Best 3-d platformer ever.... reviews for Super Mario 64

Best 3-d platformer ever....

11 years prior to the release of this game, Super Mario Bros. hit the stores and created a sensation. It revolutionized games as we know it and soon became a standard to which all 2-d platformers would be compared. It was a game that created a new genre of gaming and created it right the first time. Years passed, but Super Mario Bros. retained its allure.

That\'s what Super Mario 64 has done.

It is the original and the best 3-d platforming game there is.

Many 3-d platformers fall to what I like to call the \"collector\'s syndrome\" - game objectives that revolve around collecting too many items. Although many classic games require finding items, they do not push this idea to excess. Mario 64 didn\'t either. To obtain all the possible stars, you must collect 100 coins and 8 red coins in each level. However, this is usually a fairly fun thing to do, because the environment in Mario 64 levels is not too complicated to make finding that last red coin frustrating, but challenging enough to make its exploration lots of fun.

Speaking of which, the environments in the many levels of the game are immersive: many people will throw the word \"graphics\" around, but I don\'t want to give the wrong impression. Mario 64\'s graphics are not technically impressive (although they were for its time), but they fit the game style quite well. Rarely is there a time when the graphics interfere with the gameplay, although the camera can sometimes cause problems (it still works, though).

Aside from the aesthetics, I just want to say that the gameplay actually *works* for Super Mario 64. Mario controls very fluidly and makes the game objectives lots of fun to complete. It\'s too bad that the game is relatively easy to complete - sometimes I feel that that is the game\'s only real flaw.

Nonetheless, Mario 64 is a classic that has earned its position alongside the classics of the 2-d platforming era. I strongly recommend it.

Rating: 8/10

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