Nintendo 6419963D Platformer1 Player Super Mario 64 The game that taught the world how to move a character in three dimensions — a Nintendo 64 launch title with paintings as portals, 120 Power Stars to find, and a hub-world castle that’s the template every 3D platformer still gets measured against. DeveloperNintendo EAD PublisherNintendo DirectorShigeru Miyamoto … Read more
Nintendo 642000RPGSingle PlayerIntelligent Systems Paper Mario “Thinner Mario, Bigger Adventure!” — the genre-defining 2000 RPG that blended Japanese turn-based combat with platformer DNA and the arts-and-crafts paper aesthetic that became the franchise's signature. Originally pitched as Super Mario RPG 2 for the 64DD, with Samus and Link planned as guest party members. Developer:Intelligent Systems Publisher:Nintendo … Read more
Nintendo 642000Sports / Tennis1-4 Players Mario Tennis “Mario & friends serve up another ace!” — the first direct entry in the Mario Tennis series, the debut of Waluigi as a character, and the game that brought Princess Daisy and Birdo back into the Mario fold. 20 playable characters, 16 courts, six cups across two tournaments, … Read more
Nintendo 64 · 2000Party / Mini-game1–4 Players Mario Party 3 The biggest, most ambitious Mario Party on the Nintendo 64 — and the last one before the series moved to GameCube. Mario Party 3 brings Princess Daisy and Waluigi into the series for the very first time, debuts proper Duel boards alongside the classic Battle … Read more
Nintendo 641999Party1-4 Players Mario Party 2 “Get the place jumping!” — the second main entry in the Mario Party series, set across six themed amusement-park boards where Mario and friends fight for the right to name a new world after themselves. Introduces collectible items, board-specific costumes, Battle / Item / Duel mini-games, and the practice … Read more
Nintendo 641998PartyHudson Soft Mario Party Hudson Soft’s Nintendo 64 original that launched the series: four players roll dice around themed boards, gathering coins and Stars, with a minigame after every turn. Six playable characters, eight boards and 50 minigames made it a multiplayer favourite. Platform:Nintendo 64 Developer:Hudson Soft Publisher:Nintendo Japan:18 December 1998 N. America:8 February … Read more
Nintendo 64 · 1999Sports / Golf1–4 Players Mario Golf The first Mario game from Camelot Software Planning kicks off the modern Mario Sports line. Hit the links across six full 18-hole courses, level your golfer in an RPG-style progression, and connect to the Game Boy Color version via Transfer Pak — a feature-rich golf sim … Read more
Nintendo 641998CreativitySingle PlayerJapan OnlySmartMediaTokyo Electron Mario no Photopi A peculiar Nintendo 64 creativity game from December 1998, made not by Nintendo but by Tokyo Electron — the only Mario-branded title on the N64 not developed in-house. The cartridge itself is a hardware oddity: it features two SmartMedia card slots on top, turning the N64 into … Read more
Every Mario game on the Nintendo 64 and 64DD, from Super Mario 64 to Paper Mario and the Mario Artist discs, with release dates and links to our guides.
