Like Velo, I don't understand what all the hype is about, so I had to try this 'sliced bread' out for myself. It's actually a pretty innovative and fun way to have your bread, but I still wouldn't say it's better than Super Mario RPG.

My favorite party is Mario, Geno, and Peach (I think she was still called Toadstool back in those days). Peach with the frypan is unstoppable. She also has a nice variety of spells that includes healing and attack spells.

The battles are awesome. I think it was the first time a turn based system ever made you press buttons during attacks to enhance/defend against them. It was pretty cool. There's also a good amount of extras to go after and plenty of humor.

One thing that annoyed me about this game were that one part near the beginning where you had to jump on the toad's head to get to a hidden treasure chest, or else it becomes permanently missable. Also I was never able to do enough jumps in a row to get the top prize.