Super Mario 64 Courses Ranked
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- I made a poll about SM64 where I asked many question about Mario 64's courses and stars to find out the definitive list of Super Mario 64 Levels. SM64 came out for Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U, Super Mario 3D All Stars & N64 for Nintendo Switch Online
0:00 What Console
1:20 Bob-omb Battlefield
1:54 Whomp's Fortress
2:24 Jolly Roger Bay
2:55 Cool, Cool Mountain
3:23 Big Boo's Haunt
3:49 Hazy Maze Cave
4:45 Lethal Lava Land
5:15 Shifting Sand Land
5:42 Dire, Dire Docks
6:38 Snowman's Land
7:08 Wet-Dry World
7:34 Tall, Tall Mountain
8:15 Tiny, Huge Island
8:42 Tick Tock Clock
9:10 Rainbow Ride
9:59 Princess's Secret Slide
10:30 Secret Aquarium
10:46 Wing Mario Over the Rainbows
11:08 Tower of the Wing Cap
11:22 Cavern of the Metal Cap
11:38 Vanish Cap Under the Moat
11:52 Bowser in the Dark World
12:10 Bowser in the Fire Sea
12:25 Bowser in the Sky
12:44 Castle Stars
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You know what, now I want to know what the people can find, discover, tell me about if Nintendo ever made Mario his own parents, if the Characters ever said stuff, or something thst sounds like Mario had something to do with them in some sort of way, I feel like Wario is grandpa and Waluigi can be the uncle or something, peach is of course the always rescued and stolen over and over wife, Luigi is the brother, yoshi is the dinosaur pet, a lot of toads are the parents of smaller toads, King Goomba is the parent to all goombas or if not then the king only, of all of them, king bob-mob is likely just the king of all bob-mobs and maybe pink ones though are outsiders, snow men are likely the children of the Big snow man that Mario has to give back the body for his star, wiggler is likely just the outside worlds insects unowned, bowser is likely the evil king with multiple jail sentences thereby not allowed in Mario’s castle.
Idk about Mario though 🤔
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I suspect a big reason the Wing Mario Over the Rainbows mini-course is so disliked is that falling off it sends you outside the castle to the lake.
Its the absolute worst feeling ever. Like Mario should just walk away from the castle at that point. And for speedruns, I hold my breath because its such an instant run killer right near the end of the run if they die.
But at least we can all agree on metal cap.
definitely a big factor for me, I also don't like how hard to get to some of the clouds are
The only reason what made me like the level less, because otherwise this is the level where the Wing Cap really shines and you can use its mechanics to its full potential because of how high you can get up the stage
which is a shame, because it was one of my favorite levels
It's almost as bad as the Red Coin mission in Hazy Maze Cave when getting the metalhead cap. If you get caught in the current you'll be thrown out of the level outside the castle and to get back you'll have to go all the way back to the basement, enter the level find the secret portal and start all over again. But you'd really need to suck at the game for it to happen. So yeah they both suck.
This was really informative. Helps understand players better in some way.
It definitely seems like you can use that information to your benefit
@@BBWahoo well data is valuable after all
Kaze! I'm a huge fan of the Tick Tock Clock and recently played your Traumatic Tick Tock Tower! Great job with that rom hack! 😎
i don't feel like the 100 coin stars should be part of the star ratio the data should've excluded the 100 coin star and then created a category based on 100 coin stars for each level and how people feel about each 100 coin star.
Agreed, seeing the 100 coin star constantly get voted for worst star was expected, but still pretty repetitive.
Yeah, we can all agree 100 coin stars are the worst
I agree 100% I thought that they shouldn't be with the other stars when he said they would be included
I am surprised BOB was an exception, considering you pretty much do Star 5 to get 100.
yeah it really is rather unfair compared to the other least liked stars such a annoying consistency indeed
Due to the 100 coin star being the least popular star on most stages I feel it would have been more informative to list the least popular non-100 coin star for most levels. But I did love the video all the same!
Please. Basically all 100 stars being the most disliked is redundant.
@@tails183 It makes sense
can't you look at the rankings?
I hate the harder ones than the easier but yet I hate collecting those 100 coins.
I find that so weird given that the 100 coin star is my favorite on every stage
Pleasantly surprised that Wet Dry World wasn't too far down, and actually got a pretty nice amount of favourites compared to its score.
