“Super Mario 64” Facts Anyone Who’s Ever Played It Should Know

Super Mario 64 came out 30 years ago, WTF?

But you know, what? It still holds up. I have an N64 at my cottage, and I’ll routinely fire up Super Mario 64. It could be my own biases and personal nostalgia, but I think it’s the most replayable video game of all time.

Even if it’s just for a few minutes to toss that little penguin off the cliff in “Cool Cool Mountain.”

Also, anyone else feel that beating the game, getting to 120 stars, and meeting Yoshi on the roof was a massive letdown?

I always thought (and hoped) players would be able to redo the game with Yoshi. What do I need 99 1-ups for?

But, I digress. Soak up some of these Super Mario 64 facts, honouring the game’s 30th birthday: