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Caution: Too Much Hype

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 40
Date: November 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

To be fair, let me first say this game looks amazing, even better than it did on the Nintendo 64.

Now, the other reviews are more than covering the good points, but let me cover the bad, so that you have the full story before you buy...

If you are expecting a new Mario Adventure, DONT BUY THIS GAME. This game is essentially the same Nintendo 64 game. They have added a few new things here and there, so it is a bit different, but overall it's the same game.

Now for the worst part...this game is hard to play...very hard.
On the 64 you had an analog stick to move your character around. On the DS version you HAVE to use the touchpad. You have no other option. They give you 3 options for controls but all 3 force you to move your character using the touchpad. Based on the positon of the touchpad, it essentially takes one of your hands away, leaving you to hold the DS and control the buttons with the other...not an easy thing to do. On the 64 game, moving the character without falling off of objects was often the toughest part of the game. Now on the DS, it's even worse.

The demo of Metroid Prime Hunters that came with the DS uses the touchpad brilliantly, as an aiming device for your weapon. This prooves the touchpad is a good thing and should be used. Mario DS fails. Having played the 64 game, I was disappointed to find it the same on the DS. I was completely turned off from the DS version because of the difficulty using the touchpad. If you have never played the 64 version, this game might be worth a look. If you have, expect it to be a strange and tough transistion.

Copy Review! HA HA Diane!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 58
Date: November 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am totally excited that the old Nintendo64 Mario game (the best Mario Bros. game ever) is coming to DS which I'm hoping and wishing and praying that my parents will buy me for Christmas! I think this game rocks because you can hop into painting which take you to other worlds, collect golden stars, skate on a turtle shell through molten lava, and defeat three King Koopas (Bowsers) to save Princess Peach Toadstool.
I just hope that it's the same as the N64!

PS. IT SUX WIF CAPS WOCK

This game is totally sweet!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 23
Date: January 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a remake of the ever popular Nintendo 63 version. In this new version its 4D but the old one is 2D. There are 8 new characters including Bowser, Daisy, Dry Bones, Shy Guy, Boo, Wario, Waluigi, and Toad. This game is too easy. I beat in it 3 days. You can use airplanes to go straight to the stars, and i thought that was pretty cheap. Overall i dont recomend this too anyone. There are 200 new levels, but theyre wasnt no minigames.

total crap (cra)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 26
Date: January 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game (...), s sI put it in and all that hgappen is you can pla becasue of error and play this unless you want to improve yur education becuasre it made me really smrt.

They Should've Done it 10 years Ago!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 33
Date: July 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The reasone why I say they should've done it 10 years ago when the N64 was launched back in 1996 right after 1995 when the PS1 was launched Because I've been playing the N64 Version of Super Mario 64 for 7 years (since 1999) and The reason why I said they should've done it 10 years ago because Nintendo could've added more characters for the N64 version besides Mario they should've Added Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi. Nintendo Should've been sued for this marketing!

Same thing!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: January 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have Super Mario 64 on my Nintendo 64 and I bought this thinking it would be different. Nope, the whole thing is exactly the same! I would not recommend if you own the other version

Just doesn't feel the same.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: April 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Super mario 64 on the DS is quite good, just lacking without the analog stick. Even if the DS had an analog stick, it still doesn't feel right with the screens so small. I'd rather stick to playing the N64 version.

Ruined by lack of analog control

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: April 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing Mario 64 DS for a few weeks now. I have played it long enough to now write about the controls with the knowledge that they will not get any more comfortable with extended play.

With that said, I can say with confidence that the engineers who designed this handheld have doomed it to an early demise due to unbelievably leaving out analog control. It is amazing that they would take the time to create a system capable of displaying beautiful and fluid 3D graphics (Mario 64 is amazing looking) but then utilize a control scheme last used on the SNES which specialized in 2D scrollers. Just think of 3rd person 3D games you play on your home console..do you ever use the control pad to control the character or the analog stick? I will bet you use the analog stick and could not even imagine using the digital pad. The Nintendo DS asks (no make that demands) that we forget all the advances in 3D gaming and go back to the bad old days of digital control. The "virtual" analog control offered by the touch screen is completely ineffective and amazing frustrating. This system badly needed an analog control stick (like the PSP has) even more that it needed a gimmicky touch screen. Basically the DS will be relegated to mini game type products and an occasional First Person Shooter (which stylus control could be ok), but any hopes of 3D adventure games is totally ruined.

In closing, I compare Mario DS to an amazing looking Thanksgiving Turkey that is made of plastic. It wonderful to look at, but you cannot actually enjoy eating it.

Shame on Nintendo for overlooking analog control. The saddest thing is that they will probably have to scrap the DS and come out with another handheld that has an analog stick. effectively screwing all of us who bought this flawed product.

A fine game, bad control

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: February 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Lots of people think that the people at nintendo have really outdone themselves with the DS. I am not one of those people. if it had a better control pad, this game would be easier to play like its old twin, the original mario 64. using the analog stick was a breeze, but the control pad on the DS makes controlling things very clunky. and besides, the darn system itself is a waste of money.

Not what I expected

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had waiting to buy this game for a long time, thinking that it was going to be so great. Well I received it for my birthday and was very disappointed. This is not fun, gets boring very quickly, and is SO hard to control. I don't know what Nintendo was thinking bringing this to the DS because it is almost impossible to control your character's movements. The touch screen is very hard to use for this and the control pad is almost just as bad. I got the 3rd area and was already both bored and frustrated with the game. Because of the horrible controls, you will fall off cliffs and ledges many, many times. Plus all you do in the game is go through ridiculous battles with enemies just to collect stars. The only things I even like about this game are the mini games. The mini games are actually pretty good but they're not worth buying the game for. And the graphics are pretty good as well. But honestly unless you're willing to deal with the difficult controls and want to see what the mini games are, then I would not recommend buying this game.

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