gain access to the next area.
Beetle Box	Buy from Beetles Are Us in Seaside Town	It's an insect cage. Allows Mario to store and sell beetles
Big Boo Flag	After sleeping in the 3 Musty Fears' bed, find it on Yo'ster Isle between the O and A in GOAL.	It's a Big Boo Flag. One of three flags needed to get the Ghost Medal
Castle Key 1	Talk to a Nimbus in Nimbus Castle.	It's a Castle Key. Unlocks the door to Shelly
Castle Key 2	Defeat Birdo in Nimbus Castle.	It's a Castle Key. Unlocks the door behind Birdo
Cricket Jam	Find in Kero Sewers through a special entrance via Land's End.	Delicious jam! Give this to Frogfucius to gain 10 Frog Coins.
Cricket Pie	Retrieve the Rare Frog Coin from Croco and exchange at Mushroom Kingdom's shop.	A tasty looking pie. Give this to Frogfucius to obtain the Froggie Stick.
Dry Bones Flag	After sleeping in the 3 Musty Fears' bed, find it under Mario's bed in Mario's Pad.	It's a Dry Bones' Flag. One of three flags needed to get the Ghost Medal
Elder Key	Find in Booster Tower after arranging the portraits of Booster's ancestors.	The key to the Ancestor Hall. Needed to access the Chomp weapon
Greaper Flag	After sleeping in the 3 Musty Fears' bed, find it behind Rose Town's introductory sign.	It's a Greaper Flag. One of three flags needed to get the Ghost Medal
Rare Frog Coin	Defeat Croco in Bandit's Way for the first time.	It's a Frog Coin from Frogfucius. Needed to purchase the Cricket Pie
Room Key	Find in Booster Tower in a room full of Fireballs.	The key to the mine room! Needed to access the Zoom Shoes
Shed Key	Defeat Yaridovich in Seaside Town.	The key to the shed in Seaside Town. Needed to free the citizens
Soprano Card	Play "Monstro Town Star Song" in Tadpole Pond by playing notes on the small tadpoles and talk to Toadofsky. Note: Mario must first obtain the Tenor Card.	A membership card for the Juice Bar. Allows Mario to buy the Kerokero Cola
Temple Key	Talk to the Thwomp in Monstro Town 7 times, and this will fall down from the roof it's on.	It's a Temple Key. Use to access a treasure room within Belome Temple.
Tenor Card	Play the Moleville blues in Tadpole Pond by playing notes on the tadpoles and talk to Toadofsky. Note: Mario must first obtain the Alto Card.	A membership card for the Juice Bar. Allows Mario to buy the Megalixir

