EDITOR’S CHOICE

Super Mario 64

The N64 feels like it was made specifically to play Super Mario 64, and the game alone could justify ownership of the console. The 3D worlds were revolutionary in the mid-nineties, and remain engaging to explore even if they don’t feel quite so expansive today. The quest to collect all 120 stars is always fun, but for us much of the joy of the game comes from simply controlling Mario. The way he leaps and slides around each area is simply perfect motion design – even today, we find ourselves perfectly capable of wasting time by just aimlessly jumping about in the castle grounds.