Editing Desert Land

{{redirect|Desert Hill|the course from [[Mario Kart DS]]|[[DS Desert Hills]]}}
{{about|Desert Land, the second world in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the location in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''|[[El Desertland]]}}
{{world infobox
|image=[[File:Desert Hill map.png|400px]]<br>Map in ''Super Mario Advance 4''
|game=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|levels=9
|before=[[Grass Land|<<]]
|after=[[Water Land|>>]]
}}
{{quote|You can stomp on your enemies using [[Goomba's Shoe]]. I have enclosed a jewel that protects you.|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]|[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]}}
'''Desert Land'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=31|date=1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (alternatively '''Desert Hill''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original, ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> the '''Koopahari Desert''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=3 & 17-24|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or the '''Desert World'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>) is the second [[world]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Desert Land is accessed after completing [[Grass Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. It is home to some of the rarest enemies in the game, including the Fire Brothers, the [[Angry Sun]], and a [[tornado]] (an obstacle that is exclusive to the quicksand level). [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]] guards this area and is the boss of Desert Land. The [[kings|king of Desert Land]] is an older bald man, with a white beard and a crown. During the events of the game, he was turned into a spider by Morton; the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' see him turned into a [[Hoopster]]. It contains five levels, two [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, one [[Fire Bro]]ther, a [[fortress]], three [[Toad House]]s, two [[Spade Panel]]s, special quicksand and pyramid stages, and a [[castle]] that has been taken over by an [[airship]]. Most of the levels have quicksand or [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s. The last [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] can be acquired by defeating the hidden Fire Brothers level behind a rock in what appears to be the upper-right corner of the map. In the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, early levels of this world have a light blue sky while the later levels have a pink sky.

Going by the world map included in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', World 2 is bordered to the south of [[Grass Land|World 1]], and is northwest of [[Water Land|World 3]].

Desert Land has the following levels:
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!width="5%"|Level
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Summary
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|[[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-1]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-1 Screenshot.png]]
|The first level of Desert Land. The level introduces the [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]] and the [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]].
|-
|[[World 2-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-2]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-2 Screenshot.png]]
|This level takes place in a hilly area with many quicksand fields and a oasis filled with [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s.
|-
|{{world link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-F Screenshot.png]]
|The fortress of Desert Land is a building with two stories and several enemies inside. The stage introduces [[Thwomp]]s and [[Boo|“Boo” Diddly]]s.
|-
|[[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-3]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-3 Screenshot.png]]
|This level is set in an area with some small pyramids composed of blocks and platforms.
|-
|{{world link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-D Screenshot.png]]
|An area filled with quicksand pits. The [[Angry Sun]] resides here and will follow the player through the whole level.
|-
|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-4]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-4 Screenshot.png]]
|A level filled with [[Goomba]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, and [[Boomerang Bro]]thers.
|-
|[[World 2-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-5]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-5 Screenshot.png]]
|Another level that takes place in an open desert area. This level introduces the [[Chain Chomp]].
|-
|{{world link|2|pyramid|World 2-Pyramid}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-P Screenshot.png]]
|The player begins this level in an open area, but the majority of the level takes place inside a big pyramid. The interiors of the pyramid are composed of an underground maze filled with [[Buzzy Beetle]]s.
|-
|{{world link|2|airship3|World 2-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-A Screenshot.png]]
|The second [[Airship]] level in the game, manned by [[Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|-
|World 2-[[File:BoomerangBro-Map-SMB3.png|link=Boomerang Bro]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-E1 Screenshot.png]]
|Two Boomerang Brothers travel the main area of the map. Both of their arenas feature one Boomerang Brother on a ledge that the player needs to defeat. One will drop a [[Hammer]], whereas the other will drop a [[Music Box]].
|-
|World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png|link=Fire Bro]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-E2 Screenshot.png]]
|One pair of Fire Brothers move around in the hidden oasis area of the map, accessible by destroying a rock near World 2-4 with a Hammer. Their arena is the same as the Boomerang Brothers' one, though with one Fire Brother at ground level. Defeating the two Fire Brothers will reward the player with the third and final [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] in the game.
|}

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:DesertLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Desert Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Desert Land (as it was usually called) was the setting of several episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Much like in the game, it was depicted as a vast desert filled with pyramids and palm trees.

"'''[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]'''": After the Koopalings conquer [[Giant Land]], [[Larry|Cheatsy]] suggests that the next land they take over should be Desert Land.

"'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]'''": The first episode where this world is shown as the title card. [[Lemmy|Hip]] and [[Iggy|Hop]] enter the Mushroomkhamen family tomb to steal the sarcophagus of [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]. The theft awakens [[Queen Mushroomkhamen]], who chases the Koopa twins through Desert Land, but loses them when they hide in a pipe, and starts wrecking havoc. Mario and his friends travel to Desert Land to stop Queen Mushroomkhamen, but the mummy mistakes Mario for her son and takes him back to her tomb, where she expects him to stay, despite what Mario tells her. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad buy a map to the pyramids from [[Toad's cousin]], and notice that Mario resembles Princess Mushroomkhamen. This leads to them getting the stolen sarcofagus back from [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], which they return to Queen Mushroomkhamen to prove that Mario is not her son. Despite this, Queen Mushroomkhamen mistakes Luigi for her husband, and proceeds to chase him through Desert Land.

