Super Mario remake series The Super Mario remake series is a series of re-releases of Mario titles for handheld consoles , often with updated graphics and added features . The series features updates of games spanning the NES , the Super NES , and the Nintendo 64 . Games Super Mario Bros . Deluxe Main article : Super Mario Bros . Deluxe Super Mario Bros . Deluxe is an update of the 1985 NES game Super Mario Bros. , and it also contains a modified version of its 1986 Japanese sequel , Super Mario Bros. 2 ( known as The Lost Levels in Super Mario All-Stars , and here called For Super Players ) . It was released in 1999 for Game Boy Color . It includes a Challenge Mode , Toy Box , and Vs . Mode , and it has the Minus world glitch fixed . Super Mario Advance Main article : Super Mario Advance Super Mario Advance is an update of the 1988 NES game Super Mario Bros. 2 , known in Japan as Super Mario USA . Super Mario Bros. 2 is itself a remake of Doki Doki Panic for the Famicom Disk System . It was released in 2001 for Game Boy Advance . Super Mario World : Super Mario Advance 2 Main article : Super Mario World : Super Mario Advance 2 Super Mario World : Super Mario Advance 2 is an update of the 1991 SNES game Super Mario World , released in 2002 for Game Boy Advance . It includes a new system that keeps track of Dragon coins collected , and new Princess Peach coins to collect . Yoshi 's Island : Super Mario Advance 3 Main article : Yoshi 's Island : Super Mario Advance 3 Yoshi 's Island : Super Mario Advance 3 is a port of Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi 's Island , originally released in 1995 on the SNES. Critically hailed as one of the best games of the 16-bit era , Yoshi 's Island was originally hurt by its release at the end of the SNES 's life . Fans were eager to see it re-released , and it became a big hit , despite receiving noticeably less marketing than Super Mario Advance 2 . It is mostly unchanged from the original version , but has six new levels , as well as voiceovers for Yoshi ( taken from Yoshi 's Story ) . Super Mario Advance 4 : Super Mario Bros . 3 Main article : Super Mario Advance 4 : Super Mario Bros . 3 Super Mario Advance 4 : Super Mario Bros 3 is an updated version of Super Mario Bros. 3 . The game was very well received by both retro and modern gamers . Reflecting its status as the best-selling stand-alone game of all time in its original incarnation , the remake sold very well . This remake is also the only Super Mario Advance game to use the e-Reader accessory . Players could swipe e-cards to add and unlock items . Nintendo also developed an E-World , a world made up of Level Cards that the player swiped in . However , the e-Reader did not catch on in North America , and was soon discontinued after the release of the game . Because of the quick discontinuation , only a quarter of the e-Cards that were released in Japan are available in the US . Super Mario 64 DS Main article : Super Mario 64 DS Super Mario 64 DS is an updated version of the 1996 Nintendo 64 title Super Mario 64 . The update was a launch title for the Nintendo DS in 2004 and included many enhancements : redesigned models and textures , giving the game a much improved graphical look ; the ability to play as Yoshi , Luigi and Wario ; 30 new stars ( as well as some older star objectives removed and replaced with new ones ) ; 5 new mini-courses ; single-card multiplayer ; and 36 touch-screen mini-games . Criticism Because they are remakes of games considered classics , the series has had high expectations that , according to some journalists and critics , are not always met . All four of the Super Mario Advance games ( along with Mario & Luigi : Superstar Saga ) feature the original Mario Bros. 1983 arcade game . The game features multi-player capabilities , with the additional ability to link-up to any other copy of Mario Bros. , regardless of which game it was included with . As the series continued , this fell under criticism . By Super Mario Advance 4 , GameSpot called the game a `` throwaway feature '' , while Craig Harris from IGN complained that Yoshi 's Island had some `` really cool '' mini-games that could have been alternatively offered . Out of the new features , the voices were by far the most controversial and loathed addition . While some people love the voices , others detest them . For Super Mario Advance , Marc Nix wrote that `` these four never shut up '' but nevertheless did not detest them . Shahed Amed from GameSpot said that the voiceovers were `` bearable '' , but Ryan Davis ' review of Super Mario Advance 4 blasted the voiceovers , saying that they `` feel incredibly out of place '' and that the repetition was bothersome . Interestingly enough , Super Mario Advance is the only game in the series where the boss characters were given actual voices in addition to the main playable characters . Additionally , certain purists have taken exception to slight changes to gameplay , such as changes in difficulty and level designs , and features missing compared to their original counterparts . References ^ a   b Davis , Ryan . Super Mario Advance 4 : Super Mario Bros. 3 for Game Boy Advance review . October 17 , 2003 ^ Harris , Craig . `` The Ultimate List : Multi-Boot Games '' . January 16 , 2004 . ^ Nix , Marc . Super Mario Advance review . IGN . June 14 , 2001 . ^ Ahmed , Shahed . Super Mario Advance for the Game Boy Advance review . GameSpot . June 5 , 2001 . See also Classic NES Series Enhanced remake GP2X Console emulation   Mario remakes and collections   video games   v · d · e   Donkey Kong Classics  • SMB/Duck Hunt  • Kaettekita Mario Bros.  • 3-in-1  • Super Mario All-Stars DK '94  • Super Mario Bros . 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