Square

[Tidus1872]

Found something interesting about SQUARE ENIX. I played a retro Mario game called Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and I noticed something. I'm not sure if it's just evolved or what, but along with Nintendo, SQUARE was part of it too. This was in 1990 or somewhere close. Then I played FFVII for the PS1. It said SQUARE SOFT. Now FF games are saying SQUARE ENIX. Who'd think that SQUARE would be in a Mario game? I wonder why they changed it twice? Just a thought.

[Dodie16]

First of all:

Found something interesting about SQUARE ENIX. I played a retro Mario game called Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

That's a damn good game! I'm glad you're playing it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did when it first released. I feel old now. You're calling it a "retro" Mario game. I still remember the commercials for it.

Secondly:

and I noticed something. I'm not sure if it's just evolved or what, but along with Nintendo, SQUARE was part of it too. This was in 1990 or somewhere close. Then I played FFVII for the PS1. It said SQUARE SOFT. Now FF games are saying SQUARE ENIX. I wonder why they changed it twice? Just a thought

Square and Squaresoft is/was the same thing. According to my research (yeah, I looked it up) those two names were pretty much used interchangeably. So a game could say "Developed by Square" and another could say "Developed by Squaresoft", but it's the same company.

As for why they changed to Square-Enix, it's pretty much because Squaresoft lost a lot of money when they released Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and in order to stay in the game, they merged with Enix. Or so that's how I understood it to be.

Oh, and Super Mario RPG: TLOTSS was released in 1996, just so you know.

[Taco-Calamitous]

You're calling it a "retro" Mario game. I still remember the commercials for it.

Wasn't that the one with the old man ranting at his grandchildren about Mario having to collect the 7 stars? That commercial was awesome.

That's nothing. You'll never believe what I just noticed while looking outside. The sky, it was blue. Isn't that amazing?

You're not the nicest man, are you?

Yeah, at the time that game came out (or a little afterwards) it was thought that that would be the only time Nintendo and Square would work together, and the last time a Square game would appear on a Nintendo console. Relations were not happy... but then we got the FFT Advanced and Crystal Chronicle games, so yay!! *thumbs up* Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Nunubx]

Found something interesting about SQUARE ENIX. I played a retro Mario game called Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and I noticed something. I'm not sure if it's just evolved or what, but along with Nintendo, SQUARE was part of it too. This was in 1990 or somewhere close. Then I played FFVII for the PS1. It said SQUARE SOFT. Now FF games are saying SQUARE ENIX. Who'd think that SQUARE would be in a Mario game? I wonder why they changed it twice? Just a thought.

You didin't know square worked on Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars?!?!? Boy,don't make me hurt you. lol, im just kidding. Anyways, to answer your question, SQUARE SOFT was just another name to say square and SQUARE ENIX is the name when square and enix merged to make SQUARE ENIX.

[Jin]

That's nothing. You'll never believe what I just noticed while looking outside. The sky, it was blue. Isn't that amazing?

[chrono]

That's nothing. You'll never believe what I just noticed while looking outside. The sky, it was blue. Isn't that amazing?

i checked the kids profile he is only fourteen so there is no need to make fun of him. he did not know because of his age nothing more nothing less.

when square-enix was squaresoft he was in elementary school learning shapes. unnecessary jin ...unnecessary.... if the kid can not feel comfortable asking questions about ff here then damn.

[Jin]

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[chrono]

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if you like making children feel inferior then i guess thats just your thing

[loaf]

I heard of Squaresoft when I was learning shapes. I've just been that much of a gamer

[Blackbird VIII]

I have not had the chance to play the game yet.I have had the game for awhile,so maybe it is time that I play it.

I remember reading that Square helped with the game about 4 years ago.During this time I was beginning my Square obsession,and I bought the game for only $5.00.