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During my childhood, I had a Nintendo DS. I always thought the DS was so cool and futuristic, I was obsessed. The only game I had was Super Mario 64 DS, the remake of Super Mario 64. It was the first "real" Mario game I ever played, and it influenced my childhood in so many ways.

Nowadays I don't game much, but a few days ago on a whim, I decided to get back into the game, maybe I'd mess around on it for a few minutes and delete it. So I installed Lemuroid and loaded the ROM on my phone.

I started out as Yoshi, like usual. When I was younger, I always struggled with the courses, and at first that was my experience here. But soon enough, I found myself racking up Stars real quick. The levels that I'd struggled with so much were now a breeze to get through. I even managed to finish the Secret Slide in less than 20 seconds, on my first try! Before I knew it, I had already unlocked Mario, and I was headed straight for the first boss. I also managed to defeat Bowser on my first try! I'm not sure if it's me playing on a phone that made it easier, or just me being older and more experienced that made it easy, or maybe it's a bit of both.

I now have 26 stars, with only 4 more to go before I move on to the next Bowser battle. After that, I plan on unlocking Luigi and Wario.

The music, the sound effects, even the outdated graphics just brought me all the way back. It unlocked a lot of good memories.

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say, I'm glad I rediscovered this game!

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago

I'm not sure if it's me playing on a phone that made it easier

Almost certainly not the case. Especially if you're not using a controller.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

I want a real remastered version of Mario 64 DS. I loved it a lot as a kid, and it was absolutely packed with extra content.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Love Super Mario 64 DS! I enjoyed playing as Yoshi haha. So much fun, and so were the minigames!

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

TIL you can play other characters than Mario in the DS version!

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Yep! Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Wario.

[–] techingtenor@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

You actually had to. You start as Yoshi and have to unlock Mario before you can play as him. There are also hat powerups to temporarily transform into other characters before you unlock them, which is mostly for races. It almost makes playing as Mario feel special and when I was a kid I felt so cool when I unlocked him for the first time.

Its hard to recommend this version over the original though. The lack of analog control makes this game a struggle to me, especially now that I have played the original. I played the ds version first and I wasn't the biggest fan but then I went back and played the og at some point and was blown away by how good it felt. The ds version is definitely a good game though. Epecially the mini games in luigis casino. So I'd recommend it for 64 fans that want an update that isn't a mod/romhack