Super Mario 64 Clip Shows Funny Hitch in Game's Death Animation
The Nintendo 64 classic Super Mario 64 came back into the spotlight this year with the release of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection for Mario's 35th anniversary. Nintendo has supported 3D All-Stars with updates adding inverted camera controls and other features, which has no doubt kept some going back to its old-school titles.
However, it has also been a big year for Super Mario 64 fans thanks to a number of behind-the-scenes discoveries. Most notable was the discovery that a pre-launch version of Super Mario 64 had files for Luigi, bringing truth to a 24-year-old rumor based on a fountain some believe read "L is real." Today, the Twitter account for Supper Mario Broth, a blog dedicated to hosting obscure Super Mario-related content, shared another interesting tidbit about the N64 game's design.
Supper Mario Broth shows fans that the animation for walking through doors has priority over death in Super Mario 64 through a 10-second clip in which Mario dies from fall damage at the same time as he enters a star door. Many in the comments remark about how silly it looks to see Mario casually walk into an untimely death, though others are more interested in the potential for this fan-favorite gaming mascot to literally cheat death in the first place.
Even before the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, the status of Super Mario 64 as one of the first true showcases of 3D game design has offered Nintendo's title a lot of staying power in gaming culture. The "L is real" fountain theory is just one example, with other fans showing their affection for the game by modding its levels into other titles or adding characters like the Mad Piano into Super Smash Bros.
However, the Switch collection of Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy was not met with all positivity upon release, despite it going on to be a blockbuster success. One major complaint from fans centers around its limited availability, though Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has defended Super Mario 3D All-Stars only being available until March 2021, saying the decision came because it is an anniversary title.
Other complaints levied against the collection include its seeming lack of extra content surrounding the games, as well as the fact it did not offer uniform improvements to things like aspect ratio for Mario 64. That being said, fans have discovered fun speedrunning bugs in Super Mario Sunshine and more, and overall it's hard to say that making the trio of games more accessible is a bad idea.
Super Mario 64 is available now on Nintendo Switch through Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
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