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{{about|the world in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the course in [[Super Mario 64]]|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]}}
{{world infobox
|image=[[File:SMAS-Big Island Map.png]]
|game=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|levels=9
|before=[[Water Land|<<]]
|after=[[Sky Land|>>]]
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'''Giant Land''', otherwise known as '''Big Island''' is the fourth world of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Giant LAnd conains six levels, three [[Sledge Bros.]], two Fortresses, and four [[Toad Houses]]. Everything in this world is huge, including the [[? Block]]s and [[Goomba]]s. However, the [[Cheep-Cheep|Cheep-Cheeps]] in this world are normal size for some reason.
'''Giant Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 32.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (alternatively '''Big Island''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original, ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> the '''Land Of The Giants''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 3, 8 & 35-42.</ref> the '''Giant World''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 34 & 37.</ref> or the '''Land of Giants'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 54.</ref>) is the fourth [[world]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This world contains six [[level]]s, three [[Sledge Bro]]thers, two [[fortress]]es, two [[Spade Panel]]s, four [[Toad House]]s, and a [[castle]] that has been taken over by an [[airship]]. Everything in this world is huge, including the [[? Block]]s and [[Goomba]]s, and the map itself resembles a giant turtle, hence the name. Power-ups, [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s, [[Spiny|Spinies]], [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s are exceptions to this and thus remain in their original size.


The [[Koopaling]] in charge of Giant Land is the comparitively-small [[Iggy Koopa]].
The [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] in charge of Giant Land is the comparatively-small [[Iggy Koopa]]. The real [[kings|king of Giant Land]] is a shirtless man with a turban on his head. During the events of the game, he gets turned into a dinosaur by the Koopalings; the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' see him get turned into [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]


==Brief Level Info==
The map in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' shows that it is to the east of [[Water Land]] and to the west of [[Sky Land]].


*4-1: In the land of the giants, bigger is better. Huge is even better than big.
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[Prince Hugo]] is depicted as the most recent ruler, likely replacing the one seen in the game. [[Madzilla]] also lives here.
*4-2: Leap from pipe to pipe as [[Cheep-Cheep]]s attack from all directions.
*4-3: Navigate an underground cave filled with enemies that drop from the ceiling on unsuspecting travelers.
*Fortress: Candles come alive in this stony Fortress. [[Boom Boom]] is on the prowl and he wants revenge.
*4-4: Submerge to diving depths to dodge [[Spiny Egg]] atacks from above.
*4-5: Heat-seeking [[Missile Bill]]s guard the fabulously furry [[Tanooki Suit]].
*4-6: Step through magical doors to enter alternate realities both big and small.
*Fortress: Don't dawdle on a [[Donut Lift]], or Mario will be in for a vey hot bath. Enter a secret door for a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-Up]] prize.
*Airship: It will take quick wits and nerves of stee to traverse [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy Koopa's]] enormous rocket-powered Airship.


