Super Mario 64 DS is a game made only for the Nintendo DS, created by the company's Entertainment Analysis and Development division and published by Nintendo itself for the DS, launched on November 21, 2004, in North America, December 2, that same year, in Japan, on February 24, 2005, in Australia, and on March 11, 2005, in Europe, as a remastered version of the first Super Mario 64 that appeared back in the 1990s for the Nintendo 64 console.
The developer of Super Mario 64 DS didn't try to make lots changes in terms of the gameplay, in comparison to the original title, in order to satisfy those that wanted to experience the classic game once more, but did implement some improvements to the graphics, in order to attract those that didn't get to play it the first time, and even added extra playable characters, besides Mario, like Yoshi or Wario.
HINTS
Whomp's Fortress
Star
Use the following steps to get the sixth Star in course 2. Go into the cannon by the water. Aim the cannon by the far, thin wall. Hit the corner and the wall will break. Soon after that, a Star appears.
Blast away the wall
Go to the canon located near the water. Go in, and if you move the canon to the correct place, you will see two walls. Aim the canon to one wall. Aim it to the tip/corner of the wall. When you press A, you will see that you have chipped a piece of the wall. Chip the other wall in the same place and a Star will appear.
Last castle navigation
In the huge last castle (Castle 8), once you get past the mid-way point make sure your volume is up. You must go past stones and other things. If you make the correct move while going across, you will hear a "ding" sound. If you go through the wrong path, you will hear an incorrect sound.