Omg this was the highlight of my life.  I remember getting this for Christmas one year and i was too little to understand it...i never got past the hammer bros...but as i got older i began to understand how things worked and i was blown away.  The amazing story, The amazing graphics, all the characters and enemies, all the worlds to explore...some of my favs were monstro town, booster tower, nimbus land, etc.  its just a dream...i keep waiting for the day for them to make a sequel to this one.  the others mario rpgs just don't compare to this one.  its a masterpiece.  theres also a lot of humor in this game...id have to say the funniest enemies are the axem rangers, i loved the power rangers also as a kid and i busted out laughing when i saw this.  Another thing i loved about this game were all the secrets.  I don't think i ever found them all, but i did find the casino and the lazy shell among others...i think the only way to beat culex is with the lazy shell or the star egg which i never had, if someone can do it without any of these things id love to see it.  i never got the 50 jump thing, which i think youd need so kid of cheat to do that bc its near impossible.  i have absolutely no complaints about this game other than they need a sequel.  if you love mario or rpgs.  buy this game immediately, though i couldn't imagine you not already knowing about this game if you love either one of those things.