Man it's hard to go back to old Mario games after Mario Odyssey

Nah, Mario has WAY too much momentum in 64. Once you hit the jump button, you pretty much can't adjust that jump outside of microscopic movements to the left and right. When you land, you keep going for about 5 Mario lengths before you come to a full stop. You can dive, but that only puts you even more out of control. Mario also really likes to slide at the slightest incline, and sliding is even more uncontrollable than jumping.