Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land

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Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land
Cover of volume 1
Artist	Hiroshi Takase
Publisher	Shogakukan
Label	Wonderland Book
Original language	Japanese

Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land is a Super Mario manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Takase and published by Shogakukan. The series is aimed at very young readers, and consists of stories with puzzles interspersed within them.

The series started being known as Super Mario-kun from June 1986 to April 1991 being printed in Shōgaku Ichinensei magazine. It was then known as Dr. Mario in September to November 1990, where it moved magazines from Shōgaku Ichinensei to Shōgaku Ninensei. Its name changed again to Super Mario World from December 1990 to March of 1991 before its name changing back to Super Mario-kun from April 1991 to March 1996, where it was changed to Super Mario Wonder Land from April 1996 to February 1998. Finally, the manga became known as Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land from March 1998 to the end of its run in April 2000.

Four years later, Takase would make the third iteration of his Super Mario-kun manga series publishing it under the Pikkapika Comics label. Unlike the other Mario mangas he created, this was more story driven without any activities.

Contents

Super Mario-kun (First iteration)

Back of reprint

Mario and Bowser have a race where they have to roll a ball towards the finish line, where the winner receives oranges. Mario rolls his ball towards a vine which he attempts to roll his ball upwards, but ends up falling to the ground. He goes around the vine and jumps over a Koopa Paratroopa. Bowser rolls his ball up stairs, claiming it is easier to roll the ball on them. Bowser ends up hurting his nose on the ball, causing the ball to reach the top and Bowser falling down. When Bowser tries to retrieve his ball, the wind blows it away from him, where it flies towards a Lakitu. Bowser asks the Lakitu to carry the ball for him. Meanwhile, Mario is seperated from his ball by a Piranha Plant who tries to bite him. Bowser gets his ball back and rolls it in a castle, but it catches on fire from a Fire Bar. Mario rolls his ball near a Hammer Bro who tries to attack Mario, but Mario uses his ball as a shield to protect him from the hammers. However, he ends up losing the ball from the hammers pushing it away from him. Mario and Bowser come out of pipes with the finish line nearby. Once they cross it, Bowser and Mario explain to Princess Peach and a Toad how they lost their balls. Peach declares there to be no winners and proceeds to eat the oranges along with Toad.

"Pīchi hime no tanjōbi"

On Princess Peach's birthday, Mario says he is going to defeat Bowser to celebrate. Two Koopa Troopas hear about this and decide to alert Bowser.

Next to the story, there is another story where Bowser and Mario fight over a cake. Princess Peach breaks the fight, saying the person who answers her riddle will get the cake.

Super Mario-kun (Second iteration)

Unknown title (October 1993)

Mario, Princess Peach, and Yoshi are enjoying the weather until Wario shows up and gives Peach a letter. The letter is from Bowser, who says he is planning to take over Jewelry Land. Peach asks Mario and Yoshi to save Jewelry Land and gives Mario a Super Scope.

Super Mario Wonder Land

"Ano hikōki o Getto!" (February 1998)

Mario and Luigi visit Diddy Kong who was going to show them the vehicles he will be using in the upcoming race. But before he could, Bowser steals Diddy Kong's plane. Mario and Diddy Kong then decide to chase after Bowser to get the plane back. The reader then chooses if they want to go with Mario or Diddy Kong.

If the reader chooses Mario, Mario runs into a split path and he can either go to the hills or the sea. If Mario chooses the hills, a sign saying "No entry" shows up and the reader goes back to the first page to try again. If Mario chooses the sea, he rides a hovercraft and encounters a Big Blooper. The reader then plays a word game where they have to put in a letter so both words would make sense. If the player chooses "ラ", they would encounter the same sign from earlier, if the player chooses "イ", Mario defeats the Big Blooper and a treasure chest appears. If Mario chooses to not open the treasure chest, the chest explodes as Mario tries to go around it and the reader is set back to the first page. If Mario chooses to open it, Princess Peach and Toad are inside and they tell Mario that Bowser went left. After the encounter, the player is instructed to find five symbols that are not "ザ", once the symbols are found, Mario encounters a maze that leads to Bowser. The maze has two different exits. If Mario reaches the exit marked with "ラ", Mario and Diddy Kong run into each other and both are sent back to the first page. If Mario reaches the exit marked with "イ", Mario and Diddy Kong reunite as they are catching up with Bowser and the reader is instructed to spot the differences between two pictures. If the reader finds five differences, Mario and Diddy Kong crash into each other. If the reader finds seven differences, Mario and Diddy Kong jump out of their vehicles and jump into the plane as Bowser falls to the ground. Mario and Diddy Kong then reach the ground and Toad points out to them that their other two vehicles are completely wrecked.

