Super Mario Land 1 & 2 (GB)

[ryborg]

For that matter, all the classic gb games had great music, especially when you used those nice included headphones.

Amazingly, I *still* use those original GB headphones as my prime backup pair for my MP3 player. I've actually been using them daily because I recently destroyed my main pair while at work. The sound is pretty good for earbuds almost 20 years old.

I haven't touched the actual GB system in forever (no need with the SNES adaptor, and I never have a chance to play games on the road), but I've used the earbuds for thousands of combined hours since.
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[poloplayr]

Funny, I always used to use my GB earphones with my walkman back in the day too.

[THATinkjar]

It is awesome to see so much love for this classic! And I agree with all of you: the music is stellar!

I'm thinking of digging out Super Mario Land 2 this evening, and giving that the once over. Does anyone remember roughly how long that game was?

[CosmicMonkey]

MSL 2 had hidden levels, didn't it. I remember my save screen showing 31 levels. I'm sure there was 32 though, but I could never find that last one, if it exists.

[DigitalSpace]

Super Mario Land is one of my favorite original GB games. It's been a while since I last played through it. Looks like it's time for me to play through it again!

[aaronpetrosky]

Anyone remember the commercial? It was cool, with the footage of the people and I think I remember people running from things like a UFO. I used to have it on my comp.

[cmstar]

I hadn't played SML in ages, so I downloaded the Rom for 1 an 2. I think SML feels like a Mario game...but a beta, not refined (thought I still love it).

But SML2 feels like some alien foreign thing with Mario graphics....

Still good games... but they just feel soooo wrong and out of place.

Then again, I've been playing New Super Mario Bros. for weeks now. It's a big step back to go to Super Mario Land.

[THATinkjar]

So, Super Mario Land 2 is much longer than Super Mario Land, which is great, but just as easy, which isn't so good. But Wario's Castle... blimey, that was fookin' tough! The game just doesn't prepare you at all. And you have to fight Mr. Wario himself three times!

That one level alone took me ten minutes. I am a disgrace!

But regardless, I am really pleased that I revisted these games. It had been an awfully long time since I last played them. It does feel, though, as if I've trampled all over the memories I had. Don't get me wrong - I adore Super Mario Land 1 and 2 - but they're just so very different to how I'd thought they be after all these years.

[jajaja]

It would be cool if they remade SML 1 and 2 for GBA

[The Manimal]

SML2 reminded me of SMW..

[Push Upstairs]

Well SML2 did take alot of inspiration from SMW. Spin jump and such.

SML2 contains the single greatest level music out of any Mario game i have ever played. Space Zone 2.

I hold that level music up there with anything from the SOR games.

[bangtango]

SML2 reminded me of SMW..

It also reminded me of Mario 3 and Duck Tales (NES version by Capcom).

For that reason, I like the original one better. At least it contained original ideas and design. The thing I never understood about some of the early Gameboy games, even ones I liked, is that the most important thing to the designers was to attempt to mimic the graphics and gameplay of Super NES titles from that time (i.e. Link's Awakening and the Donkey Kong Land titles). SML 2 was still a fun game, though.

[Xexyz]

Well SML2 did take alot of inspiration from SMW. Spin jump and such.

SML2 contains the single greatest level music out of any Mario game i have ever played. Space Zone 2.

I hold that level music up there with anything from the SOR games.

Word, I used to just sit back and listen to this track for many minutes through the earbuds once I got to the end of the stage where the pipe that leads to the boss is.

[DigitalSpace]

Since we're discussing SML 2 now, I'll throw this in:

SML 2 is also another favorite GB game of mine, and imo, it's even better than the first.

[scooby105]

I was just talking about these two games tonight while getting drunk. I just finished playing New Super Mario Bros for the DS, which I think is the best system since the SNES, and these two games came to mind. A friend and I talked about them both for quite a while. Super Mario Land 1 and 2 for the original Gameboy were two of my favorite games. Mario 1 was a chunk different from the Mario games on the NES, which is what made it fun in my opinion. I remember really liking the second one too, although I can't remember what it's like right now, so I'll have to play it tomorrow.

[jajaja]

I played through SML 1 before i slept last nite. But damn, the controllers kinda sux actually. I lost a few lifes missing some jumps.

[cmstar]

I was playing the Roms on my Mac (don't own the carts.....yet). I found something interesting. I have two roms for Super Mario Land, one is labeled (v1.0) and seems to be the normal game. The second is labeled (v1.1) and is the normal game, but has some subtle added color to Mario, goombas, and blocks.

It doesn't look unusual or like it hack, it looks like Super Gameboy compatibility. Does anyone know if they did in fact release two versions of the cart (perhaps a Super Gameboy compatible Player's Choice?) or if this is just a hack someone made? It's subtle but makes a world of difference.

And I second the notion they should re-release these for GBA. Put 1&2 on one cart and update the graphics a little, call it Super Mario Land All Stars

[DDCecil]

Someone brought in SML the other day, and I've been playing it non-stop (Beat both quests during my other job yesterday!)

I decided to see how fast I could make it through the first 3 levels, and here are my finish times:

1-1: 361
1-2: 356
1-3: 357

[Rook_Jones]

Man, I really need to find SML 2 again. I used to play it all the time, then it just...disappeared. Along with my Kirby's Adventure. Aaaargh.

Someone back there mentioned "Play it Loud," there's something I haven't heard in forever. I remember when they were advertising the different colored gameboys, they had them next to I think hot dogs and condiments. The red one was ketchup, etc.

So now everytime I see a colored gameboy, I feel like eating a hot dog.

Thanks, Nintendo.

[calthaer]

SML2 is one of my favorite GB games, too.

I think I liked SML3 (Wario Land) even better - that was just great fun. But then they ruined it for Wario Land 2 + 3 and all that - they just made it completely dumb, with all those stupid getting squished and no more bullhorn suits or dragon suits and other sorts of crap. It wasn't any fun at all.