The Best & Worst Super Mario 64 Levels - gillythekid

[@theivoryguy2476]

7:42 This is the best creepypasta I've ever heard

[@sarasaland4709]

I’d love to see Gil talk about Best and Worst Mega Man stuff. Weapons, bosses, games, etc.

[@HybridAngelZero]

That would be AMAZING

[@ilikecurry2345]

Oh, most certainly! He'd have to do it with one best and worst per game, whether Robot Masters, or Weapons. No World games, except 5 because Stardroids, and no PC games or Challenger from the Future, because they're not canon. Strategy neither, because you only have that lousy Mega Buster and friends once you get them, such as Proto Man, Auto, Duo, and Eddie.

[@kitcohen8902]

8:10 About your hat getting stuck, if you had exited out of the level and then went back in, the hat would be on a snowman near the start of the level, not in the hole. Still sucks that happened though.

[@solgaleo3533]

Dominic Cohen and doesn’t toad give it back to you if you talk to him in the castle? Or was that only in 64DS

[@mupumupu2842]

“Low poly mario” is now an insult i shall be using now

[@westonjaxx7286]

I know it's quite randomly asking but do anybody know a good place to stream newly released tv shows online ?

[@solomonariel2834]

@Weston Jaxx Meh try Flixportal. You can find it through google =) -solomon

[@westonjaxx7286]

@Solomon Ariel Thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D I appreciate it!

[@solomonariel2834]

@Weston Jaxx no problem :)

[@mr.whimsic6902]

7:44 Pannenkoek or someone else should try to re-create this scenario and see if you can get the hat back.

[@githon1541]

The newest Kaizo Mario 64

[@carotteatomique]

I’m not sure but i think if you leave the stage and go back, a snowman will wear the cap and you need to kill him to get it back

[@Copycat_YT]

How is Dire Dire Docks not on here? That level has no substance!

[@marcoludema8876]

I love Big Boo's Haunt with a ghostly passion.

[@KiTheMC]

13:04 "On a scale from 1 to poopie, is fuckin poopie". Based on this ratio, that would make Rainbow Ride a 10 out of 10. 1 is the lowest score and poopie is the highest score possible so is it perfect? You should have said "On a scale from poopie to 10, it's a fuckin poopie".

[@TheRealHelvetica]

You: "I was traumatized that Mario wasn't able to get his hat back!!" Me: "Damn, Mario is looking kinda stylish without his hat, might just keep it like this."

[@riahlexington]

I think DDD is worse than JRB.

[@VonFirflirch]

One of my all time favorites, too. I completed it 3 times within the week before Odyssey's release. I was excited, alright. x) 4:41 I hate waiting so much I eventually found out you can reach the second moving platform by triple jumping from the bottom level. x) Or is that just the DS remake? I love Hazy Maze Cave, it always felt mysterious to me. Plus I can't resist that Dorrie design. The Toxic Maze used to scare me as a kid, I only properly explored it by the time I became a teenager. I swear, everyone of the first few games I ever played had at least one thing that terrified me. Sometimes several x) Anyone else's mind was friggin' blown once they realised they could simply WALK up the pillars in Dry Dry Desert? x) Akshuhlee... Capless Mario takes one extra unit of damage, not double ;) Tiny Huge Island is usually the stage that wrecks me in any given playthrough. It's like the pits start gaining magnetic properties as soonas I reach 80+ coins x) I hate both of the last two stages. They're annoying in terms of how much retreading you have to do. And also very anticlimactic to me : the final, hardest levels in the game... use the bonus level track which you can hear within five minutes after booting up the game. Lame! x) I do like their concepts, though. I feel Rainbow Ride would have looked so much better with a starry background. Show of hands, how many have died to the purple guy on that one platform reached with the ship's cannon?

[@callumsparrow4379]

S: Big Boo's Haunt, Hazy Maze Cave, Shifting Sand Land A: Whomp's Fortress, Tiny Huge Island, Dire Dire Docks B: Cool Cool Mountain, Lethal Lava Land, Bob-omb Battlefield C: Snowman's Land, Jolly Rodger Bay, Wet Dry World D: Tick Tock Clock, Tall Tall Mountain, Rainbow Ride

[@TheRealHelvetica]

8:33 that negative emotional aura, gonna have to agree about those enemies that throw you.

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

Holy cow, an upload soon after another one?! YES!

