Super Mario 64 (N64) 1 Player Graphics: 9/10 For being one of the first is not THE first N64 game it still has some pretty nice graphics. The character movement is very nice and dynamic. Pario is quite fun to watch as he runs all over. All the old 2 diminsional enemies make the transition to 3D very well. The effects are also very cool. My one complain is the camera. It can often move in wierd angles making it difficult to navigate the world. This happens the most when you are underwater. Music and Sound: 8/10 The music is pretty good. Some of the old familiar tunes show up in new formats. The sound effects are pretty nice too, You can usually hear the sound of enemies approaching, thouhg it can sometimes be hard to find exactly where they are approaching from. Mario yells a lot of stuff as he jumps around but it's not repeditive or bad enough to get annoying. There are only two voices in the game, Mario and Princess Toadstool. They are OK I suppose, it's more that the dialogue is kind of crappy. Gameplay: 10/10 The great thing about this is that I think almost anyone could play this game. Also it's a lot of fun. I replayed this game for this review and I had forgotten how fun it was. Mario has so many moves and combinations you may find youself just running around jumping on things for the sake of running around jumping on things. The early levels are also easy enough that the game keeps your attention early on. The later levels get a bit more difficult and do tent to sort of repeat the earlier levels only more difficult. also it's easy enough that you shouldn't get stuck enywhere for long and if you do then chances are there are a dozen other levels you could play instead. The controls are pretty nice but tend to seem a bit too loose for tight situations that require precesion movements. Overall: 9/10 This game was released to sell the N64 and it does a good job of it. It shows off a lot of the abilities of the system. It's probably one of the better N64 games and it's one that anyone could play and have fun. I would recomend this game if you have an N64. Tip: There are 120 stars all together. Then you collect them all look for a new cannon and head to the top of the castle for a meeting with an old friend.