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Super Mario 3 Gets All Portable

Posted by simoniker on 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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  1. Frustratingly... by antin · · 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).

  2. Cha-ching. by Jeffool · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm sure there's some porting involved in things like this, but you have to wonder why Nintendo doesn't do a "Mario Anthology" containing the 'Mario Allstars' and 'Mario 64' on the same disc for the Game Cube. They could do the same with Zelda or Metroid games. Put them out for $20 or so. Chaaaaa-ching.

    Jeffool.
    Wasn't too off-topic, was I?

    1. Re:Cha-ching. by Drakin · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Because they want to maximie profits... which releasing the games individually does. They'll probably promote the GBA player accessory as the way to play your old favorites on your TV, using your game cube...

      Which, to me is the best way to do it... by releaseing them for the GBA, and with the soon to be relased player, you can play the games at home, and on the go...

    2. Re:Cha-ching. by Jeffool · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Normally I'd say "Good plan.", but why not put it out for GBA and GCN? For the portables AND the home crowd. Casual gamers would be more likely to buy their home system (which floundered this time, compared to their past ones) if they was a quality line of games for $29. Which, compared to most games, is a throw-away price. Barely more than a CD or DVD.

      And it'd give newer gamers a chance to catch up on what they've been missing. It's an idea, anyway. Like those nifty Atari controllers that have games. That's just sweet.

      Jeffool.

  3. How does that work? by Shishio · · Score: 4, Interesting

    After reading the IGN Pocket review, I still don't understand why the bonus levels uploaded through eReader would "logically" need more than one GBA to play. Is it because the bonus levels are only the head-to-head levels?

    If that is the case, why can't the eReader be used to upload normal levels or entire worlds to the Super Mario game? There's plenty of crafty Unreal modders, but I'm sure there could be a strong Mario modding community if we could figure out how to use the eReader system.

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    1. Re:How does that work? by rmach · · Score: 4, Informative

      The reason you need two GBAs for a Gameboy Player is that you can't have an e-reader and a cartridge in the GBA at the same time. Thus one GBA has the super mario game cart in it ready to receive and save the new level and the other GBA reads the e-reader cards and sends the level.

  4. Or, you could get all super marios at once by truffle · · Score: 3, Interesting


    There is a program like MAME called PocketNES which is an NES emultator for the Gameboy Advance. This allows you to play hundreds of NES games on your GBA. Up to 200 NES roms will fit on a single GBA cartridge.

    I personally prefer the opportunity to play the original rom, than a remake, even one that is identical from a gameplay perspective.

    So to play NES roms on your GBA you need:
    - A flash cartridge and linker (I bought mine at SuccessKH and got great service. I recommend the flash2advance USB linker with a 256 Mbit cartridge.
    - PocketNES
    - Nintendo Roms, a google search finds these quickly

    Or if you don't have a GBA but still want to relive your childhood on linux, os x, or windows, grab your roms and then grab RockNES.

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  5. Little information on gameplay?? by Mantrid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hehe, I'm amused by the article where it mentions that little information has been released on gameplay.

    Now maybe i'm crazy, but I think it'll involve some running, jumping, and bouncing off of bad guys...

  6. Re:Anyone remembers by Jeffool · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Popeye had the POW block I don't remember, but I won't argue it. But don't forget that Super Mario 2 also had the POW block that came out of the ground when you pulled turnip stalks.....
    I just realized just HOW high those guys must've been. I mean, I know it was a sprite-swap job, but still. Wild vegetables that turn into 'magic potions' and make you see the world in a different way? Riiight. Tell me they weren't on something.

    Jeffool.
    It's all about the love.