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The Super Mario Bros 3 (GBA) E-levels thread
- Thread starter Mama Robotnik
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charlesthefirst
Member
Damn, I feel like we're really missing out here. I think all of those new and old elements combined would have made the new 2-D Mario game that we all expected. Beautiful 2-D sprites and the potential for absolutely mind-blowing level design.
This is just another one of those times where Nintendo just makes you shake your head in disbelief.
This is just another one of those times where Nintendo just makes you shake your head in disbelief.
rollingstart
Banned
seriously
they need to release this stuff
they need to release this stuff
The Blue Jihad
Member
Mama Robotnik said:
Seriously! So many amazing ideas there. I wish I were able to play these levels. :-(
Zombie James
Banned
Andrex said:
Woah.
Allan Holdsworth
Member
There is an easy way to play these levels via emulation. There are two save files around that contain all levels unlocked (for some reason, the first one only has the 4 classic levels, the other one has the rest).
I played through them last year, and it was a blast. All great levels except one based on SMB2USA where you have to dig sand endlessly. Challenging too, at least if you're going for all coins. Only bad thing is I don't think the power-ups cards can be used, but they look pretty useless anyway... anyone knows what they do?
I have got the Set 2 e-Reader cards since then, but there really is no point getting the US releases. Half the levels missing I believe. If you're going to do it legit, you would have to spend hundreds of dollars on the Japanese cards (I believe a few of them are really rare), plus JP game + e-reader.
I really hope Nintendo releases the 32 (40?) levels on a 3DSware or something.
I played through them last year, and it was a blast. All great levels except one based on SMB2USA where you have to dig sand endlessly. Challenging too, at least if you're going for all coins. Only bad thing is I don't think the power-ups cards can be used, but they look pretty useless anyway... anyone knows what they do?
I have got the Set 2 e-Reader cards since then, but there really is no point getting the US releases. Half the levels missing I believe. If you're going to do it legit, you would have to spend hundreds of dollars on the Japanese cards (I believe a few of them are really rare), plus JP game + e-reader.
I really hope Nintendo releases the 32 (40?) levels on a 3DSware or something.
ThatObviousUser
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Yeah, a couple were sold in some chains that only had like 3-4 stores in Japan. It was insanely dum. :lol
Ahh yes I remember this. I still have an e-Reader and a lot of the cards. Probably the biggest downfall of the thing was the fact that you had to have 2 GBA's to be able to get this stuff! Granted, many of the "hardcore" fans had an original GBA and an SP (like I do), but everyone else ended up getting screwed over. I wish these levels would be re-released in a more easily-accessed fashion, because they were awesome.
Agent Unknown
Member
Andrex said:
Yup, that video is in my favorites, amazing stuff.
I read that the only card rarer than the Walmart promo Airship's revenge is Mad Dash. It was one of the Japan only e-cards and you could only get it if you brought it to a comic/manga store in Japan and have one of the staff scan it for you who would then take the card back to be kept behind the counter (which is why it's the only one of the cards that hasn't been emulated). In the level you have only 20 seconds to speed dash through the stage, avoid enemies and get all 5 Advance coins. Here's the only known footage of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp8lTn0AX94
Azure Dream
Member
Like I said back in April, it was kind of bullshit of Nintendo to do all this work on creating brand new levels with new gimmicks, and not letting you play a single one without an e-Reader and some cards.
If they handle it right, the VC release of SMA4 will be explosive.
...No you don't. At least not to play the levels and get the items. You just need savestates or hacked save files for that.
If they handle it right, the VC release of SMA4 will be explosive.
GaussTek said:
...No you don't. At least not to play the levels and get the items. You just need savestates or hacked save files for that.
Agent Unknown
Member
It's a shame Nintendo didn't do anything for the 20th Anniversary of the game (well, there was a nice write up in one of the spring Nintendo Powers). As said before, a special edition of the game on Wii Ware or DSi Ware with all the e-levels (and I want 'em all Nintendo, obscure manga shop promo levels included) as a reward for completing the game would be amazing. But I guess we'll all just have to dream because....
Wii said:
Gameboy415
Member
My college roommate and I got all the US released cards, including the Wal-Mart exclusives and promos.
Then, when we were both living in Japan a few years ago, he bought sealed boxes of both series of the Japanese cards (which came in randomized packs, ugh). He got a near-complete set and sold a second near-complete set to me.
I have yet to try them out, seeing how I didn't have my e-reader with me in Japan. I think my friend played them all though.
I also found packs of Rockman Zero 3 e-cards and F-Zero GP Legend e-cards on clearance for 10yen each and amassed a small collection of those too.
I can try to take some pictures tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Then, when we were both living in Japan a few years ago, he bought sealed boxes of both series of the Japanese cards (which came in randomized packs, ugh). He got a near-complete set and sold a second near-complete set to me.
I have yet to try them out, seeing how I didn't have my e-reader with me in Japan. I think my friend played them all though.
I also found packs of Rockman Zero 3 e-cards and F-Zero GP Legend e-cards on clearance for 10yen each and amassed a small collection of those too.
I can try to take some pictures tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Agent Unknown
Member
Gameboy415 said:My college roommate and I got all the US released cards, including the Wal-Mart exclusives and promos.
