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[[Image:Desert_hill.PNG|frame|right|The oasis is in the shape of the roman numeral "3", as in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]
{{redirect|Desert Hill|the course from [[Mario Kart DS]]|[[DS Desert Hills]]}}
{{about|Desert Land, the second world in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the location in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''|[[El Desertland]]}}
{{world infobox
|image=[[File:Desert Hill map.png|400px]]<br>Map in ''Super Mario Advance 4''
|game=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|levels=9
|before=[[Grass Land|<<]]
|after=[[Water Land|>>]]
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{{quote|You can stomp on your enemies using [[Goomba's Shoe]]. I have enclosed a jewel that protects you.|Princess Toadstool|[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]}}
'''Desert Land'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=31|date=1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (alternatively '''Desert Hill''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original, ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> the '''Koopahari Desert''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=3 & 17-24|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or the '''Desert World'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>) is the second [[world]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Desert Land is accessed after completing [[Grass Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. It is home to some of the rarest enemies in the game, including the Fire Brothers, the [[Angry Sun]], and a [[tornado]] (an obstacle that is exclusive to the quicksand level). [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]] guards this area and is the boss of Desert Land. The [[kings|king of Desert Land]] is an older bald man, with a white beard and a crown. During the events of the game, he was turned into a spider by Morton; the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' see him turned into a [[Hoopster]]. It contains five levels, two [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, one [[Fire Bro]]ther, a [[fortress]], three [[Toad House]]s, two [[Spade Panel]]s, special quicksand and pyramid stages, and a [[castle]] that has been taken over by an [[airship]]. Most of the levels have quicksand or [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s. The last [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] can be acquired by defeating the hidden Fire Brothers level behind a rock in what appears to be the upper-right corner of the map. In the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, early levels of this world have a light blue sky while the later levels have a pink sky.


'''Desert Land''', '''Desert Hill''' or the '''Koopahari Desert''' is the second world of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It contains five levels, two [[Boomerang Bros.]], a fortress, three [[Toad House]]s, and special Desert and Pyramid stages. Most of the levels have quick sand or [[Fire Snake]]s. This is the third and last location of a [[Warp Whistle]]. To get it, Mario must acquire a Hammer from a Hammer Bro. here, use it to smash a rock at the top-right side of the screen, and fight a Fire Bro.!
Going by the world map included in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', World 2 is bordered to the south of [[Grass Land|World 1]], and is northwest of [[Water Land|World 3]].


The two [[Fire Bros.]] at the end of the world are some of the rarest enemies in the game. Another rare enemy in this world is the [[Angry Sun]], a creature who drops from the sky to hit [[Mario]]. The only occurrence of a [[Tweester]] in the game is the desert level.
Desert Land has the following levels:
{{content description
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|image1=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-1 Screenshot.png]]
|description1=The first level of Desert Land. The level introduces the [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]] and the [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]].
|name2=[[World 2-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-2]]
|image2=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-2 Screenshot.png]]
|description2=This level takes place in a hilly area with many quicksand fields and an oasis filled with [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s.
|name3={{world-link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}}
|image3=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-F Screenshot.png]]
|description3=The fortress of Desert Land is a building with two stories and several enemies inside. The stage introduces [[Thwomp]]s and [[Boo|“Boo” Diddly]]s.
|name4=[[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-3]]
|image4=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-3 Screenshot.png]]
|description4=This level is set in an area with some small pyramids composed of blocks and platforms.
|name5={{world-link|2|desert|World 2-Desert}}
|image5=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-D Screenshot.png]]
|description5=An area filled with quicksand pits. The [[Angry Sun]] resides here and will follow the player through the whole level.
|name6=[[World 2-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-4]]
|image6=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-4 Screenshot.png]]
|description6=A level filled with [[Goomba]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, and [[Boomerang Bro]]thers.
|name7=[[World 2-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-5]]
|image7=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-5 Screenshot.png]]
|description7=Another level that takes place in an open desert area. This level introduces the [[Chain Chomp]].
|name8={{world-link|2|pyramid|World 2-Pyramid}}
|image8=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-P Screenshot.png]]
|description8=The player begins this level in an open area, but the majority of the level takes place inside a big pyramid. The interiors of the pyramid are composed of an underground maze filled with [[Buzzy Beetle]]s.
|name9={{world-link|2|airship3|World 2-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
|image9=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-A Screenshot.png]]
|description9=The second [[Airship]] level in the game, manned by [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|name10=World 2-[[File:BoomerangBro-Map-SMB3.png|link=Boomerang Bro]]
|image10=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-E1 Screenshot.png]]
|description10=Two Boomerang Brothers travel the main area of the map. Both of their arenas feature one Boomerang Brother on a ledge that the player needs to defeat. One will drop a [[Hammer]], whereas the other will drop a [[Music Box]].
|name11=World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png|link=Fire Bro]]
|image11=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 2-E2 Screenshot.png]]
|description11=One pair of Fire Brothers move around in the hidden oasis area of the map, accessible by destroying a rock near World 2-4 with a Hammer. Their arena is the same as the Boomerang Brothers' one, though with one Fire Brother at ground level. Defeating the two Fire Brothers will reward the player with the third and final [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] in the game.
}}


