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Super Mario Advance 4
Developer	Nintendo R&D 2
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Game Boy Advance
Release Date	JP July 11, 2003 US October 17, 2003 EU October 21, 2003
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 is the final installment of the Super Mario Advance series of remakes of classic Mario games for the Gameboy Advance. As its name suggests, it acts as a port of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Information

Super Mario Advance 4 had few changes to the main Super Mario Bros. 3 games such as adding voice acting for the Mario Bros., a saving feature and graphical updates.

The main addition to the game came with e-Reader compatibility. There were three types of cards that could be scanned to receive power-ups, unlock new levels in the e-World or view gameplay movies of special tricks. The power-ups included ones from other games such as the Cape Feather from Super Mario World and vegetables from Super Mario Bros. 2. The e-World also contained whole new levels.

However, due to the unpopularity of the e-Reader in America and its discontinuation not long afterwards, only about one-third of the total amount of cards in Japan were released in America. Additionally, Europe did not have the feature at all due to the e-Reader never having been released there to begin with.

Like the previous Super Mario Advance games, it contained the improved Mario Bros. Classic minigame with both single player and multi-player modes.

Legacy

Sequels

• Although it is considered the last of the Super Mario Advance series, Super Mario 64 DS could be considered the Nintendo DS counterpart to the Super Mario Advance games.

Titles in the Mario Brothers Series

Donkey Kong - Jr. - Mario Bros. - Mario Clash Super Mario Bros. (Lost Levels - 2 - 3) - Super Mario World - Yoshi's Island Super Mario 64 (DS) - Super Mario Sunshine - Super Mario Galaxy (2) - Super Mario 3D Land Super Mario Land (2) - DX - Super Mario Advance (2 - 3 - 4) - New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) Donkey Kong '94 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong - March of the Minis - Minis March Again! - Mini-Land Mayhem!