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Welcome to Ukikipedia, the Super Mario 64 community wiki and resource hub! | Welcome to Ukikipedia, the Super Mario 64 community wiki and resource hub! | ||
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 Super Mario 64? == | == Why Super Mario 64? == | ||
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. Mastering the movement is an endless journey and a whole lot of fun. | 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. Mastering the movement is an endless journey and a whole lot of fun. | ||
The mechanics are fluid and satisfying, the skill expression is amazing, and | The mechanics are fluid and satisfying, the skill expression is amazing, and advanced techniques raise the skill ceiling to impossible levels. There's many ways to play, too. Lots of people love to create and play mods of this game because its 3D platforming foundation is so good. | ||
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=== Emulator === | === Emulator === | ||
==== Speedrunning ==== | ==== Speedrunning ==== | ||
Emulator is the easiest way to start | Emulator is the easiest way to start speedrunning, and it's free! Follow [https://wermi.neocities.org/emuguide wermi's guide] to set up Project64 v1.6, the approved PC emulator for speedruns. | ||
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]] | ||
==== ROM hacks / Casual ==== | ==== ROM hacks / Casual ==== | ||
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 | 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 many original experiences]! | ||
Parallel Launcher is super easy to use and | Parallel Launcher for the ParallelN64 emulator is super easy to use and lets you generate a ROM file by simply double-clicking a patch file. ROM hacks download as a patch file because you need to obtain the vanilla ROM on your own. If you just want to mess around with SM64 a bit, you might find this quicker than setting up Project64. Popular ROM hack creator Kaze shows how to set it up in under 2 minutes: | ||
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=== Practice ROM === | === Practice ROM === | ||
Excited to start playing? We highly recommend the [https://sites.google.com/view/supermario64/usamunepj/usamunerom Usamune Practice ROM]. It's a very powerful ROM with a lot of features, and virtually every SM64 speedrunner uses it. You can also | Excited to start playing? We highly recommend the [https://sites.google.com/view/supermario64/usamunepj/usamunerom Usamune Practice ROM]. It's a very powerful ROM with a lot of features, and virtually every SM64 speedrunner uses it. You can also play around in it just for fun. | ||
Open the link and scroll down a bit to the "Download" section to get the patch. Here is a video explanation of how to install and use it: | |||
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Note: The first ~1:30 of this video is slightly outdated. You now just download an HTML that you can open to patch the ROM, which the Google Doc explains. | Note: The first ~1:30 of this video is slightly outdated. You now just download an HTML that you can open to patch the ROM, which the Google Doc explains. | ||
If you're not sure what to do at first, try out the presets! They range from vanilla to practice mode. | |||
=== Splits === | === Splits === | ||
Most speedrunners use an awesome free program called [https://livesplit.org/ LiveSplit] to time their runs and add | Most speedrunners use an awesome free program called [https://livesplit.org/ LiveSplit] to time their runs and add personality to their splits! SmallAnt made a great [https://youtu.be/8TgWdduTrtM tutorial] about how to set it up. | ||
There are a few different autosplitters for Super Mario 64. One is simply called [https://github.com/fmichea/sm64-livesplit-autosplitter SM64 LiveSplit Autosplitter] by Franck, and you can follow this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f5I2fNeXlQ tutorial] by Remedy to set it up. Another one is [https://github.com/Kainev/AutoSplit64/releases/tag/0.2.5 AutoSplit64] by Synozure, and you can follow his [https://youtu.be/8TgWdduTrtM tutorial] to set it up. | |||
== Beginner Gameplay Tutorials == | == Beginner Gameplay Tutorials == | ||
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 for some guidance, here are some great videos to start out: | ||
=== Movement guide === | === Movement guide === | ||
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** 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. | ** 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 cannot see Mario, try double-tapping R to go into and out of Mario cam to reset it. | ** 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. | ||
*" | *One of the sayings we have is "strats save seconds, movement saves minutes." Learning the fundamentals as a beginner is super important, and trying to learn an X second timesave might not be as helpful to your improvement! | ||
** 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. | ** 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. | ** 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. | ||
=== Drogie and Squeex 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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=== Ukikipedia | === Ukikipedia speedrunning guide === | ||
Want to dive deeper into speedrunning Super Mario 64? Check out the main page with guides to all the speedrun categories and links to lots of other great community resources: [[RTA Guide]] | Want to dive deeper into speedrunning Super Mario 64? Check out the main page with guides to all the speedrun categories and links to lots of other great community resources: [[RTA Guide]] | ||
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There are many ways to enjoy SM64, and it stands on its own merit as a game. But, it's also given many of us a shared space for social connections, growth, cooperation, and competition. If you want to get involved in the community, try watching some Twitch streams, chatting in community spaces, or participating in races and tournaments. Make sure you join the [https://discord.com/invite/sm64 Super Mario 64 Speedruns Discord!] There are lots of other resources there and community members who can help point you to whatever you're looking for. | There are many ways to enjoy SM64, and it stands on its own merit as a game. But, it's also given many of us a shared space for social connections, growth, cooperation, and competition. If you want to get involved in the community, try watching some Twitch streams, chatting in community spaces, or participating in races and tournaments. Make sure you join the [https://discord.com/invite/sm64 Super Mario 64 Speedruns Discord!] There are lots of other resources there and community members who can help point you to whatever you're looking for. | ||
Looking for more 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 Check out some great SM64 videos by many different content creators!] | Looking for more 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 Check out some great SM64 videos by many different content creators!] Learn about the speedrunning history, TAS and the A button challenge | ||
- Badroenis, GTM | - Badroenis, GTM | ||