World 8

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World 8, also known as Dark Land, is the final, ominous kingdom in Super Mario Bros. 3 where Mario confronts Bowser in a series of challenging levels.

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Label Occurrences
World 8 canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
game world
kingdom
video game level set
alsoKnownAs Dark Land
appearsIn Super Mario Bros. 3
belongsToGameGeneration third generation of video game consoles
countryOfOrigin Japan
developer Nintendo R&D4
difficulty highest in the game
enemyFaction Koopa Troop
finalBoss Bowser
follows World 7
franchise Mario franchise
linked to: Super Mario series
gamePlatform Famicom
linked to: Famicom Disk System

Nintendo Entertainment System
genreContext platform game
hasAntagonist Bowser
hasBossBattleLocation Bowser’s throne room
linked to: Bowser’s Castle
hasFeature Bowser’s Castle
battleships
challenging levels
fortresses
lava
tanks
hasProtagonist Mario
hasSubarea Bowser’s Castle
airship stages
hand trap levels
overworld map
tank stages
hasTheme dark
ominous
hasWorldNumber 8
musicStyle ominous
tense
narrativeFunction location of final confrontation with Bowser
partOfSeries Super Mario
linked to: Super Mario series
precedes end credits of Super Mario Bros. 3
primaryObjective defeat Bowser
rescue Princess Toadstool
publisher Nintendo
role final kingdom
final world
settingType war-torn land
visualStyle dark palette

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Dark Land alsoKnownAs World 8