'Super Mario 64' launched on the Nintendo 64 on June 23, 1996.
A copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for a record-breaking $3 million – making it the most expensive video game of all time.
Going into 1981, Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was facing a problem. Working on one of his first games ever, he hoped to use Popeye, the famed sailor of 1930s cartoons, to serve as the hero.
The 3D Super Mario series is arguably Nintendo’s flagship franchise. Following the shift to 3D visuals with the Nintendo 64, virtually every Nintendo console has gone on to receive a new platforming ...