Wet Dry World is pretty underrated. I was expecting it to be lower and I’m glad it wasnt
I feel like a lot of the negative attention directed at Wet Dry World has more to do with its unsettling atmosphere, with the stage’s background art and music. The stars themselves aren’t too bad.
I hated wet dry world but now I love it :)
I do think the level is very unique. Changing the water level and discovering an underwater city is quite an enjoyable experience. One of my top 5 favorite courses
Wet Dry World is divisive, and I expected it to be. Personally, I love it, it's my third favorite in the game, and that's especially impressive for a water level. Both the stars, the gimmicks and the atmosphere are great (for the most part).
One thing I noticed is that people in general didn't like the 100-coin star.
I like the concept of it. It encourages exploration. But at a certain point, the level starts overstaying its welcome. I'm liking that some of the romhacks that cut down the coins required for the coin star, because the romhackers know how tedious the coin star is, generally speaking.
I don't think a lot of people are comfortable with the idea of just existing in a world anymore. They play games for the objectives, and the 100 coin stars easily take the most effort.
In my experience, coins got to be really scarce in almost every course. I don’t mind exploring, but having to comb through every corner for a a few little coins gets frustrating after a while
@@gigastrike2 What are you talking about? The opposite is the case. SM64 is a twenty-four year old game. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Persona 5 are both 2017 games.
For levels like Big Boos Haunt and Whomp’s Fortress, it isn’t too bad, but for Dire Dire Docks, Jolly Roger Bay and Rainbow Ride, it just isn’t fun in the least
Compared to other games of the time like Spyro, Gex and Banjo, the 100-coin star missions in Mario 64 aren't nearly as tedious. There's usually more than the necessary amount, which prevents the whole thing from feeling like you're looking for a needle in a haystack, and exploring almost every bit of the environment after tackling mission based stars is pretty satisfying; makes the player feel like a master of the levels on offer.
6:21 that's 100% a big part of it and you're right, but i think another big reason dire dire dock's 100-coin star is so hated is that there's also the risk of the big gaping suction cave that boots you out the level
Glad to have participated in this survey!
Also i like how you made paintings for Big Boo's Haunt, Hazy Mazy Cave, Shifting Sand Land, Dire Dire Docks, Snowman's Land, Tick Tock Clock (kinda) and Rainbow Cruise, and also used custom drawings for the other stars!
I thought Dire Dire Docks had a painting…
@@betafurret1503 No, it doesn't. It's the one that's a barrier preventing you from going straight to Bowser 2.
However, Snowman's Land does have a painting.
@@betafurret1503 actually DDD is just using another painting used for Jolly ROger Bay in japan
Rainbow Ride is taken from _Melee._
After playing the Galaxies for the first time this year, I really can't articulate how grateful I am they ditched 100 coin stars (purples be damned). Honestly I'm still kinda miffed they continued them in Sunshine with how clearly unpopular they were among players (even back then), but they were obviously scrapping for content in that game in more ways than one. One of the reasons Whomp's is so good and accessible is because of the abundance of coins making that challenge quick/trivial, which it should've been for every stage imo.
I actually love the idea of collecting 100 coins and enjoy it on most levels, but levels with barely more than 100 coins make it annoying.
I think 100 coin stars can be very fun if the level is designed in such a way that it isn't a massive pain to get that many coins. In Super Mario Sunburn it is _much_ more convenient to get the 100 coin shines due to the game not booting you out in between shines and the more generous availability of coins in general through minor changes such as making red coins worth 2 coins like they were in 64. I think that if enough thought is put behind their design then they can be really fun, but that's just not the case in vanilla 64 and Sunshine unfortunately.
I think in Sunshine These Stars were fine
I love the 100 coin stars, they are a way more dynamic challenge
Considering Whomp's 100, I wonder why people disliked Tiny-Huge Island's 100, when there are over 180 coins to collect? Did the average player not realize you could ground pound the giant goombas for a blue each?
I’m surprised that so many people dislike Hazy Maze Cave.
Probably because it's hard to navigate. You try to get through the fog and pick the right star without backtracking.
@@frankieseward8667 you know the stage is complex when that is the only one to get a map
so basically, people hate the 100 coin stars, go fig ;P
I’m surprised how many people disliked Big Boo’s Haunt 100 coins because of how many coins there are. I get it’s tedious, but because of all the Boos it won’t take too long
Whomp's Fortress's popularity can generally boil down to its relatively small size, packed with easily over 130 coins, and every star can be collected in your earliest visit, none requiring any Caps. A good player could clock it under 10 minutes.
The most popular star, Princess Peach's Secret Slide, probably like for many other players, holds a special place in my heart. When I was too young to collect any of BoB's stars in a New Game ( too difficult for me ), I'd instead ask permission from my older sister to play on her 63 Star file, to access more than just BoB, and the only place I was allowed to go, was the Secret Slide, as falling from it didn't deduct any lives ( looking back, none of us were smart enough to notice that loosing lives like I was so used to, had no impact ever on any save file, on top of the fact that the amount of lives is never saved ).
I think I've lost count of the amount of times I completed it. I also clearly remember noticing the oddly slower Timer, but no one at home would know for years that this was caused by the game being a PAL version, running at a slowed down pace of 25 FPS. The speedup of the DS remake, when I played it for the first time around 2009, came at quite a shock to me!
Anyway, wether it's 2004 or 2021, obtaining this Star and its
I didn't even know this survey was being done, I would definitely have participated if I had known. Hope you do more, maybe for other N64 games like DK64 and Banjo-Kazooie? I'm in
He’s doing Majoras mask right now, theres a survey in the community tab
@@JollyPower69 IPad users be like: :(
Would be cool if there was one for sm64ds
I get the feeling that if you surveyed speedrunners, Whomp's Fortress would be one of the most hated levels because 90% of speedruns die there.
Only back in the day when cannonless didn't have a standardized method. Now it's no problem.
@@TheB5randon depends on the cat. pretty sure clint quality stevens hasn't left WF in a while
100 coins is still difficult in whomps fortress for many runners
@@ayushmansingh3700 In the time I speedrun the game yea, there is 1 hard jump in 100 coins and then there is owless. The main reason there is quite a bit of resets, is because it's very early on and you don't lose too much time restarting.
If you think that's where they die, just look at what Shifting Sand Land does to them!
This was a really interesting video to watch, never would have guessed the most hated stage. I think if you were to do another video in this style I think it would be really interesting to do one on people's favorite and least favorite dungeon and dungeon bosses in The legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
Yes
I participated in the survey and enjoyed the video results. More n64 era surveys would be great. Oot, GE007, mariokart.
Calling it now, Water Temple would be the least favorite.
@@murphmariotwopointoh7714 100%
The problem there is that too many people have childhood trauma from the Water Temple when their brains were too squishy to figure it out. Guys, it's not a bad dungeon. It's not a hard dungeon either. Just don't forget to go under the buoy in the central tower, make sure you have three keys before you start opening locked doors, and make sure you have two keys before going after the Boss Key. And for crying out loud, consult your freaking dungeon map if you can't figure out where to go! I'd get it more if there was a freestanding key or something, but everything's in chests! It's just bias.
How in the world did Dire Dire Dock beat Mario Over the Rainbow for worst level?!?!?
Is everyone experiencing collective amnesia? This is the level that kicks you to the start of the game every time you fall down, forcing you to climb back to the top of the castle just to retry the challenge. Compare that to DDD that's has sharks, a whirl pool and a cool submarine. I'm floored. Also great art. Whoever did the art for the video deserves a commendation.
I agree. That level and all of rainbow ride/cruise is my most hated shit in super mario 64
You only have to visit Mario Over the Rainbow once vs collecting all 7 stars in Dire, Dire Docks.
Tall Tall Mountain is my favorite due to nostalgia. As a kid, I played SM64 through the Wii virtual console. I was pretty bad at games, so it was rare that I beat the basement before losing interest and starting over the next time I played. As a result, TTM has had this mystique to it because I so seldom made it there, but I liked it as a level. Heck, my nostalgia towards TTM may be bleeding into my opinion on mountain levels in Mario games in general. So many mountain levels in mario games just give me this "you've come so far, but you still have a little ways to go." Vibe.
