OKay I'll keep it very short. It is now 1,5 years since I first played through the original. I never really liked the original that much (see my review to see why). The remake has some new and actually pretty good ideas. It made a playthrough totally worth it, especially because I didn't hunt for the 100% so if there is an annoying star to get, I just skipped it.

Only point I have to say: Controls were bad in the N64 version. But on the DS it was just b*s* wowwww... Sad story. But still I had a pretty good time with it.