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All-Stars + World Luigi in Super Mario Advance 2

Original game : Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Platform : GBA

Author : JY

Release date : 30 January 2020

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G

Downloads : 5351

ROM Information

Database match: Super Mario Advance 2 - Super Mario World (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20180816-092117)
File/ROM SHA-1: 199A5A01BD3F56FBA9A701062EDBCF57E1528A0C
File/ROM CRC32: FCFEF343

Hack description

Super Mario Advance 2 saw the second time Nintendo decided to redraw World Luigi's sprites, this time having him based off his appearance in the first Super Mario Advance mixed with elements of World's art style. It's unknown why Nintendo tried going to this extent to differentiate Luigi's appearance from Mario's in 2001, as they already had access to a perfectly fine set of World-style Luigi sprites from roughly seven years prior.

This hack essentially undoes Nintendo's admittedly odd decision by swapping out the existing, arguably less-appealing Luigi sprites in Super Mario Advance 2 for those found in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World.

*Includes patches for both North American and European ROMs
(sma2-aswluigi-u and sma2-aswluigi-e, respectively)
*Compatible with Asaki's 'SMA2 - Super Mario World Color Restoration' patch as well as mangaman3000's 'Super Mario World Voice Removal' patch

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
Emilianomario27Hacking
JYHacking

Reviews

"Green Waluigi"TheNintendude642020-10-21Version 1.0

Although I personally don't like the SMAS+SMW Luigi sprites (in fact I did the complete opposite and ported SMA2 Luigi to SMAS+SMW), I know some people who do, so it's nice that they get the option of playing as this Luigi. So the mod just replaces Luigi's sprites and doesn't really tweak animations (Like the jumping animation), although he still has his weird/wacky poses from SMAS. He spits fire, he glides with the cape butt first, he slides on his knees, and he crosses his arms for victory. It's a good patch for any fans of Newgrounds Mario flash videos, and I didn't notice any glitches while testing it. It's not for me, but if you prefer this "Green Waluigi" (as I usually call him), then this is the mod for you.

"Hahhah! Just what I needed!"Valkyrie2020-02-02Version 1.0

Much like the Super Mario Advance 2 Luigi-patch for All Stars + World by TheNintendude64, this lets the fans of Luigi from that incarnation be able to play him in this particular remake, along with receiving all the fun bells and whistles that truly made him to stand out from Mario this time, compared to his previous locked role of 2nd Player slot in All-Stars + World.

It performs as you expect, sans Luigi still fluttering his feet during jumping instead of hopping chest-first to break blocks with his head like in All-Stars. Hopefully that's not a turn-off for some, but maybe there could be a possibility to patch that as the final touch. (Unless it's not possible due programming limitations)

I've seen how both sides might probably argue which version is more truer to the character than the other, but I personally believe on picking and enjoying what one prefers from them depending on their background or taste. This patch certainly goes complete way to ensure that, so big props for JY for providing the fans of All-Stars Luigi a chance to experience SMA2 with the green'stache they prefer. That includes me, of course~!

Highly recommended.

The Best SNES Luigi, Finally In Super Mario Advance 2Shift2020-01-30Version 1.0

This is exactly the kind of hack I was requesting on the forums a year ago, and I'm grateful it's become a reality! The All-Stars + World Luigi is my favorite SNES version of the character, and the hack preforms perfectly for me. Great work!