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[[File:Topkapi Museum MIMDOS.png| | {{location infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Topkapi Museum MIMDOS.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' (1993) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]'' (1994) | |||
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{{quote|The Topkapi Palace, now a museum, was the residence of Ottoman sultans (kings) for centuries. Mehmet the Conqueror built the first palace in 1453, a few years after defeating Turkey. The palace was a busy place. The sultan was allowed four wives and any number of slave girls. The slaves lived in a locked portion of the palace called the Harem. Bathing was ceremonial in Turkey. The sultan's wives had their own bathtubs, but the harem shared large baths that resembled ornate swimming pools.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}} | {{quote|The Topkapi Palace, now a museum, was the residence of Ottoman sultans (kings) for centuries. Mehmet the Conqueror built the first palace in 1453, a few years after defeating Turkey. The palace was a busy place. The sultan was allowed four wives and any number of slave girls. The slaves lived in a locked portion of the palace called the Harem. Bathing was ceremonial in Turkey. The sultan's wives had their own bathtubs, but the harem shared large baths that resembled ornate swimming pools.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}} | ||
The '''{{iw|wikipedia|Topkapi Palace|Topkapi Museum}}''' appears in PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as a visitable [[List of locations|location]]. Built in {{iw|wikipedia|1453}}<ref>{{cite|quote=Mehmet the Conqueror built the first palace in 1453, a few years after defeating Turkey.|author=Pamphlet|title=''Mario is Missing!''|date=1993}}</ref> (between {{iw|wikipedia|1460}} and {{iw|wikipedia|1478}} in real life),<ref>{{cite|title=Topkapi Palace History|url=www.topkapipalace-tickets.com/topkapi-palace-history|quote=Topkapi Palace is one of the world’s largest surviving palaces and was built between 1460 and 1478 under the orders of Sultan Mehmed II a few years after he conquered Constantinople.|publisher=Topkapi Palace Tickets|language=en|archive=web.archive.org/web/20221027082352/https://www.topkapipalace-tickets.com/topkapi-palace-history|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> the place was the home for {{iw|wikipedia|List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman sultans}} for many centuries. Topkapi Museum closed briefly when a [[Koopa Troopa]] stole the [[Turkish towel from the Harem Baths]], but was reopened since [[Luigi]] returned the item. | |||
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Topkapi Palace History|url=https://www.topkapipalace-tickets.com/topkapi-palace-history | |||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
[[File:Topkapi Museum MIMCD.png|thumb|Stock photo used in ''Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe'']] | |||
Luigi must prove the towel is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the [[curator]]: | Luigi must prove the towel is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the [[curator]]: | ||
*''Who built the first Topkapi palace?'' | *''Who built the first Topkapi palace?'' | ||
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** Mosque | ** Mosque | ||
** Convent | ** Convent | ||
*''How many wives was the sultan allowed to have?'' | |||
** '''Four''' | |||
* | ** None | ||
** One | |||
** Unlimited | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:20, September 19, 2024
| Topkapi Museum | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing! | |
| First appearance | Mario is Missing! (1993) |
| Latest appearance | Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe (1994) |
- “The Topkapi Palace, now a museum, was the residence of Ottoman sultans (kings) for centuries. Mehmet the Conqueror built the first palace in 1453, a few years after defeating Turkey. The palace was a busy place. The sultan was allowed four wives and any number of slave girls. The slaves lived in a locked portion of the palace called the Harem. Bathing was ceremonial in Turkey. The sultan's wives had their own bathtubs, but the harem shared large baths that resembled ornate swimming pools.”
- —Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)
The Topkapi Museum appears in PC versions of Mario is Missing! as a visitable location. Built in 1453[1] (between 1460 and 1478 in real life),[2] the place was the home for Ottoman sultans for many centuries. Topkapi Museum closed briefly when a Koopa Troopa stole the Turkish towel from the Harem Baths, but was reopened since Luigi returned the item.
Questions[edit]
Luigi must prove the towel is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the curator:
- Who built the first Topkapi palace?
- Mehmet
- Galata
- Otto Topkapi
- Peter Ustinov
- If you're so smart, what was the Topkapi before it became a museum?
- Shopping mall
- Sultan's palace
- Mosque
- Convent
- How many wives was the sultan allowed to have?
- Four
- None
- One
- Unlimited
References[edit]
- ^ "Mehmet the Conqueror built the first palace in 1453, a few years after defeating Turkey." – Pamphlet (1993). Mario is Missing!.
- ^ "Topkapi Palace is one of the world’s largest surviving palaces and was built between 1460 and 1478 under the orders of Sultan Mehmed II a few years after he conquered Constantinople." – Topkapi Palace History. Topkapi Palace Tickets (English). Retrieved September 5, 2024. (Archived October 27, 2022, 08:23:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
