Super Mario Land Cover

IGDB / 1069

Super Mario Land

1989 74 / 100 Platform
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 Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper Tatanga, a mysterious spaceman. The game follows largely the same formula of its aforementioned predecessor, with Mario defeating enemies by jumping on them and collecting coins a Show full summary

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 Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper Tatanga, a mysterious spaceman. The game follows largely the same formula of its aforementioned predecessor, with Mario defeating enemies by jumping on them and collecting coins and power ups by hitting floating blocks, with each world leading up to a boss fight which is defeated using by collapsing the floor. A unique feature of this installment is two scrolling shoot-'em-up levels, the first of which Mario pilots a submarine, and the second an aeroplane.

Your match for

Super Mario Bros.

60% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Linear World design
World design Linear

Deep dive / Spielprofil

What it is about.

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

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. Can Mario defeat Tatanga, release people from his interstellar hypnosis, and rescue Princess Daisy? It's all up to you and Mario's skill. Go for it Mario!

GenrePlatform ThemeAction ThemeFantasy ThemeScience fiction Traitairplane Traitanime Traitauto-scrolling levels Traitbird Traitblocks Traitbonus game Traitboss fight Traitcharacter growth Traitclouds Traitcollectibles Traitcountdown timer Traitdamsel in distress Traitegypt Traitfalling object Traitfan translation - portuguese Traitfloating blocks Traitgreatest hits Traithigh score Traitkidnapping Traitlaunch titles Traitlinear gameplay Traitmagic Traitmoving platforms Traitnew game plus Traitnintendo 3ds virtual console Traitnintendo gateway system Traitnintendo switch online Traitoctopus Traitprincess Traitrobots Traitroyalty Traitshoot 'em up Traitside-scrolling Traitsingle-player only Traitskeletons Traitsnake Traitsphinx Traitspider Traitsprinting mechanics Traitsubmarine Traitsuper game boy enhancement Traitsuper-ness Traittemporary invincibility Traittime limit Traitturtle Traitufo Traitunstable platforms Traitviolent plants Traitvirtual console Traitwater level

Watch / Trailer

Gameplay Video

Trailer metadata from IGDB; playback via YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode.

Game profile / Plain language

Everything relevant. Without the wiki wilderness.

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

01
Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo, Playtronic, Mani
Franchise
Mario Bros., Mario
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Game Boy 1995
  • Nintendo 3DS Jun 07, 2011
  • Game Boy 1994
  • Game Boy Sep 28, 1990
  • Nintendo 3DS Feb 03, 2016
  • Nintendo 3DS Jun 06, 2011
  • Game Boy Jul 31, 1989
  • Game Boy Apr 21, 1989

Prices / Stores

Compare first. Then decide.

Prices never affect your match ranking.

Physical & partner search

Search by edition and platform

1 / 7