Editing Desert Land

{{location infobox

|image=Desert Hill map.png

|greater_location=[[Mushroom World]]

|rule=Unnamed [[kings|king]]

|inhabitants=[[Boomerang Bro]]thers, [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s, [[Angry Sun]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])

{{quote2|You can stomp on your enemies using [[Goomba's Shoe]]. I have enclosed a jewel that protects you.|Princess Toadstool|[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]}}

'''Desert Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 31.</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>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 3 & 17-24.</ref> or the '''Desert World'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref>) is the second world of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It contains five levels, two [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, one [[Fire Bro]]ther, a [[fortress]], three [[Toad House]]s, two [[Spade Panel]]s, special desert 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.

Desert Land 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 desert level). [[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]].

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

 

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!width="1%"|Preview

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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]].

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|[[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 an oasis filled with [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s.

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|{{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.

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|[[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.

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|{{world-link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}}

|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-D Screenshot.png]]

|The desert is an area filled with quicksand pits. A rare enemy called [[Angry Sun]] resides in this level and will follow the player through the whole level.

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|[[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.

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|[[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]].

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|{{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.

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|{{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.]]

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|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]].

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|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.

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The [[Koopahari Desert]] appears prominently in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]''; after [[Iggy Koopa]] invents a cloning machine called [[GLOM]], he, [[Bowser]], and [[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><i>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."</i> - ''Double Trouble'', pages 111-112</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 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.

[[File:KoopahariTunnel.jpg|thumb|right|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 "Koopahara 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]].  

World2SMB3.png|NES version map

SMB3 World 2-Fire Bro Whistle.png|[[Recorder|Whistle]] in World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png]]

|Jap=ワールド２ <span class="explain" title="さばく">砂漠</span>の<span class="explain" title="くに">国</span><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>

|Spa=Colina Desierta

|SpaM=Desert Hill

|Fra=Colline déserte<br>Pays-désert (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)

|FraM=Desert hill<br>Desert-land

|Rom=Țara deșertului <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

|RomM=Land of the desert

|Ita=Deserto

|ItaM=Desert

|PorA=Terra Deserta<ref>''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A, p. 10, Editora Sigla, november/1991.</ref>