World-e
- Not to be confused withe World fromMario vs. Donkey Kong orOrbiting Observatory (also known as World E) fromMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
World-e (alternativelye-Reader world[1] or thee-World[2]) is a bonusworld, which has an island shaped like a lowercase "e," found only inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. The world itself is separate from the main adventure, and it is not required for100% completion. Although it sports no standardlevels within its vicinity, World-e features aWarp Zone that can warpMario andLuigi to brand-new levels, provided the player has scanned and loaded the appropriatelevel cards with ane-Reader. World-e is normally disabled in the European release due to the level cards being unreleased, but it can be accessible via exploiting a save fileglitch, revealing it had been fully translated and left intact. Hidden within the new levels areAdvance Coins. If the player accumulates enough Advance Coins, the player will gain access to the threeToad's Houses in the area, where they can playminigames in exchange for a few of their grand total ofcoins from World-e. However, due to the limited support for the e-Reader outside Japan, players overseas can access fewer levels and only enough Advance Coins to enter theBlue Mushroom House (a digging minigame). Players in Japan can acquire enough to open theRed Mushroom House (a ball-throwing minigame) andOrange Mushroom House (aBalloon Fight–esque minigame, except going up and with aP-Wing). Certain levels also have ane-Coin hidden inside them. e-Coins are usually well hidden and can be collected only once. They are then put on display in thee-Coin Castle. However, due to the premature cancellation of the e-Reader outside Japan, only three e-Coins can be obtained elsewhere—theMushroom,Super Leaf, andStarman e-Coins. Players outside Japan were able to acquire those three alongside theFire Flower, Mario, Luigi,Toad, andPrincess Peach e-Coins.
In allVirtual Console andGame Boy Advance - Nintendo Classics versions of the game, all levels in World-e are unlocked by default (being present in the European version for the first time), including all of the levels released in Japan. Consequentially, all World-e Toad's Houses are also accessible upon the player gaining the necessary Advance Coins.
Levels[edit]
| Code | Level | Difficulty rating | Preview | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★01 | Classic World 1-1 | ★☆☆☆☆ |  | A remake ofWorld 1-1 from the originalSuper Mario Bros. |
| ★02 | Classic World 1-2 | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A remake ofWorld 1-2 from the originalSuper Mario Bros. |
| ★03 | Classic World 1-3 | ★☆☆☆☆ |  | A remake ofWorld 1-3 from the originalSuper Mario Bros. |
| ★04 | Classic World 1-4 | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A remake ofWorld 1-4 from the originalSuper Mario Bros. |
| ★05 | Classic World 2-2 | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A remake ofWorld 2-2 from the originalSuper Mario Bros. |
 01 | Wild Ride in the Sky | ★★★☆☆ |  | An auto-scrolling sky level with many movingplatforms. |
| 02 | Slidin' the Slopes | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A desert level with great slopes andTriangular Blocks. |
| 03 | Vegetable Volley | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A level withgrass to pull outvegetables like inSuper Mario Bros. 2 and a group ofChargin' Chucks. |
| 04 | Doors o' Plenty | ★★★★☆ |  | A maze-likeGhost House with many doors andBoos with aBig Boo as the boss. |
| 05 | Bombarded by Bob-ombs | ★★★★☆ |  | An auto-scrollingtank level with many Bob-ombs and cannons firing them.Boom Boom is at the end as the boss. |
| 06 | Magical Note Blocks | ★★★☆☆ |  | An upward cave level withJump Blocks forming the way. |
| 07 | The ol' Switcheroo | ★★★☆☆ |  | An underground tunnel level with coins. The player needs to hitSwitch Blocks to turn coins into pathways. |
