ROR: Super Mario Bros. 3 Vs. Super Mario Advance 4 

"even the backgrounds have more color and detail." *Footage shows a background of white and almost unnoticeable light blue stripes.

Heads up to anyone who owns a Wii U, the virtual console version of Super Mario Advance 4 has some of the ecard reader levels unlocked, so that would be an interesting buy (or just an interesting download haha) so I would recommend buy it or getting it before the Wii U eshop officially closes down in who knows how long.

People note the number of levels in SMB3, but they ignore that they are generally shorter than SMW or even SMB1's levels. That's why they don't give them save points in the middle. As for moving between levels--that's why they made the Warp Whistles so easy to find. Just play the first 3 or 4 levels and warp back to the World you were on, just like you'd used a continue. And it's why the equivalent in SMW doesn't actually help you get to any other level but Bowser's Castle.

Dude, you're f*cking amazing. *SUBSCRIBED!*

I thought it was confirmed that the Koopalings being Bowser's children was just a mistranslation.

This is the only game I played back in the day got it along with my GBA SP stupidly never realized there where more even though I know how number work

I'm sorry for saying this, but you seem too critical of Super Mario World. I'm not hating on you for not liking World, it's just you KEEP COMPARING IT.

Super Mario World was much better than Mario Bros 3.

Just got this on eBay for a tenner. Be using my DS Lite to play it, mostly in bed. Easily in my top 3 Mario games of all time.

13:37 I was fucking dead laughing.

The Koopalings aren't Bowser's Children...

they just fucking did it

This Game was actually a theatre.

Aside from a lack of save feature, my biggest gripe with the NES version of "Super Mario Bros. 3" is the fact that Luigi ends up becoming a palette-swap version of Mario, considering the fact that this game did come out after "Super Mario Bros. 2", in which he was given his taller and thinner appearance we all know and love.

Isn't weird how SMB3 is advanced 4 but Yoshi island is advanced 3 ?

I'm honestly surprised that Exo didn't mention the VOICE ACTING in Super Mario Advanced 4! Although, there was barely any, it was pretty cool to hear Mario say, "Hee hee, I got it!" or "Just what I needed!" whenever he got a power-up. It was my favorite part about the game (I grew up with Advanced 4) and I think Advanced 4 is the better game.

I almost pissed myself when the Zelda CD-i king appeared. Your comedic timing is top-notch

*UPDATE:* Yes, I know that Nintendo released SMA4 on the Wii U Virtual Console on January 22nd, 2016. I also know that this port of the game includes the e-reader levels. Doing this just now prevented a massive amount of comment spam.

Fun fact: In the GBA remake, there is an Easter Egg of sorts in which you can access hidden dialogue from one of the kings. If you beat one of the airship levels with the Frog Suit- which is nearly impossible since that item is utterly useless on land- you will float down to the king, who will not give you the usual dialogue, but will instead say [paraphrased]: "Thank you, Mario. But you look different. Shall I change you with this wand?" It was humorous. But you need complete mastery of the airship levels in order to access this.

I agree with you that Advance 4 looks better than both Advance 2 and even the original 1991 Super Mario World, but there's no way the original 1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 looks better than the original 1991 Super Mario World.

Super Mario Bros 3 is my favorite game of all time Although part of that may be because it was the first game I ever played

I really liked Super Mario World, beaten it at least 20 times, but Super Mario Bros 3 is amazing. I love that every world has a completely different design to their levels. Even world 5, Sky Land, has 2 different themes! It's amazing for an NES game. I got it when I was 5. It'll always hold a special place in my heart.

Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World are my top 2 favorite Mario games of all time. While some may argue that Super Mario Bros. 3 is overrated (along with Super Mario World) I think it really does deserve the praise that it gets. It expanded so much upon the Mario universe and added so many things that would soon become a staple to the series. Overall, it's a huge improvement over Super Mario Bros. 1 and Lost Levels and will, in my opinion, go down as one of the best games of all time next to Super Mario World.

Thank GOD for the Wii U version for making all of the E-Reader levels available at once.

There is something about the look of the original Mario Bros 3 that I don't think any of its remakes captured IDK what it is. Perhaps just the black overalls for all I know

13:38 made my day 😆 awesome editing. One of the best most fav in the classic mario games

*YOU SAVED ME!!!* Oh, Philips CD-I, how I love you for the numerous amounts of YTPs spawned back in 2008, though at the same time, I hated you so fucking much!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds Super Mario 3 better than Super Mario World

My only problem with Mario 3's controls, is Mario's acceleration and top speed were a bit too fast, causing me to overshoot jumps over pits, as mentioned in Johnny's review. Though I do agree the floaty jump is really nice in Mario 3, the acceleration is just too fast, and I know I can just let go of B, but then Mario's too slow for me. Its just nitpicking at this point, but I feel Mario World had a better balance. Also you can slow Mario's descent in World by holding the jump button longer, kinda like a more subtle Cap Feather.