Accessories

Accessory	User	Buy Price	Sell Price	Stat Increase	Description
Amulet	All	–	100 Coins	ATK +7 MATK +7 DEF +7 MDEF +7 SPD -5	Great item, bad smell Halves elemental damage
Antidote Pin	All	28 Coins	14 Coins	DEF +2 MDEF +2	Prevents poison damage
Attack Scarf	Mario	–	750 Coins	ATK +30 MATK +30 DEF +30 MDEF +30 SPD +30	So comfy it'll make you jump Prevents instant death
B'tub Ring	Toadstool	145 Coins	72 Coins	–	You'll win her heart with one! Needed to hatch the Mystery Egg. Halves elemental damage.
Coin Trick	Mario	36 Frog Coins	18 Coins	–	Doubles the coins you win in battle
Exp. Booster	All	22 Frog Coins	11 Coins	–	Doubles experience earned in battle The character equipped with this does not have to participate in battle
Fearless Pin	All	130 Coins	65 Coins	DEF +5 MDEF +5	Prevents Fear attacks
Feather	All	–	333 Coins	DEF +5 MDEF +5 SPD +20	Speed up by 20
Ghost Medal	All	–	800 Coins	–	Raises defense while attacking Take 50% less damage
Jinx Belt	All	–	800 Coins	ATK +27 DEF +27 SPD +12	Jinx's emblem of power! Prevents instant death
Jump Shoes	Mario	30 Coins	15 Coins	MATK +5 DEF +1 MDEF +1 SPD +2	Use jump attacks against any foe Enemies normally immune or resistant to Jump attacks take normal damage
Quartz Charm	All	–	3 Coins	–	Shining source of power Deal 50% more damage and take 50% less damage. Prevents instant death.
Rare Scarf	All	–	75 Coins	DEF +15 MDEF +15	Raises defense power
Safety Badge	All	–	250 Coins	DEF +5 MDEF +5	Prevents Mute & Poison attacks Prevents all status ailments. Does not prevent instant death.
Safety Ring	All	–	400 Coins	DEF +5 MDEF +5 SPD +5	Guards against mortal blows Receive 0 damage from elemental attacks. Prevents every status ailment and instant death.
Scrooge Ring	All	50 Frog Coins	25 Coins	–	Cuts FP use in half during battle
Signal Ring	All	–	300 Coins	SPD +10	Noise indicates hidden chest This must be equipped to one character in the party
Troopa Pin	All	–	500 Coins	SPD +20	Grants "Troopa" confidence! Deal 50% more damage
Trueform Pin	All	60 Coins	30 Coins	DEF +4 MDEF +4	You won't be turned into mushrooms or scarecrows!
Wake Up Pin	All	42 Coins	21 Coins	DEF +3 MDEF +3	Prevents Mute and Sleep attacks
Zoom Shoes	All	100 Coins	50 Coins	SPD +10 DEF +5 MDEF +5	Speed up by 10!

Armor

Armor	User	Buy Price	Sell Price	Stat Increase	Description
Shirt	Mario	7 Coins	3 Coins	DEF +6 MDEF +6	It's a shirt!
Thick Shirt	Mario	14 Coins	7 Coins	DEF +12 MDEF +8	A padded shirt.
Mega Shirt	Mario	22 Coins	11 Coins	DEF +18 MDEF +10	Durable stay-pressed shirt.
Happy Shirt	Mario	38 Coins	19 Coins	DEF +24 MDEF +12	A lucky shirt.
Sailor Shirt	Mario	50 Coins	25 Coins	DEF +30 MDEF +15	A sailor's suit.
Fuzzy Shirt	Mario	70 Coins	35 Coins	DEF +36 MDEF +18	A fuzzy shirt.
Fire Shirt	Mario	90 Coins	45 Coins	DEF +42 MDEF +21	Determined person's shirt.
Hero Shirt	Mario	100 Coins	50 Coins	DEF +48 MDEF +24	A legendary shirt.
Pants	Mallow	7 coins	3 Coins	DEF +6 MDEF +3	It's a pair of pants!
Thick Pants	Mallow	14 Coins	7 Coins	DEF +12 MDEF +6	Padded pants.
Mega Pants	Mallow	22 Coins	11 Coins	DEF +18 MDEF +9	Durable work pants
Happy Pants	Mallow	38 Coins	19 Coins	DEF +24 MDEF +12	A lucky pair of pants.
Sailor Pants	Mallow	50 Coins	25 Coins	DEF +30 MDEF +15	A sailor's pants.
Fuzzy Pants	Mallow	70 Coins	35 Coins	DEF +36 MDEF +18	Fuzzy pants.
Fire Pants	Mallow	90 Coins	45 Coins	DEF +42 MDEF +21	Determined person's pants.
Prince Pants	Mallow	100 Coins	50 Coins	DEF +48 MDEF +24	Legendary pants
Mega Cape	Geno	22 Coins	11 Coins	DEF +6 MDEF +3	Durable pressed cape.
Happy Cape	Geno	38 Coins	19 Coins	DEF +12 MDEF +6	A lucky cape.
Sailor Cape	Geno	50 Coins	25 Coins	DEF +18 MDEF +9	A sailor's cape.
Fuzzy Cape	Geno	70 Coins	35 Coins	DEF +24 MDEF +12	A fuzzy cape.
Fire Cape	Geno	90 Coins	45 Coins	DEF +30 MDEF +15	Determined person's cape.
Star Cape	Geno	100 Coins	50 Coins	DEF +36 MDEF +18	A legendary cape.
Happy Shell	Bowser	38 Coins	19 Coins	DEF +6 MDEF +3	A lucky shell.
Courage Shell	Bowser	60 Coins	30 Coins	DEF +12 MDEF +6	A stout shell.
Fire Shell	Bowser	90 Coins	45 Coins	DEF +18 MDEF +9	Determined person's shell.
Heal Shell	Bowser	100 Coins	50 Coins	DEF +24 MDEF +12	A legendary shell.
Polka Dress	Toadstool	–	80 Coins	DEF +24 MDEF +12	A flashy dress.
Nautica Dress	Toadstool	50 coins	25 Coins	DEF +30 MDEF +15	A female sailor's dress.
Fuzzy Dress	Toadstool	70 Coins	35 Coins	DEF +36 MDEF +18	A fuzzy dress.
Fire Dress	Toadstool	90 Coins	45 Coins	DEF +41 MDEF +21	Determined woman's dress.
Royal Dress	Toadstool	100 coins	50 Coins	DEF +48 MDEF +24	A legendary dress!
Work Pants	All	22 Coins	11 Coins	ATK +10 MATK +10 DEF +15 MDEF +5 SPD +5	Sweaty work pants!
Lazy Shell	All	–	111 Coins	ATK -50 MATK -50 DEF +127 MDEF +127 SPD -50	A stout and durable shell. Note: Prevents every status ailment, 0 damage from elemental attacks.
Super Suit	All	–	350 Coins	ATK +50 MATK +50 DEF +50 MDEF +50 SPD +30	A truly fine suit. Note: Prevents every status ailment, 0 damage from elemental attacks.

