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{{Distinguish|Dark Realm}}
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|title=Dark Land
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|first_appearance = ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[1988]])
|inhabitants= [[Bowser's Minions]], [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Rocky Wrench]]es, [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, [[Boom Boom]], [[Fire Bro]]thers, [[Hammer Bro]]thers, [[Sledge Bro]]thers, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Cheep-Cheeps]], [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s, [[Mini Goomba|Micro-Goomba]]s, [[Angry Sun]], [[Roto-Disc]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Hot Foot|Hot Feet]], [[Dry Bones]]
|latest_appearance = ''[[Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition]]'' ([[2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
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'''Dark Land''' (also known as '''Castle of Koopa''' or '''Bowser's Castle''') is the eighth and final world in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', but it is possible for the [[player]] to obtain two [[Warp Whistle]]s from World 1 and use them to reach Dark Land without having to play through the other levels. Dark Land is a sinister land where volcanic clouds cover the skies and block out the sun's light. One of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]].  
'''Dark Land'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=34}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (also known as '''Koopa Kingdom''' in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')<ref>{{cite|author=Mario|quote=We're levitating the Doomship, back to Koopa Kingdom!|title="[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]", ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''}}</ref> is [[Bowser]]'s kingdom and [[Bowser's Minions|his army]]'s main base of operations in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A stark contrast to the rest of the [[Mushroom World]], Dark Land is a wasteland-inspired area untouched by sunlight, filled with skulls and flames.
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==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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Dark Land (alternatively '''Castle of Koopa'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original and ''Super Mario All-Stars'' International ending.</ref> or '''[[Bowser's Castle]]'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref>) first appears as the eighth and final [[world]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', reached after clearing [[Pipe Land]]. Large numbers of [[tank]]s and [[airship]]s patrol these lands, which most [[level]]s take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. Additionally, one of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. World 8 is shown to be south of [[Ice Land|World 6]] and to the north of [[Sky Land|World 5]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4''. This is the only world in the game that does not have any [[Toad House]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]thers patrolling the map, or [[Spade Panel]]s in it. It is also the second world to feature completely separate overworld screens, after World 5.


Dark Land is Bowser's kingdom, and is the place where his main castle stands. It is also the [[Koopa Troop]]'s main base of operations, and because of this, the area is heavily defended by the Koopa King's military forces. Large numbers of tanks and airships patrol these lands, intercepting anyone brave enough to invade the kingdom.
It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via [[Warp Zone]] (notably, both [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]s from [[Grass Land]] can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the [[kings]]). In ''Super Mario Advance 4'', as soon as the player warps to World 8, they receive the letter from Bowser that they would have received after clearing World 7; this does not occur in the original game.


==Levels==
According to [[Lemmy]], the kingdom's activity was top secret even to the [[Koopalings]], as he claims Bowser was exclusively in charge.<ref name="Ankoku"/> This mention is not present in international translations of the manual.
===Big Tanks===
The large tanks are similar to [[airship]]s, only on they are on the ground. Here, the player will meet up with [[Rocky Wrench]]es, cannons, and [[Rocket Engine]]s. There is also one power-up in this [[level]]. At the end of the level awaits a blue [[Boomerang Bro.]].


In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', this level was made shorter by removing two of the tanks that came after the [[Question Block|? Block]].
Dark Land features the following levels:
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|description1=One of the tank levels and the first level of Dark Land, this is an autoscrolling level with many [[cannon]]s that fire [[cannonball]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s.
|name2={{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}}
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|description2=Another autoscrolling level with many cannons, this time on ships over water.
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|description3=A group of three levels that contain many traps. The first features [[Hammer Bro]]s and their variants, the second features [[Lava Bubble|Podoboos]], and the third features [[Cheep Cheep]]s.
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|description4=Another autoscrolling level, though this one moves quicker, has small platforms, and takes place in the air.
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|description5=The first of two standard levels in Dark World, this level has many [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]s and [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] platforms.
|name6=[[World 8-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-2]]
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|description6=The second of two standard levels in Dark World, this level reintroduces the [[Angry Sun]] from [[Desert Land]].
|name7={{world-link|8|fort|World 8-Fortress}}
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|description7=The [[fortress]] level which is made up of a maze of doors and traps.
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|description8=Another autoscrolling tank level with many cannons and enemies.
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|image9=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 8-BC Screenshot.png|200px]]
|description9=The final level of the game and is where [[Bowser|King Koopa]] is keeping [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] captive.
}}


===Battleships===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
These battleships are similar to tanks, only in the water. As these are in ordinary water, Mario (or Luigi) will not be hurt if he jumps in. After avoiding obstacles and enemies, [[Boom Boom]] awaits at the end of the level. One can actually swim under the ship for the entire length of the level and emerge unscathed.
[[File:DarkLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Dark Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
{{quote|QUIET! You wanna wake the dead? You don't want Koopa to find out we're in his kingdom, do ya?|[[Mario]]|"[[Do the Koopa]]"}}
Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland and the home of King Koopa and the Koopalings. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]].


===Hand Traps===
The episodes with this world shown as the title card are "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]" (with [[Grass Land]]'s music), "[[Do the Koopa]]", "[[Crimes R Us]]", "[[Recycled Koopa]]" and "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]".
#This contains every [[Hammer Bro.]] variety found in the game. The level starts with a [[Fire Bro.]] After it, there are two [[Hammer Bros.]] ready to attack. Also, there is a power-up in one of the blocks. A Boomerang Bro. awaits further into the level. The final enemy, a [[Sledge Bro.]] is encountered towards the end of the level. Once past there, the player can go up the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] to claim a [[Super Leaf]].
#The player must jump over [[Podoboo]]s and leap onto platforms to reach the end. A Super Leaf is at the end of this level.
#The player must avoid jumping [[Cheep Cheep]]s in this level. At the end there is a Super Leaf.


