<s>
Mario	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fuse	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
got	O
a	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
proceed	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
collect	O
enough	O
stars	O
to	O
open	O
specific	O
doors	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
element	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
must	O
explore	O
different	O
areas	O
to	O
reach	O
his	O
aim	O
of	O
saving	O
the	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
visit	O
a	O
funfair	O
and	O
wait	O
in	O
line	O
to	O
try	O
a	O
ride	O
called	O
the	O
Air	O
Cannon	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
rider	O
is	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
ball	O
via	O
the	O
Spherasizer	O
and	O
shot	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
Peach	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Spherasizer	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
ball	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
action	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Adrian	O
Barritt	O
and	O
Richard	O
Horrocks	O
,	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Pro	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
series	O
,	O
had	O
founded	O
Fuse	O
Games	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
Barritt	O
"	O
we	O
needed	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
impact	O
before	O
they	O
would	O
even	O
bother	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
us	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
they	O
thought	O
about	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
the	O
possible	O
first	O
area	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
showdown	O
with	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
resources	O
were	O
limited	O
,	O
Fuse	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
resorting	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barritt	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
portable	O
"[an]	O
ideal	O
platform	O
for	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
just	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
knock	O
the	O
ball	O
around	O
for	O
a	O
bit	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
experience	O
on	O
systems	O
like	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
we	O
knew	O
we	O
'd	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
very	O
hard	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Pinball	B-Application
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
product	O
release	O
schedule	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
previously	O
unannounced	O
Mario	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
alongside	O
an	O
untitled	B-Device
new	I-Device
entry	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
e-Reader	O
peripheral	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
May	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Barritt	O
later	O
admitted	O
that	O
during	O
development	O
they	O
wound	O
up	O
not	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
easy	O
enough	O
for	O
pinball	B-Application
beginners	O
as	O
"	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
ball	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Fuse	O
trying	O
to	O
not	O
repeat	O
the	O
same	O
mistakes	O
in	O
follow-up	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
reviews	O
were	O
negative	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
combines	O
Mario	B-Application
with	O
pinball	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
interesting	O
kind	O
of	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
