New Super Mario Land (VentureSonic)

New Super Mario Land is the fifth installment in the New Super Mario Bros series, and the continuation of Super Mario Land. It was developed by Nintendo and released on the Switch in 2018.
==Story==
Unknown to Princess Daisy, who's been busy attending sporting events and parties in the Mushroom Kingdom, her kingdom of Sarasaland is taken over by Bowser himself. She enlists the help of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach to help her get her kingdom back.
Upon getting to the final level of Chai Kingdom, it's revealed that Bowser was tricked by Tatanga to do his bidding. Tatanga flees in his doomship but our heroes manage to chase after him and defeat him, sending him back into the depths of space and giving back Sarasaland to Daisy.
==Characters==
===Playable===
Image 	Character 	Description
 	Mario 	Mario is the well-renowned hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. He's the most all around of all the characters, having decent speed, decent jump and decent traction.
 	Luigi 	Luigi, the cowardly brother to Mario himself. While not appriciated, he's the better jumper of the bros, but in exchange he's more slippery. He can even stall himself in the air with his Scuttle Jump.
 	Peach 	Now the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom is stepping up. Princess Peach is the slowest of the characters, but makes up for it with the ability to float in the air for a short period of time.
 	Daisy 	For the first time, Princess Daisy is finally playable. Unlike Peach, her float is heavier and causes her to drop quicker. However, she makes up for it in speed, being the fastest character.
 	Toad 	Toad takes the place of the Super Guide character. He plays exactly like Mario, but can only be played using the Super Guide.
 	Metal Mario 	A challenger approaches! Metal Mario is the challenge mode of the game, unlocked after beating the main game. Metal Mario is exactly like Mario, but is inable to use any items other than the Super Mushroom. He can throw blue fireballs, even when small. He's heavy, and has a low jump. Beating a level as Metal Mario will get you a Metal Star Coin.
No image.	Metal Luigi 	Metal Luigi is the brother of Metal Mario. He's also apart of the challenge mode, only having a slightly higher jump but slipperier movement like the real Luigi.
 	Pink Gold Peach	Pink Gold Peach is the metallic/golden version of Princess Peach. She's also apart of the challenge mode, being heavy and her float akin to Daisy's.
===Supporting===
Image	Character	Description
 	Toads 	Located in Toad Huts, these Toads will give you items for your inventory. These items vary from Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, to even Super Stars.
===Enemies===
Enemy 	Description/Behaviour 	Enemy 	Description/Behaviour
Goombo 	The small chibi Goomba variation that replaces its bigger species in this game. Taken out in one stomp. 	Bombshell Koopa	A common Koopa Troopa with a black bomb enfused shell. When stomped, the shell will be ticked off and will blow up soon.
Piranha Plant 	A piranha plant, regularly seen in pipes. Can only be taken out by other means. 	Fighter Fly 	An underground-dwelling Fly enemy, flying around in a diagonal pattern. Somewhat common.
Bullet/Banzai Biff	Sarasaland's equivalent to the Bullet and Banzai Bills. Seen in well-guarded areas. 	Bunbun 	Bee-like enemies that swoop overhead and drop spears upon trespassers. A Birabuto Kingdom specie.
Gao 	Descendents of Birabuto's King Totomesu. Shoots fireballs in the direction of Mario. Only seen in that kingdom.	Fish Bone 	Aquatic remains of Muda Kingdom. Try to chase after you in water areas, or just hop out from the water to chomp at you.
Mekabon 	One of Tatanga's remaining robots. Found in the Muda Kingdom, and upon his doomship. 	Nyoloin 	A fire breathing snake who have migrated to the Hawa Kingdom. Shoots fireballs in the direction of Mario.
Kab-omb 	An interesting variety of Bob-omb, only lit if faced with fire or lightning. Found in the Hawa Kingdom. 	Batadon 	The hopping stone head with wings. Found exclusively in the Easton Kingdom.
Tokotoko 	The running stone head with arms. Found exclusively in the Easton Kingdom. 	Polari 	An icy blue polar bear enemy, found in the Arktos Kingdom. Leaps at Mario when near.
Dry Bones 	A dried up Koopa Troopa, who've invaded all around Chai Kingdom. 	Hammer Bros. 	A hammer throwing Koopa found in Bowser's Castle of Chai Kingdom.
Roto-disc 	One of the defense systems of Bowser's Castle in the Chai Kingdom. 	No. 48 	Defense robot of Tatanga's doomship, spherical with a disk around it. Throws explosive stars at Mario.
