This was the first 3D entry in the series and is often considered one of the greatest 3D platformers of all time as well as one of the greatest games of all time. Developed and published by Nintendo, Super Mario 64 was released in September, 1996. However, I’ve always heard this version was inferior to the original and in 2010, I finally got my chance to play it after I finally acquired the Nintendo 64. I would never get the chance to try the sequel, Super Mario 64, until I bought a Nintendo DS in 2007 or 2008 and played the DS version. It’s one of my favorite games of all time. I would play it a lot as a kid, even after I did beat it, and I still play it quite often, even to this today. The Super Nintendo was my gateway into gaming and Super Mario World was one of the first games I ever owned. When I first beat it I was so excited, I was jumping up and down, and I went and found my mom to tell her of what felt like my greatest accomplishment at the time. My parents got me a Super Nintendo which came with the game in 1992, which means I was about one or two years old, and I don’t think I actually beat it, or at least beat Bowser, until I was about five or six. My first Mario game was Super Mario World and it took me a few years to actually beat it.
