Thank you for choosing SUPER
MARIO 3D LAND™ for the
Nintendo 3DS™ system.
Please read this manual carefully
before using the software. Pl ease
also read your Nintendo 3DS
Operations Manual for m ore detai ls
and tips to help you enjoy your
playing experience.
Health and Safety Information
Important
Before using this software, read all
content wit hin the H eal th and S af ety
Information applicati on on the HOME
Menu.
To access this application, tap the
icon on the HOME Menu, then
tap Open and read the contents of
each section carefully. When you are
finished, press to return to
the HOME Menu.
Protecting Your Privacy
This software allow s you to share
information, such as your Mii and Mii
name, with other users through
StreetPass.
W h e n y o u d o w n l o a d o r u s e t h i s s o f t w a r e
( i n c l u d i n g a n y d i g i t a l c o n t e n t o r
d o c u m e n t a t i o n y o u d o w n l o a d o r
c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s s o f t w a r e ) a n d p a y a n y
a p p l i c a b l e f e e s , y o u a r e g r a n t e d a p e r s o n a l ,
n o n - e x c
s o f t w a r e o n y o u r N i n t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m .
Y o u r u s e o f t h i s s o f t w a r e
N i n t e n d o 3 D S S e r v i c e U s e r A g r e e m e n t ,
w h i c h i n c l u d e s t h e N i n t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m
P r i v a c y P
l u s i v e , r e v o c a b l e l i c e n s e t o u s e t h i s
i s s u b j e c t t o t h e
o l i c y a n d t h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t .
u s e i n
2 Introduction
SUPER MARIO 3D LAN D is an action
game where you control the main
character, Mario™. Run, jump, and
stomp your way through challenging
courses. Turn into Tanooki Mario
with a Super Leaf, and race for the
Goal Pole!
3 Starting the Game
Start the game, then go to the file-
selection screen from the title
screen.
When starting t he game f or t he
first time, you will be asked to configure
The StreetPassTM feature (page 11)
before the title screen appears.
Starting a New Game
Select a file that says
New Game.
Continuing from a Previous
Game
Saved files will have
Mii™ characters on
t h e m . S e l e c t t h e
saved file you want to
continue playing.
Viewing File Information
Tap the icon to the left of a file
to view and edit information about
the file.
❷
Copy
❶
Copy a file.
Mii info
❷
❸ ❶
Tap to change the Mii displayed on
the file.
Note: The Mii you select here wil l be
used for StreetPass (page 11).
Erase
❸
Delete a file.
Erased data cannot be recovered,
so please be careful.
Erasing All Save Data
To erase all save data, wait until
after the softw are starts up and
t h e N i n t e n d o 3 D S l o g o h a s
disappeared then simultaneously
press and hold
until the title screen appears.
Erased data cannot be recovered,
so please be careful.
4 Saving Your Game
Your progress, which includes
courses cleared, coins collected,
a n d l i v e s r e m a i n i n g , w i l l b e
automatically sav ed whenev er you
clear a course and return to t he
course-selection screen.
Note: The game will not be saved
while you are playing a course.
Note: You can save from the pause
menu by pressing
course-selection screen.
● Data can be lost due to user
a c t i o n s u c h a s r e p e a t e d l y
powering off and on the system,
or removing the Game Card or
SD Card while saving. Data loss
may also be caused by poor
connectivity, due to dirt or dust
in the system's ports. Please be
aware that in these cases data
cannot be restored.
on the
5 Selecting a Course
Move Mario to the course you want
to play. Press or to enter the
course.
V i e w i n g t h e C o u r s e -
Selection Screen
❶
❷
❻
❼
Current world and course
❶
Star Medal info
❷
This is the number of Star Medals
❸
❹
❺
❽
❾
you have obtained on the current
course. T her e are thr ee Star Medals
hidden in each course.
Remaining lives
❸
Star Medal total
❹
Golden Flag
❺
This appears at the top of the Goal
Pole when you grab it to clear a
course.