| 08 | Piped Full of Plants | ★★★★☆ |  | A level made of mostly pipes with many Piranha Plants andFire Piranha Plants. |
| 09 | Swinging Bars of Doom | ★★★★☆ |  | A castle level withFire-Bars. TwoBoom Booms are at the end as bosses. |
| 10 | Para Beetle Challenge | ★★★★★ |  | An auto-scrolling sky level with manyPara-Beetles acting as platforms. |
| 11 | A Musical Trek | ★★★☆☆ |  | A sky level with manyJump Blocks forming the way. |
| 12 | Armored Airship | ★★☆☆☆ |  | An auto-scrolling airship level withLemmy Koopa as the boss. |
| 13 | Ice Dungeon | ★★★★☆ |  | A level consisting of an underground cave segment and several aboveground ice-themed segments. |
| 14 | A Sky-High Adventure | ★★★☆☆ |  | A short level with an optional maze of doors and rooms requiring the abilities of theTanooki Suit. |
| 15 | Sea to Sky | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A level with seaside and underwater segments and a final sky segment requiring theCape Feather's flying ability. |
| 16 | It's a Shoe-In | ★★★☆☆ |  | A castle level with many obstacles requiring theGoomba's Shoe. |
| 17 | Slip Slidin' Away | ★★★★☆ |  | An ice-themed level with manyStretch Blocks andBumpties, with a back-and-forth auto-scrolling segment near the end. |
| 18 | Ice Cubed | ★★★★☆ |  | An ice block fortress with manyFrozen Coins and twoBoom Booms as bosses. |
| 19 | Puzzling Pipe Maze | ★★★☆☆ |  | A desert level with a large pipe maze. |
| 20 | A Towering Tour | ★★★☆☆ |  | A level consisting of a sky segment withsnake platforms and a descending tower segment. |
| 21 | Castle Dash | ★★★★★ |  | A castle level with a shorttime limit, requiring the playing to dash through lots of obstacles. |
| 22 | Rich with Ropes | ★★☆☆☆ |  | A desert level with many ropes andHoopsters on them. |
| 23 | Vexing Doors | ★★★★☆ |  | A Ghost House level with a maze of doors,snake platforms, andSwitch Blocks. ABig Boo is at the end as the boss. |
| 24 | Caped Escape | ★★★☆☆ |  | A sky level requiring theCape Feather's flying ability. |
| 25 | Ground Work | ★★★☆☆ |  | An underground desert level with lots ofsoft sand to dig through. |
| 26 | An Aqueous Adventure | ★★★★☆ |  | An underwater level with manyFire-Bars andRotary Lifts. |
| 27 | Bowser's Last Stand | ★★★★★ |  | A longer take on Bowser's Castle with Bowser as the boss. |
| 28 | Koopaling Confusion | ★★★☆☆ |  | An auto-scrolling battleship level withLudwig von Koopa as the boss. |
| 29 | Bowser's Airship 1 | ★★★★☆ |  | The first part of an auto-scrolling airship level withBoom Boom as the boss. |
| 30 | Bowser's Airship 2 | ★★★★★ |  | The second part of an auto-scrolling airship level with Bowser as the boss. |
| PR | Airship's Revenge | ★★★☆☆ |  | An auto-scrolling airship level withMorton Koopa Jr. as the boss. |
| PR | No Time to Dawdle | ★★★★★ |  | Another level with a very short time limit, requiring the player to rush through the course. |
| PR | Treacherous Halls | ★★★★★ |  | A castle level with many spiked floors, requiring the player to stomp on enemies to cross them. A Boom Boom is fought here. |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | WORLDe+[?] Wārudo Ī Purasu | World e plus | Early release version ofSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 |
| ワールドe+[?] Wārudo Ī Purasu | Late-shipping version,Virtual Console version, andGame Boy Advance - Nintendo Classics version | ||
| French | Monde-e[?] | World-e | |
| German | e-Welt[?] | e-World | |
| Italian | Mondo-e[?] | World-e | |
| Spanish | Mundo-e[?] | World-e |
References[edit]
- ^"Getting Started Before you connect your e-Reader to the GBA, scroll down and choose Level Card on the Select a File screen. You’ll be warped to e-Reader world." – Peterson, Erik (2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1930206-37-2. Page 16.
- ^"NOTE You can slide Demo Cards only in the main game world. You can slide Power-up Cards in both the main game and e-Worlds[sic]. You can slide Level Cards only in the special area by the castle in the e-World." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-4425-9. Page 112.
