SMA4: Super Mario Bros. 3: The eCards!

[Anonymous]

Picked this up at the store today. Of course the game is the same one we all know and love, with a new short intro, but the really cool part is the eCards.

http://www.gameboy.com/supermarioadvance4/

click on the eReader symbol and see for yourself. Right now there are two sets, series 1 and series 2. Each has 3 different types of cards; power up, level cards, and demo cards. The power up cards give you items (Series 2 has the almight Hammer Bros. items, fyi), so you can finally use the tanooki suit in world 1-1 or the Hammer Bros. Suit in world 2-3 or whatever. and you can keep scanning them for an inventory full of P wings or Leaves or whatever. Some cards will give you a suite of items.

The Demo cards are also rad. They take you to a level and 'demonstrate' by playing the level for you while you watch. A lot of them show you how to complete the levels where you must get every coin and 1-up in order to make the mystery mushroom house appear, and some will show you how to do 1-Up tricks and other secrets.

The level cards are the coolest. They actually load new levels into your game for you to save and play. Some are haunted houses some are infested with one enemy, one has the Original Super Mario Bros. world 1-1!

Oh yeah, some of the power up cards allow you to do things from previous games, like pull up vegetables to throw at enemies, and get the cape(!!!), and all sorts of things, all within the best mario game ever released! This is what the mario advance games should have been!

[WiseSalesman]

Wow, that sounds really cool.

It would have been nice if all these wonderful features had been included IN the "enhanced" version of the game, since I'm already paying for it when I buy it, instead of making me buy a gimmicky e-reader I'll never use again, as well as a bunch of cheap cardboard trading cards.

[Achika]

Uber bought me a pack of series 1 cards today...but I have a question:


Are these random like Animal Crossing was, or will series 2 fill in the gaps from the cards that I didn't get in series 1?

[tholly]

Also, the normal version of the GBA game only comes with 2 e-reader cards, but if you get it at certain Wal-Marts 7 e-reader cards are included. These cards are supposedly only availble at wal-mart and will not be availble forever. these cards have different numbers than the series 1 and 2 packs and there is no other way to get them. Check out this site I found for more info on them http://www.colba.net/~pixelboy/erzone/plain.htm

[Anonymous]

is series 2 not out yet? Anyways, the two sets are pre-packed with the same cards, so you only have to buy one series 1 or series 2 set. And, to answer your criticism about the ecards, WS, the cards carry wholly new levels on them. You aren't scanning the cards to unlock data, you are scanning data off the card and saving it onto the game. Right now only 11 level cards are available, but slots for up to 32 levels are available on the game. Oh, and you can't save a level off a card until you beat it.

[spoon]

I have a quick question about the NEs version of Super Mario Bros. 3

Nicole and I were playing the NEs version of SMB 3 using the Game Genie. We had the infinite lives, multi-jump, and Never loose suit codes on. My girlfreind got an item from a mushroom house that looked liek a bot anchor. We used it, but, it did not seem to do anything. I have never seen that item. Just curious what it was.

[Anonymous]

The boat anchor is for when you reach the last level of each world, the Koopa's flying ships. if you die on the ship, then it flies to a different spot on the world map. It will usually fly to an area you cannot reach without beating a level you skipped, or using a hammer to smash the rock in your way. Using the anchor will prevent this from happening until you beat the koope kid.

[TRM]

Also, the normal version of the GBA game only comes with 2 e-reader cards, but if you get it at certain Wal-Marts 7 e-reader cards are included. These cards are supposedly only availble at wal-mart and will not be availble forever. these cards have different numbers than the series 1 and 2 packs and there is no other way to get them. Check out this site I found for more info on them http://www.colba.net/~pixelboy/erzone/plain.htm

Wow, I wish I would have known that before I got the game from someplace else. That really sucks.

Oh well, I don't have an e-reader anyway. Though I had been considering getting one, perhaps this will make up my mind once and for all.

[GrandAmChandler]

Ya know, I really hope that they have more cool cards come out, the demo cards I could live with out, but I really want those new levels, and odd stuff like the cape card

[Captain Wrong]

It would have been nice if all these wonderful features had been included IN the "enhanced" version of the game, since I'm already paying for it when I buy it, instead of making me buy a gimmicky e-reader I'll never use again, as well as a bunch of cheap cardboard trading cards.