===Airships===
Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes:
A ton of tiny, Rocket Engine-equipped jets patrol the night sky. Rocky Wrenches are found on most of the jets. At the end, Boom Boom awaits to battle. After the player attacks Boom Boom twice, it'll start to fly.
*'''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''': In order to give [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] rulership of the [[United States of America]] as a birthday present, Bowser transports the [[White House]], along with everyone inside, to Dark Land. Bowser later sinks the White House to the bottom of the [[Mushroom Sea]]. However, Mario managed to raise the White House to the surface, and with Luigi's help, was able to return the building to its proper spot to [[Washington, D.C.]]
*'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]''': Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travel through Dark Land via a [[Steam Cloud Balloon]] to recover [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]'s stolen sarcophagus, only for it to get flung into a tower of Kastle Koopa by a [[Mushroom Kingdom]] [[tornado|twister]]. Luigi then uses the remnants of the Steam Cloud Balloon to construct a [[steam powered mummy sled]], which he, Princess Toadstool and Toad use to escape from Kastle Koopa, and subsequently, Dark Land.
*'''[[Princess Toadstool for President]]''': After discovering that Bowser in ahead in the polls for leadership over the Mushroom Kingdom only by using a [[Nice Guy Potion]], Mario and Luigi travel to Dark Land in order stop [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] and [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] from making another dose before the election. Upon arriving in Dark Land, Mario and Luigi are pursued by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in tanks, which chase them through a pipe into a lava-filled cavern. From that point, Mario and Luigi then have to deal with [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s and a [[Fire Snake]] before making it to Kastle Koopa.
*'''[[Never Koop a Koopa]]''': When Bowser announces that he is giving up his evil ways, he donates Kastle Koopa to Princess Toadstool. Deciding she wants to turn Kastle Koopa into a retirement home for elderly [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]]s, Princess Toadstool travels to Dark Land with Mario to check the place out. However, Luigi is wary of the whole thing. He and Toad travel to Dark Land after Mario and Princess Toadstool, where they wait in a boat on the Mushroom Sea for their friends to return from Kastle Koopa. When Mario and Princess Toadstool fail to come out after waiting for a long time, Luigi drags Toad into the Mushroom Sea, and both enter Kastle Koopa via a drainpipe. Discovering that the whole ordeal turned out to be a trap, the group of four reunite and later escape from Kastle Koopa after obtaining [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Power]].
*'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': Princess Toadstool discovers a map leading to the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], which is hidden in the underground [[Temple of Gloom]]. Mario, Luigi and Toad accompany Princess Toadstool to Dark Land, but they are immediately spotted by a [[Dry Bones]], who heads to Kastle Koopa to warn Bowser of their arrival. As Bowser is sick, he orders [[Roy Koopa|Bully]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]], and Cheatsy to follow the Dry Bones, who leads them to where the heroes are traveling. Mario's group brave the cavern's many traps and ultimately make it to the Temple of Gloom, where they succeed in obtaining the Doom Dancer. However, a trap set up by Bully causes Mario to lose the Doom Dancer, which winds up in Bully's hands. Bully then brings uses the Doom Dancer's power to bring everyone back to Kastle Koopa, where Bowser, who is unable to hear well due to his cold, takes the Doom Dancer from Bully. Bowser then uses the Doom Dancer to force everyone in the [[Mushroom World]] to dance forever, but the Mario Bros. foil his plan.
*'''[[Recycled Koopa]]''': The Koopas are ordered to dump all their garbage, and the place they do so is in Princess Toadstool's Castle. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad manage to steal one of the Koopa Kids' wands to remove all the garbage and send it back where it came from. The heroes believe the Koopas will try again and spy on them with Luigi's [[Plumber's Periscope]], and see the Koopalings dumping garbage down another pipe leading to the Real World.
*'''[[The Venice Menace]]''': Although Dark Land is unseen in this episode, Bowser's intention is to scare all the humans out of [[Venice]] so that he can warp the entire city to Dark Land and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie.


==={{world|8|1}}===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
At the start of the level, there is a Switch Block in the air, which reveals many blue coins closer to the ground. The player can use a Super Leaf or Tanooki Suit to fly from the very first platform to a pipe way up high where three 1-Ups are. Further into the level, a [[? Block]] near a [[Venus Fire Trap]]'s pipe withholds a power-up. A row of bricks is soon found. In between the tall multi-[[Bill Blasters]], within a ? Block, there is a [[Starman]]. A hidden [[1-Up Mushroom]] can be found within a long line of blocks. Then, the player must use a red [[Koopa Paratroopa]] to leap over a very tall Bill Blaster. The player can jump out between the two Blasters. The [[Jump Block]] nearby will send the player across the gap. After this, the player needs to leap over the [[Piranha Plant]] and the level will be completed.
Dark Land is the setting of the fourth [[Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', where Bowser has a [[magic carpet]] bring Luigi to the kingdom to help (whether he wants to or not) in the search for Wendy O. Koopa after the Koopaling disappears. The two main areas of the region that can be explored in the book are a gloomy and trap-filled fortress, and a highly volcanic area known as the Magma Pits.


