It’s a bit strange that when we look back at N64 games during the 90’s there are almost no 2D Mario titles on that console. There is not question that Nintendo was more focused on creating some of the best 3D titles that they possibly could. With games like Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 there was really no need to go back to 2D visuals for the Nintendo 64.

If anything keeping 2D games on Game Boy and Game Boy Advance was a much better idea. Even though, there were more 2D games on the PS1 opposed to the N64 it seemed Nintendo’s ability to create the best 3D video games was one of the main things that made the company stand out from its competitors until Sega came out with the 128 bit Dreamcast console in 1998. While having 2D Super Mario games on the N64 could have worked out in theory they may not have been as successful as titles such as Super Mario 64 in practice.