Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

"Nintendo has now finally released the greatest game ever on the GBA."

INTRODUCTION
Back a long time ago when I was knee high to a grasshopper, I was addicted to games. I'd always be playing the NES. Looking for any game that I had never played, or just wearing out a game that I had played 40 million times before. But one game that I played the most was this game. Super Mario Bros 3. The game was just amazing. It was simple fun, and the music was so great. It was extremely catchy, and just fun. But then, my brother got rid of my NES. And I didn't have the game anymore. But then, on the SNES, they released ''Super Mario All-Stars'', with SMB3 on there. And I got it and played it just like before. When the GBA came out, they re-released all the Mario Games, and repackaged them with new features. Well, finally, they have re-released this masterpiece. So, let's get started.

SOUND (10/10)
The sound is basically just like you left it. Still the same sound effects, and it just really makes all those memories come back. Although, Mario and Luigi say certain things when ever they get a Mushroom, Feather, or any other power-up. Mario and Luigi says, ''Ha ha! Just what I needed!'' Just like on the Mario World re-release for the GBA. They also make a few other sound effects. With the music, there's really not much of a difference. Some of the songs sound a tad bit changed, but it's not really all that remixed. But, the sound and music is still amazing. I love it. The sound gets a perfect score.

GRAPHICS (10/10)
The graphics are still basically the same too. I really haven't seen nothing all that much changed. Mario basically looks like the way he did on the NES, not the SNES. So for any of you that hated his look on the SNES, have no fear, he still looks old school. But the graphics, for any of you that haven't played this masterpiece, are colorful and were mind blowing in the NES days. The colors are just wonderful, and they still look that way on the GBA. Well, I'm going to give the graphics a perfect score.

CONTROLS (10/10)
Well, the controls are simple. Directional pad moves, B runs, A jumps. L and R messes with the menu. That's all. No forty million controls. That's how simple it was in the old days. Well, that's all here. The controls get a perfect score.

STORY (10/10)
Well, it's your typical story. Bowser is out causing trouble, summoning his kids to go to different castles and steal wands from the kings and then turn them into animals/monsters. And then Bowser kidnaps Peach. (Bowser just can't keep his hands off of Peach, huh?) So, Mario and Luigi has to save the day. Still a great story, and it's simple. So, the story gets a perfect score.

GAMEPLAY (10/10)
The gameplay is just amazing. It's just so much fun going around stomping on little creature's heads! And then getting a power-up and flying through the sky! Or getting a fireball power-up and burning the enemies' butts! So fun. With the level difficulty, it ranges from too simply to very hard. Some of the levels are at your pace, some of the levels are at the developer's pace. And the developer's pace is fast. Because they really speed the level up, and you have to jump onto the platforms and kill creatures at the same time. But it's fun at the same time. When you fire the game up, you still have the same logo that Mario World had, ''Nintendo Presents!'' So, they have changed it around some. But that's just when you're loading it up. When you actually hit play, it goes back to the original opening and everything. And nothing looks changed. So for anyone that was worried about how much they've changed it, they really haven't done hardly anything. All the secrets to the game is still here as well, that made me happy. And that's really all there is to this amazing game. So, the gameplay gets a perfect score.

FUN FACTOR (10/10)
Well, everyone should know what I'm going to put here after me loving on the game throughout the entire review. It's simple, the game is amazing. It's fun. It's wonderful. That's it. Perfect score.

REPLAY VALUE (10/10)
Well, there's the game to beat. And then I know you'll want to go back through and play it again, that is if you're a human being. That's that. Perfect score.

CONCLUSION ON SCORES
Sound - 10/10
Graphics - 10/10
Controls - 10/10
Story - 10/10
Gameplay - 10/10
Fun Factor - 10/10
Replay Value - 10/10
AVERAGE: 10
FINAL SCORE: 10/10

THE FINAL WORD
Did you see a trend with the scores? Yes, it's just perfect, a masterpiece. That's all there is to it. There's no other way around it. There really isn't all that many games out there that you can call perfect. But this is one of them. It's simple fun that you'll always be coming back for more. And if you haven't played this game before, then go buy this NOW! That is an order!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 10/18/03