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The Forest Maze first appeared
in Super Mario RPG: Legend of
the Seven Stars and has not made
another appearance since in it's
original / similar form.
Mushrooms aplenty, the Forest
Maze provides a puzzling
atmosphere for Mario and his
friends.
After saving the first Star
Piece from Mack, Mario and
Mallow headed towards Tadpole
Pond to gather info on where
they should be going. After
reaching Frogfucious at the
pond, Mallow is shocked to find
that he is not a tadpole. With
the newfound knowledge, Mallow
permanently joins Mario in a
quest to find his parents.
That led the two to find Rose
Town, the final entry way before
Forest Maze. Rose Town was full
of citizens who couldn't move a
muscle due to being hit from
arrows which were coming from
the Forest Maze. To seek
shelter, Mario & Mallow took
leave in the town Inn.
At the Inn, the party met Gaz
and Geno. After playing with
Gaz's dolls and being knocked
out, Mario rested upstairs to
recover. During this time, Geno
was born into his now-recognized
form. He left for the Forest
Maze on a mission.
Upon awakening, Mario was
greeted with Gaz's yelling of
how Geno walked into the Forest
Maze. While distracted, Mario
and Mallow proceeded to go and
follow him, leading them
directly to the Forest Maze
itself.
Waiting for Mario and Mallow was
a place of green trees, traps,
and puzzles. Fake mushrooms were
found all over the forest,
though real ones appeared as
well, providing aid for the
party. Stumps that are
reminiscent of pipes were also
found with rats, Wigglers, and
other nasty enemies.
As the two proceeded, the
winding forest took it's toll. A
long path led Mario and Mallow
to an area of 4 entry ways, but
also to Geno. Quickly, the group
followed Geno so they wouldn't
get lost. If they picked a wrong
direction, they would be sent to
the start of 4-direction maze.
When the group emerged, they
found the source of the flying
arrows. A horrible monster named
Bowyer was hurling them at the
people of Rose Town, and he was
prepared to fire 1000 more.
Before he could get them off,
Geno came hurling down from the
sky and challenged Bowyer to a
fight.
Knowing now that Bowyer was on
the wrong side, Mario and Mallow
rushed through the longest part
of the forest to aid him. Birds
were on the path as it was
raining arrows from Bowyer.
Eventually, the group reached
Geno and a battle ensued with
Mario, Mallow, and Geno being
victorious and earning the 2nd
Star Piece.
The Forest Maze served as the
meeting point for Geno. It also
provided numerous secrets and
something that was just
different from other areas in
past Mario games. The Forest
Maze remains as one of the most
memorable areas in the Mario RPG
series and the Mario series as a
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