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(originally i wrote "It has appeared as a notable landmark in two games of the Super Mario franchise", but i don't know if the two versions of Mario is Missing should count as one game)
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[[File:MKT Madrid Drive 3 View.jpg|250px|thumb|The interior of the Prado Museum in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']]
[[File:MKT Madrid Drive 3 View.jpg|250px|thumb|The interior of the Prado Museum in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']]
{{quote2|Picasso's painting, Guernica, hangs in the world famous Prado Museum. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. When he died in 1973, he was known as the greatest figure in modern Spanish art. Although he lived in France most of his life, Spain is eager to claim Picasso as a native son. The 1937 bombing of the town, Guernica, during the Spanish civil war inspired Picasso's most famous painting, Guernica. Like the artist, the painting was outside Spain for years. It was finally brought home to the Prado Museum in 1981.|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}}
{{quote2|Picasso's painting, Guernica, hangs in the world famous Prado Museum. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. When he died in 1973, he was known as the greatest figure in modern Spanish art. Although he lived in France most of his life, Spain is eager to claim Picasso as a native son. The 1937 bombing of the town, Guernica, during the Spanish civil war inspired Picasso's most famous painting, Guernica. Like the artist, the painting was outside Spain for years. It was finally brought home to the Prado Museum in 1981.|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}}
The '''{{wp|Museo del Prado|Prado Museum}}''' is a national art museum, housing countless exhibits in [[Madrid]], {{wp|Spain}}.
The '''{{wp|Museo del Prado|Prado Museum}}''' is a national art museum housing countless exhibits in [[Madrid]], {{wp|Spain}}. It has appeared as a notable landmark in a few games of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.


==History==
==History==
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Prado Museum appears as one of the landmarks in the [[Madrid Drive]] course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. A portion of Madrid Drive 3 takes place inside the museum. The museum contains various paintings depicting different characters. One painting, however, is torn and has a [[Piranha Plant]] in the middle as an obstacle.
The Prado Museum appears as one of the landmarks in the [[Madrid Drive]] course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. A portion of Madrid Drive 3 takes place inside the museum. In this game, the museum' paintings depict different ''Super Mario'' characters. One painting, however, is torn in the middle and has a [[Piranha Plant]] lunging at players from the hole.


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Revision as of 08:33, September 20, 2023

Madrid Drive 3 from Mario Kart Tour
The interior of the Prado Museum in Mario Kart Tour

Template:Quote2 The Prado Museum is a national art museum housing countless exhibits in Madrid, Spain. It has appeared as a notable landmark in a few games of the Super Mario franchise.

History

Mario is Missing!

The Prado Museum in the DOS release of Mario is Missing!
The Prado Museum in the DOS version

In the DOS and Deluxe versions of Mario is Missing!, the Prado Museum is one of the city's landmarks (alongside the Palacio de las Cortes and the Ventas Bullring) that gets ransacked by Koopa Troopas. They steal one of the museums's paintings, Guernica by Pablo Picasso, causing the entire museum to shut down; they also place a bounty on its return. Luigi promptly does just that: he retrieves the painting, and after proving that it is real by answer the questions listed below, it is returned to its rightful place.

  • Guernica was painted by:
    • Diego Rivera
    • Pablo Ruiz Picasso
    • Peter Prado
    • Jose Malaga
  • Guernica was named for:
    • Spanish for gumdrops
    • Picasso's mother
    • town of Guernica
    • Latin for war
  • In 1981, the Guernica was brought home to the Prado Museum from:
    • New York
    • Guernica
    • France
    • Malaga

Mario Kart Tour

The Prado Museum appears as one of the landmarks in the Madrid Drive course in Mario Kart Tour. A portion of Madrid Drive 3 takes place inside the museum. In this game, the museum' paintings depict different Super Mario characters. One painting, however, is torn in the middle and has a Piranha Plant lunging at players from the hole.

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