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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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