SUPER MARIO 64

NINTENDO EAD • 1996

“An amazing experience at the time to see how Nintendo had approached bringing Mario into a 3D environment.” CHRIS SUTHERLAND BANJO-KAZOOIE

“When I was struggling to find work, I set myself a goal of 100 percenting this. It gave me a sense of achievement at a really difficult time.” THOMAS ENGLISH RG PATRON

“The first 3D run-and-jump that worked and it was glorious.” CHRIS HUELSBECK MUSICIAN, TURRICAN II, APIDYA

“What else is there to say about this? It’s been bettered since but to have experienced this back in 1996 when it first came out was something else. No one had ever seen anything like it before.” MARK R JONES ARTIST, OCEAN

“A watershed moment, just running around in the castle grounds felt amazing and it still has the best hub world of the series.” ANDY DAVIDSON WORMS, WORMS 2

“A revolution, which can never be recreated.” TURO HALINEN RETRO GAMER PATRON

“Revolutionary. With their debut title, Nintendo showed the world what 3D games could be.” STEVE ELLIS GOLDENEYE 007, TIMESPLITTERS

Mario’s first 3D adventure remains a staggering achievement, both in its meticulous game design and how it influenced countless other videogames. While its 3D camera can feel a little archaic by today’s exacting standards, it was leaps and bounds ahead of those found in many other 3D games of the time. A missionbased structure immediately separated Super Mario 64 from its peers, while its hub-like approach to exploring Peach’s castle would also creep into many other games, platformers and otherwise. Perhaps the biggest impact Nintendo’s game offered over everything else though was the sheer sense of joy that came from experiencing Mario’s fluid movement in his new 3D world.