Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land is a 1989 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy, as one of four launch titles for the console. It was first released in Japan in April 1989, followed by North America in August of that year, and Europe and Australia in 1990. It is the first handheld entry in the Super Mario series, as well as the first mainline title not designed by series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Modeled after the original Super Mario Bros. (1985), the game adapts side-scrolling gameplay for the Game Boy's smaller screen, with the player guiding Mario through 12 levels to rescue Princess Daisy from the alien Tatanga in the new setting of Sarasaland.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1989
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 April 1989 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q647249, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario Land? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario Land is about 1.4 hours to do everything, and around 1.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.1h | 814 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.3h | 96 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 1.4h | 173 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario Land sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario Land lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 42ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 60ahead of 95% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario Land
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Common questions about Super Mario Land
What platforms is Super Mario Land on?
Super Mario Land is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1989.
Who made Super Mario Land?
Super Mario Land was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario Land?
about 1.1 hours for the main story, 1.3 hours with the main extras, 1.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.