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'''Dinosaur Land''' (also known as '''Dinosaur Island''' on the [[remake]]'s official site, and '''Dinosaur World''' in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|cartoon]]), is a land (a world of [[dinosaurs]]) in the [[Mushroom World]] and the region in which [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] go on vacation in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. As usual, [[Bowser]] kidnaps Toadstool, and Mario and Luigi must defeat him to rescue her.
'''Dinosaur Land''', also known as '''Dinosaur Island''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|language=en-us|archive=web.archive.org/web/20020214130231/http://www.gameboy.com/smw/flash.html|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' official site|publisher=Nintendo of America|accessdate=July 31, 2024}}</ref> is an archipelago inhabited by [[dinosaur]]s and the region where [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|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 House]]s, and the [[fortress]]es and [[castle]]s set up by [[Bowser]] and the [[Koopalings]].


==Locations==
==History==
*[[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]  
===''Super Mario World''===
[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s are notable inhabitants of Dinosaur Land and live in the first [[world]], [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. Despite its name, several of Dinosaur Land's inhabitants are not dinosaurs, such as [[Dolphin]]s and [[Swoop]]ers. Other dinosaurs found on the island include [[Blargg]]s, [[Dino Rhino|Dino-Rhino]]s, [[Dino-Torch]]es, [[Eerie]]s, [[Rex]]es, and [[Reznor]]s.
 
The [[Shogakukan]] guide for ''[[Yoshi (game)|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 (Super Mario World)|Star Road]]) came from the light of [[Star World]] one night, and one of them knocked the top half of a [[Yoshi's Egg|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.<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=February 1, 1992|isbn=4-09-104196-5|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]'')|page=[[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P4.jpg|4]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P5.jpg|5]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P6.jpg|6]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P8.jpg|8]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P9.jpg|9]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 10.jpg|10]], [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 11.jpg|11]]|language=ja}}</ref>
 
[[File:SMW SMA2-Dinosaur Land Map Artwork.png|thumb|200px|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:
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*[[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]  
*[[Donut Plains]]
*[[Donut Plains]]
*[[Vanilla Dome]]
*[[Vanilla Dome]]
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*[[Chocolate Island]]
*[[Chocolate Island]]
*[[Valley of Bowser]]
*[[Valley of Bowser]]
*[[Star World]]
}}
*[[Special World]]
 
These are the prominent locations of Dinosaur Land:
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*[[Yoshi's House]]
*[[Kappa Mountain]]
*[[Vanilla Dome|Vanilla Heights]]
*[[Soda Lake]]
*[[Cookie Mountain]]
*[[Sunken Ghost Ship]]}}
 
===''Super Mario World'' animated series===
[[File:DinosaurLandSMWCartoon.png|thumb|left|Dinosaur Land in the ''Super Mario World'' show]]
{{quote|I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Lands of Dinosaur World, and to the repulsiveness for which he stands: [[Bowser|one Koopa]] underground, reprehensible, with lizards and [[Goomba]]s 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 (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. Throughout the show, Dinosaur Land is mostly referred to as '''Dinosaur World''' (except by [[Bowser|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 Peach|Princess Toadstool]] have tried to introduce modern culture to Dinosaur Land's inhabitants.


==Species in Dinosaur Land==
In "[[A Little Learning]]" [[Princess Peach|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 of America|United States]]' {{wp|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 [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and his minions.
[[File:SMW SMA2-Protional Flyer.png|thumb|The Denizens of Dinosaur Land.]]
This land has [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] living here, especially in Yoshi's Island. Despite the name, ''Dinosaur World'' in [[Super Mario World]] has only a few other dinosaur species. The only other dinosaurs in this place are: [[Blargg]], [[Dino Rhino]] and [[Dino-Torch]], [[Eerie]], [[Rex]], and [[Reznor]]. All are rarely encountered; Dino Rhino and Dino-Torch are found only in [[Chocolate Island]], Eerie only in [[Ghost House]]s, Blargg in three levels, and Reznor are boss characters.  Most of the inhabitants are [[Koopa]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, and other ''Mario'' game staple enemies.


