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The '''''Super Mario Advance''''' series is a [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'']] subseries that consists of video game [[reissue]]s released only on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It is a successor to ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' on the [[Game Boy Color]],<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20021208222825/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0103/031/index.html|title=３．開発者インタビュー『スーパーマリオアドバンス』|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Marionova64|date=July 30, 2020|url=x.com/Marionova64/status/1288818364132057093|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Unused Title Screen Voicelines|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=August 6, 2020}}</ref> itself an indirect successor to ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]]. Each game contains a classic sidescroller of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] or [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]], with improved graphics, improved sound, and additional features. Also, each game contains an [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|updated version]] of the 1983 arcade game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' with multiplayer access. The series finished in 2003 with four games, although ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the first original 2D platformer of the ''Super Mario'' franchise since 1992's ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', was developed as a response to requests for a fifth ''Super Mario Advance'' entry.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20101207010424/http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol3_page4.jsp|title=Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
The '''''Super Mario Advance''''' series is a series of video game [[reissue]]s released only on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It is a successor to ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' on the [[Game Boy Color]],<ref >[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0103/031/index.html Interview on Nintendo's Japanese website], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved March 30 2015 (partial translation available [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=28694.msg1695195#msg1695195 here])</ref><ref>Marionova64 (July 30, 2020). [https://twitter.com/Marionova64/status/1288818364132057093 Super Mario Advance Unused Title Screen Voicelines]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 6, 2020.</ref> itself an indirect successor to ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]]. Each game contains one of the classic ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' sidescrollers, with improved graphics, sound, and additional features. Also, each game contains an updated version of the 1983 arcade game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' which adds an extra [[POW Block]] near the top of the stage. The series finished in 2003 with four games, although ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the first original 2D platformer since 1992, was developed as a response to requests for ''Super Mario Advance 5''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101207010424/http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol3_page4.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary (archived)]</ref>
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==Multiplayer mode==
[[File:SMA MB Battle 2P.png|thumb|2 Player Battle Mode]]
Any game in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series can link up to other Game Boy Advances that also have any of the said four games. This allows two to four people to play a version of ''Mario Bros.'', with upgraded graphics, control, and sound. All players are [[Mario]]s, but they wear different colored uniforms (red, yellow, green, and blue), though they still have the letter "M" on their caps. Players can pick each other up and throw each other, though a grabbed player can escape another's grasp. In "Classic Mode", the players cooperate in defeating the enemies like in the single player mode. In "Battle Mode", the players start off as [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]s and compete against each other to collect five coins first by defeating enemies or being the last one standing. An invincible, flame-throwing [[Bowser]] appears in bonus rounds. 
 
If there are only two players in the Battle Mode, there will be a [[Bin|garbage can]] at the bottom. 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. Players can receive a [[Yellow Shell|Koopa Shell]], [[POW Block]], [[Fish Skeleton]], or an [[Egg]]. The Egg can yield either a [[coin]], a [[Heart (item)|Heart]], or a [[Super Star|Starman]].
 
This mode is also included in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. There are very minor differences between this version, the one found in the first ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', and the rest of the games in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_Bros._Classic The Cutting Room Floor: Mario Bros. Classic] Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>
 
==Games==
==Games==
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:SMA.jpg|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|March 21, 2001<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/amaj/index.html|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>}}</span>
|[[File:SMA.jpg|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|March 21, 2001<ref name="FAQ">[http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/472572-super-mario-world-super-mario-advance-2/faqs/28593 GameFAQs] Retrieved November 14, 2010</ref>}}</span>
|'''''Super Mario Advance'''''  is the first entry of the series, released as a launch title for the Game Boy Advance. It features ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', based heavily on the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' remaster of the game. The game includes many new additional features, including an all-new point-scoring system; "giant" variants of [[vegetable]]s, enemies, and [[POW Block]]s; the new enemy [[Robirdo]], as the new boss of World 3; and the "Yoshi Challenge," a new mode in which players can revisit stages to search for [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Eggs]].
|''Super Mario Advance'' features the classic game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', based heavily on the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' [[Reissue#Ports|port]] of the game, although in the game it is referred to as ''Super Mario 2''. Nintendo's decision to choose this title as a Game Boy Advance launch game was seen by some as misguided; GameSpot in particular thought that ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' or ''[[Super Mario World]]'' would have been far better choices for a launch title considering their popularity (both of these titles would ultimately be remade as part of the ''SMA'' series). Nonetheless, IGN praised the choice, calling it "one of the most polished and creative platformers of the era," and it was a best-selling GBA launch game.


