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** In ''DS'', Luigi has the ability to [[WalkOnWater run on water]]. Sounds neat, but he can only do it for two seconds before he sinks in, and he can only ''run'' on it, which requires the ground to extend into the water, like at a beach shoreline; if Luigi jumps onto water, he falls into it like normal, so this ability has very few levels it can be used in, and has very little use anyway, as it basically only lets you go a little bit farther along a surface of water before needing to swim through it, something that the fastest swimmer in the game doesn't really need in the first place.
** Wario retains only one his unique abilities from ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' in the form of the Wild Swing Ding. Unfortunately, it's only ever used in the MisbegottenMultiplayerMode.


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** Additionally, ''Super Mario 64 DS'' introduces a few of its own underused game mechanics that are exclusive to it:
*** Luigi has the ability to [[WalkOnWater run on water]]. Sounds neat, but he can only do it for two seconds before he sinks in, and he can only ''run'' on it, which requires the ground to extend into the water, like at a beach shoreline; if Luigi jumps onto water, he falls into it like normal, so this ability has very few levels it can be used in, and has very little use anyway, as it basically only lets you go a little bit farther along a surface of water before needing to swim through it, something that the fastest swimmer in the game doesn't really need in the first place.
*** Wario has the ability to grab enemies and slowly swing them in a circle before chucking them, akin to the Wild Swing-Ding from ''VideoGame/WarioWorld''. If you've played through the game dozens of times and yet this doesn't sound familiar to you, it's probably because it's exclusive to the MisbegottenMultiplayerMode.
*** Every character can get a Power Flower that grants them a unique ability from ? Blocks, but Mario can hit certain ? Blocks to get a feather that grants him the Wing Cap from the original game. From this, you'd likely assume that only Mario can use wings... and you'd be wrong, as all four of the playable characters ''can'' get them. It's just that Yoshi, Luigi and Wario can only access them in multiplayer, as hitting any block that gives Mario a feather in the single-player mode only gives them a Power Flower.

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* HarsherInHindsight: The DS remake has a hidden WhiteVoidRoom (containing a [[spoiler:Secret Star]]) on the second floor. The WhamEpisode of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', released just a few years later, features a similar area (though for a [[ApocalypseHow much-darker reason]]).

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* HarsherInHindsight: The DS remake has a hidden WhiteVoidRoom (containing -- which contains a [[spoiler:Secret Star]]) Star that can only be accessed using Luigi's Vanish power to get to it]] -- on the second floor. Weird, but not much to dwell over at the time. The WhamEpisode of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', released just a few years later, features a similar area (though in the Sammer Kingdom... though for a [[ApocalypseHow much-darker reason]]).much,]] ''[[ApocalypseHow much]]'' [[ApocalypseHow darker reason]].



** Those who were terrorized by the Mad Piano in this game probably found Amadeus Wolfgeist's boss battle downright cathartic in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''. Not only does Wolfgeist possess a piano to attack you with, but you also get to ''smash it to pieces'' during the fight, which is likely the closest thing players will get to quashing their childhood nightmare.

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** Those who were terrorized by the Mad Piano in this game probably found Amadeus Wolfgeist's boss battle downright cathartic in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3''. Not only does Wolfgeist possess a piano to attack you with, but you also get to ''smash it to pieces'' during the fight, which is likely the closest thing players will get to quashing their childhood nightmare. Even before that, ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' had a very similar Mad Piano-esque enemy in [[https://kirby.fandom.com/wiki/King_Phanta King Phanta's]] mid-boss battle, which you get to suck up with the [[SuperMode Hypernova power]].
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** Similarly to [[VideoGame/HotelMario Gay Luigi]], this game's OffModel depiction of Bowser is often called "Gay Bowser" by fans, due to the MemeticMutation of Mario supposedly saying "so long, gay Bowser" when throwing him. [[WordOfGod According to Charles Martinet himself]], the line in the script was actually "So long, King-a Bowser", however the inflection on the word "king" is hard to make out.

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** Similarly to [[VideoGame/HotelMario Gay Luigi]], this game's OffModel depiction of Bowser is often called "Gay Bowser" by fans, due to the MemeticMutation of Mario [[{{Mondegreen}} supposedly saying "so long, gay Bowser" Bowser"]] when throwing him. [[WordOfGod According to Charles Martinet himself]], the line in the script was actually "So long, King-a Bowser", however the inflection on the word "king" is hard to make out.

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