==Politics and culture==
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.
In ''Super Mario World'', Dinosaur Land is more or less devoid of culture and even people, although it is known to be at least partially populated by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] (who are known to be able to speak, but have not yet developed a distinctive, established culture). Later, in the ''Yoshi'' series (which presumably takes place on Dinosaur Land, although, as stated above, the actual setting is unconfirmed), Dinosaur Land is shown to have more intelligible inhabitants (who are confirmed to be the Yoshis on at least Yoshi's Island) who built [[Yoshi's House|tree-like hut]]s and live together in villages. These games, which give Dinosaur Land much more culture and limited politics, showed that most of the Yoshis trust in the main [[Green Yoshi]] and have great togetherness, being able to always depend on each other for help.


The [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] is one of the earliest forms of media to show an inhabited Dinosaur Land (though here known as '''Dinosaur World''') in-depth, and it reveals that the world is inhabited by [[human|cavepeople]] (oddly, Yoshi himself was the only Yoshi to ever appear in the show). These cavepeople are seen to have limited togetherness and intelligence, and have even built [[Dome City|at least one city]]; they are, however, rather stupid and seem to care little about culture and organization. Because of this, several ''Super Mario World'' show episodes deal with Mario and Luigi attempting to popularize modern items among the cavepeople and help them in vaguely political things, although their plans most often go wrong. One of the most interesting and one of the few successful of their capers, though, involve [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] [[A Little Learning|opening up a school]]; this episode even reveals that Dinosaur Land has a flag (a red, yellow, and blue one depicting what appears to be a Yoshi) and a pledge to it. This pledge, which largely parodies the [[United States]]' [[Wikipedia:Pledge of Allegiance|Pledge of Allegiance]], goes like this: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Lands of Dinosaur World, and to the repulsiveness for which he stands: [[Bowser|one Koopa]] underground, reprehensible, with lizards and [[Goomba]]s for all." It is likely that the second half of this pledge, which is awkwardly stated by [[Lemmy|Hip]] and [[Iggy|Hop Koopa]], is the [[Koopa Troop|Koopa]]s' answer to the pledge, though, as it deals with the Koopa Troop and evil in addition to the fact that the other students give Lemmy and Iggy odd looks as they say it, although this can also be due to the fact that the two Koopa enemies have merely just arrived at their school.
===''Super Mario Adventures''===
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[[File:YoshiVillageAdventures.png|thumb|300px|Yoshi Village in ''Super Mario Adventures'']]
Dinosaur Land is featured in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic. It is the first location that Mario and Luigi travel to through the [[Warp Pipe]] in pursuit of Bowser.<ref>''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' Issue 2</ref> Upon meeting [[Yoshi]] and discovering that he is friendly, the brothers follow him back to [[Yoshi Village]], which has him as its "Chairman of the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce". A human named [[Friendly Floyd]] also resides there and sells the Mario Bros. ''Acme's Yoshi Language Learner'' for 10 coins.<ref>''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' Issue 3</ref>


[[Image:DinoLandflag.jpg|thumb|right|Princess Toadstool and her class pledge to Dinosaur Land's flag, as seen in the ''Super Mario World'' episode "A Little Learning".]]
At the end of the story, Yoshis trapped in eggs are freed from the basement of Bowser's Castle. Mario and Luigi ride them and lead a stampede of Yoshis to trample over Bowser's army, eat the wedding cake, sending Bowser falling to his defeat.<ref>''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' Issue 12</ref>
The ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic also gives Dinosaur Land a surprising quantity of politics and culture even at the age of the ''Super Mario World'' game; it introduces [[Yoshi Village]] (a Yoshi-inhabited village eerily similar to the one seen in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'') and even states that Yoshi is the "Chairman of the [[Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce]]"; he presumably earned this title through election or another type of political gathering. A sign in the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'' mentions a governor named B. Ron Tosaur.


