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[[Image:Whitehouse.png|thumb|left|120px| A [[doomship]] looming ominously over the White House.]]The '''United States of America''' is a country on [[Earth]], located in the continent of [[North America]]. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s hometown of [[Brooklyn]] is located here.
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Whitehouse.png|250px]]<br>Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America, in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|greater_location=[[North America]]
|capital=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|ruler=[[Mr. President]]
|inhabitants=Humans
|first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' - "[[Mississippi Madness]]" (1983)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros Movie]]'' (2023)
}}
The '''{{wp|United States|United States of America}}''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is a country on [[Earth]], located on the continent of [[North America]]. It is often called '''United States''' or '''America''' for short. Most of the characters and locations from the ''Super Mario'' iteration of the country exist also in real life.
==History==
===''Saturday Supercade''===
The United States of America makes its first appearance in the first episode of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. The episode takes place in {{wp|New Orleans}}, {{wp|Louisiana}} as evidenced by a large sign reading "Welcome to New Orleans." Other features of Louisiana are also included, such as the {{wp|Mississippi River}} and large swamps. In the episode "[[Trucknapper Caper]]", [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] and [[Bones (Saturday Supercade)|Bones]] travel to the state of {{wp|Texas}} on their motorcycle.  In the episode "[[Rocky Mountain Monkey Business]]", Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones ride through the {{wp|Rocky Mountains}}, a large mountain range in the western United States.


In several episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', various locations in America were travelled to. Those include Brooklyn, [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Hawaii]], [[Hollywood]], [[New York City]], [[Kansas]] and [[Florida]].
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:ConeyIsland.jpg|thumb|left|[[Coney Island (location)|Coney Island]] in [[Brooklyn]], {{wp|New York (state|New York}} in the episode "[[Flatbush Koopa]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'']]
All of the live-action segments of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' are set in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] at the Mario Bros.' business [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]]. Further, the show's opening sequence shows [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in Brooklyn getting sucked down a drain pipe into the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].  


In "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]", [[Bowser]] and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie Koopa]] took over America by travelling to Washington, D.C. and abducting the [[George H. W. Bush|President]] by warping the [[White House]] to [[Dark Land]]. Until the President's return, Bowser made Kootie Pie "Empress of America".
In addition to the live-action segments and the intro, a few of the animated episodes also take place in the United States. In the episode "[[Plummers Academy]]," there is an extended flashback of Mario and Luigi at the [[Brooklyn Plumbers Academy]] in Brooklyn. In the episode "[[Flatbush Koopa]]," [[Bowser|King Koopa]] attempts to take over [[New York City]] and rename it "New Koopa," with most of the episode taking place in Brooklyn and [[Coney Island (location)|Coney Island]]. In addition, in the episode "[[Koopa Klaus]]," Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] attempt to vacation to a place known as [[List of implied locations#Hawaii Land|Hawaii Land]], but they accidentally end up at the [[North Pole]] instead.  


== Trivia ==
Several locations in the United States are mentioned in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' In the episode "[[Marianne and Luigeena]]," Luigi mentioned the U.S. state of {{wp|Alaska}}. Luigi mentions [[The Bronx]], a borough of [[New York City]], in the live-action segments "[[Day of the Orphan]]" and "[[Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes]]." In "[[Mario and the Beanstalk]]," Luigi mentions the {{wp|Brooklyn Public Library}}, and in "[[Wild Thing]]," Mario and Luigi each have a borrowed book from the library, and [[Marilyn (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Marilyn]] references her [[Uncle Tony]] in the state of {{wp|California}}. In "[[The Great Hereafter]]," it is revealed that [[Grandma Mario]] was buried in {{wp|Newark}}, {{wp|New Jersey}}. In "[[Glasnuts]]," Mario and Luigi try to convice [[Mikhail S. Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachev]] into going to {{wp|Yankee Stadium}} to try an all-American {{wp|hot dog}}. {{wp|Yonkers, New York|Yonkers}}, New York is referenced in the title of "[[Bonkers From Yonkers]]."


