Super Mario RPG For Switch Showcases Newly-Arranged And Original Soundtracks

Said new soundtracks and made me think actual new tracks. lol

Anyways yeah, wished we could like customize which versions we want to listen to without having to manually swap them constantly.
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Gonna be honest, not a huge fan of the Forrest maze rearrangement. It doesn't have the same flare as the original. Bandit's road sounds great though.

This actually came out from Japanese sources a few weeks ago, but pretty neat either way. I'll use the new soundtrack my first time through but the original's probably my favorite game soundtrack of all time so likely what I'll largely end up using.

Glad they are including the original ost with the new ones too.

@MediocreChuch Yeah the new version of the Forest music sounds...off.

@Joeynator3000 Kinda sounds fan made.

Music from old games just hit differently. It might just be the nostalgia factor, but I believe modern games simply dropped music in favor of ambient sounds and the industry is worse for it.

I'm so looking forward to playing this game!

@Joeynator3000
The compression for the lack of a better word gives the original track a lot of character that fits the environment.

I hope this game is compatible with the nso snes controller.

@RenanKJ Plenty of modern games have great soundtracks, it's mainly open-world games that suffer from ambient music.

Pretty much the only thing in the remake I'm looking forward to. Shimomura never misses.

That's great! It"s always easier to appreciate the new takes too when the originals are still an option.

The updated tracks is actually good 😃

@RenanKJ I think a lot of it has to do with adding voice acting. They don't want their efforts to compete with each other. I listen to game soundtracks on their own, and there are more than I'd prefer that are relatively featureless. Spyro 1 comes to mind.

@RenanKJ i think thats more of an industry, open-world craze problem rather than a modern game problem cause all my favorite osts are from the gcn/wii eras onwards. Look at persona 5, hi-fi rush, mario kart 8 dx, sonic (just every sonic ost ever tbh slaps), the list goes on and on.

The new music sounds awesome, too.

I'm glad this is a feature, I'll be trying out both versions for each track as I play. Excited for this game, price point aside. I really hope the Paper Mario TTYD remaster/remake has a similar option toggle for the original version's soundtrack, whether at start or unlocked.

I like it when remakes have this feature! I was a little sad when the Live A Live remake did not have the old versions of the music tracks, for example.

Couldn't be more excited about this remake! 😍

Idk what y'all are talking about, Forest Maze sounds beautiful. You guys are probably just so used to the original, I'm sure you'll get used to the new arrangement eventually.

I'm so glad that they're giving us the ability to switch between soundtracks, and I wish more remakes would give us this option! I love the original soundtrack, but I have faith that the newly rearranged soundtrack will be just as good. Yoko Shimomura is likely giving it her all this time around, since this is one of the games that put her on the map.

Even though Paper Mario: TTYD is my favorite game of all-time, I think I'm honestly more excited about Super Mario RPG. I know TTYD like the back of my hand and have played through the game multiple times. I never actually beat Mario RPG, though. I liked it, but I felt like the game didn't hold up very well, graphically or gameplay-wise. But the remaster looks beautiful, and they seem to be updating the combat to make action commands easier to read. Looking forward to a more modernized battle system; I hope you can also jump on enemies in the overworld to get the first strike now.

The TTYD remaster excites me to no end for what it means for the future of the franchise, and I think the remaster was a necessary step to get us there. I'm sure I'll still love it, but I'm just so ready for a new Paper Mario game with a proper story, original characters, and traditional battle system. I have no problem waiting a few more years because I can finally rest easy knowing that it's actually gonna happen. Nintendo is finally listening. And in the meanwhile, I have Super Mario RPG to enjoy, which in many ways will be a brand-new experience. Just like so many people will get to experience the magic of Thousand-Year Door for the first time. Y'all are in for a treat, and I'm so happy more people have a way to play it now.

@Eggolor I never played the original (it didn't come out in Europe) so have no nostalgia and prefer the older music from the video. It has more character... The new versions sound like a bit like a generic film score.

So I might play with the classic soundtrack.

Man I love that Forest Maze theme, probably one of my favorite game tracks of all time. I had it as my ringtone for years!

This is great. My only hope is that they include the ability to toggle between the old and new versions of the game - similar to Monkey Island and other titles that have received the re-release treatment.

Honestly, I enjoy this game enough to play it both ways.

I can't wait to run through this one again a couple weeks post release during a holiday I have planned.

Super Mario RPG is the game that truly opened my eyes to the genre, even when I'd spent my tender years playing Dragon Quest almost religiously but never quite understanding what made it special. Was this game that cemented my love for RPGs.

Next up: when's the remastered OST being released? Because I'll need that added to my music collection ASAP.

I already knew about about a day (or so) after the recent direct. The JP website for the game was released and gave us quite a bit of info such as an easier mode, and this exact feature. Go check it out if ya need to.
Also, I really like the OG songs, so depending on how much I like a certain song (whether it’s from the remake or OG), I’ll change the setting to fit my prefers ost.

The arrangements showed in that tweet I like the sound of. The first one still gives me Kingdom Hearts vibes and I only say that as I played Kingdom Hearts before Super Mario RPG and I know the latter came out first. Yoko Shimomura is a great composer.

Why do you have to complete the game to get the remastered soundtrack, that is something I don't understand 🤷‍♀️

@JohnnyMind - Unfortunately, this likely to be accurate. I honestly wouldn't even mind having it included as an unlockable if you beat the game, or maybe if you defeat Culex, or something along those lines.

I've never played the game or heard the soundtrack before. But I instantly loved the classic forest maze song. The new one was much worse.