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Game Forum / Nintendo / Game Boy / December 2003Changes in Super Mario 3?!
Hi, I purchased SMA4, and while playing the game, I came across some dumb new addition in the game. When I beat some levels, then lose all my lives and continue, the game starts me off at the same level I was just trying to beat (not at the last castle I beat)!!! wtf?! To make things even worse, all of the mushroom houses and other special squares reappear! I keep all of my previous inventory and then go back and get more!! Plus I can also go to the levels to play for more 1ups. This is really dumb and makes the game totally not fun. What I don't understand is that nobody else seems to be commenting on this in their reviews on amazon.com, or even in the official reviews at gamespot.com and other game sites. They do comment on other differences, such as the ability to save after you beat a castle, new graphics, etc. Did I receive some oddball version of this game or something?! This is just too big a deal for nobody to even mention as this is just as bad as using save states to play the game. Anybody else notice this? > This is just too > big a deal for nobody to even mention as this is just as bad as using > save states to play the game. You say "just as bad", but why should it be a bad thing? Think about all the commuters going to work and playing GBAs on the train. Are they going to want long distances between save points? Probably not. I don't see it as a bad thing. I've not played the GBA version, but I know that on the NES/SNES it is a huge game (if you attempt to complete all the levels) so I think additional save points make little difference. Even in the original games, it was so easy to build up a massive stock of lives/items that I can't see how the points you've mentioned can make it any easier. Best regards, Pete > You say "just as bad", but why should it be a bad thing? Think about all > the commuters going to work and playing GBAs on the train. Are they [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > massive stock of lives/items that I can't see how the points you've > mentioned can make it any easier. In the original NES game, you could't save at all - if you were wanting to beat the whole game, you were going to be there for one looooong sitting. Definitely a bit more challenging. :) > > You say "just as bad", but why should it be a bad thing? Think about all > > the commuters going to work and playing GBAs on the train. Are they [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > beat the whole game, you were going to be there for one looooong sitting. > Definitely a bit more challenging. :) I have absolutely no problem with saving the state every now and then (such as after beating one of the castle slots). I have a problem with the following scenario: I am playing level 3-3 (I have no clue what level that actually is). I lose my last life in 3-3, but I select "Continue." In the original game, I would start I believe at the beginning of the level or at the last castle conquered. However in SMA4, I start right back at level 3-3! If we are concerned with taking too much time to play through the game, why not just give infinite lives as that is what this pretty much amounts to anyways. I can lose all of my lives, but it doesn't matter because I will just start at the same place I lost the last life. Do you really think that is a good thing? > I have absolutely no problem with saving the state every now and then > (such [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Do you really think that is a good thing? I wouldn't necessarily herald it as being a good thing, but I just wouldn't say it's a bad thing. I suppose it depends on how you view the game in general. If you want it to provide entertainment for a certain period of time, then it does that (even though it's effectively giving you infinite lives as you point out). If, however, you are after a challenge, then it's probably not so good. Different strokes for different folks! :o) Pete >> I have absolutely no problem with saving the state every now and then >> (such [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Pete See, I think the days of limited lives are over so that essentially they make it unlimited lives is perfectly alright with me. I don't quite remember how they handled that in the original though...most of the time I was playing the original with Game Genie giving me infinite lives.  SignatureXbox Live Gamertag: SK Bondo Xbox Live Games: Rainbow Six 3 and Crimson Skies Currently playing R6-3 (Xbox), Crimson Skies (Xbox), Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox), Moto GP 2 (Xbox), Gladius (GCN) What they should do, in my opinion, (and they likeley HAVE done), is to unlock stuff only if you beat it without continueing... either form of it... SEV > > I have absolutely no problem with saving the state every now and then > > (such [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Pete > Hi, I purchased SMA4, and while playing the game, I came across some dumb > new addition in the game. When I beat some levels, then lose all my lives [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to the levels to play for more 1ups. This is really dumb and makes the game > totally not fun. hmmmm - doesn't seem to happen in my european version!? only after completing the game do all of the bonus stages stay visible after visiting them. They never reappeared until i completed the game. is yours a US version? or did you buy is 2nd hand [ie. completed already]? ..b.. > > Hi, I purchased SMA4, and while playing the game, I came across some dumb > > new addition in the game. When I beat some levels, then lose all my lives [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > ..b.. Yes, its the US version. I bought it at a Game Stop, and it was new, not used. None of the save slots were in use initially. This is really odd. I am really wondering why my game works differently than yours. > > > Hi, I purchased SMA4, and while playing the game, I came across some > dumb [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > This is really odd. I am really wondering why my game works differently > than yours. it is interesting... seeing it's a US version so i know that it has extra features that the european version doesn't seem to posses [e-reader compatability - grrr] - so maybe there is a conflict exsisting in the programming there. it could just be a faulty cart, but if it is - it's certainly a rare one - so i would take good care of it if i were you! ..b.. I liked the other Mario games, but it gets old putting the game to sleep mode when finishing a level. I didn't like it either. I put the game down. Playing Crash Bandicoot N-tranced now. Will sell SMA4 soon. > Hi, I purchased SMA4, and while playing the game, I came across some dumb > new addition in the game. When I beat some levels, then lose all my lives [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Anybody else notice this? |
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