The game set many precedents for 3D platformers to follow. GameDaily listed the game as one of the "Most Influential Video Games" and stated it "defined the 3-D platform experience, influencing numerous designers to create their own, original offerings". "GamesTM" noted many game companies, including Nintendo, have tried to develop a platform game to match up to "Super Mario 64". Members of Rare, a second-party developer for Nintendo during the 1990s, reflected in 2013 that during the development of 2001's "Conker's Bad Fur Day", they had drawn inspiration from their deep analysis of "Super Mario 64."