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'''{{iw|wikipedia|San Francisco}}''' is sometimes accessed by the various protagonists of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. It is a city in {{wp|California}} within the [[United States of America]]. | |||
Later in the game, the city is mentioned by a tourist in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. When Luigi shows him a cable car that the Troopas stole from [[Sugar Loaf Mountain]], he says that "San Francisco doesn't seem quite so far, when I look at that cable car." | ==History== | ||
===''Saturday Supercade''=== | |||
[[File:SS Golden Gate Bridge.png|thumb|The Golden Gate Bridge in ''Saturday Supercade'']] | |||
San Francisco appears in the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[The Ventriloquist Caper]]," where [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] and [[Bones Bailey]] travel to the [[Golden Bridge Theatre]] to see the [[Wrestling Gorilla]], whom they believe has information on [[Donkey Kong]]'s whereabouts. | |||
===''Mario is Missing!''=== | |||
[[File:San Francisco MIMDOS.png|thumb|[[Luigi]] in San Francisco in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'']] | |||
San Francisco appears in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']]. In the game, it is one of the first five cities [[Luigi]] has to rescue from invading [[Koopa Troopa]]s except the NES version, where it is instead in the second pair of levels alongside [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]]. The enemies have stolen a [[Golden Gate Bridge fog horn|fog horn]] from the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], the [[Top of the Transamerica Pyramid|top]] of the [[Transamerica Pyramid]], and a [[window from Coit Tower|window]] from [[Coit Tower]]; in the PC version, instead of Coit Tower, they have also stolen a [[striped prison shirt]] from [[Alcatraz]] and the [[Cable Car Bell|bell]] from a [[Cable Car]]. To expel the Koopas, Luigi has to find the missing objects and return these to their respective landmarks. | |||
In the PC version, Luigi is contacted by [[Mayor Froobnitz]] when he first arrives in the city and after he returns all the artifacts. | |||
Later in the game, the city is mentioned by a tourist in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. When Luigi shows him a cable car that the Troopas stole from [[Sugarloaf Mountain|Sugar Loaf Mountain]], he says that "San Francisco doesn't seem quite so far, when I look at that cable car." | |||
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== | |||
==Profiles== | |||
===''Mario is Missing!''=== | |||
{{MIM info header}} | |||
{{MIMPC info | |||
|boy=July 4th is the most important date when you're in the land of the fifty states. | |||
|boy_2=Besides the Golden Gate bridge, the cable cars are the stars. | |||
|tourist=A few American dollars will buy baseball, hamburgers and Mom's apple pie. | |||
|tourist_2=California here I am, on the west coast with Uncle Sam. | |||
|reporter=Welcome to the Golden West. Have you visited that other California city, Los Angeles? | |||
|reporter_2=If you're wandering around in a fog and feeling crabby, have some Dungeness crab on San Francisco sourdough. | |||
|scientist=This city was named for Saint Francis of Assisi in 1776. | |||
|scientist_2=No one was interested in San Francisco until the Gold Rush. | |||
|officer=Wherever you go, locals hate it if you call the city 'Frisco. | |||
|officer_2=To be more specific, you're on the Pacific in the northern half of California. | |||
}} | |||
|- | |||
{{MIMNES info | |||
|boy=July 4th is the most important date when you're in the land of the fifty states. | |||
|tourist=A few American dollars will buy baseball, hamburgers and Mom's apple pie. | |||
|reporter=Welcome to the Golden West. Have you visited that other California city, Los Angeles? | |||
|scientist=This city was named for Saint Francis of Assisi in 1776. | |||
|officer=Wherever you go, locals hate it if you call the city 'Frisco. | |||
}} | |||
|- | |||
{{MIMSNES info | |||
|boy=July 4th is the most important date when you're in the land of the fifty states. | |||
|boy_2=Besides the Golden Gate bridge, the cable cars are the stars. | |||
|tourist=A few American dollars will buy baseball, hamburgers and Mom's apple pie. | |||
|tourist_2=California here I am, on the west coast with Uncle Sam. | |||
|reporter=Welcome to the Golden West. Have you visited that other California city, Los Angeles? | |||
|reporter_2=If you're wandering around in a fog and feeling crabby, have some Dungeness crab on San Francisco sourdough. | |||
