Super Mario 64 DS

Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS is a remake of Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64. In it you can play as Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Wario, compared to the Nintendo 64's version, which only allows you to play as Mario.

Story
Peach writes a letter to Mario, which is apparently seen by both Wario and Luigi, who come in Warp Pipes along with Mario to Peach's Castle to get some cake. The two brothers were surprised to see Wario there and the three brave plumbers scuffled in the fields in front of the castle. The three stopped an raced into the castle, to be ambushed and taken prisoner by Bowser and his fellow cronies.

Yoshi was asleep the entire time, only to be awaken by Lakitu, who realized the green, yellow, and red plumbers haven't returned to the pipes to leave and instructed Yoshi to get them.

Gameplay
As in Super Mario 64, the courses are accessed by the different paintings on the castle's walls, but in the DS game, the player can collect 150 power stars, 30 more than the original game.

Character Selection


To switch between there are three doors each symbolizing the character's first letter of their name. To Use them, go through the door and out will pop the character who's door he compliments. Switching to Yoshi will mean reentering the door that complements your character once more.

Flat Caps
When entering a world, hats are visible on your screen. When put on, the character will turn into the corresponding character who owns the flat hat. They are found on Goombas most of the time or randomly place in water or on land.

When hit by an enemy, the cap topples off and the character and will need to retrieve it in limited time.

When Yoshi, a player can select the cap when selecting a star, right after jumping into a painting. If a cap is selected, Yoshi will put it on after entering the course.


 * Mario's Hat - a Red cap that allows you to turn into Mario
 * Luigi's Hat - a Green cap that allows you to turn into Luigi
 * Wario's Hat - a Yellow cap that allows you to turn into Wario

Character Unlocking
To have more of a chance beating the game, you need to unlock the three plumbers trapped by Bowser:


 * Mario - use Yoshi, from the starting point in the castle, go up the stairs and to the right. Go straight to the next door, go through the 8 star door and hop into the Mario painting. Fight Goomba King for the M key by jumping into a spot marked "X" on the map.
 * Luigi - Go to the top floor of Boo's mansion with Mario. THis level is very tricky, as some doors lead nowhere. Watch that footing!
 * Wario - Once the large door right at the head of the stairs is unlocked, go inside, then get past another door leading to Snowman's Land. There's two Power Flowers, so use Luigi to go transparent into the mirror by the Snowman's Land wall, fight Chief Chilly for the W key.

Power Flower Power!
Each of the four characters has a special power from the power Flower in the ? box. Only Mario can get something other than a powerflower from the ? box and that would be a feather to help him fly. These forms last for a VERY short time.


 * Mario: Floating Power


 * The ability to melt ice and such with fire blasts.

MIPS
Each character has a certain amount of rabbits (named MIPS) to catch (they are color coded), plus the sparkled white ones. The MIPS will give up keys to drawers in the room behind the W, L , and M doors that open mini games.

Super-Secret Secret Stars
Secretive stars not even Bowser knows about. Grab them all to ensure victory!

Bowser Boss Battles
Bowser has kidnapped Peach, and, as expected, throughout the adventure he holds the keys to the next floors. Beat him by swinging him into the spike balls once (and three times for the final battle)to get his key and, finally, the final power star.

His Subversive Worlds:


 * Bowser in the Dark World
 * Bowser in the Fire Sea
 * Bowser in the Sky

Rec Room
Once keys are gained, Minigames open their doors. Slowly but surely.

Here are some:


 * Yoshi:
 * Wanted - Find the character who's picture is placed on the wanted poster, and attention his head from the others in the large (or small) crowd of the other main characters' heads
 * Loves Me......? - Pluck the flower Yoshi holds, find out if your crush really lusts over you or if they just plain dislike you.


 * Mario:
 * Mario's Slides - Help Mario by guiding him down the many slides
 * Bounce and Pounce - Beat the Fly Guys and bounce on them with Mario
 * Trampoline Time - Draw lines to help Mario Jump, three lines only!
 * Shuffle Shell - Push Koopa shells to the bullseye
 * Trampoline Terror - Help Mario get through the rings with a three line draw limit


 * Luigi:
 * Memory Match - play the Memory Game
 * Pair-a-Gone - place two cards that are the same without touching the others
 * Memory Master - play the Memory Game but with more cards


 * Wario:
 * Bob-omb Squad - knock the Bob-ombs out of the sky with a sling shot
 * Snowball Slalom - Roll the snowball down the hill before time recedes
 * Lakitu Launch - Shoot as many balls as possible in a cup in the limited time given.
 * Concentration - notice where the falling coins wind up, choose the wrong block that occupies coins, Game Over
 * Psych Out! - Guess what card is being bestowed from you . 50-50 chance.
 * Bingo Ball - Through a Ball and score three numbers as possible in a row
 * Intense Concentration - As before, notice where the falling coins wind up, choose the wrong block that occupies coins, Game Over, BUT with lesser coins

Beta Elements
The game has a lot of beta stuff, that for some reason, was cut from the certified release.

Here are some: