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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMB Sprite Island (Ground).png|200x200px]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|comparable=[[Mushroom Platform]]
}}

'''Islands'''<ref>{{cite|author=[[Howard Phillips|Phillips, Howard]], and Lynn Griffes, editors|date=1987|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|location=Redmond|publisher=Tokuma Shoten and [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|isbn=4-19-720003-XC|page=6}}</ref> are platforms in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Like [[Mushroom Platform]]s, they often appear as the main source of footing in athletic-themed and sky-themed courses. Most of their appearances use their design from ''Super Mario Bros.'', which consists of a grassy green top supported by a narrower brown base. However, they have also appeared with different designs, in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.''===
[[File:SMB NES World 5-3 Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|left|Islands in World 5-3.]]
Islands occur in large numbers in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-3]], [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]], [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-3]], and [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]], where islands and [[lift]]s are the only platforms available to cross a huge [[pit]]. There are also three each in [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] and [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-3]]: two at the beginning and end of the level, supporting the ends of the [[bridge]], and one in the middle, with the [[checkpoint]] location on top of it.

The islands in World 6-3 have a unique color scheme, being completely gray like the rest of the level. However, ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' removes this distinction, giving these islands the same appearance as the others.

===''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''===
[[File:TLL Sprite Island (Ground).png|frame]]
Islands are also found in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', with their sprite redone to have a more detailed appearance. They appear in many more levels than in ''Super Mario Bros.'', sometimes included in sections that use a variety of platforms. For example, in [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 2-3]], they are mixed with [[bridge]]s, and in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-3]], they are mixed with [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s and [[Hard Block]]s.

''The Lost Levels'' includes islands with multiple alternate palettes. In [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3-3]] and [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-2]], their tops are white and snowy. In [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-3]] and [[World C-3]], the gray palette from ''Super Mario Bros.'' returns. In [[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]], they have green bases and dark purple tops. Once again, though, ''Super Mario All-Stars'' does not have these palette variations.

Islands appear in the following levels:
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*[[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 1-2]] (In the [[Warp Zone]] area leading to [[World 3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3]])
*[[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 1-3]]
*[[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 2-1]]
*[[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 2-3]]
*[[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3-3]]
*[[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 4-3]]
*[[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-2]] (In the Warp Zone area leading to [[World 8 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8]])
*[[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-3]]
*[[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 6-3]]
*[[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-2]]
*[[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-3]]
*[[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]]
*[[World B-3]]
*[[World C-2]]
*[[World C-3]]
}}

===''Super Mario Bros. Special''===

Islands appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. Aside from the color limitations of the game, they have the same appearance as in ''Super Mario Bros.''. In this game, bushes and [[Horsetail|horsehair plant]]s are sometimes planted on islands, though very rarely. This is only seen in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 1-3]], [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 2-3]], and [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5-3]]. This game also contains a small number of islands that are not above [[pit]]s, in [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5-2]] and [[World 6-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6-1]].

Islands appear in the following levels:
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* [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 1-3]]
* [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 2-3]]
* [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 3-3]]
* [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5-2]]
* [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5-3]]
* [[World 6-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6-1]]
* [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6-3]]
* [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 7-3]]
}}

===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' ===
[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 1-6 Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|left|Islands in World 1-6, in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' remake.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', islands are made of wood, reflecting the game's stageplay theming. They are supported by one-block-wide pillars, of which there are one for small islands and two for wider ones. Their tops can be one or two blocks tall; the shorter variant of their tops shares its design with other platforms, including [[lift]]s, platforms that are held up from above, and ones that simply float.

Islands are rare in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and most of their appearances are in small numbers. A platform with the appearance of the taller variant of the tops is seen at the end of [[World 1-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-4]], but since it is at the bottom of the screen, whether it has pillars or not cannot be seen. Islands proper debut, and are most numerous, in [[World 1-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-6]], where they are the main type of platform for the first half of the course. [[World 3-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-6]] has a single island at its beginning, and two at its end.

In [[Ice Land]], another variant of islands is seen, with what appears to be grass on top of it. There is one of these in [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-3]], and three in [[World 6-7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-7]]. In addition, [[World 6-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-4]] has this platform design placed at the bottom of the screen. In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' remake and in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the Iced Land portion of the ending shows one more of this type of island.

Also in ''Super Mario Advance 4'', islands appear in three [[World-e]] courses. [[Classic World 1-3]] features them heavily, being a remake of [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-3]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', with the islands changed to their wooden design. [[Wild Ride in the Sky]] has a single island, which the player starts on. [[No Time to Dawdle]] uses islands as its primary type of platform, including several incredibly wide ones, supported by many pillars.

===''Super Mario Land''===

In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', islands appear in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-2]] exclusively. Here, they have more varied shapes, with some having tops far wider than their bases.

===''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''===

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', islands appear as skins of [[Semisolid Platform]]s in the Ground and Underground themes of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style. These versions of the platforms have much less overhang; their bases are almost as wide as their tops. A variant where the base is made up of several narrow pillars is also included, which is exclusive to the Ground theme. In the Underground theme, both the base and top of the platforms are colored blue.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', in addition to the returning Ground and Underground versions, both variants of islands appear in the Snow theme. These have a white top and a bluish-gray base. In the Snow theme's night version, they, like other terrain, gain a bright blue color and become slippery like [[ice]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB Sprite Island (Gray).png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]])
TLL Sprite Island (Snowy).png|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' ([[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3-3]] and [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-2]])
TLL Sprite Island (Gray).png|''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' ([[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-3]] and [[World C-3]])
TLL Sprite Island (World 9).png|''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' ([[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]])
File:SMBS Sprite Island PC-88.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' (PC-8801 version)
SMBS Sprite Island X1.png|''Super Mario Bros. Special'' (Sharp X1 version)
SMB3 Island athletic small.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 Island athletic big.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Island ice.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Snow Theme){{class|graybg}}
SML Sprite Island.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
SMB All-Stars Sprite Island.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'')
SMAS SMB3 Island 1.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMAS SMB3 Island 2.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMAS SMB3 Island 3.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Snow Theme)
SMM-SMB-Ground-Platform.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (Ground Theme)
SMM-SMB-Ground-Platform-3.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (Ground Theme)
SMM-SMB-Underground-Platform.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (Underground Theme)
SMM2-SMB-Snow-Platform.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (Snow Theme)
SMM2-SMB-Snow-Platform-3.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Snow Theme)
SMM2 SMB Night Snow SSPlatform1.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Snow Night Theme)
SMM2 SMB Night Snow SSPlatform3.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Snow Night Theme)
</gallery>

==Notes==
[[File:SMAS unusedwhiteplatform.png|frame|right]]
* In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', areas containing [[Mushroom Platform]]s replace the shades of green used by islands with a white palette, but as there are no islands in these areas, this palette is unused. It is possible that this is a remnant of the snowy palette used in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|3-3]] and [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|7-2]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|The Lost Levels]]''.<ref>The Cutting Room Floor - [[tcrf:Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)#Unused Palettes|Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) § ''Super Mario Bros.'' § Unused Palettes]]</ref>

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