History YMMV / SuperMarioRPG

** Geno's design resembles [[Literature/TheAdventuresofPinocchio Pinocchio]], especially [[{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}} the Disney version]]. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' would eventually introduce Rosalina, whose design makes her somewhat resemble the Blue Fairy.

** Geno's design resembles [[Literature/TheAdventuresofPinocchio]], especially [[{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}} the Disney version]]. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' would eventually introduce Rosalina, whose design makes her somewhat resemble the Blue Fairy.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Geno Clone's Thought Peek in the Belome rematch seems wildly OutOfCharacter at first glance: is it just a simple mistake in the cloning process, like the Bowser Clone's [[TrrrillingRrrs odd speech pattern]], or insight into the real Geno's CharacterDevelopment? Given that by this point the party and many other characters have made the wishes of countless people come true [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts through their own personal efforts]], even as the Star Road lay broken, he may be seeing the Star Pieces in a new light, not as magical artifacts that grant wishes to people themselves, but as [[MagicFeather motivational symbols]] - if not {{Motivational Lie}}s outright - that merely inspire and enable the people to make their wishes reality [[ItWasWithYouAllAlong through their own hard work and dedication]].

* SalvagedGameplayMechanic: In the original game, the Signal Ring was introduced way too late into the game to be considered useful, and, as such, was considered BetterOffSold. Now it's given out at the start of the game by a Toad in the Mushroom Kingdom item shop who teaches Mario about hidden treasure chests, making its usefulness more practical. Meanwhile the part where you would've gotten the Signal Ring in the original game now gives you the Echo Signal Ring, which is an enhanced version of the Signal Ring that beeps as you get closer to hidden treasures.

* SalvagedGameplayMechanic: In the original game, the Signal Ring was introduced way too late into the game to be considered useful, and, as such, was considered BetterOffSold. Now it's given out at the start of the game by a Toad in the Mushroom Kingdom item shop who teaches Mario about hidden treasure chests, making its usefulness more practical.

* DemonicSpiders: While some of the Special Enemies are just really bulky and not too difficult to deal with, some of them are outright brutal and can kill your team rather quickly. You also have no idea when a Special Enemy will appear - they'll just appear randomly in battle.

* CultClassic: Regarded as such, especially in North America. The SNES game did receive critical acclaim, but its success was limited because the Nintendo 64 was released four months later with a far more commercially successful and famous game, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', ''and'' the game was released against an increasingly-successful and robust [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]] library, to boot.

* VindicatedByHistory: While it wasn't an outright ''failure'' at release, ''Mario RPG'' was overshadowed both by the wildly successful UsefulNotes/PlayStation and the impending release of Nintendo's own Nintendo 64, with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 its own Mario title of some renown]]. Many SNES players were moving on to bigger things, with ''Mario RPG'' being a comparative blip on the gaming radar. By the end of the millennium, however, it went on to become a much beloved title, and many consider it to be one of the greatest games in the Super Nintendo library.