Today i decided to take it easy now that my Week is starting to lay off. I decided to Celebrate both 150 days and All my Finals finishing up, by playing a game important to me. I ended up playing Super Mario 64.
I have very fond memories of playing this on the Wii with the virtual console. The lagoon specifically seen in this image used to terrify me. When i was younger i guess i didn’t understand where the water ended so it looked like a endless plane of water. I was terrified something was out there in the water. Swimming in it was a scar experience. I also have really vivid memories of the Grate nearby purely because i spent so much time here:
Another fond Memory of this game i have is King Bombomb. Something about his boss fight is so memorable to me. I don’t know if it’s because it’s simple but fun, or just that i’ve played it so many times. I wouldn’t mind if he came back in a new Mario game though like with Whomp’s Fortress in Galaxy 2
If you notice the icons on the bottom left, that’s emuchievments from decky. I wanted to try and get an achievement with it, so i did one where i have to walk to the top of the mountain. I ended up clipping it because something about it stood out to me. I think it’s surreal to see mario walking around when usually he’s jumping.
I only ended up doing Bombomb battlefield, but i cleared all Stars Except the 100 coin one
Please dont stop making this content. it’s literally my favorite on the app.
Always do 100 coins when collecting red coins, the levels change or open up more during that star. There’s only a couple of stages with just enough coins for a 100-coin star. Most have way more coins than needed.
The water in Mario 64 was a surreal experience for me. More contemplative than scary. I was disappointed by the artificial barriers and would day dream about what was beyond them. I drew fake maps in a notebook that showed how the castle connected to the rest of Mushroom Kingdom.
The only thing scary about the water was the first time I saw the eel because the size of it surprised me and the submarine level with the shark. Once, I dreamed that the first part of that level was dark and I had to avoid the shark without being able to see it.
I definitely understand the eel lol. It wasn’t super terrifying to me but the first time I saw that level it creeped me out. Jolly Roger bay is still one of my favorite levels though
Mario looks so depressed in that first screenshot for some reason
Probably because I tried to see how far he could swim out and he ran into an invisible wall. I know I’d be pretty depressed if I ran into an invisible wall and discovered I was confined somewhere
Did you know there are 3 or more types of invisible walls?
Atticus, I highly recommend getting the PC port of this game. Choose the Render96 option, and relive what the game probably looked like to all those kids back in the day. It also has some extra neat things like bringing in some of the move set of Odyssey, a mode that allows you to collect all the stars in the level in one go, and much much more. :)
Where is it? I was looking for more good decompilations
Have you tried out any romhacks? the ones coming out recently are great! launchers like parallel launcher integrate with websites like https://romhacking.com/ Whole new experience of the game with new moves and scenery.
I’ve played a few, nothing major though. I played Super Releasio 64 a few times. I never beat it though. I’d always get to the Bowser Boss fight and be unable to beat It due to one of the Cheats the Rom Hack switches on and off to mess with you
The first notes you hear after entering the castle are etched into my memory. Even when running the game later as an adult those notes can still affect me.
That theme and bowsers laugh lives rent free in my head anytime I see the color baby blue on a wall
To understand this screenshot, we need to talk about parallel universes.