This bears repeating. I'm not real big on "unlocking" anyway, but the thought of having to buy an additional accessory and more junk on top of that plus have 2 GBA and a link cable just to get to stuff that's already in the game code kind of makes me mad. Different strokes, I guess, but I don't understand why people think this is such a cool thing.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I was dumpster diving and found two of these bad boys.

[Raccoon Lad]

I bet you still can't have the shoe for more than one level, though.

Kuribo's shoe was THE best thing about SMB3, and it really should have been available in a treasure chest from Toad.

[NE146]

I saw set 1 and 2 and Best Buy 2 nights ago. But I didn't snag those.. I was too busy filling up on the 99 cent e-cards for all the other games :D

The timing of Mario 3 was kind of off for me. I had JUST spent a good month and a half playing the NES Mario 3 using the NES emulator on the GBA and using Savestates to fiddle as much as possible. i.e. I kept the Frogsuit for several stages defeating a couple bosses with it on. Kept the boot forever, etc. So I pretty much am Mario 3'd OUT at this point.. and out comes the GBA cart and cards. Should I even bother? :hmm:

[Anonymous]

I'm not real big on "unlocking" anyway, but the thought of having to buy an additional accessory and more junk on top of that plus have 2 GBA and a link cable just to get to stuff that's already in the game code kind of makes me mad.

the cards carry wholly new levels on them. You aren't scanning the cards to unlock data, you are scanning data off the card and saving it onto the game.
In case you missed it the first time. The eCards actually are adding new data that is not already stored on the game pak. If somebody could figure out the binary for these cards, then we could make our own SMB3 cards and add them into the game.

[§ Gideon §]

...stuff that's already in the game code...

It's not. That's the point.

Spoon, you never got the anchor before??? Shame!

[Captain Wrong]

OK, I stand corrected. :embarrassed:

grumble grumble I still think it's a pretty stupid gimmick.

[AB Positive]

now see, it's not so rough for me, working at a game store I have access to the used GBAs and used e-readers, so if need be I can always just bring mine to work on a slow day (which won't be until Jan. 16th I can assure you) and just use cards that I bought and my own SMA4.

I think it's neat as hell, but alas it would be perfect if we could somehow construct our own levels and put them on cards. Maybe a program from Nintendo, send in the save file and get custom e-card levels we made?

I'd spring for it.

-AG

[Jorpho]

This is disappointing indeed. From the initial previews, I thought this game would be a celebration of Mario, incorporating an ingenious synthesis of SMW, SMB2, and SMB3... Instead, it's just a gimmick.

Someday in the distant future, I imagine I'll buy this off eBay. Only I'll want a complete set of cards with it, too.

What I'm really wondering is, is Caped Mario functionally equivalent to Racoon Mario, or can you actually fly SMW style?

[Anonymous]

You actually fly ala SMW. You can also activate Vegetables which work ala SMB2. The programmers at Nintendo saw fit to include elements from all of the Mario games, which are accessed via the eCards. The way it works is like this:

In the orignal SMB3 game, the levels and worlds are all the same, as the original/SMAS game. However, you can add things like the cape, the ability to use vegetables that get pulled up out of the ground, and enemies that turn into coins by activating them with eCards.

In the eCard scannable levels, a whole host of Mario levels and styles are available. The cape, vegetables, the spinning fireball wheels from the koopa levels in SMB1, the little corner blocks that let mario run up walls ala SMW, even some of the enemies (the giant ghost from the haunted house in SMW, the football turtle guys from SMW), all make appearances in the eCard levels. This way you get the benefits of having multi mario mania, with the addition of the original game the way you like it.

[GrandAmChandler]

You actually fly ala SMW. You can also activate Vegetables which work ala SMB2. The programmers at Nintendo saw fit to include elements from all of the Mario games, which are accessed via the eCards. The way it works is like this:

In the orignal SMB3 game, the levels and worlds are all the same, as the original/SMAS game. However, you can add things like the cape, the ability to use vegetables that get pulled up out of the ground, and enemies that turn into coins by activating them with eCards.

