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"I hate Smash fans so much I'm going to include a bunch of things that they want. That'll show 'em!" - Masahiro Sakurai, probably
Sakurai: I'm going to give them back every veteran, almost every stage, highly requested characters like
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Do you think they're finally going to add in the ability for us to build our own furniture?
1. Actually kinda agree with you on this. People will argue about it but at the end of the day they are still both Mario characters regardless of how different they are
Build as in custom furnature? Boy I hope so, because it would make this great looking game even greater
Yeah I know how you feel. It's been probably over a year so I'm itching to play it once again. Wonder if I should go with a romhack or vanilla... Considering waiting to see if we get an NSO update, as if I wanted to play vanilla, it'd be nice to finally play it on my Switch.
It wasnt on the snes mini so I'm not sure it would make it. That thing is very moldable though so playing it on it is easy
Super Mario RPG is on the snes mini
Yes it was. That's kind of one of the main reasons we are speculating it coming to the online in the first place, it, along with Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country, and FFVI, is one of the only games not on SNES Online from the Mini that hasn't had a different port onto Switch already. (Super Castlevania IV, Mega Man X, SSF2T, Secret of Mana, Contra 3)
I have a tradition of playing through the game once a year. I think I'll play it again a week before E3 for good luck.
That would make 15 DLC characters in total. That many characters if the last 4 include stages would also fill up the stage select screen if I'm not mistaken.
Yes please I would very much like this! Perfect choices Would love this!
Already backed. Raise it high enough that they add Wonder-Puppet
I don’t really understand what you mean by bonus dlc in between other dlc. Pretty sure wave 2 is just going to be 6 characters. And if that’s the case then nah. My preference would be for Geno to get in his own fighters pass.
My heart just skipped a beat. I never thought I'd see this day
Couldn't get much better than this tbh
Me too mate. I'm really happy as W101 was my favorite game on the Wii U and I'm so happy to see it get another chance.
This isn't really subversive in any way for the time period. It's copy and pasting RPG tropes onto Mario and what he's known for (jumping). Any time this stuff is parodied in Japanese media (just letting the hero go into people's houses and do whatever they want, silent protagonist, etc), it's always a direct reference to Dragon Quest.
I know DQ is big but, I think it's just the genre and not a direct "Dragon Quest" Reference just because the hero can go into people's houses. I mean, it goes deeper than that.
But that's why it's funny. Mario isn't a silent protagonist with a largely blank slate personality. Yeah, Mario isn't exactly the deepest character ever but it's pretty well established the kind of character Mario is. In SMRPG, he takes the tropes you mentioned to extremes. Not only can he go into people's houses but he can jump on people's beds and shelves and even on the roof for most houses. He's silent but instead of just nodding and basic emotions, he's extreme in everything. He even transforms into things to get his point across. It's like Courage the Cowardly Dog. It's funny because it's hyperbolic.
And don't forget Bowser's participation, I love when the bad guy is more than just that, this was the first time we could see some "personality" on Bowser and Peach for the record.
It's RPGs in general, but any time a Japanese product does it, it's directly invoking DQ. The original Final Fantasy, Zelda games beyond 1, virtually every single SNES/PSX era JRPG, etc. Even the deconstructions where you're punished for it (I believe the Glory of Heracles series is the first time that happens but I could be wrong) date back to the late 80s and are confirmed inspired by DQ for those aspects.
I mean he kind of is. He's expressive, but in the same way Wind Waker Link is canoncially talkative. There was certainly an idea of what Mario should be, but there was also a huge discrepancy between the west and Japan on that front in the 90s thanks to things like the Super Show and other entities that made him his own character. For a US audience, SMPRG released in that weird void between Super Show and Charles Martinet (at least as far as public perception goes since most people were unaware of him until 64).