Weapons

Weapon	User	Buy Price	Sell Price	Stat Increase (and RNG deviation)	Description
Hammer	Mario	–	35 Coins	ATK +10 (+/- 1)	Pounds enemies
NokNok Shell	Mario	20 Coins	10 Coins	ATK +20 (+/- 2)	Kick to attack
Punch Glove	Mario	36 coins	18 Coins	ATK +30 (+/- 3)	Knock out power!
Super Hammer	Mario	70 Coins	35 Coins	ATK +40 (+/- 4)	The standard for hammers!
Masher	Mario	–	80 Coins	ATK +50 (+/- 30)	Makes monster mash!
Troopa Shell	Mario	90 Coins	45 Coins	ATK +50 (+/- 5)	Kick with it!
Hammer (Seaside Town)	Mario	123 Coins	61 Coins	ATK +0 (+/- 0)	A lucky hammer! Extra Effect: If a Timed Attack is performed with it, a LUCKY! Bonus will be awarded.
Mega Glove	Mario	102 Coins	51 Coins	ATK +60 (+/- 6)	Punch enemies with these great, powerful gloves
Ultra Hammer	Mario	–	57 Coins	ATK +70 (+/- 7)	The ultimate hammer!
Lazy Shell	Mario	–	90 Coins	ATK +90 (+/- 40)	Toss a shell at an enemy!
Froggie Stick	Mallow	–	18 coins	ATK +20 (+/- 3)	Frogfucius made it
Cymbals	Mallow	42 Coins	21 Coins	ATK +30 (+/- 3)	Scare enemies with a clash
Whomp Glove	Mallow	88 coins	44 Coins	ATK +35 (+/- 4)	Launches a punch attack.
Ribbit Stick	Mallow	86 coins	43 Coins	ATK +50 (+/- 5)	It'll come in handy
Sticky Glove	Mallow	98 Coins	49 Coins	ATK +60 (+/- 6)	The old double whammie!
Sonic Cymbal	Mallow	–	54 Coins	ATK +70 (+/- 7)	Puts noise to work for you!
Finger Shot	Geno	50 coins	25 Coins	ATK +12 (+/- 3)	Fingers shoot bullets
Hand Gun	Geno	75 Coins	37 Coins	ATK +24 (+/- 4)	It packs a kick
Double Punch	Geno	88 coins	44 Coins	ATK +35 (+/- 5)	A handy double rocket punch
Hand Cannon	Geno	105 Coins	52 Coins	ATK +45 (+/- 6)	Shoots bullet from elbow!
Star Gun	Geno	–	60 Coins	ATK +57 (+/- 7)	Try shooting stars!
Chomp Shell	Bowser	60 Coins	30 Coins	ATK +9 (+/- 3)	It's a Kinklink shell.
Chomp	Bowser	–	70 Coins	ATK +10 (+/- 4)	Just spin me at an enemy!
Hurly Gloves	Bowser	92 Coins	46 Coins	ATK +20 (+/- 5)	A classic Mario-toss attack.
Spiked Link	Bowser	94 coins	47 Coins	ATK +30 (+/- 6)	A studded ball and chain!
Drill Claw	Bowser	–	59 Coins	ATK +40 (+/- 7)	A drilling claw!
Slap Glove	Toadstool	100 Coins	50 Coins	ATK +40 (+/- 4)	It slaps 'em silly!
Parasol	Toadstool	84 Coins	42 Coins	ATK +50 (+/- 5)	Inflicts serious pain!
War Fan	Toadstool	100 Coins	50 Coins	ATK +60 (+/- 6)	A mysterious battle fan!
Super Slap	Toadstool	–	49 Coins	ATK +70 (+/- 7)	The Princess' mega-slap!
Frying Pan	Toadstool	300 coins	150 Coins	ATK +90 (+/- 20)	Enough iron to be dangerous!