I don't think its that Mario World looks bad, it was just at that point where they were pushing the limits of the NES and they hadn't realized the full potential of the SNES. After all, Mario World was a launch game, so that was to be expected.

Super Mario Advance 4 is the game that introduced me to the Mario Franchise. It really changed the way I thought of video games and shaped who I am today.

When you said "URKIN' MCGURKIN'" I lost it. Another great review!

Super Mario Bros. 3 is my all-time favorite game.

Floatiness is actually great and all, but the controls feel slippery to me. Also, Yoshi is AWESOME in world and Mario's jump is totally fine to me.

"Mario 3 looks better from mario world" *No.*

Princess Peach gets kidnapped later in the game while Mario is running around saving different kingdoms.

You may not have been aware of this, but I will inform you anyhow. There are powerups added with the e-reader. The cape feather was a card you can get in the USA... But... In Japan, there was a Boomerang 'Powerup' card. Why did I put that in quotations? Because it's not an item lost from damage, you actually can throw a blue boomerang ( Super Mario 3[D]) And these power ups can be accessed through the action replay.

A great review! But you failed to mention the warp pipes when you ranted about the lack of a save/password feature in the NES version. Warping to different worlds is a fair enough system that allows the player to skip parts they already played in a previous run. Someone must've said this already, but I couldn't see any comments about this.

As a longtime of both 3 and World, I find myself actually preferring the snappier movement of World's controls. With 3, Mario's got so much momentum that I feel like I'm constantly fighting to get him up to speed or keep him from going off a cliff. Not that I necessarily think the game would be better with World's controls inserted; clearly 3 was designed around a Mario with floaty jumps and the momentum of a semi, so ultimately it works.

There's actually 2 patches. One for the 3x normal levels, and other for 5 special Star levels. A very stupid move, the E-Reader was. But not the only one. The game only could store so many levels and it seems that you couldn't erase the ones you already had to put new levels, so you had to choose what levels "you wouldn't want in your game" or just buy a second game. It was truly stupid, and sad. But thanks to the hacking comunity we can play those levels, and are pretty fun! There was even a Cape Feather Power up from Mario World!

If you want to finish Bowser of I recommend you use the fire flower or the hammer suit to kill Bowser. Trust me I tried it and it worked. But it won't kill the Koopalings but the fire flower will!

I remember when I was five years old, and my dad and I would leave the old NES system on to make sure our progress would still stand. We still played the game to oblivion, but completing it was a chore. It was why Kirby's Adventure was my favorite game on the system. It was also why I loved the save feature on All-Stars and the GBA port.

I agree. I love Super Mario 3 better than World. But World is a great game too

I respect your opinion for liking SM3 more than SMW but some of your reasons are pretty dumb

3:19 'Even the backgrounds have a surprising amount of detail to them' Background is literally just lines.

There's not 96 levels, there's 96 EXITS.

The GBA version of SMB3 is way better.

Finally someone agrees that smb3 is by far the best mario game

You have to be high as fuuuuck to believe that the controls in SMB 3 are better than SMW. Also, besides the fact that it's broken as fuck and makes a lot of levels a cakewalk...the cape is far superior to raccoon mario. The tail swipe is incredibly unreliable and the flying is bleh. If you play SMB 3 a lot more it'll just come more naturally to you, but without preference or nostalgia goggles...Super Mario World is far superior in literally every way.

What's even better now is if you have either the Wii U or the Switch Versions, you get access to every single e-Reader level released or otherwise. A definite must for Mario enthusiasts!

8:33 Thank you. Thank you. I felt that I was the only one that hated SMW's broken jumping + air physics, nearly ruined the entire game for me back in the day. Edit: Also holy balls I forgot how much I hated World 3 in SMB3

You know, I'm glad that you like the music in Mario 3 better than Mario World. I do, too. Great Rebreak! :D

I recently played through Mario World and now I'm playing SMB3. I tried Mario games several time in the past, but I hated them because of the floaty and gliding controls. Once you finally master them it starts to be fun however, and because I played SMW first, the control of SMB3 feels awkward since it's just bit different, not much, but enough to throw off some of jumps.