In the eCard scannable levels, a whole host of Mario levels and styles are available. The cape, vegetables, the spinning fireball wheels from the koopa levels in SMB1, the little corner blocks that let mario run up walls ala SMW, even some of the enemies (the giant ghost from the haunted house in SMW, the football turtle guys from SMW), all make appearances in the eCard levels. This way you get the benefits of having multi mario mania, with the addition of the original game the way you like it.

Wow another fluke., I may just HAVE to get the entire set now!!!! Those SMW things sounds damn cool, they better make a Series 3 & 4 set... Otherwise I will .... umm.. I willl crush.... ummm hmmm. I will be really dissapointed! :embarrassed:

[rbudrick]

Last week I saw set 1 and 2 at Best Buy. One was 99 cents, the other was not labeled, but the tag on the 99 cent slot plainly said it was in the right spot.

At the register it rang up 5.99. I was pissed. I waited for price check, and the price checker came back and said it was 5.99. My girlfriend saw her remove the tag!!! Those weasly fucks!

-Rob

[spoon]

@AF: THank you for clearing that up. That is what I told my girlfreind it was for, even though I wasn't all that sure. Good guess. Thanks again.

@Gideon: Yeah, I know. I was trying really hard to remember it. It is only available from Toad, correct. I almost always get the damn mushrooms.

[petewhitley]

grumble grumble I still think it's a pretty stupid gimmick.

You know, I do too. Screw Nintendo for trying to get everyone to buy a goddamn E-reader, Gameboy Player, and 4 GBA's to play Pac-Man or some shit. They're all cool gimmicks, but forget paying for that crap. Give us those features for free and I'll start to think Nintendo is cool again. They sell GC on the cheap but I swear to god they're the biggest money grubbing bastards. <End Rant>

[Nature Boy]

I think I mucked up. Is the "Series 1" pack always the same? 'Cause I bought two last night thinking I'd need a couple to start the collection going (thinking like a former Baseball Card Collector) and they both have the exact same cards.

Maybe somebody picked up two #2 and needs to swap? :)

(For those who think it's a gimmick - don't buy into it. But for those of us who already have the stuff I think it's *great* that they're using it for something again. ).

[Anonymous]

I can see why people keep dumping on the eReader and whatnot because you have to own all this stuff for it to work, but what I don't understand is why, after all these games and things that use the ereader, people still call it a gimmick. After the animal crossing cards, NES eCards, Mario Party-e, Pokemon battle cards and now SMB3-e, I think Nintendo has proven the utility of the eReader. Short of linking your game boy to a computer, I don't see any other way to constantly add levels to a game after it's been released, or add mini quests, or any of the things that nintendo has done with the eReader.

[tholly]

Yea, I will stand behind the e-Reader and continue to buy cards for it as long as Nintendo keeps making them. I have all the classic games, all 4 series of animal crossing cards, mario party e, super mario 3 series 1 & 2 + i have all the promos i.e., air hockey, mario party e double coin, rare walmart only mario cards, animal crossing link, and the cards that only come with the e-reader. the only cards i refuse to get unless i get them for free are the pokemon cards (just cuz pokemon imho is stupid)

i think nintendo had a great idea with the e-reader. i love when the classic games come out and i am looking forward to the game & watch cards.

if the e-reader was a fluke, then nintendo would have already stopped making cards, but they havent. everyone needs to show the e-reader a little respect.

[Chunky]

so what are the 3 walmart cards? and

how do you use the reader with the game, i mean , i would normally plug into the game slot, but how does it go now?

[tholly]

Well, there are not 3 wal-mart cards....but 5...plus the walmart package also includes the 2 that come with every game...giving you a total of 7 cards in the pack

for more info on the cards...see http://www.colba.net/~pixelboy/erzone/plain.htm

to use the cards you will need
1 copy of the game
1 e-reader
2 gba
1 gba link cable to link the 2 systems

i havent actually played the game bc it is an xmas gift, but you can scan the cards on the gba w/ the ereader and the link cable will allow the info to be put into the other gba that has the game pack in it.

[Alex Kidd]

how do you use the reader with the game, i mean , i would normally plug into the game slot, but how does it go now?

