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{{location infobox | {{location infobox | ||
|image= | |image=MKT Athens Dash View 3.jpg | ||
|caption=Athens in ''Mario Kart Tour'' | |||
|greater_location={{wp|Greece}} | |greater_location={{wp|Greece}} | ||
|capital= | |capital= | ||
|ruler= | |ruler= | ||
|first_appearance=''[[ | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Spring Tour]]) (2023) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{wp|Athens}}''' (Greek: '''Αθήνα''', ''Athína'') is the capital city of {{wp|Greece}} | '''{{wp|Athens}}''' (Greek: '''Αθήνα''', ''Athína'') is the capital city of {{wp|Greece}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario is Missing!''=== | ===''Mario is Missing!''=== | ||
[[File:Athens MIMDOS.png|thumb | [[File:Athens MIMDOS.png|thumb|Athens in the DOS release of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']] | ||
Athens appears in the | Athens appears in the DOS and SNES versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. In both versions, it is part of the second set of five levels. During the events of the game, Athens is invaded by many [[Koopa Troopa]]s, who steal a [[Caryatid]] from the [[Erechtheion Temple]], a [[Brass Plaque]] from [[Hadrian's Arch]], a [[Parthenon Column|column]] from the [[Parthenon]], and (solely in the DOS and Deluxe releases) a [[Foustanella]] from the [[Presidential Palace]]. [[Luigi]] is required to find the stolen objects and return them to their respective landmarks. | ||
Additionally, Luigi must speak to the locals to find out what city he's in. He can then call [[Yoshi]] using the [[Globulator]], allowing him to get rid of the [[Pokey]] blocking the exit to the city. He can receive the following information: | |||
*Boy: | *Boy: | ||
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*Police Officer: | *Police Officer: | ||
**''"Welcome to Athens, Greece, that is. Zorba was here but left for the Acropolis." | **''"Welcome to Athens, Greece, that is. Zorba was here but left for the Acropolis." | ||
===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | |||
[[File:Athens MTMSNES.png|thumb|256px|Athens in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] release of ''Mario's Time Machine''.]] | |||
In ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', Mario travels back in time to ancient Athens circa 369 BC after [[Bowser]] travels back to Athens himself to steal a copy of the ''[[Republic]]'' from [[Plato]]. At the time, Plato was actively teaching at the [[Academy]] that he founded, and his student, [[Aristotle]], was also branching out into his own form of philosophy. As Mario did not know that the book in his possession belonged to Plato, he talked to the other inhabitants of Athens, including Aristotle, a {{wp|Council of Five Hundred|councilman}}, a writer, and an enslaved woman, about the area. Most of them end up talking about Plato and his philosophy, though. Eventually, Mario can go to the Academy and return the ''Republic'' to Plato before leaving Athens. | |||
===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | |||
[[File:MKT Athens View.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Athens in ''Mario Kart Tour'']] | |||
A course set in Athens, known as [[Athens Dash]], debuted in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in the [[Spring Tour]]. The course visits various landmarks atop the {{wp|Acropolis}} in the city. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Athens Map MIMDOS.png|The map of Athens in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | Athens Map MIMDOS.png|The map of Athens in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | ||
Athens MTMDX.png|Athens in the PC release of ''Mario's Time Machine'' | Athens MTMDX.png|Athens in the PC release of ''Mario's Time Machine'' | ||
MKT Athens Artwork.jpg|Artwork of two [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and [[Toad]] on the {{wp|Acropolis}} for ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|file5=MKT Athens Dash Theme.oga | |file5=MKT Athens Dash Theme.oga | ||
|title5=''Mario Kart Tour'' | |title5=''Mario Kart Tour'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The police officer's comment | *The police officer's comment references the 1946 novel that was adapted into a 1964 film, ''{{wp|Zorba the Greek}}''. | ||
{{Earth}} | {{Earth}} |