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[[File:Kenyatta International Conference Center MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Kenyatta International Conference Center in the DOS version]] | [[File:Kenyatta International Conference Center MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Kenyatta International Conference Center in the DOS version]] | ||
{{quote|Named for Jomo Kenyatta, a freedom fighter, the Kenyatta International Conference Center is the most famous city landmark. It stands 27 stories high and is topped by a revolving restaurant. Its architecture is interesting because it combines a modern skyscraper with the look of a native hut.|'''Pamphlet'''|[[ | {{quote|Named for Jomo Kenyatta, a freedom fighter, the Kenyatta International Conference Center is the most famous city landmark. It stands 27 stories high and is topped by a revolving restaurant. Its architecture is interesting because it combines a modern skyscraper with the look of a native hut.|'''Pamphlet'''|[[Mario is Missing!]]}} | ||
The '''Kenyatta International Conference Center''' (currently the {{wp|Kenyatta International Convention Centre}}), more often called the '''Kenyatta Conference Center''' in-game, is an office building intended for conference meetings in [[Nairobi]]. It is named after {{wp|Jomo Kenyatta}}, the first president of {{wp|Kenya}} (and not a "freedom fighter" as the game claims). It is also one of the landmarks that [[Luigi]] visits solely in the DOS and Deluxe versions of ''[[ | The '''Kenyatta International Conference Center''' (currently the {{wp|Kenyatta International Convention Centre}}), more often called the '''Kenyatta Conference Center''' in-game, is an office building intended for conference meetings in [[Nairobi]]. It is named after {{wp|Jomo Kenyatta}}, the first president of {{wp|Kenya}} (and not a "freedom fighter" as the game claims). It is also one of the landmarks that [[Luigi]] visits solely in the DOS and Deluxe versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', replacing the [[Maasai village]] in the NES and SNES versions. He visits it because it has been attacked by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, who have stolen [[revolving restaurant menu|the menu to the building's revolving restaurant]] (even though it shut down in the 1980's<ref>Kamau, Macharia. "Historical KICC Hotel Back to Life." ''standardmedia.co.ke'', The Standard, 19 Feb. 2012, 00:00, www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000052405/historical-kicc-hotel-back-to-life.</ref>), causing the entire complex to be shut down. Luigi reopens the building by tracking down the menu from a Koopa Troopa, grabbing it back, and returning it to its rightful place through the information booth (although the booth's clerk asks Luigi to prove that the menu is genuine by answering some questions, seen below). | ||
*''The Kenyatta Center is named for Jomo Kenyatta, a:'' | *''The Kenyatta Center is named for Jomo Kenyatta, a:'' | ||
