Editing Super Mario 3D Land

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{{about|the 2011 video game|the stage in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]|[[3D Land]]}}

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|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo]]<br>[[1-UP Studio|Brownie Brown]]<ref name="Wired">''[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/03/super-mario-quake/ How Super Mario Survived the Quake]'' (accessed April 02 2012)</ref>

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'''''Super Mario 3D Land''''' is a single-player game in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], released in November 2011, and is the first ''Super Mario'' game overall for the console. It is the fourteenth entry in the ''Super Mario'' series<ref name=encyclopedia>Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' Milwaulkie: [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]], 2018. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8</ref>, the second 3D ''Super Mario'' [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] for a handheld device (with ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' being the first and an enhanced remake of [[Super Mario 64|the first 3D platformer adventure]]) and, as noted by [[Reggie Fils-Aime]] at {{wp|E3 2011}}, the first 3D ''Super Mario'' platformer to be built from the ground up for a handheld system. It is closely based on side-scrolling ''Super Mario'' games, but it is a 3D platformer in the vein of games like ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The game was created by the same development team that worked on the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games and ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', currently part of [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] Tokyo. It received a sequel entitled ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', which was released for the [[Wii U]] in November 2013. The game requires 2315 blocks (296.3 MB) if it is bought off the [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo eShop]].<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/super-mario-3d-land-3ds/</ref>

 

''Super Mario 3D Land'' is the first ''Super Mario'' game published by Nintendo on one of their consoles to be officially localized in Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian.<ref name="NintendoNL"> [http://www.nintendo.nl/NOE/nl_NL/news/2011/geef_bowser_een_zwieper_-_de_tanooki_power-up_is_terug_45304.html Nintendo of the Netherlands - Geef Bowser een zwieper - de Tanooki power-up is terug]</ref><ref name="NintendoPG">[http://www.nintendo.pt/NOE/pt_PT/news/2011/super_mario_3d_land_e_mario_kart_7_chegam__nintendo_3ds_em_portugus_45304.html Nintendo of Portugal - ''SUPER MARIO 3D LAND'' e ''Mario Kart 7'' chegam à Nintendo 3DS em português!]</ref><ref name="NintendoRU"> [http://www.nintendo.ru/NOE/ru_RU/games/nintendo_3ds/super_mario_3d_land__44851.html Nintendo Russia - Official ''Super Mario 3D Land'' Website]</ref>

Outside [[Peach's Castle]] stands the [[Tail Tree]], a stripe-tailed tree with [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] on its branches. All of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] is familiar with the tree. One night, a big storm blows all of the leaves off, as [[Bowser]] laughs in the background.

 

Later on, when [[Mario]] and three [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s (red, yellow, and blue) check the Tail Tree, they discover that the Super Leaves are gone. However, the yellow Toad notices a hovering letter near the tree, and the group of four goes to investigate. Mario grabs and opens the letter, and a picture of Bowser holding [[Princess Peach]] hostage with Super Leaves flying in the background pops out. The message shocks the three Toads and Mario, and immediately, Mario and the three Toads run to save the Princess. Throughout his adventure between each world, Mario receives more letters about Peach's predicament and about various stages of Bowser's Super Leaf-related plan.

 

Inspired by Mario's courage, Peach ultimately attempts to escape from Bowser and his army, but she is soon recaptured. Mario travels through [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]] and defeats Bowser, only to be tricked by a cardboard cutout of Peach, as Bowser escapes with the real Peach. Mario eventually finds Bowser's lair, but before they can battle, the floor beneath them breaks and they fall. After being pursued through various obstacles, Mario manages to press a [[P Switch|switch]] making the bridge under Bowser collapse, sending Bowser into a pool of lava. At last, Mario and the three Toads find Princess Peach and, using their [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki]] powers, bring Peach back to her castle.

 

After that, a short cutscene appears with a letter floating down in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]. It shows that [[Luigi]] was kidnapped. Mario then sets off to save Luigi. After rescuing him in {{world|S1|castle}}, he becomes a playable character.