The [[Koopaling]] in charge of the golden sands of Desert Land is [[Morton Koopa Jr.]]
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:DesertLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Desert Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Desert Land (as it was usually called) was the setting of several episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Much like in the game, it was depicted as a vast desert filled with pyramids and palm trees.


==Brief Level Info==
'''[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]''': After the Koopalings conquer [[Giant Land]], [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] suggests that the next land they take over should be Desert Land.
*2-1: Mario begins his desert adventure among the ruins of a long-lost Mushroom civilization.
*2-2: A lake of water is a welcome sight in the parched desert, but Mario should watch out for quicksand!
*Fortress: Conquer a desert Fortress defended by [[Thwomps]], [[Boo|ghosts]], and big boss [[Boom Boom]].
*2-3: Loyal [[Fire Snake]]s guard the gold pyramids of the harsh desert.
*Desert: Sun-baked sand stretches as far as the eye can see. A Tweester roams about sucking up any and all in its path.
*2-4: Finally, a desert oasis! Unfortunately, Mario won't have time to relax in paradise.
*2-5: Danger: Do not feed the [[Chain Chomp]]s. They can make a meal out of Mario!
*Pyramid: The great Pyramid is a labyrinth of [[Buzzy Beetle]] infested tunnels.
*Airship: In an Airship floating high above the desert dunes, [[Morton Koopa Jr.]] awaits.


==In-Depth==
'''[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]''': The first episode where this world is shown as the title card. [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] enter the Mushroomkhamen family tomb to steal the sarcophagus of [[Prince Mushroomkhamen]]. The theft awakens [[Queen Mushroomkhamen]], who chases the Koopa twins through Desert Land, but loses them when they hide in a pipe, and starts wrecking havoc. Mario and his friends travel to Desert Land to stop Queen Mushroomkhamen, but the mummy mistakes Mario for her son and takes him back to her tomb, where she expects him to stay, despite what Mario tells her. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad buy a map to the pyramids from [[Toad's cousin]], and notice that Mario resembles Princess Mushroomkhamen. This leads to them getting the stolen sarcofagus back from [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]], which they return to Queen Mushroomkhamen to prove that Mario is not her son. Despite this, Queen Mushroomkhamen mistakes Luigi for her husband, and proceeds to chase him through Desert Land.
===2-1===


