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About Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64 is the game that worked out how 3D platformers should feel. Nintendo released it in 1996 as the Nintendo 64's launch title, and almost everything that followed — the analogue movement, the camera you control separately, the momentum of a run and a long jump — starts here.

You explore Princess Peach's castle, dive into paintings that lead to 15 worlds, and collect 120 Power Stars from challenges inside them. It's non-linear in a way that was startling at the time: most stars can be collected in almost any order.

How to play Super Mario 64

Move

W A S D or arrow keys

Jump

Space (twice for a double jump, three times for a triple)

Punch / grab

The action key shown in-game

Crouch

Shift — then jump for a backflip

Long jump

Crouch while running, then jump

Camera

Mouse or the camera keys

1. Explore the castle and enter paintings to reach each world.
2. Complete a world's challenges to earn Power Stars.
3. Stars unlock doors deeper into the castle.
4. Collect coins for health and extra lives.
5. Beat Bowser three times to finish the game.

Super Mario 64 tips

• Learn the long jump — crouch while running then jump. It's the fastest way to move and clears gaps nothing else can.
• The triple jump (three jumps in rhythm while running) gets the most height.
• Wall kicks let you climb between two close surfaces; they're required for several stars.
• Adjust the camera before a difficult jump — most falls in this game are camera problems, not platforming ones.

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