That fake-out sponsor was genuinely one of the best jokes I’ve heard in a long time

I've definitely learned a lot from this video. The green guy's named Luigi? Wow!

The "Spin Shoes" is a reference to Super Mario World where doing a spin jump can allow you to bounce off of enemies and objects that would normally harm you.

One detail I like about the Super Mario RPG intro is that it gives you the impression that it’s a standard “Mario vs. Bowser” story only to pull a first-act twist with the Smithy Gang. Notice that the scenes primarily show Mario, Mallow, and Geno fighting against classic Mario enemies, not spoiling the fact that Bowser and Peach are actually playable characters this time around. They even went a step further by not showing Exor on Bowser’s Castle at the end of the intro until you’ve reached that point in the game for the first time (although he can be seen in the background during the Booster Hill sequence).

That 3 minute rant about the Super Suit was peak Cybershell

The reason the Spin shoes work to damage spikey enemies with a jump is because the spin jump in Mario World allows Mario to hop on spiked enemies

19:05 This aged interestingly, his name is localized to Speardovich now

that fake adroll was the funniest thing I have ever heard thank you for that

To quote a wise man, "there are many secrets in this game, many of which drive some peeps insane"

can't wait for the "pause on the green square 87 times" speedrun

12:44 The Fireworks pattern at the end is a reference to Super Mario Brothers 3. In Super Mario Brothers 3, you obtained a card whenever you cleared a stage. Getting three matching cards will trigger a fireworks sequence and grant you an amount of lives depending on which three cards you matched. Mushrooms give 2 lives, Fire Flower gives 3 lives, Super Star gives 5. The pattern matches the fireworks at the ending of Super Mario RPG depending on how many fireworks you buy. Mushroom needs 2 fireworks, Fire Flower needs 3 fireworks, Super Star needs 5.

Oh, it's really not that obscure, but a lot of people might never notice: when you get a game over in this game, you lose all your progress and restart at the last save point, but you keep all your experience. It's just one of the ways the game takes it easy on you. If you immediately save again after a game over you'll probably notice the level being overwritten on the save file. By exploiting this feature I once made a save file where Mario starts the game at Mario's pad (the earliest point you can save) at level 27, making the entire game a complete massacre.

An even more obscure thing about the Star Egg is that it has a very slightly different animation when Peach/Toadstool uses it. The star does its little butt wiggle slightly faster, and the sound it makes on the second shake is ever so slightly pitched higher than for other characters. Now THAT'S obscure.

You know there is one person out there who got to 99 jumps thinking the first one counted, and then gave up when they didnt get the suit

The 100 Super Jump thing is so brutal, I know what you mean. Retroachievements has it in the SMRPG set, and it's been contested on whether it should be in or not for years because of how prohibitively hard it is. I've tried it and I get frustrated pretty quickly. I can barely get to 13 even, and I LOVE Rhythm games! Sucks :(

the L+R+start+select is also known as the 'soft reset' and was available on a quite a few Squaresoft games, including virtually every mainline FF title from 2 forward including X-2, Tactics, Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve. needing to reset a game without having to get up is pretty useful if you ask me. excellet vid. subbed.

This is truly the most Cybershell-like thing that Cybershell has ever done. Disappears for months and then comes back with a Mario video.

Came for the Super Mario RPG obscure facts, stayed for the unhinged rants.

About 10 days before this video was posted, someone asked about the Monstro Town Mushroom on GameFAQs. It's possible that this video was being edited while the first person in human history finally asked "What's with that Mushroom in Monstro Town?" The Sheep Attack can be used on Machine Made Yaridovich, but I think it only works after he splits up. I used it on him while doing a low level run. I'm pretty sure the other Machine Made bosses are immune. Another interesting thing about the Marrymore Hotel is that you're not allowed to save as a bellhop because the manager won't let you take any breaks. But you can still save if you jump to the save platform from the toad woman's head. Toad popping up in the menu and saying "Secret code found" and "I'll play with you as many times as you like" sounds like it was an early trigger for the Beetle Game. I'm guessing they programmed the mini game to be played by entering the secret code, but later made the Game Boy a purchasable item and left the old code in.

