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pros
+many stars to collect
+much replay value
+control's are solid
cons
-some star's are just to hard to get
-bad camera
-control's are solid but rarely sluggish
note:your result's may very
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Super Mario 64 remains to this day a truly incredible video game that I absolutely love to play through every now and again. The reason that I still love to play from start to finish a game that I have beaten several times since I received it as a Christmas gift from 1996 is because for one, the controls are very responsive and tight, so when I am running across green fields or swimming underwater or jumping from pole to pole, I have complete and total control over Mario. My skill is what determines success or failure, not loose controls! Another reason is the level objectives offer a good variety of boss battles, races, coin collecting, exploration for hidden stars and so very much more. I do not feel that I am always doing the same tasks over and over, and this, in part, is also a result of the level variety. There is a snowy and slippery mountain, a treacherous underground cave maze that partially contains poisonous gas, a large and foggy lagoon that offers up a pirate ship as well as a cave, a level comprised of giant clock components and parts that move at different speeds or not at all based on the clock time and many more. The levels are not hard on the eyes at all and the music tracks, while recycled a bit much, is generally appropriate and enjoyable. There are secrets that await both inside the castle paintings, where the levels reside, and out the paintings, in Princess Peach's Castle, like hidden slides and power-up switches and blocks. The slides feature tricky turns and the power-up blocks enable the powers of flight, invisibility and metal form. Plus, Mario has never boasted more standard moves, even compared with later Mario games, so Mario really does seem super in this game. He has to, too, because the game offers up a moderate challenge that requires good timing and accuracy, as well as some quick puzzle solving skills.
The game, however, is not perfect. There are some flaws that hinder my enjoyment of the game. One flaw rests with the boss battles. The boss battles in this game are really too easy to overcome. If if it is your first time playing, you likely will not lose a life on a majority of the boss battles, except for perhaps the Bowser encounters, but even Bowser is relatively easily trounced once you develop good aim and timing when it comes to dodging his attacks. Also, two levels actually share the same boss. The same boss that you encounter about halfway through the game you will find yourself fighting later. His attack patterns and means of beating him are identical, although he is a different color. That seemed lazy to me. Another flaw I feel this game exhibits is the fact that there is very little interaction with other characters in the game, aside from Koopa the Quick, the Toads, and MIPS. The castle and the levels feel a little lonely. In one level, there is actually a secluded town with homes, trees, walkways and more. Yet there are no townspeople. I would have liked there to have been more characters to talk with, interact with, do things for, rescue and so on. Regardless of these flaws and a few other minor ones, this game remains one of my favorite video games thanks to the cleverly designed and entertaining levels, the pleasant music that makes for an atmosphere that is just fun to explore and hang around in and moderate challenges that reside in the rich and imaginative world of Super Mario.
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fun game. when i was younger i played n64 all the time but we always rented our games.
so everytime i rented this i had to start over.
so its really nice to just have it and be able to play it whenever.
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Okay this game is the reason they created difficulty settings. Some of the stars are just plain infuriating to get. And it has the exact same plot as every other Mario game. OMFG Bowser stole Peach whatever shall we do?! Get an ugly princess or something! And where the hell are the king and queen anyways?! The hats were also poorly implemented. The Flying cap is hard to use, the metal cap is rare, at best, and the computer can still see you when you use the invisible cap. They should have stuck to the 2D side scroller. And also where is Yoshi?! The fact that in later levels the edge of the map is always a bottomless pit is also frustrating.
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This is to all you idiots out there who are whining about how hard this game is. It's a GAME. It's supposed to be difficult and challenge you. Overall I think this game is great. Graphics are good. Gameplay is a little wobbly but nothing a true and smart gamer couldn't overcome. This game isn't really all that hard and anyone who can't beat it needs to shut up and put their head down and maybe try to get back the dignity you lost actually admitting you couldn't play this game.
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