Finally, [[Dinohattan]] of the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] was inspired by Dinosaur Land, though takes more from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Subcon]].
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
SMW-Dinosaur Land Map JP.jpg|Japanese ''Super Mario World'' manual, folded out on the map side
SMW SMA2-Protional Flyer.png|The denizens of Dinosaur Land
Dinosaur Land SMW map.png|A complete map of Dinosaur Land from ''Super Mario World''
Yoshi'sIslandSMW.png|[[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]
DonutPlains.png|[[Donut Plains]]
VanillaDome.png|[[Vanilla Dome]]
VanillaDomeB.png|Beyond [[Vanilla Secret 1]]
SMW Twin Bridges map.png|[[Twin Bridges]]
ForestOfIllusion.png|[[Forest of Illusion]]
ForestOfIllusionOutside.png|Outside the Forest of Illusion
SMW Chocolate Island map.png|[[Chocolate Island]]
ValleyOfBowser.png|[[Valley of Bowser]]
Dinosaur World Flag.png|Princess Toadstool and her class pledge to Dinosaur Land's flag, as seen in the ''Super Mario World'' episode "[[A Little Learning]]".
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Gallery==
==Trivia==
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*In issue 4/1992 of the official German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine, it is noted that Dinosaur Land is located somewhere in the {{wp|Pacific Ocean}}.
File:Dinosaur Land.PNG|Map sprite of Dinosaur Land from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
*[[Dinohattan]] of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film was inspired by Dinosaur Land, although it takes more from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Subcon]].<ref>{{cite|quote=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.|author=Morton, Rocky|title=''Dinosaur Magazine''|publisher=Starlog Telecommunications, Inc.|language=en-au}}{{page needed}}</ref>
File:Yoshi'sIslandSMW.png|[[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]
*A sign in the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'' mentions that Dinosaur Land has a governor named B. Ron Tosaur.
File:DonutPlains.png|[[Donut Plains]]
*A near-complete recreation of the Dinosaur Land map is featured in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for [[Minecraft]].
File:VanillaDome.gif|[[Vanilla Dome]]
 
File:Twins 2.PNG|[[Twin Bridges]]
==References==
File:ForestOfIllusion.png|[[Forest of Illusion]]
<references/>
File:ChocoIslandMap.PNG|[[Chocolate Island]]
File:ValleyOfBowser.png|[[Valley of Bowser]]
File:StarWorld SMW.png|[[Star World]]
File:SpecialZone SMW.png|[[Special World]]
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==Trivia==
*In issue 4/1992 of the official German [[Club Nintendo|Club Nintendo magazine]], it is noted that Dinosaur Land is located somewhere in the [[Wikipedia:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]]. This implies that Dinosaur Land is a place on [[Earth]], contradicting the common view that it is located in the [[Mushroom World]].
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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[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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Yoshi Village
Yoshi Village in Super Mario Adventures

Dinosaur Land is featured in the Super Mario Adventures comic. It is the first location that Mario and Luigi travel to through the Warp Pipe in pursuit of Bowser.[3] Upon meeting Yoshi and discovering that he is friendly, the brothers follow him back to Yoshi Village, which has him as its "Chairman of the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce". A human named Friendly Floyd also resides there and sells the Mario Bros. Acme's Yoshi Language Learner for 10 coins.[4]

At the end of the story, Yoshis trapped in eggs are freed from the basement of Bowser's Castle. Mario and Luigi ride them and lead a stampede of Yoshis to trample over Bowser's army, eat the wedding cake, sending Bowser falling to his defeat.[5]

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

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[6]
Kǒnglóng Lèyuán 		Dinosaur Land
French Dinosaur Land[7] Dinosaur Land Super Mario World
Dino-Land[8] - Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Ile de Yoshi[9] Yoshi's Island. The name is used as the section title of an overview of the entire Dinosaur Land. Super Mario World
Dino Land[10] - Super Mario Manga Adventures
German Dinosaurierland[11] Dinosaur Land
Yoschis Insel[12] Yoshi's Island. The name is used as the section title of an overview of the entire Dinosaur Land. Super Mario World
Italian Paese dei dinosauri[13] Dinosaur land Super Mario World
Terra dei Dinosauri[14] Dinosaur Land Super Mario World cartoon, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Dinosaur Land[15] - Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Portuguese Terra do Dinossauro[16] Dinosaur Land
Dinossaurolândia[17]
O Mundo dos Dinossauros[18] Dinosaur World Super Mario World television series
Romanian Lumea dinozaurilor[19] Dinosaur world Super Mario World television series
Spanish País de los Dinosaurios[20] Dinosaur Country
Tierra de los Dinosaurios[21] Dinosaur Land Super Mario World television series
Spanish (NOE) Mundo de los Dinosaurios[22] Dinosaur World Super Mario World television series; original dub