If the reader chooses Diddy Kong, Diddy Kong runs into a split path and he can either go to the hills or a tunnel. If Diddy Kong chooses the hills, a sign saying "No entry" shows up and the reader goes back to the first page to try again. If Diddy Kong chooses the tunnel, Diddy Kong enters a room with tons of bananas. The reader is instructed to find five bananas that look alike. After the bananas are found, Diddy Kong eats the bananas while driving his car as a Paragaloomba yells at him to stop. If Diddy Kong chooses to stop, a rock drops on him. If Diddy Kong chooses to not stop, Diddy Kong drives around the rock. Diddy Kong then encounters a Pokey and asks if it has seen Bowser. The reader is then instructed to see if they understand a series of pictures. If the reader does not understand, they are sent to the sign saying "No entry". If the reader does understand, Diddy Kong goes towards what the Pokey was talking about: the flower garden. Diddy Kong then has to choose which way to go. If he chooses the right path, Diddy Kong encounters the sign again. If he chooses the left path, Diddy Kong encounters a maze that leads to Bowser. The maze has two different exits. If Diddy Kong reaches the exit marked with "ラ", he and Mario run into each other and both are sent back to the first page. If Diddy Kong reaches the exit marked with "イ", he and Mario reunite as they are catching up with Bowser and the reader is instructed to spot the differences between two pictures. If the reader finds five differences, Mario and Diddy Kong crash into each other. If the reader finds seven differences, Mario and Diddy Kong jump out of their vehicles and jump into the plane as Bowser falls to the ground. Mario and Diddy Kong then reach the ground and Toad points out to them that their other two vehicles are completely wrecked.

Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land

Volume 1

• "Mario Oitachi Album" ("Mario's Early Childhood Album") ― Page 6
• "Raburabu Amida Meiro" ("Lovely-Dovey Amida Maze") ― Page 12
• "Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e" ("Donkey and to the Mysterious Forest") ― Page 16
• "Otasuke Race Yooi, Don!!" ("Rescue Race, Bang!") ― Page 36
• "Atchi, Kotchi, Sotchi, Dotchi?" ("There, Here, There, Where?") ― Page 42
• "Picross de Takara o Sagase!" ("Search for the Picross Treasure!") ― Page 53
• "Mario Saigo no Mondai" ("Mario's Last Question") ― 71

Plot synopses

"Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e"

The story with the reader having to guide Mario and Donkey Kong, who have arrived in the Forest of Illusion to retrieve the latter's banana hoard, to the goal, running into several enemies from Super Mario World. After having made it through the maze, the two run through the forest when a Magikoopa passes by them, with the latter telling the former to duck. The reader then is given another puzzle to solve, with them having to color every space with a three or a seven blue, which reveals a banana.

After solving this puzzle, Mario mentions that they have gotten out of a giant banana, to which Donkey Kong notices a pile of bananas to the size of them, wondering if this is their reward for escaping the banana. However, as they run over to them, they fall into a pitfall trap. The reader is then asked to guide Mario and Donkey Kong through a maze of underground tunnels to one of the two exits.

After escaping the tunnels, Donkey Kong mentions that he and Mario have made out of the maze. Suddenly, he then spots what looks to be a watermelon. Excited, Donkey Kong runs over to it, with Mario warning him that it is actually a bomb. However, he is too late, and the bomb explodes, blasting him and Mario. However, the two manage to land on a bush and land on their feet. Mario then notices something, and Donkey Kong asks if it is Vincent van Gogh. The reader is then asks to guide Mario and Donkey Kong through a maze filled with bombs, avoiding the bombs as they make their way through the maze.

"Atchi, Kotchi, Sotchi, Dotchi?"

Mario and Princess Peach are excited about a spinning teacups ride and immediately hop in a teacup as Luigi and Yoshi run up to them. However, the teacup they are spins so fast that the two become two and are ejected from the ride.

"Picross de Takara o Sagase!"

Mario, Yoshi, and Wario are searching for a hidden treasure while through the corridor of a building. Eventually, the three make their way out of the corridor, where they find themselves on the rooftop of the building.

Gallery

Covers

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  Back cover of Volume 1

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  Spine of Volume 1

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  Volume 2, published on April 10, 1998

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  Back cover of Volume 2

Scans

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  Mario with several Yoshis

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  Table of contents of Volume 1

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  First two pages of "Raburabu Amida Meiro"

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  Second two pages of "Raburabu Amida Meiro"

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  The Forest of Illusion maze in "Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e"

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  "The banana maze in "Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e"

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  Two pages of "Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e"

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  Two more pages of "Donkey to Fushigi no Mori e"

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  "Atchi, Kotchi, Sotchi, Dotchi?"

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  Activity page from Volume 1

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  Two pages of "Picross de Takara o Sagase!"

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  Final page of "Picross de Takara o Sagase!" and "Mario Saigo no Mondai"

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  Panel from a story featuring characters from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スーパーマリオわくわくゲームランド Sūpā Mario Wakuwaku Gēmu Rando	Super Mario Exciting Game Land