<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
,	O
combining	O
traditional	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
invades	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
and	O
hides	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
sources	O
of	O
protection	O
,	O
the	O
Power	O
Stars	O
,	O
in	O
many	O
different	O
worlds	O
inside	O
magical	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
Power	O
Stars	O
to	O
unlock	O
enough	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
castle	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
Bowser	O
and	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
conceived	O
a	O
3D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
and	O
audiences	O
,	O
boosted	O
by	O
advertising	O
campaigns	O
and	O
showings	O
at	O
the	O
1996E3	O
trade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
64	I-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
with	O
nearly	O
twelvemillion	O
copies	O
sold	O
by	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
developers	O
have	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
system	O
and	O
360-degree	O
analog	O
control	O
establishing	O
a	O
new	O
archetype	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
much	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
did	O
for	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
remade	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
attracted	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
spawning	O
many	O
fangames	B-Application
and	O
mods	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
speedrunning	O
presence	O
,	O
enduring	O
rumors	O
surrounding	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
challenges	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
certain	O
restrictions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
not	O
being	O
allowed	O
to	O
press	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
,	O
requiring	O
deep	O
understanding	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
through	O
various	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
far	O
more	O
diverse	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
walk	O
,	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
crouch	O
,	O
crawl	O
,	O
climb	O
,	O
swim	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
grab	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
punch	O
using	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
camera	O
—	O
operated	O
by	O
a	O
Lakitu	O
broadcasting	O
Mario	B-Application
—	O
and	O
toggle	O
between	O
first-person	O
and	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
health	O
point	O
system	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
pie	O
shape	O
consisting	O
of	O
eight	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
taken	O
damage	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
replenish	O
his	O
health	O
either	O
by	O
collecting	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
coins	O
—	O
yellow	O
,	O
which	O
replenishes	O
one	O
segment	O
;	O
red	O
,	O
equal	O
to	O
two	O
yellow	O
coins	O
;	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
equal	O
to	O
five	O
yellow	O
coins	O
—	O
or	O
by	O
walking	O
through	O
a	O
spinning	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underwater	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
health	O
instead	O
represents	O
how	O
long	O
he	O
can	O
hold	O
his	O
breath	O
,	O
slowly	O
diminishing	O
while	O
underwater	O
and	O
replenishing	O
when	O
he	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
,	O
he	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
lost	O
when	O
his	O
health	O
is	O
depleted	O
or	O
he	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
Mario	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
his	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
finishes	O
a	O
course	O
,	O
he	O
gains	O
a	O
life	O
for	O
every	O
fifty	O
yellow	O
coins	O
the	O
player	O
collected	O
,	O
and	O
extra	O
life	O
mushrooms	O
are	O
hidden	O
in	O
various	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
trees	O
and	O
may	O
chase	O
Mario	B-Application
through	O
the	O
air	O
or	O
fall	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
disappear	O
shortly	O
if	O
not	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
switches	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
colors	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
secret	O
areas	O
that	O
turn	O
their	O
corresponding	O
blocks	O
solid	O
and	O
allow	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
obtain	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
special	O
cap	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wing	O
Cap	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
fly	O
after	O
doing	O
a	O
triple	O
jump	O
or	O
being	O
shot	O
from	O
a	O
cannon	O
;	O
the	O
Metal	O
Cap	O
makes	O
him	O
immune	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
noxious	O
gases	O
,	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
withstand	O
wind	O
and	O
water	O
currents	O
,	O
perform	O
on-land	O
moves	O
underwater	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
unlimited	O
air	O
capacity	O
underwater	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Vanish	O
Cap	O
renders	O
him	O
partially	O
immaterial	O
and	O
invulnerable	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
walk	O
through	O
some	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shell	O
remains	O
after	O
stomping	O
a	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
,	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
use	O
to	O
surf	O
on	O
water	O
,	O
lava	O
,	O
and	O
quicksand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
courses	O
are	O
filled	O
with	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
friendly	O
creatures	O
that	O
provide	O
assistance	O
or	O
ask	O
favors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bob-omb	O
Buddies	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
allow	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
access	O
cannons	O
on	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
blocked	O
by	O
"	O
endless	O
stairs	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
bypass	O
them	O
by	O
collecting	O
seventy	O
Power	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
collecting	O
all	O
120	O
Power	O
Stars	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
one	O
hundred	O
extra	O
lives	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
triple	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
inviting	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
come	O
to	O
her	O
castle	O
for	O
a	O
cake	O
she	O
has	O
baked	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
arrives	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