"'''[[The Beauty of Kootie]]'''": The second episode where this world is shown as the title card. While taking a bath in his palace, the [[Sultan]] of a palace (implied but not stated to be in Desert Land) is startled when oil comes gushing out of the faucet. Mario and Luigi are called in to investigate, and they conclude that the pipes connected to the nearby oasis have gotten crossed with pipes from a nearby oil well. It turns out to be a plot by the Koopas to steal oil for the Doom Ship, with Cheatsy and [[Wendy|Kootie Pie]] working on the pipes in the basement of the palace. After a long series of events, Mario and Luigi chase the Koopas out of the palace, and finally out of the palace, accidentally destroying the palace in the process. Luigi then uses a [[magic wand|wand]] that one of the Koopalings dropped to restore the palace back to normal.

"'''[[Do the Koopa]]'''": When Bowser gets ahold of the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], he uses its power to make everyone in the Mushroom World dance endlessly. At one point, the trees, a sphinx and even the sun in what appears to be Desert Land are all shown to be dancing.

"'''[[Crimes R Us]]'''": As part of [[Crime Wave Clyde]]'s plan to get rid of Mario and Luigi, Cheatsy blackmails a [[Toad (species)|mushroom boy]] in the desert into luring the Mario Bros. into an underground dungeon. Crime Wave Clyde and [[Morton|Big Mouth Koopa]] lock Mario and Luigi in the dungeon, where they are pursued by a [[Boom Boom]], [[Ptooie]]s, [[Sledge Bro]]thers and [[Thwomp]]s. After being double-crossed by the Koopas, Crime Wave Clyde frees Mario and Luigi from the dungeon to help him get revenge on them.

Also, when Bowser is about to announce the ultimate crime for his children to pull off, Cheatsy suggests pilfering the pyramids of the "Koopahari Desert". This is the only instance the desert is referred to as such in the cartoon series.

"'''[[The Venice Menace]]'''": The third and final episode where this world is shown as the title card. While walking through Desert Land, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad are taken by surprise when a [[Venice pizza man|gondolier]] from [[Venice]] drops out of a pipe. He explains that a sea monster (actually the [[Doom Sub]]) is scaring everyone out of the city. Mario and Luigi then head to Venice to sort out the issue. In the end, Mario gets rid of the Doom Sub by warping it to Desert Land, possibly damaging it in the process.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
Though never identified by name, the desert featured in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story "[[Just Deserts]]" is presumably Desert Land. In the story, Bowser has set up a base in a hard light holographic pyramid, which Mario and Luigi destroy by pressing the deactivation button after rescuing the kidnapped [[Mushroom King]].

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
The Koopahari Desert appears prominently in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]''; after [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]] invents a cloning machine called [[GLOM]], he, [[Bowser]], and [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] set up shop in Fort Koopa, their desert fortress, since GLOM creates its clones out of sand, which the Koopahari Desert obviously has an abundant supply of. Creatures that can be encountered by Mario among the sand dunes on his way to Fort Koopa include [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s, a nest of [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s, some [[Dry Bones]], and a single [[Chain Chomp]]. Upon arrival, Mario also recognizes the distinct smell of Fort Koopa,<ref>{{cite|quote=All of a sudden, a terrible odor wafts over the side of the ship. "I'd know that smell anywhere," says Mario, holding his nose. "We're at Fort Koopa."|title=''Double Trouble''|page=111-112|publisher=Simon and Schuster|language=en-us|author=Bosco, Clyde|date=June 1, 1991}}</ref> which suggests that it is the same fortress he had previously visited. In the book's successful ending, it crumbles in an explosion of smoke, lightning and strange machine parts.

After putting on a pair of cursed sneakers secretly given to her by [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]] for her birthday in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is forced to travel from her castle to the Koopahari Desert, and the Mario Bros. can choose to follow her, though they quickly lose track of the princess, possibly after learning from her that they need to get a special pair of boots out the castle. In this book, an underground tunnel the Mario Bros. can discover in the desert leads to [[Pipe Land|Pipe World]], and enemies they can encounter on the surface include a flock of [[Tweeter]]s and a lone Shy Guy.

