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|title=Dark Land | |title=Dark Land | ||
|image= | |image=Dark Land 2.png | ||
|width=250px | |||
|greater_location=[[Mushroom World]] | |greater_location=[[Mushroom World]] | ||
|capital= | |capital= | ||
|ruler=[[Bowser]] | |ruler=[[Bowser]] | ||
|inhabitants= | |inhabitants=[[Rocky Wrench]]es, [[Fire Bro]]thers | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dark Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (alternatively '''Castle of Koopa'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original and ''Super Mario All-Stars'' International ending.</ref> or '''[[Bowser's Castle]]'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref>) is the eighth and final [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A stark contrast to the rest of the [[Mushroom World]], Dark Land is a wasteland-inspired area untouched by sunlight, filled with skulls and flames. One of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. It is shown to be south of [[Ice Land]] and to the north of [[Sky Land]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | |||
It is | Dark Land is [[Bowser]]'s kingdom, and it is the place where his main castle stands. It is also the [[Koopa Troop]]'s main base of operations in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Large numbers of [[tank]]s and [[airship]]s patrol these lands, which most [[level]]s take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. This is the only world in the game that does not have any [[Toad House]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]thers patrolling the map, or [[Spade Panel]]s in it. | ||
It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via [[Warp Zone]] (notably, both [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]s from [[Grass Land]] can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the [[kings]]). | |||
==Level information== | |||
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!Preview | !Preview | ||
!Summary | !Summary | ||
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|{{world link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}} | |{{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}} | ||
|[[File:SMB3 SNES Tank Screenshot.png|256px]] | |[[File:SMB3 SNES Tank Screenshot.png|256px]] | ||
|One of the tank levels and the first level of Dark Land, this is an autoscrolling level with many [[cannon]]s that fire [[cannonball]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s. | |One of the tank levels and the first level of Dark Land, this is an autoscrolling level with many [[cannon]]s that fire [[cannonball]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s. | ||
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|{{world link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}} | |{{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}} | ||
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-B Screenshot.png|256px]] | |[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-B Screenshot.png|256px]] | ||
|Another autoscrolling level with many cannons, this time on ships over water. | |Another autoscrolling level with many cannons, this time on ships over water. | ||
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|{{world link|8|hand|World 8-Hand Traps}} | |{{world-link|8|hand|World 8-Hand Traps}} | ||
|[[File:Hand Trap SMAS.gif|256px]] | |[[File:Hand Trap SMAS.gif|256px]] | ||
|A group of three levels that contain many traps. | |A group of three levels that contain many traps. | ||
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|{{world link|8|airforce|World 8-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}} | |{{world-link|8|airforce|World 8-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}} | ||
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-A Screenshot.png|256px]] | |[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-A Screenshot.png|256px]] | ||
|Another autoscrolling level, though this one moves quicker, has small platforms, and takes place in the air. | |Another autoscrolling level, though this one moves quicker, has small platforms, and takes place in the air. | ||
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|The second of two standard levels in Dark World, this level reintroduces the [[Angry Sun]] from [[Desert Land]]. | |The second of two standard levels in Dark World, this level reintroduces the [[Angry Sun]] from [[Desert Land]]. | ||
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|{{world link|8|fort|World 8-Fortress}} | |{{world-link|8|fort|World 8-Fortress}} | ||
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-F Screenshot.png|256px]] | |[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-F Screenshot.png|256px]] | ||
|The [[fortress]] level which is made up of a maze of doors and traps. | |The [[fortress]] level which is made up of a maze of doors and traps. | ||
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|{{world link|8|tank3|World 8-Super Tank}} | |{{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Super Tank}} | ||
