World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)

Level
World 2-1
SMB2 W2-1 Screenshot.png
Level code World 2-1
World World 2
Game Super Mario Bros. 2
Boss Pink Birdo
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World 2-1 (Chapter 2-1 in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic; titled A Desert Expedition[1] or Enter the World of Deserts![2]) is the first level of World 2 in Super Mario Bros. 2.

In Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, completing the first section of this level as Toad is the goal of the Hard-difficulty challenge Desert Dash.

LayoutEdit

This level is divided into two segments. In the first, the chosen character has to walk through the desert as they avoid traps like quicksand and enemies like Cobrats, Shyguys and a Panser. There are also two jars and a Magic Potion. In both jars, there is a Snifit and a Red Shell. In the pyramid, the character has to dig through soft sand until reaching the bottom while avoiding Shyguys and Snifits. Pink Birdo is fought in a chamber full of chasms.

EnemiesEdit

Image Name Count
  Cobrat 4
  Green Snifit 3
  Red Shyguy 8
  Pink Shyguy 2
  Red Panser 1
  Pink Birdo 1 (boss)

ItemsEdit

Image Name Count Note(s)

  Mushroom 1 Only appears in Sub-space, on top of the first sand block structure in the first area.
  Cherry 9
  Turtle shell 2 Under grass in the two jar interiors.

The following items can be collected in Super Mario Advance only:

Ace Coins
  1. Above the first bones, right before the first jar.
  2. Above the cactus and right before the Panser.
  3. In between the two cacti in the quicksand right before the pyramid.
  4. On the right side of the screen when the player starts digging.
  5. Below the fourth coin and to the left.
Yoshi Eggs
  • The first egg is falling in the very start of the quicksand.
  • The second egg is right where the red Panser is.

Level mapEdit

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Zona 4[3] Zone 4
Mondo 2-1[4] World 2-1

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ July/August 1988. Nintendo Power Volume 1. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  2. ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 6.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 69.