Editing Rome

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-Tour RomeAvanti.jpg|256px]]<br>Rome in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|greater_location={{wp|Italy}}
|capital=
|ruler=
|inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023)
}}
'''{{wp|Rome}}''' (Italian: '''''Roma''''') is the capital city of {{wp|Italy}}. It appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', as well as being referenced in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series by [[Donkey Kong]] in [[List of Donkey Kong Country (television series) songs#Over the Hill|the second song]] from the episode "[[The Big Chill Out]]".

==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:RomeMIMSNESpng.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in the SNES version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']]
Rome is one of the locations visited in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. Alongside [[Beijing]], [[Nairobi]], [[Moscow]] and [[San Francisco]], it is one of the five cities [[Luigi]] must visit in ''Mario is Missing!'' in order to defeat [[Ludwig von Koopa]] in the SNES version and [[Larry Koopa]] in the PC version. In the NES version, it is part of the first pair of levels alongside [[New York City]]. Several items were stolen from famous landmarks by [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopalings]]: in the NES and SNES versions, these include a [[gladiator's spear]] from the [[Colosseum]], some [[Coins from the Trevi Fountain|coins]] from the [[Trevi Fountain]], and the [[Sistine Chapel]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling|ceiling]]. In the PC version, alongside the spear and coins, [[Michelangelo's Paintbrush]] is stolen instead of the Chapel's ceiling, a [[Column from the Pantheon|column]] is stolen from the [[Pantheon]], and a [[Bannister from the Spanish Steps|bannister]] is stolen from the [[Spanish Steps]]. When in Rome, Luigi must ask the locals questions about the area and answer geographical and historical questions to return the items to their rightful place.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
A course set in Rome, titled [[Rome Avanti]], appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Night Tour]]. Rome is the sixth European city to be added to the game as a race course, after [[Paris]], [[London]], [[Berlin]], [[Amsterdam]], and [[Athens]], and is the first of them courses to be set at night. Landmarks visited in the course include the Colosseum, the {{wp|Roman Forum}}, {{wp|Piazza del Campidoglio}}, {{wp|Piazza Navona}}, {{wp|Piazza del Popolo}}, {{wp|Campo de' Fiori}}, the Spanish Steps, the {{wp|Villa Borghese gardens}}, the Trevi Fountain, and {{wp|Trajan's Market}}.

Rome Avanti returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Acorn Cup]].

==Media==
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|title1=''Mario is Missing!'' (SNES)
|file2=Mario is Missing! Italy and Canada NES.oga
|title2=''Mario is Missing!'' (NES)
|file3=MKT Rome Avanti Theme.oga
|title3=''Mario Kart Tour''
|description3=Rome Avanti
|file4=Switch Tour Rome Avanti BCP.oga
|title4=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|description4={{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}}
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==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
*Boy:
**''"Maybe I should wear a suit, because this country is shaped like a boot."
**''"You could try 'Rome-ing' around to figure it out."
*Tourist:
**''"Changed my money to lira at the border. 'To the Tiber' was my order."
**''"I like pizza, I like pasta. Ciao baby, I'll see you!"'' (NES/SNES)
**''"I like pasta, I like wine. Ciao baby, I’ll be fine."'' (PC)
*Business Woman:
**''"You're on a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe, somewhere in the Mediterranean."
**''"If you brought Italian shoes from home, we could climb the Alps for a peek of Rome."
*Scientist:
**''"This city was built on 7 hills in 753 B.C. It was home to [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]], the original Italian Stallion."
**''"This is sort of a riddle, remember Nero and his fiddle?"
*Police Officer:
**''"Your capital is now lira in this capital city. Just do as the Romans do."

==Profiles==
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like they're having a blast in a city of beautiful streets and ancient ruins.''<ref>@mariokarttourEN (June 21, 2023). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1671759926870577154 "''Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like they're having a blast in a city of beautiful streets and ancient ruins.''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 22, 2023.</ref>

==Gallery==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
<gallery>
Rome MIMDOS.png|[[Luigi]] in the DOS version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
Rome Map MIMDOS.png|The map in the DOS version
Rome MIM.png|Map in the SNES version
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and a [[Chain Chomp]] outside the [[Colosseum]]
</gallery>

==References==
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