22:30 From memory, it’s an indicator that tells you how many coins are in that level. I haven’t played world-e in a while, but I think you get either a coinship or a white toad house.
I was able to get the cards that came for the GBA version that was released in the US. I loved that the Wii U version had all the e-reader stages. I just wish the p-switch cards were a thing also. I enjoyed using the veggies in the SMB3 stages. Yes, I would like to see a playthrough with the rest of the e-stages.
These e-reader levels are the best 2D Mario stages ever designed. I played through them after it became possible to inject them into the GBA ROM and then install them on a modded 3DS..The benefit this method has over the WiiU option is that it's real hardware not emulation (less lag). These are the only levels which include power ups from both Mario 3 & 4 at the same time (Feather & Cape, for example), and other unique quirks. Later stages are super hard too. With the voice removal and colour restoration patches applied it's near perfect.
I loved the GameBoy Advance versions of 'Super Mario Brothers 2', 'Super Mario Brothers 3', 'Super Mario World', and 'Yoshi's Island'! ^_^ I loved the voice over clips, and the extra stuff they added in the games! :D
I had no idea this game even existed. Seems I missed out on this one back in the day and I no longer have any Nintendo consoles aside from the DS. So because of that, I'd be happy to see more of this one.
I played a while ago those e-Reader Levels and i have to say: These Levels are very good and some of them are hard levels. I appreciated that Nintendo added those e-Reader Levels in the VC Wii U Version of Mario Advance 4.
So, I had Mario 3 for NES as a kid, it took 10 years to beat the game. When I got into high school I purchased a GBA SP and with it came Mario 3, and Mario World (which I had not played through). I really enjoyed this port, except for one major thing. They made the game easier, adding a few blocks and such. I have never seen the e-reader levels, and you have made me very excited!
12:35: I wish they'd bring back something like this Sounds like something my friend wanted to make, but he cancelled the idea due to no one helping out with sprites and stuff
This brought back memories of that one GB Mario game, Super Mario Land 2,the 6 (something) Coins. Have you thought of covering those old GB games with an emulator or something? (If that's legal lol) its a really different kind of game with different enemies, and "zones" that you have to get to thru the over world, like the Tree Zone or Pumpkin Zone, and there are special enemies and such for each part. Great Video as always :)
I love that Nintendo has made so many recreations of World 1-1 Kinda makes you wonder if that was the inspiration behind the many, MANY 1-1 remakes in Super Mario Maker
It's weird how even with such an old game you can still learn something new. I never knew these levels existed! Heck, I never knew the e-reader existed. Edit: Nevermind, after googling I found out that the e-reader wasn't released where I grew up. Guess there was no way I could've seen those levels back then^^
glad you did this game and the e-Reader part. loved this game on the GBA. Yoshi's Island is one of my personal favorites, played it on the classic system the GBA and on the DS
Many of the cards were also exclusive to Japan, the levels that are in these cards only saw a worldwide release on the Wii U version. On the plus side, e-reader cards are not region locked.
I have some of these cards UNOPENED I think super mario advance 4 is my favorite version of super mario 3 because when you win you can keep playing, going back to other worlds and you can play any level you want It’s a great chance to stock up on hammer bros suits so you can play with it for more than 2 seconds before you lose it. You can go back to mushroom houses as much as you want
I recall having Mario advance 3 (which i believe was the GBA port of yoshis island) and really liking the little voiced changes. Yoshi shounds much cuter with his little"hup" noise than the springy bounce sound he had in the original. Plus it had bonus levels in that too.
Nice. I've never really tried the GBA version of SMB3 but i really like they put in some extra content, just so you aren't playing the same game and they get really creative with it too. I wish i still had my WII U so i could play these myself.
1:13 I don't have any personal opinions on it, but I liked Allstars SMB3, so I think I'd like this too (plus I LOVED Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World). I never really understood why Mario Multiverse has this theme instead of just Allstars SMB3 though. I imagine it's due to the slightly different more crunchy music? I never understood why people preferred that, though...
well, you'll not only need the e-reader, you'll need the actual cards (and some are japan exclusive), a link cable, and another GBA. Becuase how would you put in an e-reader and SMA4 at the same time? answer: you buy two gbas and connect them. but there's a rom hack for it anyways that has the wii U patch, so if you have an everdrive, go for it!
