Dinosaur Land
| Dinosaur Land | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario World | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2018) |
| Inhabitants | Yoshis, Rexes, Dino-Rhinos, Reznor, Cave People |
Dinosaur Land, also known as Dinosaur Island,[1] is an archipelago inhabited by dinosaurs and the region where Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool go on a vacation to in Super Mario World. Dinosaur Land generally has a lush, green appearance to it, along with several hills. It also has some mountains, caves, a forest area, and an underground valley. There is almost no industrialization on Dinosaur Land except for Ghost Houses, and the fortresses and castles set up by Bowser and the Koopalings.
History
Super Mario World
Yoshis are notable inhabitants of Dinosaur Land and live in the first world, Yoshi's Island. Despite its name, several of Dinosaur Land's inhabitants are not dinosaurs, such as Dolphins and Swoopers. Other dinosaurs found on the island include Blarggs, Dino-Rhinos, Dino-Torches, Eeries, Rexes, and Reznors.
The Shogakukan guide for Yoshi features an origin story for Dinosaur Land. In the ancient past, an active volcano in the middle of the islands located in the southern seas rendered the dinosaurs living there extinct. Tens of thousands of years later, five shooting stars (implied to be the Star Road) came from the light of Star World one night, and one of them knocked the top half of a fossilized egg to its lower half inhabited by contemporary monsters, resulting in Yoshi hatching. These events also resulted in the resurrection of other dinosaurs, and the islands came to be known as Dinosaur Land.[2]
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
- “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Lands of Dinosaur World, and to the repulsiveness for which he stands: one Koopa underground, reprehensible, with lizards and Goombas for all.”
- —Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Oogtar, and the Cave Kids (first sentence), Hip and Hop Koopa (second sentence)
Dinosaur Land is the main setting in every episode of the Super Mario World animated series. Throughout the show, Dinosaur Land is mostly referred to as Dinosaur World (except by King Koopa in "Send in the Clown").
Unlike the game Super Mario World, Dinosaur World's main inhabitants consist of Cave People, and there is only one Yoshi that lives there. The Cave People lack technology, although they managed to have built at least one city, Dome City. Throughout the show, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool have tried to introduce modern culture to Dinosaur Land's inhabitants.
In "A Little Learning" Princess Toadstool opens a school. The episode reveals that Dinosaur World has a flag, which is red with blue and yellow stripes. A light blue circle with a green dinosaur is in the center of the flag. The school day starts with the characters pledging to the Dinosaur Land flag; the pledge largely parodies the United States' Pledge of Allegiance. Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, and the Cave People say the first part of the pledge. Hip and Hop Koopa interrupt them by making up the second part of the pledge, which is about King Koopa and his minions.
In "Mama Luigi", Luigi tells Yoshi that Mario and Peach, along with himself, had come to Dinosaur Land to stop King Koopa. He explains that they had succeeded at banishing King Koopa and his Koopalings from the Mushroom Kingdom and celebrated by taking a vacation in Dinosaur Land, only to see that King Koopa had relocated there.
Super Mario Adventures
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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
Japanese Super Mario World manual, folded out on the map side
The denizens of Dinosaur Land
A complete map of Dinosaur Land from Super Mario World
Beyond Vanilla Secret 1
Outside the Forest of Illusion
Princess Toadstool and her class pledge to Dinosaur Land's flag, as seen in the Super Mario World episode "A Little Learning".
Media
 Donut Plains - The theme that plays on the main overworld map in Super Mario World | File info |
| Title - Title theme in Mario is Missing!, which is an arrangement of "Donut Plains" from Super Mario World. | File info |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 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[?] | Dinosaur Land | Super Mario World |
| Dino-Land[?] | - | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | |
| German | Dinosaurierland[7] | Dinosaur Land | |
| Yoschis Insel[8] | Yoshi's Island. The name is used as the section title of an overview of the entire Dinosaur Land. | SNES Super Mario World instruction booklet | |
| Italian | Paese dei dinosauri[9] | Dinosaur land | Super Mario World |
| Terra dei Dinosauri[10] | Dinosaur Land | Super Mario World cartoon, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Dinosaur Land[11] | - | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | |
| Portuguese | Terra do Dinossauro[12] | Dinosaur Land | |
| Dinossaurolândia[13] | Dinosaur land | ||
| O Mundo dos Dinossauros[14] | Dinosaur World | Super Mario World television series | |
| Romanian | Lumea dinozaurilor[15] | Dinosaur world | Super Mario World television series |
| Spanish | País de los Dinosaurios[16] | Dinosaur Country | |
| Tierra de los Dinosaurios[17] | Dinosaur Land | Super Mario World television series | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mundo de los Dinosaurios[18] | Dinosaur World | Super Mario World television series; original dub |
Trivia
- In issue 4/1992 of the official German Club Nintendo magazine, it is noted that Dinosaur Land is located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
- Dinohattan of the Super Mario Bros. film was inspired by Dinosaur Land, although it takes more from the Mushroom Kingdom and Subcon.[19]
- A sign in the Nintendo Adventure Book Dinosaur Dilemma mentions that Dinosaur Land has a governor named B. Ron Tosaur.
- A near-complete recreation of the Dinosaur Land map is featured in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 2
- ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 3
- ^ Super Mario Adventures Issue 12
- ^ 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.
- ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
- ^ 1992. German Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario World Italian instruction booklet. Page 2.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 51.
- ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 104.
- ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 2. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 folded flyer (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)
- ^ May 20, 2015. "Fire Sale", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Page 84.
- ^ Súper Mario world (la venta de fuego)
- ^ Super Mario World - Venta de fuego (Doblaje castellano original)
- ^ "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]