A Donkey Kong 64 Survey would be interesting, we know what mini game would get the worst rating overall lol
there were so many bananas that were pure hell to get. I regret going for 101%
@@DusterDan35 I would say that the only thing I hated while doing 101% were the Beaver Bother minigame (Also lag I guess, funny me making it in original hardware) But overall, pretty good stuff
@@charautreal I beat the game on original hardware as well. Beaver Bother was a pain but it wasn't my least favroite. There was a few races and Diddy's cabin room which was a pain for me. I enjoyed the game but there is around 10 golden bananas that are unbalanced.
@@DusterDan35 I would that same, the races (Like the owl or the Bettle race) Were also painful
Bonus barrels are one of the worst parts about that game tbh.
I just love how we all hate dire dire docks
Taking this survey made me realize which courses I had bad memories of and never enjoyed, and which ones I had good memories of and loved.
As a kid I never liked Tiny Huge Island, and when I play it now I still don't get the same satisfaction completing it as I do with other courses.
But as a kid I always had great memories of Rainbow Ride, and as an adult I still enjoy playing it even though a lot of people say it's their least favorite course.
Why don't people like THI?
@@saltyralts I think for me, as a kid it was mostly the water and the boss basses in it that I disliked, and also the potential to slip off the course or to fall back to where you were before. The wall in the small version where you start the level also bothered me as a kid since you had to find another way to get through it or around it (talking from a casual stand-point).
ssl sucks
I liked the survey. It was a neat statistics video too. I think the reason Dire Dire Docks' 100 coin star is hated so much os because of how hard it is to find all 100 coins. I know for me I had no idea where the last 5 coins were the first time I went for it, and I died like twice while trying to get the 5 coins in front of the level exit in the Submarine pen. Not fun.
I forgot about the level exit thing. It only got me once, but I was so tilted.
@@Lex_Araden Oh, that really ticked me off. I was 5 coins away from the 100 coin star and sucked into that level exit. I was pretty annoyed by it lol.
For the most part I don't think the hundred coin stars are so much hard. Just very tedious.
@@williamstier6445 Especially in the case of Dire Dire Dock. There is no threat in this level, especially when you reach the second area. But you have to traverse every bit of the level because it has 106 coins only. Meaning that you need to get the Blue Switch, and you can't miss more than three Red Coins. It's obnoxious; it would've been better if more of these levels had leeway.
The minimalistic graphics for each level are amazing! Kudos to the graphic designer who made them :)
The water levels were some of my favorite simply for that music. It always made me feel so relaxed and at peace.
I guess the DS version of the game was a fever dream? That’s what I completed it on my first time.
I couldn't agree more with the consensus on Dire, Dire Docks. It's really bad in every respect. The level itself is out of the way and ancillary, the level design is stilted and uninteresting, it takes needlessly long periods of time to get to most of the stars, it has a third chest star and TWO ring stars, and overall manages to evoke no real theme. It's a shameful display for a second water level.
By contrast, I'd actually say the first, Jolly Roger Bay, is my favourite level. Not because it has the best level design -- that would be Whomp's Fortress -- but because of how it feels. I only played SM64 as a teenager via emulation, so I don't have childhood memories to be fond for with regards to it, but something about the atmosphere, serenity, and MUSIC of JRB comes together perfectly. It takes me back to a time before I was even born and makes me feel honestly nostalgic. Also, it being so simple means I can really get into a routine for the five minutes it takes to get all seven stars. While not the best level in the game on an objective standpoint, it is my favourite level to play through, no question. The only other serious competitor is Whomp's Fortress.
Glad to see some love for Jolly Roger Bay! It's incredibly atmospheric and serene.
Agreed, JRB is super underrated. I was pleasantly surprised how popular Lethal Lava Land was as well. I think that course is my favorite designed because of how it flows together, especially once you grab a Koopa Shell.
@@thekeyandthegate4093 I think LLL is just okay-ish, personally. It does get brownie points for having a decent flow of movement, but I simply cannot abide the fact that it is such a ludicrous mess spatially. It don't HATE it like some other stages, but it is really pretty random. If I were to rank the 15 stages, it'd probably go like this:
1) JRB
2) WF
3) CCM
4) TTM
5) BOB
6) RR
7) TTC
8) BBH
9) SSL
10) LLL
11) SL
12) WDW
13) HMC
14) THI
15) DDD
For my money, all the levels worse than LLL are the ultra-forgettable Snowman's Land as well as the four levels which I actively dislike playing to some extent. LLL is, essentially, the bottom of the acceptable barrel content-wise. Frankly, it's such a shame that the game's best content is all scrunched up at the beginning; TTM is the only later-game saving grace.
