Super Mario Land, the plumber's first outing on the Game Boy, 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 instalment is two scrolling shoot-'em-up levels, the first of which Mario pilots a submarine, and the second an aeroplane.

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Alternate Titles

"スーパーマリオランド" -- Japanese spelling

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Mario games

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Super Mario Land	Game Boy	$4.50
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Mario's first experience on a handheld system	STU2 (72)
The earliest attempt on Game Boy isn't too shabby ...	Kartanym (10835)
The perfect game to get you started on the Game Boy.	Tomer Gabel (4429)
Not To Be Forgotten, Not To Be Celebrated...	Steve Thompson (109)
Nintendo's average superhero/plumber strikes again!	Jim Fun (222)
Retro platforming for kids in shades of green	RussS (783)
Mario rescuing Daisy...again.	White Wolf (313)

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The Press Says

VideoGame	Jul, 1991		100
Player One	Oct, 1990	98 out of 100	98
VicioJuegos.com	Oct 31, 2005	92 out of 100	92
Mean Machines	Nov, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Power Play	Apr, 1990	88 out of 100	88
Video Games	Mar, 1991	88 out of 100	88
Nintendo Land	2003	87 out of 100	87
Total!! UK Magazine	Jan, 1992	86 out of 100	86
HonestGamers	Dec 14, 2008	6 out of 10	60
Random Access	2005	5.8 out of 10	58