Could You SURVIVE in Super Mario 64?

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After many decades in the Mushroom Kingdom, you finally breathe your last. You feel your grasp on life easing. Your vision becomes blurrier and darker, and the sounds become distant. It's like falling asleep, but slower, and you're conscious through all of it. You become still, but don't feel breathless. And then, the light at the end of the tunnel finally embraces you. You realize there's an afterlife, and is about to start pondering about religion, when it all comes back and you suddenly land on your feet, 67 years younger - just like the day you were just brought here. At the corner of your vision, you see a number decreasing. You've just lost a life.

"Mario doesn't know how to use tools." That's the biggest insult you could give a plumber.

An isekai anime where the protagonist is brought into a platformer instead of an RPG and the survival situation is more dire.

You:"Could you get a days worth of calories out of that one turtle?"
Me screaming at the screen: "YES THAT'S A 5 FOOT TURTLE I COULD LIVE FOR A MONTH OFF OF THAT SOB!!"

This premise would make for a hilarious romhack. Normal Dude 64: you have a hunger bar, one life, and you have a super pitiful jump. You take like 30 seconds to climb up a ledge, but hey, you're a bit taller!

I just want to imagine Mario or whoever this is suppose to be surviving, hunched over a make shift fire in a corner of one of the rooms or what not with a cheep cheep over the fire, and Peach just comes down, sees this, and is like "We have a pantry you know."

Hello, regular fish eater here.
The fish in the pond, if they are all that size, you'd need at most 3 of those fish to have a comfortable meal.

10:20, I wouldn't say that the castle resets. If you do enough things in stages you can permanently change the castle's form. For example: groundpounding the pillars in the basement, unlocking the hidden stage for the wingcap or opening the doors to the different levels. I'd say that making a bed is the same as any of these tasks.

3:20 apparently according to 64 ds, barbecued goomba is a delicacy.

8:00
"This world wasn't built for people, like us.
It was built for Italians"
Finally, a place for me!

I think it's worth noting that Toads aren't the only people in the castle -- koopas and pink Bob-ombs can also talk to you! A plus for the socialization, but a moral negative for the food sourcing

You say pokeys are made of cactus but they are obviously salted pretzels.

For food, don't forget there are mushrooms hidden EVERYWHERE, and supposedly Goombas are meant to be some sort of sentient mushroom, so you have a decent source of meat and vegetables

This video is the ultimate proof that I'll watch ANYTHING to not eat in silence.

If you are transported to the world as yourself, Mario would become a factor into your survivability
Changes if Mario were there
-if Mario considers you an enemy, consider your survival over
-however, if Mario hasn't crushed your skull in, he could get you supplies for you to live as a “side quest” for him
-Mario would save the princess, meaning cake, (and another person to socialize with)
There are probably more factors, but if you didn’t transport to the world as Mario, he could help you survive a lot

Mario doesn't know who's to use tools? He's a plumber bro

Goombas are either shiitake mushrooms or chestnuts depending on who you ask (if you ask me they're mushrooms) so that could help with the vitamin deficiency.

Maybe the only one I'd change is sociability. There are more people to talk to other than just the Toads. Yoshi is on the roof (if you manage to get up there), the penguins in Snowman's Land both speak, Koopa the Quick speaks, the pink Bob-ombs speak, and bosses speak (they are straight up enemies, however I'm sure after a while they won't be as aggressive to you when they realize your basically just trapped there.) Still not a 5/5 because most these characters are very different to a normal person, but at least you have variety in people you can communicate with.

This raises a good question. Princess Peach claims to have baked a cake for Mario, but there isn’t a single kitchen in the whole castle

This makes me realize how nice it is to have a stationary, indoor, normal ass bed to come home to every day.

No food or water around aside from these sources? How the hell did they make a cake then?
Also the castle resetting isn't true. Doors stay unlocked, the moat stays drained, the tower of wingcap light remains, etc.

I think I would've made the "X-Factor" score a point lower. Some of the worlds are beautiful and peaceful, and I know there are a handful of Toads, but the whole game has this sense of forlorn isolation that I think would really mess with someone's head after awhile.

7:20 maybe the mushroom kingdom has lower gravity?

9:10 1 thing you are forgetting is that Mario doesn't know how to use tools and we do, so theoretically you could go and cut down some trees, bring them in and make some makeshift bridges and ladders, don't know how you would kill the giant turtle though

I absolutely love this idea for a series. So many worlds to think about under this new lense of CAN you survive there.

