Super Mario 64

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Box art

Super Mario 64 (スーパーマリオ64, Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) is a Mario game and was one of the first games released for the Nintendo 64. As of May 21, 2003, Super Mario 64 has sold eleven million copies, and as of September 25, 2007, it is the seventh best-selling video game in the United States.

Influences in the Super Smash Bros. series

Many elements from this game have been seen in the Super Smash Bros. games.

• Mario's standard A attacks are based on the "punch, punch, kick" move he used in this game.
• Mario's Down smash is based on a move in the game which required Mario to crouch and press the attack button.
• Mario's Dash attack is based on a move from this game in which the player has to run, crouch, and attack.
• Mario's Back throw in all three games mimics how he threw Bowser in this game's three boss battles with him. This method of defeating Bowser probably originated from the obscure Mario anime The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!
• Mario's sleeping position comes from this game, where Mario would fall asleep after standing still for a certain amount of time.
• The design of the coins from Mario and Luigi's up special comes from this game.
• Metal Mario, one of Mario's forms in this game, appears as a boss in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• The Metal Box from this game appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• The Peach's Castle stage and the Rainbow Cruise stage are both based on areas from this game.
• The athletic levels and sliding themes from this game can be heard during in the music for the Rainbow Cruise stage (although it's also heard on Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64, which is probably why it's heard on this stage).
• Mario's voice clips in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee are from this game.
• The main theme music of this game is featured Brawl on the Delfino Plaza stage. It is unlocked by playing a combined total of 50 hours of Brawls.
• Mario's ability to wall jump in SSBM and SSBB comes from this game.
  • Oddly, Mario cannot crawl in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, something other characters, even Luigi, can do. Mario can crawl in Super Mario 64 and it helps him reach places he could not normally reach by walking upright.