[@Kitsunemetal]

Super mario 64 was my first n64 game it was so awesome.

[@sidnew2739]

Wasn't it everybodys?

[@edhc44]

Tall Tall Mountain and Tiny Huge Island are two of my favorites, and they didn't even get mentioned here. But aside from Rainbow Ride, I don't think I really dislike any other stages in this game. Even Hazy Maze Cave has its charm, be it because the first time you get Metal Mario is so awesome it will never leave your mind, be it because half A presses. But first we need to talk about parallel universes

[@lordroy88]

Wet Dry World rocks! The town is awesome and the water level can be changed and the platforming is great!

[@MrMegaManFan]

It’s awesome to see Proto Man and Mega Man kickin’ it in the background of the intro!

[@prastarkeepers]

I would mostly agree, except for Snowman’s Land. I honestly hate that level. I probably would have picked Tall, Tall Mountain for that section. Also, I’m surprised you didn’t give a dishonorable mention to that Pink Cloud bonus stage on account of it being the literal worst.

[@myloemike]

This video is really great. I loved the sunshine video as well. Very cool series! I'd love to see more best and worsts of your other favourite games :)

[@ChristopherMoom]

Tick Tock Clock is the best because of its upwarp glitch that still hasn't been recreated after 4 years

[@HandmadeGoose97]

Ooo I remember that!

[@githon1541]

Christopher Millian it’s amazing… that’s what.

[@HandmadeGoose97]

@Christopher Millian it was a Speedrunner that happened to accidentally come across a glitch where Mario basically spawns upwards in the air for no reason (upwarp) This glitch has never been recreated since then (the last time I checked there's a $$$ reward too for whomever finds how to do it)

[@HandmadeGoose97]

@Christopher Millian I forgot, it's been 4 years🙁

[@dimentiorules]

@Christopher Millian $1,000

[@SmolBug]

Yes, I completely agree with your opinions on Snowman's Land. I honestly love this stage, a lot more so than Cool Cool Mountain. It sucks that people always trash on this level for being too "Simplistic", despite all of the cool things designed into the level. For example, triple jumping over those moving platforms is so fun, and I had fond memories of doing that sequence in particular as a kid. Obviously, the best "Snow" levels come from stages in games like Banjo Kazzoie "Freezeezey Peak" and Banjo Tooie "Halfire Peaks" (Snow Side). But either way, Snowmans Land is without a doubt one of the most underrated stages in my opinion.

[@strain42]

I said it on the BK Jiggies video and I'll say it here but I really like this rapid fire back and forth between the good and the bad. It creates a really nice contrast and keeps the video moving at a really nice pace.

[@theofficialchannelofoffici7962]

If you add points for the thwomp going "OGHH OHH" then for me I add 30 points to bomb battlefield for king bobomb yelling "RUM BUM BUM BUM"

[@Legomaster719]

I got to play Super Mario 64 before it was released outside of Japan. My father worked for a company called Cybersmith, they sold time that you could spend on video game consoles and internet. They bought a Japanese N64 shortly after it's release along with a copy of Super Mario 64. Before the public was able to have access to the system he brought my brother and I so that we could play it. He also invited a foreign exchange student that he and my mother hosted from Japan. She was able to interpret what the signs said so we could know the controls and play the game. It was alot of fun.

[@Vampocrat]

And ironically, Rainbow Ride was the one to become a stage in Smash Bros. Then again, to its credit, Tick Tock Clock did become one of the best tracks in the Mario Kart games.

[@GDRunny]

MAN im so early its not a 1,000 views yet! keep up the good work gilly!

[@irishhuskie2585]

5/5: Bob-Omb Battlefield, Cool Cool Mountain 4/5: Whomp’s Fortress, Tiny-Huge Island, Tick Tock Clock 3/5: Big Boo’s Haunt, Hazy Maze Cave, Shifting Sand Land, Wet-Dry World, Tall Tall Mountain 2/5: Jolly Roger Bay, Lethal Lava Land, Snowman’s Land 1/5: Dire Dire Docks, Rainbow Ride

[@DestronYT]

For the Eel I've noticed if you he spots you, go to the top of the water, come back down then he'll have come out. That's how I've always done it.