 

After Mario beats {{world|S8|castle}}, another cut-scene appears. Another letter has floated down on World 1-1, and the three Toads who accompanied Mario in his adventure investigate while in their Tanooki forms. To their surprise, Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach again. Then, Mario or Luigi must defeat Bowser in {{World|8|bowser3d}}2 again. After that, a picture of Tanooki Peach is unlocked. Once five stars are present on the profile, {{world|S8|crown}}, the very last level, is unlocked.

[[File:W1-1 SM3DL.png|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Mario in World 1-1.]]

The levels of ''Super Mario 3D Land'' are much more linear and compact than the other 3D titles, more along the lines of the side-scrolling games. All levels have a [[Time Limit|time limit]] and even feature [[Goal Pole]]s, a staple of the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and the ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games, as opposed to [[Power Star]]s or [[Shine Sprite]]s, as the level goals. To enter vertical pipes, the player must press {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}}; for the first time in the series, the player can re-enter areas through pipes at will (for example, after being transported to the above-ground Goal Pole in [[World 2-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-2]], the player can go back down the pipe to return underground). The graphics of the game greatly resemble those of the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|games]], while the levels show visual similarities to the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' titles. Game-play also takes cues from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', notably tight-rope walking. Unlike the 2D ''Super Mario'' games, the level themes in a world tend to be more random, like the galaxies of the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, instead of focusing on a particular setting per world.

Due to the merging of the 2D and 3D play styles, Mario's moveset is more limited than in the previous ''Super Mario'' games; he does not [[dash]] as fast, and thus cannot jump as high or as far as in past games; he also cannot [[Double Jump (consecutive)|Double Jump]] or [[Triple Jump]] for the first time in a platforming game since ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Mario can also no longer [[Spin Jump]], [[fly]] (in [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki form]], unlike in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''), grab and/or throw objects (such as [[Green Shell]]s), hold onto ledges, or attack without power ups. However, he can still [[Wall Jump]], [[Long Jump]], [[Ground Pound]], [[Side Somersault|Sideways Somersault]], and [[Backward Somersault|Backwards Somersault]]. Other controls take cues from the 2D titles; Mario can crouch and slide while running, which now requires the use of a run/attack button, like in the 2D games. In addition, the Backwards Somersault works like the [[Crouching High Jump|Power Squat Jump]] does in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Finally, Mario has [[Roll|a new roll move]] that can be used to hit blocks from the side and fit through small gaps.

[[File:3DS SuperMario 1 scrn01 E3.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Tanooki Mario in {{world|2|airship}}.]]

While giving examples of how the Nintendo 3DS enhances game-play, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that hitting blocks from underneath in 3D ''Super Mario'' games would be easier with stereoscopic 3D.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/115/1153006p1.html GDC: ''Super Mario 3DS'' Revealed]</ref> Thus, blocks are more prevalent in this game, unlike the past 3D games, where blocks were few and far between. Three [[Star Medal]]s (which have a similar design to the [[Comet Medal]]s from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'') are found in each level, and collecting all three is part of the level's challenge, like the [[Star Coin]]s in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. [[+ Clock]]s can be picked up to give the player additional time to complete the level, a mechanic only seen previously in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''{{'}}s Speedy Comet missions.

 

Mario's health system is now based on the side-scrolling titles rather than being a numbered [[Health Meter|health meter]]: Mario becomes a cap-less [[Small Mario]] when damaged, while power-ups give him an extra hit point and new abilities. These power-ups include the [[Super Mushroom]], the [[Fire Flower]], the new [[Boomerang Flower]], the [[Statue Leaf]] (replacing the [[Tanooki Suit]]), and the [[Super Leaf]], the last of which had not been seen since ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Notably, the Fire form, unlike its previous 3D appearances in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and its sequel, no longer has a time limit imposed on it and is retained until Mario is hit, as in the side-scrolling games. The [[item storage]] from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' also appears in this game.