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 2
  4. ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 3
  5. ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 12
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Super Mario World French instruction booklet, page 2
  8. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 44.
  9. ^ Super Mario World French instruction booklet, page 19
  10. ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 1, page 6
  11. ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
  12. ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
  13. ^ Super Mario World Italian instruction booklet. Page 2.
  14. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 51.
  15. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 104.
  16. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 2. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 folded flyer (WEBP). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  18. ^ Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade). YouTube. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  19. ^ May 20, 2015. "Fire Sale", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru) (Romanian). Retrieved September 6, 2024.[timestamp needed]
  20. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Page 84.
  21. ^ Súper Mario world (la venta de fuego). YouTube (Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  22. ^ Super Mario World - Venta de fuego (Doblaje castellano original). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  23. ^ "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]
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Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Baby Yoshi • Dolphin
Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Berry • Bonus Coin • Cape Feather • Coin • Control Coin • Dragon Coin • Yoshi's Egg • Fire Flower • Gray Coin • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Power Balloon • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Wings
Objects ! Switch • Arrow Sign • Beanstalk • Blue Door • Bonus block • Bridge • Empty Block • Bubble • Cloud Block • Coin Block • Coin countera • Count-Lift • Diagonal platform • Dotted-Line Block • ! Block • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Flying Platform • Flying Prize Block • Grab Block • Gray Block • Gray P Switch • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Note Block • Jumping Board • Key • Lift • Message Block • ON/OFF Switch • Piston Lift • Prize Block • Revolving Door • Rope • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Platform • Single Swing Lift • Skull Raft • Snake platform • Spring platform • Star Road • Stretch Block • Switch Block • Triangular Block • Triple Swing Lift • Yellow Door • Yoshi Cloud
Worlds of Dinosaur Land Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone
Moves Crouch • Dash • Fly • Jump • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies and obstacles Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Crew • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling spike • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Hothead • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pit • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Skewer • Spike • Spike (Super Mario World) • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Turtle Cannon • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Other 1-Up Chamber • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
Miscellaneous Glitches • Mario Bros.a • Pre-release and unused content • Super Mario World (soundtrack album) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • SNES Staff • GBA Staff
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Super Mario World (TV series)
Characters Protagonists Luigi • Mario • Oogtar • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi
Koopa family Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa
Bowser's Minions & obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Big Boo • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Boo Buddy • Caterpillar • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Fire Plant • Fire Sumo • Flying Goomba • Goomba • Gopher • Koopa Football Player • Koopa Skeleton • Koopa Statue • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Wizard • Magnum Bill • Mechkoopa • Ninji • Piranha Plant • Porcupinefish • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Smell Bob-omb • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin
Other Cave People • Chickadactyl • Dino Riders • Dolphin • Evil dinosaur • Mama Fireplant • Tyrannosaurus Twins • Wizenheimer
Locations Regions Dinosaur World • Dome City • Enchanted Forest • Ice Land • Lava Pits • Star Road
Landmarks Dome Castle • Ghost House • Tar Pit Milk Bar • Neon Castle
Items, objects, vehicles and misc. ? Block • Cape Feather • Egg Scoopa Koopa • Fire Flower • Fireball • Fishbone • Gold Coin • Jumping Board • Key • Keyhole • Koopasonic Rock TV • Koopa Clown Car • Magic Balloon • Magic Wings • Mega Mechanasaur • Revolving Door • Roulette Block • Skull Raft • Starman • Triangle Block • Warp Pipe
Episodes Episode 1: "Fire Sale" • Episode 2: "The Wheel Thing" • Episode 3: "Send in the Clown" • Episode 4: "Ghosts 'R' Us" • Episode 5: "The Night Before Cave Christmas" • Episode 6: "King Scoopa Koopa" • Episode 7: "Born to Ride" • Episode 8: "Party Line" • Episode 9: "Gopher Bash" • Episode 10: "Rock TV" • Episode 11: "The Yoshi Shuffle" • Episode 12: "A Little Learning" • Episode 13: "Mama Luigi"
Miscellaneous Quotes • Songs • Staff
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