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Score Breakdown Based on 27718 ratings
  1. 10 (13068)
  2. 9 (10337)
  3. 8 (3100)
  4. 7 (656)
  5. 6 (162)
  6. 5 (110)
  7. 4 (50)
  8. 3 (31)
  9. 2 (28)
  10. 1 (176)

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  • Rating:9

    An underrated Nintendo DS classic

    When I was a 9 year old boy I saw the Nintendo DS and I wanted one badly. I wanted to play Super Mario 64 DS on it. I wanted that raw 3D action in the palm of my hands. Something that I wanted after being long exposed to... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Perfect

    The perfect Mario 3D game and the first of its kind, Super Mario 64 still holds up as a great classic that is fairly brief but with a great variety of worlds and solid gameplay. The game was even further enhanced by the... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Even today, it's still one of the greatest ever.

    Very few games have stood the test of time in the way that "Super Mario 64" has. While a number of games come along and provide an "innovative" and "revolutionary" experience, it's not uncommon that some of them age very... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Mario 64 - A disapointment of a game

    Mario, Mario, Mario. A character you can't avoid when talking about games or plumbing. Now I'm a person who doesn't see the apeal with him. When you hear the reviews this game gets the highest of praises. When I got myse... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Aside from a few sound and control issues, this is a superb remake of SM64.

    Super Mario 64 was originally released in 1996 for the Nintendo 64. Years later in 2005, Super Mario 64 was remade for the Nintendo DS. Going to raise an unpopular opinion here, but I like this version much more than th... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Super mario 64 review (Nintendo 64)

    The first 3D mario game that I ever played, and even today, it is still an absolutely great game. It has aged in a few areas, particularly with the camera controls and the visuals, but its still really fun. The controls ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    A game that can stay current in full in 2017.

    Super Mario 64 is undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary games in the industry and the platform genre, a 3D that surprises by the good graphics for a game 96, a good gameplay, the plot is not the great strength of the... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Top 5 top Mario games

    Mario is undoubtedly one of Nintendo's greatest successor, well-known character, after Super Mario Bros and Super Mario World, comes what has revolutionized the Super Mario 64 with 3d graphics, at the time the graphics w... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    This port makes the DS a must have console

    After Super Mario 64 launched for the Nintendo 64 with flashy 3D visuals and a completely different perspective, a remake of the stellar classic was among the first games for Nintendo's new handheld system. People weren'... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    You might wonder if games from your past can match up to today? here is one that does

    There are many people who speculate about how games from over 15 years ago compare to games today, like how they look, how they feel, and if older games from the past are still fun to revisit or even discover for the fir... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful