Super Mario 64
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Foundational Identity: Super Mario 64 was the first Super Mario game built around a fully 3D world, launching alongside the Nintendo 64 in 1996 Core Thesis: By pairing the N64's analog control stick with a Lakitu-framed dynamic camera and non-linear Power Star objectives inside Peach's Castle, Super Mario 64 established the spatial grammar of 3D action-platforming 3D Movement & Hub Architecture: Replaced linear left-to-right stages with a central castle hub whose paintings act as portals into open 3D courses where players collect Power Stars Development Scale: Built over a roughly 3-year development cycle to showcase the N64's 64-bit 3D rendering and analog stick precision
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Structured Facts & Specifications
Verified highlightsCollector Record
A sealed copy sold for $1.56 million at Heritage Auctions on July 11–12, 2021, setting a world record for a video game
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Release Dates
June 23, 1996 (Japan); September 29, 1996 (North America); March 1, 1997 (Europe)
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Lifetime N64 Sales
11.89 million–11.91 million copies sold, ranking among the top-selling Super Mario titles of all time
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Developer Platform
Developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64)
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Category
3DPlatformer Game
Developer & Platform
Developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64)