Additional information

For listings of Special Moves and Level Up Progressions, see the respective pages.

Quotes

Main article: List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars quotes

• "Mario! Let's say you and I get hitched in a few years, okay? Just... give me time to grow into my mother's wedding dress." - Toad child
• "Stick for a body, head full of straw, give me a scarecrow, rah, rah, RAH!" - Belome
• "Hmmm... Drink punch...eat cake...? It sounds...complicated. I don't know if I can muster the energy to do it... Let's walk through it once! It's wedding rehearsal time!" - Booster
• "It's been so quiet around here, it's almost eerie... Is something going on? It probably doesn't concern me. But if you have any Frog Coins, I've got some neat items to sell." - Frogfucius' Student
• "It's really weird. Sometimes I heard the guy next door. He's always mumbling about a Crystal-this and an Evil-that. Isn't a "Crystal" some kind of shiny rock...or something? I know I've seen those somewhere!" - Piranha Plant

Virtual Console differences

The altered Moleville palette

One attack used by many bosses, Flame Wall, looks radically different from the original game. In the original version, a wave of red, orange, and yellow flows to the left of the screen. In the Virtual Console version, the wave is separated, only red, and somewhat faded. Also, Static E! is changed from a bright, blue and white flash to a deep blue one. This was changed in order to avoid players possibly having seizures. Also, Moleville has a considerably darker color scheme. Otherwise, the game was not localized. This means keeping the American SNES dark/light purple button layout in battle mode and against Bowyer, while the European SNES has the /// buttons colored as in the Japanese version.

For the European version, Bowser's victory pose was changed to the North American version because the original has Bowser giving a gesture which is viewed as saying "Up yours" in most of Europe. Also, the European version altered a line spoken by Croco early on in the game, changing the word "bugger" to "pest", due to "bugger" being a vulgar word in British English.

Pre-release and unused content

An early version of Tadpole Pond

Main article: List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars pre-release and unused content

Nintendo Power

Material from an early Nintendo Power shows that the Chancellor was once designed differently, being a more elderly-looking, gray-spotted Toad with a beard. It also showed that at least one Buzzer would be in Mushroom Way, and that Frogfucius's island at Tadpole Pond would be closer and therefore accessed differently.