 

As in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', when Mario loses a life, he respawns in his Super form instead of his Small form. Similar to ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the game has features to help the player if they lose too many lives in a stage. When the player loses two lives in one level, a flying [[Roulette Block]] appears. When five lives are lost, an [[Assist Block]] containing an [[Invincibility Leaf]] appears, which makes the player invincible for the duration of the level. Finally, when ten lives are lost, an Assist Block with a [[P-Wing]] appears, which warps the player directly to the Goal Pole. Unlike previous ''Super Mario'' games, the lives counter in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' extends beyond 100 and goes up to 1,110 lives (after reaching 1,000, 1,100 and 1,110 lives, the hundreds, tens, and units digits respectively are displayed as a crown). This life counter is also included in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.

 

The game also makes extended use of the Nintendo 3DS hardware. When the player uses a cannon or the binoculars, the Nintendo 3DS gyro controls can be used to aim by moving the 3DS. The game also includes a StreetPass option, whereupon encounters, Mystery Boxes and Toad House items are exchanged between players. Items in Toad Houses sent by another player are recorded, including the amount of items sent by the user.

 

Because ''Super Mario 3D Land'' was developed and released before the [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] was produced, the game does not recognize when it is running on a 2DS system and still displays the 3D icons that indicate the available 3D viewing modes at the beginning of every level. This does not affect the actual gameplay; attempting to switch the 3D viewing mode has no effect and the game is still fully playable on the 2DS.

 

By clearing [[Special 1-Castle]], Luigi is unlocked as a playable character, and can be swapped in or out by pressing the "M"/"L" button in the bottom corner of the touch screen on the world map. As in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Luigi jumps higher than Mario, but has lower traction.

*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move, enter a horizontal [[Warp Pipe]].

*{{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}: Choose [[level]], [[Jump]], [[Wall Jump]], Swim.

*{{button|3ds|X}}/{{button|3ds|Y}}: [[Dash]], throw [[Fireball]]s ([[Fire Mario]]), throw a [[Boomerang]] ([[Boomerang Mario]]), Tail Whip ([[Tanooki Mario]]).

*Hold ({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}): Slow fall (Tanooki Mario).

*{{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}}: [[Crouch]], [[Slide]], enter a vertical Warp Pipe/[[Cannon]].

*({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}})+{{button|3ds|Stick}}: [[Crouch|Crawl]].

*({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}})+({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}}): [[Ground Pound]], transform into [[Statue Mario]] (Tanooki Mario with scarf).

*Hold ({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}})+({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}): [[Backward Somersault|Crouch Jump]].

*Reverse {{button|3ds|Stick}}+({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}): [[Side Somersault]].

*({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}})+({{button|3ds|X}}/{{button|3ds|Y}}): [[Roll]], Tail Spin (Tanooki Mario).

*{{button|3ds|Stick}}+({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}})+({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}): [[Long Jump]].

*{{button|3ds|Stick}}+({{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}})+({{button|3ds|X}}/{{button|3ds|Y}})+({{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}): Rolling Leap.

 

!colspan="3"style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"|Worlds

!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]]

|colspan="3"align=center|This world begins in the grassy fields before [[Peach's Castle]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The [[Super Leaf]] is first available in this world, and the tailed enemies that have appropriated them make their first appearances as well. W1-2 is the first underground-themed course of the game, and two courses following it feature [[Switchboard]]s. The boss of this world is a [[Goomba]] [[Tail Bowser|disguised]] as [[Bowser]].

!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2]]

|[[World 3-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-4]]

|colspan="3"align=center|World 3 introduces desert, underwater, and snow-themed courses, as well as the first auto-scroller to not take place on an airship.  Mario can visit a [[Toad House#Super Mario 3D Land|blue Toad House]] in World 3 to view screenshots taken by the player.

|colspan="3"align=center|This world begins in a desert dotted with [[cactus]]es, where the [[Boomerang Flower]] can be found. Subsequent courses include the underground burrows of [[Monty Mole]]s and a series of [[Cloud Lift|clouds]] floating high above {{wp|wind turbine}}s. The boss of World 5 is a [[Magikoopa]] disguised as another Tail Bowser.

