Dark Land

E311701

Dark Land is the final, lava-filled world ruled by Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3, known for its high difficulty and fortress-heavy layout.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dark Land canonical 5
Dark Lands 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
video game level
world in Super Mario Bros. 3
alsoKnownAs Bowser’s Castle
surface form: Bowser’s Castle world

World 8
appearsIn Super Mario Bros. 3
belongsToFaction Koopa Troop
contains Bowser’s Castle
airship levels
hand trap levels
lava-filled stages
tank levels
difficultyRank hardest world in Super Mario Bros. 3
endGoal rescue Princess Toadstool
enemyType Airship crew
Hammer Bro
Koopa Troopa
Tank enemies
finalWorldOf Super Mario Bros. 3
gameDeveloperContext Nintendo
gameGenreContext platform game
gamePublisherContext Nintendo
hasBoss Bowser
hasMusicStyle final world theme
ominous
hasTheme final battle
fortress
lava
introducedIn 1988
levelCategory late-game world
mapStructure fortresses blocking progress
multiple branching paths
narrativeRole Bowser’s Castle
surface form: Bowser’s stronghold

climactic setting
notableFor fortress-heavy layout
high difficulty
warship and tank stages
partOfSeries Super Mario series
platformContext Nintendo Entertainment System
surface form: Famicom

Nintendo Entertainment System
precededBy Pipe Land
precedes end credits of Super Mario Bros. 3
primaryAntagonist Bowser
regionType world map area
ruledBy Bowser
settingFeature castle strongholds
dark skies
volcanic terrain
worldNumber 8

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bowser homeLocation Dark Land
this entity surface form: Dark Lands
Mushroom World hasPart Dark Land
Great Demon King hasResidence Dark Land
King of the Koopas residence Dark Land
this entity surface form: Dark Lands
Koopa Troop hasBaseOfOperations Dark Land