2) The game is a remake of Super Mario 64 that was released in 1996 for Nintendo 64 console.
3) Unlike it's predecessor which only features Mario as the playable character, Super Maro 64 DS has 4 characters to choose from. Yoshi is available from the start while Mario, Luigi and Wario are needed to be unlocked.
4) Super Mario 64 DS is originally called as Super Mario 64x4 on its beta stage. The words "x4" may have something to do with the number of playable characters available in the game.
5) The developers of Super Mario 64 DS originally planned to use together all 4 playable characters when fighting Bowser in the final battle. This feature was later removed though. Instead, only one character at a time can fight him.
6) Did you know that there was already another Super Mario 64 game before the Super Mario 64 DS was released in 2004? The game was called Super Mario 64 2. It was scheduled to be released in 1999 for Nintedo 64 Disk Drive but was cancelled due to the unpopularity of the console.
7) Eyerok is the gigantic boss in Shifting Sand Land. Its name is a portmanteau of "eye" and "rock."
8) In the German version of the Super Mario 64 DS, Eyerok is called Zyklaps. A pun for German words Zyklop (cyclops) and klaps (slap).
9) In Spanish version of the game, Eyerok is called Tutankmanon. It is a portmanteau of Tutankhamun and the Spanish word mano, which means "hand." Tutankhamun is the name of a famous pharaoh who ascended to the Egyptian throne at the tender age of 9.
10) In the original Super Mario 64, Chill Bully has a striking resemblance to the planet Neptune.
