Super Mario 3 Gets All Portable

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday June 18, 2003 @09:27PM from the raccoon-tail-floaty-light dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Gamers.com article showcasing new screenshots and details from Super Mario Advance 4 for GameBoy Advance. This title, which is a portable revival of the classic NES title Super Mario Brothers 3 with the higher quality visuals of the SNES Super Mario All-Stars version, will also have e-Reader connectivity, and a recent IGN Pocket preview claims "players can transfer the data from e-Reader to the game... to upload brand new levels and challenges", though, logically enough, "you'll need two GBAs (or a Game Boy Player [for Gamecube] and a GBA) to take advantage of this feature."

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Frustratingly... by antin · 2003-06-18 22:14 · Score: 4, Insightful

It is a shame they didn't release a Mario All Stars (Advance), as they did for the SNES. I find it somewhat annoying that considering the cost of porting a game, that Nintendo decided to release the titles individually. Especially when they have bundled them in the past.

I am not sure what the sales have been like - but although I would purchase 'All Stars' I don't find any of the older Mario's worth full price (mainly because I already own them).