I was wondering the same thing, turns out you need 2 GBAs. Put the E-Reader in one, the Game cart in the other, and connectem via Link Cable.

I applaud the e-reader in that it's technology now opens up games to "expansion packs" and "add-ons" if you will which untill now was mainly a PC gaming thing. Which I have always liked. If you find a game you like, why not play more of it rather than try and find another game thats similar when you tire of all its standard levels.

but the fact that you need 2 GBAs to make use of e-card enhancing Cartridge games? I think is just fucked up in so many ways. How many "average" gamers have an extra GBA lying around? The E-Reader should of been made with a cart slot on it ala the game genie.

...but wait, they'll probably release that about year after the e-reader really takes off and call it the E-Reader SP!

The E-Reader could have been something very big, and I believe that with a few clever innovations a similiar type machine could and should be built for console gaming that truley opens up the ability for adding additional code to games for extras and whatnot you want to add.

Plus they could be designed to play simple little games as well ;)

Alex Kidd

[WizDawg]

I looked for some eCards at BestBuy and didn't find any. Where were they located?

[ubersaurus]

I prefer the method of "mario 3 in the gb player" and the e reader in my game boy ;) not everyone can do that but it works for me.

[§ Gideon §]

Last week I saw set 1 and 2 at Best Buy. One was 99 cents, the other was not labeled, but the tag on the 99 cent slot plainly said it was in the right spot.

At the register it rang up 5.99. I was pissed. I waited for price check, and the price checker came back and said it was 5.99. My girlfriend saw her remove the tag!!! Those weasly fucks!

-Rob

The opposite happened to me at Meijer, where the card packs were available for less than one tenth standard price. I doubt it's a common occurence, though.

[Mayhem]

Of course I'll be working it using the GBA player and the GBA I actually own, so that should be fine. Once I secure the game and the cards of course :roll:

[Nature Boy]

but the fact that you need 2 GBAs to make use of e-card enhancing Cartridge games? I think is just fucked up in so many ways. How many "average" gamers have an extra GBA lying around? The E-Reader should of been made with a cart slot on it ala the game genie.

Ahh, but you *don't* need two GBAs. A Gamecube and Game Boy Player work instead of the second GBA (with a GBA to GC link cable of course).

Like I said: I've already *got* all that stuff. So it makes buying SMA4 (and the cards) all the more fun.

Maybe Nintendo needs to market this stuff a bit harder. Drive it into the publics head that these cards are like expansion discs for the PC or something. Get it *out* of the minds of the buyers that these things are already inside the game.

[Captain Wrong]

Can someone explain to me how these cards are actually adding code to the game then? I'm really curious about how this thing works, because I don't see how just scanning these cards and transfering the fact that you scanned it to the game can add anything to a game that's already on a ROM chip. I guess I'm kind of cunfused as to how the whole thing works.

Now, why do I see this as a gimmick? Well, so far I haven't seen anything that it does that coudn't have been done on the game itself. It's like buying a "Super Special" edition DVD of your favorite movie and then finding out all the extras are sold seperately. Considering the game in question here is pretty much the same version of SMB3 that appeared in All Stars, it really strikes me as opportunistic that Nintendo is making people buy the Ecard reader, cards, a link cable and another GBA to get anything extra.

Plus there's the whole "collecting cards" aspect of it with apparently special cards you can only get certain places and rare cards and whatnot. If that's not gimmick, I don't know what is?

And I still see the NES stuff as saddly lacking. Here, scan this plie of cards 27 different ways so you can play some simple first generation NES game. I said then and I still say if Nintendo was serious about putting NES games on the GBA they would have put them on a cart as a collection rather than doing it this way (which, in retrospect, looks like it was just a "trojan horse" to actually get people to buy the damn reader because there wasn't a whole lot else you could do with it at the time.)

OK, I've pissed on everyone's parade enough. If you like it, great, enjoy. I still think the thing is a gimmick. I'd rather have all the features included than have to pay extra for them and track them down at several different stores, but whatever makes people happy I guess. :hmm:

[Bratwurst]

Can someone explain to me how these cards are actually adding code to the game then? I'm really curious about how this thing works, because I don't see how just scanning these cards and transfering the fact that you scanned it to the game can add anything to a game that's already on a ROM chip. I guess I'm kind of cunfused as to how the whole thing works.