Honestly i see it oppositely. Dire dire docks was a level i enjoyed and getting the starts didnt take long.
However jolly roger bay is a level i literally cannot stand. Its boring, not much atmospheric, and getting the stars are fustrating for me. I usually save jolly roger bay for last. And i tend to revisit dire dire docks a lot
@@basilmybeloved7170 Interesting! Personally, a lot of the "magic" of JRB rests in the first star... the fogginess, dark atmosphere, music... none of it is particularly hi-fi, but it works. And while I can't speak to your experience of the game, I'll reiterate that I only first experienced the game through emulation. A lot of the reason I like the stage is because of how it makes me feel and the relationship/perspective it gives me towards someone playing at the time. In objective terms -- level design-wise -- it's like, not THAT great. None of the game's levels are actually phenomenal mind you (TF is the best, frankly, because it's concise like when your 9th grade teacher gives you a 400 word-limit essay), but if we're discarding everything save the geometry then it'd likely sit around #8 or #9.
I would contend that DDD's level design is still worse. Its use of space is really poor, with a lot of empty space wherein the area available does is not justified by the content you get by crossing it. The first room has a very large top with pretty much just 5 coins and the manta ray. The second room, more egregiously, has tucked two stars in one side and then like, 10 coins way over the other side. It's very ugly and boxy, too. Granted, I can appreciate that it would be somewhat difficult to manage the space in the dawn of the 3D era considering the shadow of the platforms above water in the sub room, but it's still ugly. Plus, of course, the infamous tunnel is just absurd. It serves no purpose except to make stuff take longer. I mean really, are they testing your ability to swim up and then back down? The level also features the most egregious example of the caps just being keys for ~9 different stars. And let's not forget the "screw you" suction hole of doom. Common to both water stages are just barely over 100 coins for the coin star, but for my money JRB has a better distribution of coins for what is generally a pretty tedious task.
Overall, while neither stage has great objecive level design, I think DDD is still the worse level.
I absolutely love the vector art you used to represent the various stages. Good stuff!
dire, dire docks- probably the prettiest stage in the game, but that doesn’t mean much when everything else about it sucks
The music is great
In the DS version the stage is gorgeous, but that doesn't help it much from being trash gameplay-wise
I feel that some of the 16% (Emulator/Other) might have been people that beat M64 DS first (or only). This is fascinating data nonetheless; reminds me of the Wii Voting Channel back in the day.
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I spent my entire childhood not knowing princess peaches secret slide existed I feel so empty
You really didn't explore the castle lmao
@@tammid8423 I'm talking about the second slide, not the one in the castle.
@@JacobKinsley you said peaches secret slide which is the one in the castle..the other secret slide is in Tall Tall Mountain
I actually enjoyed taking the survey. It was fun ranking the SM64 content
Saw Dire Dire Docks coming but figured Bob-Omb Battlefield would win over Whomp’s Fortress, interesting results
You killed this! Loved this video and fun to guess which stars were the favorite ones!
This was a really cool video and a really creative idea. I never knew I'd enjoy seeing how much other people enjoyed each level/star. I hope you do something like this for each Mario game
Surprised Rainbow Ride didn't contend with the least liked level in the game
Should of been, I dislike it way more than dire dire docks
Is anyone really surprised that DD-Docks is universally disliked to such degrees?
I'm not. Felt like it was edging against my soul and raping me of my motivation to play.
I loved the little graphics for each level, they were so beautifully minimalistic
Good video, would've liked to see these arranged in some graphs so you could easily see the highest and lowest in each category
This was really cool! I actually found this thanks to the end screen from your more recent survey of Mario kart 64, but this idea just in general was really cool and I'm glad I followed up that video with this one. I look forward to what else you survey in the future. Obviously it's good that you have a large enough fan base to warrant enough people being part of the survey. Congratulations!
Great analysis! Thanks for uploading!
Great video idea, as always. Keep up the great work!
Had a lot of fun watching this!! amazing video!! :D
He didn't put the list in order though. From best to worst
Yeah, I wanted a big overview at the end where you can see which is the most popular and least popular courses.
