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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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:SM3DL UScover.png|250px]]<br>North American box art
|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>
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Retail:'''<br>{{release|Japan|November 3, 2011|USA|November 13, 2011|Europe|November 18, 2011|Australia|November 24, 2011|South Korea|April 28, 2012|HK|December 7, 2012 (for HK/TW model)|ROC|December 7, 2012 (for HK/TW model)|China|December 7, 2012|HK|July 13, 2017 (for Japan model)|ROC|July 13, 2017 (for Japan model)<ref>http://www.nintendo.tw/3ds_j/index.htm</ref>}}'''Nintendo eShop:'''<br>{{release|Europe|October 4, 2012|Australia|October 4, 2012|USA|October 18, 2012|Japan|November 1, 2012}}'''[[Nintendo Selects#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo Selects]]:'''<br>{{release|Europe|October 13, 2017|USA|February 5, 2018<ref>(January 16, 2018). [https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/299721-three-classic-nintendo-3ds-games-are-now-only-19-99-each THREE CLASSIC NINTENDO 3DS GAMES ARE NOW ONLY $19.99 EACH]. ''GoNintendo''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref>|Australia|May 11, 2018<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/three-iconic-nintendo-3ds-titles-join-the-nintendo-selects-line-up Three iconic Nintendo 3DS titles join the Nintendo Selects line-up!]. ''Nintendo.com.au''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref>}}
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|genre=[[Genre#Platform|Platformer]], Action-adventure
|modes=Single-player
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|platforms=[[Nintendo 3DS]]
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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>
==Story==
[[File:SM3DL Prolog4.png|thumb|left|225px|Bowser capturing Peach]]
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 huge 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.

[[File:SM3DL W7.png|thumb|225px|left|Peach attempting an escape from Bowser and the Koopa Troop]]
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.
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==Gameplay==
[[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.

==Controls==
*{{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.
*{{button|3ds|start}}/{{button|3ds|select}}: Pause menu.
*{{button|3ds|Pad}}: Left/Right, change camera angle. Up, enter normal view (objects on the screen pop-out more). Down, enter extended depth view (the objects push further into the screen).

==Locations==
===Worlds===
{{main|World}}
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{|width=65% class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"|Worlds
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|colspan="3"style="background:#FF7733;"|'''Normal worlds'''
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!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World1 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|width=17%|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]
|width=17%|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]]
|-
|{{world|1|mysterybox}}
|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]]
|-
|[[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×3)
|{{world|1|house3D}}
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
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|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]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World 2 - 3D Land.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 2-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-1]]
|[[World 2-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-2]]
|-
|{{world|2|mysterybox}}
|[[World 2-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-3]]
|-
|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]
|{{world|2|house3D}}
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
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|colspan="3"align=center|Outside of the sprawling W2-1, the courses here involve precise platforming [[pit|above the ground]], necessitating the use of [[Flip Panel]]s, [[Red-Blue Panel]]s, and the wearable [[Propeller Box]]. Bowser's [[airship]]s first appear in this world, where Mario fights the brutish [[Boom Boom]]. It is the only world where none of the courses require [[Star Medal]]s to be unlocked.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World3 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|[[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]]
|-
|{{world|3|house3D}}
|[[World 3-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-3]]
|-
|[[World 3-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-4]]
|[[World 3-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-5]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×15)
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
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|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.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:W4 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 4-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-1]]
|{{world|4|mysterybox}}
|-
|[[World 4-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-2]]
|[[World 4-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-3]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×30)
|-
|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-4]]
|[[World 4-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|4|airship3D|World 4-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|The first course involves navigating thick, spiraling trees. Subsequent courses include ones that feature [[face block (platform)|face blocks]] and the game's first [[Ghost House]]. Mario fights the [[boomerang]]-wielding [[Pom Pom]] in this world's airship course. A hidden [[Warp Zone]] in W4-2 brings Mario immediately to World 5.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World5 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 5-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-1]]
|[[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]]
|-
|[[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×40)
|[[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]]
|-
|{{world|5|house3D}}
|[[World 5-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|5|castle3d|World 5-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×50)
|-
|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]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World6 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 6-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-1]]
|[[World 6-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-2]]
|-
|[[World 6-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-3]]
|{{world|6|mysterybox}}
|-
|[[World 6-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-4]]
|[[World 6-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-5]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×60)
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|6|airship3D|World 6-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
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|colspan="3"align=center|World 6 contains an athletic course on a seaside boardwalk and a desert pyramid with rising platforms. [[Beep Block]]s are introduced in a course, where Mario must time his actions to the beat of the music.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 7 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World7 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]]
|[[World 7-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-2]]
|-
|{{world|7|house3D}}
|[[World 7-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-3]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×70)
|-
|[[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-4]]
|[[World 7-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|7|airship3D|World 7-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|The world begins in an underwater course where [[Spike Eel]]s live inside of caves. Subsequent courses include a [[Fuzzy]]-infested forest, the first clock-themed course, and wooden platforms actively being cleared by [[Grinder|buzz saws]]. Boom Boom and Pom Pom fight Mario together in this world's airship.
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!width=16% style="background:#FFAA50;"|[[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFAA50;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World8 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[World 8-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-1]]
|[[World 8-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-2]]
|-
|[[World 8-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-3]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×80)
|[[World 8-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-4]]
|-
|[[World 8-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-5]]
|{{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 1|: Part 1]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×90)
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|[[World 8-6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-6]]
|{{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 2}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 2|: Part 2]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×100)
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|colspan="3"align=center|[[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's domain]], where he has imprisoned [[Princess Peach]]. Most of the courses here resemble castle strongholds and take place in seas of [[lava]]. It is the only world to include battles with the real Bowser, as well as the only one to lack Toad Houses or [[Mystery Box]]es.
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|colspan="3"style="background:#31C784;"|'''Special worlds'''
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!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 1]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special1SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 1-1]]
|[[Special 1-2]]
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|{{world|s1|house3D}}
|[[Special 1-3]]
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|[[Special 1-4]]
|{{world|s1|mysterybox}}
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|colspan=2|{{world-link|s1|castle3d|Special 1-Castle}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×110)
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|colspan="3"align=center|A world that mirrors the Mushroom Kingdom. The [[Statue Leaf]] and [[Poison Mushroom]] are introduced here, as is the [[Cosmic Clone]] enemy that mimics Mario's actions and appearance. The undead [[Dry Bowser]] has imprisoned [[Luigi]] in this world.
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!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 2]]
!colspan="3"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Special 2.PNG|200x200px]]
|[[Special 2-1]]
|[[Special 2-2]]
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|[[Special 2-3]]
|{{world|s2|house3D}}
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|[[Special 2-4]]
|[[Special 2-5]]
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|colspan=2|{{world-link|s2|airship3D|Special 2-Airship}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×120)
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|colspan="3"align=center|Special 2 begins with an auto-scroller that features [[Note Block]]s and rising [[lift]]s, and ends with an airship course that has no boss. It is one of only two special worlds to not include any courses with Cosmic Clones.
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!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 3]]
!colspan="3"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
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|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special3.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 3-1]]
|[[Special 3-2]]
|-
|[[Special 3-3]]
|{{world|s3|mysterybox}}
|-
|[[Special 3-4]]
|[[Special 3-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|s3|airship3D|Special 3-Airship}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×140)
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|Some of the courses here are ones that feature swinging [[Pendulum Platform]]s, rotating blocks, and Beep Blocks. It is the other special world to lack encounters with Cosmic Clones.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 4]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special4 SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 4-1]]
|[[Special 4-2]]
|-
|[[Special 4-3]]
|{{world|s4|house3D}}
|-
|[[Special 4-4]]
|[[Special 4-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|s4|airship3D|Special 4-Airship}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×160)
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|This world begins with a clock-themed course, followed by a Ghost House and a boardwalk swarmed by [[Bullet Bill]]s. Boom Boom and Pom Pom return as the bosses of the airship course.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 5]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special5.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 5-1]]
|[[Special 5-2]]
|-
|[[Special 5-3]]
|{{world|s5|mysterybox}}
|-
|[[Special 5-4]]
|[[Special 5-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|s5|castle3d|Special 5-Castle}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×180)
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|Some of the courses here incorporate Red-Blue Panels, Switchboards, and dessert-shaped lifts. Dry Bowser appears again as the boss of this world's [[castle]].
|-
!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 6]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special6SM3DL.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 6-1]]
|[[Special 6-2]]
|-
|[[Special 6-3]]
|{{world|s6|house3D}}
|-
|[[Special 6-4]]
|[[Special 6-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|s6|airship3D|Special 6-Airship}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×200)
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|Special 6 contains courses with Propeller Boxes, complex Flip Panel movements, and dense fog. Boom Boom appears in this world's airship and is the only optional boss battle in the game.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 7]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL-S7.PNG|200x200px]]
|[[Special 7-1]]
|[[Special 7-2]]
|-
|[[Special 7-3]]
|{{world|s7|mysterybox}}
|-
|[[Special 7-4]]
|[[Special 7-5]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{world-link|s7|castle3d|Special 7-Castle}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×220)
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|The first course here is snow-themed and contains many [[Boomerang Bro]]s, before following another course with Beep Blocks. A [[Big Cosmic Clone]] appears in S7-4 and S7-[[File:CastleIcon SM3DW.png|18px]] that can destroy [[Brick Block]]s.
|-
!width=16% style="background:#73EB8C;"|[[Special 8]]
!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#73EB8C;"|Courses
|-
|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special8.png|200x200px]]
|[[Special 8-1]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×230)
|[[Special 8-2]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×240)
|-
|[[Special 8-3]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×250)
|{{world|s8|house3D}}
|-
|[[Special 8-4]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×260)
|[[Special 8-5]] ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×270)
|-
|{{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}} ({{chart icon|SM3DL-totalM}}×290)
|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|colspan="3"align=center|Many of the courses of Special 8 are rearrangements of lava-themed courses from the normal worlds and one includes the return of Dry Bowser. S8-[[File:CrownIcon.png|18px]], the true final course, is wholly original and the greatest challenge of the game. Both Boom Boom and Pom Pom appear here, and an assemblage of celebrating [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s appear near the [[Goal Pole]]. Special 8 is the final world, and includes the greatest number of courses that require a certain number of Star Medals to unlock.
|}
</center>