World button tab
❻
Tap a world you've visited before to
return to it.
Course buttons
❼
You can move directly to a course
by tapping it.
Mario's location :
Courses not cleared
:
Cleared courses
:
Courses cleared with all three
:
Star Medals obtained
Courses you can't enter
:
Courses You Can't Enter...
C o l l e c t t h e
r e q u i r e d
number of Star
Medals to enter
p r e v i o u s l y
inaccessible courses.
Mystery Boxes
❽
Defeat the enemies
inside within the
t i m e l i m i t t o
receive items.
Note: You can receive Mystery
Boxes over StreetPass (page 11).
Toad House
❾
You can receive
presents or view
the album here.
Note: You can save images in the
album to the SD Card.
Note: You can receive gifts from
other Mii characters (page 1 1).
Note: All Toad Houses will be
restocked when you get a game
over.
Pause Menu
Press
selection screen to display the
pause menu, where you can save
and return to the title screen.
at the course-
6 Viewing the Course Screen
❶
❷
❸
Number of coins collected
❶
Current world and course
❷
Item storage
❸
❹
❺
❻
❼
Remaining time
❹
Star Medal info
❺
Remaining lives
❻
Camera control panels
❼
Tap to look around the area.
Note: You can also do this by
Pressing .
Item Storage
Extra power-up item s
will appear in your item
storage. You can store
only one item at a time.
Tap the stored item to use it.
Note: If you already have an item
and grab a new power-up item,
the item will be replaced.
Note: If you already have an item
like a Super Leaf or Fire F lower
and grab a Super Mushroom, it
will turn into coins instead.
Switching 3D V iews
Press when
p l a y i n g a
c o u r s e t o
change how the
3 D v i s u a l s
appear.
Press to enter normal
view. This is the default
view.
P r e s s t o e n t e r t h e
extended-depth view. This
view may make it easier to
feel the depth of the 3D
visuals.
7 Playing Through Courses
Control Mario and
head for the Goal
Pole at the end of
the course.
Checkpoint Flag
I f M a r i o t o u c h e s a
C h e c k p o i n t F l a g
during a course, you
c a n t r y a g a i n f r o m
that point if you lose
a life.
N o t e : I f M a r i o t o u c h e s t h e
Checkpoint Flag as Small Mario,
he'll transform into his normal size.
Checkpoint
Flag
Clearing a Course
Grab on to the Goal P ol e
to clear the course. The
remaining time will be
converted into coins, and
you will return to the
course-selection screen.
Goal
Pole
Note: Grab the very top of the Goal
Pole to earn an extra life and have a
G o l d e n F l a g d i s p l a y e d o n t h e
course-selection screen.
Losing Lives and Game O ve r
During a course, you will lose a life
i f a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g t h i n g s
happen:
• You receive damage as Small Mario
• time runs out,
• or you fall into a pit.
If you lose a life w hen you have no
remaining lives left, you will get a
game over. You can try again from
the last point at which the game was
saved, starting ov er with four liv es.
Pause Menu
P r e s s
during a course to
display the pause
menu, where you
can quit the game
or return to the course-selection
screen.
8 Controlling Mario
Basic Controls
Move
Dash
+ (or )
You will jump higher while dashing.
Jump
(or )
Crouch
(or )
Y o u c a n m o v e a r o u n d w h i l e
crouching.
Moves
Ground Pound
In midair: (or )
Roll
(or ) + (or )
Long Jump
While moving: (or ) +
(or )
Rolling Long Jump
During a roll: (or ) + (or )
Crouch-Jump
Hold (or )
+
(or )
Side Somersault
W h i l e d a s h i n g :
(reverse
direction) + (or )
While dashing, quickly change to the opposite
direction w ith and jump to perform a side
somersault.
Wall Jump
When sliding down a wall:
(or )
Other Controls
Enter Pipe
On top of pipe: (or )
Kick
Run into shells, etc.
Swim
When underwater:
(or )
Propeller Box
(or )
Hold the button down to go
higher.