The first level of Desert Land introduces Fire Snakes (they can be defeated with a tail swipe from Raccoon Mario) and Piledriver Microgoombas. A secret pipe can be accessed by Raccoon Mario, too. On the first purple pipe building, he must race back and forth to build up speed, then take off to fly up to a pipe protected by blocks. If he smashes the blocks on either side by flying under them, the pipe will be accessible, which leads to a room with a [[P-Switch]] that triggers some Silver [[Coin]]s!
'''[[The Beauty of Kootie]]''': The second episode where this world is shown as the title card. While taking a bath in his palace, the [[Sultan]] of a palace (implied but not stated to be in Desert Land) is startled when oil comes gushing out of the faucet. Mario and Luigi are called in to investigate, and they conclude that the pipes connected to the nearby oasis have gotten crossed with pipes from a nearby oil well. It turns out to be a plot by the Koopas to steal oil for the Doom Ship, with Cheatsy and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] working on the pipes in the basement of the palace. After a long series of events, Mario and Luigi chase the Koopas out of the palace, and finally out of the palace, accidentally destroying the palace in the process. Luigi then uses a [[magic wand|wand]] that one of the Koopalings dropped to restore the palace back to normal.
===2-2===


Watch out for quicksand and the [[Venus Fire Trap]]s that live in it! Grab every coin (including the blocks turned to Coins by the P-Switch) to get a White Toad House with an [[Anchor]]!
'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': When Bowser gets ahold of the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]], he uses its power to make everyone in the Mushroom World dance endlessly. At one point, the trees, a sphinx and even the sun in what appears to be Desert Land are all shown to be dancing.


===Fortress===
'''[[Crimes R Us]]''': As part of [[Crime Wave Clyde]]'s plan to get rid of Mario and Luigi, Cheatsy blackmails a [[Toad (species)|mushroom boy]] in the desert into luring the Mario Bros. into an underground dungeon. Crime Wave Clyde and [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth Koopa]] lock Mario and Luigi in the dungeon, where they are pursued by a [[Boom Boom]], [[Ptooie]]s, [[Sledge Bro]]thers and [[Thwomp]]s. After being double-crossed by the Koopas, Crime Wave Clyde frees Mario and Luigi from the dungeon to help him get revenge on them.


At the beginning, [[Raccoon Mario]] can practice killing [[Dry Bones]] without touching the ground and can get 1-Ups.
Also, when Bowser is about to announce the ultimate crime for his children to pull off, Cheatsy suggests pilfering the pyramids of the "Koopahari Desert". This is the only instance the desert is referred to as such in the cartoon series.


===2-3===
'''[[The Venice Menace]]''': The third and final episode where this world is shown as the title card. While walking through Desert Land, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad are taken by surprise when a [[gondolier]] from [[Venice]] drops out of a pipe. He explains that a sea monster (actually the [[Doom Sub]]) is scaring everyone out of the city. Mario and Luigi then head to Venice to sort out the issue. In the end, Mario gets rid of the Doom Sub by warping it to Desert Land, possibly damaging it in the process.


From the third and last pyramid, Raccoon-powered Mario can take off to fly to five blocks, one containing a P-Switch that will turn the hundreds of blocks below into hundreds of Coins! 
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
Though never identified by name, the desert featured in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Just Deserts]]'' is presumably Desert Land. In the story, Bowser has set up a base in a hard light holographic pyramid, which Mario and Luigi destroy by pressing the deactivation button after rescuing the kidnapped [[Mushroom King]].


===Desert===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
The [[Koopahari Desert]] appears prominently in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]''; after [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]] invents a cloning machine called [[GLOM]], he, [[Bowser]], and [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] set up shop in Fort Koopa, their desert fortress, since GLOM creates its clones out of sand, which the Koopahari Desert obviously has an abundant supply of. Creatures that can be encountered by Mario among the sand dunes on his way to Fort Koopa include [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s, a nest of [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s, some [[Dry Bones]], and a single [[Chain Chomp]]. Upon arrival, Mario also recognizes the distinct smell of Fort Koopa,<ref>{{cite|quote=All of a sudden, a terrible odor wafts over the side of the ship. "I'd know that smell anywhere," says Mario, holding his nose. "We're at Fort Koopa."|title=''Double Trouble''|page=111-112|publisher=Simon and Schuster|language=en-us|author=Bosco, Clyde|date=June 1, 1991}}</ref> which suggests that it is the same fortress he had previously visited. In the book's successful ending, it crumbles in an explosion of smoke, lightning and strange machine parts.