+Caleb Jaaniste It annoys me when people expect me to reply to their comments, but their comment for some reason doesn't have a reply option underneath it. From what I understand, you have to deliberately set your account to not let people reply. But that's enough about that. The Boost Formula Sonic games have perfectly functional and well rounded controls. In fact, they give Sonic his most detailed and versatile moveset yet, which allows for some intricate level design and makes speed running an absolute thrill. The only game that comes close to losing that functionality is Unleashed, seeing as the camera always seems a little too close up and some of the later levels experience some slowdown. For Colors and Generations, they toned down the speed just a little, pulled the camera back, added more platforming, and ultimately achieved the best balance of speed and platforming of any Sonic games yet released, Classic and Dreamcast era titles included. And that's on top of the better storytelling, the gorgeous visuals, the genre varied soundtracks, the excellent boss fights, and all the other small great touches that Sonic Team put into those titles. That doesn't make the other games bad in the slightest, it just means I consider a particular gameplay style more fun to play than other perfectly playable and fun gameplay styles. I actually like Sonic Adventure 2 quite a bit, myself, and I also used to be a pretty biased Dreamcastian. But eventually I realized the many flaws of Adventure, Adventure 2, and Heroes, gained a deeper appreciation for the Classics, and embraced Colors and Generations as taking the best elements of the Classics and Dreamcast titles while being its own unique thing. That is why they are my favorite Sonic games.

1:35 I'd like to hear the case for Mario 3 being Nintendo's best game ever, as we live in a world where Super Metroid exists.

Ah yes, the SMB3 vs SMW debate will never end.

10:48 Maybe the Koopalings are considered the children of Bowser's Brother nowadays? If you don't know who that is, he's the Blue Bowser that appears in the NES version of The Lost Levels in 8-4. (though he was eventually retconned into being a particularly-convincing Fake Bowser, which was then retconned into being a mysterious individual, so... maybe not.)

I agree with you 100% that 3 is way better then world. I was addicted to 3 when it came out. Especially the advance remake. World I don't know why I bought it. World is cool just doesn't bring much more to the table then a commitment from Nintendo to use there flagship star on all there platforms. :P

I loved Super Mario World as a kid (and still do) and didn't very like SMB3 (and actually still don't). My biggest complainment was always that SMB3 is plain ugly in my eyes. SMW looks beautiful and the music is incredible. When playing SMW I felt like I'm in the world, when I played SMB3 I just felt like playing a video game. Very well made video. I totally accept your opinion, it's super interesting how different tastes are.

Ha! I have 3 GBAs. 1. (original) GameBoy Advance 2. Gameboy Advance SP 3. Gameboy Player and also I have e-Reader with cards

Again, the GBA Remake looks so damn colorful!

Eh, I disagree. I think Mario World has the best control. Then again it's my favorite so it's predictable for me to think that.

What's interesting is, you probably could do the e-reader nowadays. I mean the 3DS allows scanning those weird square thingies, I could have easily seen collectable cards work with that, I mean there's amiibos, why not mii-cards or whatever? Though I would LOVE to see a compilation of all the Super Mario Advance remakes on one cartridge, with the e-cards already unlocked. Woulda made a heck of a better 25th anniversary than the lazy all stars port to the wii! Ah well.

3:19 "Even the backgrounds have a nice amount of detail to them." *shows the least detailed background in the game*

actually, if you have fire flower or hammer suit you can beat King Koopa with enough shots :)

Oh god the e-reader what was Nintendo thinking with device?? I like the concept of being able to play games from cards you could collect. Still as you pointed out the downside came to extra levels, power-ups etc for a the few games that supported the device. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire was another one of these games where you could fight extra trainers, get evolution stones etc, but you needed to have the same damn set up. Well I enjoyed this review, and you eared a new subscriber.

Fantastic review. I've got Super Mario World as a better drunk party game due to how crazy easy it is, but otherwise, I gladly admit that Mario 3 is the better game, despite the many times I've revisited World and the nostalgia factor. I can think of more than a few stages in World where that little bit of jump hang would've been fantastic. Going to try out those bonus levels and maybe even replay the main game (for all the places I skipped via warp whistle) on emulator at some point now.

Holy crap! I was on the fence about getting the GBA version of Mario 3, but daaaamn, now I'mma get it. Thanks, man! That was a fantastic video!

"Precise jumping is a pain in the dick." Does precise jump with extreme ease.

Holy shit, I love this channel. Finally, a game reviewer who's _not_ completely biased. :D

I've always wondered why in every Mario platformer the music for all the different level types (overworld, castle, etc.) EXCEPT the underground theme.

This is pretty much my favourite classic mario game as well. SMW is REALLY good, but SMB 3 is unmatched in it's total and consistent awesomeness as a game. So yes, I totally agree with your review of this game!

I got Mario 3 for GBA sealed in the box for $5. I'm tempted to open it, but I'll just find a loose copy of the game instead. Great review BTW.

