Why does so much of the game move like the surfaces are covered with ice, no matter what the surface Mario's running on? Sand, grass, 's all way too slippery.Īside from that (which is a BIG detraction for me - makes the game seem unpolished and goofy) the game is pretty much a fun fest. Same for some of the coins that he's collecting from the enemies. He slips and falls WAY too much and when he does there are nutty sliding physics in the game that go on for WAY too long. I have always wondered how everyone can play this and not notice that Mario always moves like the entire playing field has been covered with oil.
How we loved abusing the mistakes of hapless programmers.Ī great game that I originally had on my Funtastic orange N64.Ĭontrols are a bit wonky however. If you can do all this fast enough and in the right order, you can cheat the game. You can do the same thing up the 'never-ending' looping stairs to the Bowser in the Sky course. The bunny trick, you ask? Well, you remember that one bunny in the basement that gives you a star when you catch it? If you pick it up again, you can carry it around, and if you set it against a doorway just right, it will push Mario through doors he shouldn't technically be able to open yet.Īnd the backwards long jump stairs? Once you get to the 3rd floor, you can start a long jump in front of the stairs to the 4th floor, facing away from them, and then long jump backwards up the stairs and through the door. The biggest parts of this kind of speed run were the bunny trick and the backwards long jump stairs. If they were, i have to admit it'd be a shame. I wonder if it's still possible on the VC, or if the glitches were fixed. I only ever managed to do it twice, though. We actually figured out that you could exploit a couple of glitches to beat the game in about 20 minutes with only 16 stars, if you were good enough. I remember playing it for hours on end as a kid. Super Mario 64 is often cited as one of the greatest games ever made.
This innovation quickly became a standard in the industry. Mario gained many new moves in the process, yet remained as easy to control as ever thanks to the inclusion of an Analog stick on the Nintendo 64 controller. Unravel the secrets of Peach's castle, find all 120 stars and defeat Bowser in this cult classic that set the rules for all 3D action games.Īlthough it managed to stay faithful to the spirit of the series, Super Mario 64 tried a new approach as it brought the concept of exploration into platform games. Mario steps into a whole new dimension in this unforgettable launch title of the Nintendo 64. Fear not, though – there is a solution: playing winter-themed levels in your favourite games.Ĭhristmas is the best time for it too, as you're. However, not all of us are that lucky, and sadly have to settle for rain or – gasp! – ghastly sunshine instead. It's Christmas, which might mean snow wherever you are in the world.
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