[@TheMGMfan]

2:44 Apparently, you have to get close to the eel, swim away, and then swim back, and the eel leaves offscreen. My question is why this is the first star; it's a fusion between the treasure chest and eel stars, and it makes both of them more challenging (especially the chest one, where you have to get the right order underwater and therefore under a time limit), so wouldn't it make sense to put it after those? The only reason I can think of is that getting this star makes the ship float to the surface, which is required to get two of the red coins and therefore get that star.

[@tossingturnips]

While I knew about the trick in Tick Tock Clock, I never realized the one about Wet Dry World, or even Mario losing his hat causing 2x the damage. Also, yes, I agree with you on Rainbow Ride. It made me hate the stage song for so long until people started using it in trolls in Mario Maker.

[@bonedog5130]

What a great/funny/terrifying/unfortunate story about mario's hat falling into the ice maze

[@TwisterTH]

Dude, what with the pause and sad face at 0:45 ? I mean, I’m not saying anything, just really wondered for a second. Other then that, good to see a video from you.

[@rippinkorpse]

I would have liked if you just talked about every single level of what you hate and love, great video as always. Underrated channel.

[@Qwoll]

Actually the town and wet dry world is supposed be accessed via the canon

[@githon1541]

Nah, BLJ is the intended method.

[@startheangel9760]

It's hard getting to the pink bomb platform unless you max out the water by jumping high into the painting

[@fruitlion8]

We have opposite opinions on some things, I guess everyone enjoyed 64 for different reasons. Bowser in the Fire Sea was my favourite Bowser stage, and I adore Jolly Roger Bay for its sense of mystery and I just enjoy exploring underwater worlds.

[@HistoryandReviews]

Well no durr not everyone shares your lame opinion

[@jordthenord7164]

Not Jolly Roger and hazy maze! Swankybox bout to be pissed as fuckkk

[@MrAguy645]

Holy shit. I remember watching my dad getting Mario's hat stuck under the star in the ice maze when I was a kid. He still ended up beating the game out of principle, but he was definitely annoyed about that

[@BALLSLAPNIFICENT_]

I always imagine you have mini york peppermint party's in your ears. Because you're fucking fresh maaaaan

[@teeth227]

why did i stare at your forehead whenever you were on screen

[@thewalrusclown]

8:42: Wet dry world, the water temple, Rust bucket bay, why dose EVERY 3D platformer on the N64 have to have at least 1 super shitty water level

[@riahlexington]

I like hazy maze cave except for 100 coins and red coins. The rest of the stars are fun to cheese. I’ve always kind of done that too lol. I also cheese the other stars and I love clipping through the elevator

[@HistoryandReviews]

The rest of the stars are fun to fart?

[@saucebou1069]

Never once have I heard someone have a mental breakdown over a hat

[@julianbell9161]

My favorite stages are Whomp’s Fortress, Bobomb Battlefield, and Tiny Huge Island. These stages capture the feel of old school Mario to me. Maybe it’s because these stages are full of more familiar enemies like koopas, whomps, goombas, etc. as opposed to newer enemies, but they just have that fun feel to them. My least favorites are Rainbow Ride, Shifting Sands Land, Dire, Dire Docks and the linear Bowser Stages (I’m putting all three of them into 1 category). I’m actually surprised this guy put Snowman’s Land above Cool, Cool Mountain. This might be the first time I’ve seen someone rank that level higher. I like both levels a lot, though I I think Snow Man’s Land is easier than Cool, Cool Mountain, so I rank Cool Mountain higher

[@iBenjamin1000]

Top 3 stages would have to be big boo's haunt, tick tock clock and...maybe jolly roger bay. Least favorite shifting sand land, tiny huge island, and yeah, rainbow ride is a pretty poopy final course.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I apparently liked just stopping every thing in Tick Tock Clock, at least in the DS remake.

[@VonFirflirch]

Same. Until I slap myself across the face once I get to the star that requires stuff to actually be moving x)

[@TheMGMfan]

@@VonFirflirch Actually, it's possible to get every star in this level while it's still if you're skilled enough; the Thwomp star, for example, can be obtained with either a well executed triple jump on the top minute hand and dive to the conveyor belt before the Thwomp, and a wall kick from a side jump allows you to get on the triangular platform that you would otherwise have to wait on the moving platform to get to, which is impossible when it's still.

[@githon1541]

My favorite is rainbow ride… nobody but me likes it. ;-; Tick tock clock is my second favorite though.

