Super Mario Land Game Information

Game Information

Overall Rank: 2538

Average Rating: 2.9/5

# of Ratings: 7

US Release Date: 08/01/1989

JP Release Date: 04/21/1989

Platform: Game Boy / Color

Genres: Action (2D Platformer)

ESRB Rating: E

Multiplayer: No

Developer: Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

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Nelson Schneider
Nelson Schneider
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2.5/5

Pint Sized Plumber

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 01/24/2020

After recently replaying – and being wholly disappointed, both by my bad memory of it and the game itself – “Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins,” I decided to give the original “Super Mario Land” (“SML”) another crack after 30 years. My memories of THE Game Boy Brick launch title (alongside “Tetris”) were not flattering, so I didn’t expect much. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised not only by how faithfully this portable take on the “Super Mario Bros.” (no number) formula managed to capture the feel of THE Nintendo Entertainment System launch title, but by how much better Nintendo’s developers did with the limited Game Boy assets than in the game’s sequel.

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Coming off of Tiger Handhelds – single-game “toys” with primitive LCD screens …

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