History YMMV / SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins

** Space Zone. See ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. Its moon level is even more hilarious in light of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', [[spoiler:which has its final world set on the moon.]]

* BizarroEpisode: Like ''Super Mario Land'' before it, this game was produced by Gunpei Yokoi instead of Shigeru Miyamoto. As a result, it's completely different from what people are used to seeing in a ''Mario'' game. The usual recurring characters (Luigi, Peach, Bowser, etc.) aren't seen or mentioned, there's no princess to rescue, and it doesn't even take place in the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, it takes place on an island Mario owns called "Mario Land", where he must deal with his EvilCounterpart, Wario, who brainwashed Mario Land's inhabitants and commandeered Mario's castle (yes, Mario has his own castle in this) [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand while Mario was dealing with Tatanga in Sarasaland]]. Mario can eat a "Super Carrot" that gives him ''rabbit ears'' that give him the power to float in midair; he gains a feather in his cap when he gets a Fire Flower; the Invincibility theme that plays when you get a Star sounds nothing like the one modern players are used to; and you get extra lives by collecting hearts instead of 1-Up Mushrooms.

* EvenBetterSequel: While ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' was considered a very solid portable translation of the series, it picked up some criticism for its short length, simplistic graphics, and occasionally finicky controls. This game improves on its predecessor in terms of controls, length, complexity, and graphics, as well as introducing [[BreakoutCharacter Wario]], and is considered by some to be up there with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'' as one of the best pure 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

* EvenBetterSequel: While ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' was considered a very solid portable translation of the series, it picked up some criticism for its short length, simplistic graphics, and occasionally finicky controls. This game improves on its predecessor in terms of controls, length, complexity, and graphics, as well as introducing [[BreakoutCharacter Wario]], and is considered by some to be up there with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' as one of the best pure 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

* BetterThanCanon: The enhancements made in the ''DX'' [[GameMod ROM hack]] have made it a considerable improvement in every way over the (already solid) Game Boy original.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game is a ''massive'' step up from its predecessor graphics wise, looking nearly on par with the 16-bit ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', which is incredibly impressive for an 8-bit UsefulNotes/GameBoy game.

* GameBreaker: The Bunny Ears allow Mario to fly over pretty much every hazard.

* BetterThanCanon: The enhancements made in ''Super Mario Land 2 DX'' have made the game a considerable improvement in every way over the (already solid) Game Boy original.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: One of the easiest ''Mario'' games out there, thanks to copious power-ups and extra lives, the game-breaking Bunny Hat allowing the player to fly over most hazards, the ability to exit a previously-beaten level at any time (and keep anything you acquired), the non-linear structure leaving the game without any real difficulty curve, and bottomless pits being less common than in most other games in the series.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: One of the easiest ''Mario'' games out there, thanks to copious power-ups and extra lives, the game-breaking Bunny Hat flight allowing the player to skip most hazards, the ability to exit a previously-beaten level at any time (and keep anything you acquired), the non-linear structure leaving the game without any real difficulty curve, and bottomless pits being less common than in most other games in the series.

* SignatureScene: Wario Castle. If not for being where Wario makes his first-ever appearance, this level is memorable for the notorious DifficultySpike compared to the rest of the game and even to other ''Mario'' final levels.

* BetterThanCanon: The enhancements made in the ''DX'' version have made the game a considerable improvement in every way over the Game Boy original.

* BetterThanCanon: The enhancements made in the ''DX'' version have made the game considerable improvement in everyway over the Game Boy original.

** Level 2 of Mario Zone is likely meant to be in the belly of a giant mechanical Mario, but on the map is set approximately in the crotch area. It's full of... balls. Big, bright balls, spiked balls, bears riding balls. Balls. Makes you wonder just how "accidental" it really is, as oppposed to GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

** Level 2 of Mario Zone is likely meant to be in the belly of a giant mechanical Mario, but on the map is set approximately in the crotch area. It's full of... balls. Big, bright balls, spiked balls, bears riding balls. Balls.

* BizarroEpisode: Like ''Super Mario Land'' before it, this game was produced by Gunpei Yokoi instead of Shigeru Miyamoto. As a result, it's completely different from what people are used to seeing in a ''Mario'' game. Once again, there's no Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, or Toads, and it doesn't take place in the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, it takes place on an island Mario owns called "Mario Land", where he must deal with his EvilCounterpart, Wario, who took over his castle [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand while he was dealing with Tatanga in Sarasaland]].

* BizarroEpisode: Like ''Super Mario Land'' before it, this game was produced by Gunpei Yokoi instead of Shigeru Miyamoto. As a result, it's completely different from what people are used to seeing in a ''Mario'' game. Once again, there's no Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, or Toads, and it doesn't take place in the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, it takes place on an island Mario owns called "Mario Land", where he must deal with his EvilCounterpart, Wario, who took over his castle [[while he was dealing with Tatanga in Sarasaland VideoGame/SuperMarioLand]].

* EvenBetterSequel: While ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' was considered a very solid portable translation of the series, it picked up some criticism for its short length, simplistic graphics, and occasionally finicky controls. This game improves on its predecessor in terms of controls, length, complexity, and graphics, as well as introducing Wario, and is considered by some to be up there with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' as one of the best pure 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

** A secret level in Turtle Zone has blocks and coins arranged to spell out "WARIO LAND 2"[[note]]Although you can break two blocks and make two invisible block appear to change it to “MARIO LAND 2”[[/note]]. Six years after this game, there actually ''was'' a ''[[VideoGame/WarioLandII Wario Land 2]]''.

** A secret level in Turtle Zone has blocks and coins arranged to spell out "WARIO LAND 2"[[note]]Although you can break two blocks and make two invisible block appear to change it to MARIO LAND 2[[/note]]. Six years after this game, there actually ''was'' a ''[[VideoGame/WarioLandII Wario Land 2]]''.

** A secret level in Turtle Zone has blocks and coins arranged to spell out "WARIO LAND 2". Six years after this game, there actually ''was'' a ''[[VideoGame/WarioLandII Wario Land 2]]''.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game is a ''massive'' step up from its predecessor graphics wise and is nearly on par with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', which is incredibly impressive for an 8-bit UsefulNotes/GameBoy game.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game is a massive step up from its predecessor graphics wise and is easily on par with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', which is incredibly impressive for an 8-bit UsefulNotes/GameBoy game.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game is a massive step up from its predecessor graphics wise and is easily on par with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', which is incredibly impressive for an 8-bit UsefulNotes/GameBoy game.