World

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This article is about the term "world". For the term that refers to the Mushroom Kingdom in addition to the eight kingdoms of Super Mario Bros. 3, see Mushroom World. For the game released in 1991 in Japan and North America for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, see Super Mario World.

A World is a group of levels in Mario games. In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, each world always has exactly four levels, and in Super Mario Bros. 2 each world has three (except the final world, which only has two). However, starting in Super Mario Bros. 3, most games have a varying number of levels. In some three-dimensional Mario games, worlds are no longer used; now each level stands alone (but each level is sometimes referred to as a world), and the missions are either referred to as stars or episodes. In earlier games, worlds were simply numbered "World 1", "World 2", etc. Super Mario Bros. 3 was the first Mario game to give the worlds distinct names, though some later games return to the standard numerical naming.

In general terms, a "world" refers to any large area of land and space marked off from other regions. As such, "world" may refer to a politically or geographically distinct region of land (such as Desert Land or Chocolate Island), a planet, or even an entire galaxy.

List of Worlds

Donkey Kong franchise

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

Forest on Super Game Boy
The third world of the game, the Forest.

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Land

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

Donkey Kong Land III

Donkey Kong 64

DK: King of Swing

Jungle World

DK: Jungle Climber

Lost Island

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Cave
The Cave map from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.

Glitch Worlds

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 3

Main article: Mushroom World

Super Mario World

Main article: Dinosaur Land

New Super Mario Bros.

The Worlds Map
The World map from New Super Mario Bros..

Super Mario Galaxy

Main article: Dome
File:Super-mario-galaxy-good-egg-galaxy.png
The Terrace dome from Super Mario Galaxy. The domes act as worlds in this game.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Main article: Grand World Map
File:SMG2 Map W2.png
The Grand World Map found in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Super Mario 3D Land

World 1 overview.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

The Worlds Map
World selection screen in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

New Super Mario Bros. U & New Super Luigi U

The Mushroom Kingdom's artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U.
The World Map from New Super Mario Bros. U.

Super Mario 3D World

Main article: Sprixie Kingdom
A map of World 2 (Super Mario 3D World).
Map of World 2 from Super Mario 3D World.

Super Mario Run

Super Mario Land series

Super Mario Land

Main article: Sarasaland

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

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Mario Land
Main article: Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)

Yoshi franchise

Yoshi's Story

  • Page 1: Beginning
  • Page 2: Cavern
  • Page 3: Summit
  • Page 4: Jungle
  • Page 5: Ocean
  • Page 6: Finale

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

Yoshi's Island DS

Yoshi's New Island

Yoshi's Woolly World

Wario Land series

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

Kitchen Island
Main article: Kitchen Island

Wario Land II

Wario Land 3

Wario Land 4

Wario World

Wario: Master of Disguise

  • Episode 1 - Whose Show Is This Anyway?!!
  • Episode 2 - The Purple Wind Stinks up the Ship!
  • Episode 3 - The Sphinx Sits on a Secret!
  • Episode 4 - A Third Thief Brings Grief!
  • Episode 5 - Picking the Pharaoh's Brains!
  • Episode 6 - A Flower That's Drunk Up Power!
  • Episode 7 - Fouling up the Whole Works!
  • Episode 8 - When Dolphins Ruled the Earth!
  • Episode 9 - More Shocking Than the Next Episode?
  • Episode 10 - The Final Face-Off!
  • Special Episodes 1-5

Wario Land: Shake It!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Super Princess Peach

Vibe Island
Vibe Island
Main article: Vibe Island

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Dutch Wereld
World
German Welt
World
Italian Mondo
World
Portuguese Mundo
World
Russian Мир
Mir
World

Spanish Mundo
World