The UPDATED History of Nintendo’s Paper Mario
Before getting into Paper Mario for what the series has become today, we first have to talk about Super Mario RPG for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Super Mario RPG was developed in 1996 by the video game company Square, and was officially published by Nintendo. It was produced by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto; creator of Mario and other Nintendo icons like Donkey Kong & The Legend of Zelda. The companies began development in mid 1994 and had already finished a prototype by the summer of 1995. It was announced shortly after at the Jump Festa in Japan, welcomed with a positive and excited reception.