An uninspired port saved only by the admittedly cool E-Reader support. October 29, 2003 – Overshadowed by the re-releases of Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island, Nintendo has finally ported Super Mario Bros. 3 (also known as Super Mario Advance 4) to the Gameboy. But is this nearly fifteen-year-old game worthy of praise? Maybe, maybe … Read more
I remember back when I got this on the NES. I think I was about 6 or 7 years old. I was totally buggin’ out! They had reverted back to the ol’ mushrooms and goombas from SMB1. And with the leaf, the Frog suit, the Tanooki, the Mushroom huts and minigames all over the place, … Read more
I was excited about this game before it came out and had heard it was originally the best Mario game ever on the NES and the SNES. If you didn’t know, this is GBA version of Super Mario Bros. 3, and also has Mario Bros. (just like the other Super Mario Advances and Mario & … Read more
True to its name, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 is a faithful reproduction of the original game for the Nintendo Entertainment System with a few “Advance’s” thrown in for added fun. While I have yet to document every feature addition, I will name several of the more prominent ones during the review. … Read more
”It’s-a-me, Mario!” If you say this to anybody, they’ll know what you’re talking about. Sure, they might look at you funny, but they know. They know you’re impersonating the Mario who has had his name in the title of no less than 70 games. Yes, that’s right – 70. Not to mention at least 25 … Read more
Game Boy Advance2003SMB3 Remakee-Reader CardsSuper Mario Advance 4Metacritic 942.88M First-Run Sales73 Bonus e-Levels Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 The fourth and final entry in the Super Mario Advance series, this 2003 Game Boy Advance release is widely regarded as the definitive portable version of Super Mario Bros. 3. Based on the visuals … Read more
