Super Mario OFLC: Legend of the Green G

Posted Jun 13th 2008 11:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Virtual Console, Imports

Australian and European gamers were forced to watch even more wistfully than us as we rejoiced of the news that Nintendo of Japan was planning Super Mario RPG for release this month. Because the game also came out in the U.S., it offered the possibility of a future Virtual Console release. Well, now, in an even more unlikely turn of events, the Australian OFLC has rated the game before the American ESRB!

You may have to wait for the next Hanabi Festival to roll around (because Super Mario RPG never came out in Australia or Europe!), but soon, you could (potentially) be enjoying Square and Nintendo's bizarre isometric RPG. As usual, we must remind you that an OFLC rating is no guarantee of a speedy, or even real, release. However, the news makes it seem even more likely that Super Mario RPG will actually come out worldwide.

[Via Cubed3; thanks, velocitySTRIKE!]

Tags: australia, oflc, rpg, square, super-mario-rpg

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-13-2008 @ 11:18AM

Jhongerkong said...

YYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6-13-2008 @ 11:44AM

xfr3386 said...

Without a doubt this is one of the greatest games for the SNES. I will definitely give it a purchase if it hits the VC, even though I can already play it on my modded xbox or PC through emulators.

6-13-2008 @ 12:17PM

velocitySTRIKE said...

Simply cannot wait for this =D

6-13-2008 @ 12:20PM

Octillus said...

...Please let either this or Earthbound come out before I have to go to summer classes :(

6-13-2008 @ 12:21PM

GatorSax2010 said...

I didn't know that this never came out in Europe and Australia. One of my top 5 games of all time, definitely.

6-13-2008 @ 12:46PM

Timdogg said...

Ummm, did I miss something...I don't remember seeing that this was a US release! someone please clear this up for me. Can I go home today and get this on VC or not?

6-13-2008 @ 1:19PM

Sonic_13 said...

It has been released yet in the US or even rated by the ESRB, a required step before any game can be released.

6-13-2008 @ 1:19PM

Sonic_13 said...

Ugh...that should read

"It HASN'T been released yet..."

6-13-2008 @ 1:28PM

Drahken said...

They ought to put it on VC here in the States. One of the best games ever.

Quick question: Has anyone ever gotten the Super Jacket by doing 100 straight Super Jumps? I've yet to hear of a one. Oh wait. I bet you could prolly do it pretty easily with an emulator. Never mind. Poo. My illusion is shattered,

And is it true that they wanted to put Geno in Brawl, or is that just another one of those stupid Brawl Rumors? (I think it is, even though that would have been cool.)

6-13-2008 @ 1:52PM

raptorspike said...

While this all good, anyone know when we might hear words on a sequel?

6-13-2008 @ 3:24PM

Nathew said...

it's been, what, like 15 years?

so, tomorrow.

really, though, you'll play your paper mario and you'll LIKE it.

6-13-2008 @ 9:36PM

Haohmaru said...

There was a rumor a while back that Square would like to make a sequel on the DS, featuring some Final Fantasy characters. Only a rumor, mind.

6-13-2008 @ 2:18PM

Nate said...

What is taking the ESRB so long to rate these games?

6-13-2008 @ 3:08PM

nintendo1889 said...

VC games being rated by the ESRB/OFLC is meaningless. Look at games like Earthbound; that was rated but has it been released yet? No, it hasn't! Sorry, but games being rated by the OFLC/ESRB promises nothing in my opinion.

6-13-2008 @ 3:41PM

velocitySTRIKE said...

Do you think games are rated and then...released immediately?...

6-13-2008 @ 9:37PM

Haohmaru said...

For what it's worth, Super Metroid was rated by the ESRB MONTHS before it was finally released on the VC.

6-14-2008 @ 12:03AM

Brandon N. Hatfield said...

I'm fairly certain that his has already been rated E for Everybody. It appeared on the ESRB website a long while ago, and then disappeared from the list.

*shrug*

6-14-2008 @ 11:31AM

schuyler said...

I see it already... rated M for gambling

6-14-2008 @ 4:43PM

Nebinator said...

I have it! :)

6-16-2008 @ 12:04AM

Ruby said...

It was rated by the ESRB when the wii first came out.

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