Super Mario RPG Remake Graphics Comparison (Switch vs. SNES) 

I feel like they definitely respected the game's identity in this remake. I like that they used stubbier little character models to replicate the look of the original. It would have been sad if they just slapped in the standard 3D Mario models. Also full cutscenes and painstakenly recreated arenas, fully reorchestrated music tracks. Hell yeah.

I like how this game adds more cinematic cut scenes and new music really makes this game feel unique

Nothing screams childhood nostalgia at me like this game. This title is right up there with Earthbound for me, games I LOVE with every fiber of my being ❤

I can't believe this is actually happening...

The degree of faithfulness between both versions is unbelievable, from charactee proportions right down to the exact amount of patterns on carpets and fruits on trees. I'm sincerely blown away!

I love that it looks pretty faithful to original hopefully we get some new content in this release.

Would there be a chance of them bringing back the mario and luigi series? That would be really sick!

I love faithful remakes. It really just looks like a 3D version of the game using higher resolution and higher quality versions of the pre rendered backgrounds and it looks amazing. Glad Nintendo is on the visually faithful remaster/remake train as this is how they should be done. I am not asking for an overhaul, I'm asking for better visuals, whether they're kept 2D or 3D that stay true to the original

I'm surprised by how fast you guys got this video out so soon after the game was announced. Nice job. This is probably the best remake I've ever seen. So often a remake will completely destroy everything that everyone likes from the original, but somehow Nintendo has managed to make this look "how I remember how it feels", while still bringing it to modern systems with modern graphics. Long-time fans, as well as anyone who has never played the original, are in for a real treat. I'm sure of it.

It's like what Mega Man Powered Up and Link's Awakening did: remake the game but keep the characters at ther original sizes! Princess Peach and Mario look like small toys in this game!

I hope they keep the Samus and Link cameos and I'm curious to see how Culex looks

The characters look absolutely adorable in this HD Remake. Especially Peach! ❤❤❤❤❤

Can you imagine an earthbound remake with this level of polish perfection

I love this game I was expecting it to be released on the Super Nintendo app but this is so much better

As weird as it sounds, am actually surprise they kept Valentina's proportions exactly the same as the original.

Take note developers. THIS is how you do a remake

I played this on the original SNES back in the '90's. When I saw this, all I could say was, "Wow..." It looks amazing.

I actually like that this remake feels like nothing has changed, but when I look at these comparison shots, its very clear that a lot has actually changed and the game actually looks way nicer than before. This is a Metroid Prime: Remastered level remake.

I gotta say they both look amazing! Although the remake does bring alot more to the game because they added full animated cutscenes!!!

This game was so fun, the battles were so interactive ❤

Man they did such a good job translating the art style

I was waiting for metroid prime 4 to buy the switch, zelda was hype but still didnt really convince me.. but this game has convinced me to buy it asap!!!

This comparison is a testament to how GOOD the original game looks!

WOW you guys are FAST! How'd you do a comparison video only mere hours after the announcement!? Hats off to the GameXplain team, kudos.

They are so confident that Mario RPG will sell well that they made it their holiday release. That's incredible!

I really hope this game opens the door to actual sequels to this game. I already love this remake because it looks and feels and sounds like the game I loved when I was a kid. But from the moment I first finished it, I've always wanted more. I want more Geno, more Mallow, have Yoshi do more, add Luigi and Daisy this time, I don't know, there's so much they could do, I just want more adventures within this same Mario universe and I hope this remake will give us that eventually.

This game looks so cool, I never played this game before but is awesome.

I love how faithful this is! It just looks so amazing!

Oh wow, can't wait to see the Axem Rangers and Smithy!!!

I literally dreamed about this when I was younger. Convinced it would never happen, there was a point I would’ve been satisfied with an orchestrated soundtrack. Now we get both. Unbelievable.

I loved the battle system, it was interactive and you were rewarded when pressing the right buttons.

good choice on their part to do a 'shot for shot' trailer. Thought it was bringing up memories then came to check and see you made this. thanks!

Love a good turn based game and this getting a remake I cannot wait

I’m normally pretty tired of remakes but I’m all on board for this. Looks so adorably faithful while bringing it up to modern design standards.

God those cutscenes are gonna be awesome.

Bringing back the nostalgia this is actually my first rpg that my cousin get for me on Christmas and now as a remake i got goosebumps

I’m so glad this super Mario RPG game is back I do remember i playing the old game back long time for my dad got me that game

I have watched this trailer so many times. I can already feel the intense love put into it. It’s such a special game… I’m so happy to see this little bud of new life surrounding a piece of history that is so important to so many of us.

This gives me hope that the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy can be remade someday soon!!

Maybe its just the nostalgia speaking, but I still prefer the original. Pretty neat they are bringing this back. Its the one time Square Soft (now Square Enix) made a RPG with a Nintendo franchise.

Forest Maze music is gonna hit different ❤

I Absolutely Love the Brand Newest Remake Trailer of *Super Mario RPG!* It's Amazing and Fantastic!

i need this team to get onto doing an earthbound remake in this faithful yet fresh style fr

Im loving the stubbier characters! Mario looks adorable

Can’t believe it! Can’t freaking wait to get it for my Switch! Awesome comparison between remake & original!😊

Can't describe how hyped I am!! Love the new arrangements, they feel fresh, but faithful to the original ones, and the way they recreate the original characters and scenarios with new graphics seems very respectful. I can't wait!!

man I almost cried when I saw this, I never thought this would happen because it was a partnership (in snes), and just 2 days ago I was talking to my father about this and about the palace of Belome. ;,-)

there's a room in booster's tower where he throws bombs at you that was a bit puzzling. it had a wall you could hide behind that looked like a TV screen in the wall or something. apparently it was a remnant for a scrapped mini game (access booster's train, which was instead made into the minecart in moleville before you even got to booster's tower). wondering if they're going to redesign that room and get rid of the wall that you can hide behind or do something else with it..

