This version brings the total star count up to 150 from the original game's 120, shifts some of the original stars around (while removing others note Specifically replacing those stars which were simply placed at a point in the level with no further context.), adds a few new levels and bosses, includes multiplayer, and has three additional playable characters (Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario). Super Mario 64 was later brought back to usher in Nintendo's first portable 3D system as Super Mario 64 DS in November 2004 (December 2004 in Japan February/March 2005 in the PAL region). Along with Mario Kart 64, it would be re-released again a year and a half later, alongside Player's Choice newcomer Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. The game was re-released in 1998 as a charter member of the N64 Player's Choice Million Seller Club, along with Mario Kart 64, Wave Race 64, Star Fox 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Cruis'n USA, and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. By Super Mario Odyssey, he would primarily act as more of a figurehead for the franchise than an actual creative guide. Miyamoto's involvement with Mario in particular would decline over time, passing the torch to fellow developers Yoshiaki Koizumi and Koichi Hayashida. Today, he mainly serves as a producer and advisor at most, not just for Mario, but for Nintendo as a whole, generally leaving the directorial reins to various other members of Nintendo's staff.

Miyamoto was also tapped to direct a sequel to the game, but an incredibly long period of Development Hell burned him out from the position, and after the title was cancelled, he quietly stepped down from the director's chair for good. Super Mario 64 is notable for being the last finished game directed by series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. series, this game places a heavier emphasis on exploration and puzzle-solving than most games in the series. Though not the first 3-D platformer, Super Mario 64, released in 1996 for the Nintendo 64 (Japan on June 23, September 29 for North America, and Main the PAL region), is heralded as one giant leap from 2-D gaming to 3-D gaming, and its influence on the platforming genre - from the greatly fleshed out Hub World to its nonlinear gameplay - has been felt ever since (leading to the creation of the Collect-a-Thon Platformer sub-genre). He has also stolen the castle's 120 Power Stars and hid them inside paintings around the castle that are portals to other worlds, kickstarting Mario's quest to stop that from happening.

However, when Mario gets to the castle, he is instead greeted by Bowser, who has once again kidnapped Peach. Princess Toadstool, er, Peach has invited Mario to come to the castle, having told him that there would be cake.

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