disabled_by_defaultWelcome to new Spriters Resource open beta! All data here is temporary, subject to change at any time, and will be deleted prior to the final launch. Please provide any feedback or bug reports in the #beta-feedback channel on our Discord.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3


Game Info arrow_drop_down favorite
Category Game Boy Advance
Assets 23
Hits 536,621
Comments 22
Tags (5):

Comments (22)


Avatar
Mario Sprite Maker Fans try not to glaze gba smb3 challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
Expungle-Plush Jul 4, 2025, 12:49 AM
Avatar
this is the better version
br0wn13 Dec 27, 2023, 6:16 PM
Avatar
Are there sprites for the reading, like the "Saved data is corrupted" screen or the "Formatting saved data" screen?
ColinGamerOfficial Feb 25, 2023, 8:46 PM
Avatar
@GlacialSiren141 "properly gloved" Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image
JohnPaul7048 Jan 25, 2023, 3:48 PM
Avatar
@Kc64 I don’t think that the Mario Bros game was ripped in any of the other advance games ripped here. You might need to check somewhere else.
CrqckBack Dec 30, 2022, 5:23 AM
Avatar
@Kc64 the mario bros arcade game was not originally in this game try other games in the advanced series or superstar saga
DryDirt Aug 23, 2022, 12:51 PM
Avatar
@Alefy San Sadly no... Super Mario Advance 1 and 2 were made before the Game Boy Player existed and the Gamecube itself for the first game. The only way to have the SNES colors would be for hacks.

Yoshi's Island might but doubtful. SMA4 was a later GBA game so it could offer those options but don't recall many GBA games supporting this feature.
Yawackhary May 12, 2022, 6:56 PM
Avatar
@Murphmario That's really cool! Does it happens with the other 3 Mario Advanced games too?
Alefy San May 12, 2022, 3:21 PM
Avatar
@Murphmario Huh. That's really interesting.
Ton Senior Staff May 11, 2022, 7:39 PM
Avatar
Apparently in terms of the colors the original SNES colors, or at least ones that are extremely similar, are loaded when the game is played on the Game Boy Player. I might go and rip some of the unique assets from this game with both color palettes.
Murphmario May 11, 2022, 6:39 PM *
Avatar
@Oxiriark

I can understand the audio but sprite quality?? The washed-out colours are pretty much unnoticeable in gameplay and are you actually telling me that SMAS3's barehanded Mario (which is inconsistent with SMAS as a whole and even parts of SMB3 like the minigame sprites) is anywhere near better than a properly gloved Mario?
GlacialSiren141 May 10, 2022, 3:42 AM
Avatar
@GlacialSiren141 The game package is superior, it has some great features, but it cannot defeat the sprite and audio quality of the SNES ?
CMAYK Apr 27, 2022, 12:43 AM
Avatar
Where is stuff from mario bros game
Kc64 Apr 24, 2022, 8:56 AM
Avatar
@GlacialSiren141 Not really a hot take as you do get the extra content. The only minuses are the resolution and sound due to the GBAs capabilities (and the palette but imagine that there are hacks around to restore that if you prefer the SNES one). The voices are YMMV. Then again the SNES version came with the other Mario games as Super Mario All-Stars (and Super Mario World if you have had it with a bundle making it one of the best collection remakes/remasters/whatever you call it).

The original European version was very disappointing though due to the e-reader support being removed and it was one of the selling points of the game back in the day (along with portable SMB3!) but that re-release that Nintendo had done for all regions on the Wii U that included all the levels and powerups makes this the definitive version.
Yawackhary Mar 1, 2022, 6:12 PM
Avatar
@GlacialSiren141 That's not a hot take that's just fact, sure the SNES has better sound quality but Advance has way more bonus content like the E-Reader levels and power-ups from the other games you can use in the main game. it also comes with Mario bros. so that's a plus too.
Milkcheesepotatos Mar 1, 2022, 1:39 PM
Avatar
@GlacialSiren141 You're correct
Cateye Nov 17, 2020, 3:19 PM
Avatar
Hot take: This version is superior to the SNES version
GlacialSiren141 Oct 28, 2020, 11:36 PM
Avatar
color palette would be nice
FungiCaptain Sep 20, 2020, 7:06 PM
Avatar
Does anyone know where to get the color palette for this game??? I don't think there is one here.
FryingTheOof Aug 27, 2020, 7:31 PM
Avatar
Actually, aren't there proper SNES palettes within the game's data that's used when played on a Game Boy Player? If so, these should definitely be ripped.
Void-the-Bat Mar 11, 2020, 11:10 PM
You must be logged in to post comments.
keyboard_double_arrow_leftFirst keyboard_arrow_leftPrev Page 1 of 2 Nextkeyboard_arrow_right Lastkeyboard_double_arrow_right