Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
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(GameBoy Advance - PAL, Platformer)
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14 Dec 2001
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 , a platform game, stars the dinosaur Yoshi as the main character. The story follows Baby Mario who needs protection from enemies to reach the end of each level.
The gameplay involves navigating through levels while keeping Baby Mario safe, similar to other Mario games. This version includes six secret levels not found in its original SNES counterpart and contains an additional game mode called Mario Bros. , which is also available on Super Mario Advance and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 was released on September 23rd, 2002, for the GameBoy Advance .
Nintendo Media PN:
AGB-A3AP-EUR (United Kingdom)
ASIN:
B00006FWTW (United Kingdom)
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Number of Players Supported:
1-4 Players
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Multi-Link Cable, Single Cartridge Multiplayer Support
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this platformer adventure, you play as Green Yoshi, the first in a relay of caretakers tasked with saving Baby Mario. After Kamek kidnaps Mario's brother Luigi during delivery, Yoshi must embark on a perilous journey to reunite the infants. You navigate through hazardous levels, collecting eggs and power-ups to defeat enemies and protect the helpless baby on your back.
Story
YOSHI'S ISLAND
A story that took place a long, long time ago.
A stork hurries across the dusky, pre-dawn sky. In his bill, he carries a pair of brothers. Suddenly, a shadow appears in a gap between the clouds and races toward the stork with blinding speed.
"SCRREEECH!!!
THE BABIES ARE MINE!"
Snatching only one baby, the creature vanishes into the darkness from whence it came.
The second baby falls undetected toward the open sea...
OH, NO...!
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The kidnapper is Kamek, an evil Magikoopa from the Koopa Kingdom. Having divined that two babies born this morning would bring disaster to the Koopa family, he has arranged for an early-morning ambush.
Returning to his castle, Kamek realizes that he missed the other baby. He orders his toadies to retrieve it.
Go forth and find the other baby!!
Don't let his parents get him back! Ever!!
But the second baby does not fall into the sea after all...it lands safely on Yoshi's back! And right after that, a map falls from the sky!!
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This paradise is Yoshi's Island. And on this island live lots of different Yoshis. These Yoshis are naturally laid-back and relaxed, but the baby's arrival is a calamity, and everyone goes into a state of panic.
As the Yoshis frantically yell over each other, the baby insistently points at something.
Yes! The baby can sense his brother's location. All the Yoshis quickly agree to help carry the baby to its destination by using a relay system not unlike the old pony express.
The Green Yoshi draws first honors. With the young baby on his back, he sets out in the direction the baby is pointing...
How to Play
Single-Pak Linking Instructions
Here's all of the information you need to link multiple Game Boy Advance systems using one *Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3* Game Pak.
Necessary Equipment
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Game Boy Advance systems: One system per player
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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Paks: One
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Game Boy Advance Game Link® cables (sold separately):
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Two players, one cable
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Three players, two cables
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Four players, three cables
Linking Instructions
1. Make sure that the Power Switches on all of the game systems are turned OFF, then insert the *Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3* Game Pak into Player 1's Game Pak slot.
2. Connect the Game Link cables.
3. Insert the Game Link cables into the External Extension Connectors (EXT), making sure to insert the small, purple connector into Player 1's game system and the large, gray connectors into the other game systems.
4. Turn each system's Power Switch ON.
5. Now, follow the controller instructions on page 32.
*When playing with only two or three players, do not connect any game systems that will not be used.*
Note: Consult the picture to your right when connecting Game Link cables to Game Boy Advance game systems. The Game Pak goes into Player 1's game system. The Game Link cable's small connector is purple, and the large one is gray.
Troubleshooting
You may be unable to transfer game data or you may experience malfunctions in any of the following situations:
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When you are using any cables other than Game Boy Advance Game Link cables.
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When any Game Link cable is not fully inserted into any game system.
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When any Game Link cable is removed during the transfer of data.
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When any Game Link cable is incorrectly connected to any game system.
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When the *Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3* Game Pak is inserted into any system other than Player 1's Game Boy Advance.
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When more than four Game Boy Advance game systems are linked.
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Using Sleep Mode
This game features Sleep Mode. Sleep Mode is a special battery-conserving mode that allows you to leave your Game Boy Advance turned on without displaying anything on-screen. You can pause your game, put it in Sleep Mode, and later resume playing from exactly where you paused.
Option Screen Settings
To choose Sleep Mode settings, press Right on the + Control Pad to view the options screen. Choose Sleep Mode and press the A Button to change Sleep Mode settings.
