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{{location infobox | {{location-infobox | ||
|image= | |image=Egypt.jpg | ||
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|greaterloc=[[Africa]] | |||
|capital=[[Cairo]] | |capital=[[Cairo]] | ||
|inhabitants=[[Ali Mustafa]], [[ | |inhabitants=[[Ali Mustafa]], [[Dromedary|Dromedaries]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[ | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{wp|Egypt}}''' ( | '''{{wp|Egypt}}''' (Arabic: '''مصر''', ''Miṣr'') is a country on [[Earth]], located in North [[Africa]]. Both [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] have traveled to Egypt once, independently from each other. First, Luigi visits the country's capital, [[Cairo]], during the events of the game ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. In the game, he must return artifacts that were stolen by [[Koopa Troopa]]s to the [[Great Pyramid]], the [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]], and the [[Sphinx (monument)|Sphinx]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Club Nintendo''=== | ===''Club Nintendo''=== | ||
Egypt appears when Mario travels there in the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]" (at the end of the story, it turns out to be a dream of Mario's, so these events may not have actually happened in Mario's life). He plans to go on an adventure holiday; however, the holiday does not fulfill his expectations. At first, he accidentally breaks off the Sphinx's nose, for which he is arrested by Egyptians and placed inside a pyramid. Trying to find his way out of the pyramid, he comes across several traps (including some elements of the [[Mushroom World]], such as a [[Chain Chomp]]). Egypt is also home to the [[ | Egypt as a whole appears for the first time when Mario travels there in the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]" (at the end of the story, it turns out to be a dream of Mario's, so these events may not have actually happened in Mario's life). He plans to go on an adventure holiday; however, the holiday does not fulfill his expectations. At first, he accidentally breaks off the Sphinx's nose, for which he is arrested by Egyptians and placed inside a pyramid. Trying to find his way out of the pyramid, he comes across several traps (including some elements of the [[Mushroom World]], such as a [[Chain Chomp]]). Egypt is also home to the [[Dromedary]], a species that is not found anywhere else in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
===''Mobile Golf''=== | ===''Mobile Golf''=== | ||
[[ | In addition to the unnamed Egyptians who arrest Mario, the comic also introduces [[Ali Mustafa]], a tie-seller from Cairo. Another known [[List of characters|character]] is [[Powert]] from ''[[Mobile Golf]]'', who was born in Egypt. | ||
===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ||
[[File:Egypt MTMNES.png|thumb|left|Egypt in the NES version of ''Mario's Time Machine''.]] | [[File:Egypt MTMNES.png|thumb|left|Egypt in the NES version of ''Mario's Time Machine''.]] | ||
In the | In the NES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'', Mario travels back in time to Egypt circa 31 BC after [[Bowser]] travels back in time and steals [[Cleopatra]]'s [[Throne]]. The area is subsequently flooded with [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Bodyslam Koopa]]s, and [[Walking Turnip]]s. Mario then takes back the Throne from [[Bowser's Museum]] and fights his way through the enemies so that he can return the throne to its rightful place (which is at the far right of the screen). In the SNES and PC versions of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', [[Alexandria]], the former capital of Egypt, is one the visited cities. Both Bowser and Mario visit the city in 47 BC through time travel. | ||
===''Brain Drain''=== | ===''Brain Drain''=== | ||
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===Other appearances=== | ===Other appearances=== | ||
Egypt has also made some indirect appearances in several [[List of games|games]]. In a commercial for ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', the game's setting was said to be placed in "Ancient Egypt". | Egypt has also made some indirect appearances in several [[List of games|games]]. In a commercial for ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', the game's setting was said to be placed in "Ancient Egypt".{{ref needed}} The game's location itself somewhat resembles Egypt, especially the [[Birabuto Kingdom]]. Other places based on Egypt include [[Desert Land]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[Pyramid Park]] from ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', and Pyramid Land from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. | ||
In the unreleased [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] game ''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'', Egypt was one of the planned [[level]]s. | In the unreleased [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] game ''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'', Egypt was one of the planned [[level]]s. | ||
==As a theme== | ==As a theme== | ||
Ancient Egypt has also provided a basis for the theming of various '' | Ancient Egypt has also provided a basis for the theming of various ''Mario'' franchise game worlds. | ||
* | *[[Desert Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' has an Ancient Egyptian theme and even features a pyramid which Mario must explore in order to reach the palace. | ||
*[[Shifting Sand Land]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' also has an Ancient Egyptian theme. | |||
*In [[Birabuto Kingdom]] in ''Super Mario Land'', Mario must explore what appears to be an Egyptian tomb. | |||
*World 2 of ''[[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Layer-Cake Desert|New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' are all desert/Egyptian-themed. | |||
*The [[Sand Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' is partly based on Egypt, specifically the Tostarena Ruins. | *The [[Sand Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' is partly based on Egypt, specifically the Tostarena Ruins. | ||
{{Earth}} | {{Earth}} | ||
{{MTM}} | {{MTM}} | ||
[[Category:Deserts]] | [[Category:Deserts]] | ||
[[Category:Earth | [[Category:Locations on Earth]] | ||
