Grab your crimson hat and dungarees, it’s time to take a look at the very best Mario video games on Nintendo DS!

The Mario franchise is just about the good factor ever. I imply, I really feel prefer it’s form of pointless even attempting to clarify why to a bunch of avid gamers.

The Mount Rushmore of online game franchises (which, we have to construct, btw) would completely have that mustached face up there subsequent to a blue hedgehog, a boy with a inexperienced hat, and like… I dunno… Tiny Tina or one thing.

There are over 250 Mario and household associated recreation appearances on the market, and I contemplate a handful of these to be in my private high 10 of all time.

Today, nevertheless, we’re focusing our consideration on the ten finest Mario associated recreation titles on the Nintendo DS, a video games console that’s house to a ton of unimaginable gaming experiences.

So let’s-a-go.. right here’s the ten finest Mario video games on Nintendo DS:

Yoshi is without doubt one of the coolest characters to come back from the Mario franchise since his debut on the SNES.

We’ve seen a handful of solo outings for the beloved dinosaur, and the Nintendo DS title Yoshi Touch & Go is without doubt one of the finest for the hand-held console.

Putting use to the touchscreen performance of the DS, YT&G options the identical child Mario we noticed in Super Mario World 2, and also you information his sluggish fall (aided by balloons) by means of a collectible wonderland.

Grab all of the cash you may in your means down, earlier than hopping on a Yoshi’s again and scampering off to security. There’s even some Yoshi platforming thrown in for good measure.

There are quite a lot of ranges to discover, but it surely’s largely the identical form of informal, stress-free gameplay one would possibly crave when it’s been an extended day within the workplace.

A enjoyable recreation and a good way to begin our record of the very best Mario video games on Nintendo DS.

Super Princess Peach for the Nintendo DS is the second time we see the lovable (and generally annoying) Princess in her personal solo journey.

Many folks assume it was her first, however she had her personal recreation watch again in 1990 in “Princess Toadstool’s Castle Run”.

Not fairly a full gaming expertise, however one which counts nonetheless.

The 2005 title noticed our Princess in her personal correct platforming romp, not in contrast to different Mario titles like Super Mario World or New Super Mario Bros.

This time, the Princess will get her alternative to return the favor and save Mario and Luigi from Bowser. Oh, and it’s important to rescue some Toads while you’re at it, as properly.

One of the options that makes Super Princess Peach distinctive is the twenty 4 doable secret ranges to unlock and a handful of enjoyable mini-games.

Princess Peach additionally has an Emotion Meter, which is able to impact her and her environment based mostly on if she is feeling pleasure, gloom, rage, or calm.

Also distinctive to this title is that Princess Peach can’t merely stomp out her enemies like Mario or Luigi. She can use her trusty umbrella to choose them up, transfer them apart, or toss them off a cliff.

Overall, that is a few of the acquainted platforming with some enjoyable new mechanics that make this probably the greatest Mario video games for the Nintendo DS.

Yes, the world was completely shocked again in 2008 when rivals put their fists down and united in Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Games.

We lastly obtained to see two of our favourite mascots in a crossover title on the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

“… at the Olympic Games” was the primary of many video games to come back with the unlikely couple, and was additionally the primary official online game of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It doesn’t get extra official than “official”, what I’m saying?

Compete in twenty-four Olympic sports activities and make full use of the Nintendo DS touchscreen and stylus.

This recreation additionally featured “Dream Events”, which have been extra fantasy kind sports activities occasions that introduced in some distinctive options from previous Sonic and Mario titles.

There have been 5 Dream Events distinctive to the Nintendo DS model, making this essential for followers of the franchise, even should you had it for the Wii.

We included this recreation on our record of the Best Nintendo DS Lite Games, because it was one of many coolest to come back from the DS Lite period. And we nonetheless find it irresistible to at the present time!

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is the followup to the traditional Nintendo DS title Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (which we could discover afterward this record), and sees our crimson and inexperienced heroes as soon as once more on a mission to save lots of these in misery, together with themselves.

Like “Partners in Time”, this recreation options quirky dialogue and turn-based fight in true RPG type. A department of the Mario franchise that’s cherished by many and wishes a brand new title asap!

“Bowser’s Inside Story” is the third recreation title within the Mario & Luigi sequence, and finds the pair actually exploring Bowser’s innards.

Roam by means of Bowser’s “Pipe Yard” (sure, actually) and rescue a few of the traditional victims of the merciless reptile(?)… Dinosaur? Turtle?

What is Bowser in any case?

It’s a heck of a great time, and probably the greatest experiences you’ll have on the Nintendo DS. It solely finds itself so low on the record trigger there are that many nice Mario video games on the DS!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem is Nintendo’s reply to the Lemmings.

In this Mario and Donkey Kong mashup title, we see some acquainted platforming worlds with a brand new mechanic of guiding miniature Mario toys by means of the stage.

Your process is to assemble or destruct the realm nevertheless essential to information them to their objective.

It’s much more enjoyable that it might sound, and it’s a type of easy puzzle video games that shortly turns into addicting.

Will you be capable of save the woman from the imply gorilla? Find out on the Nintendo DS!

We included this one on our record of the Best Donkey Kong Games Of 2022 and it’s good to see Mario and Donkey Kong nonetheless not getting alongside.

After having spent a variety of time within the 3d realm, Mario and Luigi make their return to the second platforming that we knew them for in New Super Mario Bros.