===Other locations===
*[[Toad House]]s - They work like they do in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', but StreetPass friends can send gifts to the Toad House that contain items.
*[[Mystery Box]]es - Mario can go inside them, and they contain various different tasks, such as defeating all the enemies in the box. After completing the tasks, Mario receives coins, 1-Up Mushrooms, and/or a Star Medal. Friends via StreetPass can also send the player Mystery Boxes, which always contain at least one Star Medal.
*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==
===Playable characters===
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=15%|Advantages
!width=15%|Disadvantages
!width=15%|Availability
|-
|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"colspan="2"align="center"|Balanced
|style="background:#ffe4e1"align="center"|From the start
|-
|align=center style="background:#c0eabd"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Luigi.png|90px]]<br>'''[[Luigi]]'''
|style="background:#def3df"|Mario's brother, who was captured by Dry Bowser. He becomes a playable character after Mario saves him.
|style="background:#def3df"align="center"|Jumps higher
|style="background:#def3df"align="center"|Lower traction
|style="background:#def3df"align="center"|After saving him in {{world-link|s1|castle3d|Special 1-Castle}}
|}

===Non-playable characters===
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=10%|Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Peach SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Princess Peach]] 
|The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, who is kidnapped by Bowser.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad]] 
|Toad is seen in various parts of the game, including red Toad Houses and before airship levels.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Toads.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Toad (species)|Toad]]s
|Toads help Mario on his journey to save Princess Peach.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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.
|}