[@patriciam1932]

What about the fact that there's a heave-ho on that stage and if he gets near you he'll throw you off the stage and there is two coin blocks next to him so if you want the 100 coin Star you have to purposely avoid him and there's also the fact that if you make one mistake most of the time you're going to die and start all over

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

I would love if Nintendo made a Super Mario collection for the Switch to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary! It could feature titles such as: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Super Mario Galaxy 2. I know that's a lot, but if they are able to do it or make some sacrifices, then it would be a worthy celebration of 35 years of Super Mario, when we are already getting a sequel to Mario's 30th Anniversary game later this week!

[@RedheadButNotReally]

Gilly: "I think, after all these years, the game and its stages still stack up." Me, having barely any nostalgic ties to this game: "...No."

[@sponge5]

thatquirkyredhead Why not?

[@ntrovertedgaming5808]

Sponge ikr, this game in my opinion is one of the few n64 games that actually aged well lmao

[@penelope7354]

Huh, weird. I thought Wet-Dry World was the most innovative ways to combine swimming and fun platforming mechanics....one of my favourites tbh. 9:27 Wait you people actually _used_ the Heave-Hos? That makes sense

[@riahlexington]

Best and worst ocarina of time dungeons? Do child dungeons, adult dungeons, and mini dungeons

[@slashermaster28]

Kinda funny how slow and underwhelming Rainbow Ride is considering the fast-paced and upbeat slide theme plays in it.

[@lennoxschmidt4020]

I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion on that stage, That's the stage that whenever I got to it in a playthrough, I would just consider stopping there lol

[@pouchnoubout]

Jolly roger bay was kind of dull, but i honestly didn't care because of the music in it. : )

[@TheAmazingSpiderPunk]

Surprisingly I agree with literally every point of this video. Especially the hatred of Jolly Roger Bay. I swear, lil babby P! had nightmares of that stage.

[@fryPS]

I like how you put them out of order rather than from worst to best or best to worst

[@gillythekid]

I didn’t. I explained the format at the start of the video

[@NCG337]

not Wet dry World! That's my favorite stage :( My list is: S: Whomp's Fortress, Wet-Dry World, Tick-Tock Clock, Bob-Omb Battlefield A: Hazy Maze Cave, Dire, Dire Docks, Tall Tall Mountain B: Lethal Lava Land, Bowser Stages, Cool Cool Mountain C: Snowmans Land, Jolly Roger Bay, Cap Unlock Stages D: Tiny-Huge Island, Rainbow Ride F: Shifting Sand Land (say what you will about Rainbow Ride, SSL can go fuck off into the depths of hell! It's a boring, barren landscape with annoying insta-deaths and the only eventful thing about it it's the pyramid)

[@supersonicmario56]

Best and Worst Spyro and Crash levels Come on Gil, Come on

[@isenokami7810]

Definitely agree with you on the third floor levels, though that’s not exactly hard when there’s only two. I don’t hate Rainbow Ride so much as I don’t f$&@ing care about it, but Tick Tock Clock is the best stage in the game.

[@datakenzington7342]

Ngl, I’m binge watching your vids

[@jennifergriel861]

I think Rainbow Ride was them trying to implement an auto scroll level in a 3D Mario. And it didn’t work

[@TheRealRustyIsHere]

Wait, No-Hat Mario takes double damage⁉️

[@RyansChannel0203]

This list lost all credibility when he said Jolly Roger Bay was the worst.

[@GretchenGoebel]

Throwback Galaxy is actually a sequel to Whomps Fortress

[@ernshaw78]

I too lost my hat in Snowman's Land. I feel the trauma.

[@DestronYT]

My Top 3 best and worst mario 64 levels: Best: 1. Leathel Lava Land 2. Big Boos Haunt 3. Tall Tall Mountain Worst: 1. Hazy Maze Cave 2. Jolly Rogers Bay 3. Shifting Sand Lands

[@jakestake5914]

How do you feel about Mario Odysessy ? Does it beat Mario 64?

[@WitherSnow]

Can you please do this for Galaxy and 2?

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

9:24 I'm a Chuckster!