!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6]]

|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World6 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]

|{{world|6|mysterybox}}

|colspan=2|{{world-link|6|airship3D|World 6-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}

!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 7 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7]]

 

*A test room with colored blocks that cause an optical illusion, where Mario can train and learn both movements and 2D/3D mode comparisons. It is accessed by remaining idle for 42 seconds at the title screen. The room contains five Toads (one of which is unreachably high up) and has no win condition.

==Characters==

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|align=center style="background:#f4a9ae"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Mario.png|90px]]<br>'''[[Mario]]'''

|style="background:#ffe4e1"|Mario is the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. He sets out on an adventure to save Princess Peach.

|style="background:#ffe4e1"align="center"|From the start

|align=center style="background:#c0eabd"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Luigi.png|90px]]<br>'''[[Luigi]]'''

===Non-playable characters===

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad]]  

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Toads.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad (species)|Toad]]s

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:TanookiToad.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki Toad]]s

|Toads under the effect of the [[Super Leaf]]. They only appear in the special worlds.

|align=center data-sort-value="Go" style="background:white"|[[File:Goomba-for-3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba]]

|align=center data-sort-value="GoT" style="background:white"|[[File:Goomba Stack SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba Tower]]

|Stacks of [[Goomba]]s. The one on the bottom behaves like a normal Goomba.

|align=center|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]]

|align=center|{{hover|{{icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1|per Goomba}}

|Goombas that jump in the air and descend slowly, performing a tail attack when they land.

|align=center|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]

|align=center data-sort-value="BigT" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Big Tail Goomba.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Tail Goomba]]

|Giant [[Tail Goomba]]s. Their tail attack covers wider range.

|align=center|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]

|align=center|[[World 5-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-5]]

|align=center data-sort-value="Parag" style="background:white"|[[File:ParagoombaSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Paragoomba]]

|align=center|[[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]]

|Pudgy red fish. Underwater, they passively swim in set paths, often in groups. In some levels, Cheep Cheeps leap over bridges and damage Mario on contact.

|align=center|[[Special 1-3]]

|Purple porcupinefish. While underwater, they swim back and forth like Cheep Cheeps. In some levels, they leap from water and break overhanging bridges to strike Mario.

|align=center|[[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]]

|align=center|[[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]]

|align=center data-sort-value="Ko" style="background:white"|[[File:Koopa SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa]]

|align=center data-sort-value="Dry" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Dry Bones.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dry Bones]]

|Undead Koopa Troopas. They chase down and tackle Mario on sight. If stomped on or hit, Dry Bones crumble into a pile of bones, but regenerate after a few seconds. Dry Bones are only truly defeated by invincibility.

|align=center data-sort-value="Ham" style="background:white"|[[File:MP8 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Bro]]

|Helmeted [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] that throw hammers.

|Hammer Bro relatives that jump around and throw [[Boomerang]]s. Some Boomerang Bros drop Boomerang Flowers when defeated.

|align=center|[[World 4-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-5]]

|align=center|{{icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>{{icon|SM3DL-Time}}×10<br>{{icon|SM3DL-BoomF}}×1

|align=center data-sort-value="Spi" style="background:white"|[[File:SpinySM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiny]]

|Squat Koopas with spiked shells. They charge towards Mario on sight.

|align=center|[[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]]

|align=center data-sort-value="Magi" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Magikoopa.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magikoopa]]

|align=center|[[Special 8-4]]

|Black Piranha Plants. They spit ink that covers the screen, obscuring the player's view.

|Carnivorous plants that try to bite Mario when approached.

|align=center|[[Special 5-5]]

|align=center data-sort-value="Fir" style="background:white"|[[File:Venus Fire Trap Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]

|Large moles. They take two [[stomp]]s to be defeated. The first hit flattens their body.

|align=center|{{icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>{{icon|SM3DL-Mush}}×1

|align=center data-sort-value="Magm" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Magmaargh.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magmaargh]]

|Large [[Blaarg]]s that dwell in lava. They rise from lava and shuffle through it in a set paths, phasing through platforms.