==Enemies and obstacles==
===Enemies===
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=10% rowspan=2|Name
!class="unsortable" rowspan=2|Description
!class="unsortable" colspan=2|Appearances
!class="unsortable" rowspan=2|Spoils
!rowspan=2|New
|-style="color:white;background:#FF2400"
!width=8%|First
!width=8%|Last
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Go" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Goomba-for-3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goomba]]
|Squat mushroom creatures that chase Mario when he is in their line of sight. Goombas can be defeated with a single jump.
|align=center|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Time}}×10<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Medal}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="GoT" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|[[Special 4-1]]
|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1|per Goomba}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="TailG" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:TanookiGoomba-SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail 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|[[Special 5-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Leaf}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Parag" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:ParagoombaSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Paragoomba]]
|Winged Goombas. They fly in set trajectories, moving either back and forth or up and down.
|align=center|[[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="BigT" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Che" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:CheepCheep3DLand.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cheep Cheep]]
|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|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-1]]
|align=center|[[Special 1-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Ko" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Koopa SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa]]
|Green-shelled turtles. They walk back and forth in a straight line. When jumped on, they retreat into their [[Green Shell|shells]].
|align=center|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 4-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Shell}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Ink" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:InkPiranha.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Inky Piranha Plant]]
|Black Piranha Plants. They spit ink that covers the screen, obscuring the player's view.
|align=center|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]]
|align=center|[[World 4-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-2]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Pir" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PiranhaPlantSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
|Carnivorous plants that try to bite Mario when approached.
|align=center|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]]
|align=center|[[Special 5-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Fir" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Venus Fire Trap Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|Brown Piranha Plants that spit [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]] at Mario.
|align=center|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]]
|align=center|[[Special 5-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-FireF}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Bid" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Biddybud.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Biddybud]]
|Lady beetle-like creatures that walk along set paths, typically in lines. They come in various colors.
|align=center|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]]
|align=center|[[Special 3-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Para-B" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Para Biddybud artwork Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Para-Biddybud]]
|Winged Biddybuds. They fly in set patterns, often appearing in groups.
|align=center|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]]
|align=center|[[Special 3-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Dra" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Draglet Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Draglet]]
|Little dragons that spit [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]].
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-4]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Lav" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Lava Bubble.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava Bubble]]
|Balls of lava. They jump between gaps in platforms that cover lava, often in groups.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Dry" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-4]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Ham" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:MP8 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Bro]]
|Helmeted [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] that throw hammers.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Time}}×10
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Boom" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Boomerang Bro.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Bro]]
|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|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Time}}×10<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-BoomF}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Thw" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Thwomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Thwomp]]
|Angry-looking stones. They are suspended in mid-air but periodically slam down towards the ground below. The tops and sides of their bodies can be used as platforms and walls, respectively.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="TailT" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:TailThwomp.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Thwomp]]
|Thwomps that jump and float, moving along a set path.
|colspan=2 align=center|[[World 5-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>[[Extra life|1UP]]×∞
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Coin" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:CoinCofferSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin Coffer]]
|Purse-shaped creatures. They are usually invisible. They slowly run away from Mario when exposed. Coin Coffers dispense many coins when hit.
|align=center|[[World 2-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-3]]
|align=center|[[Special 4-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×10
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Sti" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Stingby.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stingby]]
|Bee enemies. They chase Mario on sight.
|align=center|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Bul" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Mario 3d Land Bullet Bill.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bullet Bill]]
|Missiles fired from Bill Blasters. They fly in a straight line.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 5-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="TailBu" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Tail Bullet Bill Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Bullet Bill]]
|Tailed [[Bullet Bill]]s. They swing their tail after traveling some distance.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 5-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Leaf}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-LeafS}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Ban" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Banzai Bills.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Banzai Bill]]
|Slow-moving missiles. Their line of trajectory is fixed in one direction.
|align=center|[[World 8-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-5]]
|align=center|[[Special 4-3]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Roc" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Wrench3DLand.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Rocky Wrench]]
|Moles that sit in grates. They occasionally pop out to throw wrenches, Bob-ombs, or coins. The wrenches move in a strait line without landing, hurting Mario on contact.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-2]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Mont" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Monty Mole.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Monty Mole]]
|Mole enemies. They pop out of the ground and patrol a set area, occasionally in groups.
|colspan=2 align=center|[[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Mort" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:MortyMole.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Morty Mole]]
|Large moles. They take two [[stomp]]s to be defeated. The first hit flattens their body.
|align=center|[[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]]
|align=center|[[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-4]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Mush}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="San" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Sandmaargh.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Sandmaargh]]
|Sand-dwelling [[Magmaargh]]s. They hide underneath sand. A Sandmaargh will launch upward to bite Mario if he is directly above it.
|align=center|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Pok" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Pokey.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pokey]]
|Segmented [[cactus]] enemies. They slide back and forth in set paths. Individual segments can be taken out to make them shorter. Striking a Pokey's head immediately defeats it.
|align=center|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|align=center|[[World 6-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-2]]
|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1|per segment}}
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Wal" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Wallop Art - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Wallop]]
|Smiling stones that move to match Mario's position within narrow corridors.
|align=center|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Blo" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Blokkablok.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blokkablok]]
|Spiked enemies made of blocks. They snake back and forth in the air. Breaking every block defeats a Blokkablok.
|align=center|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×2|+1 per ? Block}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Fak" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Fakeblock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fake Block]]
|They hide among real Brick Blocks. When approached, they reveal themselves and chase Mario, attacking him with their tail.
|align=center|[[World 3-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-1]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Blo" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:MP8 Blooper.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Blooper]]
|Underwater squids. Bloopers swim erratically when approached by Mario in an attempt to strike him.
|align=center|[[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 2-2]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Por" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PorcuPufferSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Porcupuffer]]
|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|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Spi" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpikeEelSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Eel]]
|Giant eels. They stay in holes and swim in Mario's way.
|align=center|[[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 2-2]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Cha" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:ChainChomp3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Chain Chomp]]
|Barking, metal enemies leashed to stumps. They lunge at Mario when in close proximity.
|align=center|[[World 3-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-3]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3<br>[[Extra life|1UP]]×∞
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Fuz" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Fuzzy3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fuzzy]]
|Black, furry creatures. They move back and forth along tightropes, often in groups.
|align=center|[[World 3-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Bob" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Bob-ombSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bob-omb]]
|Walking bombs that look like wind-up toys. Bob-ombs actively pursue Mario until they explode. Some are tossed by Rocky Wrenches.
|align=center|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 7-3]]
|align=center|None
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="TailBob" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|[[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|None
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Thi" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpikyPlant3DLand.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Thorny flower|Thistle]]
|Plants with needle-like flowers. Touching one hurts Mario.
|align=center|[[World 4-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-1]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Boo" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BooMP8Official.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boo]]
|Ghost enemies. Boos pursue Mario when his back is turned towards them. If Mario looks directly at them, they shield their eyes and stop moving.
|align=center|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-4]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="TailBoo" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Tail Boo Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Boo]]
|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]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-Leaf}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM3DL-LeafS}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="BigB" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BigBooSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Boo]]
|Large Boos. They appear in only a few [[Ghost House]]s.
|align=center|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-4]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Pee" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PeepaSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Peepa]]
|Smiling ghosts. They either stay in a stationary position or move around through a set area.
|align=center|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-4]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Spi" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|[[Special 8-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Flo" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:FlophopperSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flophopper]]
|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]]
|align=center|[[Special 7-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Pro" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Prongo.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Prongo]]
|Helmeted enemies. They chase after Mario and dive at him in an attempt to strike. If they miss, they become stuck in the ground, allowing Mario to jump on their vulnerable underside.
|align=center|[[World 6-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-4]]
|align=center|[[Special 5-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Gri" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Grinder.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Grinder]]
|Big saw blades. They damage Mario on contact and destroy wooden platforms.
|colspan=2 align=center|[[World 7-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-5]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Magi" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Magikoopa.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magikoopa]]
|Robed Koopas that can teleport. They toss magical fireballs at Mario with their wand.
|align=center|{{world-link|7|airship3D|World 7-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 8-4]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×1
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Magm" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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|{{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="Cos" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Cosmic Clone.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cosmic Clone]]
|Dark entities in the form of [[Small Mario]]. They trail after Mario, mimicking his every move and positioning. Making contact damages him.
|align=center|[[Special 1-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 8-1]]
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×3
|align=center|—
|-
|align=center data-sort-value="BigC" style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Cosmic Clone.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Cosmic Clone]]
|Large [[Cosmic Clone]]s that can break [[Brick Block]]s.
|align=center|[[Special 7-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|align=center|{{chart icon|SM3DL-Coin}}×10
|align=center|{{chart icon|new}}
|}

===Obstacles===
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=10%|First appearance
!width=10%|Last appearance
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Bowserblock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Baddie Box]]
|Releases infinite enemies when Mario is near.
|align=center|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]
|align=center|[[Special 8-3]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Ball'n'Chain3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spinner|Ball 'N' Chain]]
|Spiked balls that move back and forth like a pendulum.
|align=center|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]]
|align=center|[[World 3-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-4]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BanzaiCannon3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]
|A cannon that fires Banzai Bills.
|align=center|[[World 8-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-5]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s2|airship3D|Special 2-Airship}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Bullet Bill.PNG|100x100px]]<br>[[Bill Blaster]]
|A cannon that shoots [[Bullet Bill]]s and Tail Bullet Bills.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 5-3]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:QuestionBoxSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cannon]]
|Cannons that shoot spiked balls.
|align=center|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s2|airship3D|Special 2-Airship}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Firebars SM3DL screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bar]]
|Fireballs that rotate around a block.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:GiantSpikedBall3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Giant Spiked Ball|Giant spiked ball]]
|Larger versions of spiked balls that can destroy their smaller counterparts.
|align=center|[[World 5-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-1]]
|align=center|[[Special 5-1]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL S8-Crown.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Burner|Jet engine]]
|Objects that spew flames to block the player's path.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Bowser W8.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava]]
|Molten rock that can cause the player to instantly lose a life.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Spine Coaster SM3DL screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lava Geyser]]
|Geysers of lava that can elevate platforms to allow the player to reach usually out-of-reach areas.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Mario SM3DL2.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison (obstacle)|Poison]]
|A liquid hazard that can cause the player to instantly lose a life.
|align=center|[[World 2-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 6-3]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpikeBar3DLand.PNG|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Bar]]
|Rotating spike balls, similar to a [[Fire Bar]].
|align=center|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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]].
|colspan=2 align=center|[[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:AS6 SuperMario3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Pillar]]
|Objects that charge backwards and then charge forwards in order to hurt the player.
|align=center|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|{{world-link|6|airship3D|World 6-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpikedBallSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Ball|Spiked ball]]
|Balls that roll around and can damage the player.
|align=center|{{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|align=center|[[Special 4-1]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special 3-4.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiked roller]]
|A cylinder covered with spikes. Some are swung on chains.
|align=center|[[World 7-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-2]]
|align=center|[[Special 5-2]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Boom Boom S4.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike Trap|Spikes]]
|Small cubed spikes that damages Mario or Luigi.
|align=center|[[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]]
|align=center|{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|}