Poro 	A small 'spaceship-like' robot that are shot out of launchers like fast missiles. Found in Tatanga's doomship. 	 	
===Bosses===
Boss 	Description/Behaviour
King Totomesu 	King Totomesu is the boss of Birabuto Kingdom. He jumps around to avoid attacks when you're near, and shoots fireballs from a distance. Soon, he'll charge up a big fire blast, which distracts him from dodging you. That'll be your chance to hit him. He takes 5 hits to defeat, and on his last 2 hits he becomes faster and more erratic.
Dragonzamasu 	Dragonzamasu is the boss of Muda Kingdom. He must be fought in the Marine Pop, where he fires Tamaos to defend him. Tamaos are defeated in one torpedo and home in on Mario. Dragonzamasu takes a few torpedoes to be taken down, but after being taken down the wall behind him collapses and allows you to proceed.
Metal Mario/Mario	Metal Mario is the boss of the Hawa Kingdom. He briefly intrudes on the final level where he'll fight Mario for "getting in his way." Metal Mario copies exactly what you do, jumping and throwing blue fireballs. You'll have to outsmart and desync him to get a hit on his head. He takes 3 hits to defeat. If you play this boss as Metal Mario, he's replaced with Mario who throws regular fireballs instead.
Hiyoihoi 	Hiyoihoi is the boss of the Easton Kingdom. He sits a distance away, throwing rocks at Mario. Your goal is to pick them up and throw them back at him. After every hit, Hiyoihoi will stomp angrily, causing falling rocks to fall down on the arena. After 5 hits, he's defeated.
Antarsko 	Antarsko is the boss of the Arktos Kingdom. He places you in an ice cavern arena, where he'll charge at Mario. Everytime he hits the wall, he's vunrable to damage. Takes 5 hits to defeat, and on his last 2 hits he becomes faster and more erratic. He can stomp and make icicles fall down on Mario.
Bowser 	Bowser is fought first in his clown car, in the Sky Pop. He fires Bullet Biffs and soon Banzai Biffs at you first, but must be damaged by your missiles. Soon, he'll be shot down where he lands on a final arena. He will then attempt to breath fire on you, but soon will dash at you in his shell. After dashing at you in his shell, he'll be spun out and will be vunrable to be hit on the head. Takes 3 hits to kill on this final phase.
Tatanga 	Tatanga is the final Boss of Alien Doomship. Mario fights him in the Sky Pop while he rides in his new Pagosu MK II. He fires blasts at you which split apart into three blasts. After he's defeated, he flies away quickly.
==Gameplay==
The game plays similarly to the other New Super Mario Bros games. There's no changes to any of the characters movesets, with the exception of Luigi's and Metal Luigi's scuttle jump, and Peach's, Daisy's and Pink Gold Peach's float. You unlock the 'Metal Characters' (Metal Mario, Metal Luigi, Pink Gold Peach) after beating the game. Beating any level with them will reward you with a Metal Star Coin. The game can also be played in multiplayer, like New Super Mario Bros Wii and New Super Mario Bros U. If you have unlocked the metal characters, you can play as them in multiplayer but beating a level with them won't give you a Metal Star Coin. If you die multiple times on the level, Toad's Super Guide will appear. This is similar to the Super Guide in other New Super Mario Bros games, where Toad will do the level for you.
===Kingdoms===
There are six kingdoms in Sarasaland, most returning from Super Mario Land. Every level in every kingdom has three gold Star Coins. There's also a Metal Star Coin which is given after beating the level as a metal character.
