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Mario-Manic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The best game to ever hit shelves. And now, the best game to rock your world on the GBA. It took them a long while to get this game out, but it is truly a blessing. Not only are the graphics REALLY sweet, but the sound is nothing sort of awesome. Mario talks like in the other ones, and it is either fun for you or bad for you. Sure, his little Italian accent is annoying, but it makes you feel like you're there. It truly is a good game, and I reccommend it for anyone who is a serious fan, a beginner fan, or someone who wants to kill time and have fun doing, to buy this game. I would've given it more stars if I could've!!

Totally sweet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I remember when this game first came out on the original NES, I rented it and had a sleepover with 3 friends. The funny thing was that there was a huge waiting line to rent the game and we waited like a month before we got to rent it. When we finally got it, the game had a red ribbon on it and was shaped wierd. It only took us turning on the NES to realize that we had gotten a Japanese version of the game! Who cared though! From that night on, I realized that a revolution in the Mario games was born. I was in 4th grade at the time.
I truly can not express how happy that I am that I can play this graphically redone masterpiece again on my own television(game boy player for my Cube). I love this game and recommend it to everyone!

Best Release of SMB3

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Super Mario Bros. 3 was the biggest video game of my generation. I was 9 when it came out. There was so much buzz to this game (partly due to the movie "The Wizard") I remember practically half my 4th grade class talked about it for show and tell. Granted, I played SMB3 into the ground back then to the point where I became bored to tears with it. Still, it's been 14 years, and what once was old, now is new.

So what's so cool about this release that it earns 4 stars and is actually worth the $30-$35? Well, it's portable, you can save anywhere, you can play with a friend with only one game boy because of the alternating nature of the 2-player game, you can save replays of the level's you've beaten, you can now store up to 4 rows of items as opposed to just 1, there's the obligatory 4 player link version of the original mario bros. which only requires one copy of the game. And then there's the amazing e-reader support that, in theory, gives the game an infinite number of new levels. It's really hard to knock this release even though it's a gross example of how the GBA's library is saturated with ports of games we've all played before (and then some).

I've still got a few slight gripes. Other than the e-reader feature, there's really nothing new. It's the same game it was 14 years ago. That's generally a good thing, but if you were like me and played it into floor then, the game's liable to wear out on you somewhat quickly. It would have been interesting if they had provided a few more modes of play to make the game new and challenging*. And I really would have liked the 2-player game to be linkable. But other than that, I 'spose you couldn't ask for much more really.

* I concede, there is a nice all clear mode that let's you pick any world and play any level you've beaten (all 90 of them!) if you beat the game. But...that's about it.

sma4 smb 3 is the best game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game over the summer break and it just can't be any better. There are new features like the life swapping that you can do in 2 player mode, if u use an e-reader you can accsess new and harder levels and get items. The only problem is you need an e-reader, game link, 2 gameboy advances and one game. Which can cost a lot of $$$. If you love the classic as much as I do you should definetly buy this game.

graphics- 8.5/10
sound- 9/10
gameplay- 9/10
fun factor- 9.5/10

A very challenging game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game for me was easy on the first levels but got harder as i went along. i think that it is a great{one of the best i ever played}because it takes you a while to get passed the whole thing, you just can't get by this game in 30 minutes.
Even my mom spends hours on the game!!It is fun for all ages!!!!
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Graphics:5/5
Challanging:4/5
Fun:5/5

The greatest game ever made gets a new audience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing video games for years. Since i was but a child the NES was a dear friend of mine and we spent many hours together. On cold winter nights we fought our way through the dungeons of zelda. And on warm summer days we desperatly tried to tried to jump enough barrels to finally get donkey kong.

But the game that me and my nes fell in love with was super mario bros. 3
It was revolutionary for it's time, and I don't mean graphically I mean the sheer gameplay and fun factor. From the opening world to the hidden whistles and onto the final castle there's never a dull moment. The levels, and not to mention the worlds themselves (a brand new invetion at the time), are layed out beautifully. The game is just a masterpeice.
Even stuck up 12 year olds who call 32 bit games classics will have to admit that this game is fun.
But then again even the greatest video game ever created has it's problems. And porting it is the big one. the gba just doesn't feel the same as holding an nes controller. and at times it felt awkward. the music and sound effects also weaken the nastalgic experience. but it won't mean anything to first timers. and i hope that the next generation of video gamers will finally get a chance to play this masterpiece.

it's the greatest game ever created whether it be on gba/snes/or nes. it gets a perfect score

The Best Super Mario. . . .EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I must admit I have never played this game for the NES, for I do not own one. However when it came out for the SNES (Super Mario All-Stars) I absolutly loved it! I would love to argue that it is the best Mario game out there. When I first heard it was coming out I couldn't wait!! You travel to many different lands from the desert to water to ice to big!? Yes there is even a land where everything is gigantic! How unique is that!? You can collect items from toad and use them on your adventure. Some items include the starman (of course), mushrooms, the racoon leaf (this is the only Mario game to contain that cool item), the frog suit, and many more classics. I did find the game particularly challenging (for I was only 5 years old when I first played it) and I can't wait to play it again! This time I won't cheat. Ok, it isn't really cheating but there is a cool trick to do that can get you to the end right away (if you really wanted to). But sorry I will leave that one up to you to find, let's just say it involves a flute, yes a flute. Well if you have played this game in the past or are just getting in to the action I stongly recommend it for anyone! This is a must buy Super Mario game! Yeah!

Super Mario Bros. 3 The Director's Cut

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Thirteen years ago, Nintendo released one of the most entertaining and challenging games of all time. It sold nearly 30 million copies worldwide, and set the standard for the Action/Adventure game genre. Now Nintendo invites you to experience the Director's Cut, of Super Mario Bros. 3. Digitally remastered, with additional features never before seen in the games history.

