Rare Footage of Super Mario RPG 2 (Which Eventually Became Paper Mario) Has Resurfaced, And Here It Is

It sat on YouTube for two years, unnoticed… wild!

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March 21, 2022

Recently, some rarely seen footage of Super Mario RPG 2 has resurfaced thanks to a Tweet by Forest of Illusion. How it sat on YouTube for two years without any eagled eyes noticing is a mystery, but we’re glad someone finally did!

Here’s the video:

Some extremely early footage of Super Mario RPG 2 (which became Paper Mario) was brought to our attention by @PineappleCarl3. It was sitting on YouTube for two years with only 26 views. We can finally see various new areas and know what the game was like during development! pic.twitter.com/D8T22XSJbT
— Forest of Illusion (@forestillusion) March 20, 2022

Here is the original video, uploaded by YouTube user “Clasicos TV”

Skip to around 9:20 to see the footage.

[Source: GameXplain]

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Rare Footage of Super Mario RPG 2 (Which Eventually Became Paper Mario) Has Resurfaced, And Here It Is

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