@@tan_nerd07 Not necessarily, There is ways to print the dotcodes from the ereaders if you have a good enough printer, the issue comes in with the memory limitations of the SMA4 cart. Best bet is get a GBA everdrive and that ROM Hack you mention. to be able to play this game on real hardware without all the mischief and disappointment of the missing levels due to original cartridge limitations.
Well, that coin block is a thing that appears after beating the final boss. Remember when you said about somthing happening after collecting a certain number of coins on certain levels on your Mario 3 tips and tricks video, if yes then, well that thing shows you how many coins are left to collect for that secret. (Basically this is what was happening on that tank level)
11:35 Maybe you didn't see it at the time, but there was a bubble around the mushroom, thus the bouncy noise when you hit it with veggies. I agree that it was too much work for a mushroom, but that's what the deal was.
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I bought Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and the E-reader back when it came out a month apart though for the Game boy Advance but my fun was short lived. About 3 months after I bought them, someone broke in and stole my new brighter Game boy Advance and my stuff. It took me 5 years to save up and get them again. But I call Luigi Twinkle Toes in the Super Mario Advance Series. To me these were new Super Mario Bros. 3 levels too. It is a shame all E-reader cards were not released on the GBA. I really liked them. Well, Darby my favorite video game is still Super Mario Bros. 3. And SMA4: SMB3 is my favorite GBA Game. I am sorry for replying so late.
@@BlueTelevisionGames indeed. Too bad we have not gotten a Super Mario All-Stars 2 with all the Mario games from NES to Wii U all on one game that includes the DS and Game boy titles too.
the coin count that appears in the bottom appears in those levels where you have to get all coins to get either a P wing or an anchor, in advance 4; so I guess yeah you should get all the coins, no idea what it would give you in these bonus levels though
Never played Mario Advance (Never really liked the portable systems after Game Boy Color) but this got me thinking how much I'd love to see Mario 64 as a 2D sidescroller. Now to bust out my SMM2 cart... ;) -Mad Wolf
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19:36 that also happens on the original Mario 3 levels on advance 4 on the origin they tell you to collect all those coins and you get the blue mushroom we’re you’ll get the P-wing and stuff like that. Long story short get the coins to 0 and get a bonus.
Personally I like Super Mario Advance 1 (probably because it’s my only game boy Advance game I have) and I did already like Super Mario Bros 2. I did play Super Mario Advance 4 with my Friends cartridge and it was fun.
Fun fact due to the failure of the e-reader in the u.s. we never got all the levels on the gba version the wii u version added the content they didn't give us there's a rom hack that has all the levels in it. Makes it so u can get the other two mushroom houses.
If I remember right its a counter for a ton of 1-ups. I think that was the only one in the elevels. I honestly dont remember it's been ages since I played these levels.
22:30 if you get all the coins something special happens that varies. in Super Mario Advance 2 there's one in the hidden area of Donut plains 1 that gives you 3 1-ups and a flock of birds for getting all 600 coins in the sub-area.
Hey, I have a good idea, why don't you and Lair do some multi-player GB and GBC games? You could do GBA on a different occasion. Heck, you could even do a stream, and then do a stream highlights video afterwards. I would recommend SMB Deluxe, Tetris (or maybe Tetris II or Tetris Attack) and even some fighting games like the Mortal Kombat games. I'm not sure if Street Fighter Alpha GBC has multiplayer. I think this would make for some great episodes.
The A coins are technically called Advance or Ace Coins... (Advance cause of GBA, Ace because you'd need 'em all to truly Ace the level) The e+ coins serve no real purpose... Supposedly they were meant to unlock things in the castle next to the level select.. The coin honeycomb block at the beginning of the tank level was previously in SMWA, notably Donut Plains 1's cape section. Gather the amount of coins shown, you get a prize, in this case (I believe) a 1up, 3up or 5up. Nope. You were lucky af doing that. XD
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I wish they would do stuff like this with games like Super Mario 64 or Super Mario Sunshine
That would be so cool.
Well, technically sm64 did this, it was new levels
@@joaonitro5149 you mean sm64 ds?
Loved the video!!! Mario Advance 4 is so underrated, pls do more content of it!
Thanks for watching. I’m having a blast so far
Dude, I'm super pumped to see you play these. I remember suggesting this video a year or 2 ago. Thanks as always for the awesome content!
I was literally playing this game on my Wii U when you uploaded this.
That's crazy!
WHAT!!!!!THAT CRAZY VERY MUCH
Goomboomer Gamer I’m pretty sure it still is. Nintendo has no reason to remove it. The version with E-reader levels is in the GBA section.
Kinda funny how you uploaded this when quite recently I played this game on my DS Lite. I beat the game with only Luigi.
I love this game
Always loved those e-reader levels! They were always so creative! Almost reminds me of Mario Maker, haha!
Agreed.
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How’d you add that C O O L T H W I M P?
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Use the turnip that you pulled in the last level to get that E Coin that you couldn't get.
Ahhhhhhh! Dang it
22:30 From memory, it’s an indicator that tells you how many coins are in that level. I haven’t played world-e in a while, but I think you get either a coinship or a white toad house.
Heyyy! I asked you to play this on a BTG Retro Night! Truly, you are a man of culture. These levels are unique, and that's what I'm all about.
yeah i saw that
Agreed, great suggestion!
You definitely have to complete this game! I'm a bug SMB3 FAN AND THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. keep going DARBY!!!
I was able to get the cards that came for the GBA version that was released in the US. I loved that the Wii U version had all the e-reader stages. I just wish the p-switch cards were a thing also. I enjoyed using the veggies in the SMB3 stages.
Yes, I would like to see a playthrough with the rest of the e-stages.
Thanks for the feedback. Episode 2 is up now! :D
These e-reader levels are the best 2D Mario stages ever designed. I played through them after it became possible to inject them into the GBA ROM and then install them on a modded 3DS..The benefit this method has over the WiiU option is that it's real hardware not emulation (less lag). These are the only levels which include power ups from both Mario 3 & 4 at the same time (Feather & Cape, for example), and other unique quirks. Later stages are super hard too. With the voice removal and colour restoration patches applied it's near perfect.
Voice removal! That sounds great. I think the voices are funny sounding. I don't get why they added them.
I remember that coin block in the airship level from SMA2: SMW. I gives you a prize if you collect all of the coins.
Loved the extra levels, great video to watch before I start school! And close to 300K as well!
I loved the GameBoy Advance versions of 'Super Mario Brothers 2', 'Super Mario Brothers 3', 'Super Mario World', and 'Yoshi's Island'! ^_^ I loved the voice over clips, and the extra stuff they added in the games! :D
These levels are so unique and fun hope this becomes a series
I’ll think I’ll do more for sure. So fun
I had no idea this game even existed. Seems I missed out on this one back in the day and I no longer have any Nintendo consoles aside from the DS. So because of that, I'd be happy to see more of this one.
I would love some more e reader levels, these are cool to watch
Thanks for the feedback
26:52
Could you imagine Luigi saying: “Brain power!”?
Lol
I played a while ago those e-Reader Levels and i have to say: These Levels are very good and some of them are hard levels. I appreciated that Nintendo added those e-Reader Levels in the VC Wii U Version of Mario Advance 4.
I am impressed by the levels so far.
@@BlueTelevisionGames Have Fun with the other upcoming levels. ^^
So, I had Mario 3 for NES as a kid, it took 10 years to beat the game. When I got into high school I purchased a GBA SP and with it came Mario 3, and Mario World (which I had not played through). I really enjoyed this port, except for one major thing. They made the game easier, adding a few blocks and such. I have never seen the e-reader levels, and you have made me very excited!
Loving these e-reader levels. So so fun.
10 YEARS???
I like how e-reader levels has objects from SMW and SMB2‚ I like the ghost house too.
Me too CAEC
Ngl I Never Known About Those Levels Until Now Thank You!
Thanks for watching
Great to see you Darby play old classic Mario games amazing job👍👍👌👌👏👏
Thanks Emanuel
@@BlueTelevisionGames no problem man😊
12:35: I wish they'd bring back something like this
Sounds like something my friend wanted to make, but he cancelled the idea due to no one helping out with sprites and stuff
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This brought back memories of that one GB Mario game, Super Mario Land 2,the 6 (something) Coins. Have you thought of covering those old GB games with an emulator or something? (If that's legal lol) its a really different kind of game with different enemies, and "zones" that you have to get to thru the over world, like the Tree Zone or Pumpkin Zone, and there are special enemies and such for each part. Great Video as always :)
Btg: exited
E-card e means exited bro
Btg died because of laughing
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Lol
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I love that Nintendo has made so many recreations of World 1-1
Kinda makes you wonder if that was the inspiration behind the many, MANY 1-1 remakes in Super Mario Maker
I kinda like the goofy voice overs. 9:28 was hilarious and then Luigi gets it right "Just-a what I needed!"
Yah. 😆😆😆
Man the e-reader was such a cool little ad on to the game boy. They really don't do many unique things like that any more
This Game Boy Advance game is now available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers, e-Reader levels and all.
Cool
It's weird how even with such an old game you can still learn something new. I never knew these levels existed! Heck, I never knew the e-reader existed.
Edit: Nevermind, after googling I found out that the e-reader wasn't released where I grew up. Guess there was no way I could've seen those levels back then^^
E-reader was a neat idea, but it’s also kind of weird they made you spend more money to unlock stuff basically
glad you did this game and the e-Reader part. loved this game on the GBA. Yoshi's Island is one of my personal favorites, played it on the classic system the GBA and on the DS
Darby: It would be cool if you could go from a SM64 level to a SMB3 level.
Super Mario Odyssey: Am I a joke to you?
I wonder how much the level, item and demo cards go for these days. There were some Walmart exclusive cards too; I bet they're really rare.
They are expensive as heck
Many of the cards were also exclusive to Japan, the levels that are in these cards only saw a worldwide release on the Wii U version. On the plus side, e-reader cards are not region locked.
Right, the cards themselves are not region locked, but the reader is.
This video is just what I needed!
I would LOVE to see more of these
diagonal mario moment
I really wanna play more
Me too
@@oldmemezayarchive472 ABSOLUTLY!!!
I have some of these cards UNOPENED
I think super mario advance 4 is my favorite version of super mario 3 because when you win you can keep playing, going back to other worlds and you can play any level you want
It’s a great chance to stock up on hammer bros suits so you can play with it for more than 2 seconds before you lose it. You can go back to mushroom houses as much as you want
I recall having Mario advance 3 (which i believe was the GBA port of yoshis island) and really liking the little voiced changes. Yoshi shounds much cuter with his little"hup" noise than the springy bounce sound he had in the original. Plus it had bonus levels in that too.
I need to play that
It's really cool! I've never actually seen any of the e-reader content before.
They are really fun so far. Thanks for watching the video
You forgot the plant a few rooms back for,that ecoin. It mirrored at earlier level where you had to do that. I love this series!
I'd love to see more of these, and there seems to be a lot to go through.
I think I'll probably do an episode 2 of this
I never played Mario advance 4 well I actually did when I was 8 or 9 but it was in a Wii but it does look great 😍
It's such a cool game.
Nice. I've never really tried the GBA version of SMB3 but i really like they put in some extra content, just so you aren't playing the same game and they get really creative with it too. I wish i still had my WII U so i could play these myself.
There is a rom hack you can find pretty easily that contains all 38 E-Reader levels
1:13 I don't have any personal opinions on it, but I liked Allstars SMB3, so I think I'd like this too (plus I LOVED Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World). I never really understood why Mario Multiverse has this theme instead of just Allstars SMB3 though. I imagine it's due to the slightly different more crunchy music? I never understood why people preferred that, though...
I have this game on GBA, and I sorta want an e-reader for these.
These bonus levels are so fun
well, you'll not only need the e-reader, you'll need the actual cards (and some are japan exclusive), a link cable, and another GBA. Becuase how would you put in an e-reader and SMA4 at the same time? answer: you buy two gbas and connect them. but there's a rom hack for it anyways that has the wii U patch, so if you have an everdrive, go for it!
@@tan_nerd07 Not necessarily, There is ways to print the dotcodes from the ereaders if you have a good enough printer, the issue comes in with the memory limitations of the SMA4 cart. Best bet is get a GBA everdrive and that ROM Hack you mention. to be able to play this game on real hardware without all the mischief and disappointment of the missing levels due to original cartridge limitations.
There's a patch available for the GBA version that essentially turns it into the Wii U VC version.
@@jacekmw that's the ROM hack I was referring to.
I like how these e reader levels exist.
me too
Anyone else remember the dagnal Mario big boo fight 😂 the voice was so funny
Lol! I thought of that too
*there were no survivors*
Well, that coin block is a thing that appears after beating the final boss. Remember when you said about somthing happening after collecting a certain number of coins on certain levels on your Mario 3 tips and tricks video, if yes then, well that thing shows you how many coins are left to collect for that secret. (Basically this is what was happening on that tank level)
Main levels only
11:35 Maybe you didn't see it at the time, but there was a bubble around the mushroom, thus the bouncy noise when you hit it with veggies. I agree that it was too much work for a mushroom, but that's what the deal was.
I love these levels!! Plz do more!
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Very cool I’ve been waiting for this it’s so cool
Nicely played! Keep the veggie to throw at the final e-coin in the video.
Thanks Phil!
If you really enjoy it I say you should play more of it. It isn't always easy to balance the games you like and the ones that are popular
True
what an awesome throw back i remember having the og version.
Super Mario Advance 4 is honestly, probably my favourite video game.
It’s really good
@@BlueTelevisionGames Indeed.
More mario advance 4 please. E-reader levels, so cool to see new old stuff.
Would love more! Excellent video!
Thanks Jack!
@@BlueTelevisionGames You're welcome.
@@BlueTelevisionGames Can you do a video on Super Mario Bros Flow?
I recently made a SMB3 style full game. It's 77 levels and uses 2 super worlds. I used remade several of the e-reader levels for it.
That sounds awesome
@@BlueTelevisionGames QYW-FNW-61H The last level for part 1 will give you the code for part 2.
I love this game because of the modern graphics, also have you checked out Retro Mario Bros. 3, its SMB3 but with the sprites replaced by the SMB ones
To answer your question I have played through many of these before, and in my opinion there are some really good levels towards the end of it
I am excited to play more
The coin bar bar down? If you get all the coins you get a u-up. I play super advance 2 super Mario world
I bought Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and the E-reader back when it came out a month apart though for the Game boy Advance but my fun was short lived. About 3 months after I bought them, someone broke in and stole my new brighter Game boy Advance and my stuff. It took me 5 years to save up and get them again. But I call Luigi Twinkle Toes in the Super Mario Advance Series. To me these were new Super Mario Bros. 3 levels too. It is a shame all E-reader cards were not released on the GBA. I really liked them. Well, Darby my favorite video game is still Super Mario Bros. 3. And SMA4: SMB3 is my favorite GBA Game. I am sorry for replying so late.
SMB3 is the best! :D
@@BlueTelevisionGames indeed. Too bad we have not gotten a Super Mario All-Stars 2 with all the Mario games from NES to Wii U all on one game that includes the DS and Game boy titles too.
the coin count that appears in the bottom appears in those levels where you have to get all coins to get either a P wing or an anchor, in advance 4; so I guess yeah you should get all the coins, no idea what it would give you in these bonus levels though
Him:thats a big veggie
Me: i wish i knew how to make memes
Does this include the Japan exclusives? I was so disappointed that the US GBA version only had the handful of new levels.
It says 38 so I think so
Excelent video Darby! I wish you play every map!And with Lair too... Greetings from Argentina ,men!
