Super Mario RPG

A short clip from the preview of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars from the V-Jump Festival in 1995.

Depending on who you ask, Ted Woolsey was either an iron-fisted dictator who was convinced that American gamers were morons or a hard-pressed grunt who was the primary reason the scripts for these games weren't completely remolded, but either way his impact was keenly felt, as he frequently modified the scripts he was handed in order to render them more accessible for American release. Fans coined the term "Woolseyisms" to refer to places where Woolsey had obviously been tinkering with the original Japanese...

The ESRB has been releasing ratings for retro titles headed to Wii's Virtual Console. Though the official announcement is forthcoming, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is looking like a sure thing, debuting for a retail price of $8 or 800 Wii points. Other upcoming virtual titles leaked by the ESRB include Kid Ikarus and Punch Out for the NES, Pilotwings and Super Metroid for SNES, along with Mario Kart 64 and Starfox 64 for the N64. Titles are expected to arrive early to mid 2007.¹

Notes

1. Games Are Fun ↩

Electronic Gaming Monthly reports that the Square/Nintendo lovechild known as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is currently slated as a Game Boy Advance port. This news is unconfirmed, however.