Special Zone
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Special Zone is a hidden, extra-difficult set of bonus levels in Super Mario World that offers unique challenges and unlocks game changes upon completion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2945747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Zone Context triple: [Super Mario World, hasSecretWorld, Special Zone]
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A.
The Zone
The Zone was the lively amusement and entertainment district of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, featuring rides, shows, and attractions for fairgoers.
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B.
In the Zone
"In the Zone" is Britney Spears' fourth studio album, a dance-pop and electropop record known for its more mature themes and hit singles like "Toxic" and "Everytime."
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C.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
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D.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
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E.
Trizone
Trizone was the informal name for the combined American, British, and French occupation zones in post-World War II Germany that later formed the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Zone Target entity description: Special Zone is a hidden, extra-difficult set of bonus levels in Super Mario World that offers unique challenges and unlocks game changes upon completion.
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A.
The Zone
The Zone was the lively amusement and entertainment district of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, featuring rides, shows, and attractions for fairgoers.
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B.
In the Zone
"In the Zone" is Britney Spears' fourth studio album, a dance-pop and electropop record known for its more mature themes and hit singles like "Toxic" and "Everytime."
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C.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
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D.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
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E.
Trizone
Trizone was the informal name for the combined American, British, and French occupation zones in post-World War II Germany that later formed the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bonus world
ⓘ
secret area ⓘ video game level set ⓘ |
| accessMethod | reached from Star Road ⓘ |
| accessRequirement | requires completing certain Star Road levels ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | Super Mario World ⓘ |
| bonusContentType | post-game bonus levels ⓘ |
| containsLevel |
Awesome
ⓘ
Funky ⓘ Gnarly ⓘ Groovy ⓘ Mondo ⓘ Outrageous ⓘ Tubular ⓘ Way Cool ⓘ |
| designGoal | post-game challenge for skilled players ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| difficulty |
extra difficult
ⓘ
hardest world in Super Mario World ⓘ |
| enemyChange |
Bullet Bills replaced with Pidgit Bill-style enemies in some versions
ⓘ
Koopa Troopas replaced with Mario-lookalike enemies ⓘ |
| franchise |
Super Mario
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Mario series
|
| hasMapNodeShape | circular loop of levels ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLevels | 8 ⓘ |
| introducedInYear |
1990
ⓘ
1991 ⓘ |
| music | unique background music in some levels ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | level names are 1990s surfer slang terms ⓘ |
| notableLevel | Tubular is known for heavy Balloon power-up use ⓘ |
| overworldChange |
grass becomes autumn-colored
ⓘ
trees and hills change appearance ⓘ |
| partOf | Super Mario World ⓘ |
| platform |
Super Famicom
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ |
| publisher | Nintendo ⓘ |
| region | Dinosaur Land ⓘ |
| regionExclusiveContent | present in both Japanese and international versions of Super Mario World ⓘ |
| rewardForCompletion |
changes enemy sprites
ⓘ
changes overworld palette ⓘ unlocks cosmetic changes in Dinosaur Land ⓘ |
| savePersistence | cosmetic changes persist in save file after completion ⓘ |
| secretStatus | hidden world ⓘ |
| theme |
high difficulty platforming challenges
ⓘ
unique level gimmicks ⓘ |
| unlockCondition | all Special Zone levels must be cleared ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Special Zone Description of subject: Special Zone is a hidden, extra-difficult set of bonus levels in Super Mario World that offers unique challenges and unlocks game changes upon completion.
Referenced by (1)
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