There were also several unused enemies such as:

• A green Jester-like enemy named Harlequin.
• A Blue colored Fautso named Baba Yaga.
• An enemy that resembles a purple Bahamutt with sunglasses.
• A red Spikey named Super Spike.
• A white version of Carroboscis named Radish.
• A blue version of Stumpet named Lumbler; Lumbler has a move set. It has the moves Crystal and an egg shooting attack it shares with Birdo.
• A blue, glitchy Corkpedite named Pile Driver.
• Chompweeds were originally going to be enemies that Mario would have fought, but they were changed to obstacles.
• A blue-colored Mastadoom named Mastablasta, that could summon Goombas; its psychopath thought is "Life is tough, ain't it?"

Glitches

Mack still present in Mushroom Castle

Main article: List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars glitches

Skip Mack

It is possible to skip over the battle with Mack. When the player gets to the room where Mack is faced, instead of going straight to battle him, the player can jump on top of the Shysters on the left side, and carefully walk on them. If the Mack scene does not trigger when the player falls off them, the glitch has been performed correctly. The player must then walk to the Chancellor in the corner, and talk to him to finish the glitch. The "Star Pieces" option on the menu does not appear when this glitch is performed, as being victorious in the battle against Mack triggers the appearance of the menu.

Staff

Main article: List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars staff

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was developed by Squaresoft, with directing duties being split between Chihiro Fujioka and Yoshihiko Maekawa. Yoko Shimomura composed the soundtrack. Several members of the staff, including the aforementioned composer and directors, would later join AlphaDream and work on the Mario & Luigi series.

The game was the last work of noted videogame translator Ted Woolsey at Squaresoft.

Reception

The game is widely praised for its technical achievements, aesthetics, and the successful combination of a traditional RPG's turn-based combat with the platforming gameplay of the Super Mario series. Electronic Gaming Monthly's "Review Crew" gives the game a combined average score of 8.75/10. All four members praise the visuals, though the game for being too childish in appearance is a point of contention. The sound design is also praised, with Andrew Baran stating that the sounds are faithfully from the Mario series and Mike Desmond commending the work done by the SNES's sound processor. Mark Lefebvre states that the game avoids being too technically overwhelming for the player as with other RPG games and notes that the game keeps its focus on the graphics and not in submenus during battles. Desmond adds that while the combat engine is similar to other RPGs, it is easy to use.

Michael Higham of GameSpot points out the game's unique interpretation of the Mario universe and the strong characterization of the main cast. He commends the game for being a breath of fresh air compared to the relatively dark themes of other RPGs at the time like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy. He also points out the music which has kept his memories of the game alive. He specifically mentions "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms!" and how it is the perfect example of "how standout melodies are supported by rhythms and harmonies" using 16-bit instruments.

Nintendo Power magazine praises the game for combining RPG and traditional Mario platforming elements. However, it does critique the game's title for being misleading and states "It's not just a RPG-it's an action-packed adventure." Of the six editors, four of them selected the game as their editor pick. In volume 100 released in September 1997, it came in 21st place in "Nintendo Power's 100 best Nintendo games of all time".

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
SNES	Nintendo Power	16.4/20	"Excellent 3-D graphics and a rich variety of game play will appeal to a much wider audience than most traditional RPGs. In fact, players will find that plenty of jumping and action skill will be required, just as in previous Mario games. [...] In short, it's charming, it's fun and it's truly a Mario game."
SNES	Sushi X, Electronic Gaming Monthly	8.0/10	"Besides being completely overused, I feel Mario should just take a vacation until the N64 gives him a new home. His latest RPG puts him in the same old role as a plumber-hero with extraordinary skills. Mario RPG uses great in-combat graphics and continues Nintendo's tradition for clean animation and worthwhile visuals, however. But I feel the characters and the gamebase is a bit too childish for the demanding play and difficult battles against the hordes of opposing forces. If you can overlook these childish tendencies, Mario RPG will satisfy the majority of players with the enjoyable combat system and the many twists and turns in the plot. Mario fanatics don't bypass this title, it could possibly be the last of the 16-Bit RPGs."
Wii	Lucas M. Thomas, IGN	9.5/10	"So it's absolutely undeniable that Super Mario RPG is worth its asking price of only 800 Wii Points, as it's a classic, deep, fun and cult-appealing installment in the Mario series that no Nintendo gamer should go without playing. Nintendo saved itself a winner to take the honor of the "250th Virtual Console Game" title, and you shouldn't hesistate[sic] to download it right away -- because in addition to getting yourself a great game for a great price, you'll also be showing further support for those other seemingly forgotten games that the fans are still crying out to see come to the VC."
SNES	Corbie Dillard, Nintendo Life	10/10	"Whether you're an RPG fan or not, you really owe it to yourself to give this legendary RPG classic a try. Who would have thought that putting Mario into a traditional rpg setting would end up working quite so well. As good as Super Mario RPG was back when it was first released, the game only seems to have gotten even better over time and is a true testament to what Square and Nintendo were able to accomplish with this absolutely amazing and timeless RPG classic."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
GameRankings		89.12%

