Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)

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Description

Mario, Luigi, and Wario have all gone to the Mushroom Palace for some of Princess Peach's famous home made cake. However, when they don't return its up to the heroic dino Yoshi to find out what's wrong.

In this portable remake of the original Super Mario 64 You are able to play as different characters from the Mario franchise. Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, and of course Mario. Each character has different abilities to be made use of during the games expanded quest.

The game now features 150 Stars to collect up from the previous 120, new stages with new bosses, changes to old stages and bosses, and a multiplayer in which players compete to get the most stars.

The game also includes over two dozen mini games that make use of both screens and the touch pad.

The DS touch screen can be used to mimic analog control.

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Alternate Titles

• "神游马力欧DS" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Super Mario 64x4" -- Working title
• "Shényóu Mǎlìōu DS" -- Chinese title
• "スーパーマリオ64DS" -- Japanese spelling
• "슈퍼 마리오 64 DS" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Gameplay feature: Whac-A-Mole
• Mario games
• Super Mario series

User Reviews

Mario's looking good, DS-style!	Spag (70)
The first and greatest of all 3D platform games, plus more! One you can't afford to miss if you own a DS!	Rensch (218)
A great transition from the N64 to the DS!	Joshua Price (28)

Critic Reviews

GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Dec 05, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Oct 12, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Da Gameboyz	2004	8.885 out of 10	89
Wham! gaming	2004	8.9 out of 10	89
4Players.de	Feb 15, 2005	86 out of 100	86
Jolt (UK)	Jan 05, 2005	85 out of 100	85
NGC Magazine	Dec 20, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Mygamer.com	Dec 14, 2004	7.6 out of 10	76
Game Revolution	Nov 22, 2004	B	75
1UP	Nov 21, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
MobyScore error?	2	Corn Popper (69382) Jan 04, 2009

Trivia

Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Super Mario 64 DS sold 11.06 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2005 – Best Remake of the Year
• GameSpy
  • 2004 – Nintendo DS Game of the Year
• Golden Joystick Awards
  • 2005 - Handheld Game of the Year 2004

Related Web Sites

• iQue DS page (Page for the Chinese iQue DS release.)