SMA4 Game Boy Player/SNES Palette Hack

Original game : Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Platform : GBA

Author : Vague Rant

Release date : 20 February 2017

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.02

Modifications : G

Downloads : 9839

ROM Information

Platform: Game Boy Advance
ROM format: Gameboy Advance rom image
External Header: No
No-Intro version: 20130720-015858
No-Intro entry: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (USA, Australia) (Rev 1)
ROM CRC32: 88DAB27F
ROM SHA-1: 532F3307021637474B6DD37DA059CA360F612337
ROM Size: 4194304 (400000)

No-Intro entry: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) (Rev 1)
ROM CRC32: 8D84ACFC
ROM SHA-1: 2E5CE11A893464DC0CCE0A6B451580BA35A7E5DE
ROM Size: 8388608 (800000)

No-Intro entry: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario 3 + Mario Brothers (Japan) (Rev 2)
ROM CRC32: 7B1A4C22
ROM SHA-1: B3349AD79D20F1AE77D3E120F60D60EDDDBBC2D2
ROM Size: 4194304 (400000)

Hack description

Unlike the other palette hacks for GBA games, where hackers had to put in the time and dedication to restore the original SNES palettes, Super Mario Bros. 3 actually already includes the original palette, which is enabled when playing on a Game Boy Player. This hack simply forces the GBP palette to be used at all times.

[B]Note: This hack has been superseded by djedditt's superior version: https://retrohackers.net/hack-details.php?id=6227/[/B]

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description

Reviews

Works as intended, patches the game in GB Player mode	emuman100	2020-01-11	Version 1.02
Works on all regions of the Wii U VC version too. As as consequence of the game being patched to the GB Player palette, if you go into the options, there will be an option to turn the rumble feature on or off, because that option was only used with the GB Player and GC controller.

Really nice!	Polar-Star	2017-05-24	Version 1.02
I love how I can play all of the Advance series with the original colors now, and this one completes it.

"Woohoo! Just what I needed!"	RealGaea	2017-02-20	Version 1.02
I highly recommend this patch, if you (like me) are fans of the SNES colors.

Finally, the SMA Tetralogy in its full coloured glory!	ShadowOne333	2017-02-13	Version 1.0
At long last, all four Super Mario Advance games now have proper colour restorations! Who could have thought the game had the original palette in there already? It never crossed my mind when I thought about such restoration. Vague Rant did an amazing job at finding that out, and now, thanks to him, we can enjoy all four SMA games without washed out colors! If you want a much more faithful experience to All-Stars, combine this patch with the Voice Removal patch by mangaman3000, you won't regret it, and it's also compatible with the All 38 e-Reader Levels hack! Thanks for this work!

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