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'''''Super Mario Advance''''' is a series of four platform games released for the ]. The games were ] of ], ], ] and ] respectively. All four contained a new version of '']'' as a two player minigame. |
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==''Super Mario Advance''== |
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''Super Mario Advance'' was developed by ],<ref name="Joining Nintendo After Super Mario">{{cite web |url=http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol3_page1.jsp |title=Joining Nintendo After Super Mario |date=13 September 2010 |work=Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary |publisher=] |accessdate=19 January 2011}}</ref> and was a launch title for the ]. The ''Super Mario Advance'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' includes several new features such as the addition of the enemy Robirdo (a robotic Birdo acting as the boss of World 3, replacing Mouser), the addition of the ''] Challenge'' (in which players may revisit stages to search for Yoshi Eggs), and an all-new point-scoring system (a first for the game). Graphical and audio enhancements were also added in the form of enlarged sprites, multiple hit combos, digital voice acting, and such minor stylistic and aesthetic changes as an altered default health-meter level, boss-order, backgrounds, the size of hearts, Princess Toadstool being renamed to the now-standard "Princess Peach," and the inclusion of a chime to announce Stars.<ref name=gb>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/165/165853p1.html|title=Super Mario Bros. 2: Super Mario Advance - Game Boy Advance Review at IGN|publisher= ]|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> |
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==''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''== |
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In 2001, ''Super Mario World'' was ported by ] to the ] as ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''.<ref name="Joining Nintendo After Super Mario"/><ref name= gameign>{{cite web |title=Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/324/324423p1.html |publisher=IGN |first=Craig |last=Harris |date=2002-02-11 |accessdate=2010-04-13}}</ref> Some levels were minimally changed, but the most noticeable alteration was making the game one player only instead of two. However, Luigi was still usable, but this time as an alternate character; he could jump higher than Mario, but he ran slightly slower. Mario and Luigi were also given voices. Luigi's sprites were changed once again with his appearance closer to the original ''Super Mario Advance'' game, which was based on ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.<ref name="multiple">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/gba/adventure/supermarioworldsuperma2/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary|title=Super Mario Advance 2 Review|last=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|date=2002-02-12|accessdate=2009-04-13|publisher=] UK}}</ref> |
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==''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''== |
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''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' was ported by ] to the ] as ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' with added features.<ref name="Joining Nintendo After Super Mario"/> |
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The game featured no changes to its basic formula besides that voice samples from '']'' were used. There were two major additions, however: six new levels called "Secret levels" could be unlocked after beating the game,<ref name="official"> Official Website - information is in the fifth paragraph</ref> and the Mario Bros. mini-game that appeared on all the Super Mario Advance series. If a player completes the game and gets 100 points on all 60 levels in the game, a secret ending will occur.<ref> Information in 16th (or second to last) paragraph</ref> |
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On July 28, 2011, Nintendo announced that the ] remake of ''Yoshi's Island'' (i.e. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''), as well as nine other Game Boy Advance games (and 10 ] games), will be available to Nintendo 3DS owners, via ], to whom will participate in an upcoming Ambassador program after Nintendo officially issues a price-cut to the Nintendo 3DS starting August 12, 2011. This offer is available in all territories, and only to those who became eligible in the Ambassador program (by accessing the ] before the date of the price-cut). Nintendo currently has no plans to release this game, or any other Game Boy Advance game, to the general public in paid form.<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/07/faq_nintendo_ambassador_program_and_free_eshop_games</ref> |
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==''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3''== |
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'''''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3''''', released in Japan as {{nihongo|''Super Mario Advance 4''|スーパーマリオアドバンス4}}, is a ] ] that was developed and published by ] for the ] ]. It was first released in Japan, and then later released in Europe, North America, and Australia. It is an enhanced version of the ] video game '']'', and is based on the remake found in '']'' for the ]. It is the fourth and final release in the ], and was first revealed at Nintendo's conference at the ] 2003 convention, containing several enhancements, including the addition of ] and ]'s voices by ], the ability to scan e-Cards into Nintendo's ] to add certain content, and a multiplayer mode based on the original ] '']'' |
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==Reception== |
