Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 features e-Reader compatibility, in that it can link up to a second Game Boy Advance with an e-Reader. Upon scanning in one of three types of cards, something will then be triggered in the game. This feature is absent in the European version of the game.


 * Power-Up Cards: When one of these is scanned, it will upload an item (or a set of items) into either Mario or Luigi's inventory. There is no limit as to how many times an item card can be used. A variant type of Power-Up Cards are Switch Cards, which will trigger something in the game upon being scanned.
 * Demo Cards: Plays a movie of either Mario speed-running through a level, collecting enough coins in a certain level to trigger a Blue Toad House, or racking up numerous 1-Up Mushrooms via a special trick.
 * Level Cards: Uploads a brand new level into the game, which can be played in World-e.

Cards
The majority of the cards were released in two series (sets) of cards. However, a few cards were included with brand new copies of the game. While most copies only came with two cards, copies purchased at Wal-Mart early on came with an additional five cards.

Roughly only one third of the cards that were released in Japan were released elsewhere. Therefore, there are over twenty levels that remain unavailable to non-Japanese players. Other missing cards include various Switches and Boomerangs.

Note: Due to the discontinuation of the e-Reader, newer copies of the game do not come with cards, although the game itself is still compatible with the e-Reader.

Power-Up Cards
Other: X2 Orange Switch (Series 1) (Japanese: With Fireballs, Enemies Become Coins (ファイアボールで敵がコインに)) Other: X3 Blue Green Switch (Series 2) (Japanese: Vegetables Appear in the Original Courses (オリジナルコースに野菜出現))
 * 1) Super Mushroom (Wal-Mart exclusive)
 * 2) Fire Flower (Wal-Mart exclusive)
 * 3) Super Leaf (Included with the game)
 * 4) Frog Suit (Series 1)
 * 5) Tanooki Suit (Series 2)
 * 6) Hammer Suit (Series 1)
 * 7) Starman (Series 2)
 * 8) P-Wing (Series 1)
 * 9) Cape Feather (Series 2)
 * 10) 3 Fire Flowers (Series 2)
 * 11) 3 Super Leaves (Series 1)
 * 12) 5 Starmen (Series 1)
 * 13) 4-Item Set (Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Super Leaf and a Starman) (Series 2)
 * 14) 3-Suit Set (Frog Suit, Tanooki Suit and a Hammer Suit) (Series 2)
 * 15) 8-Item Set (Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Starman, P-Wing, Frog Suit, Tanooki Suit and a Hammer Suit) (Series 1)
 * 16) 10-Up Mushroom (Series 2)
 * 17) 5-Up Mushroom (Series 1)
 * 18) 1-Up Mushroom (Wal-Mart exclusive)

Demo Cards

 * World 1-1 Speed Stage: Speed-run through level 1-1. (Series 1)
 * World 1-2 Unlimited 1-Ups: Shows a trick to collect a lot of 1-Ups in level 1-2. (Series 1)
 * World 3-4 Unlimited 1-Ups: Shows a trick to collect a lot of 1-Ups in level 3-4.(Series 2)
 * World 4-6 Unlimited 1-Ups: Shows a trick to collect a lot of 1-Ups in level 4-6. (Wal-Mart exclusive)
 * World 3-2 Star Power: Plays a video of Invincible Mario speeding through level 3-2. (Series 2)
 * World 2-2 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Desert Land. (Series 1)
 * World 3-8 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Water Land. (Series 2)
 * World 4-2 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Giant Land. (Series 2)
 * World 5-5 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Sky Land. (Series 1)
 * World 6-7 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Ice Land. (Series 2)
 * World 7-2 Toad's Hidden House: Shows how to collect enough coins to trigger the hidden Toad House in Pipe Land. (Series 1)

Level Cards
Other: &#42;01 Classic World 1-1 (Series 1) Other: Airship's Revenge (Wal-Mart exclusive) (Japanese: Airship's Revenge! (ひこうせんのぎゃくしゅう！))
 * 1) Wild Ride in the Sky (Included with the game) (Japanese: Sky Athletics! (おおぞらでアスレチック！))
 * 2) Slidin' the Slopes (Series 1) (Japanese: A Slope Slide!? (すべりだいのようなさか！？))
 * 3) Vegetable Volley (Series 2) (Japanese: Bulldoze Your Way Through Vegetables! (ブルにやさいをぶつけろ！))
 * 4) Doors o' Plenty (Series 1) (Japanese: Spinning Labyrinth in the Ghostly Mansion (くるくるめいろのおばけやしき))
 * 5) Bombarded by Bob-ombs (Series 2) (Japanese: A Bomuhei Army! (ボムへいのたいぐん！))
 * 6) Magical Note Blocks (Series 1) (Japanese: Jump Upon the Musical Blocks! (おんぷブロックでジャンプ！))
 * 7) The ol' Switcheroo (Series 2) (Japanese: Gold Rush!! (ゴールドラッシュ！！))
 * 8) Piped Full of Plants (Series 1) (Japanese: Full of Pakkun Flowers (パックンフラワーがいっぱい))
 * 9) Swinging Bars of Doom (Series 2) (Japanese: Slip Through the Firebars! (ファイアバーをくぐりぬけろ！))
 * 10) Para Beetle Challenge (Series 2) (Japanese: Look Out For the Patametto! (パタメットをのりこなせ！))

