 Super Mario Land is remembered for its <unk> Super Mario elements and " twist on just about every Mario mainstay <unk> " . Many of its new elements did not recur later in the series , making Super Mario Land strange compared to the rest of the series , or what IGN 's Thomas described as a " singular <unk> " . IGN 's Marc Nix felt <unk> that Super Mario Land was the only <unk> Mario game , with " <unk> <unk> of white " and <unk> instead of the " strikingly original " Mushroom Kingdom . Mean Machines was also put off by the alien theme , easy difficulty , and dot matrix screen blur . IGN 's Travis <unk> wrote that the game was comparatively not as " ambitious " as Super Mario Bros. 3 . Mean Machines felt as if it was not " a true Mario game " , not worth its originally high review score , and " in <unk> , not really a classic " . 