There is actually a Japanese e-reader card that gives Luigi his Flutter jump.

my problem with the GBA version was that they made it easier. for example in world 1-6 when you need to fall into the small gap to ride the platform, they added an extra block making less precision required. there were other rthings like that i noticed throughout the game, ut that was the easiest example i could think of

I like super Mario brothers 3

Bowser can be beaten more directly in SMB3, BUT you need either a Fire Flower or Hammer Suit, otherwise, forget about it. You gotta beat him the other way.

Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3 both handle picking up Koopa Shells very differently. SMB3 forces you to walk up to a shell and then hold the run button to pick it up, while in SMW it's possible to just hold the run button and then jump on the shell to pick it up. This is later used in the more recent games that I've become so accustomed to this playstyle and find SMB3 and the older games clunky to control making me prefer SMW over SMB3.

Mario credits themes always make me tear up. They are so good!!! 😭😊✊

Mario 3s graphics over Mario world🔫

I declare Super Mario Advance 4 as a Rebreak. It lacks the charm of the orginal game. *sarcasm*

the deliciously sinister airship theme SMM2 night airship theme: How bout a nap?

XD the part with King Harkian was hiarious

I remember playing Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and having a lot of fun with the game. I had a few of the e-Cards and an e-Reader, so I was able to play some of those levels and use the Cape Feather, at least. If you use certain emulators, then it's possible to be able to play all of those levels and use those power-ups and switches whenever you want.

I'm glad your audio quality is getting better because I like the concept of this series.

all the e reader levels are on the Wii U virtual console version of Advance 4

Nintendo missed an epic opportunity with the dsi shop and a rerelease of super mario advance 4 as dsi shop title, downloadable content, powerups... seriously nintendo do you really not like making money?

I like Mudkips, though I personally prefer Treeckos myself.

They should have a e-reader app for the Wii U so you can use the e-reader stuff on gba games you've got on Wii U

Fun little tid bit about e-reader cards. Since I didn't know what an e-Reader was when I was younger and just had some of the cards, I just thought that if you swiped them into your gba slot with your game in it(assuming it would fit, most times it would), the card would system would actually respond with the card.

i have the gba mario 3 and i looove it

There were no saves, but you could warp to World 8 within 5 minutes, which is less annoying than putting in some long password. The only downside is you didn't have many items this way, but world 8 you get basically unlimited leafs. Also Bowser can be killed with 35 fireballs.

Somecallmejohnny also forgot to mention Bullet Bills in his SMB review. What an odd coincidence.

There is a way to play as Luigi for the whole game. You have to start a Mario & Luigi game, transfer all but 1 of Mario's lives to Luigi and walk into a Goomba or whatever as Mario.

Don't let the wand touch the ground! Lol smb 3 all the way

Played the GBA version as a kid. Later picked up the NES version on Wii Virtual Console. Both are amazing... can't really pick one over the other - remakes in general don't usually add or subtract too much IMO unless its a full overhaul (Pokemon remakes, etc). The gameplay and controls are superb, and the level design... that's what really sets this game apart. I'm not sure whether Mario World or Mario 3 has the edge here... they both have some of the best level types ever (Ghost Houses, Airships)... but I do suppose Mario 3 gets an edge from controls. Also, you forgot to mention that you can beat Bowser w/ the Hammer Suit. Best Powerup EVAR.

5:29 Fishy Boopkins anyone?

For this game, I'm going to prefer the original over the Advance remake. For one, getting 100% replaces the original ending theme with a newer, but not as good theme. And I always go for 100% in this game. For another, the e-Reader inclusion bugs me, because it means there's stuff that I know I'll never get to see without going to eBay to find all the cards. (By the way, I swear I was able to play the e-Reader levels without needing a second GBA. Like the system let me swap in the game after I was done scanning.) But the weirdest reason of all, I actually like how the NES version looks more than the remakes. Like, most of the grass levels in the remakes look the same, but in the NES version, the sky was sometimes colored differently. Also, all the airships look different from each other in the NES game. Granted, the dark storm of the remakes' airships was cool, but I'm gonna go with variety over thunderbolts & lightning. 2:43 It really shows how good SMB3 looks when not even the dulled colors of the Virtual Console version ruins it. 10:57 The Koopalings actually appear to resemble Boom-Boom more than they do Bowser, so......

Thank you someone who thinks super Mairo 3 is better than world finally

why the fuck is this video going so much about what smb3 is, and not so much about how the NES and GBA versions are different? you literally say that you have "a lot to say and a not a lot of time to say it" but damn dude this is a 24 minute video and at least like 10 minutes of it is about just overviewing SMB3, like holy shit it's an interesting concept??? to compare remakes of original games but holy shit be fucking cohesive and compress your stuff down