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Revision as of 13:11, July 31, 2024

Dinosaur Land
A map of Dinosaur Land, from Super Mario World.
Artwork from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2018)
Inhabitants Yoshis, Rexes, Dino-Rhinos, Reznor, Cave People

Dinosaur Land, also known as Dinosaur Island,[1] is an archipelago inhabited by dinosaurs and the region where Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool go on a vacation to in Super Mario World. Dinosaur Land generally has a lush, green appearance to it, along with several hills. It also has some mountains, caves, a forest area, and an underground valley. There is almost no industrialization on Dinosaur Land except for Ghost Houses, and the fortresses and castles set up by Bowser and the Koopalings.

History

Super Mario World

Yoshis are notable inhabitants of Dinosaur Land and live in the first world, Yoshi's Island. Despite its name, several of Dinosaur Land's inhabitants are not dinosaurs, such as Dolphins and Swoopers. Other dinosaurs found on the island include Blarggs, Dino-Rhinos, Dino-Torches, Eeries, Rexes, and Reznors.

The Shogakukan guide for Yoshi features an origin story for Dinosaur Land. In the ancient past, an active volcano in the middle of the islands located in the southern seas rendered the dinosaurs living there extinct. Tens of thousands of years later, five shooting stars (implied to be the Star Road) came from the light of Star World one night, and one of them knocked the top half of a fossilized egg to its lower half inhabited by contemporary monsters, resulting in Yoshi hatching. These events also resulted in the resurrection of other dinosaurs, and the islands came to be known as Dinosaur Land.[2]

A map of Dinosaur Land (artwork)
A labeled map of Dinosaur Land, as seen on a folded flyer included with Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

The worlds and areas located on Dinosaur Land are shown on a folded map that was included with copies of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. The first seven worlds take place in Dinosaur Land:

These are the prominent locations of Dinosaur Land:

Super Mario World animated series

Dinosaur Land
Dinosaur Land in the Super Mario World show
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Lands of Dinosaur World, and to the repulsiveness for which he stands: one Koopa underground, reprehensible, with lizards and Goombas for all.”
Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Oogtar, and the Cave Kids (first sentence), Hip and Hop Koopa (second sentence)

Dinosaur Land is the main setting in every episode of the Super Mario World animated series. Throughout the show, Dinosaur Land is mostly referred to as Dinosaur World (except by King Koopa in "Send in the Clown").

Unlike the game Super Mario World, Dinosaur World's main inhabitants consist of Cave People, and there is only one Yoshi that lives there. The Cave People lack technology, although they managed to have built at least one city, Dome City. Throughout the show, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool have tried to introduce modern culture to Dinosaur Land's inhabitants.

In "A Little Learning" Princess Toadstool opens a school. The episode reveals that Dinosaur World has a flag, which is red with blue and yellow stripes. A light blue circle with a green dinosaur is in the center of the flag. The school day starts with the characters pledging to the Dinosaur Land flag; the pledge largely parodies the United States' Pledge of Allegiance. Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, and the Cave People say the first part of the pledge. Hip and Hop Koopa interrupt them by making up the second part of the pledge, which is about King Koopa and his minions.

In "Mama Luigi", Luigi tells Yoshi that Mario and Peach, along with himself, had come to Dinosaur Land to stop King Koopa. He explains that they had succeeded at banishing King Koopa and his Koopalings from the Mushroom Kingdom and celebrated by taking a vacation in Dinosaur Land, only to see that King Koopa had relocated there.

Super Mario Adventures

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Yoshi Village
Yoshi Village in Super Mario Adventures

Dinosaur Land is featured in the Super Mario Adventures comic. It introduces Yoshi Village, which has Yoshi as its "Chairman of the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce".

Gallery

Media

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 恐竜きょうりゅうランド[?]
Kyōryū Rando
Dinosaur Land
Chinese (simplified) 恐龙大陆[?]
Kǒnglóng Dàlù
Dinosaur Land
Chinese (traditional) 恐龍樂園[3]
Kǒnglóng Lèyuán
Dinosaur Land
French Dinosaur Land (Super Mario World)
Dino-Land (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
[?]
Dinosaur Land
Dino-Land
German Dinosaurierland[4] Dinosaur Land
Yoschis Insel[5] (SNES Super Mario World instruction booklet) Yoshi's Island. The name is used as the section title of an overview of the entire Dinosaur Land.
Italian Paese dei dinosauri[6] (Super Mario World) Dinosaur land
Terra dei Dinosauri[7] (Super Mario World cartoon, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia) Dinosaur Land
Dinosaur Land[8] (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) -
Portuguese Terra do Dinossauro[9] Dinosaur Land
Dinossaurolândia[10] Dinosaur land
O Mundo dos Dinossauros (Super Mario World television series)[?] Dinosaur World
Romanian Lumea dinozaurilor (Super Mario World television series)[?] Dinosaur world
Spanish País de los Dinosaurios[11] Dinosaur Land
Tierra de los Dinosaurios (Super Mario World television series)[?]

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 official site. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived February 14, 2002, 13:02:31 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ February 1, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104196-5. Page 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
  3. ^ 開發人員的訪談 : 超級瑪利歐兄弟 驚奇|任天堂. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
  5. ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
  6. ^ Super Mario World Italian instruction booklet. Page 2.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 51.
  8. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 104.
  9. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 2. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 folded flyer (Brazilian Portuguese).
  11. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Page 84.
  12. ^ "We knew the game and we knew one of its areas was Dino World, so we thought that it would be a great place to go into." – Morton, Rocky. Dinosaur Magazine. Starlog Telecommunications, Inc. (Australian English).[page number needed]