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The '''Birabuto Kingdom'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, pages 3, 6, & 15.</ref> is a kingdom in [[Sarasaland]] and the first [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The land is a large desert based on {{wp|ancient Egypt}}, with pyramids and palm trees dotting the landscape. [[King Totomesu]] is the boss of the world. In the American ''Super Mario Land'' commercial, the Birabuto Kingdom's misleading caption was "challenge the mysteries and terrors of ancient Egypt."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WveC_IM8x4 ''Super Mario Land'' American TV Commercial]</ref>
The '''Birabuto Kingdom'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=3, 6, and 15}}</ref> is a kingdom in [[Sarasaland]] and the first [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The land is a large desert based on {{wp|ancient Egypt}}, with pyramids and palm trees dotting the landscape. [[King Totomesu]] is the boss of the world. In the American ''Super Mario Land'' commercial, the Birabuto Kingdom's misleading caption was "challenge the mysteries and terrors of ancient Egypt."<ref>{{cite|url=https://youtu.be/eB4gxdD_nns|title=Super Mario Land - Commercials collection|publisher=YouTube|author=vini64|date=September 21, 2020|accessdate=July 31, 2024}}</ref>


==Level information==
==Levels==
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|[[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]]
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|[[File:Super Mario Land Empty Block Screenshot.png]]
|[[File:Super Mario Land Empty Block Screenshot.png]]
|The first [[level]] in the Birabuto Kingdom. Set on a desert with many palm trees and pyramids in the background.<br>[[Goombo]]s, [[Bombshell Koopa]]s, and [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]] are present in it.
|align=left|The first [[level]] in the Birabuto Kingdom. Set on a desert with many palm trees and pyramids in the background. [[Goombo]]s, [[Bombshell Koopa]]s, and [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]] are present in it.
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|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-2]]
|[[World 1-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-2]]
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|[[File:SML World 1-2 Screenshot.png]]
|This level is set on several large palm trees. Goombos, Bombshell Koopas, and [[Bunbun]]s appear.
|align=left|This level is set on several large palm trees. Goombos, Bombshell Koopas, and [[Bunbun]]s appear.
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|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]]
|[[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]]
|[[File:Kingtotomesu.png]]
|[[File:Kingtotomesu.png]]
|A level set inside a pyramid, with many hieroglyphs decorating the walls. [[Piranha Plant]]s, Bombshell Koopas, and [[Gao]]s can be found in it, with [[King Totomesu]] as the boss of the world.
|align=left|A level set inside a pyramid, with many hieroglyphs decorating the walls. [[Piranha Plant]]s, Bombshell Koopas, and [[Gao]]s can be found in it, with [[King Totomesu]] as the boss of the world.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
KCDeluxe-SMLBirabutoKingdom.png|The kingdom, seen in the [[KC Deluxe]] Mario manga
KCDeluxe-SMLBirabutoKingdom.png|The kingdom, seen in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' KC Deluxe]] manga
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピラプト{{hover|王国|おうこく}}<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, pages 1, 4, & 17.</ref>
|Jpn=ピラプト{{ruby|王国|おうこく}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=1, 4, and 17|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Piraputo Ōkoku
|JpnR=Piraputo Ōkoku
|JapM=Pyrapt Kingdom; portmanteau of「'''ピラ'''ミッド」('''''pira'''middo'', {{wp|pyramid}}) and「エジ'''プト'''」(''Eji'''puto''''', [[Egypt]]).<br>The English localization mistranslated "Piraputo" as "Birabuto", confusing the {{wp|dakuten and handakuten|two diacritic signs used in Japanese}} (i.e. confusing the ''handakuten'' signs (゜) for ''dakuten'' (゛) on the two kanas originally making the "p" sounds).
|JpnM=Pyrapt Kingdom; portmanteau of「'''ピラ'''ミッド」('''''pira'''middo'', "{{wp|pyramid}}") and「エジ'''プト'''」(''Eji'''puto''''', "[[Egypt]]").<br>The English localization mistranslated "Piraputo" as "Birabuto", confusing the {{wp|dakuten and handakuten|two diacritic signs used in Japanese}} (i.e. confusing the ''handakuten'' signs (゜) for ''dakuten'' (゛) on the two kanas originally making the "p" sounds).
|Dut=Birabuto Koninkrijk<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 7.</ref>
|Dut=Birabuto Koninkrijk<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=7}}</ref>
|DutM=Birabuto Kingdom
|DutM=Birabuto Kingdom
|Fra=Birabuto
|Fre=Birabuto
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|Ger=Birabuto
|Ger=Birabuto (Das Super Mario Spiel)<br>Birabuto Königreich (''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre]]'')
|GerN=''Das Super Mario Spiel''
|GerM=-<br>Birabuto Kingdom
|Ger2=Birabuto Königreich
|Ger2N=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre]]''
|Ger2M=Birabuto Kingdom
|Ita=Regno di Birabuto
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' instruction booklet|language=it|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' e-manual|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=MONDO 1 (Regno di Birabuto)|language=it|title=Una guida al mondo di Super Mario|publisher=Nintendo Today!|date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
|ItaM=Kingdom of Birabuto
|Ita2=Regno Birabuto
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=46}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Birabuto Kingdom
|Ita3=Birabuto
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=45, 48}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:12, April 24, 2025

