Mario's first adventure on the game boy
Hello
imamonster here with another game review! Man do i love making these. But
anyway this is super mario land.  The NES was a big succes.
That was because of the great game called Super mario bros. The gameboy
came out in 1989 (1990 here in europe) It had a few launch titles but only 2
were put in to the real spotlight. Those games were Tetris and Super Mario
land. And that is the game i will be talking about. Welcome to the review OF
SUPER MARIO LAND!!!!!!


Graphics 6/10
The graphics are Ok. when you play the first level you will say it looks OK.
But when you get to stages like the ancient egypt stage it looks charming and
fun. Mario looks like he is on a serious diet tough. Come on mario is this
because people called you fat? THIS IS NOT THE WAY. enough with the humor let's
get back to the game. Sprites dont look good and at times very frustrating. and
a lot of the time you cant see what is in the background and what is not.
Falling stones can be a pain to actually see. Platforms are very hard to see at
times. And everything is small. this was a launch title for the gameboy so that
is a excuse.And they fixed that in mario land 2.But there are also good things
about the graphics. Some of the levels look awesome. The easton kingdom ( a
stage based of the easter island) stage is my favourite when it comes to
graphics. the easter heads in the background are well detailed.And it just
charms you. There is not a real way to explain it. Overall the graphics were
sometimes frustrating and sometimes charming. I hope that you can overlook
this. This game is for the original gameboy so it is in black and white but
that just adds to the charm in my opinion. A 6/10


Sound 8/10
The sound was not composed by Koji Kondo but by Hirokazu Tanaka. So
the result was surprising.It did not sound like a mario game at all. It sounded
better! Of course this is just a matter of an opinion. But i have been
listening to the soundtrack a lot for this review. I love it. It has the right
theme.My favourite is the chai kingdom. Its like someone took music from mulan
and made it 8-bit. It's very charming and makes you
wanna continue the game.It feels good playing trough the levels with these calming and sometimes exciting music. The sound effects are ok.... The star music is pretty good it gets stuck in your head and is a lot different then the normal star. Overall it is awesome even outside of the game. 8/10

Addictiveness

This game is a pretty addicting game. You will want to beat the game. It's not that big of a game with only 4 worlds and every world having only 2 levels. The controls can be floaty at times. But you will get used to it. There arent a lot of worlds and levels are fun. The game is hard so you will be trying a lot. If you like other mario games you will probably like this one. It is not as addicting as the original super mario bros tough. There is not a lot to do like i said. So after a while you will get bored with this game. a 6/10


Story 5/10
The story is Ok. Its about Tatanga a evil alien hypnotizing all inhabitats of Sarasaland wich includes princess daisy Tatanga
wants to marry daisy so he kidnaps her. And then mario is out to save Daisy.Yes this is not mushroom kingdom. But what do you excpect its a mario game. It's better then most Mario games. It has a charm. And in this game there is no toad saying that the princess is in another castle there is a illusion!! Princess daisy was a new character so it was better then having peach for the 100000th time. a 5/10 (there was not a lot to talk about so that is why this section was so short)
Depth 2/10
There is not a lot to do in this game, that is the biggest con of this game There Are only 4 worlds all 4 worlds have 3 levels. That is not much. You do have 2 shooter levels wich were quite enjoyable. Levels are small. This game will probably only take you around 40 minutes to beat. Wich is a shame.Super mario land 2 improved on this aspect.There is nothing to collect in the game but i think you already know that. i will try to go in depht (get the pun) These are the worlds: Birabuto (a desert world) Muda (a ocean world) Easton ( A eastern island world my favourite) and chai (a chinese themed world) all of these have 3 levels. depht 2/10


Difficulty 7/10
This game is pretty difficult. Like i said the controls are a little floaty and at times even stiff.There can be a lot of cheap deaths that will make you go come on. Platforms can be hard to see.it will take you a few tries before you beat this game. Like almost every mario game a 100 coins give you a extra live. At the end of each level you get a bonus game where you can extra lives or a fire flower. Fire flower in this game are different and can be very effective. they bounce. Yeah you heard that right they bounce! There are bosses at the end of every world. They are not that difficult except for the last one. 7/10

Memories 8/10
This is something i do on my reviews memories.I decided to give them a score this one scores a 8 why? Well this is one of the first games i ever emulated i was 9 years old and had a ds and a flash card so i downloaded a emulator. I loved my old gameboy but the screen sucked. So i put a rom on my flash card. And i could play it IT WAS AWESOME. i felt so good in fact this is the second gameboy game i ever emulated. and the first time ever i used save states. The game was to hard for me lol. So i was able to beat the game. a very awesome moment. :)


Overall 7/10
This is a good game but it has some flaws like the graphics. And how much there is to do anyway this was my review i hope you liked it!

