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Grass Land was the first world
Mario traveled through in Super
Mario Bros. 3. Mario started his
journey here in order to save
the princess. Grass Land
features many different types of
levels - castles, underground
levels, and regular overworld
levels.
On the map screen, Grass Land
features dancing cactuses in a
desert like theme. From the
start, Mario is exposed to new
items and enemies in the levels,
as well as new tests and
obstacles. This was like nothing
Mario had ever seen before.
Mushroom Houses were found in
Grass Land, offering a home to
Toad. There, Toad gave Mario his
choice of treasure chests,
yielding him a powerful item. A
giant lock was found before the
first level as well, as long
with a Spade space to give Mario
the chance to earn extra lives.
The first few levels see Mario
traveling in the now-famous
Super Mario Bros. 3 overworld.
Once Mario has crossed these, he
enters the first subcastle, home
to Boom-Boom, a nasty little
enemy that would come back to
fight Mario many times. The
subcastle would unlock new paths
for Mario to travel through.
After traversing underground in
level 5, Mario was back on the
overworld. He also had to fight
a set of Hammer Bros. before he
entered the Castle. The Castle
harbored an Airship, which was
very difficult for Mario to pass
through. At the end of the
Airship, Mario fought and
defeated Larry Koopa, the
guardian of Grass Land and the
first Koopa Kid.
After defeating Larry Koopa,
Mario proceeded to go to Desert
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