However, others are saying that CoroCoro Magazine will be the one to break the news. So, there's some conflicting news there, but both are pointing to it being true.

It's looking like we will be seeing Paper Mario Ds. If these are actually confirmations, which I personally will wait for Nintendo's, then the game is slated for July in Japan. We may not even have to wait very long for this game to come!

At this point, Paper Mario DS is just a rumor. They are aware of the rumors but have not announced anything yet. Of course, they did not say that it was not a possibility either.

So basically, it's a pretty standard email that's saying "we can't tell you." Hopefully we'll get a confirmation soon, or a denial so we know that it is not a rumor that is spreading

Paper Mario DS has been rumored. Apparently, it would be a direct port from the original Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. It's like having the Virtual Console game on your DS! However, at this point, it is only rumored for release in Korea, not America, Japan, Europe, or Australia.

Well, I shouldn't say that. A Korean website has the rumor, but I have heard the story both ways. We can only hope it comes out everywhere!

Now, it's just a rumor. As always, I've emailed Nintendo in hopes for confirmation of the story. But wouldn't this not only be ironic, but also awesome? We can't manage to get a remake of Super Mario RPG, but yet, we'd already have two remakes to the original Paper Mario. That would be something.

But don't get me wrong, it's a good thing. Paper Mario was an awesome game, and it would be great to have it on the DS. It could mean we're just getting closer and closer to Super Mario RPG, but I'm sure many of us will take this either way!

Let's hope it's true and that it will come out everywhere!

Nintendo Power, May 2008 has said the following:

"Wanted! What classic games do you want to see come to the Virtual Console? Send us up to five picks (only for systems currently represented on the Virtual Console) at vcpoll@futureus.com. We'll print the results in an upcoming issue. Note This is for polling purposes only, and will in no way determine future Virtual Console releases"

This is our chance to literally show them how much a remake or sequel of Super Mario RPG is wanted. They are ASKING for it this time. In fact, we actually asked Nintendo one time to poll people on Nintendo.Com to see their reaction to a potential Super Mario RPG remake at one point. We need to send them a ton of emails about this

This is a great opportunity, it truly is. I know that Super Mario RPG fans are some of the most passionate fans about the game, so let's give them something to think about. I don't care if you send 1 email or 100 emails to them, or if you tell 1 other person or 1000 other people, this is perhaps the biggest chance we've ever had at this.

This is our time, it truly is. I will be trying to spread this like wildfire, so I hope there are many out there who will do the same. Let's do it, let's show them why Super Mario RPG is one of the greatest games of all time and why it needs to come back.

That is the scan. It was provided by DaXyro.

I was inspired to write a quite extensive article about Super Mario RPG that I call "100 Reasons to Create a Super Mario RPG Sequel or Remake" for many reasons, but mainly because I've just been urging to want to play Super Mario RPG again lately. I've also just had a lot of Smrpg-related emails and such lately.

This article is actually quite precise. I was very happy with the result and I think a lot of Super Mario RPG will be as well. It really shows you why there needs to be a sequel, or at minimum, a remake to re-experience it in a different medium.

I put the article in a Microsoft Word document - it's 9 pages long single spaced. Obviously, I've put a lot of time into it - ordering the list, commenting on the list, and selecting the list. In all, it took me over 6 hours, more around 7. It's quite a quick read though, so do not let the length scare you. I'd really appreciate any comments on it, because I really tried to embody the essence of what makes Super Mario RPG great.

I'm just updating to let everyone know that I've gone through all me emails and responded and have posted any submissions given. I have also removed all the affiliates that either were dead or who dropped us.

I've been receiving a ton of questions lately on the games - I love that, I really do. I'm open to answering all the game questions to the best of my ability. There's been a lot of the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG lately, as well as Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

No news to report in regards to the potential Super Mario RPG Ds Remake / Super Mario RPG Ds Sequel. I keep asking questions but am not getting answers. Nintendo and Square-Enix with their secret ways!

Anyways, it's true that the song in the Youtube video is not a new version put in for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. What I should've said that the specified song, as far as I know, was never in Brawl. A lot of people are saying it's a quote "lost track" and removed. As far as we know, it was never in it - this version especially.

Other than that, Super Mario RPG was finally found in Brawl. The amazing thing? Well, it's mentioned in the Chronicle section as a title for the Super Nintendo. Hooray, I guess. That better not be all the new-Smrpg stuff we get after all our work!

