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|inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc. | |inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc. | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023) | ||
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'''{{wp|Rome}}''' (Italian: '''''Roma''''') is the capital city of {{wp|Italy}}. It appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', as well as being referenced in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series by [[Donkey Kong]] in [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Over the Hill|the second song]] from the episode "[[The Big Chill Out]]". | '''{{wp|Rome}}''' (Italian: '''''Roma''''') is the capital city of {{wp|Italy}}. It appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', as well as being referenced in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series by [[Donkey Kong]] in [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Over the Hill|the second song]] from the episode "[[The Big Chill Out]]". | ||
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[[File:RomeMIMSNESpng.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in the SNES version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']] | [[File:RomeMIMSNESpng.png|thumb|left|[[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|coins]] from the [[Trevi Fountain]], and the [[Sistine Chapel]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]]. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, [[Michelangelo's Paintbrush]] is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a [[Column from the Pantheon|column]] is stolen from the [[Pantheon]], and a [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|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. | 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|coins]] from the [[Trevi Fountain]], and the [[Sistine Chapel]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]]. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, [[Michelangelo's Paintbrush]] is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a [[Column from the Pantheon|column]] is stolen from the [[Pantheon]], and a [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|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. | ||
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===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
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 {{wp|Roman Forum}}, {{wp|Piazza del Campidoglio}}, {{wp|Piazza Navona}}, {{wp|Piazza del Popolo}}, {{wp|Campo de' Fiori}}, the Spanish Steps, the {{wp|Villa Borghese gardens}}, the Trevi Fountain, and {{wp|Trajan's Market}}. | 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 {{wp|Roman Forum}}, {{wp|Piazza del Campidoglio}}, {{wp|Piazza Navona}}, {{wp|Piazza del Popolo}}, {{wp|Campo de' Fiori}}, the Spanish Steps, the {{wp|Villa Borghese gardens}}, the Trevi Fountain, and {{wp|Trajan's Market}}. | ||
Rome Avanti returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the sixth and final wave of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Acorn Cup]]. | Rome Avanti returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Acorn Cup]]. | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
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|file4=Switch Tour Rome Avanti BCP.oga | |file4=Switch Tour Rome Avanti BCP.oga | ||
|title4=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | |title4=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | ||
|description4=Tour Rome Avanti | |description4={{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}} | ||
}} | }} | ||