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Super Mario 3D Land is a 3D platformer developed for the Nintendo 3DS. It's the first portable 3D Mario game, not counting Super Mario 64 DS, which was merely a remake, and marks the return of the popular Tanooki Suit, although its alternate ability-namely turning into a statue-is not available until halfway through the game when you first.
This is the second 3D Super Mario platformer for a handheld device (with being the first and an enhanced remake of the first ) and, as noted by at E3 2011, the first 3D Mario platformer to be built from the ground up for a handheld system. It is also the successor to. It is closely based on side-scrolling Mario games, but it is a 3D platformer in the vein of games like. The game was created by the same development team that worked on the Super Mario Galaxy games and, currently part of Tokyo. It received a sequel entitled, which was released for the in 2013. The game requires 2315 blocks if it is bought off the.
Bowser capturing Peach.Outside stands the, a stripe-tailed tree with Super Leaves on its branches. All of the Mushroom Kingdom is familiar with the tree. One night, a huge storm blows all of the leaves off, as Bowser laughs in the background.Later on, when Mario and three Toads (Red, Yellow, and Blue) check the Tail Tree, they discover that the Super Leaves are gone.
However, the yellow Toad notices a hovering letter near the tree, and the group of four goes to investigate. Mario grabs and opens the letter, and a picture of Bowser holding Princess Peach captive with Super Leaves flying in the background pops out. The message shocks the three Toads and Mario, and immediately, Mario and the three Toads run to save the Princess.
Throughout his adventure, Mario receives more letters about Peach's predicament and about various stages of Bowser's Super Leaf-related plan.Inspired by Mario's courage, Peach ultimately attempts to escape from Bowser and his army, but she is soon recaptured. Mario travels through World 8 and defeats Bowser, only to be tricked by a fake Peach sign, as Bowser escapes with the real Peach. Mario eventually finds Bowser's lair, but before they can battle, the floor beneath them breaks and they fall. After being chased through various obstacles, Mario manages to press a switch making the bridge under Bowser collapse, sending Bowser into a pool of lava. At last, Mario and the three Toads find Princess Peach and, using their powers, bring Peach back to her castle. Peach attempting an escape from Bowser and the Koopa Troop.After that, a short cutscene appears with a letter floating down in World 1-1.
It shows that Luigi was kidnapped by Dry Bowser. Mario then sets off to save Luigi. After rescuing him in Special 1- Castle, he becomes a playable character.After Mario beats Special 8-Castle, another cut-scene appears. Another letter has floated down on World 1-1, and the three Toads who accompanied Mario in his adventure investigate while in their Tanooki forms.
To their surprise, Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach once more. Then, Mario or Luigi must defeat Bowser in World 8- Bowser's Castle2 again. After that, a picture of Tanooki Peach is unlocked. Once five stars are present on the profile, Special 8- Crown, the very last level, is unlocked. Mario in World 1-1.The levels of Super Mario 3D Land are much more linear and compact than the other 3D titles, more along the lines of the side-scrolling games. Levels rather have a and even feature, a staple of the original and the games, as opposed to or, as the level goals. When Mario loses a life, the 'Too Bad' banner from every 3D Mario platformer since appears near the top of the screen and falls to the bottom of the screen, but a circle covers the screen instead of a Bowser emblem.
Also, when the timer reaches zero, the 'Time's Up' banner appears at the top of the screen. To enter vertical pipes, the player must press or; for the first time in the series, the player can re-enter areas through pipes at will (for example, after being transported to the above-ground Goal Pole in, the player can go back down the pipe to go underground). The graphics of the game greatly resemble those of the Super Mario Galaxy games, while the levels show visual similarities to the New Super Mario Bros. Game-play also takes cues from Super Mario Sunshine, notably tight-rope walking. Unlike the 2D Mario games, the level themes in a world tend to be more random, like the galaxies of the Super Mario Galaxy games, instead of focusing on a particular setting per world.Due to the merging of the 2D and 3D play styles, Mario's moveset is slightly more limited than in previous Super Mario games; he cannot jump as high or as far as in past games, nor can he or for the first time in a platforming game since. Mario can also no longer, (in form, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3), grab and/or throw objects (such as ), hold onto ledges, or attack without power ups.
However, he can still,. Other controls take cues from the 2D titles; Mario can crouch and slide while running, which now requires the use of a run/attack button, like in the 2D games. In addition, the Backwards Somersault works like the does in.
Finally, Mario has that can be used to hit blocks from the side and fit through small gaps. Tanooki Mario in World 2- Airship.While giving examples of how the Nintendo 3DS enhances game-play, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that hitting blocks from underneath in 3D Mario games would be easier with stereoscopic 3D. Thus, blocks are more prevalent in this game, unlike past 3D games, where blocks were few and far between.
