Now THIS is something that's right down my alley! :D Seeing as how this subject revolves around my two favorite games ever, I'd like to think I can offer a reasonable comparison and contrast between the two games.
Obviously, the biggest difference between SMB3 and SM64 would be the 2D/3D gameplay and how the Mario experience revolved around the respective demensions. Even so, what they both were able to do was provide a Mario platformer that felt very familiar AND fresh to fans of the series. SM64 was definitely of a bigger scale, and with that came a larger amount of unique challenges, like boss battles and minigames, but SMB3 also brought new things to the table, like the auto-scrolling levels, more hiddens areas via warp pipes, doors, and music blocks, and the introduction of flying.
SM64 is an important game to me because even though I actually played Ocarina of Time first, it was SM64 that allowed me to feel comfortable with the transition to 3D gaming, since Mario didn't feel all too different or more complicated from what I was used to playing. Nevertheless, SMB3 design trumps it still, and it doesn't help the 3D Mario games has clearly seen more refined installments since that point, whereas SMB3's status as a 2D Mario game still stands as the benchmark of the series, with all due respect to Super Mario World and the New Super Mario Bros. titles. There's still a "wow" factor that comes with playing SMB3, especially if you play it with younger players that have never seen the game before. Outside of maybe Pac-Man and the original SMB, I think SMB3 has survived the test of time better than any game ever made, and it's the game that has played the biggest part as to why I'm a fan of video games to this day.
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The Answer you are looking for is Super MetroidNuck81
"The answer is only important when asked the right question," and if that question was "Most overrated game ever made," I may be inclined to agree with you. :P
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