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[Roo]

give them some time to localize it, at least a year and a half

Ready for NX's launch window lol
But seriously, hope we see a US release.

 

[Kouriozan]

That'd be awesome for Europe since we never got the e-reader, and oh boy I wanted it back then.

 

[twothunder]

That's good news. Might buy now.
Still. All e-shop games with e-Reader exclusives or stuff only unlocked by connecting to older hardware should be unlocked in the e-shop release

 

[also]

Thank you, M2!
I'm so glad it's them handling the GBA VC and not Nintendo internally.

 

[Yoshi]

In Europe, too, please?

 

[Nessus]

After Nintendo decided that my Wii Virtual Console purchases wouldn't carry over to my Wii U because they want me to buy them all over again I'd pretty much written off VC.

But if they do include the Japanese e-Reader stages I'll buy this in a heartbeat.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

Just what I needed!

I cannot read this normally!

 

[-shadow-]

Good news for Japan, but... Didn't Nintendo completely remove any and all references to the E-Reader from the PAL release?

 

[The Spoony Hou]

Holy shit! If this goes to the US, I'll buy it in an instant.

 

[Brazil]

Good news for Japan, but... Didn't Nintendo completely remove any and all references to the E-Reader from the PAL release?

Yeah.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Just what I needed!

I grew up with the SMW port on the GBA, not the original, so when playing the original or Mario Maker World style, my brain fills this in every time I get a power up.

 

[Punchy4486]

Do the Virtual Console releases of the Super Mario Advance series allow for the traditional Mario "hand-off" consecutive multiplayer? Or is it basically a single player version of the game like (I believe) the GBA releases?

 

[ash_ag]

This is HUGE.

There are so many great e-Reader games lost in obscurity. Even much of the Pokémon material has gone undocumented and often borderline inaccessible these days. Hope they bring more e-Reader stuff on Virtual Console.

 

[sörine]

Based M2.

Nintendo, just let M2 handle every platform on NX Virtual Console. Please.

 

[pikablu]

Biggest nintendo announcement of the year! I feel like preserving nintendos weird things are very important. There are so many people who never got the chance to play these levels.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

They should have converted them to amiibo cards, exclusive only to ToysRUs.com.

 

[Empty]

this is so exciting omg

 

[Theorymon]

Really hope Nintendo does this for a US release of the game, these levels were excellent!

 

[wild wild rice]

When will NoA put this on the US eshop?

I want it.

Confirmed to come out the same day as Zero Mission, Super Mario RPG and Mother 3.

 

[maxcriden]

Confirmed to come out the same day as Zero Mission, Super Mario RPG and Mother 3.

And Terranigma. ;__:

 

[tim1138]

Confirmed to come out the same day as Zero Mission, Super Mario RPG and Mother 3.

And Xenoblade Chronicles

 

[TunaLover]

And Terranigma. ;__:

Oh man, I though Zero Mission was enough pain :c

 

[maxcriden]

Oh man, I though Zero Mission was enough pain :c

Part of the reason I'm studying Japanese is to play games like that which never released in NA. I know I could play the PAL version, but I figure as long as I'm eager to play import games that never made it here I might as well go for broke.

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

Ha Ha its like a megamix of Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3 & World, Love it

 

[Azure Dream]

They should have converted them to amiibo cards, exclusive only to ToysRUs.com.

Don't say that out loud! There's still time for NoA to hear!

 

[Zee-Row]

I like how the e-reader levels have Super Mario 2 elements like picking up veggies. Wish Mario Maker would add this.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I haven't bothered with VC games, but I'll buy this. Definitive version, yo.

 

[entremet]

Confirmed to come out the same day as Zero Mission, Super Mario RPG and Mother 3.

It's Mario. It will come out. NOA is saving the big VC releases as the Wii U winds down. Makes no sense but it is what is.

Mother 3 is the only wildcard for me there.

 

[Firemind]

Wow they even emulated the cape physics. Impressive.

 

[Fandangox]

give them some time to localize it, at least a year and a half

 

[Yukinari]

I used to play some of the e-reader stuff since i owned a few Mario 3 cards like the cape. The content is totally worth buying this version.

 

[Grizzo]

Really nice! Too bad I already bought a used copy of the GBA version a few months ago.

But anyway, there's no news about a possible European release so it doesn't really matter for now.

Plus I already got my fix of 2D Mario games with Super Mario Maker haha.

 

[LuigiBlood]

Super Mario Advance 4 Europe version has World-e, it's hidden, but it's there, AND translated too. I had released a save with access to it back then.

They can literally just take US card data on the Europe version since the format is the same.

 

[Peltz]

Here's a small little write up I did of these cards that I just wanted to provide.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=149640188&postcount=1060

 

[xir]

been dreaming of playing the kuribo boot level for awhile.... hope this comes state side with the japanese levels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P760rVJSmQ

 

[entremet]

So these levels were never within the cart only unlocked by the cards, but there were actually stored in the cards themselves?

If that's the case, no wonder data mining the ROM, which let's face it, has been out there for ages, was fruitless lol.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I've had an e-Reader and all of the level cards since they came out, but I'll definitely buy this when it comes to the US.

 

[Ridley327]

So these levels were never within the cart only unlocked by the cards, but there were actually stored in the cards themselves?

If that's the case, no wonder data mining the ROM, which let's face it, has been out there for ages, was fruitless lol.

Yeah, these levels were legitimately obtainable only through the cards. Nintendo did true DLC back then and nobody even knew!

 

[Agent Unknown]

Just another reason to love M2. Hopefully it has all of the e-levels including the ultra rare "Mad Dash" which was a comic store exclusive e-card in Japan and is the only level which still hasn't been ripped.

Anyways, with Zero Mission still not out in the U.S. it will be a long time before we even get the game itself. Glad I have the complete U.S. card sets including the rare Walmart exclusive set with Airship's Revenge as seen below:



Rest of my collection:

 

[foltzie1]

I posted about this above, but I hope the e-switches are implemented somehow. Those mechanics were fun.

 

[Darkspineslayer]

Played most, if not all these levels, even the Japanese ones, via emulation. Tons of fun. Will buy if they release it with the all the levels in NA.

 

[Agent Unknown]

This is out now in Japan, did anyone here with a Japanese Wii U get it and if so can you confirm whether or not all of the e-levels (including the rare one I mentioned above) and additional e-card power up item/p-switch functions are in?