Super Mario 64 DS - DS Mooch

Key additions include the ability to tackle to 150 challenges as different characters. Luigi, Yoshi and Wario are all playable, all with trademark moves from their respective solo outings. Nintendo has also spent a great deal of time tricking out the Mario 64 DS cart with a plethora of minigames, enough to rival even the dedicated mini-game offerings for the DS, of which there are many. As the control element and camera angles - so key to the original version's success - have been stripped out, the DS, without the analogue stick of the N64, has to botch the job somewhat. The D-pad works to a playable degree though it does lack that certain precision that Mario 64 demands for success.

Enter the touch screen and thumb-pad. With the thumb pad the game is revolutionised, with startlingly accurate analogue control that feels unnatural only for the first minute of play. There is a simple fact about Mario 64 DS. It's one of the greatest videogames of all time. If you buy a DS and you're looking for something to accompany the Metroid Prime: Hunters demo, buy it. It's not really an option, more your duty to support a work of videogame genius.