|scientist=This city was named for Saint Francis of Assisi in 1776. | |||
|scientist_2=No one was interested in San Francisco until the Gold Rush. | |||
|officer=Wherever you go, locals hate it if you call the city 'Frisco. | |||
|officer_2=To be more specific, you're on the Pacific in the northern half of California. | |||
}} | |||
|} | |||
=== Newspaper === | |||
;Turtles Take Prominent Property | |||
:A lime-green turtle with a giant shell, last seen traveling by turbo skateboard, is the prime suspect in the theft of the fog horn from the Golden Gate Bridge. Ship traffic has grounded to a halt in the fog. Meanwhile, bridge officials have offered a $2240 reward for safe return of the horn, plus a $3200 bonus if it's returned first. | |||
; Lightfingers on the Loose | |||
: {| class=wikitable | |||
![[File:Koopa balloon MIMDOS.png]] | |||
| | |||
*Scene of crime: The Golden Gate Bridge | |||
*Artifact: the Golden Gate Bridge fog horn | |||
*Reward: $2240 | |||
*Bonus: $3200 | |||
|- | |||
![[File:Koopa propeller MIMDOS.png]] | |||
| | |||
*Scene of crime: Alcatraz | |||
*Artifact: the striped prison shirt | |||
*Reward: $1440 | |||
*Bonus: $0 | |||
|- | |||
![[File:Koopa skateboard MIMDOS.png]] | |||
| | |||
*Scene of crime: Scene of crime: The Cable Car | |||
*Artifact: the Cable Car Bell | |||
*Reward: $1280 | |||
*Bonus: $0 | |||
|- | |||
![[File:Koopa bag pull MIMDOS.png]] | |||
| | |||
*Scene of crime: The Transamerica Pyramid | |||
*Artifact: the top of the Transamerica Pyramid | |||
*Reward: $1600 | |||
*Bonus: $0 | |||
|} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SanFrancisco MIM.png|The map in the SNES version | SanFrancisco MIM.png|The map in the SNES version | ||
San Francisco MIM SNES.png|San Francisco in the SNES version | |||
San Francisco Map MIMDOS.png|The map in the DOS version | San Francisco Map MIMDOS.png|The map in the DOS version | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Ger=San Franzisko | |||
|GerM=San Francisco | |||
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=September 23, 2024}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
== References == | |||
<references/> | |||
{{Earth}} | {{Earth}} | ||
{{MIM}} | {{MIM}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Real cities]] | ||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! locations]] | [[Category:Mario is Missing! locations]] |
Latest revision as of 22:50, November 21, 2024
San Francisco is sometimes accessed by the various protagonists of the Super Mario franchise. It is a city in California within the United States of America.
History[edit]
Saturday Supercade[edit]
San Francisco appears in the Saturday Supercade episode "The Ventriloquist Caper," where Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones Bailey travel to the Golden Bridge Theatre to see the Wrestling Gorilla, whom they believe has information on Donkey Kong's whereabouts.
Mario is Missing![edit]
San Francisco appears in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. In the game, it is one of the first five cities Luigi has to rescue from invading Koopa Troopas except the NES version, where it is instead in the second pair of levels alongside Sydney, Australia. The enemies have stolen a fog horn from the Golden Gate Bridge, the top of the Transamerica Pyramid, and a window from Coit Tower; in the PC version, instead of Coit Tower, they have also stolen a striped prison shirt from Alcatraz and the bell from a Cable Car. To expel the Koopas, Luigi has to find the missing objects and return these to their respective landmarks.
In the PC version, Luigi is contacted by Mayor Froobnitz when he first arrives in the city and after he returns all the artifacts.
Later in the game, the city is mentioned by a tourist in Rio de Janeiro. When Luigi shows him a cable car that the Troopas stole from Sugar Loaf Mountain, he says that "San Francisco doesn't seem quite so far, when I look at that cable car."
Profiles[edit]
Mario is Missing![edit]
Newspaper[edit]
- Turtles Take Prominent Property
- A lime-green turtle with a giant shell, last seen traveling by turbo skateboard, is the prime suspect in the theft of the fog horn from the Golden Gate Bridge. Ship traffic has grounded to a halt in the fog. Meanwhile, bridge officials have offered a $2240 reward for safe return of the horn, plus a $3200 bonus if it's returned first.
- Lightfingers on the Loose
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
German | San Franzisko[1] | San Francisco |
References[edit]
- ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 23, 2024.