However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside Kastle Koopa. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well.
3, where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland. 3.Īs it is home to Bowser and the Koopalings, Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 “QUIET! You wanna wake the dead? You don't want Koopa to find out we're in his kingdom, do ya?” - Mario, Do the Koopaĭark Land in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. The final level of the game and is where King Koopa is keeping Princess Toadstool captive. The fortress level which is made up of a maze of doors and traps.Īnother autoscrolling tank level with many cannons and enemies.
The second of two standard levels in Dark World, this level reintroduces the Angry Sun from Desert Land. The first of two standard levels in Dark World, this level has many Turtle Cannons and pipe platforms. One of the tank levels and the first level of Dark Land, this is an autoscrolling level with many cannons that fire cannonballs and Bob-ombs.Īnother autoscrolling level with many cannons, this time on ships over water.Ī group of three levels that contain many traps.Īnother autoscrolling level, though this one moves quicker, has small platforms, and takes place in the air. It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via Warp Zone (notably, both Magic Whistles from Grass Land can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the kings). This is the only world in the game that does not have any Toad Houses, Hammer Brothers patrolling the map, or Spade Panels in it. It is shown to be south of Ice Land and to the north of Sky Land in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. Additionally, one of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around Mario or Luigi. Large numbers of tanks and airships patrol these lands, which most levels take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. Dark Land (alternatively Castle of Koopa or Bowser's Castle) first appears as the eighth and final world in Super Mario Bros.