In some ways, time has given more perspective on the release of Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo N64 game system. As the first of the seminal Mario series to appear in 3D, a lot was riding on this game and Nintendo put the full strength of their software and hardware resources behind its creation. In this fast-paced but indepth presentation, Jason Scott gives context and trivia related to Mario 64 and shows examples of how its groundbreaking approach could still be a source of learning and example for modern computer interaction.