Game play is just like the traditional Mario platformers, the place you run, bounce, slide and glide your means by means of colourful levels filled with acquainted characters.

This is a primary instance of that entire “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality. Nintendo feeds us the identical “rescue the Princess from Bowser” recipe each couple years, and we eat it up.

Why? ‘Cause it’s freakin superior.

Everything we all know the Mario franchise for… easy platforming with all kinds of mechanics, great stage design, colourful aesthetics, unimaginable music and sound design… it’s only a pleasing expertise from begin to end.

We’ve seen it earlier than, and we are going to see it once more… we are saying that in the easiest way. And should you love Mario second video games, this is without doubt one of the best possible.

It took the primary spot on the record of the 10 Best Selling Nintendo DS Games Of All Time, so clearly we weren’t the one ones who cherished it.

Like the earlier hit video games within the sequence, Mario Party DS is a group of mini-games with an emphases on multiplayer and taking part in with your mates.

And this was truly the ultimate Mario recreation to be developed Hudson Soft, who had developed each Mario Party title till their acquisition by Konami.

There are a complete of 74 mini-games, all making full use of the various options of the Nintendo DS.

Some video games use normal button management, some use the touchscreen and stylus, and a few even use the microphone.

It’s not very best if you’re attempting to sneak in some recreation play in your mattress whereas your mother and father are asleep down the corridor. But this isn’t the form of recreation you’re gonna wanna play alone or quiet.

Mario Party titles are finest for precisely that.. a celebration. Get along with associates and have a ton of enjoyable screaming at eachother and the display.

Scored extraordinarily excessive on our record of the Best Mario Party Games Of All Time, so go test that article out as properly!

If you’ve performed a Mario Kart recreation earlier than, then precisely what to anticipate right here:

A ton of enjoyable on some actually colourful race tracks, a bunch of different racers tossing every kind of stuff at you to try to sluggish you down, and a high-octane race to the end line.

In actuality… it’s by no means that “high-octane”, but it surely’s that informal tempo of a go-kart that makes it so satisfying.

Taking benefit of the twin display setup of the Nintendo DS, gamers can use the underside display as a observe map or a neighborhood monitor to detect incoming assaults from different racers.

Mario Kart DS was the primary “Kart” title to permit on-line multiplayer, although the DS servers have since been shutdown.

It can also be one of many highest rated Mario Kart video games of all time, and that’s saying lots.

Mario Kart DS has offered over 23.6 million models, and is the third highest promoting Nintendo DS recreation of all time.

An absolute traditional for the Nintendo DS and simply one among our favorites for the transportable console.

Super Mario 64 is well one of the crucial influential and period defining video video games ever.

We gave it the primary spot on our record of the Best Mario Games Of All Time, so we cherished it.

It completely blew the minds of avid gamers on the time of its launch again in 1996. And it was a gaming expertise made doable by the superb know-how of the Nintendo 64.

So did we ever anticipate that we’d be taking part in the traditional title on the go?

Absolutely not. But we did!

Yes, the Nintendo DS introduced one among our favourite video video games to the consolation of our personal fingers (that’s a bizarre means of placing it), and gave new life to the title.

Super Mario 64 DS will not be a port or remaster, it was truly a full remake. It featured totally new graphics, characters, and duties.

You begin the sport as Yoshi, and may unlock Mario, Luigi and Wario as playable characters later within the recreation. You will want the assistance of all 4 characters to finish the sport on this remake.

Super Mario 64 DS is a must-play recreation for the Nintendo DS, and is probably going the primary recreation you picked up for the transportable console.

It was truly a launch title for the Nintendo DS, and continues to be one of many highest rated and finest promoting video games on the console.

We freakin find it irresistible, and benefit from the modifications introduced into the remake. We can’t advocate it sufficient.

You could also be asking your self why we’d put Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time on the primary spot on our record of the very best Mario video games on Nintendo DS.

Well that’s foolish.. trigger it’s the very best, after all!

In our opinion, it is without doubt one of the coolest Mario titles of all time, not only for the DS.

What makes “Partners in Time” totally different is its use of a darker and extra mature really feel than earlier Mario titles. The character, the story, the sport play… all unimaginable.

As a sequel to the traditional Game Boy Advance title Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, “Partners in Time” is an RPG with turn-based fight and a extra developed storyline than your traditional platforming Mario video games.

Using the theme of time journey, you play as Mario, Baby Mario, Luigi, and Baby Luigi in an journey to save lots of Princess Peach (sure, once more).

However, this time… Bowser didn’t do it!

This time, you’re pitted in opposition to a race of aliens often called the “Shroobs”. Baby Bowser does make his look simply to trigger some hassle for Mario and Luigi.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time took a simple spot on our record of the Best Nintendo DS RPGs Of All time, and I’m proud to see my Dodo brothers giving it as a lot credit score as I do.

This is without doubt one of the finest experiences you may have on the Nintendo DS, and that’s the reason I’m giving it the primary spot. Well deserved.

Anthony has been a online game lover ever since he can bear in mind. He grew to become a fulltime nomad in 2018, dwelling all through most of Asia. He centered his ardour in retro gaming and started making a recreation for the Game Boy Color whereas dwelling in Nara, Japan through the 2020 pandemic. He is now in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the place he spends most of his time gaming, occurring lengthy walks and assembly as many stray canines as doable.