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Game Boy Advance Version on record: NTSC

Mario Pinball Land

GBANTSC
GBAPAL

Turn Mario into a pinball and pursue Bowser to rescue Princess Peach. Bounce through themed tables, defeat enemies for coins and stars, and unlock new areas by collecting stars and beating bosses.

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Provenance www.nintendo.com USA GBA photographic label AGB-BMVE-USA on the fixed gray display shell

Specification — NTSC

Platform
Game Boy Advance
Region
NTSC
Release year
2004
Developer
Fuse Games
Publisher
Nintendo
Language
English
Entry type
Official release
Archive code
AGB-BMVE-USA

Specification — PAL

Platform
Game Boy Advance
Region
Europe & Australia — PAL
Release year
2004
Developer
Fuse Games
Publisher
Nintendo
Language
English
Entry type
Official release
Archive code
AGB-BMVP-EUR

Regional versions

This title has 2 regional records. Open a regional record to compare its complete information and artwork. Label design, language and hardware compatibility require release-specific verification; a title-card placeholder is not evidence of a physical cartridge label.

About this game

At a fairground, Princess Peach is turned into a ball and kidnapped by Bowser. Mario follows her by launching himself from a cannon in pinball form. Ricochet through themed pinball tables and defeat enemies to earn coins and stars. Stars open doors to new areas, while bosses must be defeated before you can advance. This North American release is titled Mario Pinball Land; the European release is known as Super Mario Ball.

Archive notes

Mario Pinball Land USA AGB-BMVE-USA complete original photographic label on the uniform gray GBA catalogue shell. Original printing retained. Old media was a nonuniform translucent blue491x299 cartridge photo of the same game and USA code, not another title or a box. The shell is a display convention, not specimen authentication. Source photograph and credit: Source cartridge photograph: MeuGameUsado, https://www.meugameusado.com.br/jogo-mario-pinball-land-gba. Public seller photograph; no Creative Commons licence claimed. Complete original AGB-BMVE-USA label paper projected onto the fixed gray catalogue shell. Original printing retained; no title, code or marks repainted. Display convention, not physical specimen authentication. Independent USA code catalogue and small cartridge photograph: https://www.vgcollect.com/item/2694 Background and gameplay adapted from Nintendo original GBA publisher description under the European title Super Mario Ball: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Ball-267376.html. Same GBA game mechanics: Peach kidnapped at a fairground, Mario in pinball form, themed tables, enemies, coins and stars opening doors, bosses gating progress. False USA alias cleared and reviewed status updated. Fuse Games,Nintendo,2004,English retained. No foreign exact release date,WiiU features or unsupported multiplayer detail applied.

Source & provenance

External reference: www.nintendo.com

Catalogued from USA GBA photographic label AGB-BMVE-USA on the fixed gray display shell (row 171).

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Reference title: Nintendo - Super Mario Ball original GBA publisher description, rescue story and pinball progression