Super Mario: The Secret Land

Super Mario: The Secret Land is an installment in the Mario franchise and the first 3D Mario game for the Nintendo 128. 
== Story ==
The game is set after the Bad Ending of Super Mario Frenzy. After Bowser is not quite defeated, he transforms into his most powerful form yet. Mario wakes up in a world nobody in his kingdom never seen, nor heard about. Mario is woken up by a purple ball-like creature called Tim. He tells Mario "Wake up, friend! There's a whole land out there you fell in!". He wakes up and Tim introduces himself. He then grants Mario with a miracle giving him the abilty to Dash Jump, which allows him to hit enemies, interact with objects, and more. Before going on, Tim tells Mario that the Mushroom Kingdom was destroyed by a giant monster, and all of his friends died from it. Mario was filled with trauma after hearing it. Tim knows how to fix it. He says he can grant Mario the ability travel back in time if they find the 120 lost Time Fragments. After collecting a Time Fragment, they find a clear area of land and set up base there. Tim builds a cannon for finding Time Fragments in other areas. During his adventure, Mario deals with Bowser's forces. Finally, they reach Bowser, who holds the last fragment. After he is defeated, if all fragments are not collected, the credits play and at the end, Tim tells Mario that he can't grant him the ability to travel back in time and says that they only have the number of remaining fragments left. If they are collected, Tim quickly puts them all together after Bowser is defeated and brings Mario back into the past when Bowser transformed and the True Final Boss starts. When he is defeated, he is gone and he saved the Mushroom Kingdom once again. After the credits, Mario tells Luigi about a land he found in an adventure to save the kingdom. Mario brings Luigi into the bad future and they meet up with Tim again. The brothers say their last goodbye saying they won't meet for a while, but they won't be forgotten. Tim says that he heard a rumor about a legendary land beyond his land only the holder of 120 blue medals can access, and the rumors were true, so they collected them. Collecting them all unlocks Senior's Road housing two extra Time Fragments. Beating that level and collecting both of them completes the entire game.
== Gameplay elements==
The game is a 3D platformer game. Powerups including the Bee Mushroom, Boomerang Flower, Buzzy Shell, Cape Feather, Coin Box, Double Cherry, Fire Flower, Frog Suit, Gold Flower, Goomba Mask, Ice Flower, Invincibility Leaf, Super Sword, and more return. New powerups, the Purification Mushroom, Swift Flower, Fire Shield, 10up Star, Night Vision Eye, Strength Mushroom, Leap Flower, Oxygen Kelp, Invisibility Mushroom, Slow-fall Paper, and the Lucky Mushroom debut in the game.
Mario is moved using the Left Stick and can jump using the button. The button can be used to crouch, do somersaults, and long jumps. The camera can also be controlled using the Right Stick
The game also supports motion controls. Shaking the controller can be used to Dash Jump, throw projectiles, control the Cape Feather, tail whip in the Tanooki form, swing the Super Sword, and other actions.
Yoshi returns in the game along with the powerups from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (The Dash Pepper, Blimp Fruit, and Bulb Berry)
References from older games are very common in the game. These references include a remix of the Super Mario Bros's overworld theme heard in the bonus areas, Colossal Plains is based off Giant Land from Super Mario Bros. 3, Land of Plumber's Evolution is based off the history of the main Super Mario games and reuses the music, and the music in Sky-High Clouds is a remix of the Super Mario World athletic theme.
Like most 3D Mario games, TSL features a main hub which the base that Mario and Tim set up. To travel to different areas, Mario uses a cannon Tim built to travel to different areas. The game has a total of 242 Time Fragments, Blue Medals, and two extra Time Fragments in Senior's Road
There is a different kind of multiplayer mode which allows you to play with up to 8 players. Tim has the power to create up to 7 Clone Marios that can join on Mario and Tim's journey. You can also play online and with people on your Friend List.
The game also features ways to help similar to Super Mario 3D Land, reusing the Assist Blocks containing the Invincibility Leaf and the P-Wing If assist blocks are used, the player will get a Fake Time Fragment instead of a real one.
Luigi is playable after getting the Good Ending and can be swapped by pressing the icon in the menu, Luigi can jump higher, but has reduced traction.
===Controls===
Actions 	Inputs 	Character
Move 	 	Mario/Luigi/Yoshi/Tim
Dash Jump 	or 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Aim Dash Jump 	 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Ju mp, talk, read, swim 	or (jump only) 	Mario/Luigi/Yoshi/Tim
Run 	Move after Dash Jumping on the ground 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Spin Jump 	Jump while sliding 	Mario/Luigi/Tim (Yoshi
can perform this
move too, but the
player gets bucked
off)
Backward somersault 	Jump after braking 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Wall jump 	Jump while sliding down a wall 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Dash Regain 	Hit anything that can refresh a Dash Jump, or perform a move that can regain your Dash Jump. 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Long Jump 	Crouch and jump both at the same time. 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Ground Pound 	in midair 	
Long Diagonal Dash Jump 	After Dash Jumping diagonally, hit the button. When you're midair while Ground Pounding, hit the dash button again, and get launched. (You can also do this by Dash Jumping upward.)	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Slide 	Crouch while moving 	Mario/Luigi (Tim will roll instead)
Grab or let go of a pole 	while close to a pole 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Crouch or dive underwater 	 	Mario/Luigi/Yoshi (Tim goes into his ball form to roll around)
Crawl 	Move while crouching 	Mario/Luigi/Yoshi
Ground Bounce 	Dash Jump down into the ground. After getting stuck in the ground hit the jump button and jump with a higher gravity defiance (You regain your dash jump) 	Mario/Luigi/Tim
Pan camera 	Right 	Camera
Enter first person view 	 	Camera
Reset camera 	Click Right 	Camera
Steer Kart, pullBronco's reins	Shake controller 	Mario/Luigi
Speak actions 	Say something into the microphone 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Accelerate the Kart 	 	Mario/Luigi
Drift 	 	Mario/Luigi
Steer Bronco 	Tilt controller 	Mario/Luigi
Grab items 	Hold near a grabbable object 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Flutter Jump 	Hold in midair 	Yoshi
Eat, spit, grapple 	Aim tongue at an object and press 	Yoshi
Pull 	Grab an object and pull back by moving 	Mario/Luigi/Tim/Yoshi
Dismount Yoshi 	and jump 	Mario/Luigi
== Areas ==
In Super Mario: The Secret Land, levels, known as Areas are split into Worlds. Each Area has objectives called Missions. Completing a mission ends up in collecting a Time Fragment.
There is also a secret world accessible after completing the main story. The world has areas from older games modified to make them harder.
There are 49 areas in the game. There are 50 if Base Quarters is included.
World 1 (Eastern Hills)
Area 	Description	Missions	Unlock criteria
Las Colinas	Las Colinas is a hilly area with a civilization of Hill People nearby. 
The hills can be home to some random creatures. It's a good idea to use Cannons to get through the hills, there's also a beautiful sunset.	
* The First Time Fragment
* Koopa Attack!
* Las Colinas Speedrun	Complete the tutorial
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
== Soundtrack ==
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