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Welcome to Ukikipedia, | Welcome to Ukikipedia, the Super Mario 64 community wiki and resource hub! We're glad you're here and interested in the game! | ||
This page will help you get started with concise beginner-friendly tutorials, equip you to navigate Ukikipedia and find other community resources, and showcase some of the many ways to enjoy Super Mario 64 and the speedrunning community. | This page will help you get started with concise beginner-friendly tutorials, equip you to navigate Ukikipedia and find other community resources, and showcase some of the many ways to enjoy Super Mario 64 and the speedrunning community. | ||
== Why | == Why Super Mario 64? == | ||
Super Mario 64 is an iconic title and watershed moment in gaming, but what | Super Mario 64 is an iconic title and watershed moment in gaming, but at its core, the movement is what keeps people playing to this day. The mechanics are fluid and satisfying, the skill expression is amazing, and the many advanced techniques raise the skill ceiling to impossible levels. Mastering the movement is an endless journey and a whole lot of fun. People also love to create and play mods of the game because the foundation laid by the movement is so good that very few games can touch it. 3D platformers have rivaled the level of control and precision that is possible in Super Mario 64 to this day. (2 of those being Sunshine and Odyssey!). If you don't believe us, here is videogamedunkey :) | ||
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=== Emulator === | === Emulator === | ||
==== Speedrunning ==== | ==== Speedrunning ==== | ||
Emulator is the easiest way to start playing! Follow [https://wermi.neocities.org/emuguide this guide] to set up Project 64 v1.6, the approved PC emulator for speedruns. | Emulator is the easiest way to start playing! Follow [https://wermi.neocities.org/emuguide this guide] to set up Project 64 v1.6, the approved PC emulator for speedruns. The guide is super accessible and well-organized with plenty of graphics. | ||
If you are not on Windows, you can find your platform's approved emulator here: [[RTA Guide/Emulator]] | If you are not on Windows, you can find your platform's approved emulator here: [[RTA Guide/Emulator]] | ||
==== Casual / ROM hacks ==== | ==== Casual / ROM hacks ==== | ||
If you are interested in playing ROM hacks (mods), | If you are interested in playing ROM hacks (mods), there is a huge variety of fun and impressive new hacks being made all the time! For example, [https://romhacking.com/hack/mario-builder-64 Mario Builder 64] (Super Mario Maker-like level creator), [https://romhacking.com/hack/sm64-randomizer SM64 Randomizer] or [https://gist.github.com/WaffleSmacker/342e3e395aa2483b3cf4af48e2574afd IronMario 64] (IronMon-like hardcore randomizer challenge), and [https://romhacking.com/hacks?sortBy=rating&sortOrder=desc&searchAuthors=false&searchTags=false&mature=no completely original experiences]! | ||
Parallel Launcher is super easy to use and generates a ROM file from simply double-clicking a patch file. Prolific ROM hack creator Kaze shows how to set it up in under 2 minutes: | |||
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Try out the presets- they range from vanilla to practice mode! | Try out the presets- they range from vanilla to practice mode! | ||
== Tutorials and | == Tutorials and Resources == | ||
Feel free to explore Super Mario 64 to your heart's content, but if you are looking some guidance, here are some great videos to start out: | Feel free to explore Super Mario 64 to your heart's content, but if you are looking some guidance, here are some great videos to start out: | ||
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*Mario moves with a lot of force, but most actions lock you into the direction that you are facing. With great power comes great responsibility! | *Mario moves with a lot of force, but most actions lock you into the direction that you are facing. With great power comes great responsibility! | ||
** | ** Especially when you are starting out, line up your angle and check your spacing when performing actions. | ||
** When swimming or flying, small movements around the neutral zone will often give you enough control. | ** When swimming or flying, small movements around the neutral zone will often give you enough control. It's very easy to overcorrect, especially when flying. | ||
* The camera is hard at first (and | ** Neutralizing (letting go of) the control stick | ||
* The camera is hard at first (and sometimes later on), but once you make friends with it, you will find it can work really well in a lot of cases. The geometric game design combined with the camera angles allow you to do a lot of movement in the 8 notched directions (if your controller has notches). | |||
** The left and right C buttons feel inverted from most modern games because you are actually controlling the camera's position, not Mario's perspective! | ** The left and right C buttons feel inverted from most modern games because you are actually controlling the camera's position, not Mario's perspective! | ||
** For a | ** For a general-purpose camera, try Mario Cam C-down. It will pan to follow behind Mario and you can press C-left or C-right twice to turn it by 45 degrees. | ||
** If the camera is stuck somewhere you | ** If the camera is stuck somewhere you cannot see Mario, try double-tapping R to go into and out of Mario cam to reset it. | ||
*Strats save seconds, movement saves minutes. Learning the fundamentals as a beginner is super important, and you're unlikely to | |||
** There's no harm in trying advanced movement, but if you're getting frustrated, go back to doing what feels right for you. There's a lot to get used to, and it's easy to overwhelm your brain. | |||
** When you make mistakes, remember that lots of people have played for thousands of hours and still make mistakes all the time! That's what makes great players so impressive. | |||
=== 16 Star | === Drogie and Squeex 16 Star Walkthroughs === | ||
This tutorial by Drogie walks through the entire 16 Star speedrun for beginners, and by following along, most people can complete the run from scratch in a couple hours! | This tutorial by Drogie walks through the entire 16 Star speedrun for beginners, and by following along, most people can complete the run from scratch in a couple hours! | ||
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This tutorial by Squeex (2024 Best Speedrun Streamer) also walks through the entire 16 Star run with super simple strategies to help new players do their first runs. | This tutorial by Squeex (our very own 2024 Best Speedrun Streamer) also walks through the entire 16 Star run with super simple strategies to help new players do their first runs. | ||
"All good 16 Star runs begin with a perfect bridge skip and a great attitude. Let's figure out how to do one of the two." | "All good 16 Star runs begin with a perfect bridge skip and a great attitude. Let's figure out how to do one of the two." | ||
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Ready to dive into speedrunning Super Mario 64? Here is the main page with links to lots of other great community resources: [[RTA Guide]] | Ready to dive into speedrunning Super Mario 64? Here is the main page with links to lots of other great community resources: [[RTA Guide]] | ||
== Final | == Final Thoughts == | ||
There are many ways to enjoy Super Mario 64: playing casually, speedrunning, TASing, ROM hacking, and more. It is | There are many ways to enjoy Super Mario 64: playing casually, speedrunning, TASing, ROM hacking, and more. It is a game, but to many of us, it also means a community: a shared space for growth, cooperation, competition, and social connections. Being part of this community has been rewarding in ways we never anticipated. If you want to see what it is like, try chatting in a Twitch stream or joining races and grassroots tournaments. There is an annual Summer League where players get drafted onto teams and earn points with PBs. And don't forget to join the [https://discord.com/invite/sm64 Super Mario Speedruns Discord!] We hope to see you | ||
- | Whatever brought you here, we appreciate you taking the time to read this. Looking for more SM64 content? There are always streamers live on Twitch in the [https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/super-mario-64 Super Mario 64 directory,] and great YouTube videos for entertainment, information, inspiration, and everything in between. [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_5wP6CEc-wPKqXKjmPdD6fmhEcyv195n&si=9ehPeWKQ1zZhTexO Click here to check out some great SM64 videos by many different content creators.] | ||