Enjoyed the game and bonus content but you don't need to go out of your way to play this especially if you've played the N64 version, if you're gonna try the DS Remake, please play with the analog and c-stick hack (IT'S A GAME CHANGER) or this will be very unpleasant, also while I find Yoshi fun to play, why did they had to divide the good stuff between 4 characters? Don't want to play with stinky Wario at all

But I gotta admit the QOL features and mini-map make this the perfect way for someone young to the Mario franchise try a 3D one

(3DS widescreen and analog patch)
Actually a very well-made remake. I've played the original SM64 for probably hundreds of hours ever since I was a kid, but I never beat it. This is my first time playing to the very end, getting 82 stars (you need 80 instead of 70 in this version to reach the ending)

The controls and game feel are still a little scuffed compared to the original, but I like the unique movesets of the other characters, new powerups, new levels, and the new Switch Stars. Some of the minigames are fun as well. The smoother framerate and somewhat more fair game balance is also greatly appreciated, but there are still a lot of major objectives that take place over instant death pits and the meaningless lives system is still here. It's just a little strange to see this clashing of two very different game design eras.
Also SM64 DS came out 8 years after SM64, but SM64 DS itself is now 20 years old! Holy shit!

A solid remake, but not my ideal version. My biggest issue is the controls. While the original’s controls weren’t perfect, the remake’s just feels stiff even with a control stick, and the camera is somehow worse. I think the new characters are cool, minus Wario. All of the stars that require him all boil down to “break the black block” they even take stars that were perfectly accessible in the original and just shove black blocks in the path to make you use him, it’s kinda lame. He doesn’t even have new movement options like the others, so he just feels like a way for the developers to lock stars behind in the late game. Besides that, most of the other new content is just kinda there. The minigames are neat, hunting down rabbits to get them isn’t. New stars are cool in concept, but most of them boil down to “collect silver stars” or “press the star switch” with little variety. Overall, I still enjoyed my time with 64 DS, the controls just aren’t my cup of tea and some of the new content is whatever.