Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Bowser and his troublemaking kids have brought trouble to the land, and turned the local kings into animals. Only Mario & Luigi can stop them!
• Jump over bottomless pits, stomp your foes and collect awesome new power-ups like the Warp Whistle and the Tanooki Suit
• Open up new levels by scanning special cards through your e-Reader
• Dash, swim, and take to the air -- complete difficult platform levels while you fight your way to Bowser
• Multiplayer Mario madness with 4-person link-ups (Separate games required)

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009WAUO
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (224 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Super Mario Bros 3: Super Mario Advance 4 is a direct port of the tremendous hit Nintendo game to your GBA!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best NES game of all time on the GBA, May 5, 2006

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)

Regarded by many as the best game to ever grace the original NES, Super Mario Bros. 3 gets shrunk down for the GBA, and it is all the more glorious all these years later, even on the small screen. Featuring re-vamped graphics and sound effects with the tried but true side-scrolling Mario fun, Super Mario 3 is every bit as fun as it was years ago. Fans who remember the classic game will remember the innovative power ups introduced here: the raccoon leaf, the frog suit, and plenty more as you take on Bowser's children and the Hammer Bros. as well as the usual cast of Mario villains. The level design has yet to be beat, and despite a few frustrations that are common place in the Mario series, the game is still a blast to play. All in all, Super Mario Bros. 3 is a must own for GBA owners and DS owners alike, and it's still one of the best platformers ever made.

62 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relive the adventure, November 27, 2004

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Patrick L. Randall (Silver Spring, MD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)

Though Nintendo had been the preeminent leader in video game systems since its debut in 1985, it was 1989's release of "Super Mario Brothers 3", the last of the original Super Mario Trilogy for the NES that sent Nintendo's popularity soaring into the stratosphere. A truly complex and challenging game, "...3" re-invented the side-scroller genre. Like so many longtime Nintendo loyalists, I have fond memories playing "Super Mario 3" for hours on end as I tried to defeat the bosses in the new and varied worlds like the Ice World, the Desert World, and the Sky World, to name a few. It took 14 years, but Nintendo has giving this seminal game a spectacular rebirth on the handheld Gameboy Advance System. While it is actually the fourth in the "Super Mario Advance" series for the GBA (preceded by Super Mario 2 [SMA1], Super Mario World [SMA2], Yoshi's Island [SMA3]), it is a complete port of "Super Mario Brothers 3". It is exactly as I remembered the original game, save for the ability to play as Luigi (in addition to Mario) and some spruced up graphics. The gameplay is a seamless re-creation of the original and it's simply amazing to be playing this marvelous game in a handheld format. The only port more astounding for GBA was "Super Mario World [SMA2]", and that was simply because it was from a more advance system. In addition to the wonderful nostalgia of playing "Super Mario 3", "SMA 4" also gives the gamer the original "Mario Bros" game to play individually or in multiplayer mode (all the "Super Mario Advance" games do this). While Nintendo has made some missteps in understanding its core fan base with its handling of its last two platform systems, the "Super Mario Advance" series, especially "Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3" shows that Nintendo still has an intimate understanding of what its fans want in a portable gaming system. BRING ON THE NINTENDO DS.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh man!What a game!, November 10, 2003

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scripted fatality "AC" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)

The Mario Bros. are back!And with more revenge.It certainly beats all other Super Mario Games by Nintendo.The story goes that the Kaopalings have stolen the magical wand from each world and have turned them into animals.The game is a pure thrill.I can guarintee u that u will enjoy it a lot.The levels are not so easy,not so tough.It's the perfect combination of skill and strategy.The Racoon and Tanooki Mario are super cool.I always enjoy throwing off the turtule shells into enemies.Thogh Mario is the main character,I prefer playing with Luigi too.This game goes to to The parent"s choice awards!