Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)

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Mario Bros.
A title screen for the game in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Developer	Nintendo Research & Development 2
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS, Wii U), Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online
Release date	Super Mario Advance Game Boy Advance: March 21, 2001 June 11, 2001 June 22, 2001 June 22, 2001 June 8, 2004 (iQue) Virtual Console (Wii U): July 16, 2014 November 6, 2014 March 10, 2016 March 11, 2016 Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online: May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance: December 14, 2001 February 11, 2002 February 11, 2002 April 2, 2002 April 12, 2002 September 23, 2002 March 15, 2006 (iQue) Virtual Console (Wii U): April 3, 2014 December 25, 2014 March 10, 2016 March 11, 2016 Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online: May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance: September 20, 2002 September 23, 2002 September 24, 2002 October 11, 2002 March 1, 2003 March 2, 2006 (iQue GBA) Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program Release): December 15, 2011 December 16, 2011 December 16, 2011 December 16, 2011 Virtual Console (Wii U): April 24, 2014 April 24, 2014 April 25, 2014 October 15, 2014 Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online: May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance: July 11, 2003 October 17, 2003 October 21, 2003 October 24, 2003 Virtual Console (Wii U): December 29, 2015 January 21, 2016 March 10, 2016 March 11, 2016 Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online: February 8, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Game Boy Advance: November 17, 2003 November 21, 2003 November 21, 2003 November 28, 2003 Virtual Console (Wii U): April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014 April 30, 2014 Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online: February 8, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023
Language(s)	English (United States) 日本語 简体中文
Genre	Platformer
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer (up to four players simultaneously)
Media	Wii U: Digital download Nintendo Switch: Digital download Game Boy Advance: Game Pak Nintendo 3DS: Digital download
Input	Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Remote (horizontal) Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Game Boy Advance: Gamepad Nintendo 3DS: Gamepad

Mario Bros. is a Game Boy Advance remake of the arcade game of the same name included in every Super Mario Advance game, as well as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (only in the original Game Boy Advance iteration, making it no longer included in the 3DS remake).

Gameplay

4 Player Battle in Super Mario Advance

All of the Super Mario Advance games and the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga game can connect to each other to play the Classic or Battle mode with up to four players. The Classic mode is based on the co-op mode from the original and uses the Japanese arcade phase system. The Battle mode is based on the Battle Game from Super Mario All-Stars. The remake also uses the Game Boy Advance's Single-Pak multiplayer feature. It can connect and play with other Game Boy Advance systems without the game, although the Battle mode is the only multiplayer mode that can be played in this way.

Mario Bros. enhances the graphics to take advantage of the Game Boy Advance's 32-bit capabilities, including adding backgrounds to the stages. Music is added where it was originally absent, and voice clips are added in single-player mode. Jumping onto floors has been made easier; midair turning is allowed, unlike in the original where Mario or Luigi had to stay in one direction during jumping. The Power Squat Jump from Super Mario Bros. 2 has been added, and the Bonus Stages are now noticeably easier than they were originally. There are also two POW Blocks per phase set, and they can be picked up much like in Super Mario Bros. 2. Players can also pick each other up and throw them.

Characters

Playable

Image	Name	Information
	Mario	The main protagonist. The red one is Player 1, the green one is Player 2, the yellow one is Player 3, and the blue one is Player 4. Prior to the initial release, Player 3 was purple with yellow overalls and Player 4 was orange with red overalls, with the latter resembling Fire Mario and Fire Luigi's appearance from the original NES version of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Enemies

In the Classic mode, target enemies must be defeated to clear the phase, while other enemies should be defeated by the player's discretion. Each phase consists of one or two types of targets with a maximum of six targets. Spinies and Sidesteppers appear together only in Phase 6. The last target enemy will always move at its fastest pace unless said enemy is a Fighter Fly.

Image	Name	Classic debut	2 player Battle debut	3/4 player Battle debut	Information and abilities
	Spiny	Phase 1	N/A	Round 1	The first type of enemy in the game, replacing Shellcreepers.
	Sidestepper	Phase 5	Round 1	Round 2	A crab creature that is trickier to defeat and has appeared in various games. The first time the player hits Sidesteppers, they gain an angry expression and walk faster. The player thus needs to hit them twice before kicking them off. They are the most common target enemy in the game.
	Fighter Fly	Phase 7	Round 2	N/A	A fly that jumps up and down and is the hardest to defeat. The player can hit Fighter Flies only while they are on the ground. After the second bonus stage, all subsequent non-bonus phases have one or two of them.

Other enemies

Image	Name	Classic debut	Battle debut	Information and abilities
	Fireball	Phase 1	Round 1	A gigantic ball of fire that comes in two varieties. Red fireballs bounce diagonally around the stage, while green ones travel horizontally. They can be defeated by hitting them from underneath, just as they hit the ground. The player can also use a POW Block to defeat them.
	Freezy	Phase 10	N/A	An ice creature that possesses the ability to "self-destruct" and cover the floor it is on with ice. Ice-covered floors give the Marios less traction.
	Icicle	Phase 17	N/A	An object that at first appears as a water droplet, before forming into a sharp icicle. The icicle eventually falls, defeating any Marios underneath.
	Bowser	N/A	Round 4	Bowser possesses the ability to breathe fire on enemies. He patrols the central floor and cannot be defeated but can be stunned by bumping him from below.

Items

Image	Name	Effect
	Coin	A coin appears each time an enemy is defeated, with the exception of the last one defeated. Coins also make an appearance every five stages in a "Test Your Skill" event. If the player collects all of these coins, they will receive a point bonus. They can also hatch from eggs in the 2 player Battle mode. In Battle mode, being the first to collect five coins is one of the ways to win a round.
	POW Block	POW Blocks always appear in the center of the level and at the very top, except in the 2 player Battle, which replaces the bottom block with a garbage can. It knocks over all enemies onscreen when a brother hits one of the blocks. They can be used only three times; after the third time, the block disappears and does not reappear until later phases in the Classic mode. In the Battle mode, they are respawned for every round, and in the 2 player version, they can be found in the garbage can. They can be picked up and thrown, but they disappear after a single use. POW Blocks in the Classic mode are blue, and those in the Battle mode are red.
	Koopa Shell	Koopa Shells are random weapons that can be picked from the garbage can or spawned from the top pipes in the 2 player Battle mode. They damage players and defeat any enemy except for Bowser.
	Fish Skeleton	Fish Skeletons are joke items found in the garbage can exclusive to the 2 player Battle mode. They are useless.
	Egg	Eggs are also found in the 2 player Battle mode's garbage can. Throwing it reveals either a coin, Heart, or Starman.
	Heart	Hearts are items found in eggs that turn Small Mario into Super Mario.
	Starman	The Starman is another egg item that grants temporary invincibility.