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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA)

by Nintendo
Platform:   Game Boy Advance
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:   Game Boy Advance
  • Media: Video Game
  • Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features

  • Pair up with Yoshi and all his multi-coloured friends
  • Tackle Kamek and Baby Bowser
  • Guide Yoshi over perilous landscapes and around devious traps
  • Change into unique characters with special abilities
  • Become a mole-machine or change into a helicopter
  • Master Yoshi's legendary moves
  • Replay each stage until you find every star, coin and flower to unlock secrets
  • Connect with up to three friends in a multi-player Mario Bros. game

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  • ASIN: B00006FWTW
  • Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm ; 73 g
  • Release Date: 11 Oct 2002
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,725 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Oh no! It looks like your grandad was right--things really were better in the old days. Well, they were if you liked 2-D platform games, anyway, and Yoshi's Island is indisputably one of the best ever made.

In a laudable attempt not to rehash its immediate forebear Yoshi's Island goes back in time to recount the touching story of the various yoshis' attempts to unite Baby Mario with his parents. For the first time ever in a Mario game you don't actually control the Italian plumber-to-be but instead his dinosaur pal, who has the curious ability to eat his enemies and then immediately turn them into eggs which he can then fling at more enemies and/or politicians.

Since Yoshi isn't particularly fast and can float in mid-air for a few seconds after making a jump, the whole dynamics of the normal Mario gameplay have changed, but the same incredible attention to detail and endless imagination that mark all of Nintendo's best efforts are still here in full effect. In fact they're joined this time, after the rather plain looking prequel, by some wonderful pastel-shaded graphics that were jaw-dropping when the game was originally released in 1995 and still manage to impress now.

As with the other Super Mario Advance titles this game also contains a four-player version of the original Mario Bros. arcade game, making it even more of a bargain than it already was. --David Jenkins

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"Will introduce a new generation of players to platform creativity... shows how important history really is."

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best platform game ever!, 23 Sep 2002
By A Customer
Yoshi's island was a game for the SNES about 5 years ago.It was the sequel to the magnificent Super Mario World, and to many, (including me) thought it betterd the SNES smash hit.Why? Because Nintendo have come up with a brilliat game with memromble chracters, a game packed with quirky ideas that are bound to amaze you, and some of the most beuatiful graphics ever to grace the 16-bit consle. Now, its back on the GBA looking better than ever.
The general plot is this. Yoshi comes accross Baby Mario, whose brother has been kidnapped from the evil wizard Kamek. Its up to Yoshi and friends to guide baby Mario across perilous paths and save his brother.During the game, Yoshi can turn into different forms such as a car or a helicopter, for a short time.You'll soon get used to the controls and you'll be happily fireing eggs at enimies in no time.

Overall, this game is absoulutly brilliant. If you are a GBA owner, this is a must-have. If you're not, its worth buying one for the game alone.The only downside is that its slightly short and that its another Mario GBA game with Mario Brothers in it.Again. But these minor niggles won't be noticed by the overall brilliance of the game.Buy it. You won't regret it.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Yoshi meets mario, sweeeet..., 24 April 2003
I bought this game with my GBA SP, and I'm so pleased I did. Yoshis Island has all the perfect aspects of a 2D platform game. The controls are fantastic, superb gameplay, and backed up with jaw dropping pastel shaded graphics. One word of warning though, without a backlight or one of those external lights for the GBA, this will be difficult to play.
I've only had the game for a fortnight and I'm half way through world 6 (there are six worlds)so it's not long, but it can be hard at places. Figuring out what to do is easy, it's just that doing it is harder.
I don't think there's much more I can say about this, it's just must buy for anyone with a GBA (/SP). But, the bosses are soooooo easy, getting to them is the hardest thing.
Although it is a short game, there's plenty of reply value as you can go back and get 100 points on each level.
Your GBA game colllection is not complete without this game. Is there going to be a Mario Advance 4?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All hail Yoshi!, 15 Oct 2005
By Adaz (Paxton) - See all my reviews
This is the best platform game, no the best game on GBA. Basically the storyline is, a stork is on its way delivering baby mario and baby luigi to their parents (don't ask why) when Kamek the magikoopa comes and steals baby luigi, while baby mario falls onto yoshis island. He falls onto Yoshi, and him and the other yoshis decide to take him to his parents, but Bowsers servant Kamek is always trying to steal him. The storyline isn't important though. This game rocks! Yoshi can eat his enemies or through eggs at them, and he can turn into a train, a car,a sub and other vehicles. When yoshi gets hit baby mario falls off his back and floats around in a little bubble until you pick him up again or you run out of time and kameks henchmen come and get him. There are loads of bad guys from shy guys to koopa paratroopas, and loads of bosses including a giant frog that swallows you and a massive black raven called Raphael. There are 6 worlds, 6 levels on each (not including the 2 boss levels on each world). Each level is different or has a different feature, and also theres 2 secret levels on each world. Also theres a game of mario bros on the cart. Overall I'd give this game 9 and a half/10.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awwww cootchie cootchie cooo!
This needs to be in everyones collection and if you only buy one GBA game for your DS (incase you didn't know you can play this on your DS) you need to get this one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ms. R. Graham

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mario-Platforming formula got a whole lot better!
By now the name 'Mario can only echo to the world mushrooms, evil turtles and 'flower power'. Oh yeah and of course, the greatest video game character of all time. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Personal Favourite
This is the game I've played most since buying a DS a few months ago. I know it's a GBA game, but it is better - I suspect - than many games on the DS. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by Terry

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FUN! played it over and over same nintendo magic!
I have had this game for about 3 years I haven't played on it for a while as I am waiting for mario advance 4 to get here. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2006 by Mrs. T. A. Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshis Island / Egg throwing Mania
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshis Island / Egg throwing Mania;
The Third game in the sequel and another remake of a classic. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2006 by ..

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
I love this game! If you haven't played this game then here's a tip- play it! i first played this game round my friend's house on the super nintendo and i loved it, so when it... Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2006 by spyrofan

3.0 out of 5 stars A kids point of view
When I first got this game I was really excited. The graphics were great, the music was cool. But when I got on to the first boss battle I couldn't get past it! Read more
Published on 4 April 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite of the 4 Mario Advance games.
I got this game after really enjoying it on the SNES ages ago, the game is still really good now.
You play as Yoshi with Baby Mario on your back. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2005 by Steven Carne

5.0 out of 5 stars Yoshi's Island GBA
Yoshi's Island is excellent. Easy to progress through the early levels but many hidden twists and turns which you only find if you go back to earlier lands. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2005 by venus63

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island Short but Sweet!
i'd like to start of by saying how much i enjoyed playing this game. i found it highly innotive even though it is a SNES port. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2004 by Bill Hages

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