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During the final battle in Super Mario Odyssey, it is possible to cause Bowser to fall off the stage…

Supper Mario Broth about 1 day ago

During the final battle in Super Mario Odyssey, it is possible to cause Bowser to fall off the stage by strategically pushing him with punches without actually dealing a hit. However, if he falls, he will simply jump back up, partially clipping through the …
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Image macro of Super Mario 64 with the text “WAITING FOR THE NEXT 3D MARIO BE LIKE…” posted in…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 days ago

Image macro of Super Mario 64 with the text “WAITING FOR THE NEXT 3D MARIO BE LIKE…” posted in 2017, one month before the release of Super Mario Odyssey, on Nintendo Australia and New Zealand’s official Facebook account.Main Blog | …
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So, What Is the Appeal of Retro Video Games?

Retromash about 3 days ago

Video games are a massive multi-billion dollar industry these days. But it wasn’t always this way. Some might say it has become all about the money. Given the past few years of terrible AAA games we have had to endure, this might be true, as publishers s …
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Super Mario 64's "Unopenable" Door Finally Opened After 28 Years

Time Extension about 6 days ago

And without using a hack, too!Whenever gamers are presented with a door they feel they should be able to open but can't, then you'd better believe it's going to trigger some serious emotions.That's certainly the case with a door in Super Mario 64's Cool, C …
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A 1996 issue of the Mexican Club Nintendo magazine contained a very curious image of Super Mario 64…

Supper Mario Broth about 7 days ago

A 1996 issue of the Mexican Club Nintendo magazine contained a very curious image of Super Mario 64 that seemingly depicts an extremely widescreen view of the castle lobby, something that has been impossible in any official release of the game (though it h …
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Someone Is Trying To Bring Super Mario 64 To The GBA

Time Extension about 9 days ago

"I should be in a position to release the code into the public domain".When Nintendo launched the DS alongside a port of Super Mario 64, it felt like witchcraft to a great many people, even though the game itself was almost a decade old by that point.Havin …
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Book Review: The Unofficial N64: A Visual Compendium

Australian Retro Gamer about 10 days ago

We’ll be honest with you all, prior to the Nintendo Switch, the N64 was by far our favourite (and most played) Nintendo gaming system in the late 90s. The N64 had an amazing array of games, some which we still play to this day on a regular basis, inc …
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Top: many models found in development files for Super Mario 64 that surfaced in 2020 are present in…

Supper Mario Broth about 15 days ago

Top: many models found in development files for Super Mario 64 that surfaced in 2020 are present in an extremely fragmented state in their source files, requiring manual assembly and the addition of assets from other places in the code to regain their inte …
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Development files for Super Mario 64 indicate that there were at least two more penguin-related…

Supper Mario Broth about 1 month ago

Development files for Super Mario 64 indicate that there were at least two more penguin-related stars at some point during the game’s development.Top: early object spawn code called “child pengin” [sic] contains an entry for two baby peng …
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In Super Mario 64, if Mario approaches a Bob-omb without being seen and stands close to its spawn…

Supper Mario Broth about 1 month ago

In Super Mario 64, if Mario approaches a Bob-omb without being seen and stands close to its spawn point, it will continue walking in a straight line without ever turning around as long as it does not encounter any obstacles or uneven ground and Mario does …
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Random: Hacker Turns Mario 64 Level Into A Zelda-Themed Obstacle Course

Time Extension about 1 month ago

It's also playable on real hardware.The YouTuber Mark Kurko has just released an amazing new ROM hack for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that transforms Thwomp's Fortress from Super Mario 64 into an incredible Zelda-themed obstacle course. And better …
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In Super Mario 64, an extremely rare event that can happen is the Chill Bully boss in Snowman’s Land…

Supper Mario Broth about 1 month ago

In Super Mario 64, an extremely rare event that can happen is the Chill Bully boss in Snowman’s Land self-destructing by walking off a ledge, which it is not normally supposed to do.Top: a close-up of the event, showing the Chill Bully walking off th …
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Extremely rare promotional 1996 Super Mario 64 shirt.

