Super Mario Land
Rescuing princesses isn't an easy business, but there's always one plumber ready for the job! This time it's Princess Daisy who needs the help of our plucky hero in Super Mario Land for the Game Boy. Set out on an adventure through four worlds of one player side-scrolling action that will have you hopping and stomping your way through dangerous caves, an ancient pyramid, and more! Along the way you can collect mushrooms, flowers, and stars to power you up. Hop into one of Mario's new vehicles, the Marine Pop or the Sky Pop, and fire away at incoming enemies. You'll also have to battle four vicious bosses, including the Sphinx and a massive Easter Island statue, as you search for hidden secrets that hold tons of coins. Super Mario Land is compatible with all Game Boy systems.
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Super Mario Land Reviews
Playing the old monochrome games on the Sp causes them to almost upgrade. Yes, this game is way old. Its a great title to own to play or just collect. The cool thing and reason I bout this is that it has enemies that Mario faces that he doesn't face in any other game to date. Its just old school Mario 2D goodness. It still hold us extremely well though. This game still looks great and control well.
This is the first and the worst. Only get if you have all the other Mario and Wario gameboy games. Who do you think you are Daisy. You will never be Peach. Very small charcters even for a gameboy game.
GAMEPLAY: Platforming works great, jumping is good, it's easy in some parts and frustrating in others, gameplay is very nice, and is still a lot of fun despite the almost two decade-old concepts of Mario. GRAPHICS: Looks like an uglier NES game, it doesn't really have the graphics and colors of the old games, which is probably the biggest letdown of the game. Hardly feels aged, but the main problems consist of save issues and lower-quality NES graphics. Time is not kind to many games, many games you knew and loved those many years ago have become outdated and forgotten.
This is always very sad. I mean seriously, it doesn't matter what kind of fanboy of what console you are, you just have a natural tendency to like Mario games. Buy this game if you still have at least a Game Boy Advance because this game is just too good to pass up. But still, who hates the adventures of this Italian plumber. OVERALL: Very fun, still great to pick up and play no matter who you are. But some games miraculously stand the test of time and are never or very rarely effected. MUSIC: Standard cheery Mario music, you know the tunes. But is that really a bad thing.
This Game Boy title is still remarkably a lot of fun despite the fact it was made almost twenty years ago. Oh, and you don't save Peach in this game, you save a chick named Daisy. SOUND: The weird jumping sounds, squishing of enemies sounds, and coin-collecting sounds. I still highly enjoy this game, and would recommend it to anyone who likes a good old-fashioned game of Mario, but everyone likes Mario, so I would recommend it to everyone. And if you don't you're a horrible person. Mario games just so happen to fall into those categories, they hardly ever get damaged by time. WHAT THE GAME IS: If you've played any of the Mario games on the NES, or ports of the originals on Game Boy, you know it's the standard Italian plumber character you play, platforming, squishing enemies by stomping on them, rescuing the damsel in distress, eating mushrooms for power ups, defeating bosses, and trying to avoid being killed by different enemies. Sure, I'm mostly an Xbox or Playstation fan these days, but I still like to whip out my old Nintendo systems and have a great time playing the oldies.
There are also a couple side-scrolling shooter type levels that keep the game interesting. Also not so surprising is the lack of a 2-player option. The level designs are still creative and fun to play, but game is short with only 4 worlds with 4 levels each it's to be expected since there's no saving feature (run out of AA batteries and you're starting over). The first-ever Mario platformer on a handheld, it is a faithful-yet-quirky game that's a trip down memory lane. Goombas and Piranha Plants make a comeback along with the upgraded Koopa Troopas, who now explode upon getting stepped on. The music was memorable and catchy, very fitting for the levels. Other enemies include aliens, sphinxes, and Chinese ghosts.
While video games at home were getting much more sophisticated by 1989, handhelds were still in its infancy. Mario had already been a household name by then thanks to Super Mario Bros. It may only take you one sitting to beat, but the current cheap prices for the game should merit a purchase for the Mario fan. Familiar characters and gameplay welcome the player without much of a learning curve, but there are some distinct differences.
As with most Mario games at this era, the story is transparent as usual. Originally reviewed at Last-Gen.com:. Super Mario Land definitely shows its age, but it's still a very fun game to play. While the NES counterpart had castles as their main theme, Mario this time around travels to Egypt, China, and even another planet.
The ending theme is also nice, but it doesn't feel very "Mario." I also didn't feel that the game ended on a positive note, as the last level was a side-scrolling shooter not a very "Mario" way to wrap up a game. The Nintendo Game Boy was a huge success thanks to AAA titles like Super Mario Land to boost sales at launch on 1989. on the NES, and Mario was exactly what the budding Game Boy needed to succeed.
I bought this game for my son [9yrs old]. He says" that they need to make this game more better". My purchase was fine but they sent the wrong one the first time ,but very promptly sent the right one.
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