Kingdom 	Description 	Native Power-ups
Birabuto Kingdom 	A grassy desert with pyramids and palm trees. Center of the main island. Bunbuns and Gaos are native enemies to this world. Goombos, Bombshell Koopas and Fighter Flies are also common. There's only 6 levels in this kingdom, the sixth being a Pyramid Castle. 	Fire Flower, Blue Shell (rare)
Muda Kingdom 	The right side of the island, a coastal area with palm trees and rocks. Fish Bones and Mekabons are common here, so are Piranha Plants. There's only 8 levels. The fourth and eigth level is a Marine Pop level, the second and sixth level are underwater stages. 	Leaf Flower, Blue Shell (rare)
Hawa Kingdom 	The top of the main island, a volcanic yet tropical area. Nyololins are now native to this location, and Kab-ombs are also roaming around. There's 9 levels. The third one is a Sky Pop level, flying around the volcano and the ninth level takes place in the volcano itself. 	Fire Flower,  Bomb Suit
Easton Kingdom 	An isolated island between the main island and second island. Batadons and Tokotokos thrive here, being their main home. There's 9 levels. The fourth is a Marine Pop level and the seventh is a Sky Pop level with Paragoombos and Bombshell Paratroopas. The ninth level is a castle. 	Bunny Carrot, Leaf Flower
Arktos Kingdom 	The cold bottom half of the second island. Polari are common here, but so are Bombshell Koopas which are used to break ice blocks. There's 8 levels. The eighth level is in an icy cavern. 	Ice Flower, Thunder Flower (rare)
Chai Kingdom 	The top of the second island. Now taken over by Bowser, the chinese buildings have been given the Bowser insigna. Dry Bones, Hammer Bros. and Roto-discs exist here by Bowser's command. There's 10 levels, mostly relying on challenges. The ninth level is a Sky Pop level, flying towards the main building which the tenth level resides in. 	Fire Flower, Bomb Suit, Thunder Flower
Tatanga's Doomship	Tatanga's flying space craft. Not considered a kingdom since it only has two levels. The first starting as a Sky Pop level before making it into the doomship. Then there's a Marine Pop segment halfway through the level. The second level is a Sky Pop challenge with Tatanga as the final boss at the end. 	Thunder Flower, Bunny Carrot
===Power-ups===
Item 	Description
Super Mushroom	Turns Mario into Super Mario. Allows an extra hit and the ability to break blocks. Super common item.
Fire Flower 	Turns Mario into Fire Mario. Gives the ability to throw fireballs. Super common item.
1-Up Mushroom 	Grants an extra life.
Super Star 	Gives temporary invincibility.
Bunny Carrot 	Turns Mario into Bunny Mario. Gives Mario the ability to slowly float in the air, and a higher jump.
Ice Flower 	Turns Mario into Ice Mario. Gives the ability to throw iceballs and walk on lava like in Super Mario Galaxy.
Bomb Suit 	Turns Mario into Bomb Mario. Gives the ability to throw bombs that explode over time or upon impact of an enemy. Can destroy blocks too.
Thunder Flower	Turns Mario into Thunder Mario. Gives the ability to throw erratic thunderballs that bounce across floors and walls.
Blue Shell 	Turns Mario into Shell Mario. Gives the ability to slide in his shell and block enemies and their projectiles in said shell.
Leaf Flower 	Turns Mario into Leaf Mario. Gives the ability to throw boomerang-like leaves that pierce through enemies like an active hitbox.
===Toad Royale (VS Multiplayer)===
The multiplayer mode of New Super Mario Land is called Toad Royale. It's very similar to Mario VS. Luigi from New Super Mario Bros. The only playable characters are Toads, and the only colours available are red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange and black.
There's two modes, Toad Battle and Toad Race. Toad Battle is exactly like Mario VS. Luigi from New Super Mario Bros, but Toad Race is a race to the end of the level.
Levels
Race Level 	Description 	Battle Level 	Description
Birabuto Valley	A level based off of Birabuto Kingdom. Has Goombos, Bombshell Koopas, Piranha Plants and Bunbuns.	Pyramid Arena 	An arena based off of Birabuto Kingdom. Has Goombos and Fighter Flies. Loops horizontally.
Fishy Beach 	A level based off of Muda Kingdom. Has Fish Bones, Goombos and Dry Bones. 	Marine Pop Showdown 	An underwater arena based off of Muda Kingdom. Toads are in Marine Pops.
Volcanic Panic 	A level based off of Hawa Kingdom. Has Kab-ombs from pipe spawners that blow up to reveal paths. 	Serpine Temple 	An arena based off of Hawa Kingdom. In a temple like area with Nyoloins around.
Easton Run 	A level based off of Easton Kingdom. Batadons and Tokotokos run around this level. 	Watch for Rolling Rocks	An arena based off of Easton Kingdom. Batadons and Tokotokos run around, and rocks fall from ceilings.
Piranha Arctic 	A level based off of Arktos Kingdom. There's alot of Piranha Plants and and Polaris about. 	Shell Tundra 	An arena based off of Arktos Kingdom. It's a port of the third versus level in New Super Mario Bros. It even has the Blue Koopa.
==Trivia==
*Metal Mario's "A challenger approaches!" is a reference to Super Smash Bros, the series he originated from as a character.
**Not to mention it's a pun, considering the fact Metal Mario is the 'challenge mode' of the game.
*Watch for Rolling Rocks is based off of the Super Mario 64 mission of the same name.
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