Super Mario Bros 2 became a popular game. In 1993 it was included in the Mario All stars gave with updated graphics. Around 2001/2002 it was made for the Game Boy Advanced under Super Mario Advance. The graphics for the most part where left unchanged from the SNES but there was a few differences. When I got this game I played it a lot. I played the game a lot as either as Luigi or Mario.

In this guide I will be basing it on Luigi, since that is who I use the most. Of the 4 characters you can use whoever you want. Mario and Luigi are the more well rounded characters. All characters have their strength and weaknesses.

World One

Part 1-1 Welcome to Subcon- Chose the player you want to start the game, again I use Luigi a lot, start the game. You will then fall into the world of Subcon. You should land on a hill and see a giant shy guy, knock the shy guy off to get a heart and turn into regular size. Then just keep heading downward to the next door. Once the door head right you will see an A coin these are ace coins. You do not have to get them to advance to the next level, but they do count for 100 percent. There will be a hill with a shy guy on top of it and a bean stalk. Climb the bean stalk pick up the 1st or 2nd veggie. Its a magic potion throw that down enter it to get a mushroom now you have 3 hearts instead of two. You can pick up the other veggies in the portion areas to get coins as well. After that just continue heading right.

Now you can do two things here with Luigi. You can take the bottom path which the game wants you to take. Enter the door, climb the beanstalk head right and take out the Ninjas. Then head back out you will be on the top part. One of the veggies there is another mushroom. It should be noted that another A coin is in the path your supposed to take. If you don't care about getting the Ace coin have luigi squat down and do a power jump he will be able to leap to the top path. Then climb the beanstalk with the beetle like enemy on it. You will climb upward and get more A Coins. Be sure to check vases as they can hold secret items. Climb all the way up to the first showdown. Your opponent here is Birdo. Jump on the eggs to pick them up and throw them back at her. She will go down in 3 hits and give you the crystal. Pick up the Crystal and go through the falcon like heads mouth

1-2 This level is short you will start off on hills but notice a bird on a flying carpet. If playing as Luigi and Mario you can do a power jump, land on the bird, pick him up, and throw him off to get a magic carpet ride. Toad and Peach will have to wait to the bird dives down. Ride the Carpet to the other side take the lower way to get a A coin but then head upward to get the other A coin. In the meantime watch out for the flying shy guys. You want to go down the first vase as it has a potion. Come back out of the vase with it throw it midways to enter to get a mushroom. The second vase has the key needed to open the unlock door. Go down the second vase pick up the key and run. The haunted mask will chase you as long as you have the key. If the mask enemy gets close to you drop the key and he will stop chasing you. Take the key to the door and enter. Defeat the Snifits and watch their bullets and get more A coins. Pick up a bomb and throw it to the rock wall. Do this a few times. Defeat the jumping Snifit and block that rock up. Climb the latter there should be one more bomb left. Use it to blow the blocks on the top part. Throw the potion and get another mushroom. Head right and now your on the high hill. Head left to take out the Ninja and Snifit. There is another A coin and another potion if you want it. Head back to the right to get another showdown with Birdo. Deal with her like you did before

1-3- You will start off with lots of hills and two snif it enemies. Dodge the bullets there are A coins hidden. Head right and deal with the enemies. There is a potion on the bridge throw it to get another mushroom. Head right again looking for Ace Coins. You will come across a hill with three shy guys on it. Go past that to a medium platform. One of them has a Potion carry it back to the hill with the shy guys and use it to get another potion. Then head back right. You want to bypass the door to the fort as there is a spring hill there. Jump on the spring hill to get another A coin. Now enter the Fort. You want to use the chains to climb upward. Also look out for A coins. You will sometimes need to use mushroom blocks to give you a lift or take out the spark enemies. There is the top room it has a key in it. Pick up the key and run. For Luigi don't try to run down with the key in your hand. Let gravity do the work for you. Just fall down and steer Luigi the way you want to go. Eventually you will land on the bottom platforms then run downward. Again you can drop the key if you want. Unlock the door at the bottom and enter. Enter the room and proceed right but watch out for enemies and pits to get the last A coin. Then it is showdown with Mouser. Mouser will throw bombs as Luigi you can catch the bombs in mid air and throw them back at him or you can pick up a bomb and throw it at him. In three hits Mouser will go down. Now its onto world 2.

