Now that I think about it, I haven't played that many 3D Mario games. I completely slept on Mario Sunshine, Galaxy and Odyssey. That's probably the reason why I consider Super Mario 64 to be one of my all-time favorite Mario games, tied with Super Mario World. The game's control is wonderful, even with the god-awful camera, and the levels are memorable with fun mechanics and obstacles. Give this one a play if you haven't, meanwhile I need to play literally every other 3D Mario game.