About Sleep Mode
To deactivate Sleep Mode, simultaneously press and hold SELECT and the L and R Buttons.
Basic Sleep Mode
Turning Basic Sleep ON allows you to activate Sleep Mode by pressing and holding SELECT and the L and R Buttons. Press Left or Right on the + Control Pad to choose a setting, then press the A Button to confirm.
Auto Sleep Mode
Turn Auto Sleep ON to automatically activate Sleep Mode if you do not press any buttons for one minute. Press Left or Right on the + Control Pad to choose a setting, then press the A Button to confirm.
Both Basic and Auto Sleep can be deactivated by simultaneously pressing and holding SELECT and the L and R Buttons.
Pause Screen Activation
It is possible to activate Sleep Mode from the pause screen in *Yoshi's Island*. Press START while playing to view the pause screen. Use the + Control Pad to select Sleep, then press the A Button. Confirm whether or not you want to activate Sleep Mode and press the A Button to confirm.
To deactivate Sleep Mode, simultaneously press and hold SELECT and the L and R Buttons. Then choose Continue and press START or the A or B Button to continue playing.
Note: Even when the game is in Sleep Mode, it still uses battery power. Take care to make sure your batteries don't run out.
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Getting Started
1. Get Ready to Play!
Insert your Game Pak into your Game Boy Advance and turn the power ON. On the title screen, choose One-Player Game and press START. On the game-select screen, choose *Yoshi's Island*.
*Yoshi's Island is a one-player game.*
2. Choose a File
Press START on the *Yoshi's Island* title screen to view the File Menu. Use the + Control Pad to choose a file and press the A Button to confirm. (The B Button will return you to the *Yoshi's Island* title screen.)
File Menu Options:
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Start a new game.
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Continue a saved game.
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Copy a saved game to an empty save file. (You can't copy data if you don't have any empty files.)
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Erase saved data. (Once erased, saved data cannot be recovered.)
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Go back to the previous screen.
*This game features an auto-save function.* (See page 28 for details.)
3. The Stage-Select Screen
*Yoshi's Island* has six worlds, and each world has eight stages. On the stage-select screen, move the cursor to any stage and press the A Button to enter it.
Stages 1-8
Graphics for stages that haven't been cleared appear in black and white. Once a stage is cleared, the graphic appears in color. You can play through stages you've cleared as many times as you like. Enemy bosses await in stages four and eight of each world.
Score
This allows you to see the highest scores for each stage and world.
Aiming Cursor Setting
Choose this to
Tips & Maps
Multi-Pak Linking Instructions
Link multiple Game Boy Advance systems using Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Paks and Game Link cables. Player 1 is the one who plugs the small, purple connector into their Game Boy Advance.
Multi-Pak Link Troubleshooting
Transfer issues may occur if you use non-standard cables, cables are not fully inserted or are removed during transfer, or if more than four systems are linked.
Switches and Things
Various interactive items in stages, including Message Blocks for hints, Arrow Clouds that ricochet eggs, Keys and Doors for access, Switches for hidden objects, and Overhead or Underfoot Pipes for entry.
Winged Clouds
When hit with eggs, stars, or coins, these clouds release items of that type or trigger other events.
Mini-Battles
Special contests entered via locked doors where defeating an enemy wins items or extra lives. Modes include Throwing Balloons, Popping Balloons, Spitting Watermelon Seeds, and Gathering Coins.
Yoshi's Abilities: Watermelons & Special Attacks
Yoshi can spit Seeds from Green, Fire from Red, or Ice from Blue watermelons by pressing the B Button.
Yoshi's Abilities: Super Stars & Superstar Mario
Grabbing a Super Star makes Baby Mario invincible and powerful, allowing him to Dash, Climb Walls, and Float by holding buttons.
Yoshi's Abilities: Morph Yoshi
Touching a morph bubble transforms Yoshi into items like a Helicopter, Submarine, Mole Tank, Car, or Train, each with unique controls and abilities.
Controls
+ Control Pad
Move
+ Control Pad ▲ + A
Enter overhead pipes
+ Control Pad ▼
Duck
+ Control Pad ▲▼
Scroll around screen
L Button
Lock Cursor
START
Pause the game and view the pause screen
SELECT
View the status screen
R Button
Throw Eggs
A Button
Jump
+ Control Pad ▲
Stick Tongue Out (Eat): Press Up on the + Control Pad to aim up
B Button
Spit Out: Press the B Button again to spit out the enemy
+ Control Pad ◀ and ▶
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