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''Super Mario Advance'' received generally positive reviews, garnering an aggregate score of 84% on ].<ref name="metacritics">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/supermarioadvance?q=super%20mario%20bros%202 |title=Super Mario Advance (gba) reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=11 June 2001 |accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref> One reviewer concluded "all nostalgia and historical influence aside, ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' is still a game worth playing on the merits of its gameplay alone", also saying that "the only reason you may not want to pick it up is if ... you already own it in another form."<ref name= IGNI>{{cite web |title=Super Mario Bros. 2 Review |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/801/801793p1.html |date=5 July 2007 |work=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref> However, ] thought that ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' or ''Super Mario World'' would have been a better choice for a launch game considering their respective popularity;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/supermarioadvance/review.html|title=Super Mario Advance for the Game Boy Advance review|publisher= ]|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> both titles were eventually also remade as part of the ''Super Mario Advance'' series. Conversely, ] praised the choice, calling it "one of the most polished and creative platformers of the era".<ref name=gb/> The game was named one of the ''NES'' best games ever by IGN, saying that the game offers greater diversity in graphics and gameplay than the original, making it a great bridge game between the other NES Mario titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/18.html |title=18. Super Mario Bros. 2|publisher=IGN|date=11 June 2001 |accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref> The game was ranked as the ninth worst game in the Mario game series by ]; they said that while it was a good game, it felt like a lie because they weren't playing the real Super Mario Bros. 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-screwattack/23547|title=ScrewAttack - Top Ten Worst Mario Games|publisher= ]|accessdate=2010-04-11}}</ref> |
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Like its two ]s, ''Super Mario Advance 3'' had generally positive reviews. It sold 1.6 million copies in the US and was re-released in 2006 as a Player's Choice title. |
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''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' has received very positive reception, considered one of the best Game Boy Advance games ever made. It holds an aggregate score of 94 on ] based on 25 reviews, making it the third highest-rated Game Boy Advance game.<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://apps.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/supermariobros3supermarioadvance4 |title=Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 (gba) reviews at Metacritic.com |publisher=Apps.metacritic.com |date=2003-10-20 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> It is also the second highest-rated ''Mario'' video game on Metacritic as of May 20, 2010, behind '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hyman |first=Nick |url=http://features.metacritic.com/features/2010/super-mario-series-from-best-to-worst/ |title=Best and Worst Mario Games - Metacritic |publisher=Features.metacritic.com |date=2010-05-20 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> It also holds an aggregate score of 92.25% based on 37 reviews, making it the third highest-rated Game Boy Advance game and the 135th highest-rated video game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/589393-super-mario-advance-4-super-mario-bros-3/index.html |title=Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 for Game Boy Advance |publisher=GameRankings |date=2003-10-21 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> ''Super Mario Advance 4'' has also been commercially successful; it sold in excess of 2.88 million copies in North America,<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Tang |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |title=US Platinum Chart Games |publisher=The Magic Box |date=2007-12-27 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> 718,207 in Japan, and at least 100,000 copies in Europe, earning a Silver sales award from the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |title=ELSPA: About ELSPA: Sales Awards: Silver |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2008-03-17 |accessdate=2010-10-20 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080317130105/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |archivedate = 2008-03-17}}</ref> '']'' attributed an increase in revenue by 2.1% to sales of ''Super Mario Advance 4'', which they describe as strong.<ref>{{cite web|author=Justin McCurry in Tokyo |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/may/28/citynews.business |title=Nintendo profits fall on yen's rise | Media |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> It debuted in the ] as the 20th best-selling game of its week of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=81&s=1111 |title=GFK Chart-Track: UK News: New entry FIFA kicks Pro Evolution Soccer down to No2 |publisher=Chart-track.co.uk |date=2003-10-27 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> For the week ending December 28, 2006, it was the best-selling Game Boy Advance game in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12234 |title=News - Saling The World: Eye of the Hurricane |publisher=Gamasutra |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> It has been nominated for several awards, winning some of them; it won best Game Boy Advance platform game from both IGN and its readers, the former calling the new levels "phenomenal".