* ''[[Mario Party 7]]'''s [[Neon Heights]] is based off of several aspects of the United States.
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Hawaii.png|thumb|A volcano in [[Hawaii]] in the episode "[[Reign Storm]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]]Several episodes of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' take place within the United States of America. [[Hollywood]], {{wp|California}} is featured in the episode "[[Dadzilla]]." [[Miami]], Florida and the [[Kennedy Space Center]] appear in the episode "[[Life's Ruff]]." The state of {{wp|Kansas}} appears in the episode "[[Mush-Rumors]]," which also mentions the city of {{wp|Wichita}} and the states of {{wp|Iowa}} and {{wp|Nebraska}}.  The state of [[Hawaii]] is featured in the episode "[[Reign Storm]]." The capital of the United States, [[Washington, D.C.]], is featured in the episode "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]." Finally, New York City is featured in "[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]," and Brooklyn specifically is featured in "[[Recycled Koopa]]," "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]," and "[[Misadventures in Babysitting]]."


[[Category: Places]]
Several locations in the United States are mentioned in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''. In the episode "[[Recycled Koopa]]," [[Bowser|King Koopa]] announces he will soon conquer the [[New York City]] boroughs [[the Bronx]], Manhattan, and Queens.
[[Category: Non-Game Locations]]
 
[[Category: Locations on Earth]]
===''Club Nintendo''===
[[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and the state of [[Hawaii]] appear in several comics in the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' series.
===="Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit"====
In "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]," Vikings [[Erik, Baleog and Olaf]] are teleported to New York while Mario is also teleported to the Viking Age. the Vikings' presence in the city causes enormous chaos until some New York policemen finally arrest them.
 
===="Mario in Mariozilla"====
[[File:EmpireStateBuilding.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mario]] climbing the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York City]] in the comic "[[Mario in Mariozilla]]"]]New York City is featured once again in "[[Mario in Mariozilla]]." [[Kamek]] casts a spell onto Mario, which causes him to grow to an enormous size. Mario searches for advice from [[Dr. Light]], who lives in the [[Empire State Building]], and accidentally crashes into some buildings and skyscrapers. When he finally reaches Dr. Light's home, Mario climbs up the Empire State Building in order to talk to the doctor.
 
===="Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"====
In "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]," [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Kiddy Kong]] travel to Washington, D.C. in order to talk to the [[Mr. President|President]] of the United States. The President then provides the [[Kong]]s with a space shuttle from {{wp|Cape Canaveral}}, Florida.
 
===="Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii"====
In "[[Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii]]", Mario is swimming in his kiddie-pool in New York until [[Bottles]] from the ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie}}'' series digs a hole through the Earth and takes Mario to Hawaii.
 
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
In the second title of the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' series, ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', it is stated that Luigi once saved {{wp|Topeka}}, Kansas from a flood caused by a clog, but Mario later lies to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and states that he was the one who fixed the clog. In ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', Mario mentions Hawaii after finding 300 [[coin]]s, stating that he now has enough coins to "take a whole herd of cattle on a vacation to Hawaii."
 
===''NES Open Tournament Golf''===
The United States of America is one of the three levels that are playable in ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', the other two being [[Japan]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. In addition, Mario and Luigi's outfits in the game are based on the American flag.
 
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:NewYorkCityScene MIM.png|thumb|right|[[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in [[New York City]] in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'']]
In the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']], Luigi visits two cities in the United States on his quest to rescue Mario. [[San Francisco]], {{wp|California}} and New York City are visited in all three versions of the game.
 
