Video game publications and developers praised "Super Mario 64" for its design and use of 3D gameplay. It is counted by 1UP.com as one of the first games to have brought a series of 2D games into full 3D. "Maximum" commented that "The old 2D platform genre is essentially dead with the arrival of this game. The limitations inherent with the genre have been swept away in the wake of Mario 64." In the transition to 3D, many of the series's conventions were rethought drastically, placing an emphasis on exploration over traditional platform jumping, or "hop and bop" action. While its quality was disputed by some, it has been argued that it established an entirely new genre, different from that of previous games in the series. "Time Magazine" focused on the realistic kinetic animation and the controls provided by the integration of the new pressure-sensitive controller, calling it the "fastest, smoothest game action yet attainable via joystick at the service of equally virtuoso motion", where "or once, the movement on the screen feels real".