Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, known in Japan as Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. A spin-off of the Mario series, it follows Wario, the antagonist of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992), as he travels around an island in an attempt to find the treasures necessary to purchase his own castle.
Platform
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 3 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, known in Japan as Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. A spin-off of the Mario series, it follows Wario, the antagonist of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992), as he travels around an island in an attempt to find the treasures necessary to purchase his own castle. The player traverses through side-scrolling levels, avoiding obstacles and jumping between platforms, while collecting coins and treasure in order to progress.
Wario Land received positive reviews from critics, lauding its length and aesthetic quality, though it garnered mixed opinions on the game's difficulty. It sold more than five million copies and established the Wario series of spin-offs and sequels. The game was re-released for the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in 2012 and for the Nintendo Classics service in 2026.
Official trailer
Commercial. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy) Playthrough - NintendoComplete, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Mani
- Series
- Super Mario Land
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- USK
- 0
- ACB
- PG
- ESRB
- E
- CERO
- A
- PEGI
- 3
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | Japan | 1994-01-21 |
| Game Boy | North America | 1994-03-13 |
| Game Boy | Europe / PAL | 1994-05-13 |
| Game Boy | Australia | 1994-07-09 |
Editions
Player's Choice
In the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Player's Choice box
- Instruction booklet
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 26 July 2012 On the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Later in the Game Boy library of Nintendo Switch Online on 7 July 2026. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS shop has closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy 81 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale GamePro 18.5 20 IGN 7.9 10 Nintendo Life 9 10 Jeuxvideo.com 16 20 Famitsu 25 40
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo R&D1 Publisher Nintendo Directors Hiroji Kiyotake, Takehiko Hosokawa Producer Gunpei Yokoi Programmers Masaru Yamanaka, Yuguru Ozawa, Isao Hirano, Yoshinori Katsuki Artists Hiroji Kiyotake, Takehiko Hosokawa, Kenichi Sugino Composers Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kozue Ishikawa
Notes for collectors
- Known in Japan as Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land; Wario's first game as the lead.
- Wario hunts coins and treasure, with power-up helmets such as the Bull Helmet.
- Sold more than five million copies and started the Wario Land series.
- Reissued as a Player's Choice title in 1996.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1
- Director
- Hiroji Kiyotake, Takehiko Hosokawa
- Released
- 1994-03-13
- Age rating
- Not rated (pre-ESRB, before 1994)
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 3 hours
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