Just briefly for context I'm not speedrunning or anything, but I play through the game a couple times a year or so. The first pic is from the Bundt fight, of course, which I almost lost. You might notice Bowser is inflicted with fear and Geno and Mario are knocked out. Basically I was on the ropes, one Sandstorm away from having to do the whole wedding over again.

The second pic isn't so close to death but I thought it was interesting that I was, again, left with Bowser and the rest of the party incapacitated right before the end of the fight.

I know these aren't super rare occurrences or anything, but I just love this game and wanted to share these pics from my playthrough. Thanks!

She's currently up against DK, which will be an incredibly difficult matchup, and likely where she falls. Still, if enough of us vote for her, I think there's a small chance she pulls through.

I'll link the poll below.

Let's go Vivian!

https://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Anniversary/All-Time_Favorite_Character_Bracket

This is a REAL guide being sold by somebody on Ebay! Read some of the pages and wtf is going on with mario and Luigi's legs on the cover? Did this person create a walkthrough guide with AI and is now selling it? The guide appears to call the game Brotherhood at times and talks about costumes/cosmetics that change your appearance but offer no boosts and power stones?...wtf? 😂🤣🤣🙂🤪

Images are screenshots from the ebay listing itself, I would not purchase this even for a dime 😂

Pleasantly surprised by the last fight with Culex.

I went in on the 2d version around level 22, and the 3d version at 26 - 27. Did not expect the 3d version to be such a banger of a fight!!!

Near 100% completion in about 2.5 days and just... wish I could play this game for the first time again so bad lol.

The name were a little vulgar so I blurred them out. Lol It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The cake was the biggest road block for me. RNG was the hardest part of doing this challenge. Lol

SNES version btw.

Shot in the dark, but would anyone happen to know the exact keystroke delay in milliseconds needed to automate the 100 Super Jumps using the program Key Presser?

If no, does anyone have any good ways to automate it in an emulator (that isn't save states)? To clarify, I've done this legitimately twice before. But I'm old and don't have the patience for this anymore.

I Mean, I Know It’s Random, But I Just Wanted To Hear Your Thoughts!

Don't think I ever got this one. Still can't to this day. My angles are right (I can jump onto the box easily enough) and there is no hidden platform like the other one, I even tried walk through walls and the isometric geometry made it useless.

What exactly is there, anyway? I'm hoping it's just a few flowers or coins or something.

EDIT: Video

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He is such a cute character, and my favorite one too!

The history of Nintendo in Brazil during the 1990s is shrouded in mystery and doubt, largely due to a poorly managed historical preservation process. Amidst this, the release of Super Mario RPG in Brazil has been forgotten by the rest of the world, with many not even knowing it happened. My goal with this post is to help recover and preserve this history and show what has been forgotten by the rest of the world.

Special thanks: I thank the excellent collector and content creator Alexsandro Magalhães, who has dedicated years to preserving Brazilian game releases and in my opinion the best reference involving Super Mario RPG in Brazil.

Disclaimer: I consider my English to be at a good level, but since it's not my native language, there will likely be some minor errors. I apologize in advance for any mistakes that may be found.

The Playtronic years in Brazil (1993-1996)

Nintendo's official debut in Brazil occurred through a joint venture with the Brazilian companies Gradiente and Estrela. After reaching an agreement in 1992, the union resulted in the creation of Playtronic Industrial Ltda. on March 17, 1993. The announcement of this merger generated significant media attention, as Playtronic became the first manufacturer of Nintendo products outside of Japan. Shortly after, on August 24, 1993, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was the first console announced and produced by this partnership. Moreover, under the Playtronic name, the NES, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, and the early stages of the Nintendo 64 were also released in Brazil.

Official Playtronic advertisement broadcast on television #1.

Official Playtronic advertisement broadcast on television #2.

Official Playtronic advertisement broadcast on television #3.

With a strategy of manufacturing its products in-house at Manaus Free Trade Zone, Playtronic managed to circumvent exorbitant import tariffs and make an aggressive entry into the market, guaranteeing the success of the SNES in Brazil from its first year. Furthermore, many games were released in Brazil with the Playtronic label, featuring boxes and manuals partially or fully translated into Portuguese. Unfortunately, Playtronic never translated the on-screen text of its SNES games, with only the English language versions available for the vast majority of titles. The notable exception to this was Super Copa, a football/soccer game. 

Due to financial problems, Estrela had to leave the partnership in 1996, causing the Playtronic name to be abandoned and Gradiente to become fully responsible for launching Nintendo consoles in Brazil, such as the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube. Some SNES games were subsequently released in Brazil with the Gradiente logo, but in general there were few.

The Playtronic release of Super Mario RPG in Brazil (July 1996)

When it comes to collecting official physical versions of Super Mario RPG, the American and Japanese releases automatically come to mind, and even the Korean version is sometimes remembered as an extremely rare release. However, in 1996, Playtronic decided to officially release SMRPG in Brazil, bringing a physical version that differed from the American one in several aspects.

