Super Mario 64 DS feels like a retelling of the classic tale striving to do more and offer a somewhat original journey. So where does this leave the remake? Surprisingly, this remake does turn out really well featuring many changes and improvements, but it never felt like the original which is fine because it never tries to. This game showed just how great you could make a Mario game in the 3D space and was loved by many as one of the earliest 2D to 3D transitions, the original is a remarkable game that can never be overshadowed.

To this day Super Mario 64 is still widely considered to be one of Mario’s greatest adventures, as well as the 3D adventure that other Mario games try to beat. The only thing is the big concerns that stem from this remake, the biggest of course being how would a 3D game of such depth as Super Mario 64 work on a handheld system such as the DS? The short answer before we go much further is that it doesn’t, the game suffers from numerous control issues that are often quite frustrating but makes up for this shortcoming with other advantages. A remake of Super Mario 64 was something we never wanted, yet Nintendo brought it back, and to be honest, I could not be happier.

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