Super Mario 64: 2 Game of the Year awards

No count exists for 1996: Super Mario 64 holds 2 of the 4 Game of the Year awards on record for a season from before the census, so no winner is named.

Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first Super Mario game to feature 3D graphics, combining traditional Super Mario gameplay, visual style, and characters in a large open world.

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Super Mario 64 collected Game of the Year awards in 1996, a season with no full count, with 2 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

2Total awards
2Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Super Mario 64 win?

Super Mario 64 won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 1996 season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Super Mario 64 win Game of the Year?

There is no full count for 1996, so this site names no winner. Super Mario 64 holds 2 of the 4 Game of the Year awards on record for that season.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released23 June 1996
DeveloperNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
PublisherNintendo

3D platform game
collect-a-thon platformer
Nintendo 64
Wii U

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1
United Kingdom	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year	Source
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	United States	1996	Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 92 (March 1997), pages 82-90
Golden Joystick Awards	United Kingdom	1996	gamesradar.com

← Full 1996 results

Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.