Koopa Troopas are actually absent in the Nintendo Game Boy adventure. Instead in Super Mario Land, they’re bombshell koopas.
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Fun Fact: Translation Error in Super Mario Land
In the instruction manual, most of the enemies kept their original Japanese names.
Fun Fact: No Fireballs in Super Mario Land
The fireball/fire flower power was replaced in Super Mario Land with the superball. Which, true to the name, bounced.
Fun Fact: First Time Mario Fought an Alien
Tatanga in Super Mario Land, as its final boss battle, served as the first time Mario battles an alien.
Fun Fact: First Mario Without Shigeru Miyamoto
Super Mario Land was instead made by Gunpei Yokoi, who also made the Nintendo Game Boy system.
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