Timed Hit

Timed Hits appear in every RPG Mario Game, but mainly in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, because there are a lot of them. An example for an attack that needs timing is Super Jump. Every weapon does an amout of damage if not timed right and it does a bigger amount of damage when timed right.

Meaning
A "timed hit" means, that you must push a specific button (Paper Mario series) or any of the letter buttons (Super Mario RPG). As mentioned in the introduction, when a hit is "timed right", the spell or weapon does more damage.

Types
There are 5 types of timed hits. 1-Level Hits, 2-Level Hits, 3-Level, Multi-Level Hits and Control Pad Action Hits (Super Mario RPG only). All of these are explained below.

1-Level Hits
These are the most common types of timed hits. For these to work, you must push a button only once. The Jump attack in Paper Mario uses this, because you must hit A only once for the timing to work.

2-Level Hits
These aren't so common. Attacks, that use this timing level must be timed 2 times to work. They're also used for 2-Hit Attacks, which hit an enemy 2 times, but you need timing for every time, else it does the attack one time, or doesn't do it at all.

3-Level Hits
These aren't common, too. Attacks, that use this timing levels must be timed 3 times. Time Level 3 is also used for 3-Strike Attacks, in which the attacks's repeated 3 times, but you need to time every repeation.

Multi-Level Hits
These type of hits are common. Attacks that use them, must be timed 4 or more times. These are also used when an attack reapeats 4 or more times, but every repeation must be timed. Examples are Super Jump (Super Mario RPG) and Star Rain (Super Mario RPG).

Control Pad Action Hits (Super Mario RPG only)
To time these attacks right, you must do something.

Rotate Control Pad
These attacks are kind of nasty for some people. To get the timing right on those, you must put you hand on the Up Arrow of the D-Pad. Then start to make circles like the following: Up - Left - Down - Right. That will time everything properly.

Hit Y Rapidiately
These attacks require pushing any of the letter buttons (nothing that it says Y) rapidiately. Getting the timing is simple. Just hit any of the letters rapidiately. Some coffee will help a lot.