Bowser	O
has	O
invaded	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
the	O
princess	O
and	O
her	O
servants	O
within	O
its	O
walls	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
120	O
Power	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
explores	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
enters	O
these	O
worlds	O
,	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
rooms	O
as	O
he	O
recovers	O
more	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
unlocks	O
two	O
doors	O
to	O
different	O
floors	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
with	O
keys	O
obtained	O
by	O
defeating	O
Bowser	O
in	O
hidden	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
at	O
least	O
70	O
of	O
the	O
120	O
Stars	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
breaks	O
the	O
curse	O
of	O
the	O
endless	O
stairs	O
that	O
block	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
Bowser	O
's	O
final	O
hiding	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mario	B-Application
defeats	O
Bowser	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
escapes	O
,	O
swearing	O
revenge	O
,	O
he	O
obtains	O
a	O
special	O
Power	O
Star	O
which	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
Wing	O
Cap	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
flies	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
courtyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
is	O
released	O
from	O
the	O
stained-glass	O
window	O
above	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
entrance	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
rewards	O
Mario	B-Application
by	O
kissing	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
nose	O
and	O
baking	O
the	O
cake	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
promised	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
conceived	O
a	O
3D	O
Mario	B-Application
design	O
while	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
used	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
graphics	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
more	O
processing	O
power	O
;	O
Miyamoto	O
considered	O
using	O
the	O
chip	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
FX	I-Device
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
based	O
on	O
"	O
an	O
entire	O
world	O
in	O
miniature	O
,	O
like	O
miniature	O
trains	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
engineer	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
FX	I-Device
was	O
never	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
the	O
codename	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
reformulated	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
not	O
for	O
its	O
greater	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
its	O
controller	O
has	O
more	O
buttons	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
January1993	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
booth	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
talking	O
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
animation	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
head	O
;	O
it	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
start	O
screen	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Giles	O
Goddard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
began	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
1994	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
’s	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
division	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
involved	O
the	O
fixed	O
path	O
of	O
an	O
isometric	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
which	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
3D	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
linear	O
paths	O
,	O
particularly	O
to	O
coerce	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
Bowser	O
's	O
lair	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Giles	O
Goddard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
which	O
Nintendo	O
produced	O
its	O
illustrations	O
internally	O
instead	O
of	O
by	O
outsourcing	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
made	O
using	O
N-World	B-Device
,	O
a	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
(	O
SGI	O
)	O
-based	O
toolkit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
prioritized	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
and	O
,	O
before	O
levels	O
were	O
created	O
,	O
tested	O
and	O
refined	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
animations	O
on	O
a	O
simple	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
illustrations	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Shigefumi	O
Hino	O
,	O
Hisashi	O
Nogami	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Fujii	O
,	O
Tomoaki	O
Kuroume	O
,	O
and	O
Yusuke	B-Application
Nakano	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
animated	O
by	O
co-director	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
and	O
Satoru	O
Takiwaza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yōichi	O
Kotabe	O
,	O
illustrator	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
made	O
a	O
3D	O
drawing	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
from	O
various	O
angles	O
and	O
directed	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
guiding	O
design	O
philosophy	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
details	O
than	O
earlier	O
games	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
power	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
emotions	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
first	O
run	O
on	O
an	O
SGI	B-General_Concept
Onyx	I-General_Concept
emulator	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
emulated	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
not	O
its	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
test	O
scenario	O
for	O
controls	O
and	O
physics	O
involved	O
Mario	B-Application
interacting	O
with	O
a	O
golden	O
rabbit	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
MIPS	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
processors	O
;	O
the	O
rabbit	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
Power	O
Star	O
holder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
features	O
more	O
puzzles	O
than	O
earlier	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
but	O
,	O
as	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
some	O
puzzles	O
were	O
taken	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
tried	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
whereby	O
players	O
would	O
control	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Luigi	O
in	O
split-screen	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
work	O
