I remember watching a promotional VHS tape about the N64 that came from Nintendo Power magazine back in '96. I watched that tape over and over, I was absolutely

I remember watching a promotional VHS tape about the N64 that came from Nintendo Power magazine back in '96. I watched that tape over and over, I was absolutely enamored with Mario 64. For months after it was released, people would line up at Wal-Mart in the electronics section to get a chance to play it. No 3D game up to that point had quite nailed the exploration and freedom that Mario 64 had pulled off. The thumb joystick control (which no other system had at the time) was also part of what made it a much better experience.