In addition to the cities that Luigi can travel to, there are numerous cities in the United States that are visible on the [[Globulator]] that are not able to be traveled to. The cities included vary depending on the version of the game
;MS-DOS and PC versions
*{{wp|Atlanta}}, {{wp|Georgia}}
*{{wp|Chicago}}, {{wp|Illinois}}
*{{wp|Detroit}}, {{wp|Michigan}}
*{{wp|Houston}}, Texas
*{{wp|Los Angeles}}, California
*Miami, Florida
*{{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}
*Washington, D.C.
;SNES version
*{{wp|Anchorage}}, {{wp|Alaska}}
*{{wp|Dallas}}, Texas
*{{wp|Honolulu}}, Hawaii
 
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:SMB Film Mario Bros.png|thumb|right|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] at their home in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]]]]In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]], Mario and Luigi live in Brooklyn, New York where they run [[Mario Brothers Plumbing|Mario Bros. Plumbing]]. Most of the film takes place in [[Dinohattan]], an alternate-universe version of New York City.
 
[[Mario (film character)|Mario]] briefly references [[the Bronx]] when walking through [[Dinohattan]] for the first time in the live-action ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' movie, where he replies to [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]]'s speculation that they ended up in a coma and woke up in Brooklyn of the future that they may have even arrived at "the Bronx of today" in regards to the dystopic locale.
 
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:Philadelphia, 1776 AD MTMDX.png|thumb|right|[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania circa 1776 in the PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] Mario travels to several locations in the United States in the [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC]], [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario's Time Machine'']]. Like the cities on the Globulator in ''Mario is Missing!'', the cities included are different depending on the version of the game.
;PC version
*[[Philadelphia]], {{wp|Pennsylvania}} (1752, 1776)
*Washington, D.C. (1863)
*[[Menlo Park]], {{wp|New Jersey}} (1879)
*[[Tuskegee]], {{wp|Alabama}} (1915)
*[[Novato]], California (1994)
;SNES version
*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1776)
*Menlo Park, New Jersey (1879)
;NES version
*[[Gettysburg]], Pennsylvania (1862)
*Menlo Park, New Jersey (1879)
*[[Kitty Hawk]], {{wp|North Carolina}} (1903)
 
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
In the episode "[[Four Weddings and a Coconut]]" of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series, [[Donkey Kong]] sings a song which lyrics mention the {{wp|Everglades}}, subtropical wetlands located in the state of Florida. In one of the lines, Donkey Kong sings, "You promenade as you're dancing through the Everglades. Skip to the beat 'til you can't feel your feet!"
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[The Bronx]] is mentioned in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series in reference to the Bronx-native [[Little Mac]].
 
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', one of [[Mario]]{{'}}s alternative costumes is his American flag outfit from ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''.
 
===''Mario Party 7''===
[[File:Neon Heights - Mario Party 7.png|thumb|150px|The Party Cruise layout of [[Neon Heights]] from ''[[Mario Party 7]]'']]
The board [[Neon Heights]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is heavily based on several locations throughout the United States.  The board is mainly based on {{wp|Las Vegas}}, {{wp|Nevada}}, but it also contains elements from Hollywood, California, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and New York City. It includes a theater district, a movie set based on the {{wp|Western United States}}, a space center, and a baseball diamond. There is also a Mario statue in the center of the board that greatly resembles the Statue of Liberty.
 
====''Mario Party DS''====
In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', {{wp|Las Vegas}}, {{wp|Nevada}} is featured as one of the landmarks on the globe that the player battles on in the minigame [[Globe Gunners]].
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK8D New York Minute Start Line.jpg|thumb|left|{{wp|Times Square}} in {{classic-link|Tour|New York Minute}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
[[File:MK8D Tour Los Angeles Laps Scene 2.jpg|thumb|right|{{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}} in {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
[[Toad Harbor]] in the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] remake ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' features several areas inspired by American cities. The steep {{wp|cable car}} hill and cable cars scattered throughout the track appear to be inspired by [[San Francisco]], California, and the [[Princess Peach]] statue in the harbor is directly based on the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]].
 