I wager the Spin Shoes and the animation are references to the spin jump from Super Mario World, which let you jump safely on things that normally would hurt you - though it usually didn't harm them unless they were already vulnerable to the basic jump, then it did more damage. Also, here is a trick: If you're at a place with a star after a save point, you can use it to clear the room of all but one, let the star end, and let the last group kill you, you'll go back to the save point, the star and enemies will be back, but you keep the EXP. You can repeat this as much as you like.

Either this guy made a thousand videos and uploads each one when it's convenient to do so, or he just makes one video really fast whenever he feels like it

That prep for the ad read at like 3 minutes was the best subversion of expectations I've had in a while. I was dying laughing lmaooo

This game's length and difficulty were perfect for the age we were when it came out. People just always need to find the negatives in something (myself included), it's just the type of workd we live in.

With the remake out, here are some fun revisions to this video about the remake. Geno is the only party member to deal 9999 damage, but not the only one in game with the addition of Booster's post game boss battle. And for anyone curious, yes the Exor glitch still works. The Axem Rangers do get their own unique teleportation animations. Its fun to see unused content finally utilized! The secret code exclusive to the Japanese version is no longer region locked. It still does nothing though. The Super Suit is not easier to get but now you can keep track of how many jumps you do. Although I feel like it could be distracting knowing how much jumps you have. Whether the timing has gotten easier im not sure but theres definitely a change in timing past the 12th jump. The max ive got it to was about 24 jumps. Punchinello's status as not part of the Smithy gang is more obvious in the remake due to the post game rematches involving non Smithy gang bosses since the postgame takes place after you beat the game but to make the post game possible, the Smithy fight is treated like a dream sequence. Its a little weird but it somehow makes the postgame fit chronologically. If I missed anything feel free to add on. Stuff like the skill swap glitch is not something Ive tested yet nor the Mack/Claymorton boss skip.

Genuinely the most emotion Cybershell has ever produced in a sentence 2:51

Hey thanks for the shoutout! I'm still finding weird stuff in this game pretty often. Love how excited everyone is about SMRPG now.

Cybershell, I love this video. You shared some stuff I hadn’t seen before, and I didn’t expect that. Also, I laughed pretty hard when you went through your 100 super jumps rant. I’m with you. I can usually get 30+ but I’ve never done close to getting the Super Suit.

Never even played Super Mario RPG but the fact that it was a new Cybershell video was enough for me to watch it all. Not many creators can do that.

I love the rant Cybershell goes on about the super jumps, really makes you feel like you're listening to a guy who's spent some time in a padded room

The fact that Lakitu isn't a japanese character name is the most shocking thing in this video

I hope they make the Super Suit easier to get in the remake... 100 jumps is beyond nuts

These are more like observations than anything, but there’s two things I caught on while playing the game regarding the party members’ sprites: First is that during battle, the little HP windows showing each of the characters’ health use said character’s diagonally downward facing sprites for the portrait, but the exception to that is Peach, the portrait for her HP window is entirely unique! I wonder of there’s a full body sprite of it in the code somewhere… Second is that every character has sprites for getting hit, which on the overworld are repurposed for when said characters are surprised by something, and the overworld is the only way you can see the diagonally downward facing surprised sprites for the characters… except for Geno, as there isn’t a single scene where he gets surprised by something while facing downwards (again, I wonder if that sprite even exists…). Also an addendum, this is almost true for his angry sprite too, but you can see it in the second Belome fight, where a Geno Clone will use it if he casts Flame Stone.

100 jumps in a row @29:58 is something else all together. For those who have never attempted it, it becomes physically and mentally taxing. After awhile, you begin to loose count of your jumps, "how much further, how much longer!" You become aware of your physical state, "I haven't blinked for awhile, I need to blink..." but blinking is a risk to your perfect timing. Your eyes begins to blur as your retinas hyper focus on the same 10 pixels and flashing stars. And all the while, you know you're going to fail, you just know it.

