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The '''World-e Castle''' is an area found only in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4]]''. The castle is of unknown origin, although it appears to have been built at some point.
[[File:World-e SMA4.gif|thumb|The e-Coin Castle as seen on the [[world]] map]]
[[File:World-e Castle.png|thumb|left|The inside of the e-Coin Castle]]
The '''e-Coin Castle'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=113|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> is a [[List of locations|location]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Appearing in [[World-e]], the [[castle]] is of unknown origin and does not contain any visible occupants. It has frames on the wall, which are empty at first. As [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards|levels]] are scanned through an [[e-Reader]], each one containing an [[e-Coin]] has the coin's frame indented and its level number in the plaque below (the game's [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]] and [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]] releases have the frames and plaques marked from the outset since the e-Reader levels are built in). As such, the castle appears to be a sort of museum or trophy gallery. The castle has three floors of eight frames each, with the second and third floors (2F and 3F) opening to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] once the player scans a level containing a 9th and 17th e-Coin. The player can then teleport between floors by pressing {{button|gba|L}} and {{button|gba|R}}. However, this functionality goes unused because only eight e-Coin levels ([[Super Leaf]], [[Super Star|Starman]], [[Toad]], Mario, [[Princess Peach]], Luigi, [[Mushroom]], [[Fire Flower]]) were ever released, allowing for the completion of 1F. Prior to the Virtual Console and Switch Online releases, due to the full spread of e-Reader levels not being released outside Japan, American and Australian players were able to collect only three e-Coins (Super Leaf, Starman, Mushroom).


The castle's main purpose appears to be as a museum for the [[e-Coin]]s that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] may find in certain [[Super Mario Advance 4 e-Cards|levels]] scanned through an [[e-Reader]], with eight spaces on 1F. Once a card containing an e-Coin is scanned, its frame will have an indention and the level number in the white space below.
==Trivia==
*The music played in the castle is very similar to the theme "[[Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version|Hello, Happy Kingdom]]," which is the theme of [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.


While only eight e-Coins were ever released (filling 1F), a total of 24 appear to have been planned &ndash; the game has sprites and data for two more floors to be accessed once cards containing a 9th/17th e-Coin are scanned, with the [[player]] switching floors using L and R.
==References==
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From left to right, the coins of 1F are displayed as follows &ndash; [[Super Leaf]], [[Starman]], [[Toad]], [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Luigi]], [[Mushroom]], [[Fire Flower]]. Only the Super Leaf, Starman, and Mushroom could be collected by American players.
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Latest revision as of 15:32, June 24, 2024

Animated screenshot of World-e
The e-Coin Castle as seen on the world map
The inside of the e-Coin Castle.
The inside of the e-Coin Castle

The e-Coin Castle[1] is a location in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. Appearing in World-e, the castle is of unknown origin and does not contain any visible occupants. It has frames on the wall, which are empty at first. As levels are scanned through an e-Reader, each one containing an e-Coin has the coin's frame indented and its level number in the plaque below (the game's Wii U Virtual Console and Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online releases have the frames and plaques marked from the outset since the e-Reader levels are built in). As such, the castle appears to be a sort of museum or trophy gallery. The castle has three floors of eight frames each, with the second and third floors (2F and 3F) opening to Mario and Luigi once the player scans a level containing a 9th and 17th e-Coin. The player can then teleport between floors by pressing L Button and R Button. However, this functionality goes unused because only eight e-Coin levels (Super Leaf, Starman, Toad, Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Mushroom, Fire Flower) were ever released, allowing for the completion of 1F. Prior to the Virtual Console and Switch Online releases, due to the full spread of e-Reader levels not being released outside Japan, American and Australian players were able to collect only three e-Coins (Super Leaf, Starman, Mushroom).

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 113.