Three (which have a similar design to the from Super Mario Galaxy 2) are found in each level, and collecting all three is part of the level's challenge, like the in the New Super Mario Bros. Can be picked up to give the player additional time to complete the level, a mechanic only seen previously in Super Mario Galaxy 2's Speedy Comet missions.Mario's health system is now based on the side-scrolling titles rather than being a numbered: Mario becomes a cap-less when damaged, while power-ups give him an extra hit point and new abilities. These power-ups include the, the, the new, the (replacing the ), and the, the last of which had not been seen since. Notably, the Fire form, unlike its previous 3D appearances in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, no longer has a time limit imposed on it and is retained until Mario is hit, as in the side-scrolling games. The from also appears in this game.As in, when Mario loses a life, he respawns in his Super form instead of his Small form. Similar to New Super Mario Bros.
Wii, the game has features to help the player if they lose too many lives in a stage. When the player loses two lives in one level, a flying appears. When five lives are lost, an containing an appears, which makes the player invincible for the duration of the level.
Finally, when ten lives are lost, an Assist Block with a appears, which warps the player directly to the Goal Pole. Unlike previous Mario games, the lives counter in Super Mario 3D Land extends beyond 100 and goes up to 1,110 lives (after reaching 1,000, 1,100 and 1,110 lives, the hundreds, tens, and units digits respectively are displayed as a crown). This life counter is also included in and.The game also makes extended use of the Nintendo 3DS hardware. When the player uses a cannon or the binoculars, the Nintendo 3DS gyro controls can be used to aim by moving the 3DS.
The game also includes a StreetPass option, whereupon encounters, Mystery Boxes and Toad House items are exchanged between players. Items in Toad Houses sent by another player are recorded, including the amount of items sent by the user.By clearing Special 1-Castle, Luigi is unlocked as a playable character, and can be swapped in or out by pressing the 'M'/'L' button in the bottom corner of the touch screen on the world map. As in, Luigi jumps higher than Mario, but has lower traction.Controls.: Move, enter a horizontal.
/: Choose, Swim. /:, throw , throw a , Tail Whip. Hold ( / ): Slow fall (Tanooki Mario). /:, enter a vertical Warp Pipe/. ( / )+:. ( / )+( / ):, transform into (Tanooki Mario with scarf).
Hold ( / )+( / ):. Reverse +( / ):. ( / )+( / ):, Tail Whip (Tanooki Mario).
+( / )+( / ):. +( / )+( / )+( / ): Rolling Leap. /: Pause menu.: Left/Right, change camera angle. Up, enter normal view (objects on the screen pop-out more). Down, enter extended depth view (the objects push further into the screen). Enemies and obstacles New ImageNameDescriptionReleases infinite enemies when Mario is near.Walks in a set pattern, usually in groups.Larger that can break.Bigger versions of that have a bigger tail.Enemies that move around a set pattern and are made of? A power-up chart.
Power-upTransformationDescriptionNew power-ups and/or formsLets Mario throw a to hit enemies and collect items from afar.Appears in an after losing five lives in a (skipped) normal world course, which makes the file's stars lose their sparkle. Gives Mario permanent invincibility for one course only, alongside the Tanooki form's abilities.Lets Tanooki Mario turn into Statue Mario instead of ground-pounding.Returning power-ups and formsN/AMario's weakest form. He cannot break, gets only Super Mushrooms from blocks, and loses a life if he takes damage in this form.Mario starts each life in this form. Taking damage only reverts him to Small form, and he can break Brick Blocks and find other power-ups in blocks.Lets Mario throw, which bounce off walls and vanish after a while, to hit enemies and light torches.Lets Mario slow his falls and tail whip objects and enemies.Makes Mario invincible, letting him gain extra lives by running into enemies.N/AAppears in an Assist Block after the player loses ten lives in a (skipped) normal world course, or within certain.
Sends Mario straight to the. New.Returning. (green and blue).Worlds WorldPreviewDescriptionNormal worldsA simple grassland world. The boss is a.A yellow plains world.
The boss is.A blue meadow world. The boss is.A mushroom forest world. The boss is.A canyon and mountain world. Game screenshots as seen at Game Developers Conference in 2011.Super Mario 3D Land was first mentioned in an 'Iwata Asks' interview with in October 2010, where he confirmed that a brand-new Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS was already in development, but had not yet been given a proper title.
It was known by its tentative title, Super Mario at the time. In November 2010, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that both and 3D world Mario games were in the works for the 3DS.
