'Super Mario 64 Online' News: Fan-Made Title Allows Multiplayer Gameplay Up to 24 players
The classic platform video game "Super Mario 64" is getting an epic multiplayer treatment, courtesy of a team of modders that are fans of the 1981 Nintendo 64 hit.
The fan-made game is called "Super Mario 64 Online" and features a Mushroom Kingdom that can accommodate up to 24 players. The game even allows multiple iterations of the characters running around the map, as seen in the trailer.
Speaking of the characters, "Super Mario 64 Online" comes with a larger roster including the likes of Waluigi, Princess Peach and Princess Rosalina. Each character will have their own set of unique powers and abilities.
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Players can connect online and choose a character in exploring the Mushroom Kingdom. The game allows players to experience the same stuff they did in the original such as clear stages, do speedrun races and put together a battle royale.
"Super Mario 64 Online" is created by well-known modder Kaze Emanuar with the help of Melonspeedruns and Marshivolt. Emanuar is a popular personality in the modding scene.
He has built hacks for the original having created "Super Mario 64 Maker" and "Super Mario 64: Last Impact," which boasted new levels and bosses that the modder said took 4,000 hours to put together.
The game is currently available for download. Setting it up will come quite as a nostalgic trip for users especially those who played the original. Tutorials have been provided for the installation of the game as well as the download links here.
Fans would want to download "Super Mario 64 Online" as soon as possible because it is facing the risk of being taken down for copyright claims.
Back in May, Nintendo immediately took down "Breath of the NES," a free PC game that comes in the form of a 2D version of "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." It was inspired from the 2D prototype Nintendo showed off early this year at the Game Developers Conference.