When this game was new, an old frienemy of mine from middle school convinced me that Luigi was possible to get in your party. You had to find his wish in Star Hill the first time you go there, and then you're supposed to fight a randomly encountered enemy that was a Mastadoom but he was like a palate swap of him. He's supposed to be a lot harder than Mastadoom, and Luigi actually helps you beat him, and becomes selectable afterwards. I was a fool and believed him and tried this SO many times. It wasn't until I finally got the internet in my house and I was able to look up "can you play as Luigi in Mario RPG?" that I finally let go of this absolute LIE!

i remember doing the hotel thing as a kid. i did the stay the night thing a bunch of times without realizing i had to pay for them. worked at the hotel for a good lil bit. then kept doing it over and over again, lol. i had so much fun with it

The YoshiAde and Red Essence items and their 3D render artwork are based off of these little glass bottles of medicine/energy drinks that you can find at convenience stores and drug stores all around Japan (such as Lipovitan D, Arinamin V). Sometimes there are regular strength versions and then extra strength versions. YoshiAde and Red Essence are called ヨッシーエキス and レッドヨッシーエキス or "Yoshi Extract" and "Red Yoshi Extract" respectively.

Imagine the timeline where Geno had a sword *and* a gun.

When I was a kid, that missable hidden chest in the first act of the game drove me crazy when I had the "play a sound when there's a hidden chest in this room" thing. I spent hours jumping over every square inch of that room before giving up, only to find out as an adult I couldn't get the chest anymore.

Thank you for finally making me feel better about the 100 jumps! I remember feeling dumb for how many years and playthroughs it took just for me to find and get into the Grate Guy casino.

Alright, you got me. This may be the first time someone's made a game trivia video about SMRPG and had stuff I didn't know, well done.

3:18 This part is just absolute perfection.

3:19 This part is beautiful. Had a bit of a stressful day, and this part made it a bit better.

This video was amazing, definitely learned new things. Also the 100 jump rant had me laughing. You earned a sub my guy.

Great video! Here’s one. If you attack Croco with the basic flame attack, it sets him on fire, but if you grind and learn Super Flame before the battle and then use it, it will not trigger him being set on fire.

12:54 This is actually a cool reference to Super Mario Bros. 3. At the end of every stage you collect a card with a mushroom, flower, or star on it, and after three stages if you get a three-of-a-kind you'll get a certain amount of free extra lives: 2-up for three mushrooms, 3-up for three flowers, and 5-up for three stars.

I'm entirely convinced the "Yoshi X" and "Red Yoshi X" is based off the energy drink "Taffman Ex" made by Japanese company, Yakult. It has a loose resemblance to the strategy guide's graphic of the drinks. Given it's availability in Japan, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case. (Fun Fact: The Staminan drinks from the Yakuza series also borrow inspiration from the Taffman Ex drinks)

You mentioned Tomato, he did an interesting breakdown on his Legends of Localization blog about the weird Psychopath quotes. Most of them in English are just random non sequiturs and rarely even jokes. In Japanese, most of them are pop culture references, but almost all of them are weirdly obscure, or seemingly unrelated to the enemy associated with them. Overall gives the impression they were some last minute idea whipped up as a joke and they just used whatever random quotes they happened to think of, almost like a placeholder. Also, one of them is possibly a sex joke in Japanese.

Really good video! I'm kind of surprised you didn't bring up the fact that there's data left in the game that suggests another party member was planned. I'd love to see them bring back whatever they had planned for that in the remake. Johnny would make a really good new party member...

The Muku item costing 69 coins and healing you for 69 health is probably because his name is made of characters that can be read as 6 and 9 in Japanese goroawase. 6 can be read as "muttsu" or "mu" and 9 can be read as "kyu" or "ku". So MuKu.

For Muku Cookies, the reason they heal for 69 health is because in Japanese it can be read as 6 (Mu) and 9 (Ku).

That super suit rant almost had me in tears ! XD Amazing video, good job !