Four screenshots were available on March 2, 2011, and the game was officially announced during the, under the name Super Mario. The logo had a Raccoon Tail on the 'O' letter, similar to that of Super Mario Bros. 3's logo, which had Raccoon Mario's tail shadow behind the '3'.
Available screenshots of Super Mario revealed that the game is a 3D platformer and the game was stated to be developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo's same team which had previously developed and its, as shown how a Goomba runs after Small Mario. It even contained features from the 2D Mario side-scrolling games. Satoru Iwata stated that a more official announcement would be shown at E3 2011 on June 7.
According to Iwata, 'it will be a game that will come with the kind of surprises and fun that only the 3DS can offer.' Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that the development took over two years and started with 2 to 30 staff members working on the game.In a later interview, Shigeru Miyamoto described the title as being a combination of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 64, with a little bit of. He mentioned there would be an option for a fixed camera system, very similar to the one in Super Mario 64, to demonstrate depth and the 3DS's 3D. He added, however, that it was tough to describe it, before mentioning that not only would the title be shown, but that it would also be playable at E3 2011. Shigeru Miyamoto explained that playing it will give fans a better idea of what it's like. He also commented on the speculation regarding the temporary logo, already confirming that the tail on the end of the logo's 'O' was a hint at the return of Super Mario Bros.
The four-level demo.The game was given a full reveal with a trailer at E3 2011 and was playable on the show floor, as previously stated. It was announced that the game was targeted for a release by the end of the year. Attendees were allowed to try the game for themselves in four different levels - a standard plain area, an underground area, a level of switch-activated platforms, reminiscent of a few galaxies from the Super Mario Galaxy titles, and an airship level ending in a fight with Bowser's henchman,. In addition, the E3 2011 trailer and the conference trailer were put up for download on the 3DS eShop for a limited time.
By playing the trailer on their 3DS, viewers could then see the game in stereoscopic 3D for themselves.The main ambition of the design team was to 'reset' the conventions of 3D Mario games, which were mostly designed for home consoles. One of the ways of doing that was to create short, pick-up and play levels more suitable to a handheld, as opposed to the series, and more specifically, which director described as a '.'
Additionally, according to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the term Land was used in the title to pay homage to past Mario titles, like and its 2D art style.The developers also wanted the game to serve as a jumping point for players that liked 2D Mario but did not want to play the 3D installments. One of the solutions was to eschew the exploration-based level design of the traditional 3D Marios so that the players would not get 'lost', and return the focus on reaching the end of linear levels. The levels were carefully designed to lead the player toward the end goal. However, the developers included hidden throughout the levels to cater to the 3D Mario players and thus bridge the two game design sensibilities.The development was heavily affected by the. Damage to the train network led to developers visiting the Kyoto office to be stuck there, and fear of aftershocks and radiation emanating from the caused several developers to lock themselves in their homes.
These events made unsure of whether the development could continue in Tokyo. Tired of not doing anything, Hayashida risked sharing his personal contact information with other members. This led to a web forum being set up so that work could be continued while the Tokyo office was closed.The developers were pressured to finish the game in time for the 2011 holiday season, which led to parts of Super Mario 3D Land being outsourced to other Nintendo-affiliated developers such as, something that did not typically happen with Mario games at the time.designed the 2D art seen in Peach's letters in the game, making it the first Mario game to use this art style in-game.description NA VersionPlatforming with serious depth! With the 3D visuals of Super Mario 3D Land, players can see exactly where floating blocks and flying Paragoombas are, so that they can jump and stomp with the precision of the pros. Expert gamers will appreciate the way 3D graphics reveal the true challenge of the levels, so that they can focus on nailing the perfect jump or shaving precious seconds off their speed runs, while new players will find that 3D makes platforming simple to grasp and satisfying to master.Try on Mario's Tanooki Suit, and put some spring in your step! While longtime gamers will delight in using Tanooki Mario's tail-spin attack to sweep enemies off their feet and fluttering through the air to land super-long jumps, a new generation will learn what makes this classic suit a fan favorite. But even seasoned players will be in for a surprise—Mario's enemies may be sporting the familiar Tanooki tail too!Mario at his very best!
Mario™ returns to his roots in his first 3D platforming adventure designed exclusively for a handheld system. From the frantic race-against-the-clock dash through the Mushroom Kingdom to that final leap to grab the top of the flagpole, this eye-popping addition to the Super Mario™ series combines everything that makes Mario great from one generation to the next. EU VersionSUPER MARIO 3D LAND reinvents everything fans love about Mario gaming with the first platforming enviornment in true 3D, presenting a 3D Mario game that plays like a 2D Mario game!