|align=center|{{hover|{{icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×2|+1 per ? Block}}

|align=center|{{icon|new}}

|Barking, metal enemies leashed to stumps. They lunge at Mario when in close proximity.

|align=center|[[Special 7-3]]

|align=center data-sort-value="TailBob" style="background:white"|[[File:Tail Bob-omb SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Bob-omb]]

|[[Bob-omb]]s with [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki tails]]. They descend slowly until they land on the ground, exploding soon after.

|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]

|Tailed [[Boo]]s. One will swat Mario with its tail if he faces one.

|align=center|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-4]]

|Large Boos. They appear in only a few [[Ghost House]]s.

|Insect-like creatures that walk side to side, flipping one leg over their body. This makes the spiky, damaging side of their body switch positions with the fleshy, vulnerable side. Their suction cup-like feet fastens them to rotating platforms.

|align=center|[[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]]

|Large [[Cosmic Clone]]s that can break [[Brick Block]]s.

|align=center|[[Special 7-4]]

===Obstacles===

|Releases infinite enemies when Mario is near.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Ball'n'Chain3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spinner|Ball 'n' Chain]]

|A cannon that shoots [[Bullet Bill]]s and Tail Bullet Bills.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:QuestionBoxSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cannon]]

|align=center|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Firebars SM3DL screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bar]]

|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:GiantSpikedBall3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Giant Spiked Ball|Giant spiked ball]]

|align=center|[[World 5-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-1]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL S8-Crown.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Burner|Jet engine]]

|Rotating spike balls, similar to a [[Fire Bar]].

|align=center|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]

|align=center|[[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Spike Block (3D Land).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Block]]

|A cube of spike traps that only appears in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]].

===Bosses===

==Items and objects==

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|style="background:white"|[[File:CoinSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin]]s

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Red Coin.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Coin]]s

|align=left|Five are spawned by passing through a Red Ring nearby. Award a power-up or 1-Up Mushroom if all are collected.

|style="background:white"|[[File:Star medal.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Star Medal]]s

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL European English manual artwork-Plus Clock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[+ Clock]]s

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Note.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Note]]s

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3D 1upmushroom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[1-Up Mushroom]]s

|align=left|Gives Mario an extra life.

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Poison Mushroom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison Mushroom]]s

|align=left|Purple mushrooms that appear out of ? Blocks and chase the player. If the player touches one, they get hurt.

|align=left|Lets Mario fly upward and descend slowly. Gives an [[extra life]] if brought to the Goal Pole.

|style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Mario (with Coin Box).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin Box|? Boxes]]

|style="background:white"|[[File:PWingSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[P-Wing]]s

|align=left|Appears in an Assist Block after the player loses ten lives in a (skipped) normal world course, or within certain [[Mystery Box]]es. Sends Mario straight to the [[Goal Pole]].

===Power-ups===

Items that transform Mario's appearance and give him unique abilities.

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Small Mario SM3DL.png|100px]]<br>[[Small Mario]]

|Small Mario is his weakest form, as he loses a life if he takes damage in this form. He also cannot break [[Brick Block]]s, and he only gets Super Mushrooms from blocks.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Mushroom-SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Mushroom]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Mario.png|x100px]]<br>[[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]

|The Super Mushroom returns Small Mario to his normal size. Mario starts each life in this form. Taking damage only reverts him to Small form, and he can break Brick Blocks and find other power-ups in blocks.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:FireFlowerSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Fire Mario.png|x100px]]<br>[[Fire Mario]]

|Using a Fire Flower turns Mario into Fire Mario, which lets him throw [[fireball]]s. They defeat enemies and light [[lantern|torches]]. Fireballs bounce off walls and vanish after two seconds.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SuperLeaf 3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Leaf]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:TanookiMarioSM3DL.png|x100px]]<br>[[Tanooki Mario]]