I hope there's merch coming out a long with it I love the designs so much

I remember the piranha plants as a kid would creep me out lol. The new versions of them are not as aggressive looking 😂

I really hope they expand the game with new unlockable characters and areas to explore. If its just a one for one remake already played the original 2 times.

27 years later: mario RPG remastered

Snes Mario had those dead eyes, really gave him life somehow

you guys are wizards…how do you makes these awesome videos so fast?!!

Insane this is happening, can’t wait to play this for the first time. 💫

I love the faithful character models and music, I wish they would’ve kept the darker color theme. You can tell it’s gonna look a little more light hearted.

Could you guys do a comparison of changes? I spotted several just watching the trailer.

This remake is peak perfection

Great comparison!

I am on cloud nine! We're making it out of the Mushroom Kingdom with this one! A dream come true and it looks so good!

Everyone! Change your profiles to HD Mallow and see if anyone says anything about it in any other commentary sections!

Question for GameXplain: how the heck in only a few hours after the reveal do you find and get all these random clips throughout the game that match the new trailer to build a video like this? That's insane. Even if you have a full "Let's Play" of the entire game (since I'm guessing you didn't just play through the game again today) finding those exact moments can't be easy. How?

sweet comparison! thanks!

Taking into account the obvious heart and soul put into this, not just simply remastering the game, they clearly want this game to have a profound impact, not just with the old fans, but with those who have never played the game as well; perhaps they're doing this to see how well this is going to be received, and perhaps plan to use elements of SMRPG in future installments for games AND movies? Picture this: at the end of Super Mario Bros the movie 2, a giant sword from the sky crashes into Bowser's castle; to be continued... a vision that seemed like a hopeless dream not too long ago might be in the realm of possibility - it all depends on the legal status of SMRPG and/or if Nintendo and Square are on good terms. Who knows? If this does really well, perhaps Nintendo will do more to implement SMRPG elements in other installments.

Kind of hope this will give geno and mallow a spinoff game of their own.

I never played this game on my SNES for some reason so I'm excited to finally play it. I'd love for them to bring the game to Nintendo online next year after the game has been out for a while so we can play the OG.

I never played the original Mario RPG, yet I listened to both Rawest Forest AND Waltz of the Forest which got me to be obsessed with Mario RPG. I was even hyped for the remake.

So hyped.....yesss. I wonder if culex and the ff battle theme will be in it still

No one expected this to happen I thought it was coming to NSO then BOOM complete remake

Getting that hit on Kamek with Peach that late in the game and hitting the same damage must have been a pain to get footage for considering the trailer came out yesterday

They changed the jiggle physics on Valentina, this is literally unplayable 😂

Man you guys are quick. Seems to be very faithful to the original, hopefully it turns out good, I may finally give a Mario RPG a shot if so.

It’s about damn time

no me cabe aún en la cabeza que lo hayan creado, al fin el sueño de muchos y la nostalgia de otros grande Super Mario RPG la felicidad hecha un juego

This is probably the best remake / remaster I’ve ever seen 🤯

So iconic, but I’ve yet to play it

I always thought Peach was playing a flute in the intro 🤣

The game looks like what we *thought* it did as kids!

I'm excited for the Remake, but i can wait!!

This Game looks amazing, I can't believe this is real.

I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT wait for this to come out since I never played the original on snes, PLEASE Nintendo give us remakes for F-Zero GX & paper Mario TTYD 🙏🙏🙏

Ok, all for how accurate this seems - but when Mario jumps the arrow from Bowyer, he doesn't take his cap off - he gives a peace sign. Unforgivable.

I never even knew this game existed but I'm hyped for the remake 😅

Aside from Bowser, Mario and peach appear like theyre in their small forms from Mario 3D World. Looks adorable honestly.

Luigi's Mansion dark moom versus ?

If they ever make a golden sun remake I hope they go the same route and keep the "old 3D turned into sprites" charm as well.

im loving what im seeing, but i wish the remake had the card icons assigned to each characters magic attack like the original, like when mallow would use his lightning attack a translucent spade icon would be displayed, each character had their own icon.

I was waiting for the rainbow road part scene but I guess no one has figured out that yet

I cannot wait to see the ending parade of the remake, IMO, the BEST ending ever, one that makes you feel like you truly accomplished to actually save the world from something bad bad bad.

What i want to know is are the graphics and music the only thing getting a makeover? Is there more?

I am rarely hyped, but today is different.

I want luigi to have a bigger role in the remake, idk felt weird for him to only appear in the end credits in the original

Wow this is a dream come true!!

Holy crap even here the yoko shimamora soundtrack is unmistakable it sounds like kingdom hearts 😍

I don’t get where those cutscenes are coming from. Are they a type of special attack that is show off once the meteor in combat is filled?

Can't wait for this game!

Never played this game but I am excited to play the remake

Gonna be hard to top switch’s software library

Yoko Shimomura is returning as the gane composer!

Why is the Beedrill-looking enemy just a Wiggler now? I was also curious about the Star color, but I got my answer right away, all the stars are different colors according to the end screen of the video, that's it.