Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land is the first Mario's outing on the Game Boy. It is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than…
Super Mario Land is a platform developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 21 April 1989 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy. The main story takes about 54 min to finish.
What Super Mario Land is
Super Mario Land is a platform game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1989. It was published by Mani. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Once upon a time, there was a peaceful world called Sarasaland. In this world there were 4 kingdoms named Birabuto, Muda, Easton and Chai. One day, the skies of Sarasaland were suddenly covered by a huge black cloud. From a crack in this cloud, the unknown space monster Tatanga emerged to try to conquer Sarasaland. Tatanga hypnotized the people of all the kingdoms so that he could control them in any way he liked. In this way he took over Sarasaland. Now, he wants to marry Princess Daisy of Sarasaland and make her his queen. Mario came to know of these events, and he has started on a journey to the Chai Kingdom where Princess Daisy is held captive, in order to restore peace to Sarasaland…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mario Bros. series
Super Mario Land is the sixth of 66 entries we hold in the Mario Bros. series. The next entry was Super Mario World in 1990.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 54 min. Completing everything takes closer to 1.3 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Super Mario Land launched on 21 April 1989, within three weeks of Adventures of Lolo and Alleyway.
Released around the same time: Adventures of Lolo, Alleyway.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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