Super Mario RPG is the first RPG I ever played, way back when I still had the SNES. I had no clue what to do. Level up HP? What is HP? What do all these items in the shop do? Why do I get to equip weapons? It was all very confusing for me. (Remember, I was just a kid.) Still, I managed to get through it and it ended up becoming my favorite game. I loved it so much that even after my SNES died, I kept the game cartridge. I still have it now. Luckily, Nintendo released Super Mario RPG on the Wii's Virtual Console so I'm able to play it once again.
The plot revolves around Mario recruiting a group of friends (and even a foe, Bowser) to collect the seven star pieces from Star Road after Smithy, the main villain, steals them. There are side quests and mini games along the way, most of which aren't required, but they're fun and they make the game longer, so there's really no reason not to do them.
This is a turn based RPG, my favorite kind. It's not chaotic with a bunch of enemies attacking you at once (like Dragon Age Origins). You're given the option to use special abilities, a regular attack using a weapon, using an item or defending/running away. Pretty basic, right? Except that some boss fights, like the one against Bowyer, include elements to them that many other fights in the game do not. Bowyer is basically able to disable one of the buttons on your controller so that the corresponding action cannot be used for a period of time. You may not be able to use special abilities. Or whack him with a hammer. Or heal yourself. It's definitely the most interesting boss fight in the game, and probably my favorite.
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