Power-Up Cards

 * Boomerang
 * 3 Super Mushrooms
 * 3-Up Mushroom
 * 100-Up Mushroom
 * 5 P-Wings
 * 3 Cape Feathers
 * 3 Boomerangs
 * 10-Item Set (Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Starman, P-Wing, Frog Suit, Tanooki Suit, Hammer Suit, Cape Feather and a Boomerang)
 * X1 Blue Switch (Japanese: 1-Up Mushrooms Become 3-Up Moons (1UPキノコが3UPムーンに))
 * X4 Yellow Switch (Japanese: Luigi Powerup (ルイージパワーアップ)) (Gives Luigi his flutter jump in the main game.)
 * X5 Green Switch (Japanese: Sluggish Timer (タイマーゆっくり)) (Slows down the timer.)
 * X6 Cyan Switch (Japanese: Quickly-filling P-Meter (すぐに満タンPメーター))
 * X7 Red Switch (Japanese: Opponent Powerup - Double Score (敵パワーアップ　得点２倍)) (Replaces the enemies with harder ones and points received from killing enemies are doubled.)

Demo Cards

 * 05 World 1-4 Toad's Hidden House
 * 13 World 3-3 1-Up Trick
 * X1 Classic World 1-1 1-Up Trick
 * 22 World 6-10 1-Up Trick
 * 23 World 8-1 1-Up Trick
 * 24 World 7-3 Continuous Stars
 * 25 World 5 Fortress 1 Hidden 1-Up
 * 26 World 6-9 Hidden 1-Up
 * 27 World 8-1 Hidden 1-Up
 * 28 World 3-7 Hidden Item
 * 29 World 5-1 Hidden Item
 * 30 World 6-3 Hidden Item
 * X2 Bombarded by Bob-ombs 300 Coins
 * X3 Para Beetle Challenge Hidden 1-Up
 * X4 60 Seconds Fastest Clear
 * 14 World 1-6 Fastest Clear
 * 15 World 7-6 Fastest Clear
 * 16 World 8 Fortress Fastest Clear
 * 17 World 2-1 Continuous 1-Ups
 * 18 World 2 Fortress 1-Up Trick
 * 19 World 2-5 1-Up Trick
 * 20 World 3-9 1-Up Trick
 * 21 World 5-7 1-Up Trick

Level Cards

 * S2 Classic World 1-2
 * S3 Classic World 1-3
 * S4 Classic World 1-4
 * S5 Classic World 2-2
 * M11 Athletic with Note Blocks! (おんぷブロックでアスレチック！)
 * M12 The Airship's Unbearable! (ひこうせんはとまらない！)
 * M13 Excitement Under the Ice! (こおりのちかでおおあわて！)
 * M14 The Tanuki Suit's Secret (タヌキスーツのひみつ)
 * M15 Keep Going by Transforming Mario!! (へんしんマリオでつきすすめ！！)
 * M16 With Boots On, GO! GO! (くつをはいてＧＯ！ＧＯ！)
 * M17 Be Careful of Taa-kun (ターくんにきをつけろ)
 * M18 Ice Fortress (こおりのとりで)
 * M19 Desert Pipe Labyrinth (さばくのパイプめいろ)
 * M20 Break Through the Top of the Tower!! (とうのうえからかけぬけろ！！)
 * M21 Escape the Fortress!! (とりでをかけぬけろ！！)
 * M22 Rope-climbing Athletics! (ロープをのぼってアスレチック！)
 * M23 The Ghostly Mansion of Mystery! (おばけやしきはなぞだらけ！)
 * M24 Fly the Skies on a Mantle! (マントでおおぞらをとべ！)
 * M25 Dig! Dig! Dig Through!! (ほって！ほって！ほりまくれ！！)
 * M26 The Ocean is Full of Danger! (うみのなかはきけんでいっぱい！)
 * M27 Hidden Koopa Castle (かくしクッパじょう)
 * M28 Don't Mess With the Koopalings! (コクッパにだまされるな！)
 * M29 Koopa's Airship Part 1 (クッパのひこうせん　ぜんぺん)
 * M30 Koopa's Airship Part 2 (クッパのひこうせん　こうへん)
 * PR Challenge! Togetoge Fortress (チャレンジ！！トゲトゲとりで)
 * ?? Break Through With B-Dash! (Ｂダッシュでかけぬけろ！)

Links

 * Fan Site - Lists all the Japanese cards, along with brief descriptions and pictures.