Island
- Not to be confused withIslands.
| Island | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) | ||
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) | ||
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Islands[1] are platforms in theSuper Mario series that first appeared inSuper Mario Bros. LikeMushroom Platforms, they often appear as the main source of footing in athletic-themed and sky-themed courses. Most of their appearances use their design fromSuper Mario Bros., which consists of a grassy green top supported by a narrower brown base. However,Super Mario Bros. 3 andSuper Mario Land each have their own designs for islands.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Islands occur in large numbers inWorld 1-3,World 3-3,World 5-3, andWorld 6-3, where islands andlifts are the only platforms available to cross a hugepit. There are also three each inWorld 2-3 andWorld 7-3: two at the beginning and end of the level, supporting the ends of thebridge, and one in the middle, with thecheckpoint location on top of it. The islands have collision underneath the leaves.
The islands in World 6-3 have a unique color scheme, being completely gray like the rest of the level. However,Super Mario All-Stars removes this distinction, giving these islands the same appearance as the others.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]
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Islands are also found inSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, with their sprite redone to have a more detailed appearance. They appear in many more levels than inSuper Mario Bros., sometimes included in sections that use a variety of platforms. For example, inWorld 2-3, they are mixed withbridges, and inWorld 5-3, they are mixed withpipes andHard Blocks.
The Lost Levels includes islands with multiple alternate palettes. InWorld 3-3 andWorld 7-2, their tops are white and snowy. InWorld 7-3 andWorld C-3, the gray palette fromSuper Mario Bros. returns. InWorld 9-2, they have green bases and dark purple tops. Once again, though,Super Mario All-Stars does not have these palette variations.
Islands appear in the following levels:
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
Islands appear inSuper Mario Bros. Special. Aside from the color limitations of the game, they have the same appearance as inSuper Mario Bros. In this game, bushes andhorsehair plants are sometimes planted on islands, though very rarely. This is only seen inWorld 1-3,World 2-3, andWorld 5-3. This game also contains a small number of islands that are not abovepits, inWorld 5-2 andWorld 6-1.
Islands appear in the following levels:
Super Mario Bros. 3 /Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
InSuper Mario Bros. 3, islands are made of wood, reflecting the game's stageplay theming. They are supported by one-block-wide pillars, of which there are one for small islands and two for wider ones. Their tops can be one or two blocks tall; the shorter variant of their tops shares its design with other platforms, includinglifts, platforms that are held up from above, and ones that simply float.
Islands are rare inSuper Mario Bros. 3, and most of their appearances are in small numbers. A platform with the appearance of the taller variant of the tops is seen at the end ofWorld 1-4, but since it is at the bottom of the screen, whether it has pillars or not cannot be seen. Islands proper debut, and are most numerous, inWorld 1-6, where they are the main type of platform for the first half of the course.World 3-6 has a single island at its beginning, and two at its end.
InIce Land, another variant of islands is seen, with what appears to be grass on top of it. There is one of these inWorld 6-3, and three inWorld 6-7. In addition,World 6-4 has this platform design placed at the bottom of the screen. In theSuper Mario All-Stars remake and inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the Iced Land portion of the ending shows one more of this type of island.
Also inSuper Mario Advance 4, islands appear in threeWorld-e courses.Classic World 1-3 features them heavily, being a remake ofWorld 1-3 fromSuper Mario Bros., with the islands changed to their wooden design.Wild Ride in the Sky has a single island, which the player starts on.No Time to Dawdle uses islands as its primary type of platform, including several incredibly wide ones, supported by many pillars.
Super Mario Land[edit]
InSuper Mario Land, islands appear inWorld 1-2 exclusively. Here, they have more varied shapes, with some having tops far wider than their bases.
Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS /Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Maker andSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, islands appear as skins ofSemisolid Platforms in the Ground and Underground themes of theSuper Mario Bros. style, now allowing the player to jump through it from below. These versions of the platforms have much less overhang; their bases are almost as wide as their tops. A variant where the base is made up of several narrow pillars is also included, which is exclusive to the Ground theme. In the Underground theme, both the base and top of the platforms are colored blue.
InSuper Mario Maker 2, in addition to the returning Ground and Underground versions, both variants of islands appear in the Snow theme. These have a white top and a bluish-gray base. In the Snow theme's night version, they, like other terrain, gain a bright blue color and become slippery likeice.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (World 9-2)
Super Mario Bros. Special (PC-8801 version)
Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1 version)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Snow Theme)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. /Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3, Snow Theme)
Super Mario Maker (Ground Theme)
Super Mario Maker (Ground Theme)
Super Mario Maker (Underground Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Night Theme)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Snow Night Theme)
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Notes[edit]
- InSuper Mario All-Stars, areas containingMushroom Platforms replace the shades of green used by islands with a white palette, but as there are no islands in these areas, this palette is unused. It is possible that this is a remnant of the snowy palette used in3-3 and7-2 ofThe Lost Levels.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Phillips, Howard, and Lynn Griffes, editors (1987).How to win at Super Mario Bros.. Redmond:Tokuma Shoten andNintendo of America. ISBN4-19-720003-XC. Page 6.
- ^The Cutting Room Floor -Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) §Super Mario Bros. § Unused Palettes
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