A wonderful update made portable.
User Rating: 8.6 | Super Mario 64 DS DS
The original Super Mario 64 was a landmark in the 3D gaming and Mario franchise. Its no suprise that it would eventually be remade onto the DS. The game starts out a little differently than the original, first off Luigi and Wario have been thrown into the mix, as they are following Mario into the castle for some cake promised by Princess Peach. After a while Yoshi wakes up and is told the trio hasn't come back yet, you control the little green dinosaur for a little while before finding a way to unlock Mario. Going through the game you should eventually find a way to unlock Luigi and Wario, they aren't essential the game's ending but it does help when you want to get all the stars. The game behaves exactly the same as its N64 counterpart, although without the use of a joystick can be annoying as well as having to hold down a button to run. Graphics are impressive and the sound is decent too, although many of the game's sounds come directly from the N64 version. Finally the camera does need a little work sometimes, needing to touch the lower screen to rotate the camera is rather tedious compared to using the shoulder buttons on the N64, however the controller had more buttons than the DS and the L and R buttons are used for other commands. All in all Super Mario 64 DS is a wonderful update despite its few shortcomings.
