#Super mario 64 ds box art series#

The aim of the game is to collect enough Power Stars to progress to new, previously inaccessible areas of the castle. Peach wakes up and thanks Mario, by kissing him, and the cake she had promised before. Mario grabs the star, and has been given the Wing Cap and flies away back to the castle.Īs Mario's Wing Cap disappears, he uses the Giant Power Star to make Princess Peach appear. When Mario defeats Bowser, he gives up and hands him a Giant Power Star, before he explodes. Once he makes his way through the long course, Mario sees Bowser and the two battle. When he finds out he has enough stars, he goes into Bowser's final level. Mario hops in the magical paintings and retrieves the Power Stars in order to defeat Bowser and save the Princess.ĭuring the journey, Mario makes his way to more areas of the castle. He has also stolen the Power Stars and give them to his minions who are hiding in paintings spread all over the castle. Toad informs him that Bowser has kidnapped the princess again and is holding everyone hostage inside the castle walls. They go inside the castle and hear a familiar voice telling him to get out of the castle. When Mario arrives, he meets the Lakitu Bros., who are filming Mario. Princess Peach sends Mario to come to her castle to have a cake. At 11.89 million copies, Super Mario 64 is the best-selling Nintendo 64 game. The Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō re-release is the version included in Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch, though with upscaled graphics and a redrawn HUD. There was also going to be a sequel made, called Super Mario 128, but it was canceled. The game has since received a remake on the Nintendo DS in the form of Super Mario 64 DS. This is the first 3D installment of the Super Mario series, let alone the Mario franchise in general.Īt the time, it received widespread critical acclaim and has been often said to have defined its genre by being one of the first well-made games of its type.

On July 18, 1997, a Rumble Pak-compatible re-release of the game, titled Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō, was released in Japan. It was released as a launch title for the console in 1996 in Japan and North America and in 1997 for the rest of the world.

#Super mario 64 ds box art series#

Super Mario 64 (スーパーマリオ64, Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon), commonly abbreviated as SM64, is a Super Mario series game for the Nintendo 64. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

Nintendo 64, Virtual Console ( Wii, Wii U) Navigation Predecessor