Why emulate Super Mario Advance 4, when you can play it natively, on your 3DS? A user named Mythical-Atlas has created a homebrew port of the game to the Nintendo 3DS, which features custom-written code to get all the audio and handling functions working correctly through CTR User Library. Right now, it only contains the first level of Super Mario Bros. 3, but the dev claims that the homebrew has "modular support for multiple different levels". They're also working on other 3DS homebrew projects, and this port will be the basis for them.

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[SylverReZ]

This is a really impressive looking port.

 

[Rabbid4240]

And just like that, open_agb_firm goes right in the trash

 

[Marc_LFD]

Nice. I'd love a wide-screen version of Mario World, easily the best 2D Mario game.

 

[godreborn]

Nice. I'd love a wide-screen version of Mario World, easily the best 2D Mario game.

One exists for the pc.

 

[gaga941021]

And just like that, open_agb_firm goes right in the trash

Has nothing to do with other GBA games, if that's what you think.

 

[SylverReZ]

Has nothing to do with other GBA games, if that's what you think.

I think they're referring to playing this port rather than using emulation.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

The emulated version on 3DS has some rather... crunchy audio.

Nice. I'd love a wide-screen version of Mario World, easily the best 2D Mario game.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/super-mario-world-widescreen-mod-available-now.590183/

 

[DarthDub]

I want every GBA game to look like this.

 

[gaga941021]

I think they're referring to playing this port rather than using emulation.

It's literally one level.

 

[SylverReZ]

It's literally one level.

Yes, but still it's really cool.

 

[hamohamo]

the 3ds homebrew community is very much dead. hopefully this does something to revive it a bit.

 

[seseiSeki]

I think they're referring to playing this port rather than using emulation.

Sry, this is a bit off-topic and has nothing to do with this cool project. I just wanted to say: agb_firm is not an emulator, it's basically a GBA mode that utilizes the 3DS' internal ARM7 CPU to natively run GBA games, not emulate them
https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/ARM7_Registers

 

[Osakasan]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN

I'll be following this one real close.

 

[chocoboss]

Now we need the vita port ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌

 

[NumberXIIIEdwin]

I mean, is it really emulation I’m running it through the GBA Virtual Console on my 3DS?

But seriously, this is super impressive. I hope they’re able to somehow incorporate the few missing e-reader cards that didn’t make it into the Wii U VC version.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Nice. I'd love a wide-screen version of Mario World, easily the best 2D Mario game.

a Brazilian modder already did it, It even supports ultra wide screens.

And it sucks, not the mod, but the game itself. It makes an already easy game easier.

 

[RedoLane]

I didn't expect this to be so impressive, but it actually blew my mind.
Gonna have a field day when the port will be completed...if there's ever a plan to complete it.
(Fun Fact: SMA4 was actually my first GBA game and my first ever handheld game!)

 

[Marc_LFD]

a Brazilian modder already did it, It even supports ultra wide screens.

And it sucks, not the mod, but the game itself. It makes an already easy game easier.

I get that. I just like to play oldies in widescreen nowadays if possible than in 4:3 since we don't use that AR anymore.

However, for movies and shows intended to be seen in 4:3 then they should stay as is than be cropped or stretched to 16:9 (it's a weird butchering when it happens).

 

[1B51004]

I'm curious to how far this can go. Hope the project goes well!