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-ST Screenshot.png|256px]] | |[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-ST Screenshot.png|256px]] | ||
|Another autoscrolling tank level with many cannons and enemies. | |Another autoscrolling tank level with many cannons and enemies. | ||
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|{{world link|8|bowser3|World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)}} | |{{world-link|8|bowser3|World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)}} | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:SMB3 Bowser Battle.png|256px]] | ||
|The final level of the game and is where [[Bowser]] is keeping [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] captive. | |The final level of the game and is where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] is keeping [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] captive. | ||
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The episodes | ==''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''== | ||
[[File:DarkLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Dark Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]] | |||
As it is home to Bowser and the [[Koopalings]], Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]]. | |||
The episodes in which this world is shown as the title card are "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", "[[Do the Koopa]]", "[[Crimes R Us]]", "[[Recycled Koopa]]" and "[[Super Koopa]]". | |||
Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes: | Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes: | ||
*'''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''': In order to give [[Wendy|Kootie Pie]] rulership of the [[United States of America]] as a birthday present, Bowser transports the [[White House]], along with everyone inside, to Dark Land. Bowser later sinks the White House to the bottom of the [[Mushroom Sea]]. However, Mario managed to raise the White House to the surface, and with Luigi's help, was able to return the building to its proper spot to [[Washington, D.C.]] | *'''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''': In order to give [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] rulership of the [[United States of America]] as a birthday present, Bowser transports the [[White House]], along with everyone inside, to Dark Land. Bowser later sinks the White House to the bottom of the [[Mushroom Sea]]. However, Mario managed to raise the White House to the surface, and with Luigi's help, was able to return the building to its proper spot to [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
*'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]''': Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travel through Dark Land via a [[Steam Cloud Balloon]] to recover [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]'s stolen sarcophagus, only for it to get flung into a tower of Kastle Koopa by a [[Mushroom Kingdom]] [[tornado|twister]]. Luigi then uses the remnants of the Steam Cloud Balloon to construct a [[steam powered mummy sled]], which he, Princess Toadstool and Toad use to escape from Kastle Koopa, and subsequently, Dark Land. | *'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]''': Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travel through Dark Land via a [[Steam Cloud Balloon]] to recover [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]'s stolen sarcophagus, only for it to get flung into a tower of Kastle Koopa by a [[Mushroom Kingdom]] [[tornado|twister]]. Luigi then uses the remnants of the Steam Cloud Balloon to construct a [[steam powered mummy sled]], which he, Princess Toadstool and Toad use to escape from Kastle Koopa, and subsequently, Dark Land. | ||
*'''[[Princess Toadstool for President]]''': After discovering that Bowser in ahead in the polls for leadership over the Mushroom Kingdom only by using a [[Nice Guy Potion]], Mario and Luigi travel to Dark Land in order stop [[Ludwig|Kooky]] and [[Larry|Cheatsy]] from making another dose before the election. Upon arriving in Dark Land, Mario and Luigi are pursued by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in tanks, which chase them through a pipe into a lava-filled cavern. From that point, Mario and Luigi then have to deal with [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s and a [[Fire Snake]] before making it to Kastle Koopa. | *'''[[Princess Toadstool for President]]''': After discovering that Bowser in ahead in the polls for leadership over the Mushroom Kingdom only by using a [[Nice Guy Potion]], Mario and Luigi travel to Dark Land in order stop [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] and [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] from making another dose before the election. Upon arriving in Dark Land, Mario and Luigi are pursued by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in tanks, which chase them through a pipe into a lava-filled cavern. From that point, Mario and Luigi then have to deal with [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s and a [[Fire Snake]] before making it to Kastle Koopa. | ||