===Bosses===
Bosses are listed in the order that they are first encountered.
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=10%|Name
!Description
!width=19%|Courses
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Tanooki Bowser.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Bowser]]
|Disguised [[Bowser's Minions|minions of Bowser]] who breathe fire, swing their tails, and jump around on collapsible bridges.
|align=center|{{world-link|1|castle3d|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|5|castle3d|World 5-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BoomBoomSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boom Boom]]
|A big, brutish [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] typically encountered in airship courses. He swings his fists and spins like a top.
|align=center|{{world-link|2|airship3D|World 2-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|3|airship3D|World 3-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|7|airship3D|World 7-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|s4|airship3D|Special 4-Airship}}, {{world-link|s6|airship3D|Special 6-Airship}}, {{world|s7|mysterybox}}, {{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Pom pom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Pom Pom]]
|A pink Koopa with a spotted shell. She throws boomerangs and leaps into the air. Like Boom Boom, she is often found on airships and is even fought alongside him in some courses.
|align=center|{{world-link|4|airship3D|World 4-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|6|airship3D|World 6-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|7|airship3D|World 7-Airship (Super Mario 3D Land)}}, {{world-link|s4|airship3D|Special 4-Airship}}, {{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Bowser Peach Airship - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bowser]]
|The King of Koopas who has kidnapped [[Princess Peach]]. He fights like a Tail Bowser when first encountered. In the final showdown becomes far more persistent and aggressive, gaining several new means of attack.
|align=center|{{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 1|: Part 1]], {{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 2}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 2|: Part 2]]
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Sprite Dry Bowser.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Dry Bowser]]
|Bowser's undead alter ego, who only appears in the special worlds. He shares his behavior with Tail Bowsers, but breaths blue fire.
|align=center|{{world-link|s1|castle3d|Special 1-Castle}}, {{world-link|s5|castle3d|Special 5-Castle}}, {{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}}
|}

==Items and objects==
===Items===
These are collectibles and wearable objects.
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#F5F5F5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=12%|Name
!width=38%|Description
!width=12%|Name
!width=38%|Description
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:CoinSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin]]s
|Grants an extra life for every 100 collected.
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3D 1upmushroom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[1-Up Mushroom]]s
|Gives Mario an extra life.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Red Coin.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Coin]]s
|Five are spawned by passing through a Red Ring nearby. Award a power-up or 1-Up Mushroom if all are collected.
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Poison Mushroom.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Poison Mushroom]]s
|Purple mushrooms that appear out of ? Blocks and chase the player. If the player touches one, they get hurt.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Star medal.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Star Medal]]s
|Unlock courses when enough are collected. Most courses have three. They can also be found in Mystery Boxes.
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PropellerBlock-SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Propeller Box]]es
|Lets Mario fly upward and descend slowly. Gives an [[extra life]] if brought to the Goal Pole.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL European English manual artwork-Plus Clock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[+ Clock]]s
|Adds 10 or 100 seconds to the time limit.
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Mario (with Coin Box).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin Box|? Boxes]]
|Lets Mario collect infinite coins while moving. Gives an extra life if brought to the Goal Pole.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Note.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Note]]s
|Spawned by P Switches. Gives a power-up or 1-Up Mushroom if all are collected.
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PWingSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[P-Wing]]s
|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.
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=12%|Power-up
!width=15%|Form
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|N/A
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Mushroom-SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Mushroom]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:FireFlowerSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SuperLeaf 3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Leaf]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:TanookiMarioSM3DL.png|x100px]]<br>[[Tanooki Mario]]
|Grabbing a Super Leaf turns Mario into Tanooki Mario, letting him slow his falls and tail whip objects and enemies.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Boomerang Flower artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Star SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Star]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Invincible Mario.png|x100px]]<br>[[Invincible Mario]]
|Briefly makes Mario invincible, letting him gain extra lives upon running into five or more enemies.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Invincibilityleaf.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Invincibility Leaf]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:White Tanooki.png|x100px]]<br>[[White Tanooki Mario]]
|The Invincibility Leaf transforms Mario into White Tanooki Mario. This power-up appears in [[Assist Block]] after losing five lives in a (skipped) normal world course, which makes 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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Artwork Statue Leaf.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Statue Leaf]]
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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.
|}

===Objects===
Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be collected or worn by [[Mario]]. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see [[#Obstacles|above]].
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f5f5f5"
|-style="background:#FF2400;color:white;"
!width=12%|Name
!Description
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Trigger objects
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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>
|A switch found at the end of bridges in [[castle]] courses. Pressing one causes it to collapse, dropping the boss on top of it into [[lava]].
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Coin Ring.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Coin ring]]
|Gives five coins when passed through.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot P Switch.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[P Switch]]
|Cause all sorts of events to happen when pressed.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Red Ring.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Red Ring]]
|Briefly spawn five Red Coins when passed through.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Stump.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Stump]]
|[[Ground Pound]]ing a stump either produces an item or a power-up.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Tail Wheel.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Tail Wheel]]
|Elevate certain structures when spun by Tanooki Mario's tail whip.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Torch.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lantern|Torch]]
|Can be lit using [[Fire Mario|Fire form]].
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot View Plate.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[View plate]]<ref>Esmarch, pp. 20, 30, 59.</ref>
|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.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Climbable objects
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Pole.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Pole]]
|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.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Tree.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tree]]
|Trees function like poles. Reaching the top sometimes releases an item or power-up.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Strikable objects
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Board (1-Up Mushroom).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Wooden cutout|Board]]
|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]].
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Cactus.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cactus]]
|Cactuses grow in desert-themed courses. Striking one with a [[boomerang]] destroys it and gives the player a coin.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Gold Rock.png|100x100px]]<br>{{conjectural|Gold Rock}}
|Gold Rocks take ten kicks to break and release five coins.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:GreenShellSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Shell|Green Shell]]
|A Koopa Troopa's shell, which can be kicked to hurt foes or hit blocks.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Transportation objects
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Cannon.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Cannon]]
|Used to fire Mario further into a course.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:MysteryBox SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mystery Box]]
|Lets Mario enter a time-limited bonus room.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Warp Pipe SM3DL.png|1000x100px]]<br>[[Warp Pipe|Pipe]]
|Takes Mario elsewhere when entered.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:!Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Warp Box]]
|Sends Mario to another part of the course.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot World Warp Pipe.png|100x100px]]<br>[[World Warp Pipe]]
|Orange pipes hidden within courses. They bring Mario to another [[world]] without having to complete all of the current one's courses.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Blocks and containers
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot ! Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[! Block]]
|Striking a ! Block causes a face block to pop out. Striking it multiple times produces a string of face blocks.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Question Block 3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[? Block]]
|Contains a coin or a power-up. Some ? Blocks are [[Coin Block]]s that contain 10 coins.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Goldenleaf.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Assist Block]]
|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.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Brick Block 3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Brick Block|Block]]
|Blocks that cannot be broken if Small Mario hits them.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Crate3DLand.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Crate]]
|Break when hit. May contain coins or power-ups.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Directional Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Directional Block]]
|Move in the indicated direction when hit.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:UsedBlockSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Empty Block]]
|A used-up ? Block.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Face Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Face block (platform)|Face block]]
|Briefly spawned in paths from hit ! Blocks.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Flying Question Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Flying ? Block]]
|Winged ? Blocks that fly in patterns. Some Flying ? Blocks are Coin Blocks.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Shot - Flying Roulette Block.jpeg|100x100px]]<br>[[Roulette Block|Flying Roulette Block]]
|A winged Roulette Block that appears when Mario loses two lives in the same course.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Gift Box.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Gift Box]]
|Gift Boxes are blocks found exclusively in Toad Houses that, when hit, provide power-ups to players. They are from Miis encountered via either StreetPass or SpotPass.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Hidden Block.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Hidden Block|Invisible Block]]<ref>Esmarch, p. 28.</ref>
|Hidden, transparent ? Blocks.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Rectangleblock.png|100x100px]]<br>[[? Block|Long ? Block]]
|A three-block-wide ? Block that holds three coins or two coins and a power-up.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:JumpBlock 3D.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Note Block]]
|Blocks Mario can bounce on.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Roulette Block SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Roulette Block]]
|A clear block that scrolls through power-ups; releases the item displayed when it is hit.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Super Note Block Model.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Super Note Block]]
|Sends Mario to Coin Heaven when bounced on.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Platforms
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Special 8-4.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Bolt Lift|Bolt]]
|A giant nut that is screwed onto a very long bolt that serve as platforms. The player must continually jump to avoid falling.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Bob-ombs.PNG|100x100px]]<br>[[Cog (obstacle)|Cog]]
|Gear-like platform that move Mario if he steps on them.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[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:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Donut Block.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Donut Block]]
|Fall slowly once stood upon.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Snake Panels SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flip Panel (platform)|Flip Panel]]
|Form temporary pathways when activated.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Yellowplatform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Lift]]
|A platform that moves to and from areas.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Red-Blue Panel.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Red-Blue Panel]]
|Platforms that flip over when Mario jumps.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Mushroom Trampoline.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Mushroom Trampoline|Rubber pad]]<ref>Esmarch, pp. 30, 46, 53, 55, 121, 132, 191.</ref>
|Mushroom platforms that can be bounced on.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Spine Coaster SM3DL screenshot.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spine Coaster]]
|A bony platform that moves on tracks in Bowser's second castle.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Asset Model Switchboard.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Switchboard]]
|Move along tracks according to which arrow Mario stands on.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Tapering Platform.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Tapering platform]]
|Platforms that sink in lava when stepped on, then rise back up.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Rope.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Rope|Tightrope]]<ref>Esmarch, pp. 19, 46, 78, 82, 94, 125, 146, 152, 191.</ref>
|Climbable rope.
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#FF7733;"|Other objects
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Big Goal Pole.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Goal Pole]]
|Big Goal Poles are only found at the end of the last course within a world, typically after completing a boss battle.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Binoculars SM3DL artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Binoculars]]
|Let Mario see further into the course. [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s can also be spotted and usually give a power-up or Star Medal once found.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:CheckpointSM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Checkpoint Flag]]
|Has Mario spawn near it if he loses a life after activating it.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Flower.png|100x100px]][[File:SM3DL Screenshot Bush.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]] / Bush
|Flora rustles when walked through or hit with a boomerang. Doing so sometimes releases a coin, causes a string of [[note]]s to appear, or disturbs an invisible [[Coin Coffer]].
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DL Screenshot Fluff.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Fluff (object)|Fluff]]
|Dandelions that spread their seeds if Mario stirs them or if the player blows into the system's microphone. Fluffs sometimes release coins or Super Mushrooms. In Mystery Boxes, stirred Fluffs release 1-Up Mushrooms.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Flagpole-SM3DL.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Goal Pole]]
|The end of a course. The higher it is grabbed, the more coins are earned. A [[Extra life|1UP]] and golden flag are given for reaching the top.
|-
|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Bird (Super Mario 3D Land).png|100x100px]]<br>[[Small bird]]s 
|Small birds are found in some courses and fly away when Mario gets close.
|}

