10 Video Games You Didn't Realise Are Over 20 Years Old
4. Super Mario 64
For its time, Super Mario 64 was a defining moment in video games, setting the benchmark for not only the following Mario games, but for many other members of the N64 family.
Debuting in June 1996, with its anticipated release in Europe of March the following year, the game did nothing to change the plot of 'princess gets taken and plumber goes on rampage', but the manner in which it jumped from the Super Nintendo to the N64 demonstrates one of the greatest appeals of the Mario franchise - the ability to drastically change but keep the components that fans love.
Mario 64 long-jumped his way into the video game history books, showing what the genre of 3D platform games should - and could - strive to be.