You said earlier Peach would be captured already, then wouldn't that mean Mario would show up from the letter reaching him inviting him for cake? Then you could hang out with him and possibly help him a little on his quest.

What's interesting would be the socializing. Not because toads are... well... toads, but because of the resetting aspect. If everything resets in the castle once you reenter, do the toads as well? Forgetting everything you talked about before you left? Making it practically impossible to build any kind a bond with anyone.

11:04 Maybe not, the stages don't change (some of them change) but the main castle not, for example the water on the outside of the castle, if you low the level of water, it doesn't reset when you go to a level

Actually the waterfall outside of Peach's castle comes from hazy maze cave. You can get washed down-stream in the underground river in the metal cap button area, and it'll take you straight to that waterfall and dump you right in the moat.

Considering the castle saves the amount of stars you have/doors you've unlocked/switches you pressed, it's safe to assume you could build things and not have them reset. It's literally just those 4 coins in the foyer. Someone must keep putting them there...

If everything respawns when you leave the level then you can walk into the Dire Dire Docks painting area. Smash the glass holding the fish and simply pick them all up to cook.

Remember that since you're not Mario, you could negotiate with Bowser. Maybe he could lend you a hand in exchange for tribute.

I feel like despite all of this, the end goal would still be to defeat/kill Bowser. Sure, it would be one hell of a journey, and you might even get killed doing it, but saving Peach would be an invaluable asset to survival, as she is both Not A Toad for that extra bit of socialization, and she can procure cakes. Maybe not entirely healthy to eat fully, but the cherries and strawberries on the cake would provide some good nourishment and vital sugars.

I gotta say, for food I feel like there's a lot more than you covered! It's worth mentioning that goombas are mushrooms/chestnuts so I'd have to imagine that you can eat them. Plus they're abundant and easy to catch!
There's also penguins, different birds, clams, a rabbit, bugs I guess. If you're willing to get hurt there's even piranha plants which might count as a vegetable lol
Still, great video! :3

Great video! Really fun and creative concept. Got me thinking and I have a few notes.
Before I get into that though, I think that there should be two separate ways you evaluate each game for these kinds of games, one looking at mechanics and one looking at implications. Otherwise, you have a world that resets but not one where one-ups work. So instead have one that goes entirely off of game features. You’re stuck in a game, some irl things work in game like cooking food but you’re mostly reliant on the world. The other method is implications. It must be implied that there is a larger mushroom kingdom with more people and characters, it’s implied the toads must have cooks and food, etc. I also think you should decide if the survivor knows anything about this game before entering. I personally think it’s more fun if they don’t.
For this, I’m gonna assume game mechanics function. So for starters, the magic hearts could heal you so injury isn’t an issue. Furthermore, one ups seem to be physical objects so it seems like you can’t die of unnatural causes so long as you have some in stock. You also heal when collecting a star, even if its one you’ve already collected.
I love the idea that mario would have to be slightly nomadic due to how this world works that’s really cool.
The fish outside the castle and in the fish tank should be plenty good enough to eat and you can just reset them meaning you only need bobomb battlefield and you’re able to spend a fair few days in the castle without resetting. Don’t forget though, you need fire, and I don’t think you can access all areas of the castle without first acquiring a star.
I feel like regardless of the toads, your average person would get super lonely and try to rescue peach regardless. Especially if there’s respawns.
If there aren’t respawns and you can’t exit stages, this place becomes a lot more dangerous. Get curious about the wrong painting and you could literally be stuck in a place you can’t get out of. Look up at the light in the castle, you’re a dead man. That’s terrifying.
Do you have a lakitu following you around like mario does? If so that can drive someone mad. So can the bright colors and single textures. I think your chance of madness is high here. That should be a rating factor btw, chance of madness.
Speaking of madness, do you think it ever becomes night time? If we’re going off game mechanics, probably not. That would really suck, especially with how bright the castle is. The slide is somewhat dark, could be a decent place to sleep. Plus the star can reset your health each time.
Now I can’t stop thinking about this world. Incredible idea for a series I can’t wait for more.

4:47 I’m pretty sure a KRplusr used to live in that room until the incident.
You could make a ladder from the castle’s railings to traverse high places, you could make a whip like weapon out of a stick and barbwire to kill bowser as well as any enemy you’d like to eat. You could use a shell, a monkey, and a metal hat container as to traverse the deep water as well as act like armor as everything connected to you would turn to metal including that wooden pickaxe you makeshifted. Using the best if available technology could help in the long run as you could save peach to gain access to berries from peach’s cake.

