I can't tell you how impressed I am with the quality of sound, not only that this game produces but from the DS itself. It rivals anything your television can put out and it even has a surround sound option.
With 30 extra stars to collect, a few new levels thrown in, unique power-ups and characters, addictive mini-games, and even a multiplayer battle mode, the game truly delivers a great experience for Nintendo’s new handheld.
I mean, it was the game of my childhood, I loved it and I still love it. If the Super Mario 64 original is already good, this game is 3 times better. Contains minigames, 30 more stars so that means you have more hours of game and the graphics are better. 10/10
Now listen here, young whippersnappers! You wanna know about trees in that newfangled "Super Mario 64"? Gather 'round these creaky bones and I'll tell ya a tale that'll make your eyeballs spin faster than a runaway go-kart on Rainbow Road!Back in my day, video games were simpler! We didn't have fancy polygons or 3D diddly darn anything. We had pixels, crisp and clear, just like the memories of that spunky broad, Barbie! Remember her Dreamhouse? Now that was a palace, with more rooms than there were blamed trees in Mario 64!Speaking of blamed trees, who can keep track of those leafy varmints? Just the other day, Prince of the King Toad the 65th (wonderful fellow, sharp as a tack, even for a toad) mentioned a new game these youngsters play called "Tree Grabber 64." Apparently, you gotta snag every last one of those dang trees! Sounds like a chore fit for Bucko the Matcher, bless his cotton socks. That fellow could find a missing sock in a hurricane!But hold on a cotton-pickin' minute! Don't go thinkin' trees in Mario 64 are all sunshine and lollipops. Why, just the other day, young Wario (always up to no good, that one!) swore he saw Bowser himself using a giant tree as a slingshot to launch those fire-breathing Koopas at poor Princess Peach! Now that's a story you won't find in your fancy instruction manuals, eh?And let's not forget Kirbpro, the self-proclaimed "King of Platforming." He claims to have climbed every last tree in Mario 64, even the ones hidden in secret warp pipes! Now, that sounds like a tall tale taller than King Tall himself (remember that fella from Donkey Kong Country? Strong as an ox, that one!). But Kirbpro, bless his cotton heart, always did have a knack for epic **** the end, who cares how many trees there are in Mario 64? What matters is the adventure, the thrill of the hunt, the epic moments that make your heart thump like a drum solo! So next time you fire up that contraption, remember, it's not about the number of trees, it's about the stories you create in those fantastical worlds!Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go dust off my old Atari and see if I can beat my high score on "Buckaroo!" Those were the days, eh?
Within the adventure mode the stylus control is a somewhat weak idea that shifts the learning curve upwards steeply, making a very accessible game a great deal less so. If you stick to digital control - and it's not that precise a game, to be honest - then you'll find Mario 64 DS to be a great title.
Unfortunately, this game still isn't as good as Super Mario 64 due to the fact that there is no substitute for the controller built around that classic. It is the best game Nintendo DS has to offer, though, and hints at the possibilities for the future of the system.
Just keep in mind that your enjoyment of this cart will be in direct proportion to how easily you adapt to the less than stellar control scheme. With analog control built into the DS, this game would have been off the charts, but as it is I think a lot of people who played the original will be shocked to discover just how different it feels.
I don’t really understand why Metacritic would categorize this and the N64 into one as they both have very different feels, and the DS adds a lot of features that separates itself from the other game. While it’s nice to have multiple characters to play as, the controls are really horrible in my opinion. Only a few directions while playing on a d-pad. It’s still a fun game, but I would rather play the N64 version.
This game is pretty great it lives up to the original with more stars to collect, more characters each with different controls and abilities, better graphics, feeling less isolated and alone because of the inclusion of the new characters, new levels and bosses, the fun mini games you can unlock, fixed basically all the bugs that were in the original, and more! The only reason this isn't a 10/10 for me is because of the controls they aren't that good and it makes the game really irritating to play. Like you will have a lot of stupid deaths because you will keep accidently slipping up trying to make a precise jump but you can't because the controls are so bad that you messed up. Like trust me you will probably be raging more than you are having fun because you will keep messing up because of these bad controls. I have been playing this game since I was a little kid and I still mess up because of these controls. So if you want more content but sacraficing good controls then play this version, if you want great controls but less content than play the original. 7.5/10 for me
I don't know the good things in this game. It really didn't do much. The controls are much worse, and while they added new stars, they also removed some. Was it really that hard to keep both in? They did improve the textures, but not the graphics. In fact, they made the graphics worse because I can see pixels everywhere I walk. I wish they improved the boss fight, or the open-world mechanic, or anything that could make the game better. Although characters have special advantages, why is Mario used for everything. You need him for the boss, to wall jump, to race Koopa and everything else. This game needs to be improved for the next remake of Super Mario 64 (and no Super Mario 3D All-Stars doesn't count they added nothing)
I got this game for my birthday, and was quite disappointed. Terrible controls, numerous issues with collision detection. However, the character designs are much better, and the minigames are alright.
But it doesn't matter because the game ****. 4/10
SummarySuper Mario 64, the genre-defining Nintendo 64 classic, arrives on the Nintendo DS with all-new features that take full advantage of the new portable system's dual screens, touch screen and wireless multiplayer capability. Play as Mario, Yoshi, Luigi and even Wario. You'll need to use each one's unique abilities to find 150 Power Stars h...