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Slideshow: New Mario Is Best DS Game Ever

When it comes to the Nintendo DS, does it get any better than nostalgic charm and tight, challenging, old-school gameplay? By Chris Kohler.
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The 3-D polygonal graphics engine means that Mario's environments can now deform realistically while keeping the same classic 2-D gameplay.Nintendo

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Even the logo screams retro-chic.Nintendo

Ghosts. This is their castle not Roy's.Nintendo

Ghosts. This is their castle, not Roy's.Nintendo

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I wouldn't try going in that pipe just now. You're liable to end up somewhere else.Nintendo

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Mega-Mario can do all the acrobatic antics of his smaller self, only this turtle is about to find them far more punishing.Nintendo