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| |image=[[File:ASMB3 Africa.jpg|250px]]<br>Animals found in Africa in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' | | |image=ASMB3 Africa.jpg|250px |
| |greater_location=[[Earth]] | | |caption=Animals found in Africa in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' |
| |first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' - "[[Hairy Parent]]" (1984) | | |greaterloc=[[Earth]] |
| | |first_appearance=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (1990) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) |
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| | '''{{wp|Africa}}''' is a continent located on [[Earth]]. This real-world setting appears in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' titled "[[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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| '''{{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]]''.
| | [[File:Nairobi MIM SNES.png|thumb|left|Luigi and [[Yoshi]] in Nairobi, Kenya in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'']] |
| | In ''[[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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| ==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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| *[[Nairobi]], Kenya | | *[[Nairobi]], Kenya |
| *[[Marrakech]], Morocco | | *[[Marrakech]], Morocco |
| *[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | | *[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] |
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| ;SNES version | | ;[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version |
| *Nairobi, Kenya | | *Nairobi, Kenya |
| *Cairo, Egypt | | *Cairo, Egypt |
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| ;NES version | | ;[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version |
| *Nairobi, Kenya | | *Nairobi, Kenya |
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| ===''Mario Kart'' series===
| | [[File:Worldplay.jpg|thumb|left| Mario, [[Peach]], Yoshi, and [[Wario]] racing across Africa in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' artwork for the [[Nintendo WiFi Connection]] service]] |
| [[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]] | | |
| 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]]''. | | 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. | | 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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| {{Earth}} | | {{Earth}} |
| {{TAOSMB3}} | | {{TAoSMB3}} |
| [[Category:Earth locations]] | | [[Category:Locations on Earth]] |
| [[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 locations]] | | [[Category:Real World Places]] |
| | [[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Places]] |
| [[it:Africa]] | | [[it:Africa]] |