Legacy

Main article: Paper Mario § Similarities with Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Though no direct sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars would come to pass, the next Mario role-playing game, Paper Mario, was announced under the title Super Mario RPG 2 and the final game would retain multiple links to Super Mario RPG such as the action command mechanic, the ending credits being presented as a parade, Star Hill and the character of the Chancellor (though both were given a different name in the English translation), the concept of optional boss battles against a martial artist who is fought three times, and more.

When asked in a 2013 interview if he was interested in making a direct sequel to the game, the game's co-director Yoshihiko Maekwawa responded that he felt Super Mario RPG accomplished what he set out to do and that he personally had no interest in revisiting the world or its characters. Much later in a 2022 interview however, other co-director Chihiro Fujioka expressed interest in creating a sequel, stating he would like it to be his final game project.

Official descriptions

Wii eShop description

Set in the Mushroom Kingdom and featuring its cast of well-known characters, this adventure RPG begins with a familiar scenario. Mario™ must rescue Princess Toadstool™ from Bowser™. However, a mysterious new enemy named Smithy soon appears, and Mario and Bowser are forced to fight as allies for the first time in their long history. In the quest to defeat their powerful new foe, they'll journey across a wide variety of locations (a town of mining moles, a tropical forest, a thundering waterfall—just to name a few) and tackle a mix of obstacles requiring both expert timing and strategy to overcome. Along the way, they'll gain experience and grow more powerful, while also meeting new characters whose unique abilities will be needed to take on Smithy and his gang. Striking a perfect balance of traditional RPG elements and the action-packed game play Mario is famous for, it's easy to see why this title has earned "legendary" status!

Mario + 7 stars + 249 Virtual Console titles = ?

The launch of the 250th title available on Virtual Console™, of course! And what better game to mark the occasion with than the eagerly anticipated Super NES™ game, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™? Whether you're celebrating the Labor Day holiday, relishing the last few days before school begins, or just looking for a brand-new retro title to enjoy, this is one game sure to please. By combining the magic of traditional Mario™ titles with the renowned design skills of Square Enix, Super Mario RPG satisfies fans across the board. So if you've been waiting to take on Smithy again or never even knew that Mario and Bowser™ were once allies, now's the time to experience one of Mario's grandest adventures! Still want more info on Super Mario RPG? Then be sure to watch the video now available on the Nintendo Channel for a sneak peak on what the game has in store for you.

Also make sure to check out the other Virtual Console titles available for download. You won't find a more complete assortment of games from your favorite systems and genres available in one spot. From classic franchises to previously unavailable imports, you'll be sure to find titles that suit your gaming tastes!

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™ is rated Everyone by the ESRB.

Wii U eShop description

American version: A mysterious enemy named Smithy has appeared, forcing Mario and Bowser to fight as allies. Journey across a wide variety of locations and tackle a mixture of obstacles that will require both timing and strategy to overcome. Gain experience, grow more powerful, and meet new characters to use their abilities in taking down Smithy and his gang!

European version: The Mushroom Kingdom faces a new threat when a giant sword falls from the sky and lays chaos upon the land. Mario must gather a crew of unexpected allies to take on the nefarious Smithy Gang!

