It is a very good game. A lot like the original Mario Bros. for the first Nintendo system. The levels look very similar to the first mario game. The difference is that mario has more abilities than he did in the original game and the graphics are pretty good. He can jump a lot higher, he can store an item for later use, and jump of walls to reach higher places.

The items are cool too. There is one mushroom that makes you very big and you can crush things. another mushroom that makes you super small and light weight so you can jump super high and fit into tiny spaces. There is also a shell mario can where in underwater levels that helps him swim faster.

This game keeps you very entertained because there are alot of secret levels and its fun trying to find them. But if you wanna take a break from the actual game there are a lot of mini games you can play that are kinda like the Mario Party games and they are very fun too. You can even battle against other DS players.

This game has a lot of elements from the older and newer mario games and it is a good game for mario fans of all ages.