==Staff==
{{main|List of Super Mario 3D Land staff}}

==Development==
[[File:3DMARIO.png|left|thumb|upright=1.55|Game screenshots as seen at Game Developers Conference in 2011.<ref>[http://www.gdc2001.nintendo.com Nintendo @ GDC 2011]</ref>]]
''Super Mario 3D Land'' was first mentioned in an "Iwata Asks" interview with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in October 2010, where he confirmed that a brand-new ''Super Mario'' game for the Nintendo 3DS was already in development, but had not yet been given a proper title.<ref>[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page7.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary]</ref> It was known by its tentative title, ''Super Mario'', at the time. In November 2010, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that both [[New Super Mario Bros. 2|2D world]] and 3D world ''Super Mario'' games were in the works for the 3DS.<ref>[http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2010/11/05/super-mario-3ds-games-on-the-way-in-2d-and-3d-says-shigeru-miyamoto.htm Video Games Blogger - ''Super Mario'' 3DS games on the way in 2D and 3D, says Shigeru Miyamoto]</ref> Four screenshots were available on March 2, 2011, and the game was officially announced during the {{wp|Game Developers Conference}}, under the name ''Super Mario''. The logo had a Raccoon Tail on the "O" letter, similar to that of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s logo, which had Raccoon Mario's tail shadow behind the "3". Available screenshots of ''Super Mario'' revealed that the game is a 3D platformer and the game was stated to be developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo's same team which had previously developed ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|its sequel]], as shown how a Goomba runs after Small Mario. It even contained features from the 2D ''Super Mario'' side-scrolling games. Satoru Iwata stated that a more official announcement would be shown at E3 2011 on June 7. According to Iwata, "it will be a game that will come with the kind of surprises and fun that only the 3DS can offer."<ref>[http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/01/iwata_on_3ds_mario_and_sales/ Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata on 3DS Mario and Sales Targets]</ref> Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that the development took over two years and started with 2 to 30 staff members working on the game.<ref>[http://andriasang.com/comyxv/]</ref>

In a later interview, Shigeru Miyamoto described the title as being a combination of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario 64'', with a little bit of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. He mentioned there would be an option for a fixed camera system, very similar to the one in ''Super Mario 64'', to demonstrate depth and the 3DS's 3D. He added, however, that it was tough to describe it, before mentioning that not only would the title be shown, but that it would also be playable at E3 2011. Shigeru Miyamoto explained that playing it will give fans a better idea of what it's like. He also commented on the speculation regarding the temporary logo, already confirming that the tail on the end of the logo's "O" was a hint at the return of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s [[Tanooki Mario]].<ref>[http://www.1up.com/news/super-mario-3ds-combines-galaxy-mario-64-e3 ''Super Mario 3DS'' Combines ''Galaxy'' and ''Mario 64'', Will be at E3]</ref>

[[File:SM3DS E3demo.png|thumb|upright=1.1|The four-level demo.]]
The game was given a full reveal with a trailer at E3 2011 and was playable on the show floor, as previously stated. It was announced that the game was targeted for a release by the end of the year. Attendees were allowed to try the game for themselves in four different levels - a standard plain area, an underground area, a level of switch-activated platforms, reminiscent of a few galaxies from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' titles, and an airship level ending in a fight with Bowser's henchman, [[Boom Boom]]. In addition, the E3 2011 trailer and the conference trailer were put up for download on the 3DS eShop for a limited time. By playing the trailer on their 3DS, viewers could then see the game in stereoscopic 3D for themselves.

The main ambition of the design team was to "reset" the conventions of 3D ''Super Mario'' games, which were mostly designed for home consoles.<ref name="Iwata Asks">''[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/super-mario-3d-land/0/1 Iwata Asks: Super Mario 3D Land]'' (accessed April 02 2012)</ref> One of the ways of doing that was to create short, pick-up and play levels more suitable to a handheld, as opposed to the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' series, and more specifically ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', which director [[Koichi Hayashida]] described as a "{{wp|Manchu Han Imperial Feast}}".<ref name="Iwata Asks"></ref> Additionally, according to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the term ''Land'' was used in the title to pay homage to past ''Super Mario'' titles, like ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' and its 2D art style.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJHeRRp_R_Y</ref>

The developers also wanted the game to serve as a jumping point for players that liked 2D ''Super Mario'', but did not want to play the 3D installments.<ref name="Iwata Asks"></ref> One of the solutions was to eschew the exploration-based level design of the traditional 3D ''Super Mario''s so that the players would not get "lost", and return the focus on reaching the end of linear levels. The levels were carefully designed to lead the player toward the end goal.<ref name="Iwata Asks"></ref> However, the developers included [[Star Medal]]s hidden throughout the levels to cater to the 3D Mario players and thus bridge the two game design sensibilities.<ref name="Iwata Asks"></ref>

The development was heavily affected by the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}.<ref name="Wired"></ref> Damage to the train network led to developers visiting the Kyoto office to be stuck there, and fear of aftershocks and radiation emanating from the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|damaged Fukushima nuclear plant}} caused several developers to lock themselves in their homes. These events made [[Nintendo]] unsure of whether the development could continue in Tokyo.<ref name="Wired"></ref> Tired of not doing anything, Hayashida risked sharing his personal contact information with other members. This led to a web forum being set up so that work could be continued while the Tokyo office was closed.<ref name="Wired"></ref>

The developers were pressured to finish the game in time for the 2011 holiday season, which led to parts of ''Super Mario 3D Land'' being outsourced to other Nintendo-affiliated developers such as [[1-Up Studio|Brownie Brown]],<ref name="Wired"></ref> something that did not typically happen with ''Super Mario'' games at the time.