That's nice and such...except for one thing: That is not a new version of Beware the Forest's Mushrooms. In fact, it's a remix off a Super Mario RPG Arranged Album. Someone has just been passing it off as remix that once was in Brawl.

Outside of that, a Paper Bowser trophy has been spotted in Brawl!

Anyways, as most of the Smash Bros fans out there already know, there will be no such thing as Geno in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Sakurai himself stated that there will be no downloadable characters or anything. The only thing related to Brawl that is Super Mario RPG related was the track "Forest's Mushrooms" which was removed.

So, that killed anything we had going for us. Now we'll just have hope for more Super Mario RPG news otherwise

Let me repeat: 5,000,000 Page Views.

I totally forgot about checking stats over the last few months that I almost missed it! There was a time when we were averaging 150,000 views a month, or about 5,000 views a day. It continued through 2007 till about September and has since dropped, which is why we didn't reach it in the end of 2007.

In all seriousness though, I am literally in shock. With the site now being updated again, I've naturally gone back and looked at what we once were in the past, and realized, when I started this, 100 total people would've been a success to me. It truly is amazing that I can say 5,000,000 times a page has been loaded.

1,000,000 is something to be proud of, but 5 times that? Impeccable and unthinkable.

Naturally, and cliche, I have to give my thanks to those who continue to support us. I know that last little while hasn't been the most exciting thing ever with hardly any new content - so much so that those who I know the best online don't even check the site anymore. It's been tough with Sml, but using that as an excuse is just a pathetic attempt on my part. Actually, I correlated this update with the knowledge that Super Mario Legacy has also reached 1,000,000 page views!

...I seriously do not have the words right now. We were fading for a bit and have started to come back. One day we will reach where we were, and we'll even pass that to make us even better. Really though, it's cliche, I know, but I do thank the fans, because we really wouldn't be here without them. They've supported us with the remake, with the sequel, and when we started trying to get Geno/Mallow in Super Smash Bros. Brawl nearly 2 years ago, and we hope they'll continue to do so in the future.

It turns out, there may, may be a small chance for Geno's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, based on a recent rumor to come out. Remember how that missing track was found on the disc that translated to "Forest's Mushrooms"? Well, it wasn't the only one: Mewtwo's and Roy's Victory Themes were on there was well. Apparently, the month delay was to add them in

A couple hours ago, it was reported, and this is just a rumor, that Mewtwo and Roy will be in the American and PAL versions of Brawl, and will be downloadable in Japan. It was reported by someone who apparently, has been reporting information on the Advance Wars series and has always been accurate, even before the company even says so.

Well, Advance Wars is made by Intelligent Systems, which makes Fire Emblem (And Paper Mario!), which is where Roy originates from. So, it is not out of the question that Roy would appear.

What further complicates this is the rumor of Geno's removal, as stated weeks ago. Since this rumor says that the month delay was to add characters, who knows, Geno could be one of them. True that it goes the other way from his removal to his addition, but it would justify the month delay. Japan did not have the delay we did.

Yes, I realize that's just me talking as a Geno fan, but hey, I'll take what I can get. It would make sense that if Roy and Mewtwo are in with their themes, Geno would represent the "Forest's Mushrooms" track.

But, the more important part may be that Roy and Mewtwo would be downloadable, because if they are, the door is always open for Geno and other characters.

So, it's kind of iffy right now, but the rumor may be true since it comes from an apparent reliable source. The only thing that doesn't support it is that Geno's information was not found on the disc, where as other character's information was, such as Dixie Kong (She was actually my second choice behind Geno!). That would mean that if we do get extra characters, they are much more likely.

Very interesting stuff indeed. There's a slim chance, but it's a chance nonetheless. We'll keep ya posted!

I don't have much for this one, just wanted to say that all of the affiliates that either didn't link us anymore or weren't active have been taken down. There were like 4 or 5 that were removed, mostly due to the fact that they hadn't updated in forever.

Other than that, there isn't much news!

In some Super Smash Bros. Brawl news, we were "close" to obtaining a Forest Maze sample that was supposedly in Brawl. Turns out one of my informants, who I know well online, got the Mp3 from a source that played a trick on him. It was just a fan remix. Not the greatest news, but it is what it is.

In the meantime, there's been all kinds of crazy-ridiculous (yes, I just said crazy-ridiculous) support for a Super Mario RPG Remake/Sequel. Lot of renewed fan interest since we found out that there is no Smrpg representation in Brawl. I've been receiving lots of offers for help and support.