Players will experience an exhilarating new sense of depth, distance and speed while running, jumping and stomping on enemies throughout the levels.Among other outfits for Mario, the fan-favourite Tanooki Suit makes a comeback. Use the Tanooki Suit's tail to attack enemies or float gently down from great heights.Accessible and challenging in equal measure, SUPER MARIO 3D LAND offers new and familiar abilities that add unique gameplay strategies to the adventure! Make your way to the end-of-level flagpole using Mario's signature moves- or try to apply his new skills in challenging ways if you dare to discover every hidden shortcut and secret! Promotion On November 12, 2011, to celebrate the launch of Super Mario 3D Land in North America, Nintendo set up an event in Times Square's Military Island in which attendees would be able to play in a real life mock-up of the game environment, as well as a chance to play the game a day before the official release. In addition, many attendees were also given free Tanooki ears and tails, as well as free slices of mushroom pizza from a 'Mushroom Kingdom' pizza truck to the first 1,000 attendees who tweeted the '#SuperMario3D' hashtag and an exclusive early sale of the game at the Times Square Toys 'R' Us. Reception Super Mario 3D Land received critical acclaim.
IGN rated this game a 9.5/10, GameXplain reviewed the game a 4/5 stars. Euro Gamer 9/10, Joystiq 4.5/5, GamePro 5/5, GameInformer 9.5/10, N-Zone 90/100, Famitsu 38/40, and Edge with 8/10. As of December 10, 2011, gamerankings has an average score of 90.02% out of 46 scores and metacritic with an average score of 90% out of 71 reviews, 70 were positive, 1 was mixed.ReviewsReleaseReviewer, PublicationScoreCommentNintendo 3DSAudrey Drake,9.5/10' Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system's capabilities. With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups, this is the ideal 3DS experience. Most of the first eight worlds fly by a bit too quickly, but with extra content you unlock afterward, medal challenges in each level and StreetPass allowing you to best your friend's times, you'll still find plenty of replay value here. As an experience, Super Mario 3D Land gets deeper the longer you play, as you sink into its particular groove and learn to appreciate it as a unique title - one that is separate from yet beautifully derivative of the entire Mario franchise.
As a whole, 3D Land is brilliant and addictive, and should do for 3D-enhanced platforming what the original Super Mario Bros. Did for 2D platforming. If you own a 3DS system, you have no choice - you simply must own this game.' Nintendo 3DSChristian Donlan,9/10' 3D Land is great, but it isn't perfect. Compared to the fluffy, nostalgic warmth of the Tanooki suit and its twin, the Statue Leaf, both the Boomerang Flower and the Propeller Box feel like missed opportunities, the former making for a slightly fussier take on the Fire Flower, even if it is good for capturing distant trinkets, just as the latter remains firmly under the shadow of New Super Mario's various whirligigs.
Seasoned players, meanwhile, will get through the first half of the game a touch too quickly, finding much to enjoy but little to truly challenge them. It can feel, for a few hours at least, like a very slight disappointment.' Nintendo 3DSMaxwell McGee,8/10' Some of the other features also lack creativity.
With StreetPass, you can restock your exhausted mushroom houses and challenge cubes simply by passing other 3DS users, even if they don't have the game. This makes it especially easy to rack up star coins, since the challenge cubes are generally a breeze to complete. The gyrometer is used at binocular stations in certain stages. These stations let you search out hidden toads that shriek with delight and throw star coins or other power-ups at you. Despite the fact these features lack the imagination seen in the game’s level design, Super Mario 3D Land is still a delight.
With well-realized stages and responsive controls, it's an easy recommendation for all action-loving 3DS owners.' AggregatorsCompilerPlatform / ScoreMetacriticGameRankings.
And on their, along with aPre-release and unused content Main article:While the Super Leaf and P-Wing returned, and Hammer Mario was succeeded by Boomerang Mario, director Yoshiaki Koizumi stated that more classical suits and powers were to return, but none appear in the final product. The Goomba's Shoe was once confirmed but was later rejected.A grassy spacious area and a level with many Donut Lifts, platforms and arrow blocks were shown, along with an array of rotating platforms which would go on to be World 4-3.
Though while said to be cut from the final product, these areas might have evolved into World 2-1 and World 8-1 in the final product. The screenshots of these areas show that they use a camera angle not used in the final game, implying that the game would have had more dynamic camera angles.Glitches Main article: Baddie Box lag. Inside of Exclusive Mystery Box. Super Mario 3D Land is the first installment in the Mario series overall (excluding crossover installments) to be officially localized to Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. is actually the first game with Mario officially localized to Dutch. However, it is a crossover game and it is localized and published. Nintendo also stated on its official news update: ' SUPER MARIO 3D LAND™ and include for the first time (in the Mario series) fully Dutch screen texts.'
