your controversial opinion about "one of the best games ever made"

[Louie_86]

KLAMarine said:

It's a matter of timing: SM64 heralded the industry's transition from 2d to 3d gaming and what better franchise than Mario, an icon of 2d gaming, to do this? Also cemented the need for thumbsticks in future controllers thereafter. 3d gaming to this day needs them.

That may be so, but the game's timing or influence is a whole different topic. The game is judged as an independent piece of its own, which personally I think its very undewhelming.