''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' features two courses that take place in the United States, [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] and [[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps]]. New York Minute takes place in [[New York City]]. The players race by and through several notable landmarks: {{wp|Times Square}}, where the race begins, {{wp|Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway}}, {{wp|Central Park}}, the [[Rockefeller Center]], the [[Empire State Building]], {{wp|St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)|St. Patrick's Cathedral}}, {{wp|30 Rockefeller Plaza}}, the [[Statue of Liberty]], and the {{wp|Metropolitan Museum of Art}}. Some of game's key art also features the Statue of Liberty and Times Square in the background. Los Angeles Laps takes place in [[Los Angeles]], {{wp|California}}. The players race by and through several notable Los Angeles and {{wp|Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County}} landmarks: {{wp|777 Tower}}, {{wp|Beverly Hills City Hall}}, {{wp|Capitol Records Building}}, {{wp|Dodger Stadium}}, {{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}}, {{wp|Los Angeles City Hall}}, {{wp|Los Angeles Convention Center}}, {{wp|Muscle Beach}}, {{wp|Rodeo Drive Walk of Style}}, {{wp|Santa Monica Pier}}, {{wp|Tongva Park}}, {{wp|Venice Beach}} and the {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}}, {{wp|Griffith Observatory}}, {{wp|Getty Center}}, and the {{wp|Westin Bonaventure Hotel}}.
 
{{classic|Tour|New York Minute}} and {{classic|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} both return in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
{{br}}
 
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' features the American flag cap and outfit from ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' as wearable clothing, titled "Golf Cap" and "Golf Outfit" respectively. It can be purchased using [[regional coin]]s in the [[Metro Kingdom]], itself heavily based on [[New York City]].
 
[[File:SMO Metro Brochure Art.png|thumb|left|[[New Donk City]] in the [[Metro Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'']]
[[New Donk City]] in the [[Metro Kingdom]] is directly based on New York City.  The city features several buildings that are inspired by real-world locations. The explorable area of the city has New Donk City Hall, which is based on the Empire State Building, and a triangular building based on the {{wp|Flatiron Building}}.  In addition, The kingdom's background contains structures almost identical to the {{wp|Chrysler Building}} and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]].
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Render Brooklyn BG.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brooklyn]], {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'']]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mario and Luigi initially live with [[Mario and Luigi's family|their family]] in Brooklyn, where they run [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]]. The final battle against [[Bowser]] at the end of the film takes place in Brooklyn.
 
Mario and Luigi operate [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] in Queens and Brooklyn, as revealed in the business's commercial and [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie#SMBPlumbing.com|website]]. Additionally, one of the website's testimonials comes from a customer with the username "princessofQueens".
 
During the brothers' Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial towards the beginning of the film, the {{wp|Manhattan}} skyline appears on a green screen with Mario and Luigi wearing capes and "flying" in the foreground. Additionally, [[Brooklyn]], Manhattan, {{wp|Queens}}, [[the Bronx]], {{wp|Long Island}}, and a sliver of {{wp|New Jersey}} can be seen on a map that Mario flicks a toy van across.
 
==General information==
===States and cities===
*{{wp|Alaska}}
**{{wp|Anchorage}}
*{{wp|Alabama}}
**[[Tuskegee]]
*{{wp|California}}
**{{wp|Los Angeles County}}
***{{wp|Beverly Hills}}
***{{wp|Los Angeles}}
****{{wp|Elysian Park}}
****[[Hollywood]]
****{{wp|Venice, Los Angeles|Venice}}
*****{{wp|Muscle Beach}}
*****{{wp|Venice, Los Angeles#Venice Beach|Venice Beach}}
***{{wp|Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica}}
**[[San Francisco]]
*{{wp|District of Columbia}}
**[[Washington, D.C.]]
*{{wp|Georgia}}
**{{wp|Atlanta}}
*[[Hawaii]]
**{{wp|Honolulu}}
*{{wp|Florida}}
**{{wp|Cape Canaveral}}
**{{wp|Everglades|The Everglades}}
**[[Miami]]
*{{wp|Illinois}}
**{{wp|Chicago}}
*{{wp|Iowa}}
*{{wp|Kansas}}
**{{wp|Topeka, Kansas|Topeka}}
**{{wp|Wichita, Kansas|Wichita}}
*{{wp|Louisiana}}
**{{wp|New Orleans}}
*{{wp|Michigan}}
**{{wp|Detroit}}
*{{wp|Nebraska}}
*{{wp|Nevada}}
**{{wp|Las Vegas}}
*{{wp|New Jersey}}
**[[Menlo Park]]
**{{wp|Newark}}
*{{wp|New York (state)|New York}}
**[[New York City]]
***[[Brooklyn]]
****[[Coney Island]]
****[[Flatbush]]
***[[The Bronx]]
**{{wp|Yonkers}}
*{{wp|North Carolina}}
**[[Kitty Hawk]]
*{{wp|Pennsylvania}}
**[[Gettysburg]]
**[[Philadelphia]]
*{{wp|Texas}}
**{{wp|Dallas}}
**{{wp|Houston, Texas|Houston}}
*{{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}
**{{wp|Seattle}}
 