Binoculars/Cannon
Change direction
b y m o v i n g t h e
N i n t e n d o 3 D S
system or using .
Zoom in/out with
the binoculars with / , and fire
the cannon with (or ).
When playing this game, you may
have to move the Nintendo 3DS
system around. Make sure y ou
h a v e e n o u g h r o o m b e f o r e
playing, and hold the sy st em
firmly with both hands while
playing. Do not move the system
with excessive force, as this
could cause injuries, damage to
t h e p r o d u c t , o r d a m a g e t o
nearby objects.
Resetting the Game
P r e s s , , a n d
simultaneously to return to the
title screen.
Sleep Mode
Closing your syst em dur ing gam e
play will make the sy stem enter
Sleep Mode. When your system
is in Sleep Mode, the battery
c o n s u m p t i o n i s k e p t t o a
minimum. When the system is
opened, it wi ll wake up from
Sleep Mode.
9 Mario's Power-Ups
Mario
Super
Mush-
room
Small Mario
Mario can change into forms with
special abilities when he grabs
certain items.
Damage
T a n o o k i
Mario
Super
Leaf
Fire Mario
Grab a Fire Flow er
to turn into Fire Mario.
Press
fireballs.
(or )
to throw
Tanooki Mario
Grab a Super Leaf
to turn into Tanooki
Mario. Press
to do a tail attack,
and hold
when in midair to float down gently.
(or )
(or )
10 Items
Super Star
Makes Mario invincible for a
short time.
1-Up Mushroom
Increases your remaining lives
by one.
Coin
You'll get an extra life if you
collect 100 of these.
Star Medal
T h e r e a r e t h r e e o n e a c h
course. You'll find them in
Mystery Boxes too!
+ Clock
Increases the amount of time
remaining.
Assist Blocks
If you keep losing lives at the same
point, an Assist Block wil l appear .
Hit it to receive a special it em.
Invincibility Leaf
T urns you into Tanooki
M a r i o w i t h u n l i m i t e d
invincibility.
P-Wing
A l l o w s y o u t o t r a v e l
instantly to somew here
near the Goal Pole.
11 StreetPass
StreetPass Features
I f y o u a c t i v a t e t h e S t r e e t P a s s
feature for use with this game, y ou
can do the following w ith other
players if you take the Nintendo
3DS system out with you.
Exchange Mystery Boxes
I f y o u p a s s b y
other Super Mario
3D Land players,
you will each send
the other the last
Mystery Box (page 5) you played.
Note: Mystery Boxes received via
StreetPass w ill contain Star Medals.
Note: You can only exchange the
kinds of Mystery Boxes found on
the course-selection screen.
Note: When you have several save
files, only data from the save file
you last played wi ll be shared.
Get Items
I f y o u a c t i v a t e
StreetPass for use
with this game and
m e e t a M i i
character in the
wireless-play mode of another
game, you will sometimes get a gift
at a Toad House (page 5).
Note: You will get better gifts the
more times you meet the same Mii.
N o t e : Y o u m u s t
h a v e t h e
Invitations option
i n t h e b u i l t - i n
StreetPass™ Mii
Plaza™ application set to ON to use
this feature. For more details, please
r e f e r t o t h e s e c t i o n a b o u t
S t r e e t P a s s M i i P l a z a i n y o u r
Nintendo 3DS Operations Manual.
Activating StreetPass
If StreetPass is not
activated,
appear on the title
screen.
Tap
t h e o n - s c r e e n
i n s t r u c t i o n s t o
a c t i v a t e
StreetPass.
and follow
will
Deactivating StreetP ass
To deactivate StreetPass, go to the
System Settings
StreetPass Management from the
Data Management menu.
, then select
Note: You can restrict StreetPass
f u n c t i o n a l i t y v i a P a r e n t a l
Controls. For mor e inform at ion,
r e f e r t o t h e N i n t e n d o 3 D S
Operations Manual.
12 Support Information
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