Never played Mario Advance (Never really liked the portable systems after Game Boy Color) but this got me thinking how much I'd love to see Mario 64 as a 2D sidescroller. Now to bust out my SMM2 cart... ;)
-Mad Wolf
Finish this game!!
This game will never die
As it shouldn’t
I want more cause i like when your having fun and doing some sneaky shananigans
Haha! Thanks for watching :)
I’ve played the classic levels, they’re fun
Agreed
We Need Another Episode This Was A Great Video
Thanks Ian
Mario advance 4 is so good!!!!!!! 🥰 love it
Agreed
11:30 Best level🥕🍅🫑🫒🌽🥑🌽🍆🥬🫑🌽🌽🍆🌶🥑🥬🍆🥒🍆🥬🍆🥕🌶🥒🌶🌽🌶🥕🫑🥦🥑🥦🍆
Hey btg, it's been a while huh?, Anyway just thought I'd say that I love your channel because:
1: awesome content
2: Replys to fans
3: because you are hilarious
I hope you have a good day Best Television Games
Thanks Jay!
I love your videos!👌👌👌
Thank you!
GBA was 32-bit (just like the PS1). Most games were 16-bit sadly to decrease the size of files to fit more on the tiny cartridges.
24:06 Coin: you will never get me
Super Mario Advance 4 was one of my first video games
Yes please keep playing super mairo advace 4 to the very end. This is great.
19:36 that also happens on the original Mario 3 levels on advance 4 on the origin they tell you to collect all those coins and you get the blue mushroom we’re you’ll get the P-wing and stuff like that. Long story short get the coins to 0 and get a bonus.
Personally I like Super Mario Advance 1 (probably because it’s my only game boy Advance game I have) and I did already like Super Mario Bros 2. I did play Super Mario Advance 4 with my Friends cartridge and it was fun.
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Hey Darby brother🤗👋 very cool bud, looks like fun bud.👍👏😎
Thanks Kris
Not only are the graphics kind of like Super Mario All-Stars, but the music in world 1-1 was almost straight out of all stars
Yah. This game is so cool
Fun fact due to the failure of the e-reader in the u.s. we never got all the levels on the gba version the wii u version added the content they didn't give us there's a rom hack that has all the levels in it. Makes it so u can get the other two mushroom houses.
It Would been interesting if they did Smw levels in Smb3
If I remember right its a counter for a ton of 1-ups. I think that was the only one in the elevels. I honestly dont remember it's been ages since I played these levels.
You are probably right
its also nice to see these levels again.
I'm glad you won GG good job best Mario youtuber
Thanks finlay
Your welcome 😌
I love SMA 2!! GO SUPER MARIO WORLD!!!!!
That is pretty awesome too
22:30 if you get all the coins something special happens that varies. in Super Mario Advance 2 there's one in the hidden area of Donut plains 1 that gives you 3 1-ups and a flock of birds for getting all 600 coins in the sub-area.
I'm definitely going to buy it on wii U so I can try these e reader stages :)
Have fun! :)
Hey, I have a good idea, why don't you and Lair do some multi-player GB and GBC games? You could do GBA on a different occasion. Heck, you could even do a stream, and then do a stream highlights video afterwards. I would recommend SMB Deluxe, Tetris (or maybe Tetris II or Tetris Attack) and even some fighting games like the Mortal Kombat games. I'm not sure if Street Fighter Alpha GBC has multiplayer. I think this would make for some great episodes.
This is awesome
Glad you liked it
Yeah!!!
I like advance 4 because the levels are little easier
It's really fun. :D
Love super Mario 3. It’s my favorite
Good job you’re a first meme bet
Me too! Thanks for watching... :D :D :D
The A coins are technically called Advance or Ace Coins... (Advance cause of GBA, Ace because you'd need 'em all to truly Ace the level)
The e+ coins serve no real purpose... Supposedly they were meant to unlock things in the castle next to the level select..
The coin honeycomb block at the beginning of the tank level was previously in SMWA, notably Donut Plains 1's cape section. Gather the amount of coins shown, you get a prize, in this case (I believe) a 1up, 3up or 5up.
Nope. You were lucky af doing that. XD