yes, that moment, that one above. for me, one of the most magical moments (if not the most) in my gaming history. see for many just like me, taking those first steps in super mario 64 are was the first time i experienced 3D gaming, and wow was i amazed! i could run around in ANY direction! climb trees and jump anywhere i want from on top! i could run in circles or swim in the water in any direction! i know it seems silly now, but it wasnt 16 years ago when i played the game for the first time.

this moment is for many, a new beginning in gaming. it was start of one of the most amazing adventures i ever had. worlds around me were alive in a way i never new before. and it all just felt so natural, so fluid, so simple. yet it was so complex, so mysterious. In my opinion that moment changed gaming forever, it created a path for so many wonderful moments in 3D gaming to be born, whether it was on a nintendo, playstation, xbox or sega console. that moment changed gaming for ever. 

i know the playstation came out before the the nintendo 64. but to me this is just a magical moment that nothing on the original playstation could beat. the genius behind this game showed us how 3D worlds can be explored. its just a moment that i will never forget, and a moment that i will always be greatful for my dad because he bought me my nintendo 64 and the amazing supermario 64.

btw i added this in the gaming discussion forum because i feel this moment in mario 64 has effected gaming as a whole, not just nintendo. so i feel it should be placed in the gaming forum.

"This magic moment"

This is probably the first post from you that I've enjoyed. LOL at Superman 64! Your dad must have wanted to punish you.
edit- oops I read supermario as superman. The word amazing made me think of Superman...

yep. I was amazed when I got that day one. So freakin' awesome.

Yeah, the first time I played this game over at a friend with 3 after only playing the (equally brilliant) SMW before...Mind=Blown^^

I really don't remember a time before 3D games so I never experienced this "magic." My closest moment would have been spyro on the PS1 I guess.

I wrote a huge chunk of text explaining my game with that magical moment, but my internet took the wrong turn at the wrong moment and I lost everything. I'll just merely said the game then:

Fable.

But great choice, OP.

i gamed on the SNES before it, i dont remember how much i games because i was just a kid. i literally played games for as long as i can remember and even before it. so i did see a jump, i didnt realize what it was and hell i couldnt explain it if i wanted it. but even though i couldnt understand it i did feel it. and super mario 64 is the game that made me love it

i remember seeing it in a sears store and playing it for the first time, i fell in love with the nintendo 64 that day.

You're spot on! Mine was when I first saw Ocarina of Time... That was a magical moment for me.

Super Mario 64 deserves all the credit it gets. Classic game. One of the pillars of gaming for sure.

its really hard not to love the n64, even though i had the PS1 i still did prefer the n64 much more