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Super Mario 64: 2 Game of the Year awards

Yes: Super Mario 64 won Game of the Year 1996. Its 2 awards were the most of any game that season.

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 won Game of the Year 1996 in this tracker, with 2 GOTY 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?

Yes. Super Mario 64 won the 1996 season: no other game collected as many Game of the Year awards that year. The 1996 season is only partly documented, so this is a record of surviving awards, not a full count.

Game facts

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

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States1
United Kingdom1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)United States1996
Golden Joystick AwardsUnited Kingdom1996

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.