Super Mario Game Boy Advance Games Are Now On Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo has announced that the first three Super Mario Advance games will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack catalogue later this month.

Super Mario Advance, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, and Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 will all be available to download now at no extra cost for players subscribed to the $49.99/year Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, which provides access to games from Nintendo’s retro eras.

Super Mario Advance, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, and Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 are all coming to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 5/26!

Super Mario Advance is an upgraded version of the 1988 NES platformer Super Mario Bros. 2, in which you control of Mario, Luigi Peach and Toad and master their disticnt abilities. The game is bundled with an enhanced version of the classic Mario Bros. game, which saw the iconic plumber’s first arcade appearance with Luigi.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 meanwhile is a Game Boy Advance revamp of a SNES classic, Super Mario World, and sees Mario fight against Bowser to free dinosaur island with the aid of Yoshi. Players also have the option of playing the entire adventure as Luigi, who weilds abilities taken from the first Super Mario Advance title.

Finally Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 asks players to take control of Yoshi as he journeys through colorful worlds in an attempt to save Baby Mario from the clutches of the evil Magikoopa Kamek.

The trio will join the growing collection of plumber-centric platformers and adventure games such as Super Mario 64, Paper Mario, and Dr. Mario that are already part of Nintendo’s deluxe catalogue switch subscription offering.