The ol' Switcheroo

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Not to be confused with The Big Switch-a-Roo.
The ol' Switcheroo
●07 Gold Rush!
Level code Vectorized illustration of a mushroom, stylized after the ones seen on the Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards. Created for use with the Template:Icon template. Lineart version.07 (World-e)
Game Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Time Limit 400
Music tracks Overworld Theme
Underground Theme
Music sample
Overworld Theme

Underground Theme
Level progression
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Magical Note Blocks
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Piped Full of Plants
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader levels

The ol' Switcheroo is an e-Reader level for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. The level contains five Advance Coins and the Super Star e-Coin. Its official difficulty rating is ★★★☆☆. This card was released as part of series one in Japan[1] and series two in North America[2]. Both the English and Japanese key arts for the card depict Ludwig von Koopa on the card.

Layout[edit]

The level The ol' Switcheroo from Super Mario Advance 4
Screenshot from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

The level begins in a desert area. A pipe at the bottom of a waterfall leads to an underground area filled with coins. Pressing the Switch Block turns the coins into bricks, forming a tunnel with many hurdles. Several smaller rooms connected by pipes follow, one of which is off to the side and contains lifts and many more coins, before a second, longer coin tunnel area. The pipe at the end of this area leads to a large desert section, with the goal to the right.

Enemies[edit]

Image Name Count
Green Koopa Troopa Green Koopa Troopa 1
Red Koopa Troopa Red Koopa Troopa 1
Red Koopa Paratroopa Red Koopa Paratroopa 1

Level map[edit]

The ol' Switcheroo from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Flavor text[edit]

English: Activate the hidden P-Switch so you can get all the coins.
Japanese: オーイ! はしれ はしれ マリオ! あたまをぶつけたら おわりだぞ!
Romaji: Ōi! Hashire hashire Mario! Atama o butsuketara owari da zo!
Translation: "Hey! Run, Mario, run! If you hit your head it'll all be over!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ゴールドラッシュ!
Gōrudo Rasshu!
"Gold Rush!"; pun on "gold rush" (a period of migration to where gold has been discovered) and "rush" (referring to running) [3]

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