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System:
Game Boy Advance
Publisher:
Nintendo of America
Developer:
Fuse Games Limited
UPC: 45496734381

Released: 10-01-04
Players: 1
ESRB: E

Game Genre:
Action, Simulation
Game Perspective:
3rd-Person Perspective
Genre Sport:
PinballPinball
Genre Non-Sport:
PinballPinball
Game Misc:
Licensed TitleLicensed Title

Price Guide (USD):
Loose:  $7.49
Complete:  $19.98
New:  $38.99
Rarity:  4/10

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Mario Pinball Land (GBA) - Game Boy Advance

Mario Pinball Land is an Action, Simulation game developed by Fuse Games Limited and published by Nintendo of America Inc. in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.

Mario Pinball Land

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Rating: 7.8 (55 votes)

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Mario Pinball Land Box Description

Jumping has always helped Mario perform heroic feats, but in Mario Pinball Land, the plumber must learn how to roll to rescue the princess. When Bowser kidnaps Peach and escapes to another dimension, a scientist transforms Mario into a ball to chase after the fiend. Now you must use your flippers to shoot a much rounder Mario into doors that lead to new areas. In his new form, Mario is also useful for knocking down enemies, picking up special bonuses, and finding power-ups.

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Mario Pinball Land Featured Review

Mario Pinball Land Review by: kabenon007 - 6.6/10

Pinball Plumber
The sky is falling! Women and children first! A Mario game receives a low score! Yes, it's true folks. I did not like this game. Now, before you go about getting your trousers in a twist, I understand some people out there may enjoy this game. In fact, I could have enjoyed this game. I should have enjoyed this game. But the simple fact of it is: I didn't. And I'll tell you why.

But first, the setup. (Insert classic Mario storyline here) For those who don't know, that means Peach is kidnapped by Bowser by encasing her in a ball and shooting her off to his castle. Mario gets shoved inside of a ball to give chase. Why this is a necessity, I have no idea. The result is your standard Mario quest of defeating enemies to collect stars and using those stars to unlock the next arena door. While in the form of a pinball.

See, it sounds great, doesn't it? An excuse for a new type of Mario game. And it is most definitely a Mario game. The power ups, the enemies, the sound effects and music; all is distinctly Mario. And the graphics are fantastic. Everything appears crisp and clean on the screen, even when things get hectic, with Marioball careening around the table/iceworld/sandworld/whatever world you happen to inhabit, the denizens of said world getting blown to starry bits when hit by the mustachioed ball of plumber.

So why the harsh score? If this stays true to the Mario formula, and it looks and sounds great, why aren't I extolling its praises? There's one thing that the developers didn't really think about, if you want to know my opinion, which I assume you do since you're reading this review. They didn't think that the world of Mario and the world of pinball don't really mesh well together. Think about it. Mario's quest is about collecting a singular item called Stars, and these only appear onscreen one at a time. You must hit them exactly with the Marioball in order to pick them up. And they are usually timed. See the problem here? The collection aspect of Mario does not fuse well with the fast paced action that is pinball. First you must make the star appear by accomplishing some task on the level. This good be hitting switches, enemies, what have you. But they all involve scoring precision shots, usually in quick succession. And then once the star appears you have to collect it, which requires another precise shot. If you fail to collect the star or complete the rapid succession moves, you must start over. This, needless to say, leads to a lot of repetition, and just for one star.

Each "table," each standard Mario world, has doors with Star values on it. If you hit them when you have enough stars, you will unlock the door and advance to the next "world." If, however, you lose the ball like you would in a game of pinball, Mario will get chucked back through the door to the world he was in previously, and the door closes again. Usually this world has nothing more to offer you, so you are forced to once again hit the door twice in order to advance to the next level. Again, more needless repetition. And pinball is already a game about repetition! The game is one long exercise in repeating the same move you had to before in order to advance two steps to take one step back. If Mario is a game about progressing through numbered doors, it just doesn't make much sense.
  Graphics 9   Sound 9   Addictive 4   Depth 5   Story 4   Difficulty 10

Mario Pinball Land Game Description

This is the standard "Bowser has kidnapped the Princess, and Mario must rescue her" story. In this case, the Princess is transformed into a ball and launched from a Super Mario 64-style cannon, which a pair of goombas aim directly at Bowser's Castle. Mario is also transformed into a ball and chases after her.

There are 5 levels, each consisting of a set of pinball tables. Each table has some exits (including the one below the flippers) that Mario can use to move to other tables. Also, each one holds a star, normally obtained by defeating all enemies on the table. Some exits require that Mario has a certain number of stars. To gain access to Bowser's castle, Mario must defeat the bosses of the first 4 levels, which gives him star keys. The game also features a "Time Attack" mode, which allows players to fight already defeated bosses again.