==={{world|8|2}}===
In the proceeding book, ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Dark Land (though here referred to as '''Dark World''') is mentioned once by [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]], who states that he intends to take his new ballet, ''Dribbling Beauty'', on a seven-year tour of the kingdom.
At the beginning, the player can either fall through the quicksand or enter one of the pipes, or jump over the quicksand. In the latter case, this level is the second and final to feature the [[Angry Sun]], which is very rare. The player must avoid multiple Venus Fire Traps; eventually, a block containing a [[P-Switch]] can be found. After the ♩ blocks hovering over a pit, the player must ascend and descend the Venus Fire Trap populated hill. After the hill comes a small pit with one ♩ Block. The player must leap off a Koopa Paratroopa and bounce on the Note Block to reach the exit.


==={{world|8|fort}}===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
The level starts out with an area with blocks and a door. Further on, the player must maneuver on conveyor belts; however, there is lava below. To the left is a power-up, needed to complete the level. The player must repeat this process until he has secured a Super Leaf, which is to break the bricks to the right. To the right, the player must avoid the [[Thwomp]] and smash a way through the blocks. Next, the player must enter the third door to the right, entering the next room; here, the player must avoid the Thwomps moving diagonally. Then the player must enter another door. Then, the player has to keep right, entering the door placed on the metal blocks. The player must then press the P-Switch and run right, entering the door at the end without stopping. After coming out of the door, the player has to keep moving, until two coins, unmoving, wedged between the metal blocks and a conveyor belt, are spotted. The player must wait until the P-Switch wears off, sneak under them, and hit the right one for a P-Switch again. The player can then enter the door that appears to the farthest right. Then, the player must wait again for the P-Switch to wear off, and duck as the belt carries the player safely under the spike battle Boom Boom.
[[File:TSMBM Dark Land.jpg|thumb|The Dark Lands in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', after Mario and Luigi are accidentally separated from each other in the [[Warp Zone]] after traveling through the [[mysterious pipe]], Luigi ends up in the '''Dark Lands''',<ref>{{file link|TSMBM Monopoly Board.jpg|Monopoly ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' Edition board}}</ref> also formatted as '''Darklands''',<ref>Track title "The Darklands" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''</ref><ref>{{cite|author=@universaluk|language=en-gb|date=March 16, 2023|url=x.com/universaluk/status/1636338994962219008|title=Wahoo! Mario has entered the feed. Get your tickets now! #SuperMarioMovie|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 19, 2023}}</ref> where he briefly searches for Mario before being chased by many [[Dry Bones]]. Luigi enters a [[castle]] that is surrounded by a [[lava]] moat and appears abandoned at first, but he is captured by two [[Shy Guy]]s and a [[Snifit]], who bring him to Bowser in the [[Shy Guy balloon]]. The Dark Lands are portrayed as a dark and dreary forest with lakes of lava, infested with [[Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)|bats]] and hostile Dry Bones. According to [[Toad]], the area is under the control of Bowser.


===Super Tanks===
==Gallery==
The player must avoid [[Bob-omb]]s, Rocky Wrenches, and other hazards on these huge tanks. At the end, Boom Boom will battle the player for the final time.
<gallery>
Castle of Koopa NES.png|Map in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMAS SMB3 World 8 Map.png|Map in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Dark_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land
World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's message
SMAS SMB3 World 7 Letter.png|Bowser's message in the SNES version
SMA4 Bowser Message World 8.png|Bowser's message in the GBA version
SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|Peach screaming for help in the GBA version
</gallery>


