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SUPER MARIO RPG 2:The Dream Thief

So, there I was, trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my SMBX career, when all a sudden, I find a Graphics Pack that reminds me of the style of Super Mario RPG for the Super Nintendo. BAM. All my inspiration for this project, right there.

UPDATES: 8/14/14

~The Team~
(LEVEL DESIGNERS WANTED! INQUIRE BY PM!)

~What IS SMRPG2?~

Essentially, this episode will be a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by a miraculous pairing of Nintendo and Squaresoft, Mario RPG was one of the greatest SNES games of all time, and I want to make a game that captures the style and spirit of the whimsical, magical Nintendo classic. While it obviously won't have a lot of RPG elements like battle systems, it will make heavy use of events for cutscenes, quests, a party system, and so on.

~The Story~

Well, the game starts out with Mario and Luigi setting out to retrieve the Princess Peach from Koopa Castle (already an inspired plotline), and as always succeeding in this endeavor. But on the return trip, an actual something happens in the form of a bright, sunny rift being torn in the cloudy black skies of the Koopa Kingdom; a gateway between the Mushroom World and a world beyond imagination... from this interdimensional hole in the sky, a former foe emerges to seek vengeance on the four heroes that took his throne.

...And that's all he wrote. Sorry, but you'll have to wait and play it yourself to find out more!
*PRO-TIP: Start with the Koopa Castle demo below!*

~The Characters~

MARIO - The Superstar of the Mushroom Kingdom is brave, loyal, and always eager to assist anyone in need; all qualities that perfectly compliment his heroic reputation. Whenever Bowser or some other force threatens the Kingdom and its Princess, Mario leaps into action to save the day. His gameplay style is as basic as his character: he has average speed, jumping power, and strength, and he can use the Spin Jump attack to take out stronger enemies in a single hit and bounce off of spiky enemies.

LUIGI - The younger twin brother of the legendary Super Mario, Luigi counts just as much as his Big Bro. He never really seems to get as much action as his brother anymore. After all, somebody's gotta stay behind to watch the house! But don't worry; he's back in the limelight this time! Luigi boasts his trademark jumping mastery, but also brings over his trademark lack of traction. Watch yourself on those narrow platforms, Weegie!

BOWSER - The big, bad, brawny King of the Koopas once again has to play buddy-buddy with the Mario Bros. to reclaim his castle from the Dream Thief. Whoopie. Bowser can stomp his own minions like anyone else can, but he also make good use of his clawed fists of doom with his Punch, Rising Uppercut and Bowser Bomb attacks. For some reason, when Bowser bashes a block, he gets Hot Wings instead of Super Mushrooms. Huh.

PEACH - Pure of heart and noble of spirit, the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom has been kidnapped too many times to count. But don't let that fool you; she can certainly hold her own in a fight. Peach's jumping ability is average, but is boosted by her unique ability to float for a short time by pressing and holding the jump button in midair.

??? - A newcomer to Mushroom Land, he came from another world to seek out the help of Mario and friends when the Dream Thief invaded his home and stole his land's greatest treasure. If I tried to describe him at all, it would just plain give it away, so you'll have to wait and see for yourself who he is. ;3

~A Taste of The Dream Thief~

Want a little sample of what to expect from SMRPG2? Check out my recent post: a demo version of the first level of the game at SMRPG2: Koopa Castle!!

Below are some screenshots from the level, to give you an idea of the visuals this game will offer. But, trust me, dear players: the graphics are only the beginning.

~Credit Where Credit is Due~

Of course, I have to thank first and foremost SilverDeoxys593 for his absolutely AMAZING SMBX Redrawn Graphics Pack, which inspired me to start this project in the first place. Other contributors of graphics and sound are listed below (The list will grow as I collect more useful resources).

NOTE: If I happen to use something of yours in the episode, you notice it, and I didn't list you in the credits, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PM me at once and correct me; I hate not to give credit where credit is due.

• -TheNintendoBros for SMB3 Revamped Mario and Luigi
  -Cyberguy and SilverDeoxys593 for Playable Bowser
  -RedYoshi for SMRPG Blue Font Blocks
  -Nintendo for SMRPG music tracks, and for all characters, games and ideas related to this game
  -The SMRPG2 team for game design and concepts
  -SilverDeoxys593's SMBXR GFX Pack for literally everything else

Any Questions?

I didn't expect such a great project from a newcomer. Awesome job so far!

AxelVoss wrote:Remember Mario RPG? IT WAS A GOOD GAME!!

NO IT WASN'T!!!!! At least not to me anyway :/

That aside, this looks like a very good episode! I wish you luck

Hm this project looks very promising for me. The whole graphics by deoxys, make it look like smrpg as well. The only thing i could do is beta testing this, since my level design skills aren't that great.

There really isn't much to say here other than, this looks really good. I can't wait to see how this progresses.
I just have one question; what makes this an RPG? If there are some actual RPG elements implemented here, it should be quite interesting.

i suggest for the different worlds, you should replace toad and peach with world-specific characters!

also, i'd like to apply for Level Designer.

^ that wouldn't work since custom character graphic switching a lot makes the game lag and crash.

Okay my questions.
1. Did you make the labels somehow fit on the ingame map tiles or is it just for the gif map?
2. Who's this "he" that wrote the story? Did someone else make this idea?
3. Will this use LunaDLL for quests (collectible items) (global variables). Yes I went there but I think it's fitting for a Mario "RPG" sequel. There's also a shop system you may want to look into and I can link you.

