July/August Community Playthrough: Super Mario RPG

[Fleach]

Another month is upon us so it's time to browse the game libraries for another fun game to play together.

The original plan was to do something modern, but this game is too great to pass up. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a long one so we will be devoting two months to this playthrough.

Overview
Originally released on the SNES in 1996 Super Mario RPG tells the tale of Mario's journey to topple Smithy's aspirations of world dominations.

Platforms
SNES
Wii Virtual Console

Checkpoints
1. July 1 - July 8 Bowser's Keep and Your First Star Piece: Begin your journey and collect the first Star Piece.
2. July 8 - July 15 A Plumber's Nightmare: Navigate Kero Sewers and earn your second Star Piece.
3. July 15 - July 22 Canary in a Coal Mine: Earn the third Star Piece.
4. July 22 - July 29 Give Me a Boost: Scale the Booster Tower and earn the fourth Star Piece.
5. July 29 - August 5 Surf's Up!: Show those aquatic ruffians you mean business. Get the fifth Star Piece
6. August 5 - August 12 Listen to Your Elders: Learn the whereabouts of the Six Star Piece and track it down.
7. August 19 - August 31 The Finish Line: Beat the game!

Achievements Thank you Shadow Kisuragi
1. Find all Nintendo character cameos.
2. Turn into 8-bit Mario in the Booster Tower.
3. Find the Masher in Booster's Tower.
4. Complete 30 Super Jumps and earn the Attack Scarf from the dog in Monstro Town.
5. Complete 100 Super Jumps and earn the Super Suit from the dog in Monstro Town.
6. Earn 10+ flowers on Booster Hill.
7. Earn a Frog Coin by scaling the cliff in less than 10 seconds.
8. Defeat the 'Secret Boss' in Monstro Town.
9. Max out the coin counter (999).*HINT: This can be done easily near the end of the game*
10. Complete all 6 puzzle doors in Bowser's Castle.
11. Complete all of the puzzles in the Sunken Ship.
12. Find the Three Musty Fears and complete their quest to earn the Ghost Medal.
13. Find the casino *HINT: If no one finds this after 3 weeks, Shadow will tip you off*
14. Play Do-Re-Me. 
15. Defeat one of each boss doppelganger.
16. One-hit Exor's eye.
17. Find the Trueform Pin in Kero Sewers

Online Gameplay Streaming
SirPsycho has decided to stream his time with the game on twitch.tv and anyone who wants to watch him grind away can do so by clicking the bold text.

Player List
32excellent
Addicted (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
bearmetal
blcklblskt
Dezorian (2, 3, 11, 14)
douglie007
Flee
Fleach (2)
GrayGhost81 (2)
ixtaileddemonfox
MrUnoriginal
Razor Knuckles
RetroRage
russlyman
singlebanana (2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
Silent Scythe
SirPsycho
Wempster (14, 17)
wildbil52

UPDATE
Luigi lives in his brother's shadow.

[SirPsycho]

I'm down on this one, and I might stream it.

[Duke.Togo]

I can watch Psycho play it? Sounds like a plan.

[Slowman]

I completed this earlier this year, great game.  Skipped the optional boss though, didn't want to grind for levels.

[GrayGhost81]

I'm in! I've been wanting to play this game for a while.

[Fleach]

@SirPsycho, that sounds really cool. If you decide to stream the game send me the link and I'll add it to the main post.

@GrayGhost, nice to have you aboard!

[Addicted]

I've played through most of the game but never finished it. Count me in.

[engel762]

Well this sucks.  The one game I can't find at a tolerable price. BooooooooO!  haha 

[wildbil52]

Well this sucks.  The one game I can't find at a tolerable price. BooooooooO!  haha 

I know some consider it blasphemy or not the same as the real thing but it is available on Virtual Console for $10.  Also, I could add the cart the the Keep an Eye Out for Me thread for you

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Achievements:
Complete 30 Super Jumps and earn the Attack Scarf from the dog in Monstro Town.
Complete 100 Super Jumps and earn the Super Suit from the dog in Monstro Town.
Earn 10+ flowers on Booster Hill.
Earn a Frog Coin by scaling the cliff in less than 10 seconds.
Defeat the 'Secret Boss' in Monstro Town.

...I've got a lot more, but since we have 2 months, I'll make it interesting.

[engel762]

Well this sucks.  The one game I can't find at a tolerable price. BooooooooO!  haha 

I know some consider it blasphemy or not the same as the real thing but it is available on Virtual Console for $10.  Also, I could add the cart the the Keep an Eye Out for Me thread for you

Just posted to there for shits and giggles, may have to give the virtual console one a look if worse comes to worse!

[Fleach]

Achievements:
Complete 30 Super Jumps and earn the Attack Scarf from the dog in Monstro Town.
Complete 100 Super Jumps and earn the Super Suit from the dog in Monstro Town.
Earn 10+ flowers on Booster Hill.
Earn a Frog Coin by scaling the cliff in less than 10 seconds.
Defeat the 'Secret Boss' in Monstro Town.

...I've got a lot more, but since we have 2 months, I'll make it interesting.

Thanks for those Shadow. I'll add them to the list. I get achievement ideas from wikipedia, but you seem to know this game pretty well.

Well this sucks.  The one game I can't find at a tolerable price. BooooooooO!  haha 

I know some consider it blasphemy or not the same as the real thing but it is available on Virtual Console for $10.  Also, I could add the cart the the Keep an Eye Out for Me thread for you

Just posted to there for shits and giggles, may have to give the virtual console one a look if worse comes to worse!

The Virtual Console version isn't really different. Only the visual effects of one boss' move was change to not be potentially seizure inducing. Plus, you'll get to use the awesome GameCube controller.

[blcklblskt]

I picked up Super Mario RPG from a Club Nintendo sale a month or two ago.  I'll definitely join in!

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Super Mario RPG was a gift for my birthday as a kid one year, and I'm fairly familiar with speedrunning the game as well. We can always add in easier achievements, like completing the puzzles in the various areas (like completing all 6 puzzles in Bowser's Castle).

[Crabmaster2000]

Achievements:
Complete 30 Super Jumps and earn the Attack Scarf from the dog in Monstro Town.
Complete 100 Super Jumps and earn the Super Suit from the dog in Monstro Town.
Earn 10+ flowers on Booster Hill.
Earn a Frog Coin by scaling the cliff in less than 10 seconds.
Defeat the 'Secret Boss' in Monstro Town.

...I've got a lot more, but since we have 2 months, I'll make it interesting.

I was never able to get very close to the 100 super jumps. Otherwise I think I've actually done all those at some point in the past.