superstar saga mario known japan mario role playing video game developed published nintendo game boy advance game series followed sequels partners time inside story nintendo dream team nintendo 3ds paper jam nintendo 3ds game later released setting game begins progresses majority game game mario combat primary antagonist quest begins aid assistant steals princess peach voice adopting guise ambassador role playing game centers battle system different traditional games genre emphasis timing elaborate attacks game tone game jokes comical references heritage mario series generally received critics ign named twelfth best game boy advance game time feature reflecting game boy advance lifespan gameplay gameplay differs role playing games focus controlling mario simultaneously sections direction pad controls mario movement following closely mario actions controlled individually buttons respectively game begins able jump independently soon gain access variety techniques game progresses example hammer mario smaller size allowing access small gaps placing mario shoulders allows act like propeller large gaps enemies coming contact enemies battle landing hit enemy allows player deal pre damage opposite possible battles superstar saga turn based mario attack normally jumping deal multiple hits enemies covered flames spikes mario hurt instead enemy attack option hammer powerful ineffective flying enemies similar previous titles paper mario series players time button presses attacks effective earning extra jump attack increasing hammer power introduced series way mario defend enemy attack enemy attacks brothers able jump use hammer successfully timed allows dodge attacks deal counter damage example jump charging game players unlock use requires players cooperate mario actions perform powerful combination attacks players use items mushrooms healing stats mushrooms reviving fallen defeating enemies earns experience points help level increase stats players given option increase stats attribute time level players improve stats new gear making wear special attributes like mario titles features enhanced remake arcade game game supports rumble functionality game boy player plot unlike games mario series game set instead introduces neighboring monarchy despite traditional enemies present new enemies exclusive game predominant race species locations featured exception castle existed earlier mario series games characters playable protagonists game mario quest rescue voice princess voice stolen game antagonists game mario work monarchy headed son prince offer mario assistance youthful celebrity figure native tradition mario franchise central antagonist witch aids protagonists period game body possessed consciousness form creature aided characterized comical use language evidenced famous quote fury antagonist sequel inside story additionally mario recurring incidents thief named sidekick rookie engages protagonists conflict times game case fights uses instead rookie story game opens witch assistant arriving steal princess peach voice replace explosives summoned palace mario confront subdue coincidentally attempting kidnap peach soon decides kidnapping teams retrieve true voice fled intention kidnapping afterward voice destroy castle mario fly kingdom cruiser mid flight attacks cruiser blows sky brothers separated journey brothers rescue transformed dragon brothers reach step trap laid drops brothers learn goal steal mystical object inside castle peach voice grant wishes takes attacks mario form queen escape defeating queen mario travel retrieve restore state encounter thief accomplice named rookie brothers manage obtain reserve return cure mario travel plans exposed peach voice causes flee mario battle defeat severely battle soul vacuum helmet save life commands attack stopped brothers locate encounter rookie battling exposed peach voice grab effort control shoots sky explodes pieces brothers separated mario meet peach arrives voice discover prince learned plot warned princess disguised peach voice stolen instead arrival presence castle prevented peach revealing plan mario weak soul resulting twisted trip peach kidnapped demands pieces exchange restoring mario travel joke end exchange refuses hand peach disguised peach spare dress ends taken peach escapes repaired process brothers return finding attack flying castle brothers prince fly stop mario battle past confronting defeat tricks brothers waking belly brothers battle defeat soul body returns normal brothers escape castle explodes bomb set explosion sends castle falling ocean exhausted vacation mario peach decide head leave brings farewell gift home regained memory gang returns home development marketing developed said inspiration nintendo game paper mario games similar graphics gameplay producers game creator mario franchise president nintendo voice acting mario game provided known providing characters voice nintendo mario franchise game music composed composed score super mario rpg revealed playable demo game available august september playable demonstration available games convention link game comic themes nintendo organized official competition october november contestants try submit best knock knock joke win game boy advance copy game nintendo employed comedian choose winner reception received universal critical acclaim game comical dialog themes particular lauded critics eurogamer commented line dialogue identifiable cameo handled loving sense humour despite labelled plot repetitive game characters shallow references heritage mario series critics praised game avoiding clichés common previous games mario series gameplay attained mixed reception critics enjoyed game battle system role playing game tradition ign commented unlike japanese mario turn based battle involves player times despite novel approach combat situations reviewers thought overall gameplay lacked innovation gamespy particular criticized game apparent lack originality commenting terms gameplay isn haven seen nes mario titles furthermore reviewers disappointed perceived lack difficulty gameplay result targeting younger audience welcomed approach citing gamer veterans genre complete find title perfectly accessible edge gaming publications criticized controls occasionally confusing considering usage jumping combinations characters common concern reviewers overhead perspective critics preventing judging routes object location relation background actual visuals generally received setting animations audio commended combining originality nostalgia looped frequently rated 37th best game nintendo system nintendo_power games list year game label game named twelfth best game boy advance game time ign feature reflecting game boy advance long lifespan sold units japan million sequels nintendo released partners time prequel sequel november nintendo system plot setting relatively disconnected replaced primary antagonists game set outside references partners time inclusion castle game retained partners time involve item system opposed system second sequel inside story released reprising role key villain sequel released nintendo 3ds fourth sequel crossover paper mario series released nintendo 3ds
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