Edit there has been a strange glitch messing up my lines or there is space that i dont want or there is no space it has been glitching up sorry!
  Graphics 6   Sound 8   Addictive 6   Depth 2   Story 5   Difficulty 7

Journey with Mario to a land of giant crabs, Koopa Troopas, flying stone heads and hungry sharks! Travel over land, in the air, and underwater. Mario makes his way through four treacherous worlds on his way to save the Princess!

Overall 8.8    Graphics 7.1    Sound 9    Addictive 8.4    Story 6    Depth 5.3    Difficulty 5.5

Mario's first adventure on the game boy   Spicy
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      Review Rating: 4.6/5     Submitted: 03-12-14     Updated: 06-22-15     Review Replies: 8

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      Review Rating: 4.4/5     Submitted: 06-19-11     Updated: 06-25-11     Review Replies: 0

A classic game for a classic handheld   MoblinGardens
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  Graphics 7   Sound 8   Addictive 8   Story 7   Depth 5   Difficulty 5
      Review Rating: 4.3/5     Submitted: 03-17-13     Review Replies: 2

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      Review Rating: 4.3/5     Submitted: 08-03-11     Updated: 06-05-12     Review Replies: 1

Super Mario Land Review   David25866
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  Graphics 4   Sound 8   Addictive 10   Story 6   Depth 3   Difficulty 5
      Review Rating: 4.3/5     Submitted: 09-07-11     Review Replies: 0

One of my first games   gamerforlifefor..
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  Graphics 7   Sound 9   Addictive 8   Story 2   Depth 2   Difficulty 1
      Review Rating: 4.2/5     Submitted: 10-26-15     Review Replies: 3

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      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 03-04-13     Review Replies: 5

Super Mario Land for the Original Gameboy   luigi25
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  Graphics 8   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Story 8   Depth 5   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 11-01-15     Updated: 11-24-18     Review Replies: 2

Super Mario Land Review   G@mehe@d
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Super Mario Land   Marcmoney
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  Graphics 8   Sound 7   Addictive 7   Story 9   Depth 8   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3.8/5     Submitted: 05-12-11     Review Replies: 2

Super Mario Land - My Opinion   vhero
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  Graphics 10   Sound 9   Addictive 5   Story 7   Depth 4   Difficulty 5
      Review Rating: 3.8/5     Submitted: 08-10-11     Review Replies: 1

Nostalgia Trip   TrollStoneProdu..
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  Graphics 7   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Story 5   Depth 9   Difficulty 7
      Review Rating: 3.7/5     Submitted: 11-01-12     Review Replies: 0

My favorite of the series!   gokugoku500
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  Graphics 7   Sound 9   Addictive 10   Story 9   Depth 6   Difficulty 5
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Super Mario Land   Dash456
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  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Depth 10   Difficulty 5
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      Review Rating: 3.6/5     Submitted: 04-02-12     Updated: 04-04-12     Review Replies: 5

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  Graphics 8   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Story 7   Depth 8   Difficulty 6
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First Portable Mario game   Yargishner
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A good Mario title on the black and white screen   SuperCrash64
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      Review Rating: 3.5/5     Submitted: 04-07-13     Updated: 05-17-13     Review Replies: 3

Super Mario Land, A good game to play   IgorBird122
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  Graphics 7   Sound 10   Addictive 7   Story 6   Depth 5   Difficulty 8
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 05-31-13     Review Replies: 2

Super Mario Land Review   Scohui
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  Graphics 8   Sound 10   Addictive 9   Story 2   Depth 6   Difficulty 4
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 05-17-13     Review Replies: 2

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  Graphics 7   Sound 7   Addictive 5   Story 5   Depth 4   Difficulty 8
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 02-01-17     Review Replies: 0

Mario's leap to the handhelds.   RedHotToddy
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  Graphics 8   Sound 8   Addictive 7   Story 7   Depth 6   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 08-03-13     Review Replies: 4

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  Graphics 8   Sound 9   Addictive 10   Story 5   Depth 4   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 2.2/5     Submitted: 04-20-13     Updated: 04-20-13     Review Replies: 5

Expert Mode

When you beat the game, press any button while you're on the title screen. The cursor will change from a mushroom to Mario's face. Press Start to play the new Expert Mode that features enemies that are more difficult, more numerous, and in different places.

Get more out of the Star

Normally, during the invincibility granted by the Star, each enemy you knock off the screen will be worth 100 pts. However, when you pump a Super Ball into an enemy that is worth 400 or 800, each enemy the Star kills after that will be worth the same amount! This works with torpedoes (submarine) and missiles (airplane) as well. With enemies that require more than one projectile to be slain, one hit is still enough to get this trick to work.

