Giant Land

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This article is about the world in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the course in Super Mario 64, see Tiny-Huge Island.
Giant Land
Big Island
Map in Super Mario Advance 4
Game Super Mario Bros. 3
Level(s) 9
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Giant Land[1][2] (alternatively Big Island,[3] the Land Of The Giants,[4] the Giant World,[5] or the Land of Giants[6]) is the fourth world of Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Giant Land is accessed after completing Water Land in Super Mario Bros. 3. This world contains six levels, three Sledge Brothers, two fortresses, two Spade Panels, four Toad Houses, and a castle that has been taken over by an airship. Everything in Giant Land is huge, including the ? Blocks and Goombas, and the map itself resembles a giant turtle, hence the name. Power-ups, Cheep-Cheeps, Spinies, Buzzy Beetles, Venus Fire Traps, and Bullet Bills are exceptions to this and thus remain in their original size. The Koopaling in charge of Giant Land is Iggy Koopa. The real king of Giant Land is a shirtless man with a turban on his head. During the events of the game, he gets turned into a dinosaur by the Koopalings; both remakes see him get turned into Donkey Kong Jr. instead. In the original version, the overworld levels have a green sky.

The map in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 shows that World 4 is to the east of World 3 and to the west of World 5.

Giant Land consists of the following levels:

Image Name Description

SMAS SMB3 World 4-1 Screenshot.png World 4-1 The first level of Giant Land, which introduces several large enemies.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-2 Screenshot.png World 4-2 A level with large Warp Pipes and jumping Cheep-Cheeps.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-3 Screenshot.png World 4-3 An underground cavern with large gaps the player has to jump across.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-F1 Screenshot.png World 4-Fortress 1 The first fortress level of Giant Land introduces Hot Foots and sliding Thwomps.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-4 Screenshot.png World 4-4 An underwater stage with Lakitu tossing Spiny Eggs at the player.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-5 Screenshot.png World 4-5 A level that introduces Missile Bills.
Magic Door World 4-6 A level with Magic Doors that change the size of the enemies and obstacles.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-F2 Screenshot.png World 4-Fortress 2 The second fortress level of Giant Land with Donut Lifts.
SMAS SMB3 World 4-A Screenshot.png World 4-Airship The Airship level, manned by Iggy Koopa.
A Sledge Brother battle in Big Island. World 4-Sledge Bro Three Sledge Brothers roam the map. Encountering one will trigger a battle taking place on a flat stretch of land with two large Cloud Blocks high above it. The reward for defeating one is either a Starman, Lakitu's cloud, or P-Wing depending on which one is fought.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Giant Land
Giant Land in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Giant Land appeared in two episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and was mentioned in two others. It was shown to be similar to the game in appearance, with oversized blocks and pipes. However, the citizens of Giant Land were shown to be actual giants. Giant Land is ruled by Prince Hugo the Huge, who was stated to be the "new ruler" by Big Mouth Koopa.

"Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas": This is the only episode in which this world is shown as the title card. Bowser wants to take over Giant Land, so he transforms Bully, Big Mouth, Cheatsy, and Kooky into Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas, enabling to storm through Giant Land and capture Prince Hugo the Huge. Mario and his friends show up at Prince Hugo's castle to offer their help, but the Royal Parrot dismisses them due to their small size. Mario and Luigi explore Giant Land to find a Super Leaf, evading an Angry Sun in the process. As Raccoon Mario and Raccoon Luigi, the brothers head back to the castle, but are unable to stop the Koopalings. They both lose their Raccoon Power and Luigi gets captured, along with Princess Toadstool, Toad and Prince Hugo. Mario manages to avoid capture by flying away on the Royal Parrot, whose cage was stolen by the Koopalings to house Princess Toadstool, Toad and Luigi during their capture. He later rescues Prince Hugo and his friends from Kastle Koopa.

"Princess Toadstool for President": Although Giant Land does not appear, Bowser and Cheatsy unleash a pack of hungry Giant Land Paragoombas upon a crop in the Mushroom Kingdom, but Mario and Luigi show up and defeat them.

"Dadzilla": Once Madzilla is freed from Big Mouth and Kootie Pie, after Princess Toadstool says that they will take him to enjoy a new life in the Mushroom Kingdom, Toad tells him that he would fit right in Giant Land.

"Do the Koopa": When Bowser is using the Doom Dancer Music Box to make everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom dance endlessly, it appears that several citizens of Giant Land can be seen dancing around at one point.

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールド4 巨大きょだいくに[8][9]
Wārudo4 Kyodai no Kuni
World 4: Giant Land (alternatively "Big Island"[7] in-game)
Chinese (simplified) 巨人国[10]
Jùrén Guó
Giant Land
Dutch Reusland[11] Giant Land
French Grand'île[?] Portmanteau of "grande" (feminine form for "grand", "big") and "île" ("island") which is also a feminine noun in French.
Pays-gros (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)[?] Big-land
Pays de Géants[12] Giant Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
German Rieseninsel[?] Giants Island
Land der Riesen[?] Land of Giants
Riesenland[13] Giant Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Italian Mondo dei Giganti[14][15] Giants World Super Mario Bros. 3, Club Nintendo
Terra dei Giganti[16] Giants Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Grande Isola[17] Big Island Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
La terra gigante[18] The giant land Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Norwegian Kjempelland[19] Giant Land
Portuguese (NOA) Terra Gigante[20] Giant Land
Romanian Țara uriașilor[21] Land of the giants The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Russian Гиганталенд[22]
Gigantalend
Giant Land
Spanish Gran Isla[?] Great Island
Tierra Gigante[23] Giant Land The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Swedish Jätteland[24] Giant Land

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 32.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American re-release and European ending.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American original, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 International ending.
  4. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3, 8 & 35-42.
  5. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 34 and 37.
  6. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 54.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Collection Japanese ending.
  8. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 32.
  9. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros. Japanese ending (in kana).
  10. ^ 超级马里奥兄弟3【中文版】
  11. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)
  12. ^ Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 001 Les koopas ninjas géants
  13. ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian instruction booklet. Page 32.
  15. ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6. Page 18.
  16. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja
  17. ^ (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3
  18. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 39.
  19. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#1 - Norsk tale
  20. ^ November 1991. VideoGame magazine, issue 8A. Editora Sigla (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 12.
  21. ^ Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul1- Ninja Koopa Uriași, Ticăloși, Vicleni Și Trișori
  22. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  23. ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 02 - Los Tramposos Mentirosos Koopas Ninjas Gigantes
  24. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 1 - Swedish