Mario's castle
| Mario's castle | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Greater location | Mario Land |
| Ruler | Mario |
Mario's castle[1][2] (or Mario Castle)[3] is a castle that appears in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Wario steals the castle and transforms it into a level. According to Nintendo Power, he renamed it "Wario Castle."[4]
Inside are metal spiked balls, Piranha Plant-like footholds that spit fireballs, and traps shaped like Wario’s gloves that try to crush Mario. Extremely odd creatures live here, such as Floating Faces, a type of bouncing ball with Wario's face on it. If Mario beats Wario, the spell is broken, the castle turns white instead of black, and its "M," turned upside down to resemble a "W," is moved back into its correct position.
In later games, the Mario Bros.' House replaced the castle as Mario's place of residence in the Mushroom Kingdom.
In Mario Party 8, on the board Koopa's Tycoon Town, if the player gets a three-Star hotel after trading coins with a Koopa Troopa at a hotel, the hotel will look like Mario's castle.
Enemies
- Furizō: 5 (3 Furizō, 2 Furiko)
- Fire Pakkun Zō: 11 (9 little, 2 big)
- Genkottsu: 3
- Floating Faces: 5
- Wario: boss
Gallery
Stage layout of Mario's castle after it was taken over by Wario
Mario's castle in color, from the Kodansha Super Mario Land 2 manga
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マリオ城[5][6] Mario Jō ワリオ城[7] Wario Jō ワリオ城内[8] Wario Jōnai |
Mario's Castle Wario Castle Inside Wario Castle (course) |
| Chinese (traditional) | 瑪利歐城堡[12] Mǎlì'ōu Chéngbǎo |
Mario Castle |
| German | Warios Schloss |
Wario´s Castle |
| Italian | Zona di Wario[9] Castello di Mario (Wario's SSBM trophy) Castello di Wario[10] Interno del Castello di Wario[10] Castello della principessa[11] |
Wario Zone Mario's Castle Wario's Castle Inside Wario's Castle (course) Princess' castle (unclear the reason behind the mistake) |
| Spanish | Castillo de Mario |
Mario's castle |
Trivia
- The theme song of the Mario's castle stage is similar to that of the Battlefield in Super Smash Bros., while the player fights the Fighting Polygon Team. It is also similar to the Page 6 castles' song from Yoshi's Story.
- The final area where Mario battles Wario seems to be the only part of the castle that is unfazed by Wario’s spell. Evidence that supports this is the noticeable “M” designs on the windows, brick walls that have Super Mushrooms and Carrots on them, and a Mario statue in the part where the second phase of the final battle takes place.
References
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wario's trophy (set to English).
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins English instruction booklet, page 4.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 43, pages 44 & 51.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 51.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Japanese instruction booklet, pages 1 & 12.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wario's trophy (set to Japanese).
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」(Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 88.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」(Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 89.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1 - 1993, page 23.
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 78
- ^ Italian TV commercial of Super Mario Land 2 for Game Boy
- ^ Official Chinese website for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