With newly enhanced graphics, sound effects, and combined Japanese
and American elements, this new version of Mario Bros. 3 makes the original game more complete than ever.

The new features added to the game includes a brand new opening, modified Luigi character, corrected grammar, fixed bugs, new hidden treasures, e-reader support, and the original Japanese ending and end game credit sequence. Also, as an added bonus for completing the game, players can go back and play any level in any world at anytime. Even the Toad Houses and Hammer Bros. can be played again!

There is a whole lot more that Super Mario Bros. 3 for Game Boy can offer. If players have an e-reader device, they can unlock loads of stuff, like new levels, power up items, and Demo cards (Watch the people who made the play it their way!). Some of the e-cards not only expand the Mario 3 universe, but they also combine elements from other Mario games as well. Not only are they in the new levels, but they can also be used to modify the regular Mario 3 game! Some cards will unlock elements from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Plucking plants from the ground and throwing them at enemies) Super Mario World (Fireballs turn enemies into coins, get to use the cape, the purple corner block), and Yoshi's Island (Plungers).

With the re-release of this title, this is definitely a great refresher for anyone who enjoyed playing the Mario games back in the old days. Especially after becoming completely jammed with so many look alikes and pretends.

Best SMB3 re-release yet!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think this is the best re-release of Super Mario Bros. 3 that I've ever seen. Although the graphics look identical to those from "Super Mario All-Stars" several years ago, the game has a few very nice added features which got me hooked on SMB3 all over again.

Among my favorite features are the ability to save the game at ANY point. The original SMB3 on the NES had no save feature whatsoever... the save feature on "SM All Stars" on the SNES was limited in that it only remembered what world you saved on, and it saved your items. (For example, if you got all the way to World 3-10 when you hit "Save & Quit" you would resume back at the beginning of World 3-1 next time you played.)

The GBA version of SMB 3 saves *everything* -- your score, the number of coins, all your items, and every single board you've cleared. This is very handy considering that you could be playing on an airplane where you may be asked to shut off your electronic devices immediately and you don't have time to keep playing to a "save point" like in some games. I would have also appreciated this feature when I was a kid and mom and dad didn't understand that you really did have to play 3 or 4 more stages before you could save the game and come to the dinner table.

I love being able to resume where I picked up, especially including my score, coins and extra lives.

The other big thing I love is, once you finish the game, you can go back and clear boards that you skipped the first time around. Once you have a "perfect clear" on all 8 worlds, you have free reign on everything in the entire game... play any stage as much as you want, exit out of stages anytime, and go into any mushroom house or bonus game as much as you want. Because of this, you can do things never possible before, like stocking up on later-stage items (like Hammer Bros. suits) and playing through the earlier stages with them. That World 2 Fortress isn't so hard anymore when you can toss hammers at the Thwomps and the Boos!

The fact that this game is still so popular after more than 14 years on the market just goes to show... you don't need to have the latest and greatest 3-D whizbang technology to be successful. Sometimes it's nice to go back to basics, and this is probably one of the best re-releases Nintendo has ever produced on any platform. If you loved (or even just liked) SMB3, you'll be very happy with this version.

Do not underestimate the powers of a fat plumber.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A fat plumber called Mario was quite the icon during my childhood days. In those days, you weren't cool unless you played a Super Mario Bros. game or two. Super Mario Bros. 3 was one such games, and it was no doubt one of the most popular games in Nintendo's 100-odd-years history.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 is almost an exact replica of that game. Porting the game over to the GBA, Nintendo has made some minor changes to the it, but the large part of it remains essentially the same old of old. Which makes it a rather nostalgic run down the memory lane for gamers from the 80s' era, who are still gaming. Like me.

For the uninformed, the mission of Mario and Co. is simple. You will need to save a Princess (duh!), and to do that, you will need to battle through different levels in nine worlds. Going through all the worlds painstakingly is not compulsory though, if you happen to be strategic with some items you collect along the way, but the more accomplished Mario fans will tell you there's more fun in doing it "the right way".

Of course, doing it that way means a very long, and sometimes tough journey. You get upgrades when the game progresses, allowing you to change into various costumes. One of these is a raccoon suit that allows you to sweep your enemies with your tail, and to fly up to the sky. Pretty nifty, if you ask me. Other costumes lets you split fire, swim faster in water and throw hammers, etc. All of these give you some advantage in certain situations, but knowing when, and how to use them effectively is a different story.

Graphics wise, the colors look every bit as vibrant as they were, but the pictures are a little short when compared to modern standards. This has always been a problem with porting classic games onto the GBA. Still, I'm not a fussy person. Graphics have never been an issue for me when it comes to games, or I'd have bought an XBox.

The audios in this game are ok, although the music sounds like it has been remixed. Some of the in-game comments are a little corny, for example, when Mario gets a costume upgrade, he yells out: "That's what I needed!". This gets old after, like, two minutes. The special effect audios are as good as ever, so you get the classic "ting" sound when you latch onto coins, and the robotic tunnel-climbing sound when you get into one of those secret tubes, which is cool.

The changes in this version of Super Mario Bros. 3 now allow you to save your change. A welcomed move, surely, but the game is so easy, you probably won't need the feature if you intend to go through it speedily with the magic whistles. Oh, did I say magic whistles? Ok, I shall shut up. Other additions include five advance medallions per level, and a chance to take on the classic Mario Bros. game. If you're just buying this game for Super Mario Bros/ 3, you may conveniently ignore all these.

In conclusion, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 is a classic revisited. It's an adventure with the qualities to impress fans, whether young or old, and will no doubt add hours of fun for you on the GBA. This is a game truly worthy of the Super Mario Bros. franchise.

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