Super Mario Advance 4: SMB3

[Drev]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Crunch

I got the same thing too.
I don't think it is that big of a deal though. Maybe if it came with the actual e-Reader.

I agree. SMA4 may be the best reason to get an e-reader now for me, but I'll probably regret it when the e-reader levels are insanly hard or just plain sucky.

[pjalne]

Originally Posted by Mockery

I just like the frog suit. I want one for real.

Fuck the frog suit, the big shoe is where it's at.

[Big McLargehuge]

Originally Posted by Nerd

I am, of course, talking about the Gameboy Player and not the GBA itself. I hate playing that, too. Having to sit in a certain position to get light, having to crane my neck all the time...ugh...and it's like not I play any of the games outside my room anyway.

How about you get an SP asshole

[Nerd]

I thought about getting an SP. But in the end, I just decided to use my Gameboy Player. Main reason being is that I usually never play games outside my room. Also becuase it can play it on a bigger screen, and plays in stereo. I also don't have to worry about batteries or anything like that.

[Esuohlim]

Originally Posted by Drev

I got this Nintendo Power offer in the mail today. Which is a $60 bundle pack which includes SMA4, its player's guide...

They're making player's guides for this game? Now that just pisses me off.

[Big McLargehuge]

Yesterday I hooked up my NES and put in SMB3 I turned the volume way up, 30 seconds later 7 people were in my room waxing nostalgic. Then I yelled at them to get the fuck out, and they all looked at me all sad and shit.

[timrpgland]

3 was way too easy (well I guess they all are but still). Introduced us to the map style though.

[pjalne]

It may have been easy, but it was fucking huge compared to most other platformers back then.

[soundtest]

3 was way too easy

They should have left powering down the same way as the Japanese version. In the JPN version when you were raccoon, frog, tanooki, whatever and got hit, you went right back to being small Mario. In the NA version, iirc, when you were hit as a raccoon, you were still Super Mario and had to get hit again to get small. I guess like with the original Mario 2, or the Lost Levels, Nintendo thought that it would be too difficult and frustrating for us unskilled NA gamers.

I was a big shot and had the Famicom SMB3 almost a year before the North American release.

[Drev]

They should've just done what they did with Mega Man 2 for NA. Have a Normal and Hard difficulty. The hard version was the original difficulty in Japan.

[EverythingWillSuck]

Originally Posted by Esuohlim

They're making player's guides for this game? Now that just pisses me off.

They did it for when the original game came out.

They have players guides for all the big games.

[Kitten McNuggets]

Originally Posted by pjalne

Fuck the frog suit, the big shoe is where it's at.

Hey, don't forget about the Hammer Brother suit. A combo of that and the giant boot kicks major ass...

[Soul*Assassin]

Player's guides are the stupidist thing you can ever buy. Why the fuck would someone buy an ace game and use a god damn guide so that he/she could complete it in a couple of days? crazy

[innervis10n]

I'd like to see Super-Punch-Out!! make it to GBA.

Can I get an amen? Anyone?

[Esuohlim]

I picked this up yesterday and played the shit out it.

[Drev]

Originally Posted by Esuohlim

I picked this up yesterday and played the shit out it.

Do you have an E-Reader, and if so, how are the new levels?

[Nerd]

I started playing through this game with my bro recently. I have forgotten how good this game is. I love the suits. Like in Giant, Sky and Ice world you can get one every other stage. It's so dramatic when I lose one. It sux.

But the best part of the game has to be trying to beat the airships using the suits. I tried that recently with a Tanookie Suit, and got blind sided by a cannon. Both my brother and I yelled out at the top of our lungs in unison: "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

Good times.

[Zbu Manowar]

I could never understand the eReader cards or other legions of neat-now shit Nintendo puts out instead of just putting out a DVD-based console then putting out their whole library of games for that? Shit, then they could charge $50 easily for games and finally regain some respect.

[Shoeless joe]

Is the e-reader really worht it though? It doesn't seem to have much worth to it right now, unless you can't find any old skool nes roms on the net. As for buying the game, well, i'd wait untill it's available as used before i get it. Hell, Mario 3 still got the gameplay and charm that alot of games today are missing. God, there haven't been more original powerups made since, like the boot in world 5, the hammer bros. suit and the frog suit. Gotta have more frog suit, baby!!

[Esuohlim]

eReaders are for fags.

Now then, I beat the game this afternoon and here is my review:

THE NOSTALGIA IS GONE . Music is improved and graphics are improved. The colors are duller, levels are a bit easier, and the save option takes some replay value away from the game.

BUT THE GOOD NOTES: It's Mario Fucking 3 .

Also, the spade square that lets you match up the mushroom, flower, or star and gives you 2up, 3up, or 5up respectively turns into a heart square if you win. In the heart square, instead of matching up a star you can match up a leaf, which is 7up. If you win that, it turns into a club square, which replaces a leaf with a "3" and gives you 10up. I've never won that round, but I bet the club squares turn into diamond squares. :hat

ALSO IF YOU OWN THE BUTTFUCK E-READER, YOU CAN PLAY SOME EXTRA FAGGOT LEVELS BUY BUYING SOME CUNTING E-READER CARDS

The end.