Speaking as an Italian, the castle was not built for us, it was built for Princess Peach. Rookie mistake honestly.

Technically, sustain should be infinite because there're plenty of accessible and respawnable 1-up mushrooms in the castle and early stages.
I say "technically" because whether dying and coming back counts as "surviving" is arguable. You don't NOT die, but you also aren't DEAD, so...

One problem: You can't actually access later stages without getting stars. It would have been nice if this video assessed the accessibility of the stages you'd need to survive. To reach "Cool Cool Mountain" or "Jolly Roger Bay" for example you need to first earn 3 stars. You won't survive the Thwomp Fortress, so you'll have to get them all in the first stage and/or the castle.
In the castle there are 15 secret stars, but most are too dangerous to even try for. You could collect 8 coins in a special swimming course, but you'd probably drown trying. You could try getting 8 coins in the flying course, but you'd risk falling to your death. You could safely catch the rabit in the basement, but you'd need 20 stars and then 50 stars to get the two stars from it so that's not happening.
This means that your only real option is to get 3 stars in the first stage. Can you though? Racing the turtle up the mountain might be viable, but it would still be a very dangerous race given how fast it moves. Looking at it's size and you'll see that it runs way faster than most humans can move so your only chance here is to cheat. Since your plan is to try and eat it anyway then you can assume it might have a star on it's person so I'd say that one is doable. OK, what else? Well, I don't think I'd be physically capable of picking up King Bob-Omb. It must be a good 20 feet tall and wide and he's clearly made of metal. You can't throw him 3 times if you can't even pick him up. Although, since this is an Isekai story, you can assume to not be bound by game rules. If you can sneak up on him and get a fire to his crown you can light his fuse and wait for him to blow so that's star 2. OK, so far so good. What else?
Uh oh... To get the third or fourth star you'll have to get into a giant canon and launch yourself onto the floating island. That's not likely to happen. Assuming you only have one real life you can't risk being shot off a cliff like that. Also, one of the red coins for the fourth star would require betting behind chain chomp and that would terrify me more. The only other star that seems possible is the star you get from collecting 100 coins, but that's not going to happen regardless of how it works since this particular stage only has 95 coins. Maybe if you can physically pick up coins and put them in a backpack it would work, but it might not be possible given the next problem.
In Mario 64 you can only leave a stage by collecting a star or opening a menu, but if we assume that there is no menu then you will be stuck in the stage until you get the star. Thankfully you can pick up the shadow of stars you already have, but that still means that you have to plan to get a star every time you enter a painted world if you want to return to the castle.
So getting your third star will require having a bag capable of holding 100 coins that you can carry with you while repetedly getting the same star over and over again. Only then can you finally move onto another painted world. Well, I guess the alternative is to try fighting the boos, but I'm assuming you don't want to join them forever.
It's very unlikely that you'd get to many of the other stages, but you will be able to get a few more at least. Once you get your third star you could go to Cool, Cool Mountain and get a star for carrying the baby penguin. That should be easy enough especially given the teleport shortcuts. Then again, if you slip on the ice you fall to your death so you'd want to build ice shoes or something. Racing the penguin here would be a fatal mistake, but getting your 5th star would be possible because the red coins here are accessible. Getting a star for completing the snowman is technically possible, but likewise very dangerous since you have to slide down the mountain in a very specific way without sliding off the cliff. And I am assuming that you won't want to launch yourself from a canon so that leaves you with just 5 stars total.
In Jolly Roger Bay you won't have many options without the ability to swim deep underwater while holding your breath for a prolonged duration. It's also extremely dangerous with mat eating clams and giant eels. There's a star accessible from canon, but you won't survive being shot at the wall like that so not a real option. That means you still only have 5 stars. Unfortunately that's not going to be enough to access any other stages aside from the Thromp Fortress, but I don't see any reasonable options for getting any stars from there.
Another thought it that I would expect that, as an Isekai, the world won't be all pixelated so there's that at least.
In any case, given the inability to reach every stage given how the doors to them are magically restricted would that change any of your ratings? Oh, and it should go without saying that since you need 31 stars to access the second floor you probably won't be able to grab a bedroom for yourself in the castle.

This is such an amazing concept for a series!! I am staying tuned.