[[Shigehisa Nakaue]] designed the 2D art seen in Peach's letters in the game, making it the first ''Super Mario'' game to use this art style in-game.

==Nintendo eShop description==
;American English version
<blockquote>''Platforming with serious depth! With the 3D visuals of Super Mario 3D Land, players can see exactly where floating blocks and flying Paragoombas are, so that they can jump and stomp with the precision of the pros. Expert gamers will appreciate the way 3D graphics reveal the true challenge of the levels, so that they can focus on nailing the perfect jump or shaving precious seconds off their speed runs, while new players will find that 3D makes platforming simple to grasp and satisfying to master.''

''Try on Mario's Tanooki Suit, and put some spring in your step! While longtime gamers will delight in using Tanooki Mario's tail-spin attack to sweep enemies off their feet and fluttering through the air to land super-long jumps, a new generation will learn what makes this classic suit a fan favorite. But even seasoned players will be in for a surprise—Mario's enemies may be sporting the familiar Tanooki tail too!''

''Mario at his very best! Mario™ returns to his roots in his first 3D platforming adventure designed exclusively for a handheld system. From the frantic race-against-the-clock dash through the Mushroom Kingdom to that final leap to grab the top of the flagpole, this eye-popping addition to the Super Mario™ series combines everything that makes Mario great from one generation to the next.''</blockquote>
;British and Australian English version
<blockquote>''SUPER MARIO 3D LAND reinvents everything fans love about Mario gaming with the first platforming environment in true 3D, presenting a 3D Mario game that plays like a 2D Mario game! Players will experience an exhilarating new sense of depth, distance and speed while running, jumping and stomping on enemies throughout the levels.''

''Among other outfits for Mario, the fan-favourite Tanooki Suit makes a comeback. Use the Tanooki Suit’s tail to attack enemies or float gently down from great heights.''

''Accessible and challenging in equal measure, SUPER MARIO 3D LAND offers new and familiar abilities that add unique gameplay strategies to the adventure! Make your way to the end-of-level flagpole using Mario's signature moves- or try to apply his new skills in challenging ways if you dare to discover every hidden shortcut and secret!''</blockquote>

==Reception==
''Super Mario 3D Land'' received critical or extremely positive acclaim.

In general, the overall utilization of the capabilities and possibilities of a three-dimensional installment were praised in comparison to those of later entries. In spite of the main game difficulty being critiqued alongside occasional missed opportunities, the game itself performed outstandingly.

The game received very high ratings, with an 80% rating on both GameXplain and Edge<ref>http://n4g.com/news/884809/edge-super-mario-3d-land-review</ref> as well as a 90% rating on both Joystig<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/super-mario-3d-land-review/</ref> and N-Zone. Additionally, it has received a 95% or 9.5/10 on GameInformer<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/super_mario_3d_land/b/3ds/archive/2011/11/09/super-mario-3d-land-review-mario-returns-to-rescue-the-princess-and-the-3ds.aspx</ref> and a perfect score of 5/5 or 100% on GamePro.<ref>http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/224745/review-super-mario-3d-land-3ds/</ref>
{|class="wikitable reviews"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%;text-align:center;background-color:silver"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|Audrey Drake, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/09/super-mario-3d-land-review IGN]
|9.5/10
|align="left"|"''Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system's capabilities. With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups, this is the ideal 3DS experience. Most of the first eight worlds fly by a bit too quickly, but with extra content you unlock afterward, medal challenges in each level and [[Nintendo 3DS#StreetPass and SpotPass|StreetPass]] allowing you to best your friend's times, you'll still find plenty of replay value here. As an experience, Super Mario 3D Land gets deeper the longer you play, as you sink into its particular groove and learn to appreciate it as a unique title - one that is separate from yet beautifully derivative of the entire Mario franchise. As a whole, 3D Land is brilliant and addictive, and should do for 3D-enhanced platforming what the original [[Super Mario Bros.]] did for 2D platforming. If you own a 3DS system, you have no choice - you simply must own this game.''"
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Christian Donlan, [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-10-super-mario-3d-land-review Eurogamer]
|9/10
|align="left"|"''3D Land is great, but it isn't perfect. Compared to the fluffy, nostalgic warmth of the Tanooki suit and its twin, the Statue Leaf, both the Boomerang Flower and the Propeller Box feel like missed opportunities, the former making for a slightly fussier take on the Fire Flower, even if it is good for capturing distant trinkets, just as the latter remains firmly under the shadow of New Super Mario's various whirligigs. Seasoned players, meanwhile, will get through the first half of the game a touch too quickly, finding much to enjoy but little to truly challenge them. It can feel, for a few hours at least, like a very slight disappointment.''"
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Maxwell McGee, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-3d-land-review/1900-6344529/ GameSpot]
|8/10
|align="left"|"''Some of the other features also lack creativity. With StreetPass, you can restock your exhausted mushroom houses and challenge cubes simply by passing other 3DS users, even if they don't have the game. This makes it especially easy to rack up star coins, since the challenge cubes are generally a breeze to complete. The gyrometer is used at binocular stations in certain stages. These stations let you search out hidden toads that shriek with delight and throw star coins or other power-ups at you. Despite the fact these features lack the imagination seen in the game's level design, Super Mario 3D Land is still a delight. With well-realized stages and responsive controls, it's an easy recommendation for all action-loving 3DS owners.''"
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|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:LimeGreen"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/super-mario-3d-land 90]
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|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/620831-super-mario-3d-land/index.html 90.09%]
|}
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===Sales===
As of September 30, 2019, ''Super Mario 3D Land'' is the 6th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS, having sold 12.60 million units worldwide, and caused a great boost in 3DS sales.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html IR Information : Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved December 11, 2019.</ref><ref>http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/super-mario-3d-land-release-in-japan-skyrockets-nintendo-3ds-sales/63054</ref> It is also the fastest-selling portable ''Super Mario'' game.<ref>Snider, Mike (November 28, 2011). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/nintendo-sees-skyward-sales-on-black-friday-/1#.ZEHzR3bMITo Nintendo sees skyward sales on Black Friday]. ''USAToday''. Retrieved April 20, 2023.</ref> As of March 31, 2022, it sold 12.85 million units worldwide.<ref>Nintendo (May 10, 2022) [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html Top Selling Title Sales Unites]. ''Nintendo Japan''. Retrieved May 12, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220511010706/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html Archived] from the original on May 11, 2022 via Wayback Machine.</ref>

==Promotion==
{{multiple image
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|footer=Outside and inside the Exclusive Mystery Box
|image1=SM3DL-MysteryBox.jpg
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|image2=Golden Mystery Box.png
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On November 12, 2011, to celebrate the launch of ''Super Mario 3D Land'' in North America, Nintendo set up an event in Times Square's Military Island in which attendees would be able to play in a real life mock-up of the game environment, as well as a chance to play the game a day before the official release. In addition, many attendees were also given free Tanooki ears and tails, as well as free slices of mushroom pizza from a "Mushroom Kingdom" pizza truck to the first 1,000 attendees who tweeted the "#SuperMario3D" hashtag and an exclusive early sale of the game at the Times Square Toys "R" Us.<ref>(October 27, 2011). [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/w7y-i4o79ufjvkz3tzrblbhn4n7x4arj Times Square Warps Into Mario's 3D World]. ''Nintendo''. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20111030155319/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/w7y-i4o79ufjvkz3tzrblbhn4n7x4arj Archived] October 30, 2011, 15:53:19 UTC via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.)</ref>

From 22 November to 24 December 2013, North American 3DS users that went to a [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo Zone|Nintendo Zone]] could receive an Exclusive Mystery Box from Mr. Hayashida, the producer of ''Super Mario 3D Land''.