satisfactorily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Inagaki	O
,	O
the	O
average	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
had	O
about	O
500	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
with	O
1	O
,	O
200	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
with	O
2,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Leslie	O
Swan	O
—	O
then	O
senior	O
editor	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
English	O
localizer	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
—	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
prototype	O
in	O
November1995	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
chairman	O
Howard	O
Lincoln	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
from	O
Christmas1995	O
to	O
Summer	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
shown	O
at	O
E31996	O
with	O
multiple	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64s	I-Operating_System
set	O
up	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Main	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
stated	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
as	O
the	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
million	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
included	O
videotapes	O
sent	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
hundred	O
thousand	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
subscribers	O
and	O
advertisements	O
shown	O
on	O
MTV	O
,	O
Fox	O
,	O
and	O
Nickelodeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June1996	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
March1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
sale	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
twomillion	O
copies	O
and	O
grossed	O
$140million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
523,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1999	O
Milia	O
festival	O
in	O
Cannes	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Gold	O
ECCSELL	O
prize	O
for	O
earning	O
revenues	O
above	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
by	O
June2007	O
,	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
By	O
March2008	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
sold	O
11.8million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
bestselling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
the	O
12th	O
most	O
sold	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
11.91million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
the	O
starting	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Wario	O
as	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
slightly	O
altered	O
courses	O
,	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
powerups	O
,	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
more	O
Power	O
Stars	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
mini-games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
Drive	I-Device
(	O
64DD	B-Device
)	O
floppy	O
drive	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
trade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
as	O
which	O
fixed	O
various	O
bugs	O
,	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
from	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
China	O
's	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
as	O
a	O
limited-release	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
which	O
added	O
enhanced	O
resolution	O
and	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Classic	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September2020	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
collection	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
made	O
another	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
appearance	O
in	O
October2021	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
enthusiastic	O
pre-release	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Semrad	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
agreed	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
3D	O
animation	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
shown	O
in	O
only	O
2D	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
&	O
Sons	O
,	O
recalls	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
being	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
game	O
of	O
E31996	O
,	O
remembering	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
teenagers	O
"	O
jostling	O
for	O
a	O
test	O
run	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
94	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
thirteen	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
96%	O
from	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-two	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
found	O
its	O
strongest	O
points	O
were	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
freedom	O
and	O
its	O
replayability	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
citing	O
its	O
similar	O
gimmick	O
of	O
allowing	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
areas	O
upon	O
finding	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
GameFan	O
four	O
reviewers	O
,	O
E	O
.	O
Storm	O
,	O
cited	O
the	O
water	O
levels	O
as	O
"overjoy[ing]"	O
and	O
showed	O
how	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
delved	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
entirely	O
new	O
realm	O
of	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
discussed	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
their	O
initial	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
them	O
for	O
their	O
size	O
and	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
breached	O
the	O
entire	O
genre	O
of	O
3D	O
gaming	O
while	O
working	O
virtually	O
flawlessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GameRevolution	O
,	O
Nebojsa	O
Radakovic	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
enormous	O
playground	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
pleasure	O
to	O
experiment	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
exploration	O
element	O
was	O
slightly	O
brought	O
down	O
by	O
how	O
many	O
hints	O
and	O
tips	O
there	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
also	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
reviewer	O
Nino	O
Alegeropoulos	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best-looking	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
date	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
its	O
high	O
resolution	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
made	O
it	O
look	O
"	O
infinitely	O
better	O
than	O
a	O
cartoon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
less	O
accessible	O
than	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
frustrated	O
by	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
