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Super Mario Land

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Master course completion in Super Mario Land! Learn about Goal Pole rewards, time bonuses, special events triggered by remaining time, and 1-Up bonuses with power-ups.

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Master course completion in Super Mario Land! Learn about Goal Pole rewards, time bonuses, special events triggered by remaining time, and 1-Up bonuses with power-ups.

This section details what happens when you complete a course in Super Mario Land, covering coin rewards, time bonuses, special events, and extra lives.

Walkthrough
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    Goal Pole Coins: The height you reach on the Goal Pole determines coin rewards, ranging from 1 Coin to a 1-Up. Reaching the very top earns a Golden Flag, which is required to unlock Special 8-Crown. The coin amounts are as follows:
    • 1 Coin: Very bottom of the Goal Pole
  2. 2
    2 Coins: Approximately half a body-length from the bottom
  3. 3
    4 Coins: Approximately a full body-length from the bottom
  4. 4
    8 Coins: Approximately 1.5 to 2 body-lengths from the bottom
  5. 5
    10 Coins: Anywhere above two body-lengths, but below the very top
  6. 6
    1-Up: Very top of the Goal Pole
  7. 7
    Time Bonus Coins: Remaining time is converted to coins using the formula: Time remaining / 10 = coins earned (rounded down). Finishing with more time yields more coins.
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    Special Events: If your remaining time ends in a 6, 3, or 1 when you grab the Goal Pole, a special aesthetic event occurs:
    • 6: Balloons appear on-screen.
  9. 9
    3: Fireworks appear on-screen.
  10. 10
    1: Confetti appears on-screen.
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    1-Up Bonus: If you are wearing a Propeller Box or Coin Box when you grab the Goal Pole, you earn a 1-Up.

Course Exiting:

  1. You can exit a course to the Overworld at almost any time, except when in mid-air. This prevents players from avoiding death or abusing power-ups by exiting immediately after obtaining them (e.g., a Statue Leaf).
  2. Exiting an uncompleted course does not reset your 'death count' for Help Block appearances. However, it does reset the death count if the course has already been completed.

Easter Eggs & Trivia:

  1. UFO in World 1-3: Look through binoculars at the start, zoom in on Toad, zoom out, and wait. A UFO will appear in the sky.
  2. Supernatural Being in Ghost Mansion Courses: Wait near the Goal Pole of a ghost mansion course. A supernatural being will appear behind the fence to the right.
  3. Character Mechanics: Luigi's higher jump and sliding ability are a throwback to Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) / The Lost Levels.
  4. The Legend of Zelda Reference: The 'puzzle solved' sound from The Legend of Zelda series plays after lighting all braziers in World 5-2 to open the gate to a Star Coin.
  5. Original Super Mario Bros. Fanfare: The original fanfare from Super Mario Bros. plays when grabbing the Goal Pole in World 2-3 and Special World 1-3.

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