Before Paper Mario™ and Mario & Luigi™, the first Role-Playing Game featuring Mario was this celebrated collaboration between Nintendo™ and the makers of Final Fantasy™, Squaresoft™ (now Square Enix™). Many players hold fond memories of the witty dialogue and colourful characters such as Mallow and Geno.

If you own this title on your Wii™, perform a system transfer from your Wii to your Wii U™ to receive a special upgrade price.

This is the US version of the game.

Gallery

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  Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowyer, and Aeros in the Forest Maze

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  Gaz

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  Yoshi

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  Mack

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  Mastadoom

Soundtrack

The music score was released as a CD only in Japan as Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version. The Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version is a Japan-exclusive soundtrack product that was released on March 8, 1996. All the tracks listed in this page were composed by Yoko Shimomura.

Media

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars media.

Happy Adventure, Delightful Adventure

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Let's Try

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In the Flower Garden

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Fight against Koopa

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Introduction

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References to other games

8-bit Mario as seen in Booster's Tower

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars features many references to other series by Nintendo or Square.

• Donkey Kong: One action room in Bowser's Keep involves Mario avoiding a Guerrilla who throws barrels, similar to Donkey Kong in this game.
• Super Mario Bros.: When Mario walks behind a curtained section in Booster Tower, he emerges as Mario appeared in this game. A soundclip from the game is played, and when he tries to exits the room the 'time running out' sound plays as he shrinks and runs back behind the curtain. If the player uses the bathroom in Marrymore, an arrangement of the game's theme plays.
• The Legend of Zelda series: Link can be found sleeping in the Rose Town inn after beating Bowyer in the Forest Maze. When talked to, a jingle that normally sounds when a secret is discovered in the The Legend of Zelda series plays, along with a text box saying ".....", referencing Link's normally silent role in his games.
• Metroid series: Samus Aran can be found sleeping in the guest bed of the Mushroom Castle after beating Yaridovich and obtaining the fifth Star Piece, and remains there until the player goes to Bean Valley. When spoken to, she says she is resting up for Mother Brain, the final boss of Super Metroid. A Samus action figure can be found in a toy box in Booster Tower.
• Final Fantasy series: Culex (and his Crystals) is an optional boss designed to resemble the Final Fantasy bosses. During and after the battle with him, Final Fantasy music is played. The music heard is a rearrangement of the Boss Battle theme in Final Fantasy IV and after the battle, the famous Final Fantasy Victory Theme plays. The enemy Bahamutt is named after the powerful dragon Template:Wikia.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: The music that plays in the battle against Bowser is a rearrangement of his theme from this game. The music that plays in Bowser's Keep also has a part of the same theme. Also, some of Grass Land's theme is heard in the flower garden cutscene and for Mario's Pad.
• Super Mario World: When Mario enters the Rose Town inn for the first time, an arrangement of the overworld theme plays. Another cover of this theme plays when Lulla-Bye is used on a party member. Also, the crescent moon from Star World is shown in the background of the Star Road during the ending before the credits. The Koopa Clown Car reappears in the introduction cutscene, too.
• F-Zero: Hinopio in the Barrel Volcano has models of Captain Falcon's and Samurai Goroh's spacecraft.
• Final Fantasy V: In the Japanese version, Template:Wikia is a possible answer to Dr. Topper's question, "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" This was replaced by Chompweed in the English version.
• Star Fox: Hinopio also has a model of an Arwing from the Star Fox series.
• Final Fantasy VI: Czar Dragon shares its name with an Template:Wikia. Its second form, Zombone, shares its name with an Template:Wikia, which itself is Template:Wikia in the Final Fantasy series. "Here Are Some Weapons!" shares a lot of similarities with "Slam Shuffle", Zozo Town's theme. In the Japanese version, Kefka is a possible answer to Dr. Topper's question, "Who is the ultimate enemy in this adventure?" This was replaced by Goomba in the English version. Hidon aboard the Sunken Ship shares its English name with a Template:Wikia from this game.
• Stunt Race FX: A toy car that appears similar to the F-Type can be found in a toy box in Booster Tower.
• Donkey Kong Country: Donkey Kong look-alikes known as Guerrillas and Chained Kongs appear in the Forest Maze and Barrel Volcano and are based on his redesign from this game.
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Magikoopa's Psychopath references the events of the game. His thought is 「キイーッウキイーーッ！　あの時の赤んぼう！？」 (Kiii ukiii! The baby from that time!?) in the Japanese version, which refers to recognizing the adult Mario. His thought is "That's...my child?" in the English version, which instead refers to Bowser, whom he helped raise since a baby.

