Super Mario Advance 4: Better or Worse?

[NintendoIke64]

I was wondering your opinion (those of you who have SMA4), is it better than SMB3? I like the fact that you can save, but the continues combined with saving, i don't know. And have you realized, (Off subject) that the music in the E-World castle sounds like Mushroom Kingdom from SMRPG? I guess Square doesn't own the rights to the music.

[NintendoIke64]

Sorry forgot to capitalize the I. (i don't know)

[Luigison]

It is a very good port, but I will wait to compair it more until I have a Gameboy Player so I can swap between it and the SMAS version to compair them.  I also want the Gameboy player to try te e-world.

[Luigison]

based on the errors in my previous post, i should go to bed and try to catch up on my lost sleep.

SMB 3 may be the best game ever no matter what the format...

[TanookiMallow]

Overall, I'd probably say that this version is inferior to the SMAS version...but that's like saying that SMW is inferior to SMB3 (or vice versa).  Some of the changes they made did make the game feel a tad too easy...the extra blocks in places, the continues, and the changes to Toad's Houses (World 6 is particularly different, you now get the Hammer Suit in the first house, and the second house can now be accessed without completing 6-5).  I've finished levels thinking, "Jeez, this seemed a lot easier than usual."  Also, I don't like the the changes they made to the text/dialogue, and the music seems to have suffered more in this game than in any previous SMA installments (the castle theme sounds terrible IMO and the underground theme doesn't sound right either).   I don't get it, Yoshi's Island sounded really close to SNES quality and that was more complex music.  Still, they did add some nice touches: the intro, the Boo sound effects, the new "Perfect Clear" screen, the walls to your left closing before fighting Boom-Boom just like in the Yoshi's Island boss battles, the new coin room music, and I even liked the voices.  The new e-Reader levels look great too, but I have yet to get an e-Reader so I'll have to wait on that.

[frostbite]

****! I hate that I'm cheap and am waiting until Christmas when I can get this as a gift instead of paying for it myself, because I really want to play it.

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"This is quite possibly the greatest cookie I`ve ever tasted."

[The Big Boo]

Meh, I didn't buy it. I just bought SMAS+W for ten bucks. So far, World is the only one I've beaten.

[Luigison]

Here's the e-reader cards according to Pixelboy:

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                 PIXELBOY'S SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 4-E CHECKLIST

                                  Version 1.0

                       Last update:  October 26th 2003

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            The latest version of this file can always be found at:

                       Pixelboy's e-Reader Zone web site
                  http://www.colba.net/~pixelboy/erzone/

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Notes related to the "Type" column:

- Item : Item card which allows you to add one or more items to your inventory.

- Demo : Demo card which shows a special trick that you can try.

- Level: This card uploads a new level into "World-e".

- Spec.: This type of card has a special effect when you activate it.

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Notes related to the "Availability" column:

- In-box promo : Found in every box of the "Super Mario Advance Advance 4"
                 GBA game, including the "Wal-Mart exclusive" edition.

- Wal-Mart Ex. : Found exclusively in specially-marked boxes of "Super Mario
                 Advance 4" which were sold in limited numbers at Wal-Mart
                 stores (in the US) in October 2003.

- Series 1     : Found in the Series 1 pack.

- Series 2     : Found in the Series 2 pack.

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 Name                         / Type  / Serial number  / Availability / Rarity
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Super Mushroom (01)           / Item  / 52484A 07-D001 / Wal-Mart Ex. / rare
Fire Flower (02)              / Item  / 52485A 07-D002 / Wal-Mart Ex. / rare
Super Leaf (03)               / Item  / 52085A 07-D003 / In-box promo / common
Frog Suit (04)                / Item  / 52487A 07-D004 / Series 2     / common
Tanooki Suit (05)             / Item  / 52488A 07-D005 / Series 1     / common
Hammer Suit (06)              / Item  / 52489A 07-D006 / Series 2     / common
Starman (07)                  / Item  / 52490A 07-D007 / Series 1     / common
P-Wing (08)                   / Item  / 52491A 07-D008 / Series 2     / common
Cape (09)                     / Item  / 52492A 07-D009 / Series 1     / common
3 Fire Flowers (10)           / Item  / 52495A 07-D022 / Series 1     / common
3 Super Leaves (11)           / Item  / 52496A 07-D023 / Series 2     / common
5 Starmen (12)                / Item  / 52497A 07-D024 / Series 2     / common
4-Item Set (13)               / Item  / 52498A 07-D025 / Series 1     / common
3-Suit Set (14)               / Item  / 52499A 07-D026 / Series 1     / common
8-Item Set (15)               / Item  / 52500A 07-D027 / Series 2     / common
10-Up Mushroom (16)           / Item  / 52504A 07-D084 / Series 1     / common
5-Up Mushroom (17)            / Item  / 52503A 07-D083 / Series 2     / common
1-Up Mushroom (18)            / Item  / 52501A 07-D018 / Wal-Mart Ex. / rare

Blue Green Switch             / Spec. / 52507A 07-D103 / Series 1     / common
Orange Switch                 / Spec. / 52506A 07-D102 / Series 2     / common

Wild Ride in the Sky (M01)    / Level / 52084A 07-A026 / In-box promo / common
Slidin' the Slopes (M02)      / Level / 52475A 07-A011 / Series 2     / common
Vegetable Volley (M03)        / Level / 52481A 07-A017 / Series 1     / common
Doors o' Plenty (M04)         / Level / 52482A 07-A018 / Series 2     / common
Bombarded by Bomb-ombs (M05)  / Level / 52478A 07-A014 / Series 1     / common
Magical Note Blocks (M06)     / Level / 52476A 07-A012 / Series 2     / common
The 'ol Switcheroo (M07)      / Level / 52480A 07-A016 / Series 1     / common
Piped Full of Plants (M08)    / Level / 52479A 07-A015 / Series 2     / common
Swinging Bars of Doom (M09)   / Level / 52483A 07-A019 / Series 1     / common
Para Beetle Challenge (M10)   / Level / 52477A 07-A013 / Series 1     / common
Classic World 1-1 (S01)       / Level / 52628A 07-A001 / Series 2     / common
Airship's Revenge (PR)        / Level / 52627A 07-A051 / Wal-Mart Ex. / rare

World 1-1 Speed Stage         / Demo  / 52509A 07-E001 / Series 2     / common
World 1-2 Unlimited 1-Ups     / Demo  / 52510A 07-E002 / Series 2     / common
World 2-2 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52513A 07-E006 / Series 2     / common
World 3-2 Star Power          / Demo  / 52635A 07-E012 / Series 1     / common
World 3-4 Unlimited 1-Ups     / Demo  / 52511A 07-E003 / Series 1     / common
World 3-8 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52514A 07-E007 / Series 1     / common
World 4-2 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52631A 07-E008 / Series 1     / common
World 4-6 Unlimited 1-ups     / Demo  / 52512A 07-E004 / Wal-Mart Ex. / rare
World 5-5 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52632A 07-E009 / Series 2     / common
World 6-7 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52633A 07-E010 / Series 1     / common
World 7-2 Toad's Hidden House / Demo  / 52634A 07-E011 / Series 2     / common