<ref>http://bestof2003.ign.com/articles/463/463078p1.html</ref> ] nominated it for best platform game of the year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day4_7.html |title=/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day4_7.html |publisher=GameSpot |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> while its readers awarded it best Game Boy Advance game of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day7_34.html |title=/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day7_34.html |publisher=GameSpot |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> ] named it the ninth best Game Boy Advance game of 2003, while its readers named it the sixth best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2003/gba/index2.shtml |title=GameSpy.com - Game of the Year - 2003 |publisher=Archive.gamespy.com |date=2003-10-20 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2003/fanvote/results/index5.shtml |title=GameSpy.com - Game of the Year - 2003 |publisher=Archive.gamespy.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> '']'' gave it a perfect score, calling it "''Mario'' hop-n-bop action at its finest" and "as great as it ever was".<ref name="mc"/> ''GameNow'' similarly gave it a perfect score, commenting that it was designed to keep players playing.<ref name="mc"/> '']'' gave it a perfect score, calling the challenge perfect. They praised its quick save feature, as well as the additional e-Reader features.<ref name="mc"/> '']'' praised its controls and stages, as well as its visuals, nothing that they are good for an "old, trippy 2D game".<ref name="mc"/> '']'' praised the game for remaining a quality game since its release.<ref name="mc"/> ] praised it as surpassing the original, including its ''Super Mario All-Stars'' remake.<ref name="mc"/> Author William Abner called it the "quintessential side-scrolling platform game", though noting that it showed the Game Boy Advance's limitations rather than its strengths.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=P64rBmwDjuIC |title=2006 Gamer's Tome Of Ultimate Wisdom ... - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> The '']''{{'}} Heather Newman gave it a perfect four out of four stars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1815906661.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+09%2C+2003&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press&desc=RECENT+VIDEO+GAME+RELEASES&pqatl=google |title=Recent Video Game Releases |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=2003-11-09 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> while '']'' called it a great game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-182702/Mario-is-the-man-then.html |title=Mario is the man then and now. | Goliath Business News |publisher=Goliath.ecnext.com |date=2004-03-01 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Dan Ryckert criticized the naming system employed, describing it as "boneheaded", also criticizing the method by which players use the e-Cards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson |first=Keith |url=http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/05/13/useless-peripherals.aspx |title=The Most Useless Peripherals In Gaming History - Features |publisher=GameInformer.com |date=2010-05-13 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> A ''Game Informer'' reviewer praised it as their favourite game ever, expressing delight that the game has a "finally ... high quality port".<ref name="mc"/> While ]'s Benjamin Turner found the e-Reader utilization neat, he criticized it as a means by Nintendo to get people to buy the e-Reader, calling it unfortunate that those without the device or the means to use it would be left out. He also criticized the Game Boy Advance's smaller screen for making the gameplay more "claustrophobic". However, he called it an excellent game for ''Mario'' fans and newbies alike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/super-mario-bros-3-super-mario-advance-4/498095p1.html |title=GameSpy: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Page 1 |publisher=Gba.gamespy.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> ]'s jkdmedia commented that while fans found the lack of new content in previous games to be disappointing, the extra content was "shocking" to him, encouraging players to purchase an e-Reader to utilize it. He added that to kids of this era, it would be harder for them to appreciate it, comparing it to kids observing the change in television from black and white to colour or kids seeing '']'' coming to theaters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/reviews/item/super_mario_advance_4_super_mario_bros_3_gba_review/ |title=Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - GBA - Review | GameZone.com |publisher=Gameboy.gamezone.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> ] noted that while the set up to get the e-Reader features was complicated, it was worth it. They commented that the demo cards were hilarious, though bemoaning the limited number of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3110599 |title=Mario and the e-Reader from |publisher=1UP.com |date=2003-10-21 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> They also praised the game, commenting that younger players would get a chance to play it and older players would be able to play it again, praising its gameplay as well as its e-Reader enhancements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3110334 |title=Super Mario Advance 4 Review for from |publisher=1UP.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> ]'s Tom Bramwell commented that throughout the releases of the ''Super Mario Advance'' titles, he was waiting for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to be re-released under the brand. He commented that this release was better than 90% of the video games of the 2004 Holiday season, praising Nintendo for the visual improvements over the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' release. However, they faulted Nintendo for giving Mario and Luigi voices, calling them annoying to the point where he would turn down the volume.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Bramwell |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_sma4_gba |title=Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 GameBoy Advance Review - Page 1 |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=2003-10-14 |accessdate=2010-10-20}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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