Yup, snoopin' sure can find some interesting things... and some no so interesting things, like SM64.
As far as graphics go, it's good, not as good as Banjo-Kazooie, but good nonetheless. It's obviously not high-def, which I'm used to, but I hope I might get used to it.
Now, the gameplay is OK but it's nothing like Zelda, which is a bad thing in the case of this game, which needs improvement... (A lot of improvement) It's not the best Mario game and is not Nintendos best work, it might keep you entertained for about 10 minutes, but at some point you'll wonder why you're still playing, or why you even bought the game.
The level design isn't very good, and the level ideas aren't special, there may be a few good levels in there but I guess it depends on what kind of levels you're into, I however, am not interested in the levels in this game.
So let's see, I've gone through graphics, gameplay and levels, what's left now...? Ok, well, I guess I can talk about humor, which is something I'm yet to see in this game, DANGIT! I expected humor from a Mario game! I guess you can never listen to the critics, I mean, they DID say that Pirates of the Caribbean3 sucked, right...? Well, I think this is the last time I'm listening to critics, oh well, I guess there's no reason to complain since it came free with my N64.
Pros: Good graphics. Mario can be fun to control around. Koopas still addorable.
Cons: Level design is lame. Levels aren't special. No sense of humor. Controlling Mario will eventually get boring. Gameplay isn't really interesting.
Not the best Mario game, it's fair though.