Super Mario 64

February 6, 2021

I received this game and a Nintendo 64 for Christmas of 1996. I remember begging my parents to let me take it to my grandmother's home where us cousins--of which I was the youngest--typically played the same rotation of Sorry!, Monopoly, and Clue. That Christmas was different. All of us huddled around a wood paneled television, passing the controller after each star, and even replaying some of the stars because a segment just seemed so fun as you watched along. We didn’t even make it to the first Bowser encounter that day because we were having so much fun just exploring the opening moments. I have never been very close with my extended family, and this is honestly one of my best memories with all of them.