Mario Pinball Land Reviews

Overall 7.8    Graphics 9.5    Sound 8    Addictive 5    Story 5.8    Depth 7.8    Difficulty 9.8


6.1
Reviewing: Mario Pinball Land (T-T)   M4g1cW4rr10r
This is it. It's finally time. Like I promised in my Banjo Kazooie: Gruntilda's Revenge review, toda...
  Graphics 10   Sound 8   Addictive 4   Story 8   Depth 9   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 12-16-12     Updated: 12-16-12     Review Replies: 0

6.6
Pinball Plumber   kabenon007
The sky is falling! Women and children first! A Mario game receives a low score! Yes, it's true folk...
  Graphics 9   Sound 9   Addictive 4   Story 4   Depth 5   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 09-30-12     Review Replies: 3

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Mario Pinball Land   LegolasJJH
    My first impression of Mario Pinball Land was wondering if this was Nintendo's im...
  Graphics 9   Sound 7   Addictive 8   Story 3   Depth 8   Difficulty 9

      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 11-26-12     Updated: 11-27-12     Review Replies: 0

6.1
Reviewing: Mario Pinball Land (T-T) (ACCIDENT COPY)   M4g1cW4rr10r
NOTE: This is an accidental copy of my Mario Pinball Land review. This post will be changed on 12/...
  Graphics 10   Sound 8   Addictive 4   Story 8   Depth 9   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 12-16-12     Updated: 12-16-12     Review Replies: 2

Mario Pinball Land Highscores

madison
1. 5,962,800
TimeTrial: 01:31:07
12-09-12 11:42 PM
Mario Pinball Land - I got 10 stars - User Screenshot
I got 10 stars
dragonslayer444
2. 2,361,100
TimeTrial: 01:59:50
09-05-14 01:07 PM
Mario Pinball Land -  - User Screenshot
SuperSmashBros
3. 2,045,400
TimeTrial: 00:21:47
07-04-13 12:11 PM
Mario Pinball Land -  - User Screenshot
M4g1cW4rr10r
4. 1,823,700
TimeTrial: 00:35:33
11-28-12 05:09 PM
Mario Pinball Land - This was anticipated - User Screenshot
This was anticipated
FaithFighter
5. 1,260,300
TimeTrial: 00:17:11
09-05-14 10:51 AM
Mario Pinball Land - all right... - User Screenshot
all right...
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Comments for Mario Pinball Land

juuldude 07-04-14 - 09:50 AM
 This is surely a weird game and it's difficult since you rather need luck than skill but it's worth the try.
Super Mario 128 11-05-13 - 06:28 PM
 THIS GAME SUUUCKS
mario.ad 02-24-13 - 09:05 AM
 I had this game before
M4g1cW4rr10r 12-16-12 - 06:58 PM
 Yeah, not to mention the bosses are extremely tedious. Be ready to pull out a bill for lightning items!
madison 11-29-12 - 12:29 PM
 It's kind of fun in that you're going around collecting stars like Mario 64, but it can get a little frustrating to get Mario ball to go where you want to.
Davideo7 11-27-12 - 12:01 PM
 I've never played this but it actually looks pretty fun. Might have to give it a shot sometime.
Coyote Staryu 05-11-12 - 10:56 AM
 This game is terrible.
Tyblack15 04-13-12 - 09:00 PM
 i love this game only for nostolga
shadowkyle20 04-08-12 - 11:11 AM
 this game sucks
adi00 03-31-12 - 09:33 AM
 das is geil!!!!!
Lee Hao Ming 12-07-11 - 02:01 AM
 Look likes Pokemon Pinball.
patar4097 07-20-11 - 09:15 PM
 the game is alright, but the graphics are amazing
mahlaz3r 07-10-11 - 09:19 AM
 wow this game is better than mario vs. donkey kong
ChuckNorris123 06-13-11 - 07:47 PM
 hello
yosefw 06-13-11 - 02:23 AM
 best game ever
Shorty13 05-27-11 - 01:58 AM
 really
pikachu980 04-18-11 - 07:53 AM
 THE BEST GAME EVER
dan12 04-09-11 - 12:57 PM
 damn
cju312 03-26-11 - 01:42 PM
 i love it
superhotman14 03-18-11 - 09:56 PM
 damn the graphics like gamecube
ZAD-Man 03-13-11 - 11:24 PM
 But if I have to download the ROM first, why do all the other games work fine without one?
mizo100 02-26-11 - 12:18 PM
 but me in n64 roms i download all the roms and i use him in Pj64
mizo100 02-26-11 - 12:17 PM
 yes
ZAD-Man 02-01-11 - 01:16 PM
 It seems to want to use a zip on my computer....do i have to download the ROM first?
Totts 09-02-10 - 10:29 AM
 weird game, its like mario became sonic and then he flipde out on a flipper (lol)

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