==In-Depth==
The sky is light green in the NES version of this world's overworld levels.
==Level information==
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!width="1%"|Preview
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|[[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-1]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-1 Screenshot.png]]
|The first level of Giant Land, which introduces several large enemies.
|-
|[[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-2]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-2 Screenshot.png]]
|A level with large [[Warp Pipe]]s and jumping [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s.
|-
|[[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-3]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-3 Screenshot.png]]
|An underground cavern with large gaps the player has to jump across.
|-
|{{world-link|4|fort|World 4-Fortress 1}} 1
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-F1 Screenshot.png]]
|The first [[fortress]] level of Giant Land introduces [[Hot Foot]]s and sliding [[Thwomp]]s.
|-
|[[World 4-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-4]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-4 Screenshot.png]]
|An underwater stage with [[Lakitu]] tossing [[Spiny Egg]]s at the player.
|-
|[[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-5 Screenshot.png]]
|A level that introduces [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s.
|-
|[[World 4-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-6]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-6 Screenshot.png]]
|A level with [[Magic Door]]s that change the size of the enemies and obstacles.
|-
|{{world-link|4|fort|World 4-Fortress 2}} 2
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-F2 Screenshot.png]]
|The second fortress level of Giant Land with [[Donut Block|Donut Lift]]s.
|-
|{{world-link|4|airship3|World 4-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-A Screenshot.png]]
|The [[Airship]] level, manned by [[Iggy Koopa]].
|-
|World 4-[[File:SledgeBro-Map-SMAS SMB3.png|link=Sledge Bro]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 4-E Screenshot.png]]
|Three Sledge Brothers roam the map. Encountering one will trigger a battle taking place on a flat stretch of land with two large [[Cloud Block]]s high above it. The reward for defeating one is either a [[Super Star|Starman]], [[Lakitu's cloud]], or [[P-Wing]] depending on which one is fought.
|}
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==''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''==
[[File:GiantLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Giant Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
Giant Land appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and was mentioned in two others. It was shown to be similar to the game in appearance, with oversized blocks and pipes. However, the citizens of Giant Land were shown to be actual giants. Giant Land is ruled by [[Prince Hugo the Huge]], who was stated to be the "new ruler" by [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth Koopa]].
'''[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]''': This is the only episode in which this world is shown as the title card. Bowser wants to take over Giant Land, so he transforms [[Roy Koopa|Bully]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]], [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]], and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]] into Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas, enabling to storm through Giant Land and capture [[Prince Hugo the Huge]]. Mario and his friends show up at Prince Hugo's castle to offer their help, but the [[Royal Parrot]] dismisses them due to their small size. Mario and Luigi explore Giant Land to find a [[Super Leaf]], evading an [[Angry Sun]] in the process. As [[Raccoon Mario]] and Raccoon Luigi, the brothers head back to the castle, but are unable to stop the Koopalings. They both lose their Raccoon Power and Luigi gets captured, along with [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Toad]] and Prince Hugo. Mario manages to avoid capture by flying away on the Royal Parrot, whose cage was stolen by the Koopalings to house Princess Toadstool, Toad and Luigi during their capture. He later rescues Prince Hugo and his friends from [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]].
'''[[Princess Toadstool for President]]''': Although Giant Land does not appear, Bowser and Cheatsy unleash a pack of hungry [[Big Paragoomba|Giant Land Paragoomba]]s upon a crop in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], but Mario and Luigi show up and defeat them.
'''[[Dadzilla]]''': Once [[Madzilla]] is freed from [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]] and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]], after Princess Toadstool says that they will take him to enjoy a new life in the Mushroom Kingdom, Toad tells him that he would fit right in Giant Land.
'''[[Do the Koopa]]''': When Bowser is using the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]] to make everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom dance endlessly, it appears that several citizens of Giant Land can be seen dancing around at one point.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
World4SMB3.png|Giant Land as seen in the original NES version
SMAS SMB3 World 4 Map.png|Giant Land as seen in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
BSXWorld4.png|World 4 as seen in ''[[BS Super Mario Collection]]''
SMB3 Giant Land Artwork.jpg|Mario surrounded by various giant enemies in Giant Land
SMAS SMB3 World 4-A Map.png|Iggy's Airship without enemies
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワールド4 {{hover|巨大|きょだい}}の{{hover|国|くに}}<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 32.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|JapR=Wārudo4 Kyodai no Kuni
|JapM=World 4: Giant Land (alternatively "Big Island"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)
|Spa=Gran Isla
|SpaM=Great Island
|Fre=Grand'île<br>Pays-gros (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)
|FreM=Portmanteau of "''grande''" (feminine form for "''grand''", "big") and "''île''" ("island") which is also a feminine noun in French.<br>Big-land
|Ger=Rieseninsel<br>Land der Riesen
|GerM=Giants Island<br>Land of Giants
|Rom=Țara uriașilor <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|RomM=Land of the giants
|Ita=Mondo dei Giganti<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 32</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6, page 18.</ref><br>Terra dei Giganti <small>(''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')</small><br>Grande Isola <small>(''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small><br>La terra gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 39</ref>
|ItaM=Giants World<br>Giants Land<br>Big Island<br>The giant land
|PorA=Terra Gigante<ref>''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A, p. 12, Editora Sigla, november/1991.</ref>
|PorAM=Giant Land
}}
==Media==
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==Trivia==
*In ''[[Mario Party]]'', the song "Let's Go Lightly" (played on the minigames [[Platform Peril]] and [[Bobsled Run]]) is a cover version of Giant Land's music, but with additional rhythm, although part of the original rhythm is slightly different.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', an arrangement of Giant Land's music plays as part of the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" track.
*The entire island forms the rough shape of a [[Koopa Troopa]].
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:05, May 1, 2024

This article is about the world in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the course in Super Mario 64, see Tiny-Huge Island.
Giant Land
Big Island
Game Super Mario Bros. 3
Level(s) 9
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Giant Land[1][2] (alternatively Big Island,[3] the Land Of The Giants,[4] the Giant World,[5] or the Land of Giants[6]) is the fourth world of Super Mario Bros. 3. This world contains six levels, three Sledge Brothers, two fortresses, two Spade Panels, four Toad Houses, and a castle that has been taken over by an airship. Everything in this world is huge, including the ? Blocks and Goombas, and the map itself resembles a giant turtle, hence the name. Power-ups, Cheep-Cheeps, Spinies, Buzzy Beetles, Venus Fire Traps, and Bullet Bills are exceptions to this and thus remain in their original size.

The Koopaling in charge of Giant Land is the comparatively-small Iggy Koopa. The real king of Giant Land is a shirtless man with a turban on his head. During the events of the game, he gets turned into a dinosaur by the Koopalings; the SNES and Game Boy Advance versions of Super Mario Bros. 3 see him get turned into Donkey Kong Jr.