occasional	O
erratic	O
movements	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
optimal	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
noted	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
of	O
the	O
shifting	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
various	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
honors	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
media	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
bestselling	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
high	O
on	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
lists	O
by	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
including	O
IGN	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
Gold	O
award	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
both	O
editors	O
 '	O
pick	O
and	O
readers	O
 '	O
pick	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1997	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
Spotlight	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Innovative	O
Technology	O
,	O
Best	O
Console	B-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitiser	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1997	I-Application
,	O
above	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
as	O
runner-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
success	O
of	O
and	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
lost	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
cartridge	B-Device
and	O
controller	O
design	O
decisions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
reportedly	O
implemented	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
80	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
's	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
exhibit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
set	O
many	O
precedents	O
for	O
3D	O
platformers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
mission-based	O
level	O
design	O
inspired	O
game	O
designers	O
such	O
as	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Houser	O
,	O
a	O
prominent	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Anyone	O
who	O
makes	O
3D	O
games	O
who	O
says	O
they	O
've	O
not	O
borrowed	O
something	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Zelda	B-Application
[	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64 ]	O
is	O
lying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
coincidental	O
meeting	O
with	O
Disney	O
employees	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
use	O
of	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Sutherland	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
for	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
agreed	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
set	O
the	O
benchmark	O
for	O
3D	O
platformers	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
would	O
inevitably	O
be	O
compared	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
free-floating	O
camera	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
increase	O
freedom	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
fluid	O
control	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
world	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
designers	O
created	O
a	O
dynamic	O
virtual	O
video	O
camera	O
that	O
turns	O
and	O
accelerates	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
movements	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
addition	O
of	O
the	O
lock-on	O
camera	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
trailblazers	O
for	O
the	O
3D	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
K	O
.	O
Thor	O
Jensen	O
considers	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
realized	O
3D	O
platformer	O
with	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
camera	O
control	O
into	O
its	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
medium	O
's	O
true	O
evolutionary	O
leap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
use	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
was	O
novel	O
,	O
offering	O
more	O
precise	O
and	O
wide-ranging	O
character	O
movements	O
than	O
the	O
digital	O
D-pads	O
of	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
controls	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
are	O
fully	O
analog	O
and	O
interpret	O
a	O
360-degree	O
range	O
of	O
motion	O
into	O
navigation	O
through	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
allows	O
for	O
precise	O
control	O
over	O
subtleties	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
the	O
most	O
important	O
game	O
since	O
they	O
began	O
publication	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
there	O
were	O
3D	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July2021	O
,	O
a	O
pristine	O
,	O
sealed	O
copy	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
auctioned	O
for	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
amount	O
ever	O
paid	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heritage	O
Auctions	O
's	O
video	O
games	O
specialist	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
seems	O
impossible	O
to	O
overstate	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
this	O
title	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
but	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
disk	O
drive	O
add-on	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
128	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July1996	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
insiders	O
stated	O
that	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
assembling	O
a	O
team	O
consisting	O
mostly	O
of	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
progress	O
and	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
Drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
successors	O
include	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
building	O
on	O
its	O
core	O
design	O
of	O
power-ups	O
and	O
its	O
3D	O
,	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Whomp	O
's	O
Fortress	O
level	O
called	O
Throwback	O
Galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
are	O
departures	O
from	O
the	O
open-ended	O
design	O
,	O
instead	O
focused	O
on	O
platforming	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
2D	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
open	O
design	O
;	O
it	O
includes	O
numerous	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
Suit	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
Cap	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
change	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
appearance	O
to	O
his	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
Castle	O
and	O
its	O
courtyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
Power	B-Application
