When Super Mario 64 was launched with the Nintendo 64, it set a new standard for interactive entertainment, with ground-breaking 3-D graphics and play from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto - and game design that faultlessly brought Mario's traditional 2-D adventuring into the third dimension. The action begins when Mario goes to visit the Princess, but finds her castle eerily empty. Leaping through pictures hanging from the walls, he searches for 120 Power Stars stashed away in 15 vast, magical worlds teeming with daunting obstacle courses, hidden items, puzzles and an army of enemies! Mario has a huge repertoire of moves, including running, jumping, swimming, stomping and punching, and performing a backward somersault that can help him reach even the highest platforms. Special caps give him short-lived powers, including the ability to fly - and if troublemakers swipe Mario's cap, he'll have to grab it back! Super Mario 64 features camera control that's unmatched to this day, making adventuring in its 3-D world a cinch even for newcomers. Mario runs freely in a grassy meadow, tiptoes through a gloomy dungeon, climbs to the top of a snow-covered mountain, hot-foots it over lava lakes and swims in the castle moat. He can explore an ancient pyramid and even race Koopas for fabulous prizes. And, of course, he must fight his arch-nemesis Bowser, King of the Koopas - not once, but three times!

 

Also available on Virtual Console