==={{world|8|bowser}}===
==Media==
In the final level of the game, Bowser has set up several traps. Near the start, statues with laser vision attack in place; if the player jumps over them, he or she can reach brief safety. Then, ride the platform up, taking the [[Donut Lift]] down. Here, ascend the staircase, avoiding the [[Roto-Disc]]s. At the top the player must go back down to the ground on the other side. Alternatively, there is an extra life at the top right of this section, in a hidden block. If the player ducks and jumps on top of this block, they will float through the wall, skipping the descent. Afterward, a lake of lava with Donut Lifts and Podoboos looms. In an alternate route, the player can go up and head right. If the player keeps heading right, avoiding the pool of lava and dodging [[fireball]]s, a door awaits. Once again, there is a room with statues and fireballs. Then, the player must go through the door at the far left. This is where the battle with King Koopa takes place.
{{media missing|more=yes|section=y|Dark Land portion of "King Bowser" from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''}}
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King Koopa can be defeated with either fireballs or [[hammer]]s. In battle, the Koopa King will leap up occasionally, crashing down into the weak floor, making an indent. King Koopa's only other attack is his ability to breathe fire. If King Koopa breaks through the whole floor, he's defeated. The door to the right will open and flash. Enter to find a distraught [[Princess Toadstool]]. She'll thank the player, then scamper off. The game ends and the credits scroll.
==Names in other languages==
===Dark Land===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワールド８ {{ruby|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{ruby|国|くに}}
|JapR=Wārudo 8 Ankoku no Kuni
|JapM=World 8: Dark Land (alternatively "Castle of Kuppa"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)
|JapC=<ref name="Ankoku">{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=34|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1988}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|ChiS=黑暗大陆
|ChiSR=Hēiàn Dàlù
|ChiSM=Dark Land
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12D4y1r7zX?p=15 【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】]</ref>
|Fre=Château de Bowser
|Fre2=Pays-noir
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|Ger=Dunkelland
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|Hun=Sötétföld
|HunN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
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|HunC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX41JXbYOsA Super Mario kalandjai 1990 VHSRip]</ref>
|Ita=Mondo dell'Oscurità
|Ita2=Terra Oscura
|Ita2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita3=Castello di Bowser
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita4=La terra oscura
|ItaM=Dark World/World of Darkness
|Ita2M=Dark Land
|Ita3M=Bowser's Castle
|Ita4M=The dark land
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=34}}</ref>
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK0ZuzFfx_s&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=5 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x05 - Il regno dei funghi]</ref>
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYUZfpwwKCU (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3]</ref>
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=40}}</ref>
|PorA=Terra das Trevas
|PorAM=Land of the Darkness
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|language=pt-br|title=''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A|page=22|publisher=Editora Sigla|date=November 1991}}</ref>
|Rom=Tărâmul întunecat
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episodes "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" and "[[Recycled Koopa]]"
|Rom2=Regatul Koopa
|Rom2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]"
|RomM=Dark land
|Rom2M=Koopa kingdom
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26871859844 "Princess Toadstool for President", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rom2C=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26871925380 "Up, Up, and a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Даркленд
|RusR=Darklend
|RusM=Dark Land
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwSbIQkrUo Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)]</ref>
|SpaA=Reino de las Sombras
|SpaAN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|SpaAM=Kingdom of Shadows
|SpaAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy_nkmaUBxI&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=11 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 11 - La Princesa Seta Para La Presidencia]</ref>
|SpaE=Castillo de Bowser
|SpaE2=Reino de las Sombras
|SpaE2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', re-dub
|SpaE3=Tierra Tenebrosa
|SpaE3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', original dub
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==''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3==
===Dark Lands===
As it is home to Bowser and the [[Koopalings]], Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]]. Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the permiters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes:
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|ChiS=暗黑之国
|ChiSR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
|ChiSM=Dark Country
|ChiT=暗黑之國
|ChiTR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
|ChiTM=Dark Country
|Ita=Terra Oscura
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|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''
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|Ita2M=Dark Lands
|Pol=Mroczna Kraina
|PolM=Dark Land
|PorA=Reino das Sombras
|PorAM=Kingdom of Shadows
|Rom=Ținuturile întunecate
|RomM=The dark lands
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|RusR=Temnyye zemli
|RusM=Dark lands
|SpaA=Tierras Oscuras
|SpaAM=Dark Lands
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|SpaEM=Kingdom of Shadows
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'''[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]''': In order to give [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] rulership of the [[United States of America]] as a birthday present, Bowser transports the [[White House]], along with everyone inside, to Dark Land. Bowser later sinks the White House to the bottom of the [[Mushroom Sea]]. However, Mario managed to raise the White House to the surface, and with Luigi's help, was able to return the building to its proper spot to [[Washington, D.C.]].
==Trivia==
 
*In ''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'', Dark Land is the only world from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to not be featured in any challenges.
'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]''': Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travel through Dark Land via a [[Steam Cloud Balloon]] to recover [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]'s stolen sarcophagus, only for it to get flung into a tower of Kastle Koopa by a [[Tweester|Mushroom Kingdom Twister]]. Luigi then uses the remnants of the Steam Cloud Balloon to construct a [[Steam-Powered Mummy Sled]], which he, Princess Toadstool and Toad use to escape from Kastle Koopa, and subsequently, Dark Land.
 
'''[[Princess Toadstool for President]]''': After discovering that Bowser in ahead in the polls for leadership over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] only by using a [[Nice Guy Potion]], Mario and Luigi travel to Dark Land in order stop [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] and [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] from making another dose before the election. Upon arriving in Dark Land, Mario and Luigi are purused by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in tanks, which chase them through a pipe into a lava-filled cavern. From that point, Mario and Luigi then have to deal with [[Fire Chomp]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s and a [[Fire Snake]] before making it to Kastle Koopa.
 
'''[[Never Koop a Koopa]]''': When Bowser announces that he's giving up his evil ways, he donates Kastle Koopa to Princess Toadstool. Wanting to turn Kastle Koopa into a retirement home for elderly [[Toad (species)|Mushroom]]s, Princess Toadstool travels to Dark Land with Mario to check the place out. However, Luigi is wary of the whole thing. He and Toad travel to Dark Land after Mario and Princess Toadstool, where they wait in a boat on the Mushroom Sea for their friends to return from Kastle Koopa. When Mario and Princess Toadstool fail to come out after waiting for a long time, Luigi forcefully drags Toad through the Mushroom Sea and enters Kastle Koopa via a drain pipe. While the whole ordeal turned out to be a trap, the group of four later escape from Kastle Koopa after obtaining [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Power]].
 
'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': Princess Toadstool discovers a map leading to the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], which is hidden in the underground [[Temple of Gloom]]. Mario, Luigi and Toad accompany Princess Toadstool to Dark Land, but they are immediately spotted by a [[Dry Bones]], who heads to Kastle Koopa to warn Bowser of their arrival. As Bowser is sick, he orders [[Roy Koopa|Bully]] [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] and Cheatsy to follow the Dry Bones, who leads them to where the heroes are travelling. Mario's group brave the cavern's many traps and ultimately make it to the Temple of Gloom, where they succeed in obtaining the Doom Dancer. However, a trap set up by Bully causes Mario to lose the Doom Dancer, which winds up in Bully's hands. Bully then brings uses the Doom Dancer's power to bring everyone back to Kastle Koopa, where Bowser, who is unable to hear well due to his cold, takes the Doom Dancer from Bully. Bowser then uses the Doom Dancer to force everyone in the [[Mushroom World]] to dance forever, but the Mario Bros. foil his plan.
 
