This was the very first game I had for the DS. I used to play the demo version in Walmart for hours just playing through the first few levels. Seeing 1-1 re-imagined after playing the original Mario on the NES and experiencing the fluidity of this 3D mario blew my mind as a kid.

Owning this game while having a bunch of siblings and cousins was also fun as well. With the local 1 owned game co-op we spent many days just playing through the various battle modes and mini games the game had to offer. Shout outs to Luigi teaching kids how to play Blackjack