Of all the 3D Mario games to release over the years, it goes without saying that the Super Mario Galaxy games are looked back on fondly by many fans. While some have held out hope for a third entry in the series, fans eventually got to revisit Super Mario Galaxy with the limited release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars on the Switch in celebration of the plumber's monumental 35th anniversary.
This collection of 3D Mario games gave many fans their first official taste of being able to take classic games like Super Mario Sunshine and Galaxy on the go. However, the desire for a portable version of Super Mario Galaxy is not a new one. For years, fans have spread rumors and fake leaks online of a potential or canceled port of the game to Nintendo DS, but now, some fans are taking matters into their own hands to create a Super Mario Galaxy demake on DS.
Over on a YouTube channel simply titled "Jesse," a group of dedicated fans has begun posting impressive videos of their Super Mario Galaxy DS project. Made entirely "for fun" by individuals known in the community as Jelle, Gericom, Stomatol, and Ermii, the homebrew project is not simply a mod for Super Mario 64 DS, but is instead being built entirely from the ground up.
While Super Mario Galaxy DS is a neat concept to begin with, the demake project is also entirely playable on actual Nintendo DS hardware, but at the moment, the creators have not officially released a way for others to download and play the project. The impressive demake looks almost exactly how fans might expect it to on DS hardware, graphics, audio, and all, and despite some missing sound effects here and there, it is convincing. Although fans are unable to download and play the Super Mario Galaxy DS demake on their own, it may be for the best, as Nintendo is known for striking down such fan projects.
Just a few months after the initial launch of Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii back in 2007, Nintendo fan Pablo Belmonte fooled thousands of fans with a Super Mario Galaxy DS hoax of his own. The video was created as a Design Studies class project focused on creating a viral video. The convincing hoax featured off-screen recordings of what appeared to be a trailer showing Super Mario Galaxy running on a DS, and needless to say, the video went viral in just a matter of time.
Now that Super Mario Galaxy DS is becoming somewhat of a reality, it is certainly interesting to see something like this come full-circle. But now, coming fresh off of Super Mario's 35th anniversary and the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, fans patiently wait to see what is in store next for the video game icon.