===Non-state territories===
*{{wp|American Samoa}}
*{{wp|Guam}}
*{{wp|Northern Mariana Islands}}
*{{wp|Puerto Rico}}
*{{wp|United States Minor Outlying Islands}}
**{{wp|Baker Island}}
**{{wp|Howland Island}}
**{{wp|Jarvis Island}}
**{{wp|Johnston Atoll}}
**{{wp|Kingman Reef}}
**{{wp|Midway Atoll}}
**{{wp|Navassa Island}}
**{{wp|Palmyra Atoll}}
**{{wp|Wake Island}}
*{{wp|United States Virgin Islands}}
 
===Inhabitants===
*[[Abraham Lincoln]]
*[[Alyssa Milano]]
*[[Andrew Iverson]]
*[[Aunt Luigeena]]
*[[Aunt Marie]]
*[[Benjamin Franklin]]
*[[Bill Gates]]
*[[Booker T. Washington]]
*[[BrKLnCouple]]
*[[David Grenewetzki]]
*[[Deborah Read]]
*[[Don Lloyd]]
*[[Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake]]
*[[Frederick Douglass]]
*[[George Washington Carver]]
*[[Giuseppe]]
*[[Henry Ford]]
*[[Jason Bateman]]
*[[Jeff Griffeath]]
*[[Luigeena]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Luigi (film character)|Luigi Mario]]
*[[Mama Mario]]
*[[Marianne]]
*[[Marilyn]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Mario and Luigi's grandfather]]
*[[Mario and Luigi's niece]]
*[[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob|Mario Joe]]
*[[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob|Luigi Bob]]
*[[Mario (film character)|Mario Mario]]
*[[Mary Todd Lincoln]]
*[[Mr. President]]
*[[Mrs. President]]
*[[Papa Mario]]
*[[Thomas Edison]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson]]
*[[Uncle Arthur]]
*[[Uncle Tony]]
 
==Gallery==
===''Saturday Supercade''===
<gallery>
Mississippi Madness.png|"[[Mississippi Madness]]" title card
Saturday Supercade Colonel.png|{{wp|New Orleans}}, {{wp|Louisiana}} in "Mississippi Madness"
SaturdaySupercade Trucknappers.png|{{wp|Texas}} in "[[Trucknapper Caper]]"
</gallery>
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
<gallery>
MommiesCurseTitle.jpg|The [[Brooklyn Bridge]] in [[Brooklyn]], {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} in "[[Mommies Curse]]"
Supershowplumber.jpg|[[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] in [[Flatbush]], Brooklyn, New York
TBfB1.png||Super Mario Bros. Plumbing in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn.jpg|Brooklyn, New York in "[[Flatbush Koopa]]"
BrooklynBridge.jpg|The Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, New York in "Flatbush Koopa"
Plumber Rap SMBSS.png|A [[New York City]], New York residence in the show's opening
</gallery>
 
