Super Mario Advance review
Super Mario Advance, other known as Super Mario Bros. 2, is known as kind of the odd ball in the Super Mario Bros. series. Now why was this? One reason was, the original was a 2D platfomer, and to kill enemies, you jump on their heads, and try to save a princess. But this one is completely different. Here, jumping on the enemies gets you only a ride, and you have to throw plants at them, or other enemies to kill them. But is it really as bad as people say? Well, first off, the game we all knew as Super Mario Bros. 2 was in Japan called Super Mario USA. Their Super Mario Bros. 2 was basically a harder version of the first Super Mario Bros. game. Since it was so hard, it was never released anywhere else until Super Mario All stars. But anyway, back to Super Mario Bros. 2.  It was originally a game called Doki Doki Panic. They changed the story a bit, added some Mario sprites, changed some of the music, and BAM! Super Mario USA. And to let everyone know, I haven't played the original game myself, so I don't know all the features that were added. Now to the review.

Graphics - 9.5  Super Mario Advance had some really good graphics. They were bright, colorful, and added many newcomers to the Mario universe, such as Shy Guys, Bob-ombs and Birdo. The graphics look phenomenal, especially compared to the original NES version.

Sound - 8.5  The music in this game is great. Some classic music, like when you are in the alternate world, after going into the doors that come from the magic potions. And there are new songs also. Some of them, like the cave music, gets repetitive, especially since you will find a cave in most every level. One other thing that makes the sound's rating higher is that the characters talk. They all say something when they take damage, pull up plants, or die. Now when there are more than five plants in a row, the sound of Toad pulling up weeds may get a little aggravating, but it's nothing too bad.

Addictiveness / depth - 7.5  If this was the original Super Mario Bros. USA for the NES, this would be rated lower. But the fact that this game added both the classic Mario Brothers game, and a Yoshi egg hunt, the rating went up. Now the egg hunt went like this. Once you beat the game, random Yoshi eggs will appear in the alternate universes. Your goal is to find them, and don't die, because then you have to find them again. I actually never finished this, because of how hard it was to do. And the fact that they change places all the time doesn't help. But the egg hunt is there, and maybe you will be interested in it. They also added coins that you collect, that are like the Yoshi coins in Super Mario World, for some added depth, because you might want to collect all 100% of them. However, with only twenty levels, it is smaller than Super Mario Bros., but the levels were longer also, so I think a 7.5 is a fair score.

Story - 5  The story is something like this. Mario has a dream that he was climbing a long staircase, leading to a door. When he opens the door, he sees a world he has never seen before, which is the world that the game takes place. Then he heard somebody saying that the evil Wart, the main villain in the game, put a curse on the land, and you need to stop him. But he hates vegetables.  Then, in this dream, Mario gets struck by lightning, and them wakes up, on the floor, next to his bed. The next day, Mario and his friends are going to have a picnic on the mountains. Then they saw a small cave, and went in. They were amazed to see that the world that Mario saw in his dreams was right before their eyes. So you must stop Wart. Uh, yeah. That's the story.

Difficulty - 6.5  The first time I played this, I couldn't beat the first level. But now, since my epic skills have been dramatically improved, it wasn't too hard the last time I played. There are some parts where some characters may make it really easy, and some parts where other characters might be a pain to use. It can be difficult to hunt for the Yoshi coin things, and very challenging to get the Yoshi eggs, but it really isn't ever that hard. Some enemies are put in places that are meant for trolling, and some of the things in the ground make you think "what the heck?" But the infinite 1-up trick in the first level takes away some of the challenge of having to start the level over after getting a game over.

Gameplay - 8  This is probably the most criticized part of the game. The plants, items, and enemies replacing jumping and fireballs for killing enemies, was not taken well. But even though the gameplay is different from the first, that doesn't mean that it's bad. It was not bad at all. Maybe not as good as the first, but I found it to be a good change of pace. Some things, like the screen when going up or down was a big nuisance, and was a bit of a problem in some levels, but it didn't make it unplayable. And the choice of four differently controlled players was a fun addition.

