31st March, 2021

 Why can I not remember anything before this day? All my mind can conjure is blurry blotches of red and blue. Where did everything go?

Super M̸̌̊a̴͛̿█̸͌̑i̵̛͊█̷̾̓ 64, sometimes referred to as Super ☞︎●̷̾̈́□̴̼̆✌̴̱͂☼̶̡̒✋̴͋̌⍓̶̨͝ 64 or simply Super 64, is a three-dimensional platformer launch title for the Nintendo 64, and the Super Bros. series' first full foray into the third dimension. The game is considered one of the most influential games of all time, helping bring the platformer genre and gaming as a whole into the third dimension, and is regarded as one of the best games in the series.

The game starts with the protagonist, Luigi, getting a letter from Princess Toadstool inviting him to her castle for cake. Upon arriving, he finds that the castle has been emptied as is threatened to leave by his arch-enemy, Bowser. From then on, Luigi must journey to save Princess Toadstool by entering the many paintings that lead him to levels so he can collect as many stars as he can, while freeing the Toads from the castle walls.

As of recently, the game has regained a cult following as people began to recall their memories playing this game. In April 2021, many recollected about this game at the same time as the game's music was being ripped onto YouTube.

 This isn't right. Something is missing here. What am I not remembering about this?

Phenomena
Due to its avant-garde nature, Super M̸̌̊a̴͛̿█̸͌̑i̵̛͊█̷̾̓ 64 has become rife for speculations, rumours and theories. Despite the game's popularity, many players go back to this game reportedly stating that the game makes them feel empty, or as if something's missing. Many attribute this to how the game is an early Nintendo 64 title, taking part in a phenomenon known as liminal spaces.

Eternal Star Statue
One of the most popular contentions of theorising is the Eternal Star Statue in the courtyard of Princess Peach's Castle. The fountain in the middle of the garden features a star statue with a plaque just below it. The plaque's text is too blurry to confidently make out, with many players reading it to say "Eternal Star". However, other players insist that the plaque reads "M is Real". The vagueness of this message has left many players to speculate on what it could mean, with some attributing it to the game's scrapped multiplayer mode. The "M" could therefore stand for "Multiplayer", or instead it cou̷l̶d̸ š̶̤̩̳͋̀̂͜͝ť̷̩̥̘̽̃̎͝█̷̾̓n̸͕͖̟̖͙̠͑̈́d̴̬͚̣̝̑̊̀ f̶̨̭̳̼̝͔̺̤͇̭̿͘o̸̳͙̼̤͔͕̘̺̔̍͌̆͊́̋̉̈́͌̊ͅ█̸͌̑ █̶̨̨͈̻͚̜͚͓͈̳̝͙̰̖̯͍̼̜̭̫̖̫͉̲̻͔͕̼̩̮͉͉͑̀́̽̈́̆̂͆͂̇̋͆̽̄̊́̀̉̈́͌̆͒̇̎͗̏͐̏̔̚͘͘̚͝͠ͅ█̷͕̙̣̬̥͈͇̤̠̹̭͈̬̝̮̺̳̬̪̩̲͇̥̙̺̜̾̍͊̅̑̋̀̌͗̈́̿̌̌̉́͋̓̚̚͠͝ͅ█̷̢̧͓͚̖͙̗̻̯̼͕̤̯͕̝̱͉̯̰͚̣̫͈͙͔̦̜̎͆͌͌̃́́͛̔̋̂̄͒̍͋̀͋̎̑͐̈͗̆͊̈́̀͊͘̕̚ͅ█̶̡̧̧̛̛̮̩̳̪̦̼͎̠̝͖̬̫͚̥̹͈̙̮̝͙͇̫̝̰̥̺̪̠̆̅͌̈̌̈́̄̒̄̄̽̓̿̄͐̒̃͗͛͆͑̈̐͒̆̓̑̓̚͜͝͝͠͠͠

 Who is the man in red? I know that something is missing here. Everyone must realise that, right?

The "M" Cover-up Theory
An emerging theory is that Nintendo is managing to cover up a massive conspiracy regarding an unknown character or entity that is known only by the moniker of "M". This wouldn't be the first time that Nintendo has managed to cover up a large scandal like this, as demonstrated with Super M̸̌̊a̴͛̿█̸͌̑i̵̛͊█̷̾̓ 64's personalisation A.I.. "M", whatever it may be, is alluded to in the Eternal Star Statue which supposedly reads "M is real". It is unknown what "M" might truly be, nor the scale of what Nintendo is hiding with it.

 Doubtful? How can you be doubtful? I can't be the only one who remembers man in red!

Right....? MARIO