*'''[[Never Koop a Koopa]]''': When Bowser announces that he is giving up his evil ways, he donates Kastle Koopa to Princess Toadstool. Deciding she wants to turn Kastle Koopa into a retirement home for elderly [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]]s, Princess Toadstool travels to Dark Land with Mario to check the place out. However, Luigi is wary of the whole thing. He and Toad travel to Dark Land after Mario and Princess Toadstool, where they wait in a boat on the Mushroom Sea for their friends to return from Kastle Koopa. When Mario and Princess Toadstool fail to come out after waiting for a long time, Luigi drags Toad into the Mushroom Sea, and both enter Kastle Koopa via a drainpipe. Discovering that the whole ordeal turned out to be a trap, the group of four reunite and later escape from Kastle Koopa after obtaining [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Power]]. | *'''[[Never Koop a Koopa]]''': When Bowser announces that he is giving up his evil ways, he donates Kastle Koopa to Princess Toadstool. Deciding she wants to turn Kastle Koopa into a retirement home for elderly [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]]s, Princess Toadstool travels to Dark Land with Mario to check the place out. However, Luigi is wary of the whole thing. He and Toad travel to Dark Land after Mario and Princess Toadstool, where they wait in a boat on the Mushroom Sea for their friends to return from Kastle Koopa. When Mario and Princess Toadstool fail to come out after waiting for a long time, Luigi drags Toad into the Mushroom Sea, and both enter Kastle Koopa via a drainpipe. Discovering that the whole ordeal turned out to be a trap, the group of four reunite and later escape from Kastle Koopa after obtaining [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Power]]. | ||
*'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': Princess Toadstool discovers a map leading to the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], which is hidden in the underground [[Temple of Gloom]]. Mario, Luigi and Toad accompany Princess Toadstool to Dark Land, but they are immediately spotted by a [[Dry Bones]], who heads to Kastle Koopa to warn Bowser of their arrival. As Bowser is sick, he orders [[Roy|Bully]], [[Morton|Big Mouth]], and Cheatsy to follow the Dry Bones, who leads them to where the heroes are traveling. Mario's group brave the cavern's many traps and ultimately make it to the Temple of Gloom, where they succeed in obtaining the Doom Dancer. However, a trap set up by Bully causes Mario to lose the Doom Dancer, which winds up in Bully's hands. Bully then brings uses the Doom Dancer's power to bring everyone back to Kastle Koopa, where Bowser, who is unable to hear well due to his cold, takes the Doom Dancer from Bully. Bowser then uses the Doom Dancer to force everyone in the [[Mushroom World]] to dance forever, but the Mario Bros. foil his plan. | *'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': Princess Toadstool discovers a map leading to the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], which is hidden in the underground [[Temple of Gloom]]. Mario, Luigi and Toad accompany Princess Toadstool to Dark Land, but they are immediately spotted by a [[Dry Bones]], who heads to Kastle Koopa to warn Bowser of their arrival. As Bowser is sick, he orders [[Roy Koopa|Bully]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]], and Cheatsy to follow the Dry Bones, who leads them to where the heroes are traveling. Mario's group brave the cavern's many traps and ultimately make it to the Temple of Gloom, where they succeed in obtaining the Doom Dancer. However, a trap set up by Bully causes Mario to lose the Doom Dancer, which winds up in Bully's hands. Bully then brings uses the Doom Dancer's power to bring everyone back to Kastle Koopa, where Bowser, who is unable to hear well due to his cold, takes the Doom Dancer from Bully. Bowser then uses the Doom Dancer to force everyone in the [[Mushroom World]] to dance forever, but the Mario Bros. foil his plan. | ||
*'''[[Recycled Koopa]]''': The Koopas are ordered to dump all their garbage, and the place they do so is in Princess Toadstool's Castle. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad manage to steal one of the Koopa Kids' wands to remove all the garbage and send it back where it came from. The heroes believe the Koopas will try again and spy on them with Luigi's [[Plumber's Periscope]], and see the Koopalings dumping garbage down another pipe leading to the Real World. | *'''[[Recycled Koopa]]''': The Koopas are ordered to dump all their garbage, and the place they do so is in Princess Toadstool's Castle. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad manage to steal one of the Koopa Kids' wands to remove all the garbage and send it back where it came from. The heroes believe the Koopas will try again and spy on them with Luigi's [[Plumber's Periscope]], and see the Koopalings dumping garbage down another pipe leading to the Real World. | ||
