TheGrantula21
Neo Member
Play them all starting from 64 and on. Each game builds perfectly onto the next one. Your in for a treat!
I'd say just play them in order!
64DS on 3DS.
This happened to me on the rainbow level. I was teetering on the edge of the moving carpet, pulled the stick away to come back to the center, and Mario decided to dona wide arc turn and walk off the fucking platform. Mario 64 has some flawed controls no doubt about it. And the camera. Oh my fucking god the camera. Lakitu is the worst camera man ever. No wonder he was fired.I will never forget that time that I pushed the stick upwards were I wanted to go and Mario decided to walk a wide turn and he fell of in the exact opposite direction.
I swear this what happened and I don't understand why, I raged quit after that, it was in Bowser world 1, was trying to get the last red coin, was playing Wii virtual console version.
Sure, but recommending it and 64 as a place to start in the series in 2017 is nuts. Both Galaxy games exist, they're both phenomenal, are much more modernized, don't carry any of the trash that Sunshine does at its worst, and are ageless.This opinion is just that, an opinion. Surely you must understand these types of discussions are always subjective?
I'd agree not a good game for a beginner, but it's easily my favourite in the series and a worthy sequel to 64.
I'm totally down to clown with the DS version and prefer it thanks to refinements, more stars, and the mini games.Since the thread has decided on Mario 64, where is the best place to play it?
Skip sunshine.
I'm totally down to clown with the DS version and prefer it thanks to refinements, more stars, and the mini games.
The N64 has better controls but looks kind of terrible and the controller is still pretty terrible itself.
Heh, well, not to be a stickler, but don't misread this poll. The question wasn't "Which 3-D Mario game is the best?" but rather "Which 3-D Mario game should I play first?" According to the replies here, most people who voted for 64 also assumed he would eventually move on to the Galaxy series next. That, plus you have to consider that there are two Galaxy games (totaling 46% together currently) versus a single Mario 64 option.SM64 is still the best in the whole series. Glad people voted right!
64DS on 3DS.
Yes this. Emulation wise I've set up Project 64 with it. Is there a better way? HD texture pack I need to install?Since the thread has decided on Mario 64, where is the best place to play it?
Since the thread has decided on Mario 64, where is the best place to play it?
Since the thread has decided on Mario 64, where is the best place to play it?
Since the thread has decided on Mario 64, where is the best place to play it?
Project 64
Don't play 64 DS
It has a run button lmao
On a CRT with an RGB modded N64
Originally Posted by pretty done
Don't play 64 DS
It has a run button lmao
It's called buying the original hardware...
Now that 64 was chosen...
OP, the main thing which sets 64 (and sunshine) apart from all the newer mario games, is the dive (the "b" button), so i recommend you to test the following stuff (just give me a minute) outside of peach's castle, right when you start the game, before you enter any level.
this is a gif in slow motion, from a speedrun (it's an exaggerated use, obviouly, but i needed a gif so that the post wan't all text only) were you can see the dive being used multiple times.
Using the dive on the ground:
In 64 (unlike sunshine) you have to be in a "running state" to get access to it. After that, you do it by pressing the "b" button, then, as soon as mario touches the ground, you press "a" or "b" (i can't remember) to do the follow-up (repeat).
On the ground, the dive allows you to quickly traverse big levels and adds variety to the game.
Using the dive on the air:
You can, either do the dive when you are already at the peak of your jump, or do it in the startup frames of your jump (sliding your thumb from "a" to "b"), to instantly cancel your jump with a dive, and get a jump dive (a dive, but with more heigh/travel distance).
You can cancel your regular jump, double jump, triple jump and back flip with a dive (the height/travel distance, of the resulting jump dive, will depend on which jump you canceled with the dive, higher jump = higher jump dive).
You can even use the dive after a wall kick!!
The dive can enhance platforming, if the player is up to it. An example: you feel a greater sense of commitment when using a jump dive, instead of a regular jump, to jump over a cliff. Why? well, once you press the "b" button, unlike with a regular jump, you can no longer alter mario's trayectory in the air. There is something really satisfying about mario's parabolic trajectory in the air, and how you he starts falling to his doom after reaching the peak of his jump dive. If you misjudged, prior to committing to the jump dive, you are dead
With your regular jumps, you can jump either really high (the triple jump) or really far (the long jump), but you can't do both at the same time, in the same jump. Combining your jumps with the dive, however, you can. For example, the result of canceling the startup of a triple jump with a dive, is a jump dive, with the height of the triple jump + the travel distance/momentum of the dive.
Whith the long jump, mario travels a big horizontal distance, while staying close to ground level. However, with a big jump dive, mario can do the same, while also reaching a high height, before starting to fall.
You don't have to use the dive, but it's there, and it's fun.
Heh, well, not to be a stickler, but don't misread this poll. The question wasn't "Which 3-D Mario game is the best?" but rather "Which 3-D Mario game should I play first?" According to the replies here, most people who voted for 64 also assumed he would eventually move on to the Galaxy series next. That, plus you have to consider that there are two Galaxy games (totaling 46% together currently) versus a single Mario 64 option.
Basically what I'm saying is that it's likely that Galaxy 1/2 would be giving M64 a run for its money for overall game quality (and probably easily exceed it in fact) if the question was asked and a single option was given of either Galaxy 1 or 2 versus M64.
Mario 64 is probably the most influential 3D game Nintendo ever made. So it's absolutely worth a play through, but going back to it after Galaxy 2 is going to be tough.Playing 64 _today_ instead of Galaxy is pure nonsense.
If you can play only one game, get Galaxy 2.
I also like to add that if you somersault and press B at the right time, it looks like Mario is flying and landing or hitting objects this way is great. You can also repeatedly use this once Mario touches the ground or picks himself up if you get the timing right. I think its also easier and quicker in sunshine and is really fun to use it in secret levels with rotating log platforms.