Okay, so I see I need to clear up a few things...

Mr Boboo wrote:There really isn't much to say here other than, this looks really good. I can't wait to see how this progresses.
I just have one question; what makes this an RPG? If there are some actual RPG elements implemented here, it should be quite interesting.

Well... not exactly. This will be a sequel to Mario RPG in the same way that Super Paper Mario continued the Paper Mario games, if you get my meaning. It won't be quite as... "RPG-ish". But there will be plenty of sidequests, cutscene-developed storyline, and hidden content to make up for it.

FanofSMBX wrote:^ that wouldn't work since custom character graphic switching a lot makes the game lag and crash.

Okay my questions.
1. Did you make the labels somehow fit on the ingame map tiles or is it just for the gif map?
2. Who's this "he" that wrote the story? Did someone else make this idea?
3. Will this use LunaDLL for quests (collectible items) (global variables). Yes I went there but I think it's fitting for a Mario "RPG" sequel. There's also a shop system you may want to look into and I can link you.

1.) No, that's just for the gif map; the logo and labels won't be in the game. ^_^;
2.) The "he" is me. It's a slight alteration of the phrase, "That's all she wrote". ^_^;;;
3.) To be honest, I have not given much thought to LunaDLL. It seems like a nice little addon, but in the end, I just never really got around to trying to figure it out. It seems like it's more complicated than necessary, and I don't want my players to have to go through any kind of process just to play the game.
If you think it would add to the experience, and you know someone who could walk me through it, I might look into it anyway, but right now, I don't see the need.

HarrisonTheKitsune wrote:i suggest for the different worlds, you should replace toad and peach with world-specific characters!

also, i'd like to apply for Level Designer.

Uhm... I guess I wasn't very clear. The world-traveling thing isn't really meant to be a huge multidimensional thing. War--er... the Dream Thief!--can travel into and through people's dreams with his army (Hence the term "Dream Thief") to get around and to cause general mayhem. I had the idea that some people might have dreams about other game worlds, since it's not exactly a secret that video game characters can enter each other's worlds at will. (Lookin' at you, Link in Mario Kart 8 and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. Don't even get me started on Smash Bros.)

I already have one major Dream World in mind, actually, and this world and the playable character that comes from it will play a huge part in the storyline. However, it wouldn't hurt to have a few more game world references in there, too. Why not have the heroes fight the Dream Thief's forces in Hyrule, for example? Or Kanto? Or Planet Zebes, or Eagleland, or Altea, or South Island, or anywhere? They may appear here and there as people's Dream Worlds that you can enter and go nuts in.

I absolutely love the new logo. The Mario looks so nice!

Are you hiring beta testers? I would love to help!

Don't double post, goombaguy.

Valtteri wrote:Don't double post, goombaguy.

I didn't double post. The two posts I made are very far away from each other, and the aren't even close to the same.

After playing the demo level you provided, I can honestly say that I'm hyped for this project. It looks really cool, and fun to play.

Thanks, everyone! Your support really helps keep me going. ^_^
To Mr. goombaguy, and to anyone else who wants to help out, please submit your requests in PM, okay? Okay.

CHRIST it's been 6 months!!
I wish I had more time to work on this game, what with senior year coming to a close... but I'm not giving up! I'll get back to work as soon as possible! I'm going to finish this game no matter what. >:3

goombaguy wrote:I didn't expect such a great project from a newcomer. Awesome job so far!

I agree with your Opinion to, Looks great so far, keep it up!

I am most certainly not giving up on my little Mario baby here... but I was hit with another inspiration bug, and I started creating Harry Potter-themed graphics for a mini-project of a few levels length. That's just how it goes for me, I start a project, get a totally different idea, and start devoting my time to it. Besides, a short episode based on Philosopher's Stone wouldn't take nearly as much planning as crafting an entire story from scratch. Thus, I'm putting Dream Thief on hold... just for now. In time, as I near completion of Philosopher's Stone, I shall return to the Mushroom Kingdom to finish what I started. But for now, enjoy the demo of Koopa Castle, and stay tuned for more Mario RPG 2 news!

Farewell... but not really. : )

I would like to be a level tester, I've poked around in the levels section alot and know how the reviews work. Also, I break everything I touch. So I could test the level for anything that could cause it to break or not work properly.

This is actually very similar to my game, The Darkness, in the sense that the antagonist is able to affect all the universes, not just the Mushroom Kingdom. This is actually looking great! I haven't seen the sneak-peek level yet, due to being on my school PC, but I will try it out soon. Great job, and keep it up!

The Dream Thief? That sounds like Kirby's Adventure to me! Say, I wonder what the antagonist's plan is. Why is it there? Who knows? Only you know! I recommend focusing on the plot. introducing the main antagonist won't be fun if you don't know every how, what, and why. But at the same time, not knowing a character would give the idea that he/she is elusive and mysterious. I like both ways! I think you should either give little information about antagonist that follow the main one, but give very juicy information about the leader. include 1 character that is very mysterious, but 1 character with interesting backstory, especially the main antagonist. It wouldn't be fun looking at something, especially something important and not knowing why it even exist. Have fun making this project!

Can I help with the world map? I'm not to good with levels but I can manage a world map.