Triple Play 96 - Genesis Game (Retro Fam)

In 1988, Super Mario Bros. 2 was released for the NES and was an instant hit for Nintendo. In 2001, Nintendo started their Super Mario Advance series with this title, an enhanced port of Super Mario Bros. 2 and released it on the Game Boy Advance. Basically, they enhanced the graphics and sounds, included an intro that was not shown on the original hit and included an enhanced port of the original Mario Bros. arcade game, which can be played separately.The PROS: Just like the original NES hit, Super Mario Advance is fun to play and a perfect fit for the GBA. The enhanced graphics and sounds are nice and the controls are spot on so it's very easy to get into. When you are done playing, you can check out the other game that is bundled, Mario Bros. Originally an arcade game ported to the NES years ago, this game pits you and up to 4 players to battle it out against enemies in an underground pipes system, complete with enhanced graphics and sounds. It's more fun to play with friends than by yourself.The CONS: Well nothing else has been added but for what it is, it's still a fun game to play.Super Mario Advance is a game that should be in anyone's GBA collection. It's a great port of a classic sequel that's spot on and with extra features added, you can take it on the go whenever you want. Track this down because it is worth it. I highly recommend it.

The kids (ages 7&9) love this! They play it in their ds, and have had fun exploring the worlds with Mario.

For those who played the original Mario 2 (like me), this will sort of be like a flash back to the past. There a little graphical improvements, the sound is better, but in general, there's nothing really different about the game except now you can play it wherever you go. The most annoying feature, is the characters' voices. They just won't shut up. This can me easily ignored...with lots of self control, but it slightly takes away the fun of the game. I personally like the game Mario 2 and I think packaging it with the original Mario game is good thing, or else this game wouldn't be worth it for the people who played this game before. For those who haven't played this game yet, you'll surely not regret having it. It's fun, and it requires more strategy than the other mario games because it's different than all the other ones. You can't kill enemies by stomping on them, you'll have to do more than that. I'm personally waiting for remakes of Super Mario World and Super Mario 3. Those games I think are the best Mario games.

If Super Mario Brothers 2 was your favorite Mario game from classic Nintendo, then you have to get this game! It is exactly like the original (which I love), right down to the cute ending.This is a game that will appeal to anyone, any age (I, for one, am 25 years old), and it's got a new Yoshi's Challenge element to it (which really is challenging). Even my 18-month old daughter loves it! This game will never get old.

I was expecting this game to be more like the original. So I didn't like it as much. There is newer stuff added in, like the giant enemies that automatically give you hearts. But overall this game is awesome, but I still miss the classic 8-bit action.