Mario must run as fast as he can and try to jump over the Tweester here. The Angry Sun is also here, when he starts diving, kill him with a Koopa Shell. No secrets.
After putting on a pair of cursed sneakers secretly given to her by [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]] for her birthday in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is forced to travel from her castle to the Koopahari Desert, and the Mario Bros. can choose to follow her, though they quickly lose track of the princess, possibly after learning from her that they need to get a special pair of boots out the castle. In this book, an underground tunnel the Mario Bros. can discover in the desert leads to [[Pipe Land|Pipe World]], and enemies they can encounter on the surface include a flock of [[Tweeter]]s and a lone Shy Guy.


===2-4===
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:Koopahari Desert.jpg|thumb|left|The Koopahari Desert depicted in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' film, with [[Dinohattan]] in the distance.]]
[[File:KoopahariTunnel.jpg|thumb|The unfinished tunnel entrance to the Koopahari Desert.]]
The desert appears in the live-action ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, here called the "Koopahari Desert", where it makes up the majority of the barren, desolate [[Dinohattan]] planet. Escaping [[Koopa's Tower]], [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]] steal a police vehicle and lead other police on a chase through the Dinohattan city. They take a tunnel labeled "Koopahari Desert Tunnel" that the vehicle GPS warns the brothers is unfinished. The car shuts down functions and continues driving off the ledge of unfinished road until being caught by a growth of fungus, which is later revealed to be Dinohattan's [[King (film character)|King]].
{{br|left}}


The only secret in this level, only Raccoon Mario can access! After grabbing a [[Super Leaf]], Mario must go to the very beginning, race back and forth, then fly to the very left, smashing bricks as he goes to gain access to a secret coin bonanza!
==Gallery==
<gallery>
World2SMB3.png|Map in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMAS SMB3 World 2 Map.png|Map in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Desert Hill SMAS-SMB3 oasis.png|The oasis is in the shape of a Roman "3", referring to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (as seen in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'')
SMA4 Hidden Block.png|{{world|2|pyramid}}
SMB3 World 2-Fire Bro Whistle.png|[[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] in World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png]]
Desert_Hill.jpg|[[Fire Mario]] in Desert Land
</gallery>


===2-5===
==Media==
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Mario must be dodgy here to get away from the Chomps! When he's near the huge formation of wooden blocks, the first solitary Koopa he sees should be booted to the left, activating a [[Magic Vine]] leading up to the clouds. Hop along them to reach a pipe to a bonus room!
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|JapR=Wārudo2 Sabaku no Kuni
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|JapC=<ref>{{cite|page=31|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|ChiS=沙漠王国
|ChiSR=Shāmò Wángguó
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|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NW411c7FS/?p=1 超级马里奥兄弟3【中文版】]</ref>
|Dut=Woestijnland
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|Ita=Mondo del Deserto<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=31}}</ref>
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===Pyramid===
==References==
 
<references/>
This is a maze! The routes taken inside are as follows: First, middle tunnel, then hop on the pipe and take the top rout. Each tunnel is blocked, so Mario must use either a Super Leaf or a Buzzy Beetle to clear the way! Once out of the maze, a pipe guarded by wooden blocks is seen. By its side is an invisible [[? Block]] that grants access to the exit pipe.
 
===Airship===
 
Straightforward! The airship features Bullet Bills and a new kind of enemy called Rocky Wrenches. At the end, fight Morton Koopa Jr. He's the same as Larry, but when defeated, he'll grant access to the Sea Side!