Interesting. My favorite level is Rainbow Ride. I love how much of a challenge it can be. It really feels like a true test of your skills before fighting Bowser. My least favorite is Tick Tock Clock. The camera getting stuck on the walls is absolute hell and makes climbing the clock awkward.
i love this survey style video! the way you cover statistics is really interesting, pls do more !
I'd love to see something like this for Galaxy, Sunshine, or even Odyssey, amazing video!
For as infamous as wet dry world is I’m surprised it got a good score
Great video and great video idea! Well executed!
Some (hopefully constructive) criticisms:
Those flipping transitions between pie charts in the beginning are very flashy, I would have considered putting a photosensitive epilepsy warning for them, or simply using a different transition.
I also would have used a "broken heart" icon for the "least favorite" statistic, so that it contrasts to the "heart" icon for the "favorite" statistic, rather than using the "thumbs-down," which makes it contrast to the "thumbs-up" icon for the "like" statistic.
Also the least favorite being on the top left, on top of the most favorite, is a little disorienting.
This was very interesting! I hope to see more videos like this!
I feel like you really could have left the 100 coin star for every level off of the survey, it's the last star everyone goes for full completion and they are all just a grind.
The way the video was done was very nice, leaving the current top and bottom leaders so we can compare really helped. and the results werent really arguable
This was a great video, very well made. You should make more like this.
I didn't expect Whomp's fortress to be #1. Great video!
Great title. Great video. Glad I follow you on Twitter so I could be a part of that survey!
Please do more of these. I'm crazy for analytical stuff in regards to games I like so would love to see a continuation with more classics!
I love the graphics you made for this!
dude, awesome video! I've always wondered this!
For all those like myself who wished to know the least popular non-100 red coin stars, from the graphs they seem to be HMC red coins at 28% followed by DDD chests in the current at 29%
Can you do a Banjo-Kazooie one next?
The little graphic designs for all the courses are so wonderful.
Guess I’m a masochist then for saying Hazy Maze cave was my favorite lmao
This was a great video I enjoyed it alot.😁
Good video! I'm glad I took the survey
Before this vid, i never thought about my fave to least world in SM64. Salute to the creator for having me think about it. Ima say fave is shifting sand & least is dire dire. In fact the only thing i like about dire dire docks is the music. Fave stars i dont think about. But this was cool. You should do a mario kart or banjo kazooie survey!
I got the community post for the survey recommended by CZcams, and I did it, but then when I came back to CZcams the page was automatically refreshed and I didn't know the name of the channel, so it was like I sent a message in the bottle out it in the sea, with my answers in it, and had no idea who would read them. I'm glad I got the video itself recommended, it's interesting to see the results!
Very interesting video with very interesting results!
Really enjoy the geometric artwork for the stages and courses 👍
I'm kinda bummed out more people didn't enjoy Jolly Roger Bay. The music, and atmosphere, especially the first time you jump in with that overlaying fog. It's got a sunken pirate ship, and a giant eel. What more could you want?
The proto versions were likely superior, there are clues that point to the ship once being a ghost ship. IIRC the gigaleak data for JRB has Boos as an unused enemy (don’t quote me on that one).
I have a humongous doungus fear of eels so it is my least favorite
@@mrgoodname7297 the old eel kind of looked like a low poly banana lol
well i definitely like JRB, it's just not one of my favorites
@@protocetid yeah but its dark magenta, I have a fear of that literal color lol
Nice video and survey! If you're looking for another survey video to do, I think a Super Smash Bros 64 video could also be a fun idea, which characters people like playing as/like playing against, and what stages they like.
I remember taking this survey! It's cool to see all that put together into a video. It's super interesting to see what people rank everything.
With how unpopular the 100 coin stars are, it'd be interesting to do an analysis of all the non-100 coin least favorites.
Wow this video was great, I sure would want to see more of this format! The title was somewhat misleading though 😄
I really like how the format of this video! Is really easy to follow and kept me interested! Can you do more like this?
Very enjoyable video!
Should have included DS as an option. It’s probably a good chunk of PC/Other.
That's what I was thinking
I love statistics and taking surveys. Do more :3
Good video! Some of the responses surprised me, but most I agreed with. Shocked with DDD's rating though.
I love Jolly Roger Bay especially the music ... Ya'll be tweaking hard af!
