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'''''Super Mario 64''''' is a 3D platformer game for the [[Nintendo 64]], First released in [[1996]]. This game was one of two (three in Japan) launch titles for the Nintendo 64, along with ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings 64|Pilotwings 64]]'', which helped drive initial sales of the console. To this day, it has sold nearly over 11 million copies, and is marked as the best selling Nintendo 64 game of all time. It is also the second most popular game on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]], after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

Toad informs Mario about [[Bob-omb Battlefield|a Bob-omb field]] where [[Big Bob-omb]] must be faced. The first of many power stars can be found here. By obtaining more [[Power Star]]s, Mario unlocks doors to more paintings in the castle including the [[Whomp's Fortress]], [[Jolly Roger Bay]], [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and many more, and the ability to collect more stars.

 

When Mario collects 8 of the [[Power Star]]s, he can open the [[Star Door]] at the left side of the castle. He then falls through the floor in the room and enters the first Bowser Course, [[Bowser in the Dark World]]. After travelling through the course, he enters a warp pipe, which leads him to Bowser. After evading Bowser's attacks and grabbing his tail. Mario throws him into a bomb on the edge of the stage defeating him. Unfortunately, it turns out that Bowser doesn't have Princess Toadstool with him. Instead, he runs away, leaving a key for Mario to collect. Mario then obtains the key that allows him to enter the basement of the castle. The basement contains 4 levels, which are [[Lethal Lava Land]], [[Shifting Sand Land]], and [[Hazy Maze Cave]]. After collecting 30 stars, Mario is granted with the ability to open another star door in the basement. The Star Door leads to a room with the entrance to [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and the second Bowser course, [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. After navigating through the course, Mario founds and jumps through another a warp pipe that leads him to another battle with Bowser. This battle can be more challenging than the last one, since Bowser can now teleport and tilt the stage. Also, the distance between the arena platform and the bombs has increased. When Mario defeats [owser for the second time, Mario gains a key to the second floor leading to even more paintings. After Mario collects his 50th Power Stars, he can go up to the third floor. And once Mario collects 70 Power Stars, he can access the door into [[Bowser]]'s final stage , [[Bowser in the Sky]], and go through another one of his obstacle courses. After he finds the warp pipe at the end of the course, Mario finds Bowser waiting for him. The two then begin to engage in battle. This time, Bowser has to be blown up by a bomb three times. When Bowser gets blown up twice, certain parts of the arena fall away, leaving the platform in a shape of giant star. Bowser ends up defeated, and is surprised when Mario tells him there were some Power Stars he missed, the Castle's Secret Stars. Bowser gives up, and hands Mario the final Grand Power Star before he disappears. When Mario grabs the last power star, wings appear on his cap, allowing him to fly. He circles the star-shaped arena, and flies away. Eventually, he lands in front of the castle.

 

As his wings fade away, Mario uses the power of the [[Giant Star|Giant Power Star]] to save [[Princess Peach]] and take her back at the front of the castle. The star goes into the stained glass window over the front door of the castle, the window flashes, and Peach slowly descends to the ground. Mario rushes up to her as she opens her eyes. Thanking him, Peach kisses Mario on the nose and says she will bake a cake for him. Peach and two nearby [[Mushroom Retainer]]s walk into the castle. Mario starts to do so himself, but then pauses and turns around to look at the upward. Peach calls him, and he rushes after her. After the credits scroll, Mario, Peach and two Toads wave goodbye to the player, followed by the cake, with Peach and Mario figures, shown at the very end.

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*[[Bullet Bill]]s

*[[Chain Chomp]]

*[[Chuckya]]s

*[[Fire Guy]]

*[[Grindel]]s

*[[Heave Ho]]s

*[[Klepto]]

*[[Koopa Troopa]]s

*[[Monty Mole]]s

*[[Mr. Blizzard]]s

*[[Piranha Plant]]s

*[[Podoboo]]s

*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''- [[The Princess's Secret Slide]] music was remixed during the Minecart part of Bowser's Snow Fortress.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''- The castle moat appears in the game but it is inaccessible due to it only appearing on the world map and, when [[Peach's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Peach's Castle]] is entered, the moat is seen as lava.

 

==Remakes and ports==

 

==Gallery==

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*When ''Super Mario 64'' was being localized for the English speaking countries, many small changes were made. For example, Princess Toadstool never reads her letter aloud in the Japanese version of ''Super Mario 64''. In 1997, ''Super Mario 64'' was re-released in Japan as ''Super Mario 64 Shindō Pak Taiō Version'' (スーパーマリオ64振動パック対応バージョン), along with ''Wave Race 64''. It featured all the changes from the English game, plus Rumble Pak support.

*In North America, ''Super Mario 64'' was released three days before the launch of the Nintendo 64 system itself, much like when ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' was released one day before the release of the [[Nintendo GameCube]].

 

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