

When they return, Mushroom Kingdom is dark and overrun by monsters. Mario assists him by chasing after Croco, a thief, to recover a frog coin that was stolen from Mallow. After talking with the chancellor, he meets Mallow, apparently a frog from Tadpole Pond. Mario and Toad then travel to Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor of the Princess's kidnapping. Exor destroys the bridge and Mario narrowly escapes. However, when he arrives he is unable to enter the castle and Exor, the giant sword, tells Mario that the keep is now the property of the Smithy Gang, taken over to help with its quest to take over the world.

Mario has no idea where she or Bowser are, but goes to check the castle. When Toad discovers that the princess is not there, he asks Mario to go back to Bowser's Keep to bring her back. Mario ends up landing back at his house where Toad has been searching for Toadstool. Mario views the damage done to Bowser's Keep by Exor.

In Europe, the game is treated as an import game, meaning that only the 60Hz mode is supported, and there has been no further localization. The game was also re-released for the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan in August 2015, in Europe and Australia in December 2015, and in North America in June 2016. The game was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on June 24, 2008, in Europe and Australia on August 22, and in North America on September 1, 2008.

It was one of the last games in Square's original deal with Nintendo, and the final Mario game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Super Mario RPG's success was limited due to the release of the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 four months later that year. In this game, Mario, with the help of Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool, needs to stop the Smithy Gang, while collecting seven Star Pieces so that peace may return and wishes may be granted once more. It is the first Mario role-playing game, with an action-command battle system. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (or simply Super Mario RPG ) is a role playing video game designed by Square (currently Square Enix) and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996.
