I love the nonchalant Yoshi on the top of the castle
There’s nothing like a good comprehensive guide book to get you in the mood to play a game. Whether you’re like me and use them on your second clear, or need help for your first, well-done guides with beautiful art, screenshots, and extras are a perfect “one-stop shop” out-of-game vice. And thisMario 64guide book definitely hits the spot, even decades later.
Scanned by Comfort Food Video Gamesandadded to archive.orgin all its glory, the “Super Mario 64Complete Clear Guide Book” is now available. While the guide might be “infamous,” I love pretty much everything about it. The cross-sections of stages remind me ofthose rad Stephen Biesty books, the models are utterly adorable, especially the enemies (which are well done), andthere’s even some humor injected in.
It’s also atomein a sense to all thingsMario 64. Enemies have bios (even the minuscule ones), there’s a full control guide, and it shows you where stars are located. As one user points out, it’s possibly even the origin of the “BLJ,”otherwise known as the “backwards long jump.”
The ability to justflip througha game world and see every level is still a wild disconnect for me. When you’re playing a game likeSuper Mario 64it feels like it could go on forever, until it doesn’t. But clocking in at 152 pages, this high-effort guide sure does add to the game’s mystique that I felt as a child, and still feel to an extent.Everyone involvedin this guide deserves a golf clap all these years later.
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