'''[[The Venice Menace]]''': Although Dark Land is unseen in this episode, Bowser's intention is to scare all the [[human]]s out of [[Venice]] so that he can warp the entire city to Dark Land and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie.
 
==''Nintendo Adventure Books==
Dark Land is the setting of the fourth [[Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', where Bowser has a [[Magic Carpet]] bring Luigi to the kingdom to help (whether he wants to or not) in the search for Wendy O. Koopa after the Koopaling disappears. The two main areas of the region that can be explored in the book are a gloomy and trap-filled fortress, and a highly volcanic area known as the Magma Pits.


In the proceeding book, ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Dark Land (though here referred to as '''Dark World''') is mentioned once by [[Ludwig von Koopa]], who states that he intends to take his new opera, ''Dribbling Beauty'', on a seven year tour of the kingdom.
==References==
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==Gallery==
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File:Dark_Land.jpg|<center>[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land.
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==Trivia==
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*Dark Land's music bears some possibly intentional resemblance to the Mars movement of ''[[Wikipedia:The Planets|The Planets]]'', fitting as this movement is subtitled "The Bringer of War" after Mars, the Roman god of war.
*The lava in the first area of World 8 looks like red water in the NES version.
*Dark Land is the only world in the game that does not have any [[Toad's House]]s, [[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Bros.]] patrolling the map, and [[Spade Panel]]s in it.
*In the Japanese versions, Dark Land is known as "Castle of Kuppa". In the initial worldwide NES release and English ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', this was corrected to the standard Castle of Koopa. It was also called Bowser's Castle in the Game Boy Advance version. It is only known as Dark Land in the international NES re-release and supplemental materials.
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Not to be confused with Dark Realm.
Dark Land
First area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Second area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Third area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Fourth and final area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Map in Super Mario Advance 4
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Greater location Mushroom World
Ruler Bowser
Inhabitants Bowser's Minions, Bob-ombs, Rocky Wrenches, Boomerang Brothers, Boom Boom, Fire Brothers, Hammer Brothers, Sledge Brothers, Podoboos, Cheep-Cheeps, Venus Fire Traps, Piranha Plants, Koopa Paratroopas, Boos, Koopa Troopas, Para-Goombas, Micro-Goombas, Angry Sun, Roto-Discs, Thwomps, Hot Feet, Dry Bones

Dark Land[1][2] (also known as Koopa Kingdom in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)[3] is Bowser's kingdom and his army's main base of operations in Super Mario Bros. 3. A stark contrast to the rest of the Mushroom World, Dark Land is a wasteland-inspired area untouched by sunlight, filled with skulls and flames.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Dark Land
First area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Second area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Third area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Fourth and final area of Dark Land, from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Map in Super Mario Advance 4
Game Super Mario Bros. 3
Level(s) 11
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Dark Land (alternatively Castle of Koopa[4] or Bowser's Castle[5]) first appears as the eighth and final world in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remake Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, reached after clearing Pipe Land. Large numbers of tanks and airships patrol these lands, which most levels take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. Additionally, one of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around Mario or Luigi. World 8 is shown to be south of World 6 and to the north of World 5 in Super Mario Advance 4. This is the only world in the game that does not have any Toad Houses, Hammer Brothers patrolling the map, or Spade Panels in it. It is also the second world to feature completely separate overworld screens, after World 5.

It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via Warp Zone (notably, both Magic Whistles from Grass Land can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the kings). In Super Mario Advance 4, as soon as the player warps to World 8, they receive the letter from Bowser that they would have received after clearing World 7; this does not occur in the original game.

According to Lemmy, the kingdom's activity was top secret even to the Koopalings, as he claims Bowser was exclusively in charge.[6] This mention is not present in international translations of the manual.

Dark Land features the following levels:

Image Name Description

SMB3 SNES Tank Screenshot.png World 8-Tank One of the tank levels and the first level of Dark Land, this is an autoscrolling level with many cannons that fire cannonballs and Bob-ombs.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-B Screenshot.png World 8-Ship Another autoscrolling level with many cannons, this time on ships over water.
Hand Trap level World 8-Hand Trap A group of three levels that contain many traps. The first features Hammer Bros and their variants, the second features Podoboos, and the third features Cheep Cheeps.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-A Screenshot.png World 8-Jet Another autoscrolling level, though this one moves quicker, has small platforms, and takes place in the air.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-1 Screenshot.png World 8-1 The first of two standard levels in Dark World, this level has many Turtle Cannons and pipe platforms.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-2 Screenshot.png World 8-2 The second of two standard levels in Dark World, this level reintroduces the Angry Sun from Desert Land.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-F Screenshot.png World 8-Fortress The fortress level which is made up of a maze of doors and traps.
SMAS SMB3 World 8-ST Screenshot.png World 8-Tank Another autoscrolling tank level with many cannons and enemies.
The final battle between Mario and Bowser, in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3. World 8-Bowser's Castle The final level of the game and is where King Koopa is keeping Princess Toadstool captive.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Dark Land
Dark Land in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
“QUIET! You wanna wake the dead? You don't want Koopa to find out we're in his kingdom, do ya?”
—Mario, "Do the Koopa"

Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland and the home of King Koopa and the Koopalings. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside Kastle Koopa.

The episodes with this world shown as the title card are "Never Koop a Koopa" (with Grass Land's music), "Do the Koopa", "Crimes R Us", "Recycled Koopa" and "Super Koopa".

Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes:

  • Reptiles in the Rose Garden: In order to give Kootie Pie rulership of the United States of America as a birthday present, Bowser transports the White House, along with everyone inside, to Dark Land. Bowser later sinks the White House to the bottom of the Mushroom Sea. However, Mario managed to raise the White House to the surface, and with Luigi's help, was able to return the building to its proper spot to Washington, D.C.
  • Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario: Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad travel through Dark Land via a Steam Cloud Balloon to recover Prince Mushroomkhamen's stolen sarcophagus, only for it to get flung into a tower of Kastle Koopa by a Mushroom Kingdom twister. Luigi then uses the remnants of the Steam Cloud Balloon to construct a steam powered mummy sled, which he, Princess Toadstool and Toad use to escape from Kastle Koopa, and subsequently, Dark Land.
  • Princess Toadstool for President: After discovering that Bowser in ahead in the polls for leadership over the Mushroom Kingdom only by using a Nice Guy Potion, Mario and Luigi travel to Dark Land in order stop Kooky and Cheatsy from making another dose before the election. Upon arriving in Dark Land, Mario and Luigi are pursued by Rocky Wrenches in tanks, which chase them through a pipe into a lava-filled cavern. From that point, Mario and Luigi then have to deal with Fire Chomps, Hot Foots and a Fire Snake before making it to Kastle Koopa.
  • Never Koop a Koopa: When Bowser announces that he is giving up his evil ways, he donates Kastle Koopa to Princess Toadstool. Deciding she wants to turn Kastle Koopa into a retirement home for elderly Mushrooms, Princess Toadstool travels to Dark Land with Mario to check the place out. However, Luigi is wary of the whole thing. He and Toad travel to Dark Land after Mario and Princess Toadstool, where they wait in a boat on the Mushroom Sea for their friends to return from Kastle Koopa. When Mario and Princess Toadstool fail to come out after waiting for a long time, Luigi drags Toad into the Mushroom Sea, and both enter Kastle Koopa via a drainpipe. Discovering that the whole ordeal turned out to be a trap, the group of four reunite and later escape from Kastle Koopa after obtaining Raccoon Power.
  • Do the Koopa: Princess Toadstool discovers a map leading to the Doom Dancer Music Box, which is hidden in the underground Temple of Gloom. Mario, Luigi and Toad accompany Princess Toadstool to Dark Land, but they are immediately spotted by a Dry Bones, who heads to Kastle Koopa to warn Bowser of their arrival. As Bowser is sick, he orders Bully, Big Mouth, and Cheatsy to follow the Dry Bones, who leads them to where the heroes are traveling. Mario's group brave the cavern's many traps and ultimately make it to the Temple of Gloom, where they succeed in obtaining the Doom Dancer. However, a trap set up by Bully causes Mario to lose the Doom Dancer, which winds up in Bully's hands. Bully then brings uses the Doom Dancer's power to bring everyone back to Kastle Koopa, where Bowser, who is unable to hear well due to his cold, takes the Doom Dancer from Bully. Bowser then uses the Doom Dancer to force everyone in the Mushroom World to dance forever, but the Mario Bros. foil his plan.
  • Recycled Koopa: The Koopas are ordered to dump all their garbage, and the place they do so is in Princess Toadstool's Castle. Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad manage to steal one of the Koopa Kids' wands to remove all the garbage and send it back where it came from. The heroes believe the Koopas will try again and spy on them with Luigi's Plumber's Periscope, and see the Koopalings dumping garbage down another pipe leading to the Real World.
  • The Venice Menace: Although Dark Land is unseen in this episode, Bowser's intention is to scare all the humans out of Venice so that he can warp the entire city to Dark Land and turn it into a water park for Kootie Pie.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Dark Land is the setting of the fourth Nintendo Adventure Book, Koopa Capers, where Bowser has a magic carpet bring Luigi to the kingdom to help (whether he wants to or not) in the search for Wendy O. Koopa after the Koopaling disappears. The two main areas of the region that can be explored in the book are a gloomy and trap-filled fortress, and a highly volcanic area known as the Magma Pits.

In the proceeding book, Pipe Down!, Dark Land (though here referred to as Dark World) is mentioned once by Ludwig von Koopa, who states that he intends to take his new ballet, Dribbling Beauty, on a seven-year tour of the kingdom.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Dark Land as seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Dark Lands in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, after Mario and Luigi are accidentally separated from each other in the Warp Zone after traveling through the mysterious pipe, Luigi ends up in the Dark Lands,[7] also formatted as Darklands,[8][9] where he briefly searches for Mario before being chased by many Dry Bones. Luigi enters a castle that is surrounded by a lava moat and appears abandoned at first, but he is captured by two Shy Guys and a Snifit, who bring him to Bowser in the Shy Guy balloon. The Dark Lands are portrayed as a dark and dreary forest with lakes of lava, infested with bats and hostile Dry Bones. According to Toad, the area is under the control of Bowser.