==Glitches==
{{main|List of Super Mario 3D Land glitches}}
===Baddie Box lag===
[[File:SM3DL-BaddieBoxExplosion.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Baddie Box Explosion being executed.]]
If [[Invincible Mario]] or [[White Tanooki Mario]] ground pounds onto a Baddie Box, the game starts to lag as the box explodes. The "explosion" continues and the game lags until the player jumps off of the exploding box. A harsh grinding sound is heard during the explosion, and a sound resembling that of a beanstalk coming out of an item box (in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'') can be heard as Mario crouches when the player holds {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} (beanstalks like this do not appear in the game). It is possible this sound is simply the sound Mario makes when he crouches, but distorted so much by the explosion it sounds like a beanstalk. The glitch can only be done on levels where Baddie Boxes appear, such as [[World 2-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-4]], 5-[[Castle]], and [[Special 1-3]]. Both Worlds 2-4 and 5-Castle require White Tanooki Mario, making Special 1-3 the only stage where the glitch can be executed after the level has been beaten once and the only stage where it can be executed by Luigi.

===Camera clipping===
In Special 1-3, if the player aims just above the blocks on the edge of the platform in a cannon, the camera clips in for a short period of time.

===Warp Box death gltich===
To perform this glitch, Mario needs to go to the airship of [[World 2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2]]. Then, he should enter the first Warp Box. The player should reach the end of the bonus airship, but Mario should not enter the Warp Box at the end. Instead, the player should press the left camera control button so that the camera turns to the left. Wait until the Warp Box is offscreen then immediately go inside the box before Mario loses a life. If performed correctly, Mario should lose a life while the camera pans back to the main airship.

===World 1 Bowser softlock===
During the boss fight with the Tail Bowser on the castle in World 1, the player must use Tanooki Mario to glide across the gap between the bridge and the platforms at the start of the fight then press the switch when the Tail Bowser jumps to the left. If done correctly, the bridge collapses with the Tail Bowser off-screen, and the game never ends the cutscene. The player, however, can still exit the level.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eIBZ19JMc</ref>

==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Super Mario 3D Land pre-release and unused content}}
While the [[Super Leaf]] and [[P-Wing]] returned, and [[Hammer Mario]] was succeeded by [[Boomerang Mario]], director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] stated that more classical suits and powers were to return, but none appear in the final product. The [[Goomba's Shoe]] was once considered, but was later rejected.

A grassy spacious area and a level with many [[Donut Block]]s, [[platforms]], and blue [[Directional Block]]s were shown, along with an array of rotating platforms which would go on to be [[World 4-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-3]]. Though while said to be cut from the final product, these areas might have evolved into [[World 2-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-1]] and [[World 8-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-1]] in the final product. The screenshots of these areas show that they use a camera angle not used in the final game, implying that the game would have had more dynamic camera angles.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
TanookiMarioSM3DL.png|[[Tanooki Mario]]
Kitsune Luigi.png|[[Tanooki Mario|Kitsune]] [[Luigi]]
TanookiToad.png|[[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki]] [[Toad]]
Boomboomairship.png|[[Boom Boom]] and [[Pom Pom]] on their [[airship]], along with a [[Tail Bullet Bill]]
SM3DL Art2.png|Artwork featuring various characters and enemies in the game
</gallery>

==Media==
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==References to other games==
[[File:5-2-SM3DL.png|thumb|The overhead view in World 5-2]]
*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': In the final battle with [[Bowser]], Bowser throws barrels at [[Mario]], similar to [[Donkey Kong]].
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Mario's original sprite from this game appears as his world map icon on the touch screen. [[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-2]] is an underground level with a secret exit over the ceiling leading to a [[Warp Zone]] to the next world, exactly as [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] did in this game. [[Fake Bowser]]s return as [[Tail Bowser]]s with a similar battle style. The first Tail Bowser battle is modeled after the original one, and it is still a disguised [[Goomba]]. A cover version of the main theme from this game plays in [[Coin Heaven]]s, [[World 2-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-3]], and [[Special 1-3]] (Mario also hums the theme in the cutscene between [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|Worlds 5]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|6]]). World 2-3 also contains platforms shaped like sprites of Mario, [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Luigi]], and both [[Super Mushroom|Super]] and [[1-Up Mushroom]]s from this game; the end of the level is designed like the commonly seen end of levels in this game. Special 1-3 contains platforms that are shaped like sprites of a [[? Block]], a Goomba, a [[Cloud Block]], a [[Bullet Bill]], a [[Cheep Cheep]], and three fireballs; the end of the level is designed like a level set at night in this game. A cover of this game's "level clear" music also plays upon clearing World 2-3 and Special 1-3. The "crown award" used to represent obtaining extra lives over a certain amount returns, but now 3 Crowns appear instead. After defeating Bowser and clearing {{World|8|bowser3d}}: Part 1, Mario looks onward in a stance resembling his idle sprite from this game.
*''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'': [[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]] is designed as a homage to the temples from ''The Legend of Zelda'' in honor of the series' 25th anniversary, even with the camera set in an overhead view. Also, there is a room with four [[lantern|torches]]. If [[Fire Mario]] lights all torches, the secret-finding sound effect from this game plays, and a door leading to the second Star Medal opens.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'': The special worlds may be inspired by this game's relationship to ''Super Mario Bros.'', being harder levels maintaining the same world structure as the main game, as well as exclusively featuring [[Poison Mushroom]]s. Luigi retains his unique physics (He jumps higher than Mario, but has worse traction). The phrase "THANK YOU!!" appears in the [[Special 8-Crown|true last level]], but is in English instead. The boss battles ending with Mario/Luigi continuing on to the flagpole instead of simply after the boss's defeat resembles [[World 9-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-3]] from this game.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Backward Somersault]] works just like the [[Crouching High Jump|Power Squat Jump]] from this game. Mario and Luigi start each life in their Super forms, just like in this game (This is also similar to the prior 3D titles).
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Many elements from this game, like [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Boom Boom]], [[Note Block|Jump Blocks]], and [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] return; the Boomerang form is based on this game's [[Hammer Mario|Hammer form]]. Remixes of the [[Toad House]] theme from this game plays while outside and inside a Toad House. The backgrounds of some cutscenes between worlds (such as after completing World 2) have hills and item sprites reminiscent of this game. Some levels have the cover versions of this game's [[Athletic Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Athletic Theme]] and [[Airship Theme|Airship]] Themes from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and the main theme arranges this game's [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Ground Theme]] in the second half. The background of [[Special 8]] highly resembles a level from this game, even having the same ground style.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Some enemies, such as [[Grinder]]s and [[Porcupuffer]]s, return from this game. The backgrounds of some cutscenes between worlds strongly resemble those of [[Chocolate Island]]. The sound heard when Mario exits a level after beating it in this game is present in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' after Luigi's letter is seen. Also, in the E3 2011 demo, a Jump Block would make the sound when Yoshi is mounted occasionally. The [[item storage]] returns. [[World 4-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4-2]] may be a reference to [[Vanilla Secret 1]], [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] a reference to [[Valley of Bowser 1]], and [[Special 5-5]] a reference to [[Donut Ghost House]]. Also, in the letter received when [[World 3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3]] is completed, Mario's jumping out of the bubble may play the [[jump]] or [[Cape Mario|Cape]] swing sound effect from this game. Certain [[note]] sets play this game's bonus room theme. The beginning of the [[castle]] levels' theme music plays a rising scale, similar to this game's castle theme.
*[[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]: The [[Super Leaf]]'s holey redesign is reminiscent of its [[Leaf Cup]] design in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
*''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'': When in their Small forms, Mario and Luigi lose their caps, similarly to [[Tiny Wario|Wario's Small form]] as seen in this game (though they wear a hat if the player collects the maximum amount of lives (1,110 lives), and Super Mario/Luigi lose the cap instead).
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': Mario's voice when falling from a high place is reused during the cutscene before Bowser's last fight, and a sped-up version of it is used when Mario falls to death. Boos and Chain Chomps also have their iconic voices from this game.
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': Tightropes return as a game mechanic. The platforming concept of horizontally rotating platforms is featured in a few levels. Also, the cutscene before the true final battle features Bowser trying to smash Mario, but accidentally breaking the floor instead, causing the two to fall to another part of the castle. This is similar to the cutscene before [[Petey Piranha]]'s first battle; in both cases, Mario and the boss look around as the floor cracks just before they fall.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'': Tail Goombas look and tail whip like Tanoombas, but they lack the raccoon ears and leaf on their heads.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': Star Medals are similar to [[Star Coin]]s. Some [[Flower (environmental object)|flowers]] and bushes have a similar design to the ones from this game. Also, some levels share a similar design. Most enemies keep their designs. [[Dry Bowser]] and [[Face block (platform)|face blocks]] also return.
*''Flipnote Studio'': The background music from Special 8's map is based on [[the Mario Drawing Song]].
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': Upon getting the maximum amount of lives (1,110 lives), [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]] loses his hat, and [[Small Mario]] conversely gains his hat. The Propeller Block returns in the form of a wearable item. Flophoppers act comparably to Bramballs, as they walk around, and for every step they flip 180 degrees, and have similar suction cups feet. Stars are earned for completing certain achievements in this game as well. Also, some voice clips for Mario and Luigi are reused like, ''"Let's-a go!"'', ''"Here we go!"'', ''"It's-a go time!"'', and ''"Let's-a play!"''.
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'': Many level obstacles return from these games, along with some of the levels' music. The [[Red-Blue Panel|Blue and Red Flipping Platforms]] return, but they are activated by jumping. [[Flophopper]]s are similar to [[Swaphopper]]s, and [[Cosmic Clone]]s and [[Magmaargh]]s return. Also, a lot of the voice clips, sounds, and enemy animations and behaviors are reused. The yellow switch that changes the camera angle in secret rooms from has the first-person mode eye icon from these games. [[World 3-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-5]] and [[Special 5-4]] may be references to [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]], [[World 7-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-5]] a reference to [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]], and [[Special 5-1]] a reference to [[Flip-Swap Galaxy]]. Also, a strange, ghostly entity can be seen in the woods near the flagpoles of ghost houses, which bears resemblance to the three, strange, black Kodama-esque figures (Hellvalleyskytrees) seen in the background of [[Shiverburn Galaxy]]. Five tracks return from ''Super Mario Galaxy'': the Airship theme, the [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]] theme, a cover version of [[Flipswitch Galaxy]]'s theme, [[Ghostly Galaxy]]'s mansion theme, and the [[Cosmic Mario]] theme. There is also one track returning from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'': the theme used on Bonus Planets. The "tick-tock" that is heard when a timed [[ground-pound switch]] in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' series is activated is used for when a [[P Switch]] has been activated. Most of Mario and Luigi's voice clips are also reused from these games.