9:00 good point, but you also forgot other friendly NPCs such as pink bob ombs

Talking to the Toads around the castle would call into question the nature of the video game world of Peach's Castle versus the implied universe it exists in. Mario can't leave to travel elsewhere in the Mushroom Kingdom because of the limitations of it being a video game, and the fact that he's on a mission to save Peach. But what happens if you ask a Toad "where are the roads leading away from the castle?" or "where do the toads and princess eat and sleep? How do you get supplies? Where is the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom?"

10:30 Seeing Mario's choice of furnishing was hilarious.

The world music would drive you mad after awhile. Youd have to stay in the courtyard to escape the songs, but then youd catch yourself memorizing the same few bird chirps

This is my jam. I was honestly a bit frustrated that you only made 3 days ago. I want more.
I do have to add that there's technically cake. I agree that we would never get it, but you can't forget to mention the cake at the end! And here some food for thought, or thoughts about food. If you DO get the cake, there's seeds on what I'm assuming is fresh strawberries. You could plant them and grow them at one location.
I think it's really funny to train for years to save the princess just to pick the seeds off her cake and settle down. The real reward was the seeds on some garnish on an otherwise sad reward.
Well, hope you make more soon. I would love to see more cartoon-y worlds like this, you made a good choice. Silent Hill 1, Tomb Raider one and any Kirby games might also be fun. Look forward to it.

2/5 for food? Hello, mushrooms!?!? Hell, Princess Peach makes Mario a cake at the end of the game. That alone would suggest there are equivalents to eggs, flour, and sugar.

About the food... Can't you hunt the Goomba for food? Or the big bird in the desert? The Goomba are some kind of mushroom, and if you are in Mario 64, there are the Toad and Peach so maybe they have food 'somewhere' that we don't see. And is not like you can't think something 'out of the box' of rules from Mario 64 to save her, maybe even negotiate with Bowser

Fresh off of reading Delicious in Dungeon, I'm perfectly ready to evaluate edibility of every enemy in Mario 64. (Going in alphabetical order, by the wiki's category page. This doesn't include neutral or friendly creatures like penguins. Assume anything I skipped I didn't have anything to say beyond "seems inedible".)
- Bully: I mean, the eyes imply there's some organs in there? That tough carapace will be a huge pain to take apart. Besides, only in LLL, so it's a no go.
- Bob-omb: not even remotely worth hunting. Butchering one would also be dangerous. Maybe there's something you could scavenge post-detonating but I doubt it. That's assuming they're even organic at all.
- Bubba: Generally agreed with you: looks like a lot of meat, but a dangerous hunt. Might be worth the risk though.
- Bookend: The red inside makes me think there might be flesh in there? BBB is definitely somewhat dangerous to reach, you'd have to fight off Boos, but it's not the worst. A solid "maybe".
- Bomp/Moving Bar: Again, eyes imply organs. You might be able to kill it by stabbing it in the eye? It has severely limited ability to fight back. So much work to get at whatever flesh is in there, though.
- Bullet Bill: See Bob-Omb.
- Clam: That big clam would have a nice chunk of meat! Unfortunately they're way too deep underwater to reach.
- Chuckya: Seems mechanical. Note the ticking sounds and the flat white eyes.
- Fwoosh: Maybe there's something in there? It's got a face. Likely not much edible even if there is, and not a great hunt.
- Goomba: Putting aside their much discussed inspirations... They're large and fleshy and soft-bodied. Whether vegetable or animal, that's a very appealing option.
- Koopa Troopa: That's a turtle alright. Seems meaty. Does have ethical concerns, given Koopa the Quick. Plus you might not to upset him even if you aren't concerned about ethics, he's reasonably friendly (and also right there when you enter BOB).
- Klepto: There's only one of him (it?), and it'd be hard to take down. You ever hunted a bird? Meat might be tough but yeah, it's a bird.
- Lakitu: In this scenario, is Lakitu the cameraman following you as he would Mario? Probably do not eat his relatives if so. Otherwise, yeah, this is a Koopa.
- Mad Piano: Same thoughts as the Bookends, but WAY more dangerous to find out.
- Manta: Real animal. But it's underwater.
- Mr. I: It's literally a giant organ! Eye is not the most appetizing organ, but needs must.
- Mr Blizzard: There might be something organic in there. But probably not.
- Moneybags: Eh? Another "no proof there's meat, but you could check" type.
- Unagi / Maw-Ray: don't even try it.
- Pokey: Yeah, probably. Seems to be a plant. There could be vitamins in there.
- Piranha Plant: Now this one's interesting. Lots of plant matter here. The bulb and stem probably both have lots of tough tissue for all that moving they do and supporting the weight. Could boil it maybe? Cut it up thin and grill it? Plus there's whatever system makes the fire in there. I'm more interested in the root system, that could be promising.
- Scuttlebug & Skeeter: Both of these large insects(?) are pretty promising. I'm no expert on preparing or eating insects(?) though.
- Sushi: That is a shark. I'm not fishing for sharks. You might, though.
- Spiny: Mostly the same process as hunting a Koopa. But spikier.
- Spindrift: I suspect the big white ball is supposed to evoke cotton or dandelions, already beyond a point of edibility. Probably all just seeds, and not a nice kind.
- Thwomp: See Moving Bars.
- Whomp: Like a Thwomp but it can pursue you.