Moons	I-Application
resemble	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Power	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July2020	O
,	O
24	O
years	O
and	O
1	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
unused	O
assets	O
for	O
Luigi	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
were	O
discovered	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
files	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Gigaleak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satirical	O
conspiracy	O
theories	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
grouped	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
iceberg	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
Internet	O
meme	O
of	O
an	O
iceberg	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
less	O
likely	O
theories	O
representing	O
places	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
ocean	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conspiracy	O
theorists	O
also	O
spread	O
the	O
rumor	O
that	O
"	O
every	O
copy	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
personalized	O
"	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
certain	O
bizarre	O
phenomena	O
existed	O
in	O
only	O
certain	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedrun	O
techniques	O
include	O
the	O
Lakitu	O
skip	O
,	O
a	O
glitch	O
that	O
disables	O
a	O
dialog	O
box	O
explaining	O
camera	O
movement	O
;	O
the	O
Bob-omb	O
clip	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
glitch	O
in	O
a	O
Bob-omb	O
'	O
s	O
explosion	O
animation	O
to	O
clip	O
through	O
walls	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
backwards	O
long	O
jump	O
glitch	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
performing	O
a	O
repetitive	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
backwards	O
long	O
jump	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
very	O
high	O
speed	O
values	O
and	O
has	O
numerous	O
applications	O
in	O
speedrunning	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
patched	O
in	O
the	O
1997	O
Shindō	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
re-release	O
also	O
patched	O
this	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Shindō	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
YouTuber	O
,	O
Pannenkoek2012	O
,	O
creates	O
highly	O
technical	O
and	O
analytical	O
videos	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
glitches	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
covered	O
many	O
times	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
fan-made	B-Application
remakes	O
,	O
modifications	O
and	O
ROM	O
hacks	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	O
Chaos	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
PC-emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
that	O
loads	O
codes	O
which	O
cause	O
bizarre	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
64	O
,	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
2.5D	O
running	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
enabling	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Maker	O
,	O
a	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Maker-like	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Odyssey	O
,	O
featuring	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
adding	O
its	O
mechanic	O
of	O
possessing	O
enemies	O
by	O
throwing	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
hat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	O
Last	O
Impact	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
from	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
the	O
F.L.U.D.D.	O
</s>
<s>
cannon	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Bee	O
Mushroom	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
world	O
is	O
recreated	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
World	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
–	O
style	O
mod	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
huge	O
map	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
all	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
levels	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Person	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
a	O
modification	O
fixes	O
the	O
camera	O
configuration	O
on	O
first-person	O
,	O
often	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
much	O
more	O
challenging	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
demands	O
acrobatic	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
render	O
objects	O
when	O
they	O
're	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
FPS	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
speedrunned	O
by	O
YouTubers	O
Falsepog	O
and	O
Alpharad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Bob-Omb	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
fans	O
decompiled	B-Application
the	O
original	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
into	O
C	B-Language
source	O
code	O
,	O
allowing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
to	O
be	O
natively	O
ported	O
to	O
any	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
fans	O
released	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
widescreen	O
displays	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
created	O
ports	O
for	O
several	O
more	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
option	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
camera	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rainbow	O
Roads	O
,	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Radiohead	O
album	O
In	O
Rainbows	O
using	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
musician	O
on4word	O
and	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
study	O
was	O
conducted	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
plasticity	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
human	O
brain	O
after	O
playing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
—	O
chosen	O
for	O
its	O
navigation	O
element	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
—	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
thirty	O
minutes	O
every	O
day	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
concluded	O
that	O
doing	O
the	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
activity	O
caused	O
the	O
gray	B-Device
matter	I-Device
(	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
)	O
to	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
hippocampal	O
formation	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
dorsolateral	O
prefrontal	O
cortex	O
—	O
brain	O
areas	O
thought	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
spatial	O
navigation	O
,	O
working	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
motor	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