Gallery[edit]

  • Map in Super Mario Bros. 3

    Map in Super Mario Bros. 3

  • Raccoon Mario, Bowser, and one of his tanks in Dark Land

    Raccoon Mario, Bowser, and one of his tanks in Dark Land

  • Bowser's message

    Bowser's message

  • Bowser's message in the SNES version

    Bowser's message in the SNES version

  • Bowser's message in the GBA version

    Bowser's message in the GBA version

  • Peach screaming for help in the GBA version

    Peach screaming for help in the GBA version

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Names in other languages[edit]

Dark Land[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールド８ 暗黒あんこくの国くに[6][11]
Wārudo 8 Ankoku no Kuni 		World 8: Dark Land (alternatively "Castle of Kuppa"[10] in-game)
Chinese (simplified) 黑暗大陆[12]
Hēiàn Dàlù 		Dark Land
French Château de Bowser[?] Bowser's castle
Pays-noir[?] Dark-land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet
German Dunkelland[?] Dark-Land
Hungarian Sötétföld[13] Dark Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Italian Mondo dell'Oscurità[14] Dark World/World of Darkness
Terra Oscura[15] Dark Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Castello di Bowser[16] Bowser's Castle Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
La terra oscura[17] The dark land
Portuguese (NOA) Terra das Trevas[18] Land of the Darkness
Romanian Tărâmul întunecat[19] Dark land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, episodes "Princess Toadstool for President" and "Recycled Koopa"
Regatul Koopa[20] Koopa kingdom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, episode "Up, Up, and a Koopa"
Russian Даркленд[21]
Darklend 		Dark Land
Spanish (NOA) Reino de las Sombras[22] Kingdom of Shadows The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Spanish (NOE) Castillo de Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle
Reino de las Sombras[23] Kingdom of Shadows The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, re-dub
Tierra Tenebrosa[24] Dark Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, original dub
Swedish Mörklandet[25] Dark Land

Dark Lands[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダークランド[26]
Dāku Rando 		Dark Land
Catalan Regne de les Ombres (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)[?] Kingdom of Shadows
Chinese (simplified) 暗黑之国[?]
Ànhēi Zhīguó 		Dark Country
Chinese (traditional) 暗黑之國[?]
Ànhēi Zhīguó 		Dark Country
Italian Terra Oscura[?] Dark Land The Super Mario Bros. Movie's books
Terre Oscure[?] Dark Lands The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Polish Mroczna Kraina[?] Dark Land
Portuguese (NOA) Reino das Sombras[?] Kingdom of Shadows
Romanian Ținuturile întunecate[?] The dark lands
Russian Темные земли[?]
Temnyye zemli 		Dark lands
Spanish (NOA) Tierras Oscuras[?] Dark Lands
Spanish (NOE) Reino de las Sombras[27] Kingdom of Shadows

