| Super Mario Advance | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D2 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Year released | 2001 |
| System(s) | Game Boy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch |
| Followed by | Super Mario Advance 2 |
| Series | Mario |
| Japanese title | スーパーマリオアドバンス |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |  |
In 2001, Super Mario Bros. 2 received another enhanced remake as part of Super Mario Advance (also containing a remake of Mario Bros). Super Mario Advance was developed by Nintendo R&D2, and represented the first Mario title for the Game Boy Advance.
The Super Mario Advance version of SMB2 includes several new features:
- Multiplayer mode available when up to four Game Boy Advances are connected with a link cable.
- The addition of the new enemy, Robirdo (a robotic Birdo acting as the boss of world three).
- The addition of the Yoshi's Challenge (in which players may revisit stages to search for Yoshi eggs).
- An an all-new point-scoring system (a first for the game).
- Graphical and audio enhancements were added in the form of enlarged sprites, multiple hit combos, digital voice acting, and such minor stylistic and aesthetic changes as an altered default health-meter level, boss-order, backgrounds, the size of hearts, Princess Toadstool being renamed to the now-standard "Princess Peach," and the inclusion of a chime to announce starmen, were also added.
The game also includes a full version of the original Mario Bros. arcade game from 1983, with updated audiovisuals and Mushroom Kingdom-based enemies replacing the generic creatures of the original (Spinys taking the place of Shellcreepers, for example); this game would be included in all three subsequent Super Mario Advance titles, including Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Super Mario Advance was a best-selling launch game, and became part of the GBA's Player's Choice lineup as one of the console's first three Player's Choice games (along with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Super Mario Advance 3).
Refer to the New features page for differences between the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy Advance version.
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Japanese box.
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Initial title screen.
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Game select screen.
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Character select screen.
Table of Contents
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) (The Lost Levels)
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Yoshi's Island
- Super Mario Land
- 6 Golden Coins
- Super Princess Peach
- Super Mario Maker
- Super Mario Run
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Mario Bros. 35
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Princess Peach: Showtime!