2-1 Welcome to one of the desert worlds. Head right and watch out for the snakes as they will pop up from the sand and vases. Jump up to get the first A coin. You will then come across a golden platform. It has a potion on it. Use that to get your mushroom. After that head right and avoid the quick sand. You will notice another platform has an A coin. Use a veggie or enemy to defeat the fire plant enemies. Behind the fire plant enemies is a another potion you can get another mushroom. Collect another A coin and enter the pyramid. Pick up the sand to dig downward but watch out as when you dig enemies follow you. There are two more A coins. Dig to the bottom and face Birdo Again

2-2 you start off underground climb the stalk/ladder. Head right and you will see the first A coin. But watch out for quicksand and snakes. The first platform has several vases with snakes popping up to spit bullets. Midway on that platform is a potion to use. Throw it just to the right to get you a new mushroom. There is another A coin but now you have the flying shy guys to watch out for. You will notice a door. Enter it and pick up bombs to bast the rocks. You will be able to get to the other side which is a platform with a bunch of shy guys on it. This has another potion for a mushroom if you want it. Exit the hidden room and head right. You will see another platform with those fire plants on it. Avoid the fireballs to get the A coin then head right and downward. Once again you will have sand to dig through. Take the far left path watch out for enemies that is the last A coin. Then head back up and take the right path. Its time for Birdo again except this time Birdo is red. The Red Birdo's will shoot eggs and fireballs at you. Avoid the fireballs and pick up her eggs to deal with her like before.

2-3 Climb the beanstalk and pick up the veggie with the portion on it. Head left to the platform with the shy guys on it. Use the potion to get your mushroom. Head right and you will see an A coin. You will see a hill with a door on it. Luigi can just jump right up there. Other characters have to ride a flying shy guy. A few veggies to the right of where you entered the door is another potion. Use it to get another mushroom. After that head right but look up at the cacti as some of them have A coins you can jump to get. Head right and enter the door. Head down but take the left path to get another A coin. Then use the sound to go all the way to the bottom another Coin is to the left of the bottom door. Enter the door and get the key. Luigi has it easy here just keep jumping up to take the key back to the unlocked door. Enter the unlocked door its a room with other baddies in it but it has more A coins. Defeat the enemies, advance, and pick up the crystal.

Tryclyde- The boss of this world is Try Clyde he shoots fireballs at you in steady streams. What I like to do is form a block of those mushroom blocks. This will stop some of his fireballs. Then use the other blocks to throw them at Try Clyde he will go down in a few hits.

World 3-1

Enter the door to the right. Okay the game wants you to head upward but don't. Fall down the water fall and aim for the center. There is a room in there about 2/3 of the way to the right is a veggie with a potion. Use it to get another mushroom. You will be taken back to the first door you entered world 3 in. Do the same thing again except use the potion to get lots of coins. It should be noted there is an A coin down the waterfall as well just keep trying to you get it. Then head up the waterfall. The clouds can be used as platforms. Deal with the carpet bird like you did in 1-2. Head upward on the carpet and get A coins along the way. Head upward to the beanstalk its another show down with Birdo

3-2- Head right and take out the enemies. There is an A Coin. You will notice a POW block jump on it to get another A coin. Then pick up the POW block it will destroy all enemies around. Head to the left and get another A coin. As Luigi you can jump right out of the pit and head right. If your playing as a different player then don't pick up the POW Block just yet. Head right to the small hill at the end. That has another A coin and a mushroom potion door. The next room is a puzzle. Pick up the first bomb then head down blowing that stone wall up. There should be other bombs as well. You will need careful timing. If you mess up you can always exist the the bombs will reset themselves. Head upward then back down again. Just keep doing this on every latter you see to get the last A coin, and last potion mushroom. The last potion is in a room with a butch of hedgehog enemies. Pick up a bomb and blow the blocks to the right throw the potion there to get the last mushroom. Then its time to face Birdo again deal with her like you did before.

