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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by slily on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:02AM (#38365456)
Several inaccurate details just in the first couple of paragraphs: conflating remakes with preservation, citing a localization change as an "original" subtitle, and crediting Nintendo for third-party productions. I realize video game press is not known for its rigor but the more I read Polygon the less I can take it seriously.
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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by djur on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @01:16PM (#38367614)
"1996 Super Nintendo game, originally subtitled Legend of the Seven Stars"

Is this what you're referring to? The original SNES release did have that subtitle:

http://thevideogameproject.com/suprpgsnesdisplayonly.html

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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by goosedragons on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @05:15AM (#38377349)
The Japanese release had no subtitle.
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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by djur on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @12:28PM (#38382153)
The Japanese release was for the Super Famicom. It is reasonable and correct in this context to use "original" to refer to the English localization, especially since the game was released almost simultaneously in both markets.
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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by goosedragons on Thursday November 23, 2023 @07:08AM (#38391893)
The subtitle was added in localization. It's not incorrect to call it a localization change.
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Re:Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic by vinberdon on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:58AM (#38380094)
Polygon has always been pretty awful.
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