References in later media

Geno's cameo during Star 'Stache Smash

• Mario Party: Part of the Bowser's Keep theme is rearranged in Bowser's Magma Mountain's.
• Wrecking Crew '98: Mario's House appears as it does in Super Mario RPG.
• Mario Tennis: The explosive eggs of Birdo are featured in her ending when she wins a Singles tournament where one comes back down after being shot in the air.
• Paper Mario: The end credits feature a parade of most of the characters, led by Luigi; this is a reference to the credits of Super Mario RPG. Additionally, throughout Paper Mario, there are many other elements that were lifted from or influenced by this game; for more information, see here.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee: Peach's side smash attack cycles through a golf club, a tennis racquet, and a frying pan. The Frying Pan is a weapon she can equip and use in battle, purchased as the "Metal Plate" in Moleville. Her dress with the fiery patterns may have been inspired by the Fire Dress armor that can be purchased from Barrel Volcano.
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: A Geno doll appears in the Star 'Stache Smash minigame. Plus, a short arrangement of the Mario's Pad theme can be heard in the Mario Bros.' House, in the Warp Pipe zones, and the drink selection screen in Starbeans Cafe.
• Mario Power Tennis: Bowser's Keep appears as it does in Super Mario RPG in the background of Bowser's Castle Court.
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3: The theme for the e-Coin Castle bears a strong resemblance to "Hello, Happy Kingdom!"
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: One of the Bros. Items is kicking a Koopa shell, akin to Mario's NokNok Shell weapon. The first Cobalt Star shard is found in a Super Mario RPG-style treasure box.
• Mario Hoops 3-on-3: Peach's Castle appears at it does in Super Mario RPG in the background of Peach Field. Also, this game was developed by the same company after merging with Enix, which the two companies together became known as Square Enix.
• Mario and the Incredible Rescue: The book features multiple elements from Super Mario RPG, including Kero Sewers, Tadpole Pond and Toadofsky.
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: Bowser's Castle and army is taken over again. When being on a particular platform near Bowser's Castle, the character looks at the castle from far, similarly to how Mario does in Super Mario RPG if he goes to Vista Hill. There is a very similar line in this game about Starlow (known as Chippy to Bowser) joining the Koopa Troop.
• Fortune Street: The Mushroom Kingdom map music (with Princess Peach's Castle in the background) contains a rearrangement of the music from this game.
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star: Another end credits parade commences. Again, Luigi leads it (only if he was found in all of his locations). Additionally, Bowser swings a Chain Chomp at Mario in a similar manner as this game.
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A downloadable Mii Fighter costume appears based off of Geno.
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam: The song "Mixed-Up Scramble" has a brief rearrangement of "Goodbye Geno" in the middle of the track.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Geno appears as both a spirit and a Battle Arena counter icon, and Mallow also appears as a spirit. Chewies and Megasmilax are mentioned in Piranha Plant's Palutena's Guidance. The Mii Fighter costume DLC based on Geno returned in an update alongside Challenger Pack 8.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スーパーマリオRPG Sūpā Mario RPG	Super Mario RPG

Trivia

• The instruction booklet does not list any battle statistics about Princess Toadstool, who is the fifth and final member to join the party.
• This is the only SNES Mario game released outside of Japan not to have European and Australian releases until it was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console years later, although a European/Australian release was considered for July 1996.
• The Japanese version's copyright year says 1995 on the title screen, even though it was released on March 9, 1996, 65 days before its North American release. This is corrected in the North American version.
• This is the first Mario game with some Toads being identified as females prior to recurring ones like Toadette who was later introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in 2003.

External links

• Japanese website
• North American website