Then, when we were both living in Japan a few years ago, he bought sealed boxes of both series of the Japanese cards (which came in randomized packs, ugh). He got a near-complete set and sold a second near-complete set to me.
I have yet to try them out, seeing how I didn't have my e-reader with me in Japan. I think my friend played them all though.
I also found packs of Rockman Zero 3 e-cards and F-Zero GP Legend e-cards on clearance for 10yen each and amassed a small collection of those too.
I can try to take some pictures tomorrow if anyone is interested.
I'm definitely interested, pics of the Rockman Zero & F-Zero cards would be cool to see also if you don't mind.
perfectchaos007
Member
I only used my E-reader for animal crossing GCN stuff. I regret not buying SM3 cards
crimzonflame
Member
Speaking of the coin train from SMW. The player can control the direction of the coin train by pressing the direction they want the train to go on the dpad.
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
These levels are amazing, I SMH at you Big N for holding out. I was gonna get an e-Reader and now I need to smack my damn self for not doing it. This is going to be my next little project because as a Mario fan I need to experience some good old Nintendo level design. Either Nintendo needs to release these levels or somebody needs to make every last one accessible some how. The latter will happen way before the former but I'll wait. I might have to take a look at the stiff that is available though one day this week.
Allan Holdsworth
Member
Agent Unknown said:Yup, that video is in my favorites, amazing stuff.
I read that the only card rarer than the Walmart promo Airship's revenge is Mad Dash. It was one of the Japan only e-cards and you could only get it if you brought it to a comic/manga store in Japan and have one of the staff scan it for you who would then take the card back to be kept behind the counter (which is why it's the only one of the cards that hasn't been emulated). In the level you have only 20 seconds to speed dash through the stage, avoid enemies and get all 5 Advance coins. Here's the only known footage of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp8lTn0AX94
Damn that level isn't included in the save. I think it's the only one missing. Must be damn rare. I wonder if there is a way to play... then again it's only 20 secs I guess.
Conrad Link
Member
I collected all the English ones back in the days, despite how silly the e-Reader thing seems now I thought it was awesome heh. Prolly just I was so overjoyed to have additional Mario 3 stuff (my fav Mario game ever/one of my fav games in general ever ) that I was just in love with my GBA.
) that I was just in love with my GBA.Nuclear Muffin
Banned
I always loved the e-reader, I always thought that it was such a cool idea but underutilised.
Why wasn't there a GBA pokemon trading card game where you could add your own actual physical Pokemon cards into the game!?
Also this
Is fucking awesome!
Why wasn't there a GBA pokemon trading card game where you could add your own actual physical Pokemon cards into the game!?
Also this
Is fucking awesome!
Agent Unknown
Member
crimzonflame said:
Allan Holdsworth said:
Yeah, basically the only way to get the Mad Dash level at this point would involve buying an import copy of SMA4 from a hardcore Japanese fan that actually had the level still saved to the cart itself. So, probably will never happen unless someone gets really lucky. The only other promo card I know of like that which was given out at a Japan hobby shop was for a new Fortress level but in that case players got to keep the card too.
Agent Unknown
Member
TreIII said:
I dunno, I'm guessing that was probably just some left over info from the "Super Mario Museum" event that they held in NY way back in Nov to celebbrate the NSMB launch. I'd love to be proven wrong though, of course.
Rocksteady33
Junior Member
I remember I tracked down an e-Reader and cards when they were pretty much all on clearance, picked up the cards for $2 a pack and the NES games for $.25 a pack. Absolutely awesome. Some of the most challenging and clever game designs of any 2D Mario games. It seems like they were created as a testing ground for what the e-Reader could do, any regular Mario fan would see that all the clashing of Mario worlds would seem out of place, but then again they probably figured very few people would actually play these levels.
Agent Unknown
Member
Watched some Mario Party E vids on youtube, that does indeed look fun.
Agent Unknown
Member
Well, I started collecting SMB 3 e-cards back in July, and in my ultimate aquisition after monitoring ebay for 6 1/2 months straight, I finally scored the five ultra rare exclusive Walmart only e-cards in an ebay auction on Monday and just got them today (I now have three e-readers because of all this lol), Airship's Revenge is awesome. Time to get a printer and some photo quality paper now. Anyways, here they are:
Anyways, here they are:
ReyVGM
Member
I have a save file with all these levels and items unlocked, but it's illegal to link to it.
The content of the cards is not in the actual game, the cards don't "unlock" anything. When you scan the cards, their contents get saved in the game's battery. So basically, you are spreading copyrighted content with that SMA4 save file.
I sure hope no one private messages me asking for the complete Super Mario Advance 4 save file with all the levels unlocked ready to be played on the Visual Boy Advance emulator.
The content of the cards is not in the actual game, the cards don't "unlock" anything. When you scan the cards, their contents get saved in the game's battery. So basically, you are spreading copyrighted content with that SMA4 save file.
I sure hope no one private messages me asking for the complete Super Mario Advance 4 save file with all the levels unlocked ready to be played on the Visual Boy Advance emulator.
ViperVisor
Member
I got a reader years ago thinking of getting the game and cards. Never got around to it. Now I sad.
Mockingbird
Member
I actually have all the cards, including the Wal-Mart ones! Damn them for making three cards exclusive to Wal-Mart, btw. I hated having to give them my money.