Pacing and Active Participation in Role-Playing Games with Super Mario RPG (Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Ep. 047)

Summary: Cody and Jon delve into the history of Nintendo’s unique collaboration with Square-Enix (Squaresoft, at the time) and review Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on the SNES Classic.<br> <br> Show Notes:<br> <br> * Cody and Jon discuss the incredibly unique circumstances of Nintendo and Squaresoft (known today as Square-Enix) working together to create a game that combines the best of many worlds<br> * To wrap up the episode, Cody gives his first impressions of the recently released PlayStation 4 port of <a href="http://amzn.to/2BNamPa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dissidia Final Fantasy NT</a>, a fighting game with action role-playing elements developed by Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja and published by Square Enix<br> * Jon also discusses <a href="http://amzn.to/2C7dfWC">Star Wars: Imperial Assault</a>, a strategy board game by Fantasy Flight Games with a companion app that brings a board game experience to life without the need for human players to be around<br> * To nominate an SNES Classic game for them to review on their next episode, email unqualifiedpodcast@gmail.com or tweet at Cody <a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ProducerCody</a> and/or Jon <a href="https://twitter.com/eatplaygame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@eatplaygame</a><br> * Learn how to connect with us on the <a href="http://gonnageek.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GonnaGeek Network</a>, syndication on <a href="http://wgnplus.com/category/gamelife-balance-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WGN Plus</a>, our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/unqualifiedpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a>, and more!<br> * Podcast theme song intro/outro credit: ‘<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thefatrat/thefatrat-unity-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unity</a>‘ by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thefatrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheFatRat</a> with <a href="http://thefatrat.tumblr.com/post/117929050268/faq-can-i-use-your-music-for-my-video-on-youtube" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">permission</a><br> * Game/Life Balance AUS official web site: <a href="http://bit.ly/GLBAustralia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.gamelifebalanceaustralia.com</a><br> <br>