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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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Super Mario Land	Game Boy	$5.55
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Mario's first experience on a handheld system	Game Boy	STU2 (72)
The earliest attempt on Game Boy isn't too shabby ...	Game Boy	Kartanym (10796)
The perfect game to get you started on the Game Boy.	Game Boy	Tomer Gabel (4418)
Not To Be Forgotten, Not To Be Celebrated...	Game Boy	Steve Thompson (109)
Nintendo's average superhero/plumber strikes again!	Game Boy	Jim Fun (222)
Retro platforming for kids in shades of green	Game Boy	RussS (784)
Mario rescuing Daisy...again.	Game Boy	White Wolf (335)

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The Press Says

VideoGame	Game Boy	Jul, 1991		100
Player One	Game Boy	Oct, 1990	98 out of 100	98
VicioJuegos.com	Game Boy	Oct 31, 2005	92 out of 100	92
Mean Machines	Game Boy	Nov, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Video Games	Game Boy	Mar, 1991	88 out of 100	88
GamesCollection	Game Boy	Jun 01, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Nintendo Life	Game Boy	Jul 31, 2009		80
Total! (Germany)	Game Boy	Jun, 1994	2 out of 6	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Nintendo 3DS	Jun 05, 2011	15 out of 20	75
HonestGamers	Game Boy	Dec 14, 2008	6 out of 10	60