Birabuto Kingdom
Map of Birabuto Kingdom
Map of the Birabuto Kingdom
Game Super Mario Land
Level(s) 3
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The Birabuto Kingdom[1] is a kingdom in Sarasaland and the first world in Super Mario Land. The land is a large desert based on ancient Egypt, with pyramids and palm trees dotting the landscape. King Totomesu is the boss of the world. In the American Super Mario Land commercial, the Birabuto Kingdom's misleading caption was "challenge the mysteries and terrors of ancient Egypt."[2]

Levels[edit]

Level Preview Description
World 1-1 Screenshot of Mario after using a ? Block The first level in the Birabuto Kingdom. Set on a desert with many palm trees and pyramids in the background. Goombos, Bombshell Koopas, and Fighter Flies are present in it.
World 1-2 Super Mario Land This level is set on several large palm trees. Goombos, Bombshell Koopas, and Bunbuns appear.
World 1-3 Small Mario battling King Totomesu, boss of the Birabuto Kingdom, at the end of World 1-3 in Super Mario Land A level set inside a pyramid, with many hieroglyphs decorating the walls. Piranha Plants, Bombshell Koopas, and Gaos can be found in it, with King Totomesu as the boss of the world.

Level maps[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピラプト王国おうこく[3]
Piraputo Ōkoku
Pyrapt Kingdom; portmanteau of「ピラミッド」(piramiddo, "pyramid") and「エジプト」(Ejiputo, "Egypt").
The English localization mistranslated "Piraputo" as "Birabuto", confusing the two diacritic signs used in Japanese (i.e. confusing the handakuten signs (゜) for dakuten (゛) on the two kanas originally making the "p" sounds).
Dutch Birabuto Koninkrijk[4] Birabuto Kingdom
French Birabuto[?] -
German Birabuto[?] - Das Super Mario Spiel
Birabuto Königreich[?] Birabuto Kingdom Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre
Italian Regno di Birabuto[5][6][7] Kingdom of Birabuto
Regno Birabuto[8] Birabuto Kingdom
Birabuto[9] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3, 6, and 15.
  2. ^ vini64 (September 21, 2020). Super Mario Land - Commercials collection. YouTube. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 1, 4, and 17.
  4. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 7.
  5. ^ Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Italian. Page 6.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land e-manual. Page 7.
  7. ^ "MONDO 1 (Regno di Birabuto)" – March 26, 2025. Una guida al mondo di Super Mario. Nintendo Today! (Italian).
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 46.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 45, 48.