Live run of SM64 for 16-Star (20:14) and the full 120 Stars (1:47:48). The 16 Star run was donated for, so thank you to everyone who donated their dollars for that! Please visit Sig's channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/Siglemic

From SDA's Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ 2013) a charity speed run marathon which aimed to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The marathon was a MASSIVE success, with donations reaching $448,423.27.

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AGDQ Playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNeTFVQZEQMgFpax9Hc_yuEblX542DQ9

AGDQ Highlight reel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_7-j5p0Es

AGDQ Blooper Reel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsiJyeNQAc

UraniumAnchor's channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/uraniumanchor?feature=watch (guy who made the highlight/blooper reels for AGDQ 2013. Thanks UA!

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Released in September 1996, Mario 64 launched the Nintendo 64 to awes of the new 3D game play. Mario gets new moves in the 3D world such as a wall jump and triple jump which he uses on his journey to collect 120 power stars, which Bowser has sealed away inside the castle paintings. A DS remake was released on November 21, 2004. Instead of just playing as Mario, this time, Mario, Luigi and Wario are now trapped. You start off with Yoshi and save your allies in their own portraits. In place of the original analog controls, players can either use the D-Pad or the Touch screen. Other additions include: 150 Stars in total, Wireless Multiplayer, and Touch Screen Minigames to increase its lifespan. Source: SDA Game page

As one of the earlier three dimensional (3D) platform games, Super Mario 64 features free-roaming analog degrees of freedom, large open-ended areas, and true 3D polygons as opposed to two-dimensional (2D) sprites. It established a new archetype for the genre, much as Super Mario Bros. did for 2D sidescrolling platformers. Hailed as "revolutionary", the game left a lasting impression on 3D game design, particularly notable for its use of a dynamic camera system and the implementation of its analog control. Source: Wikipedia.org

In going from two to three dimensions, Super Mario 64 placed an emphasis on exploration within vast worlds that require the player to complete multiple diverse missions, replacing the linear obstacle courses of traditional platform games. While doing so, it managed to preserve many gameplay elements and characters of earlier Mario games. The title is acclaimed by many critics and fans as one of the greatest and most revolutionary video games of all Source: Wikipedia.org

For those who stumble across these videos, a speed run is a video of a person or persons, completing a game as fast as possible using any means possible. This can include glitches, abusing in-game mechanics and skipping items or even playing events out of sequence.