At this current point in time, there's not a whole lot we can do, and let me explain why. First off, the rumored sequel still has not been disproving, and provoking it can either go positively or badly. Secondly, the idea that Square-Enix might want to bring a remake to the Ds is a situation we just have to wait on and see how it unfolds.

That, and we need to further create a strong base for a sequel/remake push. We've completely backed off of it for the last few months. That's why Super Mario RPG Sequel closed - no one was particularly interested and we couldn't get enough support.

With all the said, I'm up for another run with support. It's pointless otherwise. We can push it again and if support becomes big, I may consider re-creating SmrpgSequel. All up to how bad fans want it, and what everyone is willing to do in order to get it

We all know that the first layer of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl disc has been ripped. Recently, someone has ripped the disc for it's music, including tracks that apparently, do not appear in the game.

One of these tracks is titled "Mori no kinoko" which translates to "Forest's Mushrooms." The translation was provided by my good-online friend ViolaGirl23 who has studied Japanese, so it's accurate.

What does this mean? The track is apparently no longer in the game. Well, think of a Mario game that has a forest as a main area. There are 4: Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, Paper Mario 2, Mario & Luigi 2. However, Mario RPG's is actually called Forest Maze, And the song on the official soundtrack is called "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" - the last 2 words matching exactly to the supposed track.

What further complicates it is this Geno rumor. If Geno were to be in it, his stage presumably would be Forest Maze, since that is where he first appeared and where the story of the Star Pieces unfolded. Geno IS associated with the Forest Maze.

That, and the Forest Maze is known for Mushrooms and nothing else. Mushrooms are apparent throughout the level and can be obtained through touching them. They also can be used in another location in the game (Seaside Town) to get powerful items.

But, there's more. This missing track was listed immediately after a Mario & Luigi track, which may mean it is from Toadwood Forest in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. That level is very similar to the one in Super Mario RPG, because players can go down tree-stumps to get treasure boxes.

With the last updates, which dramatically strengthened the Geno rumor (read it if you haven't), this is further concluding that he may have at one point been in the game.

Oh yeah, and one other thing. About a week ago, I contacted Nintendo over the Geno thing. Well, I do that a lot...most of the time they respond right away. Other times, well, they wait awhile. While I never said it here publicly on the site, the last time they delayed a response, the did not deconfirm the Super Mario RPG Sequel that was rumored. As far as I know, which I am actually quite sure of, we are the only ones who have a statement from Nintendo that does not deconfirm the sequel as of now

Maybe they'll give us some news on this, if it follows the same pattern in responses. We can only wait and see, but more and more, it seems like Geno may have been in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

This is going to be a lengthy update, but it's a good read. It will only make sense if it is read all the way through. Those at Smashboards, Gamefaqs, IGN, GoNintendo (not the staff, posters), etc. may want to pay extremely close attention. If you do not read it all the way through, it will lead one to think the wrong way. I know it's long, I understand that. If I could make this update shorter, I would, but I cannot. It is, in fact, the longest single update in terms of text I have ever written for any site.

Let's start this update with a little story. Obviously, with all the Smrpg news lately, I often go around the 'net looking for stories or insight of any kind. Any webmaster or fan of a game/series does, it's a very common thing to do. Especially with the whole Geno and Super Smash Bros. Brawl thing. Yup, it's a pretty important to some people.

So I write about it here and what not, I think that's what anyone in my position would do. Of course, news is viral, meaning that it spreads like a wildfire. In less than a day, the news of Geno's supposed removal from Brawl hits quickly, and it hits hard.

Now, I must interrupt our little story-telling to point one thing out. Yes, when I updated with the news, I intended for it to be a joke. But, not the whole update. Just the fake movesets -- I figured people that saw the Landmaster Tank would see that the moves were fake. I didn't clarify until the next day, so I apologize for that, but it was clarified. Either way, we still had the news first. I used the word credit, and even though I thought it was a mistake afterwards, I still stand by what I said.

So, anyways, back to the story. With the news spreading quickly, I read all kinds of place's opinions. Generally through posters making comments or making a thread at a message board of some type. I find some interesting posts, generally they are one of two things - People either hate the idea of his removal, or they respond with something like the following (I quote/paraphrase these):

"The guy who started this with his Mario RPG site now only believes it because bigger sites have started to post it after he made it up"

"The rumor actually started at Smrpg Legacy as a joke. That site does it a lot, they make up stuff and spread lies"

"It's not possibly true. I will not point out the original flaws of the site that started this rumor again" (Quote in response to poster who made a topic about the news after a similar thread was posted at a message board)

And so on. Pretty interesting, especially to me. I'm looking around thinking, what the heck? When have we made something up where we've not stated that it was a joke? When have we started a rumor about something?

