So, I read the definitions for a rhythm game on the jam page, and I'm curious about something.

Mother 3 is technically an RPG, but there's a gameplay mechanic where if you can hit a certain button to the beat of the song playing, you score extra attacks on the enemy. There's even an item that makes the beat more prominent to help with this.

Would this be enough to classify Mother 3 as a rhythm game, or would it not count since technically you can probably beat the game without doing this?

Don't think too much about the definition, if the game has rhythmic aspects, it's counts as a rhythm game for us :)

Just remember that there is a "rhythm" category, that other people will judge the games on. They decide what is and what isn't a rhythm game technically