Ice Land

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This article is about the location in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the location in the Super Mario World television series, see Ice Land (Super Mario World television series).
Not to be confused with Land of Ice or Snow Land.
Ice Land
Iced Land
Map in Super Mario Advance 4
Game Super Mario Bros. 3
Number of levels 14
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“Be careful in the Ice World. The creatures trapped in the ice will come to life if warmed.”
Princess Toadstool, Super Mario Bros. 3

Ice Land[1][2] (alternatively Iced Land,[3] the Ice World,[4] Winter Wonderland,[5] Winter World,[6] or Ice Country)[7] is the sixth world in Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Ice Land is accessed after completing Sky Land. It is the largest world in the game, with ten levels, three Hammer Brothers, three fortresses, three Spade Panels, two Toad's Houses, and a castle that has been taken over by an airship. As the world's name implies, it is a frozen wasteland covered with slippery floors and frozen lakes, with many structures and platforms made of Ice Blocks in various sizes. Lemmy Koopa takes over this icy kingdom by stealing the royal magic wand and turning the king of Ice Land into a seal (a Monty Mole in the game's remakes). Ice Land is also the only world that is possible to go backwards from using a Magic Whistle, as using it in the sixth world will allow one to return to the fifth. However, in Worlds 5 and 8, using it can cause one to return to the current world.

The map in the Game Boy Advance version shows that World 6 is north of World 8 and east of World 7. Additionally, said version alters the path to the second Toad's House so that it can be accessed at the fork after World 6-4 instead of through World 6-5 only.

Ice Land has the following levels:

Image Name Description
World 6-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-1 The first level of Ice Land, where the ground is covered in ice and Ptooies are introduced.
World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-2 An autoscrolling level with moving cloud platforms.
World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-3 A level made up of small Ice Block platforms.
World 6-Fortress 1 from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-Fortress 1 The first fortress level of Ice Land, this level has a platform on a track in the first room.
World 6-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-4 A level with many Rotary Lifts on Ice Block pillars.
World 6-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-5 An underground cove with Buster Beetles that requires a flight power-up to finish.
World 6-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-6 An underground stage that is partly underwater.
World 6-7 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-7 An autoscrolling level with Donut Lifts.
World 6-Fortress 2 from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-Fortress 2 The second fortress level made up of Ice Blocks and several sliding Thwomps.
World 6-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-8 A long grassy level with many hills, Spikes, Walking Piranhas, and Buster Beetles.
World 6-9 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-9 Another underwater cavern stage.
World 6-10 from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-10 A long ice level with many frozen coins and White Blocks.
World 6-Fortress 3 from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-Fortress 3 The third fortress level, made up of many Conveyor Belts and Stretches.
World 6-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars World 6-Airship Lemmy Koopa's Airship, containing Bolt Lifts and uneven platforms.
A Hammer Brothers battle in Iced Land. World 6-Hammer Bro Three sets of Hammer Brothers traverse the map. Each of them have two rows of seven bricks and a floor made of ice. The first set will give up a Hammer when defeated, the second set will drop a Starman, and the third set will leave behind a Lakitu's Cloud. If the player meets the requirements for the Treasure Ship, a Hammer Brother will be replaced with that ship.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Ice Land
Ice Land as it appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Ice Land, though never referred to as such, only appears in the episode "Life's Ruff" (which is the only episode where this world is shown as the title card), where it has a different ruler named King Windbag. He bullies his servants and never says "please", but when Hip and Hop arrive, they steal his wand and turn him and Luigi into dogs and harass them for a short time, but are eventually defeated and returned to Dark Land. The castle is depicted with igloos around it.

Maps[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3
Animation of the Ice Land map in its default state in Super Mario Bros. 3. The odd tiles to the left are loaded, but are not visible on most screens due to that being the surplus area to allow for smooth horizontal scrolling
Super Mario All-Stars
Ice Land as it appears in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Everything is slippery in Ice Land. Be cautious as you proceed. This world is BIG, you may find some interesting items.
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        とにかく滑るのだ。ツルッツルッ滑るのでアスレチックだったらもう大変。テクニックを駆使して進め進め。この国はすごく広いんだ。何か面白いアイテムが見つかるかも…。
        (Translation: It's just so slippery. It's so slippery that athletic courses would be very difficult. Make full use of your techniques and keep moving forward. This land is extremely vast. Perhaps there are some interesting items to be found...)

Gallery[edit]

Map features[edit]

Title cards[edit]

Multimedia[edit]

See also: World 6 Map (Ice Land)
Icon of an audio speaker. Ice Land - BGM
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Icon of an audio speaker. Iced Land - BGM (Super Mario All-Stars version)
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールド6 こおりくに[9][10]
Wārudo6 Kōri no Kuni
World 6: Ice Land (alternatively "Iced Land"[8] in-game)
こおりのせかい[?]
Kōri no Sekai
Ice World Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess' letter
French Pays glace[?] Ice land
Pays-gel[?] Freeze-land Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet
Monde de Glace[?] Ice World Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess' letter
German Eisigland[?] Icyland
Eis-Welt[?] Ice World Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Princess' letter
Italian Terra di Ghiaccio[11] Ice Land
Mondo dei Ghiacci[12] Ice World Super Mario Bros. 3
La terra di ghiaccio[13][14] The ice land Consolemania, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Mondo del Ghiacci[sic][15] Ice World Club Nintendo
Portuguese (NOA) Terra Gelada[16] Iced Land
Spanish Tierra Congelada[?] Frozen Land

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33.
  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 6, 52, 54, and 60.
  5. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3 and 53-62.
  6. ^ Vintage Limited Edition Nintendo Super Mario Bros. 3 A Big Color Activity Book
  7. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 62.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Collection Japanese ending.
  9. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 33.
  10. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros. Japanese ending (in kana).
  11. ^ (ITA) Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Parte 3
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian instruction booklet. Page 33.
  13. ^ Roberto Ferri (October 1991). Consolemania. Milan: Xenia Edizione S. r. L. (Italian). Page 52.
  14. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 39.
  15. ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6. Page 18.
  16. ^ November 1991. VideoGame magazine, issue 8A. Editora Sigla (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 13.