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"Super Mario 64's" "L is Real 2401" Mystery Explained

  • The mysterious message “L is real 2401” appears on a statue in the courtyard of Princess Peach’s Castle in Super Mario 64.

  • The answer to the “L is real 2401” riddle is a lot more mundane than many hoped for.

  • Apparently in 1998 someone wrote a Nintendo Game Play Counselor asking what it meant and it was put in Super Mario 64 by the programmers as a joke.

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