Super Mario 3D Land eases you in with creative level design and tight controls while leaving plenty of challenging content to be discovered. By Maxwell McGee on November 9, 2011 at 10:08AM PST ...

Super Mario 3D Land has the makings of a great game, but it's not exactly a Mario Land title. A look back at the Game Boy classics.

If Mario 3D Land could have arrived at the system's launch in March, that hype would have surely continued. This game – more than any other – is the 3D adventure we've been waiting for.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 824k. Ten years ago on 3rd November 2011, Super Mario 3D Land made its debut on 3DS in Japan. It's not typically held up or remembered as a glorious entry of ...

That lead to Hayashida becoming the director of Super Mario 3D Land, as he and his team worked hard to create the plumber's most recent adventure. Above: An introductory slide from his panel.

Super Mario 3D Land uses a lot of depth-of-field to showcase the 3D. Our hour-long session with the game allowed us to play through all of World 1 and most of Worlds 2 and 3.

Now we have its official moniker, Super Mario 3D Land, and we must say that’s one awkward title. Our mouths want to say, “Super Mario Land 3D,” but that sounds like someone remade the Game ...

But it's here now and "Super Mario 3D Land" does just what Nintendo needs it to do: It presents players with a refined package of gameplay elements that really shows off what the 3DS has to offer.

Super Mario 3D Land Russ Frushtick is the director of special projects, and he has been covering the world of video games and technology for over 15 years. He co-founded Polygon in 2012.

Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system’s capabilities. With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups ...