Editing Super Mario Land

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|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|genre=2D [[Genre#Platform|platformer]]

|modes=Single-player

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==Story==

'''''The following text is taken directly from the instruction booklet.'''''

<blockquote>''Once upon a time, there was a peaceful world called [[Sarasaland]]. In this world there were 4 kingdoms named [[Birabuto Kingdom|Birabuto]], [[Muda Kingdom|Muda]], [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. One day, the skies of Sarasaland were suddenly covered by a huge black cloud. From a crack in this cloud, the unknown space monster [[Tatanga]] emerged to try to conquer Sarasaland. Tatanga hypnotized the people of all the kingdoms so that he could control them in any way he liked. In this way he took over Sarasaland. Now, he wants to marry [[Princess Daisy]] of Sarasaland and make her his queen. [[Mario]] came to know of these events, and he has started on a journey to the [[Chai Kingdom]] where Princess Daisy is held captive, in order to restore peace to Sarasaland. Can Mario defeat Tatanga, release people from his interstellar hypnosis, and rescue Princess Daisy? It's all up to you and Mario's skill. Go for it Mario!''</blockquote>

==Gameplay==

Most of the bosses can either be beaten via physical attack, or by jumping on a switch behind the boss. Collecting one hundred [[coin]]s earns Mario an [[extra life]], and if he manages to earn 100,000 points, he gains an extra continue to use in the event all lives are lost.

After the main game is beaten, the Mushroom icon on the title screen changes to an icon of Mario's head. This allows the player to play through the game once more, with additional enemies spread throughout the levels, though no further changes occur to increase the difficulty. Beating this game unlocks a level select option.  As the game has no battery backup, the title screen reverts to the standard version upon switching the Game Boy off, resetting the game, or having the batteries run out.

===Controls===

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==Worlds and levels==

''Super Mario Land'' utilizes [[Sarasaland]] as the main setting rather than the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The land is divided into four kingdoms serving as the corresponding worlds of the game - the [[Birabuto Kingdom]], the [[Muda Kingdom]], the [[Easton Kingdom]], and the [[Chai Kingdom]], respectively. Each world consists of three levels. These levels normally feature music, backgrounds, and enemies relevant to the themes of their respective worlds. Due to the length of the game, as well as the amount of enemies featured in the game, most enemies are indigenous to one world, while some only appear in one level. At the end of the first two levels of each world, Mario reaches a [[goal (Super Mario Land)|goal]] allowing him to advance to the next level immediately, or complete a [[bonus game (Super Mario Land)|bonus game]] for an item beforehand. At the end of the third and final level of each world, Mario fights and defeats a boss to rescue an enemy disguised as Daisy, with the exception of the Chai Kingdom, where he must defeat two bosses, including Tatanga, to rescue the real Daisy.

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==Revision==

==Development==

{{see also|List of Super Mario Land staff}}

==[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]] description==

;North American version

<blockquote>''Ancient ruins, giant crabs, Koopa Troopas, flying stone heads, and hungry sharks await you in this rerelease of the 1989 Game Boy™ game. In the beautiful kingdom of Sarasaland, a mysterious alien has appeared and hypnotized the inhabitants while kidnapping Princess Daisy™ for himself! Travel over land, in the air, and underwater as Mario™ runs, jumps, and bounces his way to fortune and glory on his mission to save Princess Daisy and restore peace! Ancient ruins, tempestuous waters, and brand new challenges await!</blockquote>

;European version

<blockquote>''Mario’s acclaimed Game Boy debut brings the plucky plumber to new territory: Sarasaland, where the evil space monster Tatanga has hypnotised the people and kidnapped Princess Daisy!''

==Soundtrack==

To tie in with the game's Japanese release, an [[Super Mario Land (album)|original soundtrack for the game]] was published in that region by Nippon Columbia, featuring arrangements of ten of Tanaka's compositions by Ikuro Fugiwara, and performed by the "Mario Freaks Orchestra."

==Reception==

Corbie Dillard of Nintendo Life noted the successors of the game as superior in both length and quality, praising the sequel, ''Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins'', as the better game, despite the price. However, he recommended playing the game in commemoration of Mario's first portable experience. Adam Riley of Cubed3 scored the game well, also acknowledging the standards achieved by later games, while also recommending the game as a short and sweet adventure.

On GameSpot, the game received an average rating of 8.1 out of over 2,000 reviews, with almost half of the ratings being 8/10.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/games/super-mario-land/reviews/ Super Mario Land reviews]. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref> The more positive reviews praised the simple though memorable elements of gameplay. The neutral or mixed reviews noted the short length of the game and the graphical capabilities, while acknowledging some of the aforementioned positive traits the game had to offer. Various negative or critical reviews heavily or harshly criticized the graphics and length in addition to other aspects such as the controls and inexplicable differences from main games in the series.

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|align="left"|"''Super Mario Land was impressive when it was first released for the [[Game Boy]], but given how the length and overall quality of Game Boy releases increased shortly thereafter, it only made this original seem even more inadequate by comparison. It's not the best launching-off point for the [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo eShop|3DS eShop]] — [[Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins]] is by far the better game — and it is the most expensive of the launch [[Virtual Console]] titles at $3.99/£3.60. It's still a very fun Super Mario experience, but just about the time things are really getting good, the experience ends and the credits roll. If you haven't played Super Mario Land before, you owe it to yourself to at least give the game a try. The quest might be fairly short, but it's still worth playing through at least once, if only to see where Mario's portable adventures began.''"

|Adam Riley, [http://www.cubed3.com/review/1000/1/super-mario-land-game-boy.html Cubed3]

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===Sales===

==Pre-release and unused content==

The theme that played when climbing [[ladder]]s lasted much longer, over five seconds longer than necessary.

Tatanga in Pagosu.png|[[Tatanga]] in [[Pagosu]]

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===Sprites===

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==Glitches==

{{main|List of Super Mario Land glitches}}

==References to other games==

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'': In the Calendar feature, ''Super Mario Land''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Japanese release date - April 21, 1989 - is marked by default with the message "A Peaceful Day".

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': One of [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s alternate costumes is based on Daisy's classic design.

*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'': The [[microgame]] [[Grow Wario Grow]] features [[Mario]]'s sprite and background graphics from ''Super Mario Land''.

*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'': An arrangement of the Main Theme is featured as one of the selectable songs for [[Figure Skating Pairs]].

*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': In the [[Water Park]]'s [[submarine]] building, there is a sign which says that submarines were first used in 1989, which references the [[Marine Pop]] sections and the release year of ''Super Mario Land''.

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|JapM=''Super Mario Land''

|ChiTR=Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Lèyuán

|ChiTM=''Super Mario Wonderland''

|ChiSR=Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Lèyuán

|ChiSM=''Super Mario Wonderland''

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*Both the back of the package and the [[Nintendo eShop]] description for the game state that [[Koopa Troopa]]s appear, when in fact, only Bombshell Koopas appear.

**"Giant crabs" are also mentioned despite no crabs appearing in the game.

==External links==

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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/mla/index.html Japanese site]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006750 Japanese Virtual Console site]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Super-Mario-Land-275902.html Nintendo UK site]

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