Summary
A gamer has recently beatenSuper Mario 64without pressing the A button once, completing a community challenge that started around two decades ago.Super Mario 64is one of the most important platformers ever made, and finishing the game without making Mario jump at least once was a hardcore challenge that puzzled some gamers for a long time.
Super Mario 64was released in 1996, and quickly became known as one ofthe best Nintendo 64 games. Tight platforming and amazing level design madeSuper Mario 64an unforgettable experience for players in the 90s, and it seemed impossible to even imagine what the game would look like without jumping. However, back in the early 2000s, the game’s community started theSuper Mario 64A Button Challenge, in which gamers tried to go as further as they could in the N64 title without ever jumping. To move around, gamers devised other strategies such as running and diving and pressing B twice to create a fake jump, or pressing Start during other actions to gain altitude. For a long time, it seemed impossible to ever finish the game without pressing A or using mods, though.
Now, a Twitch streamer called Marbler has finally completed theSuper Mario 64A Button Challenge by beating the game after 86 hours,as spotted by Games Radar. Around eight months ago, Marbler had almost completed the challenge, jumping only twice.According to Automaton-media, the main issue at the time was during the “Bowser in the Fire Sea” stage, though, when the player needs to grab a pole and then jump from it, pressing A to reach another area. This problem was solved by Marbler by usingthe Wii Virtual Console version ofSuper Mario 64. In this version of the game, the floating platforms on the stage continually rise very slowly, and after three real-life days, they finally reach a level that can be bypassed without pressing A. In Marbler’s video, the gamer beat most of the game within a few hours, then waited 78 hours for the platforms to rise, performed a difficult jump, and managed to beat Bowser in the last level, thus achieving the win.
It’s important to acknowledge how much of a challenge beatingSuper Mario 64without ever using the A button is. Not only isSuper Mario 64one ofthe best Super Mariogamesand was widely played by all kinds of gamers, but people have been trying to pull off this specific challenge for around 20 years.
Super Mario 64 Players Are Still Discovering Secrets In The Game
This was not the only major feat someone recently accomplished inSuper Mario 64, though. Last week, aplayer openedSuper Mario 64’s unopenable doorfor the first time without any mods or hacks. The door was located near Mother Penguin’s house in the Snow World region, and it puzzled the community since 1996, as it seemed impossible to open. However, the player managed to still do it after performing a complicated process that involved grabbing the Mother Penguin’s baby and jumping around.
Super Mario 64
WHERE TO PLAY
Super Mario 64 marks the series' first foray into the 3D platforming space, with players controlling Mario as he is invited to the Mushroom Kingdom castle by Princess Peach. Players will locate Power Stars through a variety of levels to reach Bowser.