About the castle resetting, would it ? When you drain the water, it stays drained for the entire game, it doesn't reset. So the rest probably wouldn't reset either.
Also if you think about it, Mario is also in this world, right ? When you arrive, Mario might have already defeated Bowser, you could even befriend him which would be awesome.
Peach is a kind person, surely she would let you live in the castle, she wouldn't let you outside on your own with nowhere to go. She could give you a room, install beds and stuff...
Also at the end of the game, she speaks of baking a cake, meaning that she has ingredients, so there is a way for her to get ingredients and cook things. We don't see it, but they have a sustainable source of ingredients.
Life in Peach's castle would be pretty chill. And if you want to do things by yourself a bit, maybe Mario could train you. Maybe you could team up with him next time Bowser attacks.
And even if they don't appear in the game, all the other people in the Mushroom Kingdom exist, like Luigi and you could meet him. Of course that depends if being in this world means only what's shown in the game exists (so no Luigi), or if the things and people that we know exist are present even if the game doesn't show them.

Omg please do more of this. This video was so fun to watch and after finishing it, I scrawled frantically through your videos, looking for more. Such good content!

During the jump height comparison segment, the average human was judged on the grounds of their own gravitational restrictions (Earth's gravity) opposed to Mario on SM64 world's weaker gravitational pull.
Just a thought, i am no scientist or anything qualified for the exact parameters and numerical comparison of both gravities.

For veggies, I think you'd be able to take some of the flowers that grow in various places to make a sort of salad. A lot of flowers are edible, and can even have a decent amount of vitamins. Take dandelions for example. Course, not all of them taste good, and some flowers are poisonous... Definitely avoid eating Piranha Plants.
Alternatively- depending on how long you're staying and the kinds of flowers/trees available- get some fruit. Now I don't remember if there are any roses anywhere in sm64, but if so those would be perfect for scurvy, as rose hips have some of the highest vitamin C concentrations of any fruit!

I cannot see how a castle housing dozens of denizens is not a walk in the park for all of these categories.
Changes to the castle stay in between visits, it is only resources that respawn which is the literal perfect situation for survival.

I mean… Princess Peach discusses baking a cake twice in the game, so Peach’s castle definitely has a kitchen.
The main question we have to ask is where tf did Peach hide it?

Make Minecraft literally every water is fresh because Steve can drink it with bottles without any de-buff, and so much meat, just hard to get fire.

you can also talk to the red bob-ombs in BoB, they're friendly, maybe you could broker peace with king bob-omb and have philosophical debates about the nature of the different bob-ombs, perhaps after a rocky start you might be able to chat with King Whomp (assuming you could get up there) something else you could do is go fishing for Unagi in Jolly roger bay, he's a massive eel, and he just swims around, not attacking, so possibly easier than bubba. you could always talk to the penguins in cool cool mountain, maybe after you rescue her child you become friends with penguin mom, or chat with penguin racer, i think sociability is a 5/5 because you aren't stuck with just the toads and food could be a 3/5 cuz i didn't manage to think of any vegetables, also you could chat with mips in the basement.