3-3 The next part is a maze so this is a long level. The first part is easy just avoid the enemies and watch out for the flying birds dropping bomb-ombs there is an A coin in plane sight. Then enter the castle. This is where the maze starts. There are several ways to do this. First head right and pick up a POW block throw it and follow it to clear the path. You will notice a door before the key. Enter that door take the Nina and carry it up to the top. Avoid the snifits while carrying the Ninja. There is an A coin to collect as well. Throw the Ninja where it seems like a dead in. Note only Luigi can do this. Jump on the ninja and do a power jump. Head Left avoid the fire enemies then upward to get another coin and the first mushroom. Head back downward or you can head upward for a short cut but you won't get all the A coins. Head back down. Then head out the door you entered. Head upward to that door it has the key follow the path and get A coins. Take the Key and run. Eventually unlock the door. Head into that room and follow the maze. Luigi can take short cuts here. Eventually you will come with the boss

The boss is Robo-Birdo- The robot likes to jump if your on the floor that will stun you. Stay on the chains then pick up the giant eggs to throw back at her. I think she goes down in 6 hits.

World 4- This is one of the hardest worlds in the game.

4-1 This world is full of ice so you will be sliding. If you start to slide jump. The first A coin just requires jumping. The second one is tricky as it is at the end of a slope but if you overshoot you go into the pit. Jump right before it to get it. Oh also avoid the flurry monsters and flying shy guys. The third Coin is the same as the 2nd. The end of the platform is another potion use it to get a mushroom. Head into a room the shy guys will be riding fire cannons. Jump on them to use as platform to get A coins. Then at the end pick up the crystal to advance.

4-2

Use the Pow Block to take out the hedgehog enemies as there is a lot of them. Then head upward. Head right and collect the A coins again be careful not to slide. Enter the door then you will be taken to a room with whales. Use the Whales as a platform and look out for A coins. In the middle will be a platform. That has another potion. Then exit the whale room. Use the cannons the shy guys to cross the spikes. Then defeat Birdo one more time to advanced.

4-3

You will see a Birdo but don't kill her. Jump on the egg to take a ride across the ice waters. Then enter the castle. Head upwards, Watch out for the ice flurry monsters and collect the Coins. Be sure to check all areas for potions as well. You will ten be at the top of the castle. Pick up the portion and head to the very top of the castle rooks. Use that to get another mushroom. You want to put it on the second castle rook. Enter the second door. Ride the red shy guy down across the spikes to get another A coin. Head all the way down and get the key.

Boss Fry-Guy- Now for a real battle. Fry Guy is only weak to mushroom blocks. But beware he will split after a few hits. Throw the blocks to eliminate all of his fire to win.

5-1

Take out the enemies and enter the door. There is a mushroom potion door there. It is tricky to get the mushroom but just keep trying till you get it to appear. Then jump on logs to get the A coins. Note you can use the fish that jump up and down to get other A coins. In the center is a small platform that has another Mushroom Potion on it. Go the the very top and pull the second mushroom block. At the bottom is another potion if you have done this correctly the mushroom will fall down allowing you to get it. You will now face a green Birdo. This Birdo shoots fireballs and can only be defeated with blocks.