===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:Koopahari Desert.jpg|thumb|left|The Koopahari Desert depicted in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' film, with [[Dinohattan]] in the distance.]]
[[File:KoopahariTunnel.jpg|thumb|The unfinished tunnel entrance to the Koopahari Desert.]]
The desert appears in the live-action ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, here called the "Koopahari Desert", where it makes up the majority of the barren, desolate [[Dinohattan]] planet. Escaping [[Koopa's Tower]], [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]] steal a police vehicle and lead other police on a chase through the Dinohattan city. They take a tunnel labeled "Koopahari Desert Tunnel" that the vehicle GPS warns the brothers is unfinished. The car shuts down functions and continues driving off the ledge of unfinished road until being caught by a growth of fungus, which is later revealed to be Dinohattan's [[King (film character)|King]]. 
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==Maps==
;''Super Mario Bros. 3''
[[File:SMB3 Full map World 2.gif|frame|left]]
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;''Super Mario All-Stars''
[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2 Map.png|frame|left]]
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Desert Hill SMAS-SMB3 oasis.png|The oasis is in the shape of a Roman "3", referring to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (as seen in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'')
SMA4 Hidden Block.png|{{world|2|pyramid}}
SMB3 World 2-Fire Bro Whistle.png|[[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] in World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png]]
Desert_Hill.jpg|[[Fire Mario]] in Desert Land
TAOSMB3 Mind Your Mummy Mommy Mario title card.png|"[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]"
TAOSMB3 The Beauty of Kootie title card.png|"[[The Beauty of Kootie]]"
TAOSMB3 The Venice Menace title card.png|"[[The Venice Menace]]"
</gallery>

==Media==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ワールド２ {{ruby|砂漠|さばく}}の{{ruby|国|くに}}
|JpnR=Wārudo2 Sabaku no Kuni
|JpnM=World 2: Desert Land (alternatively "Desert Hill"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|page=31|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|ChiS=沙漠王国
|ChiSR=Shāmò Wángguó
|ChiSM=Desert Land
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NW411c7FS/?p=1 超级马里奥兄弟3【中文版】]</ref>
|Dut=Woestijnland
|DutM=Desert Land
|DutC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ85O3yNh0k The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)]</ref>
|Fin=Autiomaa
|FinM=Desert Land
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBrSy_jG0I The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]]</ref>
|Fre=Colline déserte
|FreM=Desert hill
|Fre2=Pays-désert
|Fre2M=Desert-land
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet''
|Fre3=Regnè du Désert
|Fre3M=Desert Kingdom
|Fre3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlr1zq91RDw&list=PLaFoLvczabwbb5ANoo18Mvytk_HLBN74Z Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 001 Les koopas ninjas géants]</ref>
|Fre3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger=Land der Wüste
|GerM=Land of Desert/Desert Land
|Ger2=Wüsteland
|Ger2M=Desert Land
|Ger2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmY3CkK39Y&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=6 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas]</ref>
|Ger2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita=Mondo del Deserto
|ItaM=Desert World
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita2=Il deserto
|Ita2M=The desert
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=38}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Club Nintendo'', ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|Ita3=Regno del Deserto
|Ita3M=Desert Kingdom
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ZYO7Huez8&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja]</ref>
|Ita3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
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|Ita4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYUZfpwwKCU (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3]</ref>
|Ita4N=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Nor=Ørkenland
|NorM=Desert Land
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBG-CcHioI Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#1 - Norsk tale]</ref>
|Pol=Suchylandię
|PolM=Dry Land
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqa8-FPjBLk Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 01 - Wielkie podliwe i klamliwe Koopa Ninja]</ref>
|PorA=Terra Deserta
|PorAM=Desert Land
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|title=''VideoGame'' magazine issue 8A|page=10|language=pt-br|publisher=Editora Sigla|date=November 1991}}</ref>
|PorA2=Reino do Deserto
|PorA2M=Desert Kingdom
|PorA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6uzQZCyUJY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninjas Gigantes (Dublagem Herbert Richers) INCOMPLETA]</ref>
|PorA2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''; Herbert Richers dub
|PorA3=Reino dos Desertos
|PorA3M=Desert Kingdom
|PorA3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TyQDw-9w3k&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlKzei6E5Sb9E0Ydg2EEPGh Super Mario Bros. 3 - Os Terríveis Ninjas Koopas Gigantes (Dublagem Uniarthe)]</ref>
|PorA3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''; Uniarthe dub
|PorE=País do Deserto
|PorEM=Desert Land
|PorEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQYOA3LbGQ Ep. 1 e Ep. 2 - As Aventuras de Super Mario 3 PT-PT (Dialectus)]</ref>
|Rom=Țara deșertului
|RomM=Land of the desert
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|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Rus=Пустыняленд
|RusR=Pustynjalend
|RusM=Desert Land
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBNlrdjayCE&list=PLsSyf51DZDU1IGgYh2-p18Z0PEz1jW53G&index=2 Мультфильм Супер Марио - 1 серия]</ref>
|Spa=Colina Desierta
|SpaM=Desert Hill
|Spa2=Reino del Desierto
|Spa2M=Desert Kingdom
|Spa2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4SouY4twkE&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=2 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 02 - Los Tramposos Mentirosos Koopas Ninjas Gigantes]</ref>
|Spa2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''; Latin American dub and Castilian Spanish re-dub
|Spa3=Tierra del Desierto
|Spa3M=Desert Land
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|Swe=Ökenland
|SweM=Desert Land
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCVx29xN3DA&list=PLxFcguXyn2GqZhdcXT2-4r_KUtNLmRb_H&index=1 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 1 - Swedish]</ref>
}}

==References==
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