Super Mario 64 DS Preview

Super Mario 64 DS

Yes, Mario is back at the same adventure again, but this time he’s brought backup. Super Mario 64 DS is the new version of Super Mario 64 except now with some changes and on the DS.
The adventure starts as Yoshi and you are invited to the castle, but soon you’ll realize that the princess has been captured and you and your buddies have to get her back.
The game features an adventure/platformer type gameplay which was very new at the time of the 64. In the game you will go into different maps to get stars and eventually get enough stars to face it off with King Koopa (Bowser). The game is more puzzle oriented then the Super Mario Brothers series and is a lot more interactive. The game will also last a LONG time with all the amounts of stars and other features.

The game features wireless multiplayer for up to four players. In the game you may play as Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, or Wario during single or multiplayer. The game will be similar to the Nintendo 64 version, but now there are a lot more options. Now you may get 150 stars opposed to the 130 in the original. Mini-games are also added which will make use of the touch screen and other. Also each character has separate abilities which will be needed to be used throughout the game. Each character’s abilities vary from jumping, running, to even how they use caps. These changes between characters are key to making the game much more than just a port. Also new items have been added to the game such as the mushroom which now allows you to grow and become invincible for a certain amount of time. Other items and hats have also been added which will boost the gameplay and replay factor.

For both those who owned the original and those who have never played this game, this version will feel new and from what it looks like so far a must own. For those who have not seen or played the original it is comparable to the gameplay of Banjo-Kazooie, which is also an amazing game. I am interested to see the improvements on this game, and although this game is not going online, it deserves a 9/10 on the scale of total appeal. I think this game will be one of the top selling DS games in North America, and I already have mine preordered.

Total Appeal Score: 9/10


-Ultimate Zelda Guru

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Mini Game High Scores:

Yoshi
Wanted!: 1st: Amir Abdelli with 69, 2nd: DS Fan 56 with 38, 3rd: Robert Smith with 35

Hide and Boo Seek: 1st: DS Fan 56 with 5

Puzzle Panel

Boom Box

Mix-a-Mug

Puzzle Panic

Mario
Mario's Slides

Bounce and Pounce: 1st: Greg Z with 27

Sort or 'Splode: 1st Dark Straw with 289, 2nd: Jeremy Olson with 177, 3nd: Maligius with 48

Trampoline Time

Shuffle Shell: 1st: DarkStraw with 1700

Bounce and Trounce

Connect the Characters

Shell Smash: 1st: DarkStraw with 74,460, 2nd: Michael Hayes with 61,870, 3rd: Amir Abdelli with 38,450

Trampoline Terror

Luigi

Memory Match

Pair-a-Gone: 1st: Greg Z with 436

Wario

Bob-omb Squad: 1st: Robert Smith with 60,100, 2nd: Amir Abdelli with 45,700

Snowball slalom: 1st: Michael Hayes with 13"85

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