At its core it really is no different from popping a CD into a computer. The dots are real data that can be read and saved.. data that could have just as easily included on the cartridge (considering how small it has to be to fit on those cards anyway) but I digress. I don't care much for the e-reader concept myself either. Barcodes work in the same manner for supermarket goods, afterall.

There is one benefit to this setup and that is several years down the road, Nintendo could still make level cards for the game till eternity, to reach a point where the cartridge would definitely have not been able to hold it all originally. Unlikely they will support it after a year or so though. I think a neater application would be completely new suits that the original program doesn't support.

[Anonymous]

The cards do allow access to things like the cape, and vegetables, but I suspect that those things are already in the game. There are currently 11 level cards available, but SMA4 has slots for up to 32 levels to be scanned. Someone had actually determined how much data the cards can hold, which is pretty small (I believe around 4K or something), so it wouldn't be hard to have that much space saved in a flash chip.

As for the other aspects of the eReader, well that's personal preference. Some people like searching for cards, or attending events to get free cards, or having new cards mailed to them. Is it a way to promote Nintendo's products? Yes. Is it somehow different from all of the other marketing campaigns and promotional tours that every other company does? No. If you buy all 10 of the NES eCards, then put them in a box and write "NES Black Box collection vol. 1" on it, the cost is essentially the same (29 dollars) as it would be if you bought them on a cartridge. The only difference is that you get to pick and choose the games you want, and it only costs 2.99 to get another game.

I realize that this debate has gone on before, I just wanted to have my say. Specifically what I'm trying to say is that Sony and Microsoft aren't any different than Nintendo. If Sony had a history that included classic franchises whose code could fit on a card, you can bet your balls they'd be exploiting the hell out of it.

[Nature Boy]

It really strikes me as opportunistic that Nintendo is making people buy the Ecard reader, cards, a link cable and another GBA to get anything extra..

First of all, again, you don't need a second GBA. A GameCube and a Game Boy Player work as well.

And they're not *making* anybody buy anything.

But they can't win of course: when they released SMB2 on GBA they got trashed for not really doing anything to it. Now that they have done something, they get trashed anyway (even though it does benefit those of us who have already bought those peripherals and were trashing them for not using them enough).

They probably *should* just stick to keeping the consoles seperate and forgetting any and all add ons. But they're stuck with what they've done and they've got to see it through until the next generation. I wonder if they're thinking they should've spend the $$$ on going online :)

[Captain Wrong]

First of all, again, you don't need a second GBA. A GameCube and a Game Boy Player work as well.

Which is, of couse, a GBA that uses a Gamecube and TV for the screen and controller, is it not? And if you don't have either of those handy, then what?


And they're not *making* anybody buy anything.

No, you don't have to buy anything extra to play just the game, but if you want all the goodies, you do. It's like how people grumbled about having to buy an expansion pack to play Perfect Dark. Well, techinally they didn't, but if they wanted to play anything more that the single player mission and have a variety of different enemies on screen instead of multiples of the same one, they did.


But they can't win of course: when they released SMB2 on GBA they got trashed for not really doing anything to it. Now that they have done something, they get trashed anyway (even though it does benefit those of us who have already bought those peripherals and were trashing them for not using them enough).

Yeah, but here's the thing, I don't have a second GBA (or Game Boy Player :P hell, I don't even have a Gamecube), eCard reader or link cable nor do I want any of those things. I don't see why they couldn't added this stuff in a manner that didn't require buying all this extra crap to access. For those of you who alread own that stuff, yeah I can see it being pretty exciting as it justifies those purchases, but as someone who has no desire to own any of that stuff I see it as a pretty blatant attempt to make me buy more stuff if I want to expirence all the new things in the game. So unless I want to shell out for the extra gear, it's like they added nothing to me.

All I'm saying is this; add ons and upgrades should add some sort of thing that couldn't be done with the standard game. I see nothing with the eCard reader that couldn't have just been put in the cart in the first place. There's no reason they had to put all the extra stuff on the cards except to justify the eCard reader's existance and to get people like myself to go out and buy more stuff if we want all the new features.

