Editing Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)

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|title=''Mario Bros.''

|image=[[File:M&LSS Mario Bros.png]]<br>A title screen for the minigame in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''

|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Advance]]''<br>''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''<br>''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''<br>''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''

'''''Mario Bros.''''' is a [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of the [[Mario Bros. (game)|arcade game of the same name]] included in every ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' game, as well as in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', although not in [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its 3DS remake]]. There are very minor differences between each release.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Mario Bros. Classic#Revisional Differences|Mario Bros. Classic § Revisional Differences]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=November 11, 2021}}</ref>

''Mario Bros.'' enhances the graphics to take advantage of the Game Boy Advance's 32-bit capabilities, including adding backgrounds to the stages. Music is added where it was originally absent. [[Jump]]ing onto [[floor]]s has been made easier; midair turning is allowed, unlike in the original where [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] had to stay in one direction during jumping. The [[Crouching High Jump|Power Squat Jump]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' has been added. The entire stage no longer fits on a single screen, so scrolling has been implemented. There are also two [[POW Block]]s in each stage (except in 2 player Battle mode), and they can be picked up much like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Players can also pick each other up and throw them, though a grabbed player can escape another's grasp.

 

All of the ''Super Mario Advance'' games and the original ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' game can connect to each other to play the Classic or Battle mode with up to four players. The remake also uses the Game Boy Advance's Single-Pak multiplayer feature. It can connect and play with other Game Boy Advance systems without the game, although the Battle mode is the only multiplayer mode that can be played in this way.

 

The Classic mode is based on the co-op mode from the original and uses the Japanese arcade phase system. Voice clips are added in the single-player mode. The Bonus Stages are now noticeably easier than they were originally and award an [[extra life]] to each player upon completion. In multiplayer mode, each player starts off with three lives, but the three credits are shared so any player that gets a [[Game Over]] can use them to [[continue]]. Up to five stars show up above the ''Mario Bros.'' logo in the game select screen based on how many [[point]]s have been accrued in the Classic mode. One star appears for every 180,000 points earned, with five stars at 900,000 points being the maximum. The highest possible score is 999,990.

|image1=SMA MB Battle 2P.png

|caption1=2 player Battle mode

|image2=SMA MB Battle 4P.png

The Battle mode is based on the [[Battle Game (Super Mario All-Stars)|Battle Game]] from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' in which players start off as [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]s and compete against each other to collect five [[coin]]s first after defeating enemies or being the last one standing. The Battle mode has three difficulty options that decide what enemies will appear and what type of floors there will be. The Easy difficulty does not have any slippery floors, while the Hard difficulty is predominantly slippery. There is also the option to turn off [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]] and to give players handicaps by adjusting the number of coins they start off with. There are four different stages that cycle through until one player manages to win five times, after which it resets to the first stage. If there are only two players in the Battle mode, there will be a [[Trash Can|garbage can]] at the bottom, replacing the lower POW Block. Players can be thrown in the garbage can. A player in the garbage can is stuck there for several seconds, putting them at a disadvantage, but they will come out with an item that may help them fight their rival.

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|image1=[[File:MB GBA Mario.png]] [[File:MB GBA Mario green.png]] [[File:ThirdMarioBrotherGBA.png]] [[File:FourthMarioBrotherGBA.png]]<br>[[File:P1.png]] [[File:P2.png]] [[File:P3.png]] [[File:P4.png]]

|name1='''[[Mario]]'''

|description1=The main protagonist. The red one is Player 1, the green one is Player 2 (resembling [[Luigi]]), the yellow one is Player 3, and the blue one is Player 4. Prior to the initial release, Player 3 was purple with yellow overalls and Player 4 was orange with red overalls, with the latter resembling [[Fire Mario]] and Fire Luigi's appearance from the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.<ref>https://www.superluigibros.com/super-mario-advance-review-gbx-issue-1#</ref>{{better source}}

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In the Classic mode, target enemies must be defeated to clear the phase, while other enemies should be defeated by the player's discretion. Each phase consists of one or two types of targets with a maximum of six targets. [[Spiny|Spinys]] and [[Sidestepper|Crab]]s appear together only in Phase 6. The last target enemy will always move at its fastest pace unless said enemy is a [[Fighter Fly]].

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!Debut

|align=center|[[File:MB Red Spiny GBA.png]] [[File:MB Green Spiny GBA.png]] [[File:MB Blue Spiny GBA.png]]

|align=center|[[File:MBGBASidesteper.png]] [[File:MBGBASidesteper angry.png]] [[File:MBGBA Green Sidestepper.png]] [[File:MBGBA Green Sidestepper angry.png]] [[File:MBGBA Blue Sidestepper.png]] [[File:MBGBA Blue Sidestepper angry.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Sidestepper|Crab]]'''

|Crabs are trickier to defeat and have appeared in various games. The first time the player hits Crabs, they gain an angry expression and walk faster. The player thus needs to hit them twice before kicking them off. They are the most common target enemy in the game.

|align=center|[[File:FighterFlyGBA.png]] [[File:MBGBA Green Fighter Fly.png]] [[File:MBGBA Pink Fighter Fly.png]]

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!width=10%|Debut

|align=center|[[File:MBGBAFireball.png]] [[File:MBGBAGreenFireball.png]]

|A gigantic ball of fire that comes in two varieties. Red fireballs bounce diagonally around the stage, while green ones travel horizontally. They can be defeated by hitting them from underneath, just as they hit the ground. The player can also use a [[POW Block]] to defeat them. They can be turned off in Battle mode.

|Phase 10 (Classic only)

|Phase 17 (Classic only)

|Round 4 (Battle only)

|Bowser appears in every fourth round in the Battle mode and possesses the ability to [[Fire Breath|breathe fire]] on enemies. He patrols the central floor and cannot be defeated but can be stunned by bumping him from below.

====Battle mode enemies====

In Battle mode, there is no limit to the number of enemies. The top pipes respawn them whenever they are defeated.

|Round 1||Spinys||Crabs||Spinys<br>Fighter Flies

|Round 2||Spinys<br>Crabs||Crabs<br>Fighter Flies||Crabs<br>Fighter Flies

|Round 3||Crabs||Fighter Flies||Spinys<br>Crabs<br>Fighter Flies

|Round 4||Bowser<br>Spinys||Bowser<br>Crabs||Bowser<br>Fighter Flies

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