Super Mario 64 was the first game released for the Nintendo 64. In this game Mario has to save Princess Peach Toadstool from King Bowser Koopa, as in the Mario games for the NES and SNES. This was also Mario's first 3D game. This time Mario has to find 120 power stars scattered throughout Peach's castle to succeed. The game is composed of 15 main levels and several secret ones.

The music was composed by Koji Kondo.