The game was later re-released for the [[Wii U]] through [[Virtual Console]] initially in 2014, and it was added to [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2023.
Later, the game would become a part of the [[Player's Choice]] lineup for the Game Boy Advance as one of the system's first three Player's Choice games (along with ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'').
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Box Art NA - Super Mario World Super Mario Advance 2.jpg|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|December 14, 2001<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/aa2j/index.html|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス２|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>}}</span>
|[[File:Box NA - Super Mario World Super Mario Advance 2.png|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|December 14, 2001<ref name="FAQ"/>}}</span>
|'''''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''''' is the second entry in the series. It features ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as it has numerous gameplay, visual, sound, and [[level]] design changes from the original, with the most noticeable alteration being that the game is playable for only one player, as with the addition of [[Luigi]] reworked to be played in single-player mode as an optional character.
|As the name suggests, ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' features ''Super Mario World''. It is the second video game in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series.
 
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The game was later re-released for the Wii U through Virtual Console initially in 2014, and it was added to Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online in 2023.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Super Mario Advance 3 Box Art.jpg|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|September 20, 2002<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/a3aj/index.html|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス３|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>}}</span>
|[[File:Super Mario Advance 3 Box Art.jpg|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|September 20, 2002<ref name=FAQ/>}}</span>
|'''''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''''' is the third entry in the series. It features ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', with a number of differences from the original surrounding gameplay, graphics, sound, and level design. It also includes some new additional content, featuring six all-new levels.
|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' is a port of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' for the Game Boy Advance. It is very much like the original version, though it has six new levels and ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' sound effects.
 
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The game was later re-released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and Wii U through Virtual Console, with the former release exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program. It was also added to Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online in 2023.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|July 11, 2003<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ax4j/index.html|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス4|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>}}</span>
|[[File:Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|153px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|July 11, 2003<ref name="FAQ"/>}}</span>
|'''''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''''' is the fourth and final entry in the series. It features ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as a heavily updated version of it with graphics and sound similar to the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version. Apart from some gameplay, graphics, sound, and level design changes, the game has many new additional features and content, with the most significant feature being that the game has compatibility with the [[e-Reader]] and [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards|its cards]]. These cards can be scanned into the game and unlock items, demos, and new levels to which they can be played in the new [[World-e]].
|In 2003, the fourth and final entry in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series, ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', was released for the Game Boy Advance. It is a heavily updated version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', as the name suggests. However, it boasts similar graphics and sound to the ''All-Stars'' version. It features a save system similar to the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' save system, except temporary saves may now be done anywhere.


The game was later re-released for the Wii U through Virtual Console, and it was re-released as one of the launch titles for Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online in 2023.
This game's largest added feature (except in the European version) is compatibility with the [[e-Reader]] and its [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards|cards]]. These cards can be scanned into the game and function as new levels ([[World-e]]), instant power-ups, or demos. One power-up card features a power-up that was not found in any other ''Mario'' game until ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': the [[Boomerang]]. The 2016 [[Virtual Console]] release would fully include these levels and make them available worldwide for the first time. The levels were again made available in the game's release on the [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]] service during its 2023 launch.
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==Changes from the original games==
==Changes from the original games==
*In every game in the series, there are added voice clips for each player character and, in some cases, bosses.
*In ''Super Mario Advance'', ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', there are added voice clips for each player character and most bosses.
*In line with the current standard, ''Super Mario Advance'', ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' also refer to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]  as "Peach" (as introduced to {{wp|Western world|the West}} in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' and retained in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' onward).
*In line with the current standard, ''Super Mario Advance'', ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', now also refer to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]  as "Peach" (as introduced to the West in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' and retained in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' onward).
*In ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', Luigi is playable in single-player mode as an optional character, and he has his special attributes from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', with a higher [[jump]] and lower traction.
*In ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', Luigi is playable as the first player, and has his special attributes from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', with a higher jump, and lower traction.
*In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', some levels have been slightly altered to fit on the GBA screen.
*In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', some levels have been slightly altered to fit on the GBA screen.
*In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', there are additional levels based on e-Reader cards.


==Gallery==
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SuperMarioAdvance4JPBoxArt.jpg|Japanese box art of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SuperMarioAdvance4JPBoxArt.jpg|Japanese box art of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スーパーマリオアドバンス<ref>{{cite|url=topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/a866e60e-7b71-4d82-9136-589808a3d386|title=ゲームボーイアドバンス Nintendo Switch Online「スーパーマリオアドバンス」シリーズの3作が5月26日に追加。|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=May 18, 2023}}</ref>
|JpnR=Sūpā Mario Adobansu
|JpnM=Super Mario Advance
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