Secret Elevators in 1-3

If you go through stage 1-3 normally there will be coins and pipes on the top of the stage that you can't access. To access them you need to activate two secret elevators.
The first one is right at the start of the stage. Position Mario exactly three blocks away from the left side of the screen. Jump and lean against the wall and there's your first elevator. Stand ontop of the block and don't move. You will go straight through the top blocks and Mario will be on the top of the screen where your stats are.
The second elevator is at the second lion. Kill the lion and dodge the two falling stones. There will be a row of five blocks that go in a pattern of coins and bricks. Break the second brick with Super or Superball Mario. Jump through the hole you just made and the second elevator will appear. There will be no coins this time, but it will lead you to a secret pipe. In expert mode a plant enemy will be there so watch out.

Secret Trail

In level 2-2, when you see a tall line of vertical coins near a pipe and a Nokobon, get hit so you shrink (if you're Super or Superball Mario). Ahead of you are two levels, but the lower one seems out of reach. There is an invisible floor that makes it accessible, but you must be Little Mario to walk across it.

Stage Select

Beat the game two times in a row, then keep pressing A. Pressing A after completing the game twice in a row activates a Stage Select. The more times you press A, the higher the stage you can go to.

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supergamer29 06-10-15 - 09:57 PM
 i like trains
jerryaberry 05-31-15 - 11:57 PM
 Congrats rcarter2!
jerryaberry 05-31-15 - 11:55 PM
 Yep saw that coming. I should have bee lined for the last boss but I forgot about that strategy. I thought I'd get most of my points in 4-1 with the re-spawning guys. C
thing1 04-17-15 - 11:26 PM
 never knew Super Mario was on GB...
chungchangching1 08-15-14 - 09:44 PM
 LOL DAISY IS THE FIRST PRINCESS IN THE MARIO FRANCHISE NOT PEACH :3
homelessgoomba64 06-19-14 - 09:59 AM
 Is it just me or is the Invincibility Can Can awesome?
SacredShadow 01-28-14 - 09:48 PM
 I didn't know they had black and white XD
LugiaTornado 01-20-14 - 10:35 AM
 I can't pass the 1-3
Adon 10-09-13 - 07:47 PM
 mario in black and white
jerryaberry 08-04-13 - 01:31 PM
 Speedruns without the target screenshot will be taken down. Kind of pointless to do a speedrun unless you finish the game.
Legs_Ftw 08-04-13 - 05:01 AM
 All you probably did is run into the first enemy.
smbisme 08-04-13 - 03:49 AM
 Beat it... by about 6 minutes =p
smbisme 08-04-13 - 03:46 AM
 Oh Rly?
Legs_Ftw 08-04-13 - 01:09 AM
 I bet you can't beat my time.
kanoakamori 07-28-13 - 09:19 PM
 Thanks guys. Yeah, just keep practicing each day (even if it's for 10 mins or so) and you'll keep getting better. Another tip I can give you is utilizing the save states to practice harder levels. Good luck :)
jerryaberry 07-28-13 - 12:30 PM
 Agreed. I could probably shave a couple minutes off my time but that is crazy fast kanoakamori. Awesome run.
ruanito 07-27-13 - 12:55 PM
 Great Speedrun kanoakamori. It's impossible for me to beat you. I'm horrible in this game! XD
duckman2003 06-07-13 - 10:57 AM
 I really like the game. it's fun how they add a mini game to the actual game. pretty interesting for a game boy game. the only thing I don't like about the game is the ? blocks are small and sometimes you will end up missing.
gamefreaker96 05-23-13 - 12:08 PM
 (Oh and another thing: I wanted to write something more, but I can not write more than 3 messages in a row because that is otherwise identified as spam, you know?)
gamefreaker96 05-23-13 - 12:07 PM
 Ach und noch was: Ich wollte ja noch was schreiben, aber ich darf nicht mehr als 3 Nachrichten nacheinander schreiben, weil das sonst als Spam erkannt wird, versteht ihr?
gamefreaker96 05-23-13 - 11:58 AM
 And another thing: The game is far too easy for me. I know it inside and out to 99%.)
sonic7978 05-11-13 - 02:02 PM
 speak of fun it's was blast our heads off when it comes is fun stomping your enemies is unquestioned increase your points but it's was worth it I die like 7 time when I play the game.
gamefreaker96 01-20-13 - 09:47 AM
 Die Musik bleibt einem bis heute immer noch im Kopf. Das ist das schöne daran. Und noch was: Das Spiel ist viel zu leicht für mich. Ich kenne es zu 99% in- und auswendig. (The music remains one to this day is still in my head. That's the nice thing. And
gamefreaker96 01-20-13 - 09:29 AM
 Und noch was: Danke, jerryaberry. (And one more thing: Thank jerryaberry.)
gamefreaker96 01-03-13 - 10:50 AM
 Ach, übrigens: Ich kann noch viel schneller spielen, wenn ich keine Punkte sammeln muss. (By the way: I can play a lot faster if I have to score any points.)