Excellent video!
I was personally never bothered by the 100-coin stars since the levels are fun to explore. However, it’s not fun if there’s barely over 100. There should be some wiggle room so players don’t have to comb the entire level for coins.
This is a really well made video
I loved this video and would really enjoy something like this with other N64 games
Hey Snoop! We need more of this videos!
My opinions:
Favourite level: Wet-Dry World. This level has so much going on and is just so endlessly fascinating that it's a joy to play. A fantastic mixture of platforming and puzzle solving against a backdrop of a strange, almost urban enviroment that is mysterious and haunting. Unlike most stages that have at least one star that's a bit of a chore, every single star in this stage is fun to collect, including the 100 coin star - you can easily reach 100 coins before even going to town.
Least favourite level: Snowman's Land. Utterly boring and uninspired level where everything just looks the same. None of the stars in this one are fun to get, they're either too easy (In The Deep Freeze) or demand incredibly tedious steps to get (Whirl from the Freezing Pond) or both (Snowman's Big Head). Has a miniboss which is just a recolour of one from LLL, including water that burns you like lava (how does this make any sense?) which looks like the rest of the water in the level with NO indication that it's any different. Overall level design is lazy, like the level designer just said "snow field with a big snowman in the middle" and then went for an early lunch. Terrible.
In defence of Dire Dire Docks, it's not my favourite level but it doesn't deserve all the hate. It is not as bad as some other levels like Snowman's Land. Its only flaws are its very low coin count and the fact that some of its stars are just copy-pasted from JRB. I remember as a kid being absolutely thrilled at the transition between the natural, cave-like terrain in the first area and the more artificial and industrial environment in the submarine dock, which instilled this incredible feeling like you were sneaking in to one of Bowser's bases. That and the fact that the submarine leaves after BitFS blew my mind as a kid. It felt like you were really making an impact on the world and that Bowser was actually running from you. DDD serves a role in the narrative of SM64 that none of the other courses do and that's a big part of its charm, which nowadays is taken for granted.
I disagree with ranking Snowman's Land as a least favourite, but it is weaker than Cool Cool Mountain without a doubt. I'd still keep Dire Dire Docks below it, just because it's so SLOW. I'm no speedrunner, but sluggish gameplay can kill the mood, especially since half of the stars require you to swim that long tunnel to the other side.
On a related note, who thought it was smart to give Snowman's Land three types of water? You have water that you can swim in that will drain your power; you have water that's frozen and will make you slide around; you have water that is so cold it acts like lava.
Really enjoyed this video, would like to see more like jt
Completing Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64 hits different
Surprised you didn't have the DS version in that pie chart
I thought the same, that was definitely my version! My guess is he's only focusing on the original sm64, classing the ds remake as a separate game due to the amount of differences and changes
It's a different game
@@Marianoejar not really? Just a port
@@WigWoo1 A port is literally the same game with the same name in another platform. DS has more stars, more levels and 3 more characters. Please tell me how that makes it the same game.
We can argue whether it's a remake, but it's definitely not a port.
@@Marianoejar you could say it's the same game with some additional DLC
Love all the designs in this video
Super cool video!
This reminds me that I need to go back to play 64 again. The video was great and I’ve love to see this done with Mario kart tracks. I’d love to see double dash but Mario kart 64 would probably have a bigger survey pull since it’s on more platforms
Awesome video
Who are the 0.2% of people who said the Aquarium was their favorite level lol
seems like people really don't like swimming and bottomless pits, unless its a bowser stage. they also really like small sub-levels like whomp's tower or the igloo where the penalties for missing a jump aren't instant death.
What legend said they played SM64 for the first time on Nintendo 64 Online? Step forward!
The graphics made for each star in this video were great!
8:40 I'm speaking for all of us. It was that damn fish. It was terrifying
that fish traumatized me when i was little. even after everything i have seen in other games, i still get uneasy whenever i have to leave that beach on the huge version
I love these videos, Mario 64 is a great game, I would love a video on other games like subshine or odyssey.
Hard to pick a favorite course, Star, etc they are all good.
Would also like to vote in these polls.
I wish I knew about this poll so I could have filled it out.
Thumbs up, great video.
Honestly, out of all the levels, I dread getting the 100 coins in Hazy Maze Cave every time.