Nintendo - Super Mario RPG Player's Guide

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Player's Guide is the official companion guide for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, published by Nintendo of America in 1996 and written by Nintendo Power's M. Arakawa. Released the same year as the game's North American SNES launch, this is the first-party Nintendo guide for one of the most beloved and historically significant games in the Mario franchise — the landmark 1996 RPG developed by Square in collaboration with Nintendo, featuring a score by Yoko Shimomura and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto. In a Nintendo landscape dominated by platformers, Super Mario RPG took Mario into a full-fledged role-playing game for the first time, introducing original characters like Geno and Mallow alongside Bowser, Princess Toadstool, and a cast of genuinely strange villains led by the mechanical Smithy. The game remains a fan-favorite 30 years later, and original official Nintendo Player's Guides for it are increasingly scarce in collectible condition. The guide covers the complete game with everything needed to restore the Star Road and defeat Smithy and his minions: Full walkthrough of every world and area including Mushroom Kingdom, Bandit's Way, Booster Tower, Nimbus Land, the Sunken Ship, and Smithy's Factory Detailed area maps with all treasure box and hidden item locations marked Complete enemy bestiary with stat breakdowns, weak points, and battle strategies Full weapon, armor, and accessory listings with stats Special attack strategies and timing guides for all party members Locations of all hidden Frog Coins, Star Pieces, and secret items Book Details Title: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Player's Guide Author: M. Arakawa Platform Covered: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Publisher: Nintendo of America / Nintendo Power Release Year: 1996 Format: Softcover Language: English Age Rating: All Ages Strategy guides are assumed VG+ or better unless otherwise noted. No broken spines, no writing, no highlighting, no stickers, and may have light shelf wear. All strategy guides are assumed to be pre-owned.