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 34.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American re-release and European ending.
  3. ^ "We're levitating the Doomship, back to Koopa Kingdom!" – Mario. "Up, Up, and a Koopa", The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American original and Super Mario All-Stars International ending.
  5. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 International ending.
  6. ^ a b 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 34.
  7. ^ Monopoly The Super Mario Bros. Movie Edition boardMedia:TSMBM Monopoly Board.jpg
  8. ^ Track title "The Darklands" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  9. ^ @universaluk (March 16, 2023). Wahoo! Mario has entered the feed. Get your tickets now! #SuperMarioMovie. Twitter (British English). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Collection Japanese ending.
  11. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros. Japanese ending (in kana).
  12. ^ 【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】
  13. ^ Super Mario kalandjai 1990 VHSRip
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 34.
  15. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x05 - Il regno dei funghi
  16. ^ (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3
  17. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 40.
  18. ^ November 1991. VideoGame magazine, issue 8A. Editora Sigla (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 22.
  19. ^ May 20, 2015. "Princess Toadstool for President", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  20. ^ May 20, 2015. "Up, Up, and a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  21. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  22. ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 11 - La Princesa Seta Para La Presidencia
  23. ^ Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 in Castilian Spanish - Bonkers de Yonkers
  24. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - La princesa Sapolina para presidente (Doblaje castellano original)
  25. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 15 - Swedish
  26. ^ ザ・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・ムービー | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  27. ^ Sonic Channel Gaming (December 1, 2022). The Super Mario Bros. Movie New Spanish TV Spot (#2 Extended) (Credits to Illumination). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 levels
Grass Land World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 1-4 • World 1-Fortress • World 1-5 • World 1-6 • World 1-Airship
Desert Land World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-Fortress • World 2-3 • World 2-Desert • World 2-4 • World 2-5 • World 2-Pyramid • World 2-Airship
Water Land World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 3-Fortress 1 • World 3-4 • World 3-5 • World 3-6 • World 3-7 • World 3-Fortress 2 • World 3-8 • World 3-9 • World 3-Airship
Giant Land World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • World 4-Fortress 1 • World 4-4 • World 4-5 • World 4-6 • World 4-Fortress 2 • World 4-Airship
Sky Land World 5-1 • World 5-2 • World 5-3 • World 5-Fortress 1 • World 5-Tower • World 5-4 • World 5-5 • World 5-6 • World 5-7 • World 5-Fortress 2 • World 5-8 • World 5-9 • World 5-Airship
Ice Land World 6-1 • World 6-2 • World 6-3 • World 6-Fortress 1 • World 6-4 • World 6-5 • World 6-6 • World 6-7 • World 6-Fortress 2 • World 6-8 • World 6-9 • World 6-10 • World 6-Fortress 3 • World 6-Airship
Pipe Land World 7-1 • World 7-2 • World 7-3 • World 7-4 • World 7-5 • World 7-Piranha Plant 1 • World 7-Fortress 1 • World 7-6 • World 7-7 • World 7-8 • World 7-9 • World 7-Fortress 2 • World 7-Piranha Plant 2 • World 7-Airship
Dark Land World 8-Tank (Big Tanks) • World 8-Ship • World 8-Hand Trap • World 8-Jet • World 8-1 • World 8-2 • World 8-Fortress • World 8-Tank (Super Tanks) • World 8-Bowser's Castle
World-e ★ 01: Classic World 1-1 • 02: Classic World 1-2 • 03: Classic World 1-3 • 04: Classic World 1-4 • 05: Classic World 2-2
● 01: Wild Ride in the Sky • 02: Slidin' the Slopes • 03: Vegetable Volley • 04: Doors o' Plenty • 05: Bombarded by Bob-ombs • 06: Magical Note Blocks • 07: The ol' Switcheroo • 08: Piped Full of Plants • 09: Swinging Bars of Doom • 10: Para Beetle Challenge • 11: A Musical Trek • 12: Armored Airship • 13: Ice Dungeon • 14: A Sky-High Adventure • 15: Sea to Sky • 16: It's a Shoe-In • 17: Slip Slidin' Away • 18: Ice Cubed • 19: Puzzling Pipe Maze • 20: A Towering Tour • 21: Castle Dash • 22: Rich with Ropes • 23: Vexing Doors • 24: Caped Escape • 25: Ground Work • 26: An Aqueous Adventure • 27: Bowser's Last Stand • 28: Koopaling Confusion • 29: Bowser's Airship 1 • 30: Bowser's Airship 2
PR Airship's Revenge • No Time to Dawdle • Treacherous Halls
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Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
Bosses Boom Boom • Big Booa • Fake Bowsera • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moona • Advance Coina • Anchor • Blue Coin • Boomeranga • Cape Feathera • Card • Coin • e-Coina • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Magic Wand • Magic Whistle • Music Box • P-Wing • Poison Mushrooma • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Vegetablea
Objects Main game ? Block • Beanstalk • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • Mushroom Coina • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • White Block • Wood Block
World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Caped Marioa
Switch Cardsa 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up!! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri!
Worlds Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-ea
Locations e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel • Spade Panel • Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies Main game Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Miscellaneous Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info Completion • e-Readera • e-Reader cardsa • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Media • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quotes • References • Staff • Unwinnable state
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The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Episodes Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa"
Characters Protagonists Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Koopa Family and Koopalings Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa
Bowser's Minions Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp
Other Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Emperor Ed • Gondolier • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom Referee • Norman • Painter • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Submarine captain • Sultan • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Toad's cousin • Wizard King of the West
Locations Regions of the Mushroom World Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Ice Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land
Landmarks of the Mushroom World Ace Magic Wand Factory • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom
Regions of the
Real World 		Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C.
Landmarks of the Real World Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Washington Monument • White House • Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		? Block • Block • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Fire Flower • Fireball • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Koopa Clogger • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation Beam • Magic Wand • Magic Wings • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Pendant • Power Shower • Starman • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Tag Team Wrestling Tournament • Tank • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous Quotes • Songs • Staff
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Characters Main characters Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
Antagonists Bowser • Kamek • Koopa General
Supporting characters BrKLnCouple • Cranky Kong • Driver • Francis • Giuseppe • Kong army • Lumalee • Mario and Luigi's family (Aunt Marie · Mario and Luigi's father · Mario and Luigi's grandfather · Mario and Luigi's mother · Mario and Luigi's niece · Uncle Arthur · Uncle Tony) • Penguin King • Spike • Toad General
Other characters Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Chanterelle • Chunky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong • Kiddy Kong • King Bob-omb • King Boo • Luigi's bully • Pauline • Pit • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing customer • Swanky Kong • Toadette • Yoshi
Forms Cape Mario • Cat Mario • Fire Mario • Ice Mario • Invincible Mario • Mini Mario • Super Mario • Tanooki Mario
Species Bat • Biddybud • Blooper (Blooper Baby) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bomber Bill) • Bramball • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep (Spiny Cheep Cheep) • Goomba (Goomba Tower) • Hammer Bro • Human (H. nintendonus) • Jellybeam • Kong • Koopa (Dry Bones · Koopa Paratroopa · Koopa Troopa · Spiny · Sledge Bro) • Luma • Maw-Ray • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Snifit • Toad • Yoshi
Locations Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser's Castle • Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights) • Castle Burger • Crazy Cap • Dark Lands • Jungle Kingdom • Fire Flower Fields • Great Ring of Kong • High Cliffs • Kart workshop • Mushroom Forest • Mushroom Kingdom (Toad Town · Mushroom Heights) • Peach's Castle • Punch-Out Pizzeria • Rainbow Road • Desert Area • Secret passage • Snow Kingdom • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing • Training Course • Warp Zone • Waterfall Area • Yoshi's Island
Items and objects ! Block • Anchor • Axe • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Bike (Bullet Bike · Mach Bike) • Blue mushroom • Blue Shell • Boomerang Flower • Bowser Statue • Box • Brick Block • Cannon • Cape Feather • Clear Pipe • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dragon Coin • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Flying Question Block • Fruit (Banana · Carrot · Coconut · Grape · Melon · Pineapple · Turnip · Watermelon) • Girder • Goal Pole • Hammer • Ice Flower • Kart (Pipe Frame · Standard Kart · Tiny Titan) • Koopa Clown Car • Ladder • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift • Magic wand • Magical Potion • Mushroom Platform • Music Box • Mysterious pipe • P Switch • P-Wing • POW Block • Power Balloon • Question Block • Rocket Barrel • Rotating Block • Shy Guy balloon • Spike Trap • Snowball • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Tanooki Suit • Trampoline • Warp Pipe • Wooden cutout • Yoshi's Egg
Miscellaneous Gallery • Illumination • Jump Man • Media • Quotes • References to other media • SMBPlumbing.com • Staff • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("DK Rap" · "Mario Brothers Rap" · "Peaches") • Universal Pictures • Voice actors
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