[@funnyman5719]

I absolutely fucking hate that hidden pyramid level in the wall after you beat your first bowser boss level, especially when trying to climb that STUPID FUCKING PYRAMID, combined with Mario's clunky programming for when you want to run backwards, whether he goes full 180 in an instant like I used to expect him to, or go into this stupid ark like he has FUCKING TANK CONTROLS, & the kind of enemies you have to deal with on tighter than usual platforms ON FUCKING SLOPES!!!

[@TWKReviewsOLD]

Can't say it's exactly the best but my favorite level in the game will always be the first Bowser level due to it being the first one of its kind I ever played. On top of that it's the first time the game gives you any sort of legitimate platforming challenges. Worst: can't disagree with you as Rainbow Ride is the woooooooorst.

[@madmaster0015]

I wish they would remaster this game.

[@WobblesandBean]

Rainbow ride. Fuckin' poopie. ~Gilly, 2019

[@keirjarvie6998]

Hazy Mazy Cave and Rainbow Ride May aswell have the worst 100 coin mission in the game. I also detest Rainbow Ride. To make sure I don’t get bored while standing on the carpets, I just hum “A Whole New World” from Aladdin. Cool Cool Mountain might be my personal favourite stage in the game. I love the visuals, missions and music.

[@nisinator2]

9:49 that was so funny XD talk about brutal

[@horridlorries1237]

Best and Worse Super Mario 64 Enemies would be a good idea for a video but Blargg would just be at the top.

[@randomshmuck1969]

What about tall tall?

[@Ltd1764]

Did you get a new mic? I can hear a difference and I can't place my finger on what it is exactly.

[@dragonwulfe1]

Eggs, Egg.

[@CoobyPls]

Eeeeeeeegggggggsssssssssisisissss

[@ilikecurry2345]

Low-Poly Mario. What a funny one.

[@jedgrahek1426]

I honestly take issue with the notion that using warps to skip the whole level, every single time you play, somehow constitutes "mastering" a level. You aren't doing a speedrun. Skipping content just because you can is laziness, or disinterest in actually playing the game, not mastery. edit: do you have ADHD? Not meaning that maliciously, it's just what occurred to me after how consistently you based your preferences on whether a star was fast and simple or not....

[@colleenglanville8293]

No one: Not a single soul: gillythekid:Let's a go.

[@MoffMuppet]

My favorite is probably Tiny-Huge Island, mostly because I'm a sucker for the gimmick. My least favorite is Jolly Roger Bay, because there's NOTHING interesting to see in it.

[@khistraley1150]

Maybe I'm just really dumb, but I love wet dry world!

[@erikmclennan3934]

Swim up to the eel then swim to the surface. The eel will have exited the ship entrance.

[@riahlexington]

Also that’s a funny story about snowman’s land

[@Zitsanrael1117]

While I understand where Gil is coming from for his choices of "worst" stages, I've always been of the opinion that frustration is worse than tedium. I would call HMC the best of the basement and SSL the worst, with LLL not faring much better than SSL, and WDW the best of the third floor with THI the worst. No argument about Rainbow Ride though, that stage is hot garbage.

[@andrewcovell9692]

Opens the video admitting wearing nostalgia glasses 👌

[@colleenglanville8293]

Super Mario 64 is my childhood and I agree with this whole list! 😄😁👍

[@stanstanstan2597]

I just got this game. March 2020.

[@supdudd5436]

I love SM64, but the final two stages suck balls. I never ever bothered to complete either of them. I gotta disagree about Wet Dry World. I think it's genius. But then again, I'm one of the few people that loves the Water Temple :P

[@Luddy-n3x]

how can dire dire docks be better than joly roger bay in any way

[@GamingWarlord64]

I want another banjo video please :D

[@Lowcharisma_LC]

Big boos haunt is my favorite

[@lauraluvbi]

I'M SOO F*CKING EXCITED NOW!! :D

[@riahlexington]

I like wet dry world too And I like the water temple I think tall tall mountain is way worse If you know what to do in wet dry world you can avoid the heave hos entirely

[@VonFirflirch]

Tall Tall Mountain became alright to me, once I realised you could use random winds to skip the beginning portion. I love how you can completely ignore the hidden slide area, too x)

[@riahlexington]

VonFirflirch alright I’ll try that

[@khistraley1150]

On a scale of 1 to poppy, it's fucking poopy

[@moana_skellington]

Please open a video with "super Mario 64 is shit" please just set the world on fire

[@briancline7349]

I’m in my 20’s and I like Rainbow Ride! 😛