History YMMV / SuperMarioLand

* PopularityPolynomial: This game, along with [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins its sequel]], were acclaimed and sold well in their day, but fell into FanonDiscontinuity afterward due to their atypical plotlines and settings and being overall [[OddballInTheSeries weird]] games that lacked the involvement of series mastermind Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto. However, when fans started to critique the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games (plus ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand 3D Land]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld 3D World]]'') [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks for their lack of variety and creativity in their settings and gameplay]], opinions on the ''Land'' titles shifted as fans would point to them and highlight how creative a ''Mario'' game can be without sacrificing the series' traditional fun gameplay (for the most part). In 2015, when Nintendo celebrated the 30th anniversary of ''Super Mario Bros.'', both ''Land'' games were included among the more iconic traditional games in the timeline.

* OnceOriginalNowCommon: The game was a revolutionary landmark title in 1989, being the first proper ''Super Mario'' platformer that could be played portably and proof that the Gameboy could run games on par with the NES, which was mind-blowing considering the only competition it had back them were simple LCD games like the VideoGame/GameAndWatch series. Nowadays though, its short length, odd physics and primitive graphics can make it difficult to appreciate the game today. Especially when comparing it to [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins its]] [[VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3 sequels]] on the same system and the later ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Despite the game already being a BizarroEpisode, the human fists coming out of the pipes just before the FinalBoss still manage to come off as this, as nothing this jarringly realistic yet outlandish has ever been seen before or ever again in 2D ''Mario'' games.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The game was a revolutionary landmark title in 1989, being the first proper ''Super Mario'' platformer that could be played portably and proof that the Gameboy could run games on par with the NES, which was mind-blowing considering the only competition it had back them were simple LCD games like the VideoGame/GameAndWatch series. Nowadays though, its short length, odd physics and primitive graphics can make it difficult to appreciate the game today. Especially when comparing it to [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins its]] [[VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3 sequels]] on the same system and the later ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games.

* BetterThanCanon: ''Super Mario Land DX'' gives the game a much-needed update, giving it color, new graphics, and adding Luigi, making it a much preferred game over the original.

* {{Fanon}}: Due to Superball Mario looking identical to Super Mario some fans like to take Fire Mario's appearance in [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins this game's sequel]] (with a feather on his hat) and use it as the appearance of Superball Mario, often also giving him a black or grey hat and shirt with red overalls.

* Fanon: Due to Superball Mario looking identical to Super Mario some fans like to take Fire Mario's appearance in [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins this game's sequel]] (with a feather on his hat) and use it as the appearance of Superball Mario, often also giving him a black or grey hat and shirt with red overalls.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The game was a revolutionary landmark title in 1989, being the first proper ''Super Mario'' platformer that can be played portably and proof that the Gameboy could run games on par with the NES, which was mind blowing considering the only competition it had back them were simple LCD games like the VideoGame/GameAndWatch series. Nowadays though, its short length, odd physics and primitive graphics can make it difficult to appreciate the game today. Especially when comparing it to [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins its]] [[VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3 sequels]] on the same system and the later ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games.

* VindicatedByHistory: This game, along with [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins its sequel]], were acclaimed and sold well in their day, but fell into FanonDiscontinuity afterward due to their atypical plotlines and settings and being overall [[OddballInTheSeries weird]] games that lacked the involvement of series mastermind Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto. However, when fans started to critique the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games (plus ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand 3D Land]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld 3D World]]'') [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks for their lack of variety and creativity in their settings and gameplay]], opinions on the ''Land'' titles shifted as fans would point to them and highlight how creative a ''Mario'' game can be without sacrificing the series' traditional fun gameplay (for the most part). In 2015, when Nintendo celebrated the 30th anniversary of ''Super Mario Bros.'', both ''Land'' games were included among the more iconic traditional games in the timeline.

* Fanon: Fans like to take Fire Mario's appearance in [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins this game's sequel]] and use it as the appearance of Superball Mario (who looks no different to Super Mario), often also giving him a black or grey hat and shirt with red overalls.