As one of the earlier three-dimensional (3D) platform games, Super Mario 64 is based on open world playability, degrees of freedomthrough all three axes in space, and relatively large areas which are composed primarily of true 3D polygons as opposed to only two-dimensional (2D) sprites. In the game, Mario explores Princess Peach's castle and must rescue her from Bowser. An enhanced remake called Super Mario 64 DS was released for the Nintendo DS in 2004. It is the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64, with more than eleven million copies sold. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, and later in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. Super Mario 64 (Japanese: スーパーマリオ64 Hepburn: Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon ?) is a 1996 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. North American box art depicting Mario flying with a winged cap in front of Princess Peach's castle