Super Mario Land is one of the most beloved entries in the early Mario canon, despite the fact you can finish it in an evening and it has rather crude visuals, even by Game Boy standards. Still, it was, for many gamers, their first taste of 'Mario-on-the-move', and its gloriously oddball shooter levels, engaging soundtrack and unusual setting have ensured that it has gone down as something of a classic.
What better starting point, then, to form the basis of a special fan-made remaster on the SNES? Dubbed New Super Mario Land, this project has taken the core components of the Game Boy original, given it a lick of paint and even added a multiplayer mode in keeping with the 'New' Super Mario series.
The catch? The developer of the game wishes to remain anonymous and they're refusing to make the ROM publicly available. That's not to say it won't find its way online eventually, but for now, this isn't something you can play on your SNES (or via emulation) – which is a shame, because it looks fantastic.
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I wish Super Mario Land GB get HD remake on Switch.
I have never knew that game before until i listened to their 90's OST arrangements from Youtube.
Woah, that’s really impressive. Honestly, it might be best for the creator to remain anonymous and not release it because as much as I’d love to play it, they’d end up getting a whole lot of hassle despite the incredible work they’ve put in.
See why cant nintendo do these type of things. Or at least let the really good ones available
It's funny because I was literally just thinking the other day "I guess someone would do a hobby project and remake Super Mario Land in some other engine"
But I didn't imagine a full on SNES homebrew styled after New Super Mario Bros for the DS!
If nintendo were lovely and smart etc, they would buy this for a few thousands euros and release on nintendo online for the switch..
That looks nothing like the original game. It looks like a map redesign for New Super Mario Bros instead.
That said, it is impressive that it has been accomplished and I can only be left baffled by why Nintendo hasn't tried this themselves given how amazing Link's Awakening Switch is.
Imagine Mario Land 1+2, Kid Icarus GB, and other GB remakes in the style of Link's Awakening. I'd pay for them.
Meh the game doesn't even look that good anyways and I'm also getting tired of the New Super Mario Bros. style games at this point. Now if that fan made Super Mario Bros. game based on the Super Mario Bros. SuperShow ever surface, that I would love to play. It feels more polish, had better animations, doesn't look or feel like a hack project, and totally deserve to exist more than this one.
@romanista Why would Nintendo want to waste money buying their own crap from a fan when they already own the father (Shigeru Miyamoto) of Super Mario? Nintendo could remake this game any time in a few months than this fan did his/her entire life.
I just don't believe this is running on Snes hardware, native at least.
@NintendOrc @retro_player_22 more as a sort of 'reward' than for the IP of course (hey i was just dreaming)
It looks amazing for a Snes game, I hope it's not a hoax. Also I hope that the rom file will pop up on the Internet some day.
I have to see this in real life to believe that it is actually running on the SNES and to see how much of a downgrade it is compared to the DS.
Just found out there's already another fangame called new super mario land for the SNES X)
@Bomberman64 I highly doubt it is on a snes.
I really don't think it's running on Snes hardware.
This article is nothing more but click bait.
@Madder128 it's not clickbait. It's reporting exactly what is being claimed by those posting the information.
@Kriven maybe that guy doesn't have 4 pairs of hands.
Nintendo was cool enough to remake Metroid 2 and Link's Awakening, but no SML 1-3? Or maybe they're doing it as we speak? Probably not. But they might be... no, I guess not. On the other hand...
I’d like a remake of Super Mario Land on Switch reusing the graphics from New Super Mario Bros U but the maps, gameplay and mechanics would stay the same. No additional characters, no remixed altered maps. Just the original Game Boy game with modern graphics.
@antdickens yes it's reported, but where is the credibility behind it?
There isn't a shred of evidence behind this, other than someone saying its happened.
@Madder128 the guy (sfc_moogle) is well known on Twitter for being an SFC enthusiast, therefore we have little reason to doubt that it's real.
At first I wasn't too impressed, thinking it was more ore less an NSMB/SMM mod more than anything. And then it hit me: It looks like the NSMB art running on an actual SNES. That shouldn't even be possible! Forget the Mario Land aspect. A modern looking Mario game on SNES hardware is the news here.
Pretty impressive! More-so the sprites of Mario! Must have been pretty hard to get the correct frames since mario is a 3D model on NSMBDS.
