Will we ever get sick of MARIO 64?

I have to admit that being one of the first people to play and clear Super Mario 8 to the power of two on the N64 back in 1996 was my fondest video gaming memory so I may be very biased to loving this old gem. As far as emulators go, I always have a Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and N64 with ROMs ready to roll on all of my devices.

I don't know why I don't have more SEGA gameplay. I have good memories of SEGA too, so I'll have to get some of their emulators. The only reason to play any SEGA games if I remember correctly is for the Sonic games. Was there anything else worth checking out that was exclusively SEGA?

The best time for old-school Nintendo gaming is when the internet is down because there isn't much else to do unless I've downloaded some interesting podcasts or videos. I'd love to try the Steam Deck and play some cool Switch games, but until then I'm stuck with my two-year-old Samsung A2 and slow computers.

I've cleared this game collecting all 120 of the castle's stars and met Yoshi on the Nintendo 64, PC, Xbox, PSP, and phone, but I still keep coming back to play all these years later.

If you know all of the stars by heart, but still want to have a fun challenge then I'd recommend doing some Super Mario 64 photography. Try getting shots of rad places, mad jumps, or the lovely N64 landscapes.

It took Nintendo four years to make Super Mario 64, but it's still being speed ran and played by millions of players almost three decades later. It's easy to explain why this is such a fun game and still holds up today, but I can't explain why there weren't more games of its caliber made back then. There were definitely some other quality N64 games that were fun and still are great today, but there never really was another game like Super Mario 64, then or now. I'd really like to try some of the cool mods I've seen people create over the years, but they always have weird file types and won't work in any of my emulators. What am I doing wrong?

Playing Super Mario 64 feels best with a controller, but I've also cleared it with touchscreen controls on my phone. I'd love to have a rewind time option like on the NES emulator and a slow-down time cheat, but the good old fashion save state cheat while emulating is all you really need. Whenever people see me playing this game for the first time they are usually impressed and want to download the app, but I know they'll never get used to the touchscreen controls or will be able to find ROMs. You probably won't go nuts and go for all 120 stars, but just running around and climbing trees outside of the castle will feel good if you haven't played in a while. I've you've never played Super Mario 64 then I feel jealous of you because I'd love to experience playing this game for the first time again.