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does anyone else think its insane that this came out only eight years after the original? thats like if Mario Odyssey got a handheld remake literally next year and it somehow had better graphics

only thing holding this back from being earnestly better than the original is the tank controls. however. im extremely attached to this one

This is an excellent remake of the original. I love the concept of taking old classics and adding new content to them. This adds 30 new stars, a handful of new levels, four new playable characters, and fun minigames. This is mandatory playing for all owners of the Nintendo DS.

I beat this when I was like 7 and I got so excited that I fell off my bed and the game froze. I was distraught.

Great game, far better expanded than the original, but the main problem is the controls. I played it on the 3DS (wich has analogues), but still.

Mario 64 from the N64 suffered from its bad camera, but that's okay, coming from a 1996 game. I can't say the same from this one, since the camera and the controls are terrible.

It's a wonderful experience, but it can be really frustrating.

The amount of times I've replayed this is ridiculous. LOVE IT!
and yet despite that i hadn't completed this game once lol.


mario 64 was already frustrating playing it on a ds was even worse

GooeyScale: 60/100

My 3DS says 46 minutes... I definitely played a ton of this. I'm not sure that I made much progress, but it was awesome to just roam around and play the minigames on road trips. I don't think there's ever been a better minigame collection.

If it wasn't for it's horrible controls, this would be my favorite 3D Mario game.
And where is Waluigi?! Come on, Nintendo. Give our purple plumber boy a chance.

It's a beautiful game, I think we all know that. However, it's a shame that the camera is still not functioning properly and that swimming feels like you're carrying two 20kg bricks.

finally, a 3d platformer with WARIO!!!!

Impressive remake that took a few steps forward but a lot back. The steps forward being that the new content is great, mini games are fun, nice seeing the game with modern models, and the ending stretch is more bearable. The steps back are that it controls much worse, which makes the already frustrating moments in the OG more bad. If the ending is more bearable, the beginning feels more annoying now. Overall a good game but could’ve been a better remake, 6.5/10