@fluke, ok so what you're saying is the levels are actually being added to the game and the special items are probably in there already? That kind of makes sence, but that's also what cheeses me about the whole thing. Like I said before, if there's stuff in the code that I have to buy more stuff to access, that irks me greatly.

I guess the only difference I see to your analogy of this being like everyone else's promotion is that this is one that directly impacts the games. Getting a t-shirt or poster isn't quite the same thing as getting a new level or feature in a game that I've already paid for. (That and you don't have to buy extra hardware to use a shirt.)

I know it's no secret that I'm not exactly a Nintendo fanboy, but I really would have thought this was a pretty gimmicky idea no matter whose it was. With the PSP coming up, maybe we'll get to see what kind of gimmick Sony can come up with.

[ubersaurus]

Look at it this way. None of those bonus items are in the normal SMB3 game, which is what you're buying. Bonus levels aren't part of the SMB3 game, and thus, items not found in SMB3, can be found in these levels.

If Kuribo's Shoe wasn't found in ANY levels in mario 3, but could be in those bonus worlds, then its a bonus item, and one shouldn't expect to see it in any of those levels.
Personally, I don't own an e-reader, but I'd like to pick one up, and extra levels in mario 3 with extra items, sign me up. My favorite platformer of all time plus added stuff, portable, I'm not complaining one bit.

[Nature Boy]

Which is, of couse, a GBA that uses a Gamecube and TV for the screen and controller, is it not? And if you don't have either of those handy, then what?

My point is that you don't have to buy two GBAs. Forcing people to own a second copy of a console they'd never really have a use for *would* be stupid, which is what people are implying. I'm trying to point out that you *don't* have to do that, and that it's a pretty reasonable requirement compared to that.


Yeah, but here's the thing, I don't have a second GBA (or Game Boy Player :P hell, I don't even have a Gamecube), eCard reader or link cable nor do I want any of those things. I don't see why they couldn't added this stuff in a manner that didn't require buying all this extra crap to access.

They absolutely *could*.

But they want/need you to buy more of their products, and they're giving you the incentive to do so. What would be dumber on their part would be to never entice you with *anything*. Seems like this is the perfect tool for promoting the eReader to me.



All I'm saying is this; add ons and upgrades should add some sort of thing that couldn't be done with the standard game. I see nothing with the eCard reader that couldn't have just been put in the cart in the first place. There's no reason they had to put all the extra stuff on the cards except to justify the eCard reader's existance and to get people like myself to go out and buy more stuff if we want all the new features.

Well, they *have* to justify the eReaders existance. Unfortunately it's not built well enough to go above and beyond simple data transfer, so this is what they're doing. Will they do it again? Who knows.

[Anonymous]

@fluke, ok so what you're saying is the levels are actually being added to the game and the special items are probably in there already? That kind of makes sence, but that's also what cheeses me about the whole thing. Like I said before, if there's stuff in the code that I have to buy more stuff to access, that irks me greatly.
Well The way I see it working is all of the information is there on the cart to be used. (level templates, items, backgrounds, characters, etc.). What the cards do is actually transmit the level data (layout, background to use, timing and appearance of enemies, etc.) in, say, the .crd format. The game reads this info, and uses the resources to generate the level. Other cards, like the Cape power up card, actually have the properties of the item on them, which are then transferred to the game.

[spoon]

Gimmic or no gimmic, this stuff is great!
I picked up SMBA4 and the e-reader cards. Great ransfer with awesome add ons, don't see a problem. :D

I think it is nice that the big N is supporting their add-on. It is cool to see this little bonus come out for e-reader owners. It could have been just another re-release of a classic game with Mario Bros added on. x_x Most people who have picked up the cube within the past two months or so got the GBA player with their purchase.

I feel both sides though. Those who already have the stuff needed, and those who don't.

[petewhitley]

If Sony had a history that included classic franchises whose code could fit on a card, you can bet your balls they'd be exploiting the hell out of it.

But Sony is at least including emulation for their previous consoles within each generation of hardware. They're exploiting it right now, but only to sell systems, not a shitload of accessories.