The map in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 shows that it is to the east of Water Land and to the west of Sky Land.

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Prince Hugo is depicted as the most recent ruler, likely replacing the one seen in the game. Madzilla also lives here.

The sky is light green in the NES version of this world's overworld levels.

Level information[edit]

Level Preview Summary
World 4-1 SMAS SMB3 World 4-1 Screenshot.png The first level of Giant Land, which introduces several large enemies.
World 4-2 SMAS SMB3 World 4-2 Screenshot.png A level with large Warp Pipes and jumping Cheep-Cheeps.
World 4-3 SMAS SMB3 World 4-3 Screenshot.png An underground cavern with large gaps the player has to jump across.
World 4-Fortress 1 SMAS SMB3 World 4-F1 Screenshot.png The first fortress level of Giant Land introduces Hot Foots and sliding Thwomps.
World 4-4 SMAS SMB3 World 4-4 Screenshot.png An underwater stage with Lakitu tossing Spiny Eggs at the player.
World 4-5 SMAS SMB3 World 4-5 Screenshot.png A level that introduces Missile Bills.
World 4-6 Magic Door A level with Magic Doors that change the size of the enemies and obstacles.
World 4-Fortress 2 SMAS SMB3 World 4-F2 Screenshot.png The second fortress level of Giant Land with Donut Lifts.
World 4-Airship SMAS SMB3 World 4-A Screenshot.png The Airship level, manned by Iggy Koopa.
World 4-A map icon for the Sledge Bro (Notice that this map icon is actually a green Hammer Bro). A Sledge Brother battle in Big Island. Three Sledge Brothers roam the map. Encountering one will trigger a battle taking place on a flat stretch of land with two large Cloud Blocks high above it. The reward for defeating one is either a Starman, Lakitu's cloud, or P-Wing depending on which one is fought.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Giant Land
Giant Land in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Giant Land appeared in two episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and was mentioned in two others. It was shown to be similar to the game in appearance, with oversized blocks and pipes. However, the citizens of Giant Land were shown to be actual giants. Giant Land is ruled by Prince Hugo the Huge, who was stated to be the "new ruler" by Big Mouth Koopa.

Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas: This is the only episode in which this world is shown as the title card. Bowser wants to take over Giant Land, so he transforms Bully, Big Mouth, Cheatsy, and Kooky into Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas, enabling to storm through Giant Land and capture Prince Hugo the Huge. Mario and his friends show up at Prince Hugo's castle to offer their help, but the Royal Parrot dismisses them due to their small size. Mario and Luigi explore Giant Land to find a Super Leaf, evading an Angry Sun in the process. As Raccoon Mario and Raccoon Luigi, the brothers head back to the castle, but are unable to stop the Koopalings. They both lose their Raccoon Power and Luigi gets captured, along with Princess Toadstool, Toad and Prince Hugo. Mario manages to avoid capture by flying away on the Royal Parrot, whose cage was stolen by the Koopalings to house Princess Toadstool, Toad and Luigi during their capture. He later rescues Prince Hugo and his friends from Kastle Koopa.

Princess Toadstool for President: Although Giant Land does not appear, Bowser and Cheatsy unleash a pack of hungry Giant Land Paragoombas upon a crop in the Mushroom Kingdom, but Mario and Luigi show up and defeat them.

Dadzilla: Once Madzilla is freed from Big Mouth and Kootie Pie, after Princess Toadstool says that they will take him to enjoy a new life in the Mushroom Kingdom, Toad tells him that he would fit right in Giant Land.

Do the Koopa: When Bowser is using the Doom Dancer Music Box to make everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom dance endlessly, it appears that several citizens of Giant Land can be seen dancing around at one point.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワールド4 巨大[7][8]
Wārudo4 Kyodai no Kuni
World 4: Giant Land (alternatively "Big Island"[9] in-game)

French Grand'île
Pays-gros (Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet)
Portmanteau of "grande" (feminine form for "grand", "big") and "île" ("island") which is also a feminine noun in French.
Big-land
German Rieseninsel
Land der Riesen
Giants Island
Land of Giants
Italian Mondo dei Giganti[10][11]
Terra dei Giganti (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Grande Isola (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)
La terra gigante[12]
Giants World
Giants Land
Big Island
The giant land
Portuguese (NOA) Terra Gigante[13]
Giant Land
Romanian Țara uriașilor (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Land of the giants
Spanish Gran Isla
Great Island

Media[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 32.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American re-release and European ending.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 North American original, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 International ending.
  4. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 3, 8 & 35-42.
  5. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 34 & 37.
  6. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 54.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 32.
  8. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros. Japanese ending (in kana).
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Collection Japanese ending.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual, pag. 32
  11. ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6, page 18.
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 39
  13. ^ VideoGame magazine, issue 8A, p. 12, Editora Sigla, november/1991.