Daily constitutional.
Between 3D All-Stars and the N64 app, I’ve always got a version of Super Mario 64 downloaded, ready to boot up and triple jump and belly slide before that seamless curl back into a pit-a-pat run as I head towards Jolly Roger Bay, to hear its progression of pure melody to underwater synth and finally that drum beat drop in the cave. I’m sure I’ve played this file for longer after the full 120 stars than before it.
Let’s guess some numbers: Odyssey has probably been on my Switch at least 70% of the time (long after all 999 moons), OlliOlli World maybe 80% (post-DLC devouring), and Penny’s Big Breakaway might be the full 100% since its release in 2024 (I can one-combo most levels but now basically just play in the bathhouse world, Bubblin).
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