'I'd collect 1-Up mushrooms so even if I do die, I'd come back to life. Collecting Metal Caps could be nice to.'
'also its nice that we can exit stages at will using only Our Mind, & that the physical portals that are the paintings aren't 1-way trips'

Something important you didn't consider is that most of castle would still be inaccessible to us if Mario never arrived to rescue everyone. This includes the basement and the 2nd and 3rd floors in their entirety. In the likely scenario our human selfs aren't able to collect the 30 stars required to even attempt to clear Bowser in the Fire Sea, that means no Bubba. That is if we can even collect 8 stars and clear Bowser in the Dark World and obtain the fire in the basement. Although the level does have it's own sources of fire with the closest being right at the beginning of the level.
That aside, this was a very entertaining video and I'd love to see more of these in the future 😊👍

I think I'd actually make an argument for giving Sustainability a 5/5.
Because there IS an indicator that the castle itself doesn't reset: Your progress with the star doors.
All of them stay unlocked after the first time. So I think progression within the castle would work as normal.

remember your threes of survival.
3 minutes without air
3 hours in an extreme temperature environment
3 days without water
3 weeks without food

If the koopas respawn, then the player could eat the respawning 1-up mushrooms, right? That could also alleviate a lot of the potential danger if they work for us the same way they work for Mario

Love it. Keep doing more, these are amazing :D
Mario falls so much faster than people on Earth, if you wound up in the mushroom kingdom, the gravity would take it's toll on your health. If you survive the drastic gravity and air density change, then there are a couple other factors to consider:
The world progressing unnaturally in response to a new creature (a human) entering the world might also be a big fear. If you ate a Koopa, and Bowser got to keep the Princess long enough to eat her or force marry or something, the mushroom kingdom would be his, and then you would die a horrible death for killing so many Koopas. The racing Koopa and Lakitu aren't too vicious, even towards a fat Italian that's killing their kind. I'm sure at least some of the Koopas would be nice enough to not let you truly starve.
You could possibly join Bowser's side, if the Toads are too dumb to provide you with food or socialize, and Peach isn't around, then maybe Bowser's territory might be more beneficial. There are quite a few enemies alive, meaning there would need to be a decent bit of food to feed them all. If you can get away with this, you might even be able to date or marry a Koopa, then you don't have to feel lonely, either. ;3 It's weird, but nobody in this world will care.
If that's not possible, the Amp(or the Zap, in some games) is emitting electricity at all times. I don't know if they are super calorie-dense or if they are even alive, but even creatures like Electric Eels can't do what that creature does, the amount of calories that thing has to blow at all times would be insane. If an Amp were to suddenly 'disappear' that would open up a lot of food that it eats.
Another way to evade the water issue, is to ask, or watch other creatures drink it. If they don't die, it's safe to drink. Also, you might be able to eat the grass, some grasses can be baked into bread, even. :3
Poor Yoshi is out of the question, but if there is any exploitable 1up glitch, then you could technically keep that number high and thriving, then you could live a very long time, possibly eating your dead corpse from your previous life. :3

this is so comforting after work man, great video!

You forgot about scuttlebugs. They respawn indefinitely in the cave out of pits. If we remove resetting, we can eat scuttlebugs forever.

I'm surprised you didn't talk about eating enemies _apart_ from Bubba and Koopa
Also, the castle outdoors doesn't reset, since you can drain the water and it never rises again

5:36 - That’s what they want you to think. The Captain Goomba story from the Superstar Saga remake revealed that Goombas have a casual training regimen of busting boulders face first.

I feel like a lot of the food options were missed! Dire dire docks alone has sharks, clams, the giant eel but most importantly, seaweed!

Hell no. I can't double jump, let alone triple jump or complete "Wall kicks will work"

The benefit of the doubt was used a fair bit too often, I think... and we know the source of the waterfall is from the metal cap sublevel, a part of hazey maze cave if I recall. Probably far from safe to drink. You mentioned all the different levels without considering the star requirements to unlock them. Could a john or jane doe be able to, or is this a completed game? Couldn't we find Mario in this world too technically, or has he been omitted for whatever reason? Goombas are mushrooms, couldn't they be consumed to aid in the diet? Humans can also consume insects, which are found in a few levels, though in SM64, probably not a great food.

