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Super Mario Advance (J) is a GBA remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 with some extra polish. At first it feels familiar—same dreamy world, same weird vegetable tossing—but then you notice the little changes. The voices when characters jump, the way coins clink louder, the fact that every stage now has these red ace coins tucked in tricky spots.

I remember getting stuck on one level where the fifth coin was hidden behind a fake wall. Took me three tries to find it, and when I did, the extra life felt earned. The Yoshi Challenge mode is where things get tense—lose one life and you're back to square one, hunting those eggs all over again.

It's still the same game at heart, just with more to dig into if you want it. Super Mario Advance (J) doesn't reinvent anything, but it gives you reasons to play slower, to look closer.