Overall - 9.1  Super Mario Advance is a great game. It may not be Super Mario Bros. Lost Levels, but still a great game. The enemies were good, there were some fun boss battles,and some good short cuts in some levels too. If you haven't tried this game yet, I suggest you give it a try.

  Graphics 10   Sound 8   Addictive 7   Depth 7   Story 5   Difficulty 6

In this version of Mario for the Game Boy advance you can choose to be one of four characters in a single or multi-player mode (Toad, Luigi, Peach, or Mario). You can collect the different hearts to gain health.

Overall 9.2    Graphics 9.4    Sound 8.4    Addictive 8.3    Story 7.1    Depth 8.2    Difficulty 6.6

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  Graphics 10   Sound 8   Addictive 10   Story 8   Depth 10   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 5/5     Submitted: 02-01-14     Updated: 02-01-14     Review Replies: 3

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      Review Rating: 4.8/5     Submitted: 09-17-13     Review Replies: 1

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      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 06-04-13     Review Replies: 3

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  Graphics 10   Sound 9   Addictive 9   Story 9   Depth 9   Difficulty 7
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 02-25-14     Updated: 03-03-14     Review Replies: 1

The First Super Mario Advance Game   luigi25
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  Graphics 9   Sound 6   Addictive 8   Story 10   Depth 8   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 11-19-15     Updated: 02-09-19     Review Replies: 3

ganondorf4ever 09-13-15 - 11:42 AM
 Just remember: This game is a port of a remake of a ROM hack of a Japan-exclusive game!
Retrogamer1452 06-07-14 - 08:13 PM
 at first i thought down + b = pickup shy guy
SacredShadow 01-22-14 - 03:00 PM
 easy controls= fun
superstar1234568 11-04-13 - 03:16 PM
 I LOVE THIS GAME!
arizvega 07-29-13 - 01:50 PM
 This game is great for the GBA....
ninjamario 07-29-13 - 01:08 PM
 GBA
iN008 06-29-13 - 07:43 PM
 I find the controls much better for this gba remake since the controls are tighter and less floaty.
travis06 08-31-12 - 05:56 PM
 glitch: 1-2 on the carpet, touch top of screen with head as peach, and go forward and sometimes the enemies will go through you and not damage you lol.
lolman331 08-01-12 - 10:39 AM
 This has the sounds - Mario and his pals talk, but not in the SNES game.
mgharper94 07-16-12 - 11:11 PM
 ik i still need the 100% though
Alfie777 06-30-12 - 10:48 AM
 yoshi eggs only make the egg on the title screen hatch
mgharper94 06-24-12 - 11:55 AM
 i actually have this and i almost beat it 100% i just need the yoshi eggs
Yoshifan12 06-22-12 - 03:19 AM
 What does Birdo say?
PacmanSE 05-30-12 - 10:07 PM
 Game not loading !! D:
dbzsonicfan121 05-26-12 - 03:25 PM
 Sonic Advance is better
clapp 05-12-12 - 02:29 AM
 YEAH BEAT THE GAME YEAH YEAH!!!! WHAT NOW SONIC YEAH WHANT NOW SONIC WHAT NOW
blue123489 05-09-12 - 07:02 PM
 who talks
retrogamer1246 04-29-12 - 11:45 AM
 YAHOO!
NanoBarry 04-12-12 - 08:15 PM
 is anybody on?
Blooper1337 04-11-12 - 09:10 AM
 powerman 9000 is it power man from iron fist and powerman? :D
clapp 04-10-12 - 01:31 PM
 Hi guys its working now yay
NanoBarry 04-07-12 - 10:19 AM
 Im new too!
NanoBarry 04-07-12 - 10:18 AM
 and he still has it
NanoBarry 04-07-12 - 10:18 AM
 my cousin used to have a gameboy
dx1990 04-06-12 - 03:33 PM
 i love this game used to steal my brother gambeboy to play it lol