Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land
Developer	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Game Boy 3DS Virtual Console
Release Date	Game Boy JP April 21, 1989 US August 1989 EU September 28, 1990 3DS Virtual Console US June 6, 2011 EU June 7, 2011 JP June 7, 2011
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Super Mario Land is a 2-D platforming Mario adventure that was made for the Game Boy in 1989. Directed by Gunpei Yokoi, it is the first Mario game that Shigeru Miyamoto was not in charge of as well as being the first handheld Mario platformer.

Story

An alien called Tatanga has kidnapped Princess Daisy of Sarasaland. Mario must save her while defeating the enemies that stand in his way.

Gameplay

Super Mario Land is divided into four different worlds and each world has three levels. Each of the levels has a different theme; Birabuto resembles ancient Egypt, Muda is an aquatic area, Easton resembles China, and Chai is in the sky. In the sixth level, the player gets to steer a submarine and in the twelth level, they get to fly an airplane.

The game itself plays very much like Super Mario Bros.. The player can find mushrooms to make them grow and flowers to let them throw "superballs". Unlike fireballs, superballs can bounce off objects and be used to collect coins.

If the player can beat the game, they can play the game again in Hard Mode. Hard Mode has more enemies and dangers. If the player beats Hard Mode, they can use the level select. However, since the game can't save, all progress is lost when the game is turned off.

Legacy

Super Mario Land was popular enough to number among the top 10 best-selling Mario games and the fourth bestselling game for the Game Boy. It started a subseries on the Game Boy that would transition into a Wario Land series with its third installment. This game is also notable for introducing a new princess, Daisy, who would go onto appear in various Mario spin-off games.

One of 9-Volt's microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! is based on Super Mario Land.

Sequels

Super Mario Land was followed by Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins in 1992.

Ports and Remakes

• In 2011, Super Mario Land was released for download on the Nintendo 3DS as one of the launch titles for the 3DS Virtual Console.