During my childhood, I had a Nintendo DS. I always thought the DS was so cool and futuristic, I was obsessed. The only game I had was Super Mario 64 DS, the remake of Super Mario 64. It was the first "real" Mario game I ever played, and it influenced my childhood in so many ways.

Nowadays I don't game much, but a few days ago on a whim, I decided to get back into the game, maybe I'd mess around on it for a few minutes and delete it. So I installed Lemuroid and loaded the ROM on my phone.

I started out as Yoshi, like usual. When I was younger, I always struggled with the courses, and at first that was my experience here. But soon enough, I found myself racking up Stars real quick. The levels that I'd struggled with so much were now a breeze to get through. I even managed to finish the Secret Slide in less than 20 seconds, on my first try! Before I knew it, I had already unlocked Mario, and I was headed straight for the first boss. I also managed to defeat Bowser on my first try! I'm not sure if it's me playing on a phone that made it easier, or just me being older and more experienced that made it easy, or maybe it's a bit of both.

I now have 26 stars, with only 4 more to go before I move on to the next Bowser battle. After that, I plan on unlocking Luigi and Wario.

The music, the sound effects, even the outdated graphics just brought me all the way back. It unlocked a lot of good memories.

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say, I'm glad I rediscovered this game!