SilverspoonGaming | 332 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Situation: Youre stranded in a log cabin far from anyone with no lines of communication available. You have electricity, a tv, and a video game console, and the choice of one of two video games to pass the weekend before Monday hits and you can go back to civilization. Which of the following two games do you choose to spend your next two days playing? Super Mario Bros 3 - NES Super Mario 64 - N64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 332 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 When I got Mario 64 in May of 1997, I spent that entire summer trying to complete it, and although it would have more exploration than Mario 3, I feel like I could beat Mario 3 over and over and keep playing. Snowed in for a weekend with only one of the two, I would go with Mario 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Mario 64! Mario 3 is great, obviously, and these games are quite different, so comparing them isn't necessarily fair. But I prefer Mario 64 over Mario 3, and also if you're talking about a whole weekend you can finish Mario 3 in an afternoon, but getting 120 stars in Mario 64 could easily stretch over the two days. So, yeah, Mario 64 for me! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erac | 78 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Neither, they both suck. (heresy!) 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Its no contest. Coincidentally, just beat 3 again, and playing 64 for the first time. 3 all the way. That Croc rip off can is tiring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralSoul | 502 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Super Mario 64 for sure. Bros 3 is great but 64 is my 2nd favorite game of all time. It's my favorite platformer, favorite 3D game, favorite Mario game, and it's also the game that singlehandedly made me into a gamer. I had played games before SM64 but I never thought of myself as a gamer til SM64 and became super passionate about the industry because of it. The game is endlessly replayable to me. Sure I get that SMB3 is a good quick game to fly through in one sitting but SM64 has a way of feeling like a sandbox where just running around the overworld or doing stupid tricks for fun is half of what made the game so great in 1996. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Mario 64 because N64 is a great console with an ergonomic controller that isn’t blurry and has a deep library But for real it’s way more fun to dick around in SM64 even after 120 stars. Movement feels too good. You can also max out the coin totals for each level as a goal. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I agree with OptOut. Quite different types of Mario’s but that said Mario 64 for me. I love 3 but 64 is just so good. Blew my mind when I saw Mario in 3D. I have beaten the game at least 6 times and now I have the Japanese version I reckon I’ll go for 7 haha. I finished the Switch collection version in 3 days recently, it’s basically muscle memory for me at this point haha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it ad nauseam: Super Mario 64 is a game I could play forever. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 If you chose Mario 64 you should call your parents and apologize. 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot_Ninjutsu | 122 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I've beat SMB3 40 times* in my life, and 64 I've only ever played in store kiosks. *Game Genie plays were not counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 168 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Had to go with 64 as well simply because there's just more to do. I'd be quite happy with either, honestly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Hammerfestus said: If you chose Mario 64 you should call your parents and apologize. If you chose SMB3 you might be a grumpy old man. ...I don't know what I'm choosing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Robot_Ninjutsu said: I've beat SMB3 40 times* in my life, and 64 I've only ever played in store kiosks. *Game Genie plays were not counted. Sad, you have to play SMB3 40 times before you've extracted the fun out of it, meanwhile 5 minutes at Walmart with SM64 is enough to set you for life because it's that good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: If you chose SMB3 you might be a grumpy old man. ...I don't know what I'm choosing Oh phooey. Kids these days with their 3 dimensions. Back in my day we only had 2 and we liked it. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, Robot_Ninjutsu said: I've beat SMB3 40 times* in my life, and 64 I've only ever played in store kiosks. *Game Genie plays were not counted. You kept count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,532 Graphics Team · Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Whoa whoa whoa @SilverspoonGaming - you're throwing a wrench in the customary, semi-annual Super Mario Bros. 3 vs Super Mario World debate where everyone argues the same tired points over and over and over until everyone gets mad and overly-defensive! Someone better start yelling about save-batteries and warp-whistles... -CasualCart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,442 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Super Mario Bros. 3 If the question was "Super Mario World or Super Mario 64?", I would've picked Super Mario 64. Edited May 28, 2021 by MegaMan52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprincipe | 142 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 SMB3 by a very large margin. Mario 64 is a decent game too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Both at 10/10 for me and both are in top 10 games of all time for me. That said, SMB3, I think I could get more replay value out of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 mario 64 isnt even a real smb game. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 mario 64 is the reason i never played another mario game again. sunshine...what, galaxy?... couldnt even name another one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Mario64 only because I'd beat SMB3 pretty quickly So much Mario 64 hate! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,447 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 14 hours ago, erac said: Neither, they both suck. (heresy!) Nah, Mario 64 sucks. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: If you chose SMB3 you might be a grumpy old man. ...I don't know what I'm choosing your on your way to "get off my lawn" and will be there soon enough. you already know in your heart its smb3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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