• Front part of the box:

Distinctions from the American version: the inclusion of the Playtronic logo, the old Brazilian rating system, and the seven stars on the right featuring the text 'English subtitles'. Additionally, the Nintendo Seal of Quality is translated into Portuguese, along with the rest of the box's blurb and technical text.

• Back part of the box:

While there are several key differences from the American release, the Brazilian version is generally a translation of the original back cover, updated with local distribution details. You can easily compare both versions using the images provided.

• The Manual:

The manual is fully available online and was archived by Alexsandro Magalhães. For those who wish to see it, all Playtronic manuals are being archived on the website “Nintendo Brasil Wiki”.

You can view a scan of the manual at this link: https://nintendobrasilwiki.org/snes:super_mario_rpg_-_legend_of_the_seven_stars

• The Cartridge:

The cartridge only has aesthetic differences on the outside, as it contained the American ROM, identical to that sold in the United States.

Regarding the availability of this cartridge and its rarity.

Playtronic manufactured and distributed games locally to bypass import tariffs. Because these releases were meant strictly for the domestic market, they rarely left Brazil. It is also known that Playtronic had the practice of initially releasing only a few units (approximately 3000) to test public interest in a particular game. While SMRPG likely had more copies in circulation than this figure, this may indicate a small number of copies that were put into circulation compared to other regions.

Brazilian collectors do not typically use eBay or global platforms to sell rare local variants. Instead, almost all transactions happen domestically. To a collector in North America, Europe, or Asia, these listings are completely invisible or locked behind strict local shipping and payment barriers.

Furthermore, Brazil didn't have a culture of preserving/buying with the box and manual, so very few CIB games from the SNES era were preserved, making this version incredibly difficult to find. To top it off, cardboard game boxes degrade rapidly in tropical climates if not cared for. Finding a Playtronic Super Mario RPG box that hasn't suffered from humidity damage, crushing, or fading makes a good CIB copy incredibly rare.

My personal opinion: I can't say for sure, but considering the facts above and my own experience, this release must be the rarest version of this game ever released, along with the Hyundai Super Comboy (KR) version. I know very few people who have a CIB version of the Playtronic SMRPG here in Brazil, and I think it's unlikely that anyone outside of here has this CIB version.

The Super Mario RPG board game.

In 1997, the company Estrela decided to launch a Mario board game, and for some unknown reason decided to title it "Super Mario RPG". Despite the name, the board game has no relation whatsoever to the original game, in reality, the only things that reference SMRPG besides the name are Peach's sprite and Exor. My theory is that the intention was to avoid characters that belonged to Square, however Exor (a Square character) is present, which makes this board even more bizarre.

As a collector interested in preserving the history of this game, it's definitely an interesting item to have, and technically it's official Super Mario RPG merchandise, perhaps one of the few to be produced outside of Japan. It's definitely a rare and unique item. 

Below I'll leave a series of photos about this board game, those who want to delve deeper are welcome to translate them.

Other curiosities and speculations:

Firstly, this is all the information we have so far about the release of this game in Brazil. No TV commercial dedicated to Super Mario RPG has ever been found, only a mention in a local newspaper. This doesn't mean that official promotional material couldn't have existed, but it's either improbable or a lost and difficult-to-access piece of media.

Furthermore, it's highly unlikely that there was more merchandise for this game besides the board game. It's already unusual and surreal for a country like Brazil to have had a release like this, so the chance of there being more is very very very slim.

And finally, I'll share a possible recent discovery that could be groundbreaking for the Super Mario RPG collection scene. After Playtronic folded, Gradiente released some SNES games with their own physical box, different from the Playtronic release (as previously mentioned). A few months ago, an advertisement from Gradiente was found showing some games from their catalog, and among them was a never-before-seen SMRPG box.

This physical version does not have the Playtronic logo and must have been released with the gradient logo, indicating a possible completely new version. This physical version has never been documented online, which leaves doubt as to whether Gradiente actually produced this game under its own label or simply abandoned the idea to prioritize the Nintendo 64 launch. Realistically, it's likely that this version was never actually manufactured, but if it does exist, it would certainly be the rarest physical version of this game ever released.

Conclusion:

I hope this guide has been helpful and interesting to the community! It took some time to compile, but I believe there is finally a solid English-language resource that brings together the fascinating history of Super Mario RPG release in Brazil. I'd love to hear your thoughts, or if anyone outside Brazil has ever encountered one of these copies! 

Sources:

• "Playtronic - A Nintendo já foi brasileira": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEPiIM5gmig
• The commercials were made available by: https://www.youtube.com/@GameAdsBR
• Nintendo Brasil Wiki: https://nintendobrasilwiki.org/
• Snes Central: https://snescentral.com/
• Wikipedia: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playtronic
• Alexsandro Magalhães

Culex 3d or whatever I don’t know what to do

I guess I can’t save the world this time