I'm glad I was still just young enough where I got my mom to buy it for me (I think because I got good grades in late Jr. High). In fact, now I remember. I also got it on the day of my birthday.

This is a great game I still go back and play once in awhile. I recently played through Paper Mario 2, and that made me want to go back for another run through Mario RPG. Booster's fortress rules, if only for the part where you can make Mario look like the 8-bit version (in Paper Mario 2 they let you do that also).