Popular modder Kaze Emanuar has released a trailer for the full release of Super Mario Odyssey 64, a recreation of Nintendo Switch darling Super Mario Odyssey in the engine of Super Mario 64. It combines some of the mechanics, enemies, and locales from Odyssey while attempting to keep the chunky nostalgia of the first 3D Mario game, and it's available for free right now.
The Mario series, and Super Mario 64 in particular, have some of the largest histories of any game franchise when it comes to hacks, mods, and fan games. Just recently, YouTube user MrComit released a remake of the original Mario Party game in 64's engine, and not too long before that Emanuar himself released a Super Mario 64 remake of the Nintendo GameCube title Super Mario Sunshine. With the possibility of more 3D Mario Switch remasters around the corner, the remake and recreation ouroboros shows no sign of stopping.
From the trailer on Emanuar's YouTube channel it's easy to see this is a full-fledged recreation of the Mario Odyssey experience. Around the titular Odyssey ship, the trailer showcases what seems to be four areas: the Hat, Sand, Wooded, and Bowser's Kingdom, all of which can be entered much like the paintings from Super Mario 64. The trailer is accompanied by an incredibly funky Nintendo 64 re-imagining of the original Odyssey main theme, and if the earlier preview of the Mario 64 Odyssey Sand Kingdom is to be believed it should be safe to expect similar treatments to other parts of the soundtrack. Take a look at the trailer below:
The trailer also shows Mario's cap in action, displaying both its ability to allow Mario to perform nimble, acrobatic traversal moves and also Odyssey's signature capture ability, which allows Mario to temporarily take control of a host of the game's enemies and objects to solve puzzles and reach far-away areas. Emanuar showed off a version of the capture ability in 64 even before Odyssey originally came out in late 2017, so at least part of this project has been brewing for quite some time.
With 80 moons to collect and an apparent four kingdoms to explore, Super Mario Odyssey 64 is yet another example of how players of all kinds continue to interact with their favorite games and series in a myriad of ways. Be it modders, speedrunners, or casual fans, games are able to have long and exciting lifespans because of the communities that form up around them, and this latest creation is just more proof of that.
Source: YouTube/Kaze Emanuar
