After this is completed, the player must travel through six different "zones" containing a series of levels to collect the coins: The game begins with a simple "tutorial" level, Start, to help the player learn the controls of the game. The 6 Golden Coins (the keys to Mario's castle) were spread throughout the island, and Mario must retrieve these coins so that he can confront Wario in order to reclaim his castle and restore order to Mario Land. Upon returning, however, he finds that an old rival of his named Wario had succeeded in taking over his castle and casted an evil spell to brainwash the island's inhabitants into serving him against Mario. ★The 6 Golden Coins are the coins needed to open the gate of Mario's castle.Īfter rescuing Princess Daisy from Tatanga in Sarasaland, Mario returns to his own private island, appropriately named Mario Land. We must collect the 6 coins, attack Wario in the castle, and save everybody! Without these coins, we can't get into the castle to deal with Wario. These Golden Coins are guarded by those under Wario's spell. Wario has scattered the 6 Golden Coins from my castle all over Mario Land. He has been jealous of my popularity ever since we were boys, and has tried to steal my castle many times. While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell. , and the history page from the Mario Portal and "The official home for Mario" websites. Like Super Mario Land, this game was originally excluded from the main Super Mario series by Nintendo, but was included alongside the more traditional games for the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. It is notable for having been the last original side-scrolling Mario game until 2006's New Super Mario Bros., 13½ years later (discounting re-releases & remakes). Like its predecessor, it received a Player's Choice and was produced by the late Gunpei Yokoi rather than the Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who was not involved in the development of this game. It is the direct sequel to Super Mario Land and also marks the debut of Mario's self-proclaimed arch rival Wario, who would later become a recurring character in the Mario series as well as a protagonist in his own series. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a platforming game for the Game Boy released in 1992 and later for the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in 2011.