==References in later media==
[[File:3D Land SSBU.png|thumb|3D Land from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': For the new design of the [[Leaf Cup]], the leaf from ''Super Mario Bros 3'' is replaced with a Super Leaf from ''Super Mario 3D Land''. [[Stingby|Stingbies]] return in the [[Honeybee Hive]], and Cardboard Goombas also return in [[Piranha Plant Slide]].
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'': The modern Tanooki Suit design is unlockable as a costume for a player's [[Mii]] in the game, plus a racket was made to fit it. Inky Piranha Plants also return in the Special Game, [[Ink Showdown]].
*[[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]: One of the Puzzle Swap panels in the StreetPass Mii Plaza app for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] is of ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Invincibility Leaf]], [[Peepa]]s, [[Coin Coffer]]s, and [[Goomba Tower]]s return. Also, the Gold Block works like the ? Box, but produces coins more frequently. The Super Leaf also reappears with the same design. Stars can be earned on the files, like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Also, the max amount of lives are 1,110, and it appears as three crowns, like in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'': The Poison Mushroom has the same design as in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'': Some of Boom Boom's voices in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' are reused.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'': Big Tail Goombas and Inky Piranha Plants appear as enemies in this game.
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': This game is a sequel to ''Super Mario 3D Land''. It retains many elements from ''Super Mario 3D Land'', including the [[Boomerang Flower]], [[Coin Box|? Box]], and Invincibility Leaf.
**''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'': Cat Boom Boom's second fight is similar to Boom Boom's fight in {{world-link|s4|airship3D|Special 4-Airship}}, as they both take place on top of retractable spikes.
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': One of [[Donkey Kong]]'s idle animations includes him pulling out a blue Nintendo 3DS, on which he may play ''Super Mario 3D Land''. The sound effects heard suggest he stomps on a Goomba.
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': The Boomerang Flower returns as an item. The [[Biddybuggy]] resembles a [[Para-Biddybud]]. Tanooki Mario is an available racer via add-on content, and his tricks reference his new animations and feature Statue Mario's redesign.
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'': The modern Tanooki Suit and Boomerang Mario designs are unlockable as costumes for the player's Mii in the game, plus golf balls and clubs were made to fit them.  The Boomerang Flower becomes a usable Item Shot, and it drastically increases the curve of the ball's path.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'': A stage called [[3D Land]] is based on ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'': The beach theme of this game was reused, for the level [[Briny Bowl Swimming Hole]].
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'': One of the themes in Rhythm Recital is the main theme from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'': When Mario first captures the [[Frog]], jumps into a painting that takes him into another kingdom, and captures Bowser, the animation is similar to when Mario first jumps into the Warp Pipe that leads to [[Special 1]]. Statue Mario's redesign from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' appears when Mario [[capture]]s a [[Jizo]]. The Tail Tree appears in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]. Stingbies gain [[Urban Stingby|an urban counterpart]] in this game, and Coin Coffers return. The [[Lost Kingdom]]'s [[regional coin]]s borrow from the redesign of the Super Leaf in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. The invincibility theme, used when any Mario [[amiibo]] is tapped, is taken from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The 3D Land stage returns in this game. Boom Boom and Pom Pom appear as spirit using artwork from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': The Boomerang Flower and Coin Box return as [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Items]]. Tanooki Mario and Kitsune Luigi reuse their artwork from ''Super Mario 3D Land''. [[White Tanooki Mario]] appears as new driver in this game.
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'':  A [[Boomerang Flower]] can be seen in the antique store. Biddybuds and small birds appear.
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]): Mario's humming from one of the cutscenes is reused for this game.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スーパーマリオ ３Ｄランド
|JapR=Sūpā Mario Surī Dī Rando
|JapM=''Super Mario 3D Land''
|Kor=슈퍼 마리오 3D랜드
|KorR=Syupeo Mario 3D Raendeu
|KorM=''Super Mario 3D Land''
|ChiT=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園
|ChiTR=Chāojí Mǎlìōu 3D Lèyuán
|ChiTM=''Super Mario 3D Wonderland''
|ChiS=超级马力欧 3D乐园
|ChiSR=Chāojí Mǎlìōu 3D Lèyuán
|ChiSM=''Super Mario 3D Wonderland''
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the last 3D ''Super Mario'' game where the "''Super''" in the title is colored, rather than solid white. This is also the first ''Super Mario'' game to use the [[List of fonts#Second Mario font|current font]] for some in-game text and logos.
*''Super Mario 3D Land'' has a reversible cover, with the inside depicting red-outlined characters, enemies, and items over a white background. Although the outside cover may change based on the region, the inside cover always looks the same.
**This reversible cover was not used in all print runs, nor in the Nintendo Selects version of the game.
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==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=1}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlniEA5o2Kw Launch Trailer]
*[http://supermario3dland.nintendo.com/ Official American Website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/SUPER-MARIO-3D-LAND--274908.html Official European Website]
*[http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/super-mario-3D-land/en_AU/index.php Official Oceanian Website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/arej/ Official Japanese Website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland Official Chinese (Hong Kong) Website]
*[http://www.nintendo.tw/3dland/ Official Chinese (Taiwan) Website]
*[https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/index.html Official Chinese (China) website]

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