Super Mario Advance 2

Super Mario Advance 2 Unlockables

• In-game reset

  Press and hold Start + Select + A + B while playing the game.

• Extra Mode

  Beat all 96 Levels and you unlock Extra Mode

• Replay castles and fortresses

  After you defeat Bowser, all of the castles and fortresses you defeated will be reopened so you can go back to them. REMEMBER: This was done by defeating Bowser before completing all seven castles.

• Change coins from Yoshi to Princess

  Collect all five Yoshi Coins from each level. An animation will appear showing them change from Yoshi Coins to Princess Coins.

• Music from Mario Brothers

  Enter any of the special levels and remain on the world map. Leave the game idle until the music changes.

• High jump

  Jump with Yoshi by pressing A, then at the peak of your jump press R.

• Alternate Yoshi colors

  Use the following trick to get yellow, blue, red Yoshis in levels other than Star World. Get to the Star World and get one of the Yoshis. You will now be able to get those types of Yoshis in other worlds, and they are fully grown. REMEMBER: This does not always work and sometimes you will still get a green Yoshi.

• Alternate Yoshi message

  Finish the game and go to Yoshi's House or go to Yoshi's House with Yoshi.

• Super Mario 64 music

  Press Select while playing the game at the map screen to display the level status screen. The music that plays in the background on this screen is from the Nintendo 64 game Super Mario 64.

• Alternate opening sequence

  After finishing the whole game, turn on the Game Boy Advance, allow it to idle and watch the opening sequence. After the part where Mario/Luigi have flown with capes over the dolphins, the screen will go blank. It will then show a new scene where Peach rides a green Yoshi with a yellow one following.

• Retro stage

  By clearing all the five levels on Star Road by finding the hidden keys and locks in all of the levels. When you do this on the fifth level, a warp star should appear on the hill in the middle of the map. This will take you to the Special Zone, where you can play on 8 retro levels.

• Ending bonuses

  Finish all 96 goals to get another color scheme for the world map, alternate enemies, a new introduction sequence featuring Yoshi, and other changes. You will also be able to start at any location on the map. Press Select at the main screen, then select a level at the status screen. Press A to start at that level instead of moving to it on the map.

• Unlock Luigi

  Push R at the world map.

• Easy mode

  Push Select in the main title screen for an easier game.