Super Mario 64 DS: A much easier way to play the game than dredging up 20-year-old console hardware would be to snag Super Mario 64 DS. Super Mario 64: Shindou Pack Taiou Version: If you can find it, Super Mario 64's Japan-only reissue from 1997 adds some small refinements and features over the U.S. The cartridge is still fairly affordable, and thanks to the nigh-indestructible carts Nintendo build for N64 (and their games' seemingly immortal on-board batteries), you're pretty likely to find that any cart you pick up runs as reliably as the day it was first brought home from the toy store.

Super Mario 64: If you still own a Nintendo 64, you can enjoy Super Mario 64 in its original form. (It also has a camera system that will make you scream obscenities at your TV.) And you have many options available if you'd like to play it! Nintendo 64 There's a lot of good to be found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine - check out the podcast episodes behind those links if you need proof! And then give the games a try…Ī landmark adventure, a defining work, a monumental achievement. In the meantime, though, it might be productive to revisit Mario's previous 3D sandbox games to appreciate how much Odyssey owes to its predecessors. In about one week, most people on the planet* will be knee-deep in Super Mario Odyssey (unless they're focused on getting Assassin's Creed: Origins and Wolfenstein II off their plates in order to better savor Odyssey). Our ' How Can I Play It?' series lays out the best options for legitimately and legally playing the classic games we cover here at Retronauts, ideally on current platforms.

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