*'''[[The Venice Menace]]''': Although Dark Land is unseen in this episode, Bowser's intention is to scare all the humans out of [[Venice]] so that he can warp the entire city to Dark Land and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie. | *'''[[The Venice Menace]]''': Although Dark Land is unseen in this episode, Bowser's intention is to scare all the humans out of [[Venice]] so that he can warp the entire city to Dark Land and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie. | ||
==''Nintendo Adventure Books''== | |||
Dark Land is the setting of the fourth [[Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', where Bowser has a [[magic carpet]] bring Luigi to the kingdom to help (whether he wants to or not) in the search for Wendy O. Koopa after the Koopaling disappears. The two main areas of the region that can be explored in the book are a gloomy and trap-filled fortress, and a highly volcanic area known as the Magma Pits. | Dark Land is the setting of the fourth [[Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', where Bowser has a [[magic carpet]] bring Luigi to the kingdom to help (whether he wants to or not) in the search for Wendy O. Koopa after the Koopaling disappears. The two main areas of the region that can be explored in the book are a gloomy and trap-filled fortress, and a highly volcanic area known as the Magma Pits. | ||
In the proceeding book, ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Dark Land (though here referred to as '''Dark World''') is mentioned once by [[ | In the proceeding book, ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Dark Land (though here referred to as '''Dark World''') is mentioned once by [[Ludwig von Koopa]], who states that he intends to take his new ballet, ''Dribbling Beauty'', on a seven-year tour of the kingdom. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Dark_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land | Dark_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land. | ||
Castle of Koopa NES.png|Map in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s original NES release | |||
World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's message | World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's message | ||
SMAS SMB3 World 7 Letter.png|Bowser's message in the SNES version | SMAS SMB3 World 7 Letter.png|Bowser's message in the SNES version | ||
SMA4 Bowser Message World 8.png|Bowser's message in the GBA version | SMA4 Bowser Message World 8.png|Bowser's message in the GBA version | ||
SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|Peach screaming for help in the GBA version | SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|Peach screaming for help in the GBA version | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=ワールド８ {{hover|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{hover|国|くに}}<ref name="Ankoku">''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref><br>''Wārudo 8 Ankoku no Kuni''<br>カメ帝国<ref name="Teikoku">''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 10.</ref><br>''Kame Teikoku'' | ||
|JapM=World 8: Dark Land (alternatively "Castle of Kuppa"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)<br><br>Turtle Empire<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' English instruction booklet, page 10.</ref> (''Super Mario Bros.'' manual) | |||
| | |SpaA=Castillo de Bowser<br>Reino de las Sombras <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small> | ||
|SpaAM=Bowser's Castle<br>Kingdom of the Shadows | |||
| | |Fra=Château de Bowser<br>Pays-noir <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet'')</small> | ||
|FraM=Bowser's castle<br>Dark-land | |||
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|Ger=Dunkelland | |Ger=Dunkelland | ||
|GerM=Dark Land | |GerM=Dark-Land | ||
| | |Rom=Tărâmul întunecat <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode [[Princess Toadstool for President]])</small><br>Regatul Koopa <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode [[Up, Up, and a Koopa]])</small> | ||
|RomM=Dark land<br>Koopa kingdom | |||
|Ita=Terra Oscura | |||
|ItaM=Dark Land | |||
|PorA=Terra das Trevas<ref>''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A, p. 22, Editora Sigla, november/1991.</ref> | |||
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|PorAM=Land of the Darkness | |PorAM=Land of the Darkness | ||
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== | ==Trivia== | ||
*According to [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] in the Japanese instruction manual, the kingdom's activity was top secret even to the [[Koopalings]], as he claims Bowser was exclusively in charge.<ref name="Ankoku"/> | |||
| | *The background music for Dark Land was covered for the minigames [[Skateboard Scamper]] and [[Piranha's Pursuit]], from ''[[Mario Party]]''. | ||
*Dark Land's background music in the NES version was sampled in the song "King Bowser" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which is an arrangement of Bowser's battle theme. | |||
**Dark Land's music can also be heard in [[Bowser Castle (DS)|Bowser Castle]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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