Great idea for a series. You should add a section for making weapons/amour to survive against monsters. Also about using in-game powers to traverse e.g. using the metal/invisibility cap to get passed stuff

Good concept, keep it up. You should do Paper Mario next. Got three suggestions though regarding specifically this video. Maybe venture into what-ifs like if the main hub world doesn't reset can come to mind if wanting to stretch video time.
The first is : Don't forget to mention how hard it would be to GET said food or item in these video game worlds. For example : like the giant fish here in Super Mario 64. You can't access that fish without getting the key to go there, and that entails fighting bowser OR pick locking the door ( it has a giant key insert so maybe not too difficult honestly). You not only then have to spear-hunt the fish but you have to *get out* of the painting world which means surviving whatever rigors and obstacles to reach any star ( new or blue) to get out of the painting with whatever you have. The exception is if you are granted the same magical ability as mario of leaving whenever you want ( via pause and leave course option).
The Second thing is : a resetting world would be a perfect sustainability score, not a negative. Yes any stuff you don't carry on you is vanished when painting-hop.... but that also equally means so do all the resources. It's ground-hog daying but that means every resource is always there when you need it and wont dry up. You never run out of water, or fish.
Third : For vegetation... yeah that's tricky. Piranha plants? Check if goomba flesh closer to meat or mushroom?..... what about the toads? Gotta do what you can for survival lol those enemies that you can jump on and spin around is vaguely turnip-like.... maybe they are? Maybe go over the various possible nutritional value of some enemies. There's bugs that are big enough for cooking and surely those are packed with vitals.
OH don't forget : would one be able to access the ending, and how much would change? You'd have potentially wildly different results living in said game world. Especially now companionship with a more-human like princess peach in SM64 ending by rescuing her.

Imagine being dumped here and going through a weighted jumping training arc to become Mario.

Honestly? I think you could argue that the castle itself probably wouldn't reset, because it maintains some sense of consistency between stages.
If you drain the moat, then enter a stage and return, the moat remains empty. After you collect ten stars, the wing cap stage remains accessible. And most importantly, when you unlock a door, that door remains unlocked.
Unlike stages, which always reset to the exact same state they were in when you initially entered, I actually think the castle would more or less stay exactly the way you left it.

This was an awesome video! And honestly, it was strangely calming! You have a very relaxing voice!

You technically never have to leave the castle if things respawn.
There are trees, water, fire, food (fish, rabbit, lakitu). You can eat tree sap for vitamins in a bind.

Look, if you’re that pressed for food that you have to resort to eating Pokeys, just bite the Bullet Bill and save the Princess. That’s a lifetime supply of thank you cakes right there.

Dude, just eat the goombas and 1-ups, they’re right there.

A few points,
1. You could eat the gombas as they are mushrooms, an excellent source of protein and high amounts of selenium, vitamin D, and vitamin B6.
2. For "sociability" to prevent mental health issues from boredom, there are the books in library in Big Boos Haunt that would provide reading material and ideas and topics to discuss with the toads like a book club etc.
3. If the in game music is a real thing, it would prevent you sleeping inside the castle as it would keep you awake so you might be forced to sleep outside the castle and the problem with that is while it looks warm so you'd not die of exposure, the lack of an area of darkness will be an issue too. I could see this messing you up long term.

I actually love this kind of videos,, is such an interesting concept ive always thought as a child but never understood how serious would be if i was able to live there

Realistically speaking, you could try to do a lot of things Mario can't do. From making tons of weapons to structures using wood (like the poles in Bob-omb battlefield or the crates you find in some levels) that would technically make it easier to get to the top of the castle, use a weapon to break the stone walls and get to the last floor from outside. There's also ton of enemies and NPCs you didn't cover that could offer more nutrients and vitamins such as MIPs, Fly guys which are technically humanoids, the condor (klepto), the small piranha plants (cuz the big ones are probably too dangerous), the monkey from TTM (again you can make bridges and stuff to cross) and even Lakitu and 1-up mushrooms should be edible. You could also befriend a lot of the NPCs and enemies and make an army to fight Bowser, and speaking of, you should be able to hurt enemies in more ways than Mario. The cannons where made to use weapons, so why not put bob-ombs, goombas or Koopa's shells there and fire them at King Bob-omb? I could try making a hammer to beat Thwomp, and so on. You could probably force your way through doors too, with enough time and effort, so no stars required except for the last floor which has the infinite stairs.
There's also what happens if manage to beat Bowser. Assuming he used the power of the stars to change all the rooms in the castle, lock doors behind star power, put paintings, some which lead to other worlds, some which don't (there were probably some paintings already, but Bowser made more and changed most of them), remove all furniture and home appliances (cuz Peach did say she would make a cake at the end as she was heading inside the castle), etc... So if you manage to beat Bowser and restore the castle to normal you should be able to speak with Peach, who would've surprised of Mario's absence and either help you get out the Mushroom Kingdom or you would start a bland new adventure, this time with Peach's help (and probably Luigi and whoever is willing to help).

