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[[File:Spanish Steps MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Spanish Steps in the DOS version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']]
[[File:Spanish Steps MIMDOS.png|thumb|The '''Spanish Steps''' in the DOS version]]
{{quote2|The Spanish Steps and the piazza (plaza) it encompasses were actually built with French, not Spanish, money. The steps and the plaza take their misleading names from the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican. Wide and comfortably curved, these twin staircases are famous for their popularity with sunbathers, skateboards and tourists. The famous poet, Keats, once lived nearby.|Pamphlet|''[[Mario is Missing!]]''}}
The '''{{wp|Spanish Steps}}''' are a set of stairs near the {{wp|Trinità dei Monti}} church and the {{wp|Spain|Spanish}} Embassy to the {{wp|Holy See}} (and not {{wp|Vatican City}} as the pamphlet says) that lends its name to the landmark. It is also one of two landmarks in [[Rome]], alongside the [[Pantheon]], that are exclusive to the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. It is also one of the five locations within Rome that get attacked by [[Koopa Troopa]]s; they take one of the two [[Bannister]]s, causing the entire stairs to be closed. Luigi allows the steps to be reopened by grabbing back the Bannister and returning it to its rightful place, although the clerk at the information booth verifies the Bannister's authenticity first by asking Luigi some questions. These include:
The '''{{wp|Spanish Steps}}''' (Italian: '''''Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti''''') are a set of stairs in [[Rome]] near the {{wp|Trinità dei Monti}} church and the {{wp|Spain|Spanish}} Embassy to the {{wp|Holy See}} (and not {{wp|Vatican City}} as the pamphlet in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' says) that lends its name to the landmark.
 
==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
The Spanish Steps appear as one of two landmarks in Rome, alongside the [[Pantheon]], that are exclusive to the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' It is also one of the five locations within Rome that get attacked by [[Koopa Troopa]]s; they take one of the two [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|bannister]]s, causing the entire stairs to be closed. Luigi allows the steps to be reopened by grabbing back the bannister and returning it to its rightful place, although the clerk at the information booth verifies the Bannister's authenticity first by asking Luigi some questions. These include:


*''Watch your step, Luigi!  How many stairs make up the Spanish Steps?''
*''Watch your step, Luigi!  How many stairs make up the Spanish Steps?''
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**Cocker spaniels
**Cocker spaniels
**The Spanish Civil War
**The Spanish Civil War
**'''The Spanish Embassy'''  
**'''The Spanish Embassy'''
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==Pamphlet information==
Although the pamphlet says that the staircase was paid with French money, this is incorrect. The money was left by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier in his will, but it was in {{wp|Italian scudo|scudi}}, a deprecated Italian coin.<ref>Elling, Christian. ''Rome: The Biography of Her Architecture from Bernini to Thorvaldsen'', illustrated ed., Westview Press, 1975, p. 328. ''Google Books'', books.google.ca/books?id=rOxPAAAAMAAJ.</ref>
''The Spanish Steps and the piazza (plaza) it encompasses were actually built with French, not Spanish, money. The steps and the plaza take their misleading names from the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican. Wide and comfortably curved, these twin staircases are famous for their popularity with sunbathers, skateboards and tourists. The famous poet, Keats, once lived nearby.''
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
The Spanish Steps appear as one of the landmarks in the [[Tour Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 2]] course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', in which a portion of the track has players drive through the steps. Rome Avanti also appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' DLC, once again featuring the Spanish Steps.


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==Trivia==
*Although the pamphlet says that the staircase was paid with "French" money, this is incorrect. The money was left by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier in his will, but it was in {{wp|Italian scudo|scudi}}, a depreciated Italian coin<ref>Elling, Christian. ''Rome: The Biography of Her Architecture from Bernini to Thorvaldsen'', illustrated ed., Westview Press, 1975, p. 328. ''Google Books'', books.google.ca/books?id=rOxPAAAAMAAJ.</ref>.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:33, November 9, 2023

The Spanish Steps in the DOS release of Mario is Missing!
The Spanish Steps in the DOS version of Mario is Missing!

Template:Quote2 The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) are a set of stairs in Rome near the Trinità dei Monti church and the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See (and not Vatican City as the pamphlet in Mario is Missing! says) that lends its name to the landmark.

History

Mario is Missing!

The Spanish Steps appear as one of two landmarks in Rome, alongside the Pantheon, that are exclusive to the PC version of Mario is Missing! It is also one of the five locations within Rome that get attacked by Koopa Troopas; they take one of the two bannisters, causing the entire stairs to be closed. Luigi allows the steps to be reopened by grabbing back the bannister and returning it to its rightful place, although the clerk at the information booth verifies the Bannister's authenticity first by asking Luigi some questions. These include:

  • Watch your step, Luigi! How many stairs make up the Spanish Steps?
    • None, it's an escalator
    • 328
    • 3280
    • 238
  • From what did the Spanish Steps take their misleading name?
    • Cocker spaniels
    • The Spanish Civil War
    • The Spanish Embassy

Although the pamphlet says that the staircase was paid with French money, this is incorrect. The money was left by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier in his will, but it was in scudi, a deprecated Italian coin.[1]

Mario Kart series

The Spanish Steps appear as one of the landmarks in the Rome Avanti 2 course in Mario Kart Tour, in which a portion of the track has players drive through the steps. Rome Avanti also appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass DLC, once again featuring the Spanish Steps.

Media

Video.svg Video - Live-action footage of the Spanish Steps in the Deluxe version of Mario is Missing!
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References

  1. ^ Elling, Christian. Rome: The Biography of Her Architecture from Bernini to Thorvaldsen, illustrated ed., Westview Press, 1975, p. 328. Google Books, books.google.ca/books?id=rOxPAAAAMAAJ.