

If a character picks up a different cap (e.g. Each cap is specific to one of the characters. Yoshis can transform into Mario, Luigi, or Wario. The Plumbers' Caps Ĭaps are special items only available in VS Mode. VS Mode maps can be also played in single-player mode to practice alone to know where all the stars, coins, caps are. Press start to reach sound options and toggle the backlight on or off. Press select to reach the controller settings. For example, if player 2 (Red Yoshi) quits after a round and two other players continue, then there'll be Green and Blue (player 3) without Red).Īfter everyone has tapped the "Touch to Start" button, the person with the game card, or the person who started the session, will decide which maps to play on. It is possible for other players to continue playing after one person quits after round (not while playing the round). All these Yoshis come from Super Mario World. The person (host) with the game card is the default Green Yoshi. They will be different colored Yoshis (red, blue, and yellow). The other players can use their Nintendo DS to download the game by going to DS Download Play from the DS main menu and the game will be found. For VS Mode, you only need one game card. The DS will begin looking for other players. To reach VS Mode, the player has go to the main menu and select the orange VS icon on the left side of the screen. Players can also attack and steal one another to force their opponents to drop out stars, wings, as well as use power-ups for aid. It allows up to four players to fight and compete in battles to earn the most stars and coins on a given map. A photo with Peach's cake then appears.VS Mode (also called Versus Mode) is a competitive wireless multiplayer mode that is exclusive to the DS version of Super Mario 64. The game ends when Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Wario wave goodbye to the player as Lakitu films and then flies away. As a reward for saving Peach, she kisses Mario on the nose and bakes the cake she had promised. Eventually, after Bowser's defeat, Mario and his friends return to Peach's castle, where they free Peach from a stained-glass window above the entrance. After defeating him twice, they received a key that opens even more levels of the castle.Īfter collecting 80 power stars, Mario and his friends reach the highest area of the castle, where they ensue a final battle against Bowser.

Mario and his friends then tackle three obstacle courses, with each ensuing a battle with Bowser. Third, Luigi defeats Chief Chilly and frees Wario using the key. Second, Mario defeats King Boo and frees Luigi who uses "invisibility power" to get Wario's key. After recovering most of the power stars and defeating Bowser's minions, Yoshi acquires keys that access other areas of the castle, where he finds Mario and his friends captured.įirst, Yoshi defeats Goomboss and frees Mario as they continue searching the castle to find more Power Stars. Scattered throughout the castle are paintings and secret walls, which act as portals to other worlds where Bowser and his minions guard the Power Stars. Yoshi explores Peach's castle to find Mario, Luigi, Wario and Peach. The trio disappear as they enter the castle, and Lakitu, the game's camera operator, informs Yoshi of the disappearance. Mario arrives at Peach's castle, along with Luigi and Wario. The game begins with Mario receiving a letter from Princess Peach inviting him to come to her castle for a cake she has baked for him. The game was also a commercial success, having sold over 11 million copies by September 2015, making it the tenth best-selling Nintendo DS game of all time. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise going towards the game's single player mode and the changes made from the original game, though criticism was directed towards the game's multiplayer mode and lack of analog controls. Yoshi is also the initial protagonist in this version, with Mario, Luigi and Wario as unlockable characters. As with the original title, the plot of Super Mario 64 DS centers on rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser, with slight changes to accommodate the additional characters.

In addition to revised graphics, the game includes new characters, thirty additional star collectibles, a multiplayer mode, and several minigames independent of the main adventure. The game is a remake of the 1996 game Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64. The game was first released in North America and Japan in late 2004, and in PAL regions the following year.

The game was a launch title for the Nintendo DS, and is the first game in the Mario franchise to be released for the console. Uper Mario 64 DS is a 2004 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.
