SMRPG Low Level Challenge (1/3)

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Published on February 2, 2008 9:13:18 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xur8lCGJAD8

Duration: 9:38

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Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbdbNGvXjeE
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5L6A6ZPMnk

First off, apologies to those who might watch me for my RPGM Videos.

For RPG Veterins, Super Mario RPG is one of the easiest RPGs out there. For myself, on a normal playthrough, I reach the final boss at L24-26. At that level, I just win using the boring attack-attack-heal method. Mario RPG was my first RPG, and the game was really fun and rather difficult for me the first few times through. But it became too easy, and lost its fun, which is why I took this challenge. I wanted to beat the game at the lowest level I could. I did this by avoiding almost all normal enemy encounters (save those that offered rewards, and I did grab a couple stars). Upon level-ups, I often (if not always) chose the special bonus, as magic attacks can get pretty powerful in the game and you can't shield yourself against them like normal attacks.

No emulators or cheating devices were used in the completion of this challenge. Aside from splitting into three parts because YT wouldn't allow upload of a 26-minute long video, this video is entirely unedited (that's my VCR's boot-up at the start; I wired my video through it).

I didn't spend much time showing my stats/items in the menu. If you want to take a good look at them, just pause the video. Yes, I do have powerful equipment. This challenge had nothing to do with equipment. I just wanted to beat the game at a low level.

Winning this challenge required a bit of luck. If Smithy ever followed the Shyper's Sword Rain with his Meteor Swarm, or if Wizard Head Smithy ever did two spells in a row, I'd be skrewed. In fact, you can see me struggle at a few points of the final battle.

It also required strategy. Geno's Geno Boost and Toadstool's healing spells were a necessity. I needed to take out the Shyper in a hurry, or else damage would quickly add up when the next one arrives. Tank Smithy counter-attacks, so I had Geno use magic. Wizard Smithy has no defense but powerful spells. Treasure Chest Smithy was nothing to worry about because of my equipment. Fish Tank (?) Smithy had the ridiculous defense, defense-destroying Shredder, and healing spells.