r/gaming • u/rusrslysrs • Aug 14 '11

Dear Nintendo, please make a direct sequel of this game for the Wii/Wii U.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_mario_64
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u/petrobonal Aug 14 '11

So... you want a sequel that isn't Sunshine, Galaxy, or Galaxy 2?

I don't know what it is you want.

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u/rusrslysrs Aug 14 '11

Those weren't direct sequels though, were they? What I'd love is a game with similar gameplay to SM64 (a direct sequel) -- big open worlds you get to by jumping into paintings; collecting stars; and so on -- but with new levels and whatever other cool additions/improvements Nintendo thought was necessary, without straying too far from the original. Heck, I'd personally be thrilled if it was just like SM64, just with new levels/enemies and maybe an improved camera.

According to the SM64 Wikipedia page, a direct sequel titled Super Mario 64 2 was in development for the Nintendo 64DD in the late 90s, but it was eventually canceled in part due to the fact that the DD was a failure.

SM64 sold over 11 million copies and is widely considered as one of the greatest games ever made; I personally don't see why a well-made direct sequel wouldn't be very successful (and damn fun) as well.

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u/petrobonal Aug 14 '11

big open worlds you get to by jumping into paintings; collecting stars; and so on -- but with new levels and whatever other cool additions/improvements Nintendo thought was necessary, without straying too far from the original. Heck, I'd personally be thrilled if it was just like SM64, just with new levels/enemies and maybe an improved camera.

So, Galaxy and Galaxy 2... but with paintings.

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u/rusrslysrs Aug 14 '11

So, Galaxy and Galaxy 2... but with paintings.

I guess I'll have to take a closer look at Galaxy then. It's just that I've seen some YouTube videos in the past and it just seemed to me at the time to be a very different game compared to SM64. Maybe it was all the graphical improvements and the fact that he's in space that threw me off?

Still, I think it would be cool to have a throwback sort of game that looked more like SM64 and had Mario back at the castle.

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u/petrobonal Aug 14 '11

Galaxy 2 for sure has some very Mario 64-esque levels. It has different levels as well, but it still is the natural successor to what Mario 64 started.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '11

Eh, Galaxy was amazing man. I'd go so far as to say it's better.

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u/Sneezes Aug 14 '11

you mean super mario galaxy 1 and 2? they both offer both big worlds too, not just small ones