Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨, Sūpā Mario Rando Tsū: Muttsu no Kinka) is a 1992 video game for the Game Boy Nintendo device and the sequel to Super Mario Land.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Developer(s)Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Hiroji Kiyotake
Takehiko Hosokawa
Producer(s)Gunpei Yokoi
Designer(s)Gunpei Yokoi
Programmer(s)Takahiro Harada
Yuzuru Ogawa
Artist(s)Hiroji Kiyotake
Takehiko Hosokawa
Makoto Kano
Composer(s)Kazumi Totaka
SeriesMario
Platform(s)Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseGame Boy:
Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS):
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single player

In 1994, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 was released. It is the sequel to Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, and would be the start of the Wario Land series.

Plot

During the events of Super Mario Land, Mario had went away to rescue Princess Daisy. While he was away, Wario took over Mario's castle. He takes the six golden coins from the castle and scatters them around to all the various worlds. When Mario comes back, he must travel to each world, get the coins back to open the door, and then face off against Wario.

Gameplay

This game features a save function and an easy mode. The game is a platforming game, with Mario running around six worlds (areas of the game) The game's power-ups are the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, which lets Mario throw fire balls, the Super Star, and a new item called the Carrot, which turns Mario into a rabbit that can fly. [1]

Reception

 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
Allgame 4.5/5 stars[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 87.5%[3]
Nintendo Power 3.7/5[4]
Bad Influence! 8/10 stars[5]
Mega Guide Positive[6]
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Game Rankings 80% (GB & 3DS)[7]
Awards
Publication Award
Nintendo Power Best Overall Game (Game Boy)[8]

References

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  2. Kosydar, Aaron. "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Sushi-X (February 1993). "Review Crew". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Sendai Publishing Group) 6 (2): 28. 
  4. Sinfield, George; Noel, Rob; Hall, Jade (November 1992). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) (42): 102–107. 
  5. "Super Mario Land 2". Bad Influence!. ITV. CITV. No. 5.
  6. Gregory, Mark, ed. (5 December 1992). "Little Mario Strikes Gold". Mega Guide: 2. https://archive.org/details/MEGA-guide/The%20Sun%20MEGA%20Guide%20%281992-12-05%29/page/n1/mode/1up. 
  7. "Game Rankings Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Reviews". GameRankings.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  8. "Nintendo Power Awards '92: The NESTERS". Nintendo Power (48): 36–9. May 1993. https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20048%20%28May%201993%29/page/n37/mode/2up.