That lead me to create an update a few days ago about our supposed "Credibility Issues." It's a long update, but here's the short of it: Smrpg Legacy never has created a news story that is not true unless it was a random, current joke or an April 1 joke. When we have, such as the Landmaster Tank joke, we have stated that it was a joke. We've done so every single time.

Another credibility issue is that we make rumors up. Well, let's get real here for a second. Super Mario RPG is a game that come this May, will be 12 years old. That's a long time. News around that game doesn't come up very often, though has in recent times. In fact, I'm honestly think it is because of us as fans and or efforts. So, we report a lot of rumors that go around, because that's the actual news. The fact of the matter is, we always state when the update or news is a rumor or confirmed. If we do NOT have a confirmation, we do NOT state it as confirmed. We check all our stories for confirmation before saying they are confirmed

With that information, we turn to the comments being made about the site (that were mentioned earlier) and about the Geno/Square-Enix Brawl Delay. Shortly after we posted it, GotFrag posted the news story as well. All of a sudden, people started to deem the news credible since they had it, except for those who made similar comments to those above, which was many. GoNintendo posted it that same day, and all of a sudden, the news becomes more credible, while somehow, we become less credible.

And, honestly, that's when I got frustrated with the fans. But, now, we can let the sparks fly and clear all of our credibility issues, right here and right now. I think this is the part that all those critics will like best.

After the story was posted on GotFrag, I naturally contacted with them. Recently, I got a reply. I got in touch with the Editor In Chief of the site, as well as with the writer of the story. The importance of it? Well, that's quite simple.

GotFrag did not get the story from Smrpg Legacy. In fact, the writer had not even seen Smrpg Legacy prior to my contacting them. GotFrag obtained the same story in a completely independent way. Obviously, that is big news for the following reasons:

1. It means that the rumor was not started by us -  As I've said time and time again, we don't start rumors, we just report them and state that they are indeed rumors

2. It means that we are credible and always have been - When a site has a news story and other sites get the same one, something's got to give. This same rumor coming a different way shows that what we reported was an actual rumor out there and solidifies our credibility. Since we now know we don't make up rumors or stories and have been on top of the news in an accurate sense all these years, I can safely say we are 100% credibible.

3. The rumor itself may have some life and has ramifications on the Smrpg/Ssb realms - If both of us are credible, which we are, and come up with the same news story in different, independent ways, then there might actually be some life in the rumor. It may be possible that it is actually true in itself, though unless a company can confirm it, it remains a rumor. Unlike yesterday, we all now have a basis to judge the rumor differently

4. It just goes to show you... - Perception and reality are very, very different. Many people now have a huge doubt in their mind about the site because of some people who made claims with no pre-existing knowledge, and that's just not fair to us. It costs us credibility, it costs us visitors, it costs us possible affiliation deals, etc. Do you know how many visitors we lost to GotFrag and GoNintendo because of this?

5. No one ever asked - Not one of the people who made negative comments bothered to contact us and tried to find out what we meant or how we went about getting the news. I can understand why a regular poster wouldn't do such a thing, because, honestly, I wouldn't either if a site posted something. But, at the same time, I would only make negative comments that ACTUALLY affects the credibility of a site if the site had a history of credibility issues, which we do not. People are now just blindly making remarks. If a site has a history, one has the right to infer on the credibility of story. That does not apply to us.

6. You must recover! - Yes, that's a line taken from the Smash Bros. Dojo site for one of their updates, but it's the truth. Somehow, we need to recover our credibility and our visitors because of these claims. How do you suppose we do that? It's going to now take a lot of time and a lot of news stories to fix our issues, because even with this confirmation from GotFrag, people's words get around quickly on the Internet.

Obviously, there's some major fallout from the last 2 weeks that will do nothing but negatively effect us, and then there will be a slow, gradual uprising once more, or so we hope. In the meantime, I've been in contact with Nintendo about the rumor, because like I said earlier, we do it right. I try to get everything and anything I can confirmed via Nintendo for every major news story, including the latest remake and sequel news relevant to Super Mario RPG. Other people have doubted us with that, despite the fact that an actual magazine had the rumor and so did other major sites.

