Possibly the best news ever for Mario fans: Nintendo will once again team with revered game developers The Software Toolworks to port the timeless classic "Mario is Missing" to the Game Boy Advance.
The game, originally released for the SNES and NES in 1993, is a riveting adventure where must travel through many countries of the world, restoring famous monuements and answering world trivia as he ventures to rescue his brother Mario, has been kidnapped as a part of Bowser's plan to melt the Earth's icecaps and flood the world. Along the way, you have to save several cities. Anyone playing this game will be having so much fun and be so amazed with this quality of this game, considered by many to be the pinnacle of the Mario franchise, that they won't even realize how much they're learning about geography.
This port will flawlessly recreate the mind-blowingly gorgeous graphics of the SNES version, as well as the gorgeously orchestrated, chill-inducing music. The soundtrack will be further enhanced by the prodigious talent of voice actor Charles Martinet, who will lend his golden pipes to allow Luigi to say such timeless lines as "Let's-a-go!" and "Just what I needed!" In addition, Yoshi will speak with the gorgeous, soothing voice first heard in the epic saga "Yoshi's Story."
"Mario is Missing" will be the second GBA Mario release to take advantage of Nintendo's e-Reader peripheral. All you need are two GBA's (or one GBA and a Game Boy Player), a link cable, and the e-Reader itself, and you're ready to scan cards that will allow Luigi to access such cities as Budapest, Toronto, and Baghdad.
And what GBA Mario release would be complete without "Mario Bros. Classic?" The timeless GBA fixture will appear in its full glory on this release of "Mario Is Missing," with all of the usual multiplayer capabilities. With such a perfect combination of two Mario games, you cannot go wrong with this release.
Nintendo is warning stores to stock up on copies of "Mario Is Missing." It is expected to be the fastest-selling GBA title ever. Nintendo is so confident about the success of this game that they are already in talks with The Software Toolworks to port the game's sequel, "Mario's Time Machine," to the Game Boy Advance. And who can blame them for having such high hopes?
NATHAN GORONDI
