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'''Super Mario 64''' is a 1996 platforming game on the Nintendo 64 console. It was a launch title for the N64 (along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotwings_64 Pilotwings 64] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruis%27n_USA Cruis'n USA] in Europe), and is largely considered to be one of the most important 3D platformers of all time.

The Nintendo 64 console is less robust than modern consoles, so its CPU is more likely to crash when confronted by errors and other unforeseen occurrences.

 

The very first version of the game to be commercially released, the Japanese N64 version was succeeded by the [[#Shindou|Shindou]] version a year after release. The most noticeable change between the Japanese version and the English version is the extra dialogue added in the English version and all successive versions. For example, Mario does not say "Haha", and Peach does not narrate her "Dear Mario" letter. In addition, she does not talk during the ending. The Japanese version also has many glitches that were later fixed in all other versions, such as [[spawning displacement]], [[Coin Limit#Unbounded Coin Limit Glitch|the lack of a coin limit]], and others. It is also notable for being the fastest version of the game for the [[1 Key]] category, but no others. This is because the text takes longer, but the lack of narration makes the game shorter. The text in the first Bowser fight is avoided during the 1 Key run, so the Japanese version becomes faster.

The English version of the game introduces voice clips like "Haha" and Peach's voice clips. It fixes some errors and glitches from the previous version, such as the lack of a coin limit. It has, in general, less text than the Japanese version, but takes longer during the intro and ending due to Peach's narration.

 

The final release of Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64 was once again released in Japanese. It enabled a compiler flag to allow optimizations, which results in less lag. It also fixed the infamous [[Backwards Long Jump]] glitch, which is why it is rarely used in speedruns, except in the [[BLJless]] category. Strangely, when grabbing a [[pole]] on this version, horizontal speed affects Mario's angle. The game introduced new voice clips like "Bye, bye!" when throwing Bowser. Some of Mario's voice clips are high-pitched in this version.

 

The Wii U Virtual Console version has no known interesting glitches that set it apart from either N64 or Wii VC. It is identical to Wii VC, except that the rounding error is absent. Wii U VC is often joked by speedrunners for have a high amount of input lag and it is mostly used only by new runners.

 

Much like Wii VC, Japanese Wii U VC is the Shindou version. This means that BLJs and other glitches that were patched in the Shindou version are absent.  

 

Unlike on the N64 or Wii VC, the PAL version runs at 60hz instead of 50hz. As a result of this, PAL Wii U VC will run at full speed like the American and Japanese versions.

Super Mario 64 DD Version or SM64DD (called Super Mario Disk Version on the title screen) was an unreleased version of the game for the 64DD, likely made to test the load times of the system. The 64DD was a commercial failure, so the DD version was cancelled. Only one known public copy of this version exists, owned by adonfjv, who found it at a Japanese video game store in 2014<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rd6_5HoJd8 "Super Mario 64 Disk Version - Boot on 64DD" by adonfjv]</ref>. The ROM (NDD) of this version has since been dumped.

[[Super Mario 64 DS]] is a remake of Super Mario 64 for the DS. Its physics are vastly different and there is no evidence that it shares any code with the original N64 release as it was probably written from scratch; therefore it is not usually considered a "version" of Super Mario 64, but rather a rerelease. It has 150 stars instead of the original's 120, more powerups, different playable characters with different special abilities, and more.