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Boomerang Flower artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:BoomerangMarioSM3DL.png|x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Mario]]

|The Boomerang Flower transforms Mario into Boomerang Mario. He can toss a [[boomerang]] to hit enemies and collect distant items.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Star SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Star]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Invincible Mario.png|x100px]]<br>[[Invincible Mario]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Invincibilityleaf.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Invincibility Leaf]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:White Tanooki.png|x100px]]<br>[[White Tanooki Mario]]

|The Invincibility Leaf transforms Mario into White Tanooki Mario. This power-up appears in an [[Assist Block]] after losing five lives and is not obtainable in the special worlds. Additionally, the Assist Block's appearance will permanently make the file's stars lose their sparkle. White Tanooki Mario is invincible for one course only. He otherwise has all the same abilities as Tanooki Mario.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Statue Leaf.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Statue Leaf]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:StatueMario 3DL.png|x100px]]<br>[[Statue Mario]]

|The Statue Leaf turns Mario into a red-scarfed Tanooki Mario. He has all of the same abilities as the normal Tanooki form with the added ability of transforming into a stone variant called Statue Mario upon performing a [[Ground-Pound]]. Statue Mario cannot move, but he is invulnerable in this state. This power-up is only obtainable in the special worlds.

===Objects===

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Bowser Switch.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser Switch]]<ref>Esmarch, Nick von. ''Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide''. Premiere Edition, Roseville, [[Prima Games]], 2011, p. 213.</ref>

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Coin Ring.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin ring]]

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot P Switch.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[P Switch]]

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Red Ring.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Ring]]

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Stump.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Stump]]

|[[Ground Pound]]ing a stump either produces an item or a power-up.

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|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Tail Wheel.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Wheel]]

|Pressing a view plate changes the camera angle of the space it is encountered in, allowing the player to see hidden areas or better contextualize the arrangements of platforms.

|Mario clings to a pole by jumping onto it. He can ascend, descend, and change which face of the pole he is on by moving {{button|3DS|Stick}}. Pressing {{button|3DS|A}} makes Mario jump from whichever face he is on.

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|Fake cutouts of objects. It may release a item when broken. There are Goomba Boards, 1-Up Mushroom Boards, Pipe Boards, and one that looks like [[Princess Peach]].

|Cactuses grow in desert-themed courses. Striking one with a [[boomerang]] destroys it and gives the player a coin.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Gold Rock.png|100x100px]]<br>{{conjectural|Gold Rock}}

|Gold Rocks take ten kicks to break and release five coins.

|A Koopa Troopa's shell, which can be kicked to hurt foes or hit blocks.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Rock.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Rock (Super Mario series)|Rock]]

|Can be kicked to break them. Kicking one into a pipe causes a [[1-Up Mushroom]] to pop out.

|Assist Blocks contain an [[Invincibility Leaf]] or a [[P-Wing]]. Appear after five or ten lives are lost, respectively, in the same course, and make the file's stars lose their sparkles upon doing so. They never appear in the special worlds.

|Move in the indicated direction when hit.

|A used-up ? Block.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Face Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Face block (platform)|Face block]]

|A winged Roulette Block that appears when Mario loses two lives in the same course.

|Hidden, transparent ? Blocks.

|A three-block-wide ? Block that holds three coins or two coins and a power-up.

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|Blocks Mario can bounce on.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Super Note Block Model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Note Block]]

|Sends Mario to Coin Heaven when bounced on.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Blinking Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blinking Block|Beep Block]]

|Beep Blocks appear and disappear in correspondence with the course's music.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Special 8-4.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bolt Lift|Bolt]]

|Gear-like platform that move Mario if he steps on them.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Crumbling Platform.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Crumbling walkway|Crumbling platform]]<ref>Esmarch, pp. 67, 110, 121, 162, 203.</ref>

|Stone platforms that break once stood on and slowly descend before disappearing.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Cylindrical Cage.jpg|100x100px]]<br>Cylindrical cage<ref>Esmarch, p. 114.</ref>

|A cylindrical grate-like platform that, when stood on, roll over.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Donut Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Donut Block]]

|A platform that moves to and from areas.

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Mushroom Trampoline.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Mushroom Trampoline|Rubber pad]]<ref>Esmarch, pp. 30, 46, 53, 55, 121, 132, 191.</ref>