Sydney

Sydney
Sydney in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Greater location	Australia

Sydney is the capital city of the New South Wales state on the eastern coast of Australia.

History

Mario is Missing!

Sydney appears as a city in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. In the DOS version, it is in the third level set out of five; in the SNES version, it is in the second level set out of three; and in the NES version, alongside San Francisco, it is in the second pair of levels out of seven. There are three landmarks — Bondi Beach, the Taronga Zoo, and the Sydney Opera House — from which artifacts were stolen by Koopa Troopas; respectively, a surfboard, a koala, and some sheet music. In the PC version, a fourth artifact is stolen: a steel girder from the Sydney Harbor Bridge. If Luigi finds and returns the artifacts to their respective landmarks, he will be rewarded with money and finally the city will be rescued.

Additionally, to defeat the Pokey preventing him from leaving the city, he must also use the Globulator to call Yoshi to his location, which he can deduce from the following information.

Information

Person	Quote
PC version
	"It's the world's sixth largest country. But you can also count on it being the smallest continent." "This place is a mega-cool wonder. They often refer to it as 'The Land Down Under."
	"I was most interested in the Aborigines. But now I want to see kangaroos too." "It's a continent and a country, and it's the only one that's like that."
	"You're in the southern hemisphere, its name means 'Unknown Southern Land' I hear." "I always thought Australia's capital was spelled Sid's Knee."
	"I don't like to be bossy, but can't you recognize an Aussie?" "Although Canberra is the capital, you're in Aussie's oldest and largest city."
	"You're in Sydney, mate. Koalas and surfing...can't wait!" "I knew the maps wouldn't fail ya', this is Sydney, Australia."
SNES version
	"It's the world's sixth largest country. But you can also count on it being the smallest continent." "This place is a mega-cool wonder. They often refer to it as 'The Land Down Under."
	"I was most interested in the Aborigines. But now I want to see kangaroos too." "It's a continent and a country, and it's the only one that's like that."
	"You're in the southern hemisphere, its name means 'Unknown Southern Land' I hear." "I always thought Australia's capital was spelled Sid's Knee."
	"I don't like to be bossy, but can't you recognize an Aussie?" "Although Canberra is the capital, you're in Aussie's oldest and largest city."
	"You're in Sydney, mate. Koalas and surfing...can't wait!" "I knew the maps wouldn't fail ya', this is Sydney, Australia."
NES version
	"It's the world's sixth largest country. But you can also count on it being the smallest continent." "This place is a mega-cool wonder. They often refer to it as 'The Land Down Under."
	"I was most interested in the Aborigines. But now I want to see kangaroos too." "It's a continent and a country, and it's the only one that's like that."
	"You're in the southern hemisphere, its name means 'Unknown Southern Land' I hear." "I always thought Australia's capital was spelled Sid's Knee."
	"I don't like to be bossy, but can't you recognize an Aussie?" "Although Canberra is the capital, you're in Aussie's oldest and largest city."
	"You're in Sydney, mate. Koalas and surfing...can't wait!" "I knew the maps wouldn't fail ya', this is Sydney, Australia."

Newspaper

Pesky Penguin Influx

Thousands of penguins have begun arriving daily as their home in Antarctica is turning to soup. Most are finding their way to Taronga Zoo, where they've tried to gain admission to the polar bear den. The polar bears, meanwhile, are complaining that there's no more room. Zoo officials have appealed to Mario and Luigi to restore the South Pole to its once frozen state.

City Reels From Recent Ripoffs

All over town, things are turning up missing. Bowser and the Koopas have taken credit for the crimes, and have demanded dollars in large denominations as ransom. City officials have offered large rewards to anyone who can stop the terrible turtles.

Lightfingers on the Loose

	Scene of crime: Sydney Opera House Artifact: the Sydney Opera Sheet Music Reward: $1190 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: The Sydney Harbor Bridge Artifact: the Steel Girder from the Harbor Bridge Reward: $2100 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: Taronga Zoo Artifact: the Taronga Zoo koala Reward: $2100 Bonus: $2800
	Scene of crime: Bondi Beach Artifact: the surfoard from Bondi Beach Reward: $1260 Bonus: $0

Mario Kart series

Sydney in Mario Kart Tour

Sydney also appears as the setting of the new course, Sydney Sprint, first appearing in Mario Kart Tour. Like other cities in the game, it has multiple numbered routes through the same map. The Sydney Tours in April–May 2021 and September 2021 in Mario Kart Tour introduced Sydney Sprint and Sydney Sprint 2 respectively, while the 2022 Anniversary Tour introduced Sydney Sprint 3.

Sydney Sprint returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a course in the Booster Course Pass, being the first course of the Propeller Cup. This version of the course combines all three of its routes from its Mario Kart Tour appearance, even though it released before Sydney Sprint 3.

Multimedia

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Gallery

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  Map of Sydney in the DOS version.

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  Sydney in the DOS version.

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  Map of Sydney in the SNES version.

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  Sydney in the SNES version.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シドニー[?] Shidonī	Sydney
Chinese	悉尼[?] Xīní	Sydney
French	Sydney	-
German	Sydney	-
Korean	시드니[?] Sideuni	Sydney
Russian	Сидней[?] Sydney	Sydney
Spanish	Sídney[?]	Sydney