Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
From Japanese to English

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The title screen was changed, for some reason.

    Could you tell me how to get, how to get to Mario Land...?

And I always thought the designers were drunk...

The second level of the Pumpkin Zone is filled with many odd looking creatures, many of which are based on monsters from Japanese folklore. For the explanations below, please refer to the following picture:
Ooga booga.

    1. The Japanese are fond of personifing objects like lanterns into obake (goblins), like the one you see here.
    2. I'd give my right eye for a... never mind.These guys are known as Hitotsume Kozoo (one-eyed boys). They appear in many folk and children's stories as mischieveous, but not particularly scary creatures that are often quite humorous.
    3. Flap! Flap!Another personified object, the Kasa no Obake (umbrella goblin) is a scary creature that is said to float into your room at night through the open window. As you sleep, the obake will stare at you with its one eye and haunt you in your dreams.
    4. These allergies really make my eyes burn.Cameron Myers says: "The fireball monster that appears in SML2 is a ghost flare. They usually appear by either being created by or appearing around spirits and goblins and are used to light their way."

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