Rome

Rome
MKT RomeAvanti View 2.jpg
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1992)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart Tour (Night Tour, 2023)
Greater location	Italy
Inhabitants	Humans, Animals, etc.

Rome (Italian: Roma) is the capital city of Italy. It appears in Mario is Missing! and Mario Kart Tour, as well as being referenced in the Donkey Kong Country television series by Donkey Kong in the second song from the episode "The Big Chill Out".

History

Mario is Missing!

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, and the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, Michelangelo's Paintbrush is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a column is stolen from the Pantheon, and a 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.

Mario Kart Tour

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 Roman Forum, Piazza del Campidoglio, Piazza Navona, Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, and the Villa Borghese gardens.

Information from Mario is Missing!

• Boy:
  • "Maybe I should wear a suit, because this country is shaped like a boot."
  • "You could try 'Rome-ing' around to figure it out."
• Tourist:
  • "Changed my money to lira at the border. 'To the Tiber' was my order."
  • "I like pizza, I like pasta. Ciao baby, I'll see you!" (NES/SNES)
  • "I like pasta, I like wine. Ciao baby, I’ll be fine." (PC)
• Business Woman:
  • "You're on a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe, somewhere in the Mediterranean."
  • "If you brought Italian shoes from home, we could climb the Alps for a peek of Rome."
• Scientist:
  • "This city was built on 7 hills in 753 B.C. It was home to Caesar, the original Italian Stallion."
  • "This is sort of a riddle, remember Nero and his fiddle?"
• Police Officer:
  • "Your capital is now lira in this capital city. Just do as the Romans do."

Profiles

• 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.

Gallery

Mario is Missing!

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  Luigi in the DOS version of Mario is Missing!

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  The map in the DOS version

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  Map in the SNES version

Mario Kart Tour

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  Artwork of Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and a Chain Chomp outside the Colosseum