Island
| Island | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) | ||
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) | ||
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Islands[1] are platforms in the Super Mario series that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. They consist of a grassy green top supported by a narrower brown base. Like Mushroom Platforms, they often appear as the main source of footing in athletic-themed and sky-themed courses.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Islands occur in large numbers in World 1-3, World 3-3, World 5-3, and World 6-3, where islands and lifts are the only platforms available to cross a huge pit. There are also three each in World 2-3 and World 7-3: two at the beginning and end of the level, supporting the ends of the bridge, and one in the middle, with the checkpoint location on top of it.
The islands in World 6-3 have a unique color scheme, being completely gray like the rest of the level. However, Super Mario All-Stars removes this distinction, giving these islands the same appearance as the others.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]
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Islands are also found in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, with their sprite redone to have a more detailed appearance. They appear in many more levels than in Super Mario Bros., sometimes included in sections that use a variety of platforms. For example, in World 2-3, they are mixed with bridges, and in World 5-3, they are mixed with pipes and Hard Blocks.
The Lost Levels includes islands with multiple alternate palettes. In World 3-3 and World 7-2, their tops are white and snowy. In World 7-3 and World C-3, the gray palette from Super Mario Bros. returns. In World 9-2, they have green bases and dark purple tops. Once again, though, Super Mario All-Stars does not have these palette variations.
Islands appear in the following levels:
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
Islands appear in Super Mario Bros. Special. Aside from the color limitations of the game, they have the same appearance as in Super Mario Bros.. In this game, bushes and horsehair plants are sometimes planted on islands, though very rarely. This is only seen in World 1-3, World 2-3, and World 5-3. This game also contains a small number of islands that are not above pits, in World 5-2 and World 6-1.
Islands appear in the following levels:
Super Mario Land[edit]
In Super Mario Land, islands appear in World 1-2 exclusively. Here, they have more varied shapes, with some having tops far wider than their bases.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, islands appear as skins of Semisolid Platforms in the Ground and Underground themes of the Super Mario Bros. style. These versions of the platforms have much less overhang; their bases are almost as wide as their tops. A variant where the base is made up of several narrow pillars is also included, which is exclusive to the Ground theme. In the Underground theme, both the base and top of the platforms are colored blue.
In Super Mario Maker 2, in addition to the returning Ground and Underground versions, both variants of islands appear in the Snow theme. These have a white top and a bluish-gray base. In the Snow theme's night version, they, like other terrain, gain a bright blue color and become slippery like ice.
Gallery[edit]
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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (World 9-2)
Super Mario Bros. Special (PC-8801 version)
Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1 version)
Super Mario Maker (Ground Theme)
Super Mario Maker (Ground Theme)
Super Mario Maker (Underground Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Night Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Night Theme)
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Notes[edit]
- In Super Mario All-Stars, areas containing Mushroom Platforms replace the shades of green used by islands with a white palette, but as there are no islands in these areas, this palette is unused. It is possible that this is a remnant of the snowy palette used in 3-3 and 7-2 of The Lost Levels.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Phillips, Howard, and Lynn Griffes, editors (1987). How to win at Super Mario Bros.. Redmond: Tokuma Shoten and Nintendo of America. ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 6.
- ^ The Cutting Room Floor - Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) § Super Mario Bros. § Unused Palettes
| Super Mario Bros. Special | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Mario • Mushroom retainer • Princess Peach |
| Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 |
| Items and objects | 1 up Mushroom • Clock • Coin • Fire Flower • Hachisuke • Hummer • Island • Lucky Star • Magic Mushroom • Starman • Wing |
| Enemies | Bloober • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cheep-cheep • Chokichoki • Fire-Bar • Hammer Brother • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Little Goomba • Nakaji • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Sigebou • Spiny • Spiny's egg • Tarusar • Tsurara • Turtle Cannon |
| Boss | Bowser |
| Miscellaneous | Ax • Beanstalk • Coin Heaven • Coral • Fireworks • Flagpole • Gallery • Horsehair plant • Jumping board • Media • Staff |
| Super Mario Land | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Mario • Princess Daisy |
| Bosses | King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu) |
| Locations | Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom) |
| Levels | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level |
| Items & vehicles | Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block |
| Enemies & obstacles | Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo |
| Other | Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Island • Main Theme • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack |
