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{{location infobox
|image=[[File:MKT_New_York_Minute_2_Scene.png|300px]]<br>View of the Rockefeller Center in [[New York Minute|New York Minute 2]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|greater_location=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)
}}
The '''{{wp|Rockefeller Center}}''' is a complex of buildings in [[New York City]], including [[Radio City Music Hall]] and '''{{wp|30 Rockefeller Plaza}}'''. It was built by and named for {{wp|John D. Rockefeller}} and his family.
==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:RockefellerCenter MIM.png|thumb|[[Luigi]]'s photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center]]
[[File:RockefellerCenter MIM.png|thumb|[[Luigi]]'s photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center]]
The '''{{wp|Rockefeller Center}}''' is a place in [[New York City]], built by and named for John D. Rockefeller and his family. [[Luigi]] visited it during the events of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', after [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s invaded the city and stole artifacts from its landmarks. From the Rockefeller Center, they took the golden '''Statue of Prometheus''', and Luigi had to find and return it to the Center, for which he was rewarded 1,700 [[bill|dollar]]s.


The Rockefeller Center returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in some of the [[New York Minute]] courses.
[[Luigi]] visits the Rockefeller Center in the [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]] and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES]] versions of ''Mario is Missing!'' after [[Koopa Troopa]]s invade and steal the [[Statue of Prometheus]], along with several other items from other buildings in the city. Luigi has to find and return it to the Center. The curator will reward him by $1700 after proving it is authentic by answering the following questions:


==Pamphlet information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
*''The statue that overlooks the skating rink is:''
''Radio City Music Hall was made world-famous by the dance troupe, The Rockettes. The all-female group was started in Missouri in 1925. They took their name from The Roxy theater, the original New York City home. The Rockettes have performed their high kicks in Radio City since its opening day in 1932. The Music Hall was built to be the largest and showiest theater in the world, despite the Depression which was then at its worst. The theater is a famous Art Deco landmark.''
**John D. Rockefeller
**Hans Brinker
**'''Prometheus'''
*''Rockefeller Center street closes once a year because:''
**the streetcleaners need a break. (SNES)/it's a janitors holiday (NES)
**the ice skating rink is closed.
**'''so the street will remain private property.''' (SNES)/'''it is private property.''' (NES)


==Trivia==
In the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]] version of ''Mario is Missing!'', the Rockefeller Center technically still appears, albeit indirectly, as Luigi visits [[Radio City Music Hall]] instead, which is located within the center. Despite this difference, the pamphlet description, entirely concerned with Radio City Music Hall, is identical between versions of the game.
*[[Nintendo New York]] is located at Rockefeller Center.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK8_New_York_Minute_Screenshot2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Donkey Kong]] drives into 30 Rockefeller Plaza]]
The Rockefeller Center appears again in [[New York Minute]], debuting in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and returning in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' via the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' - Booster Course Pass]]. Racers drive through it in all routes of the course. In particular, New York Minute 3 and the final lap of ''8 Deluxe's'' route have racers drive through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It is shown to have [[manhole]]s that spew water into the air, as well as a [[Glide Ramp]] in New York Minute 2 and ''8 Deluxe's'' route.
==Notes==
*[[Nintendo New York]] is located in 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Fre=le Rockefeller Center
|FreM=Rockefeller Center
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario is Missing!'' (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) (1993)|language=French|accessdate=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
|Ger=das Rockefeller Center
|GerM=Rockefeller Center
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario is Missing!'' (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|language=German|accessdate=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
}}
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings]]
{{MIM}}
{{MKT miscellaneous}}
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, June 29, 2025

Rockefeller Center
View of a Glide Ramp in New York Minute 2
View of the Rockefeller Center in New York Minute 2 in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Greater location New York City, United States

The Rockefeller Center is a complex of buildings in New York City, including Radio City Music Hall and 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It was built by and named for John D. Rockefeller and his family.

History

Mario is Missing!

Luigi's photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center
Luigi's photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center

Luigi visits the Rockefeller Center in the SNES and NES versions of Mario is Missing! after Koopa Troopas invade and steal the Statue of Prometheus, along with several other items from other buildings in the city. Luigi has to find and return it to the Center. The curator will reward him by $1700 after proving it is authentic by answering the following questions:

  • The statue that overlooks the skating rink is:
    • John D. Rockefeller
    • Hans Brinker
    • Prometheus
  • Rockefeller Center street closes once a year because:
    • the streetcleaners need a break. (SNES)/it's a janitors holiday (NES)
    • the ice skating rink is closed.
    • so the street will remain private property. (SNES)/it is private property. (NES)

In the PC version of Mario is Missing!, the Rockefeller Center technically still appears, albeit indirectly, as Luigi visits Radio City Music Hall instead, which is located within the center. Despite this difference, the pamphlet description, entirely concerned with Radio City Music Hall, is identical between versions of the game.

Mario Kart series

Donkey Kong, King Boo and Luigi on Tour New York Minute
Donkey Kong drives into 30 Rockefeller Plaza

The Rockefeller Center appears again in New York Minute, debuting in Mario Kart Tour and returning in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass. Racers drive through it in all routes of the course. In particular, New York Minute 3 and the final lap of 8 Deluxe's route have racers drive through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It is shown to have manholes that spew water into the air, as well as a Glide Ramp in New York Minute 2 and 8 Deluxe's route.

Notes

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French le Rockefeller Center[1] Rockefeller Center
German das Rockefeller Center[2] Rockefeller Center

References

  1. ^ Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) (1993). Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved April 23, 2025.