
Super Mario 64
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasysuperheroanimalsfastlightimaginarysimpleglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA fantastical, accessible platformer: polished and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
89 / 100
2,092 ratings
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About This Game
Mario is super in a whole new way! Combining the finest 3-D graphics ever developed for a video game and an explosive soundtrack, Super Mario 64 becomes a new standard for video games. It's packed with bruising battles, daunting obstacle courses, and underwater adventures. Retrieve the Power Stars from their hidden locations and confront your arch-nemesis— Bowser, King of the Koopas! • Run freely in a grassy meadow, tip-toe through a gloomy dungeon, climb to the top of a mountain, or take a swim in the moat! • Leap headfirst into a watery painting and soon you'll be searching for the surface in an underwater realm! • On-the-fly, 3-D rendered gameplay delivers the action of ruthless enemy attacks from every angle! • Find the Caps that give Mario super powers and ponder the mysteries of the pyramid; you can even race Koopas for fabulous prizes! • With the Nintendo 64 Controller and its...
Summary: IGDB
Story
On a bright, sunny day in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario goes to visit the princess but finds her castle eerily empty. Leaping through pictures hanging from the walls, he enters 15 magical worlds in a quest to collect the 120 Power Stars pilfered by evil Bowser and save the day. The game's vast worlds teem with daunting obstacle courses, hidden items, puzzles, and more than 30 types of enemies. Take advantage of Mario's large selection of moves, including running, jumping, swimming, stomping, punching, and even backward somersaulting! Special caps give him short-lived powers, including the...
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- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Playtronic, Gradiente
- Released
- 23 June 1996
- Series
- Mario Bros.
- Platforms
- Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 8h rushed, 13h normally, 14h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
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- Source
- IGDB
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