Editing The Bitlands

|boss=[[Bowser]]<br>[[Big Blooper (Super Paper Mario)|Big Blooper]]<br>[[Dimentio]]<br>[[Francis]]

'''The Bitlands''' is a dimension located beyond [[Flipside Tower]]'s yellow door in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. It has a unique art style that makes the world look as if it was drawn on a grid, like pixel art. The overworld music in this world is an arrangement of the classic [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''  According to [[The InterNed]], said overworld theme is titled "The Open Plane", while the music in the underground area beneath the two red pipes is titled "Nostalgic Underground", due to it being an arrangement of the [[Underground Theme]] from ''Super Mario Bros.''

==Chapters and locations==

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|name1='''The Bitlands'''<br>(''Chapter 3-1: When Geeks Attack'')

|image1=[[File:The Bitlands.png|150px]]

|description1=This pixelated grassland contains many references to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Bowser]] is fought and recruited here.

|name2='''[[The Tile Pool]]'''<br>(''Chapter 3-2: Bloops Ahoy'')

|image2=[[File:The Tile Pool.png|150px]]

|description2=A large sea inhabited by many underwater creatures, as well as [[Big Blooper (Super Paper Mario)|Big Blooper]]. [[Thudley]] is found here.

|name3='''[[The Dotwood Tree]]'''<br>(''Chapter 3-3: Up, Up, and a Tree'')

|image3=[[File:SPM Dotwood Tree.png|150px]]

|description3=An enormous tree with three areas, one outside, one inside, and one at the top. [[Dimentio]] is battled here for the first time.

|name4='''[[Fort Francis]]'''<br>(''Chapter 3-4: The Battle of Fort Francis'')

|image4=[[File:SPM Fort Francis.png|150px]]

|description4=[[Francis]]'s castle. It is filled with many cat robots, some of which attack the player. References to [[Nintendo]] products and pop culture abound. Francis is the Chapter boss, and [[Carrie]] is found here.

}}

[[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and the [[Pixl]]s have just entered the door to The Bitlands when [[Tippi]] is snatched up by a nerdy-looking chameleon, who claims it has caught a "super rare pixelated butterfly". Before Mario and Peach can help her, the chameleon disappears. Mario and Peach hear a voice coming from a bush and find a Pixl named [[Barry]] in it. Barry tells Mario and Peach that Tippi was kidnapped by [[Francis]], the "nerd to end all nerds," who also has a liking for butterflies. He has taken her to [[Fort Francis|his castle]], which has been known to be locked up tight. Barry discourages trying to get Tippi back, but Mario's persistence wins out and Barry agrees to help. He gives Mario and Peach three tips. First, he tells Mario and Peach that "[[Bowser's Minions|a bunch of no-class jerks]]" are hiding out in a group of old fortresses. However, the fortresses are so old and worn out, they could be taken out easily with an explosion. Next, he tells Mario and Peach  about [[The Tile Pool|an ocean]] just past the fortresses. There, they will have to fight a [[Big Blooper (Super Paper Mario)|monster]], but it can be dispatched by attacking its red tentacle. His last tip is to watch for [[The Dotwood Tree|an enormous tree]]. There's a large gorge on the other side of it and to get past it, Mario and Peach must ride the red wind. After giving them those tips, Barry asks them to come back to see him if they somehow defeat Francis, hinting at how to recruit this Pixl.

By jumping into the pit between the red pipes in the first area, the player can access an area very similar to [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' After this area is an area where the player must deal with many [[Koopa Striker]]s before getting to the old fortress Barry spoke of. Mario and Peach find the [[Koopa Troop]] holed up inside. They must get through the fortresses, dodging enemies, until they get to a red X on the side of the last fortress. Using [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] near the X destroys the fortress and reveals [[Bowser]]. Bowser sees Mario and flies into a rage about having his castle destroyed yet again. He separates Peach from Mario and duels him. Mario wins using Boomer and is reunited with Peach. After a humorous argument, Bowser joins the team as a playable character. He tells the Koopa Troop to hold down the fort while he is gone. They pretend to be upset that he is leaving, but secretly plan to party. The three heroes leave to go rescue Tippi.

*[[Mega Koopa]] is identical to a [[Koopa Troopa]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

|KorR=Doteu Doteu Raendeu

|Fre=Pays Rétro

|FreM=Retro Country

|SpaE=Bitania<ref name=bitania>[https://youtu.be/ZXGbbq8Glbc?t=17 "Super Paper Mario - Mundo Pixelado - Fase: 3-1"]{{dead link}}</ref>

|Fre=L'attaque de l'otaku

|FreM=The otaku's attack

|SpaE=El ataque de los friquis<ref name=bitania/>

|KorR=Anna napchidoeda!

*The Bitlands is also one of only two worlds where there is at least one boss in each section ([[Bowser]] in 3-1, who joins Mario's party after being defeated, [[Big Blooper (Super Paper Mario)|Big Blooper]] in 3-2, [[Dimentio]] in 3-3, and [[Francis]] in 3-4), with [[Castle Bleck]] being the other world where this is the case.

*On the fortress that requires blowing up on a red X, there are some enemies that are not normally attackable due to the fortress being too tall to jump on. These enemies do no6 require items to defeat though, as one can use [[Thoreau]] to grab the [[Bullet Bill Blaster]]'s [[Bullet Bill]]s and throw them back. One can also use [[Dashell]], if obtained before Chapter 3, to jump off the fortress before it and use [[Princess Peach]]'s Parasol to get on the fortress. This allows access to the other side of it that is normally otherwise inaccessible, and the [[? Block]] that is normally destroyed with it can be hit (it gives a single coin).