This looks like that rom hack new super Mario all stars hd that uses the Wii or Wii u engine that remade every Mario in one game including Mario land. It too had 4 player coop. There are play throughs of it on Mario rom hack channels.
This person doesn't even show the SNES in the video or did I miss something? Even then I wouldn't believe it since it looks just like that other game.
@antdickens I just don't believe that is possible on a 29 year old system.
Perhaps if there's something inside the cartridge, otherwise no.
By all means if the person uploads a video, showing it being put into a snes and then fired up, I may feel a bit more convinced.
But it's literally word of mouth, going with some low quality footage on a crt.
And its the classic, oh yeah it will never be released.
I just don't buy it.
@Madder128 it's new super Mario all stars hd. A rom hack from Brazil for Wii or Wii u. At least it sure looks like it. Right down to 4 player coop.
I'm happy you have the cajones to question what you read and see.
@tendonerd thanks, I'll have a look into that.
Will be interesting to see how the footage compares.
My issue is how the article is wrote.
This has happened, but not a shred of evidence to prove it.
@Madder128 easy articles with things people want to read or click bait to. No integrity.
BS that's running on a SNES, it's clearly a NSMBWii mod.
@duffmmann a few of us are feeling the same way.
@tendonerd I think you're referring to this https://youtu.be/3WZZEYDGiws?t=55 which looks completely different.
@Madder128 @duffmmann give it a few days and let's see if you still think that
I'm confused. This is a Super Mario Land remake for the SNES that uses NSMB (DS) assets and features a 4-player coop mode? It's cool but kinda random in its execution.
@NerdyBoutKirby it's a remake of Super Mario Land using the "New Super Mario" style, so it completely random. It's using assets that fit/work on a 16-bit console.
@antdickens Love to be proven wrong, but I highly highly doubt it.
Game: GameBoy
System: SNES
Graphics: Wii at most, DS at worst.
Nintendo should just hire these people to make them an official release much like how Sega got Sonic Mania made.
@antdickens I'm happy to wait and see.
But my gut feeling is there is no way that can be running on Snes hardware.
It's no good just having videos of lo res crt screens.
There needs to be solid evidence that this is real.
And I really think it isn't, as the initial videos uploaded wouldn't of been as crud, and more in depth.
I don't have an issue with there being an article about this.
My problem is with the fact, it's wrote like it's actually happened, with very little to back it up.
If the article was wrote like, this could be happening and its speculation as of now, yeah sure no problem.
@Madder128 @duffmmann all I can say right now, is watch this space
@duffmmann maybe you're right, maybe not, but it's technically possible to create a set of sprites off 3D rendered characters, much like they did for the Donkey Kong series.
I'm interested to see if this is proven true or all fake👀
@The_Top_Loader You never know, after links awakening, maybe they could do a Mario GB Classics remake featuring Marioland 1, 2 & Warioland. Listening Nintendo?
It is real everyone. Go to archive.org, and search for "newsupermarioland". Grab the zip and test on your favorite emulator (works on SNES9x).
@antdickens - yes. Also, from that vid not possible to say emphatically its not running on SNES hardware. Forget how impressive some of those games were on 16 bit If a ROM exists, keep an eye on eBay as repro carts will appear at some point im sure!
@Madder128
The rom is out in the wild and runs great. Tested it on Analogue Super nt.
when the first mario maker came out I did a bunch of these
good times
Tested it this morning on SNES mini; plays great.
@Dude101 Great, however that machine is a clone machine, it's not a Snes.
Got video you can upload?
Just given this a go and it works perfectly on my Super Famicom Jr, even the save states on the SD2SNES work with it, so I was able to finish it after lunch.
The sprite work is very impressive as are the large alpha channel lakes and waterfalls in the backgrounds of some levels. The "camera" scrolls the screen a bit too quickly at times but overall this is really superb work. I wonder if they'll try and do Super Mario Land 2...
@Madder128
I do not have a capture device for my system. The programmer used a similar process to how 3D models were converted to sprite animations for Donkey Kong County. This does not tax the power of the Snes. The rom is available if you make an effort to find it. I would send you a link, but do not want to break the forum rules. I was also was able to test it on a Super Famicom via a flash cart. The game does not use special chips.
@landysmods80 i always dream that they dona new retro line.. with the likes of super mario world 2 (a direct sequel to the first) to start it all off
Awesome ,if it were really on an SNES ..
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