Characters in Dinosaur Land
information from the SNES Super Mario World instruction booklet
Koopa
The same old Koopas are back again. Everything
seems bleak when these
characters appear! If you jump on a Koopa in this game, it pops out of its shell. And what's worse is that an unshelled
Koopa will eventually find its empty shell and
climb back in to
start all over again. BEWARE! If a Koopa
climbs into a yellow shell, he'll become invincible!
Super Koopa
A
Koopa that can fly once it has put on the magic cape. It looks like this guy might give Caped
Mario some tough aerial combat. But look at the bright side ... if you jump on one that's wearing a
flashing cape, you'll get a Cape Feather.
Jumpin' Piranha Plant
These are a tropical plant
version of the Volcano Plant! Be careful; they come madly whirling out of the pipes and can be very tough.
Goomba
Jump on it to make it roll. You can also hold it or throw it.
Monty Mole
This is a mole that bursts out of the ground. There's even
bigger ones underground.
Boo Buddies and The Big Boo
You may
remember the Boo Buddies from Super Mario Bros. 3. This time there's a whole horde of them! And amongst them there's a huge spook call The Big Boo. But don't worry, if you look at them, they act shy and turn away. Cute, aren't they? But watch it ... they're dangerous!
Eeries
This is a
dinosaur spook that roams the haunted house. It
comes after you with its pale face and ohhhh, what a ghastly
spook it is!
Rip Van Fish
This
little fellow is always
taking a nap, but when Mario comes along, he wakes up, and sets off in hot pursuit. Whatever you do, don't let Rip touch Mario.
Urchin
This is a giant urchin
drifting in the sea. It doesn't move very fast, so if you swim by carefully, there
should be no problem. However, it's probably really
painful if you get stung.
Dolphin
Don't worry, these guys aren't enemies; they help Mario
cross water. A useful
shoal of dolphin look alikes!
Rex
As one would expect, you
could only meet this kind of enemy in
dinosaur land, and there are lots of them too. You have to
stomp on a Rex
twice to defeat him. Rex has wings, but I don't think he can fly.
Mini-Rhino and Dino Rhino
These are dragons from Chocolate Island. Jump on Dino-Rhino and it becomes Mini-Rhino.
Watch out, they breath fire.
Bob-omb
These
explode and scatter stars
after a set time. Some of the Bob-ombs use parachutes to drop from the sky. These
little guys are a real blast.
Thwomp
A nasty stone ghost that guards the castles and fortresses for the Koopas. If Mario comes close, Thwomp will try to crush him. The
trouble is, if you don't pass it, you can't go on.
Wiggler
A caterpillar that
lives in the forest.
Normally Wiggler is very quiet, but once jumped on, Wiggler turns red and gets extremely angry. If possible, treat Wiggler with respect.
Magikoopa
This is one of the tortoise sorcerers. The
strange flashes of light that shoot from the wand are able to
change blocks into enemies. On top of this,
Magikoopa can appear and
disappear in an instant. A touch customer to deal with!
Sumo Brother
When this strange
little fellow stamps its foot, lightning strikes, and
turns whatever it hits into a sea of flames. BEWARE! Sumo Brother will even attack you with a karate chop!
Chargin' Chuck
These All-Stars always seem to bar Mario's way just when he's within sight of the goal. They use a variety of bull-headed attacks, so you'll have a tough time
checking Chargin' Chuck.
Bosses
Iggy Koopa
Boss of Yoshi's Island
Morton Koopa Jr.
Boss of Donut Plains
Lemmy Koopa
Boss of Vanilla Dome
Ludwig Von Koopa
Boss of Cookie Mountain
Roy Koopa
Boss of
Forest of Illusion
Wendy O. Koopa
Boss of Chocolate Island
Larry Koopa
Boss of
Valley of Bowser