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[[File:MKT RomeAvanti View 2.jpg|250px|thumb|The Colosseum in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']] | [[File:MKT RomeAvanti View 2.jpg|250px|thumb|The Colosseum in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']] | ||
{{quote2|The Colosseum was built in AD 72 at the command of an important Roman Emperor. Its name comes from a Latin word meaning big, and it really is huge. 573 yards in circumference, the Colosseum seated over 50,000 spectators. The rulers and the public came to the arena each week to watch games of strength and other entertainment. The games they watched were often very violent, with gladiators sent to fight riveting foes like hungry lions and elephants.|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}} | {{quote2|The Colosseum was built in AD 72 at the command of an important Roman Emperor. Its name comes from a Latin word meaning big, and it really is huge. 573 yards in circumference, the Colosseum seated over 50,000 spectators. The rulers and the public came to the arena each week to watch games of strength and other entertainment. The games they watched were often very violent, with gladiators sent to fight riveting foes like hungry lions and elephants.|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}} | ||
The '''{{wp|Colosseum}}''' (in Italian: '''''Colosseo''''') is a famous arena in [[Rome]], built in 72 AD. During the time of the {{wp|Roman Empire}}, it was the venue of {{wp|gladiator}} fights. It has appeared in ''Mario'' media on many separate occasions. | The '''{{wp|Colosseum}}''' (in Italian: '''''Colosseo''''') is a famous arena in [[Rome]], built in 72 AD. During the time of the {{wp|Roman Empire}}, it was the venue of {{wp|gladiator}} fights. It has appeared in ''Super Mario'' media on many separate occasions. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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**AD 1972 | **AD 1972 | ||
===''Mario Kart | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
[[File:MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|thumb|The Colosseum in artwork promoting the [[Night Tour]]]] | [[File:MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|thumb|The Colosseum in artwork promoting the [[Night Tour]]]] | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the course [[Wario Colosseum]] is set in an amphitheater resembling the Colosseum, and is also named after it. | |||
In the first route for the course, racers drive inside the Colosseum, and drive a full circumference of the building's interior, before gliding out of it. | The Colosseum itself appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as one of the landmarks visited in the [[Tour Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti]] course. In the first route for the course, racers drive inside the Colosseum, and drive a full circumference of the building's interior, before gliding out of it. In the third route, racers drive through a bridge in the middle of the Colosseum, surrounded by two [[Chain Chomp]]s. | ||
The Colosseum returns in {{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}} in the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Colosseum MIMDOS.png|The Colosseum in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | Colosseum MIMDOS.png|The Colosseum in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | ||
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MKT RomeAvanti Scene 1.jpg|View inside the Colosseum | |||
MKT Rome Avanti 3 View.jpg|View inside the Colosseum | |||
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===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''=== | |||
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MK8D Tour Rome Avanti Scene 3.png|View inside the Colosseum | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Buildings]] | [[Category:Buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] | [[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] | ||
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[[Category:Mario Kart Tour]] | [[Category:Mario Kart Tour]] | ||