[Anonymous]

to be fair, including a cartridge slot on the gamecube would have been prohibitively expensive and unnecessary

[§ Gideon §]

to be fair...
Woah, woah there, buddy. We're not here to be fair, now.

:P

[Anonymous]

LOL

I will say this about the ereader and SMB3, all the talk about gimmicks, peripherals, and whatnot goes out the window the first time you download a new level and start playing it. If you refuse to be 'tricked' into buying more game stuff, then at least find a friend who does have this stuff, because it is not to be missed.

[spoon]

LOL

I will say this about the ereader and SMB3, all the talk about gimmicks, peripherals, and whatnot goes out the window the first time you download a new level and start playing it. If you refuse to be 'tricked' into buying more game stuff, then at least find a friend who does have this stuff, because it is not to be missed.

Amen.

[Chunky]

what cable do i need if i have the ereader and 2 Sps, look slike i need some special cable? whats it called?

[Chunky]

what cable do i need if i have the ereader and 2 Sps, look slike i need some special cable? whats it called?

[Anonymous]

Just a standard Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Check the instructions when you first do it, since it DOES matter which way the GBA link cable is put in. If I remember correctly, the GBA Sp w/Mario 3 in it is the 1P side.

[Anonymous]

Just a standard Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Check the instructions when you first do it, since it DOES matter which way the GBA link cable is put in. If I remember correctly, the GBA Sp w/Mario 3 in it is the 1P side.

[Mayhem]

Yep that's the way I did it. GBA player with SMB3 in it with the 1P end of the link cable attached. Normal GBA with e-Reader inserted with the 2P end of the cable attached. Get the game to dump the loader to the reader and then swipe a card through. Some of the new levels are quite challenging to say the least...

[Mayhem]

Yep that's the way I did it. GBA player with SMB3 in it with the 1P end of the link cable attached. Normal GBA with e-Reader inserted with the 2P end of the cable attached. Get the game to dump the loader to the reader and then swipe a card through. Some of the new levels are quite challenging to say the least...

[TheSmirk]

I saw set 1 and 2 and Best Buy 2 nights ago. But I didn't snag those.. I was too busy filling up on the 99 cent e-cards for all the other games :D


Best Buy has the E-Reader games for 99 cents? I have a few left to get, guess I know where I'll be going for lunch today :D

[TheSmirk]

I saw set 1 and 2 and Best Buy 2 nights ago. But I didn't snag those.. I was too busy filling up on the 99 cent e-cards for all the other games :D


Best Buy has the E-Reader games for 99 cents? I have a few left to get, guess I know where I'll be going for lunch today :D

[Chunky]

ok, i got some 3rd party advanded cable, and when i hook them up from sp to sp the one with the reader shuts off(dies), but i can't insert it into the top of the ereader, since it's a different end on it. maybe if i just get a rean nintendo brand advanced link cable.

[Chunky]

ok, i got some 3rd party advanded cable, and when i hook them up from sp to sp the one with the reader shuts off(dies), but i can't insert it into the top of the ereader, since it's a different end on it. maybe if i just get a rean nintendo brand advanced link cable.

[MoreEbolaForYou]

well, for the few of you that have gba flash cards, you can simply download the savegames with the ereader data already in them, and skip all this 2 gbas, link cable, ereader malarky, and just get in there and play the extra levels.

[MoreEbolaForYou]

well, for the few of you that have gba flash cards, you can simply download the savegames with the ereader data already in them, and skip all this 2 gbas, link cable, ereader malarky, and just get in there and play the extra levels.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that you connect the link cable into the back of the SP, not into the ereader. The eReader port is just a pass through, and since it's not plugged into anything it won't do anything.

As for the SP shutting off when you try to use the eReader, that could actually signify a problem with either the eReader or your SP (I can't recall which, and I'm not at work right now). Try an official link cable, and if it continues to happen, call Nintendo or PM me.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that you connect the link cable into the back of the SP, not into the ereader. The eReader port is just a pass through, and since it's not plugged into anything it won't do anything.

As for the SP shutting off when you try to use the eReader, that could actually signify a problem with either the eReader or your SP (I can't recall which, and I'm not at work right now). Try an official link cable, and if it continues to happen, call Nintendo or PM me.