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Latest revision as of 11:36, October 14, 2024

"Desert Hill" redirects here. For the course from Mario Kart DS, see DS Desert Hills.
This article is about Desert Land, the second world in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the location in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, see El Desertland.
Desert Land
Desert Hill
Map in Super Mario Advance 4
Game Super Mario Bros. 3
Level(s) 9
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“You can stomp on your enemies using Goomba's Shoe. I have enclosed a jewel that protects you.”
Princess Toadstool, Super Mario Bros. 3

Desert Land[1][2] (alternatively Desert Hill,[3] the Koopahari Desert,[4] or the Desert World[5]) is the second world of Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Desert Land is accessed after completing Grass Land in Super Mario Bros. 3. It is home to some of the rarest enemies in the game, including the Fire Brothers, the Angry Sun, and a tornado (an obstacle that is exclusive to the quicksand level). Morton Koopa Jr. guards this area and is the boss of Desert Land. The king of Desert Land is an older bald man, with a white beard and a crown. During the events of the game, he was turned into a spider by Morton; the SNES and Game Boy Advance versions of Super Mario Bros. 3 see him turned into a Hoopster. It contains five levels, two Boomerang Brothers, one Fire Brother, a fortress, three Toad Houses, two Spade Panels, special quicksand and pyramid stages, and a castle that has been taken over by an airship. Most of the levels have quicksand or Firesnakes. The last Magic Whistle can be acquired by defeating the hidden Fire Brothers level behind a rock in what appears to be the upper-right corner of the map. In the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System version, early levels of this world have a light blue sky while the later levels have a pink sky.

Going by the world map included in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, World 2 is bordered to the south of World 1, and is northwest of World 3.

Desert Land has the following levels:

Image Name Description

SMAS SMB3 World 2-1 Screenshot.png World 2-1 The first level of Desert Land. The level introduces the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba and the Firesnake.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-2 Screenshot.png World 2-2 This level takes place in a hilly area with many quicksand fields and an oasis filled with Cheep-Cheeps.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-F Screenshot.png World 2-Fortress The fortress of Desert Land is a building with two stories and several enemies inside. The stage introduces Thwomps and “Boo” Diddlys.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-3 Screenshot.png World 2-3 This level is set in an area with some small pyramids composed of blocks and platforms.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-D Screenshot.png World 2-Desert An area filled with quicksand pits. The Angry Sun resides here and will follow the player through the whole level.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-4 Screenshot.png World 2-4 A level filled with Goombas, Venus Fire Traps, and Boomerang Brothers.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-5 Screenshot.png World 2-5 Another level that takes place in an open desert area. This level introduces the Chain Chomp.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-P Screenshot.png World 2-Pyramid The player begins this level in an open area, but the majority of the level takes place inside a big pyramid. The interiors of the pyramid are composed of an underground maze filled with Buzzy Beetles.
SMAS SMB3 World 2-A Screenshot.png World 2-Airship The second Airship level in the game, manned by Morton Koopa Jr.
A Boomerang Brother battle in Desert Hill. World 2-Boomerang Bro Two Boomerang Brothers travel the main area of the map. Both of their arenas feature one Boomerang Brother on a ledge that the player needs to defeat. One will drop a Hammer, whereas the other will drop a Music Box.
A Fire Brothers battle in Desert Hill. World 2-Fire Bro One pair of Fire Brothers move around in the hidden oasis area of the map, accessible by destroying a rock near World 2-4 with a Hammer. Their arena is the same as the Boomerang Brothers' one, though with one Fire Brother at ground level. Defeating the two Fire Brothers will reward the player with the third and final Magic Whistle in the game.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Desert Land
Desert Land in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Desert Land (as it was usually called) was the setting of several episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. Much like in the game, it was depicted as a vast desert filled with pyramids and palm trees.

Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas: After the Koopalings conquer Giant Land, Cheatsy suggests that the next land they take over should be Desert Land.

Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario: The first episode where this world is shown as the title card. Hip and Hop enter the Mushroomkhamen family tomb to steal the sarcophagus of Prince Mushroomkhamen. The theft awakens Queen Mushroomkhamen, who chases the Koopa twins through Desert Land, but loses them when they hide in a pipe, and starts wrecking havoc. Mario and his friends travel to Desert Land to stop Queen Mushroomkhamen, but the mummy mistakes Mario for her son and takes him back to her tomb, where she expects him to stay, despite what Mario tells her. Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad buy a map to the pyramids from Toad's cousin, and notice that Mario resembles Princess Mushroomkhamen. This leads to them getting the stolen sarcofagus back from Kastle Koopa, which they return to Queen Mushroomkhamen to prove that Mario is not her son. Despite this, Queen Mushroomkhamen mistakes Luigi for her husband, and proceeds to chase him through Desert Land.

The Beauty of Kootie: The second episode where this world is shown as the title card. While taking a bath in his palace, the Sultan of a palace (implied but not stated to be in Desert Land) is startled when oil comes gushing out of the faucet. Mario and Luigi are called in to investigate, and they conclude that the pipes connected to the nearby oasis have gotten crossed with pipes from a nearby oil well. It turns out to be a plot by the Koopas to steal oil for the Doom Ship, with Cheatsy and Kootie Pie working on the pipes in the basement of the palace. After a long series of events, Mario and Luigi chase the Koopas out of the palace, and finally out of the palace, accidentally destroying the palace in the process. Luigi then uses a wand that one of the Koopalings dropped to restore the palace back to normal.

Do the Koopa: When Bowser gets ahold of the Doom Dancer Music Box, he uses its power to make everyone in the Mushroom World dance endlessly. At one point, the trees, a sphinx and even the sun in what appears to be Desert Land are all shown to be dancing.

Crimes R Us: As part of Crime Wave Clyde's plan to get rid of Mario and Luigi, Cheatsy blackmails a mushroom boy in the desert into luring the Mario Bros. into an underground dungeon. Crime Wave Clyde and Big Mouth Koopa lock Mario and Luigi in the dungeon, where they are pursued by a Boom Boom, Ptooies, Sledge Brothers and Thwomps. After being double-crossed by the Koopas, Crime Wave Clyde frees Mario and Luigi from the dungeon to help him get revenge on them.

Also, when Bowser is about to announce the ultimate crime for his children to pull off, Cheatsy suggests pilfering the pyramids of the "Koopahari Desert". This is the only instance the desert is referred to as such in the cartoon series.

The Venice Menace: The third and final episode where this world is shown as the title card. While walking through Desert Land, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad are taken by surprise when a gondolier from Venice drops out of a pipe. He explains that a sea monster (actually the Doom Sub) is scaring everyone out of the city. Mario and Luigi then head to Venice to sort out the issue. In the end, Mario gets rid of the Doom Sub by warping it to Desert Land, possibly damaging it in the process.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

Though never identified by name, the desert featured in the Nintendo Comics System story Just Deserts is presumably Desert Land. In the story, Bowser has set up a base in a hard light holographic pyramid, which Mario and Luigi destroy by pressing the deactivation button after rescuing the kidnapped Mushroom King.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

The Koopahari Desert appears prominently in Double Trouble; after Iggy Koopa invents a cloning machine called GLOM, he, Bowser, and Wendy O. Koopa set up shop in Fort Koopa, their desert fortress, since GLOM creates its clones out of sand, which the Koopahari Desert obviously has an abundant supply of. Creatures that can be encountered by Mario among the sand dunes on his way to Fort Koopa include Shyguys, a nest of Firesnakes, some Dry Bones, and a single Chain Chomp. Upon arrival, Mario also recognizes the distinct smell of Fort Koopa,[6] which suggests that it is the same fortress he had previously visited. In the book's successful ending, it crumbles in an explosion of smoke, lightning and strange machine parts.