For socialization, aren’t there some enemies you can converse with? I’ve never played it myself but off the top of my head I can think of a penguin and that racing koopa

I love the aspects of the series.
Make you really think if you can survive in specific area or not 😁.
Amazing video my dude I want to check out more.

that's a really cool idea of a series, please continue, I love it :D

This is an interesting idea for a video series! If you end up covering any games with urban areas (like Super Mario Sunshine or Super Mario Odyssey), you could talk about the kind of employment a person could find there, as well as where they would go to buy food, water, and shelter.
Of course, it'd be great to see what other creative ways a person could survive, even if they decided not to live in such urban areas!

Such a fun series idea lol,
Lets see... just to add a few counter points to it...
I think Toads would simply never get mad at you, I dont think its in their nature for that, If anything they are very simple and humble beings, get them all together and they can work as a team with you very easily. so for that I definitely give at least a 4/5 for social.
And food wise, While there is still some vitamins/minerals that might not be found I think there is much more than fish and turtle. There are Penguins, Owls, Rabbits, Sea weed and Goombas too lol. So also 4/5
And also there is one argument that we can use when it comes to items being re-spawned: Mario's hat
If the monkey gets mario hat it will stay with the monkey until you return and get it back. Meaning that one could say that yes, while a level will always re-spawn, things that don't belong to that level will remain where they were previous left off. So things could be transported between the worlds! 4/5
Keep it up, Cant wait to see the next videos!

Love the idea of the video, and it's your first video I've seen XD. Subbed, can't wait to see more

I immediately want to watch so much more of this series, so many games come to mind
Good work

I think living with those textures would be like living damaged or bad eyes. Like text is blurry in one of my grandparents eyes because of metal shavings.

I think this is a great idea for a video. I sincerely hope you to take on other very similar projects in the future. A logical next step I believe would be the N64 Zelda games.
A side note. For me personally, this appeals to my younger self playing these games. Having replayed them so many times I would approach them with different mindsets (sometimes a roleplay) in order to make the games "fresh".
For example, in Majoras Mask I'd wear the postman hat and hit up all of the post boxes once a day. Then in the evenings after a long days work I'd enjoy a tall glass of Chateau Romani at the milk bar.
Thank you for this great video. I look forward to what you have for us going forward.

The waterfall outside the castle does have an implied source. When you get swept down the river and out of the cave in the Cavern of the Metal Cap, you end up falling down that waterfall. So it can be speculated that that's where the water is coming from (so perhaps it's high in minerals like iron, but that also means that, if there is too much metal in the water enough to make it toxic, boiling the water will not make it safe to drink).

This is the first video of yours I've seen. Now I want more.
Also breathability, gravity, temperature, and the like should probably also get a category. Call it Environmental Dangers.

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"When was the last time you even thought about jumping"
Earlier today buddy :-(

i find these type of video's interesting because it gives you a whole new perspective on the games world, but i feel like they miss crucial questions like:
1) how do YOU enter the world and what are the rules? Are you sucked in the TV and is the world is 1:1 with the actual video game? did you enter a portal to a universe (in this case Super Mario) that specifically resembles Super Mario 64 (in this case)? etc..
2) when you enter the world do you now have the body of the player? do you still have your own body but with the skills/gravity of the player? or are you 1:1 with how you where on earth?
3) how do you interpret the mechanics? can coins heal you? does the star you collected take you back to the castle or are you magically teleported? are the invisible walls still there or can you also go to implied out of bounds locations? do locations "reset" everytime specifically you leave?
4) when does the world take place? in the beginning state? at the end? at 100% completion?
it's neat to think about but i think it's more interesting to set rules and assumptions that make the video more understandable

Thank you so much for the subtitles! They help with following along and this is a wonderful video.

"You will struggle because you cant get any veggies or fruit"
Me sitting here after not eating any veggies or fruit in decades.

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The question I have is if the music would be playing? If it were, I can only imagine the phycological toll of hearing the “Bob-Omb Battlfield” OST on the daily for the rest of my mortal life.

Perhaps Mario 64 DS would be easier, considering you’d have Yoshi, a helpful Dinosaur, and hats around the castle that can turn you and/or Yoshi into Mario, Luigi, or Wario. Oh and bunnies. There’s rabbits in and around the castle that hold keys to mini games.

This is really cool you should do more content like this there's so many game worlds you could cover that would be quite interesting