Nintendo, obviously, has not responded yet with an answer, in terms of the Square-Enix Brawl Delay.

From here, we take the rumor in one way: It's a rumor, but it may have a leg to stand on. Multiple sources, as you have now seen, have reported on it, and it's becoming quite large. It is now a reality that Square-Enix may have possibly had a role in Super Smash Bros. Brawl at one point, but that is something we'll have to wait and see. This Geno-Brawl relationship seems to not want to vanish, so we need to still find out if there indeed is or was an interlink between them.

In the meantime, I know I'll be getting a lot of message on this update - perfectly fine. I'd actually rather have a lot of people react positively or negatively to this update. If you have any comments, feel free to send them, because at this point, I really would appreciate any comments on the stories that have been floating around or the site itself.

We'll keep you posted on the latest news, just as we always have. I'm not letting these people get in the way of our mission with the site. In the words of Greg Oden (Portland Trailblazer's injured rookie center) from the ESPN The Magazine commercial:

"Boom"

Anyways, it's late Thursday. Tomorrow will be a BIG day for Geno in Brawl news. I think you'll want to check it out.

Oh, and all those who have been putting down the site over the last 2 weeks, you guys might want to check it the most.

Friday: Mid-day

That has absolutely nothing to do with the site does it? Nope. Neither will the video at the end of this update. There'll be some actual Mario RPG news, but that's after the following update on the Super Bowl!

There was an incredibly awesome commercial: A Night at the Robxury-Themed Pepsi Max commercial. Man was that awesome. For those who weren't around 4 years ago, A Night at the Roxbury is my favorite move ever made, and it was actually where the original Hidden Page on the site was in terms of getting to it. The Hidden Page itself was themed after the movie, and all those who knew me then knew how much I loved the movie. The video of the commercial is at the end of this post.

And now on to the actual-site relevant news: Geno, Brawl, Delays, Rumors, Square-Enix, whatever. Ok, so I went a little overboard 2 updates ago and used the word "Credit" in the post...that was my mistake and I realize that, though I still feel the same way. I will say this though for those who think they know everything (I'm looking at you Smashboards/Gamefaqs Boards/Ign Boards): You have to read EVERYTHING and then make some comments about us. First off, our story and GoNintendo's/GotFrag's is different - never have I said Geno was number one on the list of wanted characters. The forum members at Super Mario Legacy can back that claim up; This whole time I've said Geno was THIRD. Actually, Smashboards somehow agrees with me on that. Irony, isn't it? Or did they just forget that and wanted to say something else?

Secondly, I never said anything about the Random box. Along with that, the whole idea of the "confirmations" in the other 2 articles, Ie Imdb, are completely different than what we've said here. I did mention Imbd, in which all I said his voice was listed in there and that I actually didn't know the credibility of Imdb.

Seriously though, read something, I don't like to criticize fans but at the same time, I don't expect the absolute disrespect we've been getting. Check sources, read thoroughly, I don't care: just get it right.

That brings me to this story in general. We didn't start it, someone else did -- and I know that to be true, but I'm not going to give people the opportunity to rip this other site, so I will keep that quiet,. I do, on the other hand, have some news to this situation. Granted, it is not big, but it will help shed some light on it.

And that news will NOT be posted right now. Yes, I like to be the first site with anything - any gaming site would. But with all the problems people are giving us, I'm holding off on it. It could be posted tomorrow, it could be posted next week, it may never be posted. I'll let the fans' reactions and statements determine when things will come out. If Nintendo will get back to me on something I've found, then everything would be perfect, but I haven't gotten word from them yet after I contacted them about an issue.

And that's all I'm going to say about the issue for right now. Enjoy the video:

But, I will still go one my random Brambles-FanBoy like rant. Still my favorite song of all time, I just wanted to post a high quality game rip of the song. It can be found at the link below and will start playing at about 5 seconds after the initial introduction music. I still don't think the remix is all the great, just for the fact that they took the whole middle of the song out and replaced it with their own melody. They only really did the beginning and the end, but I will give props to the ending part, it's very, very nice.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stickerbrush Symphony (Mp3 File)

(Nope, couldn't resist: Nintendo still hasn't responded on the Geno issue)

These are the kind of updates I look at and think, wow, I need to stop working on Fansites and get on with my life.