. From 22 November to 24 December 2013, North American 3DS users that went to a Nintendo Zone could receive an Exclusive Mystery Box from Mr. Hayashida, the producer of Super Mario 3D Land. Because Super Mario 3D Land was developed and released before the was produced, the game does not recognize when it is running on a 2DS system and still displays the 3D icons that indicate the available 3D viewing modes at the beginning of every level. This does not affect the actual gameplay; attempting to switch the 3D viewing mode has no effect and the game is still fully playable on the 2DS. This is the last 3D Super Mario game where the ' Super' in the title is colored, rather than solid white.
Additionally, this is the first Mario game to use the current font for some in-game text and logos.
Nintendo says that today is Mario Day (March 10 MAR10 get it?), so let’s celebrate it by listing the Italian plumber’s main adventures.The Mario franchise is the best-selling in gaming history, with sales exceeding 500 million copies. Mario is global icon that has appeared on everything from shampoo bottles to his own (awful) movie.
He has starred in a lot of games, but the main series of 2D and 3D platformers (games that focus on navigation of levels with by jumping and running) remain the most iconic. Of course, before we get ranking from worst to best, we have to decide what even counts as a “main series” game anymore. Do portables count? What about remakes? For our list, we have these criteria:. The game must have Super Mario in the title.
It must predominantly be a platformer (no Mario Is Missing here) in which the default character you control is Mario (Sorry, Yoshi’s Island). It can’t be a remake. We’re not counting Super Mario Maker, as great as it is, because it’s just a different kind of game.That leaves us with 17 to go through, so let’s get started! Note that the release years are based on where the game first appeared, which is usually Japan. Super Mario Land (1989, Game Boy).
Image Credit: NintendoSuper Mario 3D World is a great platformer that brought the fun four-player co-op mechanic from the console New Super Mario Bros. Games to the 3D side of Mario adventures.
The Cat Suit power-up, which lets Mario friends climb up walls, is also one of the best the series has ever introduced. However, unlike many of the other 3D Mario games, this Wii U entry lacks cohesion (you don’t have a strong central theme like “tropical island” or “gravity” here), and it never gets quite as inventive as the Galaxy series. Super Mario Bros. 2 (1987, Nintendo Entertainment System).
Image Credit: NintendoBy now, many of you know that our Super Mario Bros. 2 originally wasn’t a Mario game at all. In Japan, it was Doki Doki Panic, and Nintendo re-skinned it with Mario characters for a Western release after fearing that we would find the actual Super Mario Bros. 2 (our Lost Levels) too hard. Well, this actually worked out well.
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a fantastic 2D platformer that encouraged players to explore their surroundings, and it’s also the first game that gave Luigi a unique identity and lets us play as Princess Peach and Toad. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS, 2011). Image Credit: Nintendo.Mario’s greatest portable adventure is his first (and so far only) one that allows you to experience his 3D platforming on the go.
It’s 3D in more ways than one, since the 3DS’s glasses-less 3D often played an important part in helping players time find secrets and land difficult jumps. It remains one of the best uses of the portable’s capabilities. Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GameCube)In 2002, fans were hungry for a new Mario game. Many wanted a direct sequel to Super Mario 64. In many ways, Super Mario Sunshine is a direct follow-up to that Nintendo 64 classic. You have many of the same acrobatic moves, and levels still focused more on exploration and less on linear progression. However, Sunshine features a tropical setting and gives Mario a water pack so that he can squirt enemies and hover, which helps Sunshine differentiate itself and feel like its own game.
Super Mario Bros. (1985, Nintendo Entertainment System). Image Credit: Samir Torres/GamesBeatThe epitome of a classic. Not only did it birth the Super Mario series, but it was the father of platformers and, really, modern gaming in general.
It took digital entertainment away from the era of high scores and introduced us to the thrill of jumping on enemies, collecting coins, and saving a princess. It was like The Beatles of gaming, forever changing and influencing everything that came after it. It still holds up as a fantastic platformer today. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, Nintendo Entertainment System). Image Credit: NintendoThe Lost Levels plays it too safe, and Super Mario Bros.
2 is basically a different game than the rest. Super Mario Bros. 3 feels like the truest sequel to the original.
It features similar gameplay as the first Super Mario Bros., but the controls respond better, levels are more complicated, and you have a lot more power-ups to collect. It also introduces the idea of an overworld map for selecting levels, which every 2D Mario (and many of the 3D ones) include. Super Mario 64 (1996, Nintendo 64).