Editing Super Mario 64 DS

*It is possible to grab ledges during a [[Triple Jump|triple jump]], whereas Mario must land above the platform surface in the original.

*The [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] has a different effect for each character: Mario is able to [[Balloon Mario|float]], Luigi can become [[Vanish Mario|invisible]], Wario can become a [[Metal Mario|metal version of himself]], and Yoshi can [[Fire Power (Yoshi)|blow fire out of his mouth]]. Mario can also [[fly]] by collecting a feather. In the original, Mario is able to collect different caps to use these various abilities (excluding the fire and balloon power-ups), specifically the [[Wing Cap]], the [[Vanish Cap]], and the [[Metal Cap]].

*Wario is now able to pick up [[sign]]s and throw them like any enemy that is picked up. He is also able to jump on signs and ground-pound them into the ground once. In the original version, Mario is not able to pick up signs, nor is he able to ground-pound them. He and the other characters cannot pick up signs but can ground-pound them twice.<ref>{{cite|author=Greenalink|date=June 23, 2016|url=youtu.be/vlCmbSAQBmg?t=3002|00:50:02|title=''Super Mario 64'': Changes from N64 to DS - Nintendo 64's 20th anniversary special|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 30, 2024}}</ref>

*The [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] power-up was added, mainly found in [[block (Super Mario 64)|Bricks]], and it causes the player to grow to an [[Mega Mario|enormous size]] (and gives Yoshi punching and kicking abilities as well as the ability to destroy Bricks). Within a time limit, one can defeat virtually every enemy, which could not be done in ''Super Mario 64''. After destroying the first seven, the player receives an [[extra life]] for anything else they destroy. A [[List of references in advertisements#Got Milk?|1990s Got Milk? commercial]] shows simulated footage from ''Super Mario 64'' featuring a giant Mario, but it was impossible in the original version.

*[[Klepto]] appears in three different levels, while in the original, he appears only in the level Shifting Sand Land.

*Rabbits, when caught by the player, can unlock mini-games in the [[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]]. In the original, a rabbit provided hints and/or a Star.

*[[Silver Star]]s were added in the remake. During Silver Star missions, the player must collect five Silver Stars to make a Power Star appear.

*There are three save files to play on. In the original, there are four.

*[[Star Switch]]es are seen in this game. They make a Power Star appear for a limited time in a [[Star Sphere]].

*The ability to bounce-[[Slide Kick|slide-kick]] off [[lava]] once has been removed.

*The ability for Mario to wall-kick from a full-speed long jump has been removed. However, he can now wall-kick from a [[Backward Somersault|backward somersault]], dive rollout, or slide-kick rollout (the latter two now allowing ledge-grabs, which means the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] and [[Bowser in the Sky]] can now be entered without jumping).

*[[Pokey]]s can no longer be safely jumped on to defeat them.

[[File:SM64DS Garden Maze.png|thumb|The additional hedges]]

*Hedges and an additional ramp that leads into the moat have been added to the Castle Grounds. The doors to the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] are now locked and require a [[key]], which is obtained from a rabbit there.

*Instruments in most tracks are not panned nearly as much as in the original. The samples are also slightly shorter and at a lower quality. A more major alternation was made in Hazy Maze Cave's introduction, which is now longer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohLLEphDzDw</ref>

*The [[penguin]]s on Cool, Cool Mountain have different crying sounds from the original.

*Entering [[Rainbow Ride]] causes the sound effect for entering a mini-course to play; in the original, it plays the sound effect for entering any other main course.

*Mario will say "''Buh-bye!''" whenever the player closes the DS to enter Sleep Mode and also says "''It's-a me, Mario!''" when the player reopens it.

*In the original version, the [[Big Boo (character)|Big Boo]]'s laughs in the mission [[Go on a Ghost Hunt]] are written as ''"'''K'''a ha ha ha!"'' In the remake, ''"'''H'''a ha ha ha!"'' is written instead.

*The [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]] of the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] is obsessed with his mustache. In the original, he is not shown to have any particular interests.

===Graphical changes===

*The painting for [[Jolly Roger Bay]] is based on that in the original Japanese version.

*Peach wears her hair up in a ponytail instead of wearing her hair down. This is based on her appearance in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', which was the debut of her ponytail hairstyle.

*The sun and moon found in level skyboxes are now separate objects from them. Additionally, the pyramids seen in the background of [[Shifting Sand Land]] have been removed.

*In the remake, [[coin]]s are octagonal, but in the original, they are circular. Additionally, they are 3D objects in the remake, while they were animated 2D sprites in the original game.

*Several enemies have updated designs. Many of the designs from this game end up becoming the standard for later games.

**[[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]s were depicted as resembling [[Blurp]]s with an orange, scale-like texture and plain fins, but they have a traditional design in the remake.

**[[Skeeter]]s are now light blue instead of turquoise.

**[[Scuttlebug|Scuttle Bug]]s no longer resemble orange marbles, instead having bee-like stripes. Their bodies are also now 3D models rather than 2D sprites.

**[[Bomp|Moving Bar]]s no longer have eyes in [[Whomp's Fortress]].

**[[Pokey]]s now have their ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' design and can graphically rotate.

**[[Spindrift]]s have tan heads.

**Goombas appear in a darker shade of brown, while the artwork is now far more consistent with their model.

**[[Amp]]s have white lips and yellow eyes and lack the original design's cross-popping veins.

**The projectile a Mr. I shoots is turquoise and glowing instead of a purple bubble. Mr. I itself now has a slitted pupil instead of a rounded one.

**[[Swoop]]s no longer have visible teeth but have yellow, red, and purple details based on their designs from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.

**The Big Bob-omb now has white gloves instead of yellow.

**The [[Whomp King]] now has a crown and is shaped in a more chipped, irregular shape.

*Unlike the remake, in the original game, two [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s accompanied Peach.

*Hoot flaps his wings while speaking. In the original, Hoot is frozen when he gives his speech. He also flaps his wings slower compared to him in the original.

*Wario, Luigi, and Yoshi figures appear on the cake at the end, along with those of Mario and Peach (with Wario and Luigi appearing only if the player unlocked them). Only Mario and Peach are seen in the original game.