Super Mario 64

So is it just me but is this still an incredible game even after 19 years?

Sometimes jumping on walls can be finicky but it's still a blast.

The frame rate sucks but the game is still fun. Those Youtube speed runs are insane.

It's a great game! I'm looking forward to the DS one.

It's my favorite game of all time. I have many CIB copies and a sealed 1st print copy. It never ages.

Everything about the game is just perfect to me for a mario/platformer game. There is flaws in the game, but they don't bother me one bit. To me they never touched the level that game achieved since.

If it hasn't aged by now, i am confident it will never age. I can honestly say that game's only flaw is the digital camera, but considering it was 1996, having any sort of adjustable dynamic camera was already a miracle in itself.

Great game no doubt. Haven't played it in several years now, but the game does pull at my memories when I see anything Mario.

Still an excellent game all around. The only thing that hasn't aged well is the finicky camera, but it was 1996 so it's excusable.

I enjoyed the game very much back in the day but you wouldn't caught me dead playing it these days.

Not a fan of the camera anymore, but still one hell of a game.

Awesome game even today, the DS remake is also epic.

@iandizion713 said:

Awesome game even today, the DS remake is also epic.

How rude! Yoshi just walking in front while your trying to take a picture! It doesn't even look like he cares!

@Hatiko: Photobombed! Darn you Yoshi.

It's a great game. Something made me feel like playing it the other day but I decided to finish what I'm currently playing first.

I can still play it just fine, it's still fun. But it shows its age a lot.

The draw distance is absolutely horrible and it affects gameplay.

The camera is much less of an issue, it's not good but it works.

Still have my N64 copy from day one but the DC version is were it's at.

I bought the Virtual Console version and it still plays best on an N64, by quite a bit.

The game is downright inspiring in every facet of its design. All the Mario titles are great but what really puts 64 in one of the top spots is that the game really has its own identity. The visuals are consistent throughout the entire experience, and the sound is basically all new to the game(save for the opening theme.)

***The DS version is awful.

Great game, holds up great to this day.

Agreed. Mainly because it was designed for the D-pad and the controls aren't as tight. The introduction to playing wario, luigi and yoshi was kind of dumb, but it doesn't bother me as much as the controls.

That 13 minute one is awesome.

It was a great game at it's time but it's aged horribly.

You crazy!

No. I fully admit to have a very strong nostalgic connection to the game (it was the first three dimensional game I ever played) but there are severe design limitations (camera, gamepad) that hurt how it's aged. With a modern twin stick layout and smooth framerate, it probably wouldn't be nearly as bad.

I have 0 problems with the n64 remote. I actually do speedruns with it.

It's a good game, but I like the Galaxy games much more.

Really good game, although I think some of the objectives are too obtuse for their own good. That being said, I'd like to see another Mario game in the same open ended vein. The Galaxy games are both terrific, but I would like to see less linearity like in 64 or Sunshine.

it is a great game.