Bonus game (Super Mario Land)
The bonus game is a minigame in Super Mario Land in which the player can win extra lives or a Superball Flower. The minigame consists of four floors, at the end of each of which is either a number of extra lives to win (from one to three) or a Superball Flower. If the player is already Superball Mario and gets the Superball Flower, it has an alarm sound indicating the player cannot accept the prize. Unlike in regular gameplay, where he becomes only Super Mario, Small Mario becomes Superball Mario when he touches the Superball Flower. At the left side of the screen, Mario quickly changes the floors automatically, while in the middle, a ladder is doing the same. Pressing a button stops both Mario and the ladder. Depending on their positions, Mario will head right and get the extra lives or the power-up at the end of the floor. The maximum number of extra lives is three. If Mario passes the ladder on his way, he will take it up or down, respectively, and then continue on the new floor.
At the end of each level in Super Mario Land, except for boss levels, there is a goal tower with two entrances. Mario is able to play the bonus game only when using the upper entrance, which is usually harder to reach than the lower one. The bonus game also starts after each boss level.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボーナスゲーム Bōnasu gēmu | Bonus game | [1] | |
| Dutch | Bonusspel | Bonus game | [2] | |
| French | Bonus Game (Primes) | Bonus Game (Bonuses) | [3] | |
| German | Bonusspiel | Bonus Game | [4] | |
| Greek | Παιχνίδι Bonus Paichnídi Bonus | Bonus Game | [5] | |
| Italian | Bonus | - | [6] | |
| Gioco bonus | Bonus game | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [7] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Zona de bonificación | Bonus area | [8] | |
| Bonus Stage | - | Club Nintendo | [9] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Juego de bonificación | Bonus game | [10] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド 取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 5. (Archived via Hatena Blog.)
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch). Page 25. (Archived via Notipix.)
- ^ https://notipix.fr/nintendo/game-boy/super-mario-land/
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 7.
- ^ Greek instruction booklet of Super Mario Land
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Manuale di Istuzioni. Florence: Nintendo (Italian). Page 7. (Archived 4 Feb. 2024 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 49.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Mexican Spanish). Tab 7.
- ^ Rodriguez, Gustavo, and José Sierra, editorial directors (Dec. 1991). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo, vol. 1 (no. 1). Latin American Spanish. Page 30–33.
- ^ 1991. Super Mario Land Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 7.
