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Mario Bros. Series

Super Mario 64

Platform Adventure Action Fantasy Open world
89
User Score
1,969 ratings
89
Critic Score
1 reviews
June 23, 1996
Released 10861 days ago
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About

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 analog
Control Stick, Mario can crawl, kick down obstacles, swim, do reverse flips, and even stick the landing on his backwards somersault!
• Saved game information is stored for up to four players in memory.

Storyline

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 ability to fly.

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Release Dates by Platform

Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Jun 23, 1996
Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Sep 29, 1996
Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Sep 29, 1996
Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Mar 1, 1997
Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Mar 1, 1997
Nintendo 64 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1998
Wii Worldwide
Nov 19, 2006
Wii Worldwide
Dec 7, 2006
Wii Worldwide
Dec 8, 2006
Wii U Worldwide
Apr 1, 2015
Wii U Worldwide
Apr 1, 2015
Wii U Worldwide
Apr 2, 2015

Game Info

Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo, Playtronic, Gradiente
Engine
Super Mario 64 Engine
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Genres
Platform Adventure
Themes
Action Fantasy Open world

Languages

Audio / Voice
English, Japanese
Text / Subtitles
English, Japanese, French, German, English, Japanese

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