Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers is a side-scrolling platform game developed for the Nintendo 64 gaming console by Treasure, and published in 1997 by Enix in Japan and by Nintendo internationally. The player assumes the role of Marina Liteyears, a robotic maid who journeys to rescue her creator, Professor Theo, from the emperor of Planet Clancer. The gameplay is displayed in 2.5D, based on grabbing, shaking, and throwing objects within five worlds and 52 levels.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1997
- Developer
- Treasure
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 27 June 1997 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Treasure |
| Publisher | Enix |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3089600, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mischief Makers? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mischief Makers is about 11.8 hours to do everything, and around 5.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 5.1h | 31 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.1h | 19 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 11.8h | 9 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mischief Makers sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mischief Makers lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 55ahead of 10% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 9ahead of 64% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mischief Makers
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mischief Makers
What platforms is Mischief Makers on?
Mischief Makers is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1997.
Who made Mischief Makers?
Mischief Makers was developed by Treasure and published by Enix.
How long does it take to beat Mischief Makers?
about 5.1 hours for the main story, 7.1 hours with the main extras, 11.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.