It's Good Version but not Excellent compared to the N64 version you have the possibility to play with more characters than Mario (Luigi, Yoshi (that you play with from the beginning in the DS Version instead of Mario in the N64 Version and Wario), Completely revamped graphics by the standards of the Nintendo DS of the 2004-05 model year and look good considering the limited resolution of the Nintendo DS which is 256x192 Unlike the N64 version which was 320x240 (320x224) If you ignore the horizontal black bars at the top/bottom of the screen, in the playable section that you need to Press Y to run fast because on the N64 that the run is free No need to press any buttons, freedom of movement is limited to 8 directions because the DS uses a D-pad that has 4 directions although it is markable the diagonals can be uncomfortable for some while in the N64 version it used the Control Stick to move freely At the cost of the Control Stick being positioned at the bottom center of the N64's controller which may be uncomfortable for some as well due to the odd design of the N64 controller itself, the controls of the Nintendo DS version were also remapped to be more or less close in the original control scheme of the N64 version which had 9 action buttons (6 Buttons & 3 Triggers) while the DS version which has 6 action buttons (4 Buttons & 2 Triggers) and unlike the N64 version there are now a little more possibilities to position the camera with the stylus but it is still limited as in the original version, of course. and Unlike the N64 version the DS version also features several mini-games and a lot of them unlockable by the minimum amount of stars needed, Multiplayer VS. via Wireless, etc. A Good Version of a Classic but Portable.