Summary
- A fan created a roguelike version of Super Mario 64 called Infinite Mario 64.
- The game features procedurally generated levels with challenging obstacles.
- Super Mario 64 is still loved by fans for revolutionizing 3D platformers.
While it may already be considered one of the best games of all time, a ionate Super Mario 64 fan has reimagined the platformer as a roguelike. Nintendo's seminal 3D Mario made waves when it was first released in 1996, and in the years since, players have spent many hours tweaking the game's code to create some fantastic custom stages. Yet adapting it into an entirely new genre may just be one of the most impressive Super Mario 64 projects yet.
Shared on X (formerly Twitter) by creator @BitesDev, Infinite Mario 64 is currently available to play for free and takes the controls and stages of the original game and warps them into a never-ending experience where players need to clear as many procedurally-generated levels as possible without dying.
Some of the randomly generated levels look surprisingly difficult, requiring Mario to pull off some of his more precise movements. @BitesDev has stated that there aren't any enemies in Infinite Mario 64, but the challenge of collecting the star at the end of every stage is exciting enough.
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Why Do People Love Super Mario 64?
There may be more recent Super Mario games that have won over fans but the lineage of the entire 3D platformer genre can be traced back to Super Mario 64. Originally released in the N64, it was the first game of its kind to utilize fully three-dimensional spaces, providing players with a robust control scheme to take advantage of the fledging technology. It may be close to 30 years old, but that hasn't stopped fans from tinkering with its systems to pull off impressive mods and speed runs to this day.
How Can I Play Super Mario 64?
Given its importance to the industry and the Nintendo brand, the company has, fortunately, made Super Mario 3D All-Stars to play a slightly remastered version of the classic but it's worth noting that the digital version of the collection is no longer available on the eShop and physcial copies have gotten quite expensive. Alternatively, the original version of Super Mario 64 can be played as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service that allows s to access a selection of N64 titles.
Source: @BitesDev/X
