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| |image=[[File:ASMB3 Africa.jpg|250px]]<br>Animals found in Africa in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' | | |image=Africa.jpg|250px|center|Many animals in '''Africa'''. |
| |greater_location=[[Earth]] | | |greaterloc=[[Earth]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' - "[[Hairy Parent]]" (1984) | | |capital= |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | | |ruler= |
| | |inhabitants=[[Human]]s, nonhuman animals, etc. |
| | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) |
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) |
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| | '''[[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]]''' is a continent located on [[Earth]]. It is the greater area to countries such as [[Egypt]], [[Wikipedia:Nigeria|Nigeria]], [[Wikipedia:South Africa|South Africa]], [[Wikipedia:Morocco|Morocco]], and [[Wikipedia:Kenya|Kenya]]. [[Wikipedia :Africa|Africa]] is well-known for its exotic wildlife, jungles, and massive deserts. |
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| '''{{wp|Africa}}''' is [[Earth]]'s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after {{wp|Asia}} in both cases. It first appeared in ''Super Mario''-related media in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
| | Africa appeared in the episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' titled ''[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]''. When [[Bowser]] tried to conquer the entire [[Earth|Real World]], he put [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] under control of Africa. Kooky used his [[Magic Wand]] to turn all of Africa's animals, (such as a lion, giraffe, zebra, gorilla, and an African elephant), into stuffed animals. [[Luigi]] later stole Kooky's wand, and turned the stuffed animals back to normal. The animals proceeded to chase Kooky. |
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| ==History==
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| ===''Saturday Supercade''===
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| In the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[Hairy Parent]]", [[Donkey Kong]] visits the wilderness of an unspecified location in Africa to deliver a letter to a resident ape known as [[Momma]].
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| ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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| In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]," when [[Bowser]] tries to conquer the entire [[Earth|Real World]], he puts [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] in charge of Africa. Kooky uses his [[magic wand]] to turn all of Africa's animals (including a lion, giraffe, zebra, gorilla, and an African elephant) into stuffed animals. [[Luigi]] later steals Kooky's wand and turns the stuffed animals back to normal. The animals then proceed to chase Kooky.
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| ===''Mario is Missing!''===
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| [[File:Nairobi MIM SNES.png|thumb|Luigi and [[Yoshi]] in Nairobi, Kenya in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'']]
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| 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!'']], Luigi visits several cities in Africa on his quest to rescue Mario. The cities included vary depending on the version of the game.
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| ;MS-DOS version
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| *[[Nairobi]], Kenya
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| *[[Marrakech]], Morocco
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| *[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
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| ;SNES version
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| *Nairobi, Kenya
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| *Cairo, Egypt
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| ;NES version
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| *Nairobi, Kenya
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| ===''Mario Kart'' series===
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| [[File:Worldplay.jpg|thumb|left|125px| Mario, [[Peach]], Yoshi, and [[Wario]] racing across Africa in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' artwork for the [[Nintendo WiFi Connection]] service]]
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| While not appearing in gameplay, Africa, along with Earth's other continents, is featured on the online racing menus in the entries of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] that support online play, including ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' along with its remake ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
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| ===''Mario's Time Machine''===
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| [[File:Alexandria MTMSNES.png|thumb|Alexandria, Egypt in the SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']]
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| In the [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC]] and [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES versions of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], Mario travels to Alexandria, Egypt in Africa, and in the [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version]], he simply travels to Egypt.
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| ===''Club Nintendo''===
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| [[File:Egypt.jpg|thumb|150px|Mario after breaking off the [[Sphinx (monument)|Sphinx]]'s nose in "Mario's Picross"]]
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| Africa, specifically [[Egypt]], is featured in the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]".
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| ===''Mario Party DS''===
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| In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', Africa is included on the globe in the [[minigame]] [[Globe Gunners]], with the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|Egyptian pyramids]] being featured as one of the many landmarks on the globe that the player battles on.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| ASMB3 Elephant.jpg|[[Kooky von Koopa]] on top of an elephant in Africa in the episode "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| NairobiNationalPark MIM.png|[[Nairobi National Park]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Nairobi National Park MIMDOS.png|Nairobi National Park in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Maasaivillage MIM.png|The [[Maasai village]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| NationalMuseumofKenya MIM.png|The [[National Museum of Kenya]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| National Museum of Kenya MIMDOS.png|The National Museum of Kenya in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Kenyatta International Conference Center MIMDOS.png|The Kenyatta International Conference Center in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Marrakech.PNG|Luigi in [[Marrakech]], Morocco in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| GreatPyramid MIM.png|The [[Great Pyramid]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| MosqueofMohammedAli MIM.png|The [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Sphinx MIM.png| The [[Sphinx (monument)|Sphinx]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Nairobi MIMDOS.png|Luigi in Nairobi, Kenya in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
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| Alexandria MTMDX.png|[[Alexandria]], Egypt in the PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine''
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| Egypt MTMNES.png|[[Egypt]] in the NES version of ''Mario's Time Machine''
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| GlobeGunners.png|Globe Gunners from ''[[Mario Party DS]]''
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| </gallery>
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| | ==Name in other languages== |
| | {{Foreignname |
| | |Jap=アフリカ |
| | |JapR=Afurika |
| | |JapM= |
| | |Spa=África |
| | |SpaM= |
| | |SpaA= |
| | |SpaAM= |
| | |SpaE= |
| | |SpaEM= |
| | |Fra=Afrique |
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| | |FraA= |
| | |FraAM= |
| | |FraE= |
| | |FraEM= |
| | |Dut=Afrika |
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| | |Ger=Afrika |
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| | |Ita= |
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| | |Por=África |
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| | |Rus=Африка |
| | |RusR=Afrika |
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| | |Kor=아프리카 |
| | |KorR=Apeulika |
| | |KorM= |
| | |Chi=非洲 |
| | |ChiR=Fēizhōu |
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| | }} |
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| {{Earth}} | | {{Earth}} |
| {{TAOSMB3}} | | {{The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}} |
| [[Category:Earth locations]] | | [[Category:Locations on Earth]] |
| [[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 locations]] | | [[Category:Places]] |
| [[it:Africa]]
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