I managed to get the super suit as a kid! I think I got 113 or something but it was just a bit over 100. It was during my second or third playthrough (loved this game as a kid) and I scored it on one of the axem Rangers. My heart was pounding as I knew what I had just accomplished. I don't even recall what the super suit even does, I just know that I am one of the select few who managed to pull this off. A memory I will cherish forever! I also somehow knew about the missable frog coin chest by jumping off the toad. Not sure how, maybe I tried it on one of my playthroughs because there's a pin I think you can wear that beeps when there's a hidden chest upon entering a room and it was driving me nuts that it would go off in the castle. Thanks for this upload! There was a lot I didn't know in here. Cheers!

Weirdly perfect timing with the remake being announced Good to see you back, Cybershell!

Bowyers name isn't just because he's a bow. A bowyer is the word for someone who makes wait for it....bows.

The 100 super jump bit made me actually LOL Amazing work

where's the sonic 3 doilus video

If you like Bowser in this game you NEED to play Bowser's Inside Story. It paints such a picture of Bowser of this bombastic blowhard loser and then builds him back up into a badass and shows you how his minions have genuine love for him. Its awesome!

3:19 I wish more people did this, it's hilarious

Something I find very frustrating in the gaming community is how a game gets 💩 on for being too easy. In most games there’s nothing stopping someone from making self-imposed rules to up the difficulty. Mario RPG for example, use starting weapons and gear, go for completion, use only one character…the challenges are endless with a little critical thinking. I find this approach much more enjoyable than playing a “difficult” game. Mainly due to the fact that what’s making the game difficult is nothing new: damage sponge enemies, 2-3 hits = death, tight timing windows, precision inputs, extended periods of invulnerability while the enemy blows their rage wad all over you…it’s the same thing every time and I’m rather bored of it.

I can’t wait to watch this video a total of 50 times over the course of this year

The Snifit thing blew my mind. I used to love this game back in the 90s. As a dude in his thirties, I'm impressed at how many secrets are in this game

2:27 you absolutely hit the nail on the head with how the art style for this game and I love the almost claymation look that the pre rendered promo art has. Honestly that’s the vibe I love about old 90s pre rendered artwork that these games had for their promos, it gives this and other pre rendered games such a unique look.

13:36 fun fact that was actually a standard feature on alot of square games works on alot of their ps1/PS2 games as well.

The background and star lock is all i didnt know! loved the video!

For "Sahon" mentioned at 24:04, the Japanese seems to read "Sabon + Boten" which sounds like a play on "saboten" which is Japanese for cactus.

The 100 super jumps is also a bit trickier than even a 3 frame window. The idle animation on certain enemies moves the timing of the jump around. Some enemies like the mimic chests don't move at all, most enemies bob up and down though. Bosses on the other hand can have complicated idle animations, e.g. tank-head Smithy is very wiggly.

Nice to see you back cybershell! :)

I learned a lot. And I loved your super jump rant.

I always liked how this game sort of branched off into paper Mario and also Mario and Luigi, we got to see 2 different takes on Mario rpgs with the same roots

Also, the reason why the Jump Shoes/Spin Shoes make Mario spin is because you can actually Spin Jump on enemies that are normally immune to being stomped in Super Mario World. Also, I did the Super Jumps, but only with Wii U-VC's savestates.

Haven't even started watching this yet and I know it's going to be a great video

Great video! I've never seen any of these in a single easter egg/secrets video of SMRPG.

@3:27 alright. The fake VPN thing. I'm subscribed now cause it was so funny. I didn't even finish the vid to write this comment

Damn, I didn't know the super jump timing was so tight... I did it as a kid judging it based on visual queues. I don't even remember it taking too long and the "do something a lot of times" thing in games I always considered annoying was dodging the lightning in FFX.

You are just the right amount of jaded for what I consider comedy

Usually I go into these videos expecting to know everything already. But you were right, there was a lot here I didn’t know about which is refreshing

You know it’s a good day when cybershell uploads

for some indescribable reason, ive recently been putting this specific video on loop whenever i go to sleep. idk why

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

When I learned the timing for Psychopath as a kid, I would always always use it when I found a new enemy or boss. It was also one of the few SNES games I owned as a kid, so I replayed it a lot.

