Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform game for the Nintendo 64. Developed
by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by
Nintendo, it is the first Super Mario game to feature 3D gameplay,
combining traditional Super Mario gameplay, visual style, and characters
in a large open world. Bowser, one of the main antagonists of the
franchise, invades Princess Peach's castle and hides the castle's
sources of protection, Power Stars, in many different worlds behind
magical paintings. Super Mario 64 was highly anticipated by video game
journalists and audiences and appeared in many critics' lists of the
best video games. Reviewers praised its ambition, visuals, and gameplay
while some criticized its virtual camera system. It is the best-selling
Nintendo 64 game, with nearly twelve million copies sold by 2015. The
game has attracted a cult following, spawning many fangames, a large
speedrunning presence, and enduring rumors surrounding game features.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1955:
The first Indonesian legislative election resulted in an
unexpectedly poor result for the Masyumi Party of incumbent prime
minister Burhanuddin Harahap (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhanuddin_Harahap>
1991:
The award-winning Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast
premiered while unfinished at the New York Film Festival.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_%281991_film%29>
2004:
Archaeologists and volunteers began excavation of the remains
of Fort Tanjong Katong in Singapore.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tanjong_Katong>
2006:
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collided in mid-air with
an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Brazil, killing
154 people and triggering a national aviation crisis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
circulatory system:
1. (physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood
vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate
the blood around the body. [from mid 19th c.]
2. (technology) The parts of a machine responsible for the circulation
of some fluid.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circulatory_system>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Killing time is perhaps the essence of comedy, just as the
essence of tragedy is killing eternity.
--Miguel de Unamuno
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Unamuno>