The Best Way to Play Super Mario 64 - N64, DS, Wii, Wii U, or Switch? / MY LIFE IN GAMING

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With Super Mario 3D All-Stars now available on Nintendo Switch, let's go back and take a look at all of the many ways to play the game and how they compare in visuals, controls, and more!
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► Episode Chapters
00:00 - Intro

[Smwii]

I miss playing Mario 64 with my great grandfather. The game wasn’t multiplayer obviously, but we would take turns and he’d sit up and watch me play on the n64. Such good times

[RobbyHuang]

The first time playing Mario 64 was an experience that has not been replicated and probably can't be replicated. The feeling is still palpable to me today.

[yawnny]

For those unaware there was an update to the Switch All Stars version of SM64 which now gives you an option to choose Inverted camera or not. Hope this helps!

[ImaFattyCat]

Best gaming channel on YouTube, production quality is cable tv tier quality, could seriously be a g4 tv show.

[jeffproductions]

Console stamp

1:53 N64 version
18:11 DS remake
23:30 Wii Virtual Console (No longer exist)
26:52 Wii Virtual Console in Wii U (No longer exist)
27:22 N64 Wii U Virtual Console
28:32 DS Wii U Virtal Console
30:27 Switch 3d All Stars

Great Video : )

[charliebrown]

Please check out the PC port. Seriously, cross-platform, high-res graphics, easy modification, better camera, and no emulation to speak of! It literally just requires a ROM to extract the assets from. It really is a sight to behold.

[thecasualgamer]

“Hopefully it is a sign of more good N64 Emulation from Nintendo to come.”

Little did we know…

[discordinc]

I still remember the first time I saw Mario 64. It was at a demo station at a Kaybe Toys and I was mesmerized by it. I spent all my time running around outside the castle

[Whacintosh]

You guys have the absolute best gaming channel on YouTube. Amazing and insightful video as always, boys.

[geraldtan]

I will never forget seeing this game for the first time. Went to the game store and was transfixed by the guy playing it at the front of the store, just like everyone else. Watching him run around (what I later found out was Tiny-Huge Island) in 3D was amazing. Playing for the first time was equally magical. Those times were truly the renaissance era of video games.

[mickael]

This is why I picked up 3 Sony Trinitron TV's from the side of the road in the last 5+ years. To retro game to perfection on the cheap.

[HybridAngelZero]

I always adore how thorough you guys are with these videos!
As someone who's been playing Mario 64 most of his life, 3D All Stars is probably my favorite way to play the game. It just feels so good with a Pro Controller.
Also, for the 3D All Stars version, you can actually use the D-Pad to control Mario! It moves him at top speed, and I found this great on some of the tighter and more linear areas of the game

[ninjasec]

I loved the DS version, when I played it for the first time, years after i was released. I felt like a kid again, playing the N64 version, but better. Great video.

[welcometoGARYVILLE]

* * it’s Asterisk my friends, Asterix was a comic character, you’ll be familiar with the game.

[liefacts]

You guys put so much love into this that it seems effortless. Well done guys

[fplgregfrost]

Imagine playing all games in the nineties 17% slower than the US or Japan. It mostly sucked! We didn't know any better though. When I first played Sonic at full speed (and full screen, let's not talk about ever game having big ugly borders due to shoddy PAL conversions) it almost felt broken, I had to get used to the increased speed. Those Sonic 3 special stages were slightly harder haha.

Sometimes the music being slower actually sounded better however. Phantasy Star 4 'Behind the Circuit' or 'Organic Beat' just had that magic about them.

[joseph_martin]

love to see a 45 minute MLIG Video! You guys rock

[Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Love it when MLiG spends 45 minutes on one of my favorite games. Great start to the week

[SkylerHuse]

I wish there was more talk in this about the PC port and various enhancements people have put into it.

[vladimirmlotschek]

Never knew THAT was what the little knobby thing on the end of the OG DS strap could be used for. Damn! Great video guys!