Super Mario 64 DS is a decent port of one of the most classic games of
all time, Super Mario 64, originally for Nintendo 64, and it was well
done considering all.
The main complain about the game are the controls, of course Super
Mario 64 had the analog stick which made possible not only a full
command over Mario's movements, but one of the best examples of freedom
in a game, and even though that was just the beginning of fully 3D
environments, and a lot was yet to come, it's still a game where with
just some moves, a lot is possible. Of course here everything is
limited, you won't have as much stability and precision, add that to a
considerably smaller screen and then you have the downside. Pretty
forgettable if you think about it and keeping in mind that you have
such a classic game ready for you to play anywhere you go, but it's
noticeable throughout the adventure for sure.
Now you can not just play with Mario, but with Yoshi, Luigi and Wario
as well, pretty cool, each of them has their own abilities and control
schemes, like Wario being the heaviest and Luigi being able to jump
very high.
The courses are the same, but with some improvements, now there's more
stars in each one, totalizing 150 throughout the whole game, against
120 of the original. And it's not only the new stars that are
different, some stars were changed slightly, some drastically, while
some are exactly the same.
Another plus are the mini-games, there's a whole bunch of them, and
they're quite nice. The rest is pretty much the same of the original,
the graphics, the sound, all ported properly and adding to the
nostalgia feeling.
So you got a game, with classic touch, but improved, and ready to be
played any time you want, if you liked the original, just be sure to
check this one out!