After putting on a pair of cursed sneakers secretly given to her by Ludwig von Koopa for her birthday in Pipe Down!, Princess Toadstool is forced to travel from her castle to the Koopahari Desert, and the Mario Bros. can choose to follow her, though they quickly lose track of the princess, possibly after learning from her that they need to get a special pair of boots out the castle. In this book, an underground tunnel the Mario Bros. can discover in the desert leads to Pipe World, and enemies they can encounter on the surface include a flock of Tweeters and a lone Shy Guy.

Super Mario Bros. film[edit]

The Koopahari Desert, with the city of Dinohattan in the background, from the Super Mario Bros. film.
The Koopahari Desert depicted in the Super Mario Bros. film, with Dinohattan in the distance.
Koopahari Desert
The unfinished tunnel entrance to the Koopahari Desert.

The desert appears in the live-action Super Mario Bros. film, here called the "Koopahari Desert", where it makes up the majority of the barren, desolate Dinohattan planet. Escaping Koopa's Tower, Mario and Luigi steal a police vehicle and lead other police on a chase through the Dinohattan city. They take a tunnel labeled "Koopahari Desert Tunnel" that the vehicle GPS warns the brothers is unfinished. The car shuts down functions and continues driving off the ledge of unfinished road until being caught by a growth of fungus, which is later revealed to be Dinohattan's King.

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールド2 砂漠さばくくに[8][9]
Wārudo2 Sabaku no Kuni
World 2: Desert Land (alternatively "Desert Hill"[7] in-game)
Chinese (simplified) 沙漠王国[10]
Shāmò Wángguó
Desert Land
Dutch Woestijnland[11] Desert Land
Finnish Autiomaa[12] Desert Land
French Colline déserte[?] Desert hill
Pays-désert[?] Desert-land Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet
Regnè du Désert[13] Desert Kingdom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
German Land der Wüste[?] Land of Desert / Desert Land
Wüsteland[14] Desert Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Italian Mondo del Deserto[15] Desert World
Il deserto[16][17] The desert
Deserto[18] Desert Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Regno di Deserto[19] Desert Kingdom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Norwegian Ørkenland[20] Desert Land
Portuguese (NOA) Terra Deserta[21] Desert Land
Reino do Deserto[22] Desert Kingdom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3; Herbert Richers dub
Reino dos Desertos[23] The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3; Uniarthe dub
Romanian Țara deșertului[24] Land of the desert The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Russian Пустыняленд[25]
Pustynjalend
Desert Land
Spanish Colina Desierta[?] Desert Hill
Reino del Desierto[26] Desert Kingdom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3; Latin American dub and Castilian Spanish re-dub
Tierra del Desierto[27] Desert Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3; original Castilian Spanish dub
Swedish Ökenland[28] Desert Land

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American re-release and European ending.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American original, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 International ending.
  4. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3 & 17-24.
  5. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9.
  6. ^ "All of a sudden, a terrible odor wafts over the side of the ship. "I'd know that smell anywhere," says Mario, holding his nose. "We're at Fort Koopa."" – Bosco, Clyde (June 1, 1991). Double Trouble. Simon and Schuster (American English). Page 111-112.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Collection Japanese ending.
  8. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 31.
  9. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros. Japanese ending (in kana).
  10. ^ 超级马里奥兄弟3【中文版】
  11. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)
  12. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
  13. ^ Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 001 Les koopas ninjas géants
  14. ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 31.
  16. ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6. Page 18.
  17. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 38.
  18. ^ (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3
  19. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja
  20. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#1 - Norsk tale
  21. ^ November 1991. VideoGame magazine issue 8A. Editora Sigla (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 10.
  22. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninjas Gigantes (Dublagem Herbert Richers) INCOMPLETA
  23. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - Os Terríveis Ninjas Koopas Gigantes (Dublagem Uniarthe)
  24. ^ Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul1- Ninja Koopa Uriași, Ticăloși, Vicleni Și Trișori
  25. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  26. ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 02 - Los Tramposos Mentirosos Koopas Ninjas Gigantes
  27. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - El tortuoso, mentiroso y tramposo gigante ninja (Doblaje castellano original)
  28. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 1 - Swedish