Quick timeline here: Brawl's announced in 2006. September 2007, I reported Square-Enix was going to be involved with Brawl. January 30, 2008: Everything is leaked, No Geno. January 31, 2008: After 5 months of getting slammed for saying Square-Enix was in Brawl, I reported here that he possibly may have been in it and then was taken out, causing the delay-- I did end up turning the second part into a joke with the Landmaster Tank.

Anyways, now there is a rumor that Geno was indeed in Brawl and taken out, causing a delay. Does that sound familiar? GoNintendo.Com reported it, so people are taking is much more seriously than when I said it yesterday....or a while ago. Where the rumor originated from is in question

Now, hear me out: It's a rumor. It's not confirmed, and I could still be 100% wrong I get that. But I have to stop and wonder why I keep receiving comments about how we lie and stuff and have no credibility...but then GoNintendo reports and it all of a sudden people can accept it as a bonified rumor. I know GoNintendo is larger and stuff, but even if that is the case, why are people just absolutely slamming me over the initial report?

Anyways, it's probably just me being a little ticked for at least not getting credit for having it a day (or 5 months) earlier. I probably am overacting, but after all the credibility issues (please read the last update posted earlier today, our credibility is actually extremely high, though perception may not be; it's in there), we finally have a story first and people are just straight calling me a liar.

I already know this post will probably backfire on me 'cause it probably won't be confirmed, but I'm willing to take this risk because I just think that it's wrong for people to kill me over something I said and that when another person says it, they embrace it. All I can leave you guys with is that I guess a lot of people don't believe us anymore. What their reasoning is baffles me, but I guess that's the general perception for some odd reason

It's the end of the month, so I checked my webstats and saw all the sites that are linking in, a lot of them forums because they've been posting the link to the homepage. Some of it though I find very disturbing, mainly those who are claiming the credibility of our source, mainly through Geno in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. and a potential Super Mario RPG remake.

And I want to set them straight. First, let's tackle the Geno in Brawl thing. At this point, no, he's not in there. Unfortunate, but that's what we know at this time. And yes, for a while, I did do a lot of claiming to the idea of Square-Enix being involved. Well, I didn't back off it then and I won't back off it now: For those who read or heard about it, the report was posted on Super Mario Legacy, my other site. If you look on the homepage right now of Super Mario Legacy, you'll see there's an update regarding the Brawl report and how it came to be. I figured that the people that heard about it from Super Mario Legacy would actually follow up with it since that's the site it actually represents.

As far as a few updates ago -- if there is a rumor of any kind, we're reporting it. And if it's a rumor, I have personally stated that it is a rumor. I've done so over and over again and will continue to do so. The Geno update, if one reads it thoroughly, was a joke. Geno's Final Smash Landmaster Tank? C'mon, really? Of course not, that's what made it obvious. The Landmaster Tank joke has hit other places besides here.

Now for the Super Mario RPG Ds remake and sequel. No, we're not lying, it's out there as news right now. The sequel has never been denied when I asked Nintendo about it since it surfaced in RPG Magazine. The Super Mario RPG Ds Remake was something talking about in IGN's Podcast "Wii-K In Review" Episode 43. It's at 55:45 in the podcast - listen to it yourself. There's a discretion in it's meaning, but I called it how I heard it. As for as the potential confirmation in Nintendo Power, we have yet to see since there has not been the new issue yet. If you don't believe that, then why believe other sites like GoNintendo? Or that actual magazine itself which has that very same print and is making the claim

While we have claimed a Smrpg remake in the past, please note the date: April 1. Not only should one note the date, they should read the updates in the past that were after it, telling of how it was a joke. And for the Virtual Console: It was announced. If not, why then does IGN have a page for it? Why have other sites besides Smrpglegacy reported it?! One has to find these things out before criticizing a specific component of the information

The fact of the matter is that we actually are a highly credible source. I don't say this because I feel the need to defend it, I say it just based on our track record. Every piece of news I get I try to confirm with Nintendo. If it's a rumor, I say so. Other than an occasional joke, generally on April 1st, we tell everything and anything we know. If that was the case, our content would not be as accurate as it is.

We are very accurate and try to be with the best of our ability. Those who check Super Mario Legacy and then forget to re-check it need to do so, because that report does not represent this site. Yes, I run them both. Yes, their names and concepts are similar. No, they are not the same.

Whether or not people want to believe is their own issue. I cannot force anyone to believe anything, I can only say what I know to be fact. Occasionally I have some fun, but that's all it is, fun. It comes to no harmful expense to the visitors of the site, and I will continue to post the way I have been for 4 years.

