> [!game] *Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3*
> ![[Super Mario Advance 4 Box Art - Front.jpg]]
> > [!art]- Back of Box
> > ![[Super Mario Advance 4 Box Art - Back.jpg]]
>
> Developer: Nintendo R&D2
> Publisher: Nintendo
> Platform: Game Boy Advance
> Release: October 20, 2003
[User Manual](https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance4SuperMarioBros3_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOor2cBCgTg3FdDrSmUI9NtD5A5CI6rzBSJ9fwo2pPI_IEmEsJQ8e)
[Save data](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pzzhSvVinAf6Gu7jP8tuZGS01JBMW1x_/view?usp=share_link)
# Summary
A port of the *Super Mario All-Stars* version of *[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]* for the GBA. There were a slew of new levels added through e-Reader support and cards. Probably the most packed port of the *Super Mario Bros.* games on the GBA.
# Acquisition
I remember buying this with my red Game Boy Advance SP at Target. I am guessing I bought it for MSRP, which is why I wrote down the $35, but it may have been on sale, since I also remember the likes of *[[Pokémon LeafGreen Version|Pokémon LeafGreen]]* being out as well.
# Memories
This was really the first Mario game I poured countless hours into. I recall playing it at my dojo in-between sessions. One of the kids said he had the NES game and noticed that sprites of the kings were different. I wouldn't learn until much later that this was because it was the SNES version, not the NES version I was playing.
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# Versions
- [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]
- Virtual Console, Wii
# Miscellaneous
- An [October 2003 press release](https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/pr/9087/nintendo-and-santa-issue-holiday-gift-guide) from Nintendo for holiday sales information. This where I got the MSRP information.