The lore master descends once more to gift us a new video, and I am grateful

That 100 super jumps thing is righteous fury. Completely justified. Preach, brother. Also thanks for the neat trivia and stuff too, I guess.

3:20 I just want you to know I liked this vid because of the ad-read fake-out where you called me an idiot lmaoooooooo

When the first green square showed up on screen, I wasn't ready. When you said "I'll do it again", I managed to do it perfectly first try. Likely by complete chance, but I still cackled until my face turned red. I love cosmic humor. Also the Geno sprite with Peach's palette looks pretty cool. I could see it as a sort of Sheik situation to be honest.

I love this video, I can't believe the giant lizard is called Bowser, insane.

Super Mario RPG also holds a very special place in my heart, as it was not only my first RPG game, it was the first video game I had ever played!

holy shit the rant at the end about the timing of the 100 super jumps and him putting the green square on screen to prove how impossible it was absolutely killed me lmaooo

The fireworks making a different explosion at the credits depending on how many you bought is probably based on the end-of-level bonuses and toad houses from SMB3. A mushroom at 2 purchases, flower at 3 purchases, and star at 5 matches up exactly with how many lives you’d get if you matched mushrooms, flowers, and stars in Mario 3-2up, 3up, and 5up respectively. Matching at the end of levels even had the screen rise up to show a firework of whatever you matched.

I always assumed b'tub ring was short for bathtub ring, the vexing household cleanliness problem that used to be a bit more common. Its random use here might just be a whimsical example of the "___ ring" pattern, especially if it has to be a bit cleaner than love-love ring, and there's probably some heavy tub action in Marrymore, so why not? (And semi-related: no mention of Peach's XXX/Toadstool's ??? in region differences?)

It's been months since the first time I watched this video but still the "GET OVER IT!!!" made me jump lmaooo

First video I’ve watched of you which I then followed up with your DK64 one. Learned a lot, and your humor is good too.

I don't have recording equipment or really know how to set all that up (old man alert), but for the super jumps, for some reason the Spiny enemy and its variants always seemed really really hard to do it on. Strangely enough, I've found certain bosses actually seem easier to do it on, though that could just be me. Croco, Jinx, and Belome. Especially Belome, during his first fight. The game seems strangely forgiving on the timing with him. Also, during the jumps, watch Mario right when he lands on an enemy. He actually stops for just a split second before launching up off the screen again. If you get the feeling right, you can use that split second as a visual cue for when to hit the button. I recommend this: save the game before Belome's first fight (or rather, savestate at the beginning of the fight - old man alert again, lol) and turn the sound down on your monitor. Learn to use the visual cues for the jump, hitting the button right when Mario has come to a stop on top of Belome - not right when he lands, but a split second after - and don't blink! As you practice, you might even find the timing getting burned into your mind, so you start to _feel_ it. I hope this helps someone!

True to your word, you taught me a lot I didn't know!

I always thought that B'tub Ring was supposed to be a really awkward translation of the onomatopoeia for a heartbeat. The "Ba-dump, ba-dump!" noise of a heartbeat being adjusted to the shorted "b'tub, b'tub!"

lmfao. I like how you were ranting, decided to chill, but came back to it like 30 seconds later 😂 I feel like I got that suit, I definitely remember the challenge. But maybe that's what kid me's brain told myself to cope with not being able to do it.

3:16 is such a good bit lmao, Cybershell just don’t miss

i totally get what you mean when you have this totally autistic love for a game and you want to know every last thing about it. i am utterly obsessed with Custom Robo on the gamecube. every single time i've played it i read every single line of dialogue. i had 2 files at one point with every single robo part. i love the game so much i even bought the japanese version of it just to obsess over the subtle differences to the US version. for some reason this is the only game i act this way about tho idk why

The rant on 100 jumps was freaking gold.

I'm actually surprised at how many of these secrets I did not know about. Great video!!!

34:27 "couldnt figure out where to put it in" is such a poetic way to end the video. Cant wait to see you back in 3 months