And with that said, I'm hoping the people claiming are credibility to be in the red will take some time, look through other updates and other sites, and will then reform their opinion.

And watch the video with Brambles posted before (Despite not liking the remix particularly, I'm still nutty over the idea of Brambles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

But it's Brambles.

For those who don't know, I'm literally a walking dictionary on Brambles - the levels, the music, whatever. I consider Brambles to be the greatest composed song (the actual song is caleld Stickerbrush Symphony) of all time. There were 2 things I wanted in Brawl: Geno, Brambles.

With that said, I have literally searched all day for this video. It has been driving me nuts, but I found it.

That's what I've been waiting for, at least for a few months. Actually, probably years I've been waiting for it to pop again. Honestly, I do not think it's that great of a remix. Yes, the strings sound nice, but other than the beginning and end, it's NOT Brambles. It's some melody they made and imposed it over Brambles' constant background theme. The beginning and end are where the actual Brambles theme is completely recognizable. Also, why speed it up? It's meant to be a slow, melodious song, not a fast paced one. I can understand a little, but it seems to sped up

I don't know, I was just expecting a killer remix, not one I could find at a Vgmix site or an OcRemix site. Really, they took the background theme and closed it out, they just rewrote the entire middle portion of it.

Yes, it's bothering me that much. Other than those two things, Brawl to me was blah. With all the clones, I don't see it being better than Melee right now.

Dave Wise...where were you to do this instead of another person remixing your song?

Smrpglegacy has just learned that Geno was indeed a playable character in Brawl and was removed. We do not know why he was removed, but I've heard that it was due to a copyright claim from Square-Enix.

Geno was going to appear on the last column under Snake and Sonic and was going to be the last third party character. Sources tell us that he was dropped in late November from this copyright claim which resulted in Brawl's first delay. We can only imagine this is what caused it.

There is very little evidence on Geno, but we have managed to get some information. We know that Geno's moves would be similar to those as his "Special" moves in Super Mario RPG. He was going to have Geno Beam and Geno Whirl as regular moves, each doing around 20% per hit, give or take the directness of the hit. We know that his up-B was going to be improvised in a manner similar tot hat of Sheik. While he had high attacking power, his defense was less than stellar. Here is the list of moves he was going to have - how they were applied no one knows:

-Geno Beam
-Geno Whirl
-Geno Blast
-Double Punch
-Star Gun
-A single attacking arm, similar to his un-armed attack in Smrpg
-Regular aerial attacks in terms of arm and body movement.

We do have information on his Final Smash. It was actually quite a surprise:

Geno, Final Smash <Landmaster Tank>

Ok, in all seriousness, that's a joke. For those who don't know, and this will be the actual spoiler, there's 3 of the same characters in terms of a move set and Final Smash: Fox, Falco, Wolf. It's becoming a huge internet joke - so much so that I couldn't resist posting it. Many people think that the roster is significantly disappointing, mostly because of the lack of Geno. I thought that a joke might take some of the Geno stuff out of people's mind.

But there is news actually. I said I would cover Brambles despite it not being Mario RPG, and I'm doing it. The first 10 seconds has been revealed in the following video at 3:30

It's time to put those rumors to bed. As I expected along with some other people I talk to, the information provider by "ChaosZero" was completely false. I actually only posted it just because anything was believable at the time of the massive flooding of news.

I know this because the real ChaosZero, who's been accurate, posted at GameFaqs.Com, confirming that Geno will not be playable whatsoever. There's still some doubt as to if he's an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but at this point, it's highly unlikely.

If it's true, and we assume it is because it is the real ChaosZero, we will not be seeing Geno. We will not be seeing Paper Mario as a playable character either.

Just when we thought it was the stepping stone for a remake or sequel...

Anyways, if you haven't heard the news, read the last 2 updates. If you have, well, we may have some more?

Because of the way I am, I refuse to give up on a story till it is proven or disproven, so I may be getting used here for kicks, or it may be legit. ChaosZero has reported the following about Super Smash Bros. Brawl to Smrpglegacy:

-The 35 character roster is confirmed, but the number is only relevant before the first delay
-The number increases to 38. Apparently, 3 characters were added during all the delays
-Out of these 3 characters, they are he hardest to unlock during the game.
-Out of these three characters, 1 is region exclusive, such as seperate Jap/Us/Eur character
-Paper Mario is a playable character
-Geno is an Assist Trophy

That's all she wrote. Again, this could be real, but it could be fake. no proof has been provided, and it may just be someone using the ChaosZero name. However, with the flooding (not just leaking) of news, it's worth posting.

