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'''{{wp|Rome}}''' (Italian: '''''Roma''''') is the capital city of {{wp|Italy}}. It | {{location infobox | ||
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-Tour RomeAvanti.jpg|256px]]<br>Rome in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | |||
|greater_location={{wp|Italy}} | |||
|capital= | |||
|ruler= | |||
|inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc. | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023) | |||
}} | |||
'''{{wp|Rome}}''' (Italian: '''''Roma''''') is the capital city of {{wp|Italy}}. It appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', as well as being referenced in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series by [[Donkey Kong]] in [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Over the Hill|the second song]] from the episode "[[The Big Chill Out]]". | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:RomeMIMSNESpng.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in the SNES version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']] | [[File:RomeMIMSNESpng.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in the SNES version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']] | ||
Rome is one of the locations visited in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. Alongside [[Beijing]], [[Nairobi]], [[Moscow]] and [[San Francisco]], it is one of the five cities [[Luigi]] must visit in ''Mario is Missing!'' in order to defeat [[Ludwig von Koopa]] in the SNES version and [[Larry Koopa]] in the PC version. In the NES version, it is part of the first pair of levels alongside [[New York City]]. Several items were stolen from famous landmarks by [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopalings]]: in the NES and SNES versions, these include a [[gladiator's spear]] from the [[Colosseum]], some [[Coins from the Trevi Fountain|coins]] from the [[Trevi Fountain]], and the [[Sistine Chapel]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]]. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, [[Michelangelo's Paintbrush]] is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a [[Column from the Pantheon|column]] is stolen from the [[Pantheon]], and a [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|bannister]] is stolen from the [[Spanish Steps]]. When in Rome, Luigi must ask the locals questions about the area and answer geographical and historical questions to return the items to their rightful place. | Rome is one of the locations visited in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. Alongside [[Beijing]], [[Nairobi]], [[Moscow]] and [[San Francisco]], it is one of the five cities [[Luigi]] must visit in ''Mario is Missing!'' in order to defeat [[Ludwig von Koopa]] in the SNES version and [[Larry Koopa]] in the PC version. In the NES version, it is part of the first pair of levels alongside [[New York City]]. Several items were stolen from famous landmarks by [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopalings]]: in the NES and SNES versions, these include a [[gladiator's spear]] from the [[Colosseum]], some [[Coins from the Trevi Fountain|coins]] from the [[Trevi Fountain]], and the [[Sistine Chapel]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]]. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, [[Michelangelo's Paintbrush]] is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a [[Column from the Pantheon|column]] is stolen from the [[Pantheon]], and a [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|bannister]] is stolen from the [[Spanish Steps]]. When in Rome, Luigi must ask the locals questions about the area and answer geographical and historical questions to return the items to their rightful place. | ||
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===''Mario Kart | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
A course set in Rome appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the | A course set in Rome, titled [[Rome Avanti]], appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Night Tour]]. Rome is the sixth European city to be added to the game as a race course, after [[Paris]], [[London]], [[Berlin]], [[Amsterdam]], and [[Athens]], and is the first of them courses to be set at night. Landmarks visited in the course include the Colosseum, the {{wp|Roman Forum}}, {{wp|Piazza del Campidoglio}}, {{wp|Piazza Navona}}, {{wp|Piazza del Popolo}}, {{wp|Campo de' Fiori}}, the Spanish Steps, the {{wp|Villa Borghese gardens}}, the Trevi Fountain, and {{wp|Trajan's Market}}. | ||
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Rome Avanti returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Acorn Cup]]. | |||
==Media== | |||
{{media table | |||
|file1=MIM SNES Italy and France.oga | |||
|title1=''Mario is Missing!'' (SNES) | |||
|file2=Mario is Missing! Italy and Canada NES.oga | |||
|title2=''Mario is Missing!'' (NES) | |||
|file3=MKT Rome Avanti Theme.oga | |||
|title3=''Mario Kart Tour'' | |||
|description3=Rome Avanti | |||
|file4=Switch Tour Rome Avanti BCP.oga | |||
|title4=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | |||
|description4={{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}} | |||
}} | |||
==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''== | ==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''== | ||
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==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
'''Mario Kart Tour''' | *'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like they're having a blast in a city of beautiful streets and ancient ruins.''<ref>@mariokarttourEN (June 21, 2023). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1671759926870577154 "''Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like they're having a blast in a city of beautiful streets and ancient ruins.''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 22, 2023.</ref> | ||
''Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like they're having a blast in a city of beautiful streets and ancient ruins.'' | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Rome MIMDOS.png|[[Luigi]] in the DOS version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' | Rome MIMDOS.png|[[Luigi]] in the DOS version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' | ||
Rome Map MIMDOS.png|The map in the DOS version | Rome Map MIMDOS.png|The map in the DOS version | ||
Rome MIM.png|Map in the SNES version | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | ===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and a [[Chain Chomp]] outside the [[Colosseum]] | MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and a [[Chain Chomp]] outside the [[Colosseum]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
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{{Earth}} | {{Earth}} | ||
{{MIM}} | {{MIM}} | ||
{{MKT}} | {{MKT}} | ||
{{MK8}} | |||
[[Category:Real cities]] | [[Category:Real cities]] | ||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! locations]] | [[Category:Mario is Missing! locations]] | ||
[[it:Roma]] | [[it:Roma]] | ||