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Super Mario 64 DSReviewed by Brian Wahoski
Some may say "cheap attempt by Nintendo to come out with a title for a new game system by recycling an old title." Others might say, "It's been around for around First off, the main new addition is that there are now four playable characters instead of it only being Mario. This is for a handful of reasons. The main one, being for the multi-player aspect; come on, you didn't really expect a game to come out on a handheld system, and not include multi-player. The three new additions start in adventure mode, with Yoshi. Literally. You start as Yoshi and have to rescue Mario from being trapped in a painting of his own (I'm starting to remember a release game of Nintendo's last new system). I would have personally let Mario rot and make Yoshi save the princess for once, but unfortunately, Bowser won't let anybody but Mario pass through the doors with the stars on them… at least this time through. He really has a grudge. Well, now you have Mario and Yoshi as playable characters, and the way you switch them is by walking through a door with a big red M above it. But wait, there's two more doors with letters above them. The first is a big green L. Now we all know the term "Bro's before Ho's." So you know you have to go save your brother before some big scary ghost eats him. Which is fitting since he's trapped in a haunted house. Peach can sit on her tuffit a little bit longer while Mario takes care of some bidness. Which leaves one last character door. W. Why would you want to set your doppelganger free? Because if you are a stubborn perfectionist and want to get all 150 castle stars, you're gonna need Wario's ability to change into metal and sink to the ocean floor. Four characters against millions of Bowser's flunkies? Piece o' cake. Now, it's wabbit season. But screw being quiet. You're gonna have to run with all you've got if you want to catch one of these suckers. You see, each character has a color rabbit they have to catch, because every rabbit stole-- uh, found, a key to one of "Princess Toadstool's secret drawers." And every drawer unlocked gives you access to one of the abundant mini-games. There are plenty of mini-games; most likely you'll find something for you. They range all over the entertainment spectrum, from casino-type games to games that have you moving too fast to think, games that give you all the time in the world to think (not that it makes it any less difficult), to games that do nothing at all. In particular, the 'Loves Me, Loves Me Not' game. Seriously. This game gives you a random amount of petals to pick off of a flower. That's it, there's no more point than that. Luigi's mini-games are the casino ones. There's Memory Match, Pair-a-Gone, Mushroom Roulette, Mario Slot, and more. Yoshi's games include Tox Box Shuffle, the one where you have to guess which of the three boxes Yoshi is under. Mario's got one called Shuffle Shell, which is basically Shuffle Board. Wario has games such as Psyche Out, where you guess what's on the other side of the card, and Slots Shot, which is a pachinko game. More Screenshots:
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Developer: Nintendo 
ten years, which officially makes it a classic." I have to agree with the second. Yes, Nintendo did recycle an old title. But the best thing about recycling something, the end result is that it made something new. Super Mario 64 DS is a remake of one of my favorite old school platform games, Super Mario 64. But the extras are what keep you comin' back for more. 
Add all this to the fact you can wirelessly play multi-player games with up to four people, and only one person has to have the actual game chip, and you have a game that will keep you glued to your DS for a considerable amount of time. Now, some of the levels are tough, but hang in there. There's always a reward for finishing a game in its entirety. This game's no different. In this case, it's finding all 150 stars (include secret castle stars). I have to admit; I get frustrated easily, which leads me to my favorite part of the Super Mario 64 remake. Throwing a stylus across the room is WAY less destructive than throwing a controller. In the end, Super Mario 64 DS is a welcomed addition to my gaming collection!