Some interesting news here. If you haven't read the last update, it's about Geno and Paper Mario in Brawl. Well, it looks like there is further "confirmation" on it.

The Internet Movie Database (IMBD) has listed Geno and Paper Mario as a character via voices. Apparently, the person who does Ness's voice will do Geno's, and Charles Martinet will do Paper Mario's voice. The link is http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0928380/fullcredits#cast

I don't know how accurate IMDB is, but I'm just calling it as I see it. We'll keep up to date as much as possible on the Mario RPG-Brawl Interlink

(And Brambles. Can't forget Brambles.)

Smrpglegacy (and only us at this point) has learned from "ChaosZero" that Paper Mario will be a playable character in Brawl. Geno will be an Assist Trophy, Mallow will be a regular trophy. Hooktail, Bowser, and some other Paper Mario characters will also be Assist Trophies.

And that's the leak. Now, before everyone gets excited, let me first say 2 things:

1) I don't know if this is real. ChaosZero gave us the information. After asking BrawlCentral.Com (free shoutout, when's the last time I did that?!?!), I was told he predicted the Stage Editor and the Dragoon item with 100% accuracy and that he can be considered credible to a certain extent.

2) With that in mind, I do not know if this is the actual ChaosZero and if his information is correct. It may be someone just looking to pull one over on us, and if that's the case, well, then they got their 15 minutes of fame through our homepage.

If this is true, then there's at least Super Mario RPG in Brawl. At the same time, this effectively kills Geno off as a playable character. The game is out in a few days, we'll know then. It can be discussed in the Message Board which was reopened last week!

(Please source from www.smrpglegacy.com if you use this information!)

Below is the YouTube video.

Skip ahead to 1:57 and look on the bottom right corner of the screen where Diddy is. That's supposedly where the Geno trophy is. At this point, not only is it nearly too small to tell, there's also the fact that there could be hundreds of things it could be.

Yup, further perpetuating the conspiracy are we. If it is him, well, then at least there's something of Smrpg in the game. If it's not, well, let's still hope for him as a playable character!

According to IGN's Podcast "Wii-K In Review" Episode 43, the reason that Super Mario RPG, which was rated by the ESRB as a Virtual Console re-release nearly a year ago, has not been released on the Virtual Console is because Square-Enix has the mindset that they could make more money by remaking it on the Nintendo Ds and sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

Haven't we been saying that exact same thing for 5 years now?!?! Who know, more and more we keep hearing about possible sequels, possible remakes, and Geno in Super Smash Bros. Brawl....Super Mario RPG is coming back on the scene and in a big way. This really strengthens the outlook on any of those few things.

I'll keep up with it and find out anything I can. I'll try and get a response or comment out of Nintendo, but I don't know how that'll go.

In the meantime and from the last update, the Message Board is back! We've actually had some activity, but we haven't had posts, just a lot of traffic.

Maybe...just maybe our efforts will bring their rewards...

In reality, we're in need of new posters. None of the old ones will be notified, let's start fresh but keep the numbers. If some realize it is open and come back, all the better -- I'm just not bulk emailing everyone!

In other news: We will be going through some changes (hopefully)...my target date is February 30 for it to be up. More details in the weeks to come

Apparently, there will be a new RPG game announced in next month's issue, but what could it be? After RPG Magazine's rumors that happened a month ago, it seems like it could be Super Mario RPG Ds or Golden Sun 3. Of course, it could be others, but one has to wonder what ever happened to those rumors, considering they were never denied or confirmed.

Below is the excerpt from Nintendo Power:

Next month’s cover story is an RPG so fantastic, so engrossing, so epic, and so hush-hush that we’d have to erase your memories if we told you what it is. In fact, maybe we already did. Role-playing fans, get ready for a big one.

So, who knows? It could be something completely different, it could be something we've hoped and worked on for years now. I'll try to find out anything more that I can.

Well, it turned out that the Super Mario RPG Virtual Console thing was indeed a rumor, we're all still awaiting it's arrival on the Virtual Console. Hopefully it'll come out early in the year.

Other than that, there's no real site related news. A second Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Square-Enix piece will be coming on Super Mario Legacy in the upcoming week or so, but other than that, there's hardly anything to update on right now!