Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 74.2% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.75 |
| GameSpot | 8.3 |
| Mean Machines | 90% |
Super Mario Land sold 18.06 million copies, making it the seventh-highest selling game of the Mario series and the fourth-highest selling game for the Game Boy. As a result of its success, it was re-released in 1996 as part of the Game Boy Player's Choice series of games that have sold over one million units. Official Nintendo Magazine later named the game one of the best Nintendo games of all time, ranking it 73rd on their list of the top 100. However, despite its success, it is the least critically successful of the Mario series.
Receptions of the game were generally positive. It holds an average rating of 8.4/10 and 9.2/10 respectively at IGN, as well as an average rating of 8.3/10 and 7.3/10 respectively at GameSpot. Justin Searls of Nintendojo wrote that Super Mario Land continued the brilliance of its predecessor and gave it a 9 out of 10. He remarked that the game was "very similar to the original Mario Brothers. It seems that the Mario sprites are almost identical to its predecessor." However, some reviewers criticized the control, finding it imprecise compared to the other Mario games.
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