5-2

Head up the stalk you will see the first A-coin. Then jump down the vase use a bomb to blow up the bottom floor. Down at the bottom is a potion. Bring it up out of the vase to get the mushroom. The next part is straight forward head to the right. Check for coins as a lot of them will require riding the beetle like enemies. Then head right and up the beanstalk to the far right. Head up the bean stalk you will need to switch back and forth to avoid the snif its and beetle enemies. Also watch out for A-Coins. Then enter the door at top. You will then need to fall downward. Avoid the spikes to get the last A coin. Then enter the room. This time you will be dealing with the Red Birdo

5-3

Now for a fast paced. There is a lot going on in these part of the level. You have fire plants, and birds that drop bomb ombs on top of you. As Luigi the first room you can do a super Jump to get the first coin. Other characters have to ride the birds across. This part also has a mushroom potion once again this is tricky to pull off. After that keep heading right avoid the birds, flame plants, and bomb ombs. Also look out for A-coins as well. Sometimes you can get the bombs to blow walls up for you. Use this to get the mushrooms. Then you will enter the tree. Make your way up the tree looking for A-coins. The tree can be a Maze so explore all areas. After exiting the tree. Hitch a ride on the carpet to the other side its boss time.

Claw Grip- He throws rocks at you. You can pick up his rocks and throw them back at him. He should go down in about 6 hits.

6 Back to the desert.

6-1 is a lot similar to 2-1. You will be able to pick up a potion right off the bat. Enter the magic room but be ready to get the mushroom quick so it does not sink in the quick sand. Other than that its straight forward check the cacti for A-coins on top of them. Avoid or defeat the snakes, and plant enemies. Be sure to check all rooms. Then its time to face the Green Birdo again.

6-2 This is another straight forward level. The problem is you have to make several trips using the birds. Use a bird to go right and get A-coins. The platforms in the middle have mushroom potions. Ride a bird that is flying low back to where you started to get the A-coin. Then ride a bird that is flying high back across. You will do this several times to get everything. Your reward for making it at the end is a rematch with Green Birdo

6-3

This level takes place in the desert. However, there is lot of climbing. Deal with the deserts like you did before. Also be sure to check all the vases out in a room. ONe of them has a key in it, the others have potions and A-coins in them. Then climb the vines and later chains. Again straight forward

Boss-Mouser

Deal with him like you did before. Throw his bombs back at him. Except this time he is more durable. He will eventually go down

7-1

THis plays like world 5 as there will be a lot going on in this state. You have birds dropping bombs at you once again, fire plants, ninjas and so many more. You will need to time your jumps carefully to get all the A-coins. Then try to get the mushrooms. At the end of the state you will need to hitch a ride on a bird to go back. You will be taken to the next part. The next part is a maze that you will be going through and climbing up. Again enemies love to gang up on you in this stage.

7-2 Wart's Castle

This castle is one big maze. Head right and look for A coins. Once in the castle you will see the first door. Don't go through that door just yet. Instead head right and climb upward. There is more A-coins in this area. As you climb up you will notice a door to the left. Make your way to that door. IT briefly takes you out of the castle head downward. There is an A-coin and a mushroom potion down there. Then make your way back to the first door you saw. Enter it and go downward. There is more A-coins and mushroom potions. You will then have to climb back upward. You will be taken to a room with sparks. Again look out for A-coins. You will notice a key is needed to unlock the door. Head to the other door. Birdo is holding the key defeat her to get the key. Then run and dodge the phantom mask. Again you can drop the key if he gets to close to you. Unlock the door and follow the path. You will eventually come to a big room with mushroom blocks. I recommend getting two mushroom blocks ready for battle. Pick up the crystal. The Falcon head will come to live and chase you. Use the mushroom blocks to throw at it. After a few hits it will open up transporting you to Wart's room.

Wart-

Wart mainly attacks by spitting bubbles at you. These bubbles have excellent range. Catch the veggies that the machine catches. Note if wart's bubbles hits a veggie it will dissolve it. Always have a veggie with you in case you get hit. Wart blows bubbles fast. What you want to do is throw a veggie before he spits bubbles. Wart is very durable as it takes several hits. After eating so many veggies Wart will pass out and thus you have defeated the game.

I hope this guide and walk through helps you master this game. As I stated I play the game a lot as Luigi. You can use which character you want to. Just beware it might take you longer and you might have to get creative when it comes to the platforms and jumps. Anyway this completes my guide.