Supper Mario Broth about 1 month ago

Extremely rare promotional 1996 Super Mario 64 shirt.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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In Super Mario 64, normally most entities inside the lobby of Peach’s Castle are not rendered when…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In Super Mario 64, normally most entities inside the lobby of Peach’s Castle are not rendered when Mario is outside of the room they are in, to prevent them from being visible out of bounds. However, the check to ensure they stop being rendered is fa …
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In Super Mario Sunshine, entering Noki Bay requires Mario to stand on a Shine mosaic in Delfino…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In Super Mario Sunshine, entering Noki Bay requires Mario to stand on a Shine mosaic in Delfino Plaza and look up into the sun in first-person view, the same way the Tower of the Wing Cap course is accessed in Super Mario 64.However, interestingly, the way …
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In Super Mario 64 DS, if Mario jumps on the shifting Bowser puzzle in Lethal Lava Land in the manner…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In Super Mario 64 DS, if Mario jumps on the shifting Bowser puzzle in Lethal Lava Land in the manner shown in the footage, so that the next tile covers him as he lands on the lava, he will be immune to the lava as long as he moves within the tiles.Main Blo …
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In January 2024, Nintendo announced the planned 2025 opening of another Super Nintendo World…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In January 2024, Nintendo announced the planned 2025 opening of another Super Nintendo World location at the Universal Epic Universe theme park at Universal Orlando Resort.The announcement contained concept art for a shop at the theme park (top), which for …
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In Super Mario 64, positioning Mario underneath the lowest rotating platform on the bottom of Tick…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In Super Mario 64, positioning Mario underneath the lowest rotating platform on the bottom of Tick Tock Clock at the highest clock speed will result in the platform continuously squishing Mario for extremely brief periods, without actually harming him.Main …
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Top: many models found in development files for Super Mario 64 that surfaced in 2020 are present in…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Top: many models found in development files for Super Mario 64 that surfaced in 2020 are present in an extremely fragmented state in their source files, requiring manual assembly and the addition of assets from other places in the code to regain their inte …
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Super Mario Galaxy contains an early version of the Tox Box enemy in its files that has crudely…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Super Mario Galaxy contains an early version of the Tox Box enemy in its files that has crudely drawn faces on each side, similar to the original Super Mario 64 design of the same enemy, instead of the finished version’s modeled Thwomp-like faces. Ab …
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Top: in Super Mario 64, the wooden doors in Peach’s Castle (leading e.g. to the rear courtyard) have…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Top: in Super Mario 64, the wooden doors in Peach’s Castle (leading e.g. to the rear courtyard) have a texture with metal elements that include visible hinges (on the left in the image). The handle of each door, naturally, is on the opposite side fro …
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Feature: Did This Bizarre Nintendo Software Inspire The Mario Paint Series?

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"That’s where Mario Paint came from basically".As you may or may not recall, last year we interviewed the Star Fox programmer Giles Goddard about his career at Nintendo or an article for the site. This saw us asking Goddard all kinds of questions about h …
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In most 3D games, “out of bounds” is implemented in two main ways: -some games, like Super Mario 64,…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

In most 3D games, “out of bounds” is implemented in two main ways:-some games, like Super Mario 64, simply let the game automatically define out of bounds without human input, as any area that is not above a floor or death barrier polygon,-othe …
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In Super Mario 64, an obstacle unique to Snowman’s Land is a path with triangular “waves” traveling…

Supper Mario Broth about 3 months ago

In Super Mario 64, an obstacle unique to Snowman’s Land is a path with triangular “waves” traveling down it, each acting like a slope to make Mario slip and push him back toward the beginning of the path. Due to an oversight in the implem …
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'Infinite Mario 64' Lets You Play Super Mario 64 Until The End Of Time

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"What if you could play Mario 64... forever?".A new Super Mario 64 fan game has just launched, which asks the question "What if you could play Mario 64... forever?"Infinite Mario 64, as the new fan project is called, is a PC-based game that uses a plug-in …