Mexico City

Mexico City as it appears in Mario is Missing!

Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México; Nahuatl: Āltepētl Mēxihco) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, North America. It appears as a setting in several works related to the Super Mario franchise.

History

Saturday Supercade

Bones, Junior, and the Roller Stars arriving in Mexico City

In the Saturday Supercade episode "The Amazing Rollerskate Race", Mexico City appears as a place where Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones Bailey go to supervise the Roller Stars during a rollerskating race and also catch Al and his partner, who are after their skates.

Mario is Missing!

Mexico City is one of the locations that can be visited in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. In the NES version, it is part of the sixth pair of levels alongside Cairo; in every other version, it is in the second set of five levels. Just like all the other cities in Mario is Missing!, Mexico City was invaded by Koopa Troopas. The enemies stole artifacts from various local landmarks: a catalog from the Fine Arts Palace, the Diego Rivera mural The History of Mexico from off the walls of the National Palace, the titular part of the Angel of Independence monument, and in the PC version, a tile from the Zócalo and the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. Luigi rescues the city by finding the stolen artifacts and returning them to their respective landmarks. Besides retrieving artifacts, Luigi has to also figure out where he is to use the Globulator to call Yoshi to get rid of the Pokey blocking the exit. To deduce his location, he has to gather hints from people in the city.

In the PC versions, Luigi is contacted by the city's fictional mayor, Mayor Devotegetter, over videophone, at the beginning and end of his adventure in Mexico City.

Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine)

Mexico City (more specifically, the Angel of Independence) appears on the cover of the magazine's first year and issue, with Mario landing by parachute as a way of introducing Nintendo to the Mexican and general Latin American public.

Information in Mario is Missing!

Person	Quote
PC version
	"A hat dance will soon be in order when you realize you're south of the United States border."
	"If you want to get mail here, the envelope must say North America, the Earth and the Milky Way." "Did you really expect to go to Mexico and have no peso?"
	"You're bound to meet someone you know, it's the most populated city on Earth."
	"This capital city is the oldest in the New World, founded in 1325!" "Show some respect for the glorious Aztec who settled what is now the largest city in the world."
	"You're in the Zocalo, amigo, the heart of the old city." "Don't you know...it's the Ciudad de Mexico!"
SNES version
	"A hat dance will soon be in order when you realize you're south of the United States border."
	"If you want to get mail here, the envelope must say North America, the Earth and the Milky Way." "Did you really expect to go to Mexico and have no peso?"
	"You're bound to meet someone you know, it's the most populated city on Earth."
	"This capital city is the oldest in the New World, founded in 1325!" "Show some respect for the glorious Aztec who settled what is now the largest city in the world."
	"You're in the Zocalo, amigo, the heart of the old city." "Don't you know...it's the Ciudad de Mexico!"
NES version
	"A hat dance will soon be in order when you realize you're south of the United States border."
	"If you want to get mail here, the envelope must say North America, the Earth and the Milky Way." "Did you really expect to go to Mexico and have no peso?"
	"You're bound to meet someone you know, it's the most populated city on Earth."
	"This capital city is the oldest in the New World, founded in 1325!" "Show some respect for the glorious Aztec who settled what is now the largest city in the world."
	"You're in the Zocalo, amigo, the heart of the old city." "Don't you know...it's the Ciudad de Mexico!"

Newspaper

El Polo Sur Se Descongela!

The South Pole is defrosting! Water levels are beginning to rise as hundreds of hairdryers wreak havoc on the polar snowcaps. Thousands of penguins have begun the long swim to Tierra del Fuego. Meanwhile, Luigi continues his quest for his brother.

Recuerdos Se Robaron

Souvenirs stolen! The rash of thefts continues as valuable artifacts have been unlawfully removed from their famous homes. Luigi is reported to be on the case, but nothing has been returned yet. Witnesses have provided sketches of the perpetrators who appear to resemble turtles.

Lightfingers on the Loose

	Scene of crime: The Zocalo Artifact: the Mexican tile Reward: $1080 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: The National Palace Artifact: the Diego Rivera Mural Reward: $1800 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: The Angel of Independence Artifact: the Angel Reward: $1500 Bonus: $2400
	Scene of crime: the Pyramid of the Sun Artifact: the top of the Pyramid Reward: $1680 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: The Fine Arts Palace Artifact: the Fine arts catalog Reward: $900 Bonus: $0

Gallery

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  Mexico City in the DOS version

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  Map in the DOS version

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  Map in the SNES version

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  Map in the NES version

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Mexiko Stadt	Mexico City