Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land

released on Apr 21, 1989

Super Mario Land

released on Apr 21, 1989

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.


Also in series

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

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I've finished it many times, only takes around 35 minutes to beat anyway. It is one of my favourite Game Boy games though, love it even more than the sequel to be honest. A solid game that sees Mario travelling to unfamiliar and fun places. Also plane!

It's a pretty simple game but the physics were a bit better and more fun than I expected. I enjoyed it for the most part but its very forgettable due to how simple and short it is.

It sure is the first Game Boy game ever released. Though I gotta say I appreciate the weirdness of its visuals, locales and enemies, and ESPECIALLY the soundtrack, which has become one of the most iconic in gaming. In fact, I'll take this opportunity to recommend the Super Mario Land Arrangement Album, a phenomenal album released in 1989 with arranged versions of all songs in the game, a must listen if you're a sucker for late 80s/early 90s music like I am.

O primeiro super Mario Bros só que portátil, muito bom!

It's creative, the music is great, and it gave us the best princess with Daisy. That's about all the nice things I can say.

It's 12 easy levels with the only real challenge being the terrible physics. Sure it's impressive for a Gameboy launch title but even then, I wouldn't recommend someone in 1989 to spend more then 5 dollars on this game...

The first game I ever played. Holy peak