For the first time, we saw a Mario game tell a story, and though we never saw another attempt at a straight-up Final Fantasy-style RPG, it did lead to the development of other RPG titles in the Mario franchise like the Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi games.įor those that don't recall, the story isn't what you'd expect: a new bad guy has shattered the sky, kicked Bowser out of his own castle, and developed a plan to reshape the world. In 1996, Nintendo paired up with Square (once known as Squaresoft, now Square Enix, of Final Fantasy fame) to create one of the best games in the Super Mario franchise: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
