Game Information
Overall Rank: 2549
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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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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