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Super Mario Land (1989)

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Super Mario Land is a 1989 side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch title for their Game Boy handheld game console. It is the first Mario platform game ever to be released for a handheld console. In gameplay similar to that of the 1985 Super Mario Bros., but resized for the smaller device's screen, the player advances Mario to the end of 12 levels by moving to the right and jumping across platforms to avoid enemies and pitfalls. Unlike other Mario games, Super Mario Land is set in Sarasaland, a new environment depicted in line art, and Mario pursues Princess Daisy (who makes her debut in this game). The game introduces two Gradius-style shooter levels.

At Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi's request, Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi's Nintendo R&D1 developed a Mario game to sell the new console. It was the first portable version of Mario and the first to be made without Mario creator and Yokoi protégé Shigeru Miyamoto. Accordingly, the development team shrunk Mario gameplay elements for the device and used some elements inconsistently from the series. Super Mario Land was expected to showcase the console until Nintendo of America bundled Tetris with new Game Boys. The game launched alongside the Game Boy first in Japan (April 1989) and later worldwide. Super Mario Land was later rereleased for the Nintendo 3DS via Virtual Console in 2011 again as a launch title, which featured some tweaks to the game's presentation.

Reviews for the game were laudatory. Reviewers were satisfied with the smaller Super Mario Bros., but noted its short length. They considered it among the best of the Game Boy launch titles. The handheld console became an immediate success and Super Mario Land ultimately sold over 18 million copies, more than that of Super Mario Bros. 3. Both contemporaneous and retrospective reviewers praised the game's soundtrack. The game begot a series of sequels, including the 1992 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and 1994 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, which would later be spun-off into its own sub-series. The game was included in several top Game Boy game lists and debuted Princess Daisy as a recurring Mario series character.

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Mega Man (Series)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IbrE2ouaLIycS6GfDtD6ZJpE

Super Mario Bros. (Series)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IboVUcv4jLqQPGjwPnUN_cnP

the Legend of Zelda Series
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IbrBwKOqSnDSwBY9UD_7KiCX

Donkey Kong Country (Land)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IbrjG3qQ7oG03Q3vaJ45R2IL

Sonic the Hedgehog (Series)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IbrW3FlTd6XXDj84RdIMof2D

Honorable Mentions Retro
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IboFAU316Nz0TvxTEXtTpIzl

Game Boy Memories
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IboXtI-opxCyWoHP5SeJthkW

Super Smash Bros. Replays Rage Quits & Funny Highlights)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYb0EDb_3IbodjMj9FmLXWwG5xuZWKeo2

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