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
<gallery>
Washington DC.png|[[Washington, D.C.]] in "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]"
Reptilesingardenshot.jpg|The [[White House]] in Washington, D.C. in "Reptiles in the Rose Garden"
Washington Monument.png|The White House on the [[Washington Monument]] in Washington, D.C. in "Reptiles in the Rose Garden"
ReignStorm.jpg|[[Hawaii]] in "[[Reign Storm]]"
ReignStorm1.jpg|Hawaii in "Reign Storm"
Hollywood.jpg|[[Hollywood]], {{wp|California}} in "[[Dadzilla]]"
HollywoodBowl.jpg|The [[Hollywood Bowl]] in Hollywood, California in "Dadzilla"
FamilyinKansas.jpg|{{wp|Kansas}} in "[[Mush-Rumors]]"
Miami.png|[[Miami]], {{wp|Florida}} in "[[Life's Ruff]]"
LifeRuff3.png|Miami, Florida in "Life's Ruff"
Kennedy.png|The [[Kennedy Space Center]] in {{wp|Merritt Island, Florida|Merritt Island}}, Florida in "Life's Ruff"
</gallery>
 
===''Club Nintendo''===
<gallery>
DK Banana Day 24 2.jpg|The [[Kong]]s flying to the United States in "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]"
DK Banana Day 24 3.jpg|The Kongs in [[Washington, D.C.]] in "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"
</gallery>
 
===''NES Open Tournament''===
<gallery>
GroupShot.png|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in their American flag outfits
PeachNOTG.png|US Course
</gallery>
 
===''Mario is Missing!''===
<gallery>
NewYorkCityScene MIM.png|[[New York City]], {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} in the SNES version
NewYorkCity MIM.png|Map of New York City, New York in the SNES version
EmpireStateBuilding MIM.png|The [[Empire State Building]] in New York City, New York in the SNES version
RockefellerCenter MIM.png|The [[Rockefeller Center]] in New York City, New York in the SNES version
StatueofLiberty MIM.png|The [[Statue of Liberty]] in New York City, New York in the SNES version
San Francisco MIM SNES.png|[[San Francisco]], {{wp|California}} in the SNES version
San Francisco MIMDOS.png|San Francisco, California in the {{wp|Disk operating system|DOS}} version
SanFrancisco MIM.png|Map of San Francisco, California in the SNES version
San Francisco Map MIMDOS.png|Map of San Francisco, California in the DOS version
CoitTower MIM.png|{{wp|Coit Tower}} in San Francisco, California in the SNES version
GoldenGateBridge MIM.png|The [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in San Francisco, California in the SNES version
Golden Gate Bridge MIMDOS.png|The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California in the DOS version
TransamericaPyramid MIM.png|The [[Transamerica Pyramid]] in San Francisco, California in the SNES version
Transamerica Pyramid MIMDOS.png|The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California in the DOS version
</gallery>
 
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
<gallery>
Koopa's Tower.jpg|{{wp|Manhattan}}, {{wp|New York (State)|New York}}
SMB film Double Date.png|[[Brooklyn]], New York
</gallery>
 
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
<gallery>
Gettysburg MTMNES.png|[[Gettysburg]], {{wp|Pennsylvania}} in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version
Kitty Hawk MTMNES.png|[[Kitty Hawk]], {{wp|North Carolina}} in the NES version
Menlo Park MTMSNES.png|[[Menlo Park]], {{wp|New Jersey}} in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version
Menlo Park MTMDX.png|Menlo Park, New Jersey in the {{wp|Personal computer|PC}} version
Novato MTMDX.png|[[Novato]], {{wp|California}} in the PC version
Jeff Griffeath MTMDX.png|The flags of {{wp|Colorado}}, New Jersey, California, the United States, {{wp|New York (State)|New York}}, and {{wp|Connecticut}}, and a map of the United States
MTM SNES Declaration of Independence Returned.png|{{wp|Independence Hall}} in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania in the SNES version
Thomas Jefferson MTMDX.png|Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the PC version
Philadelphia, 1752 AD MTMDX.png|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1752 in the SNES version
Philadelphia MTMSNES.png|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1776 in the SNES version
Benjamin Franklin, 1752 AD MTMDX.png|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the PC version
Tuskegee MTMDX.png|[[Tuskegee]], {{wp|Alabama}} in the PC version
White House MTMDX.png|The [[White House]] in {{wp|Washington, D.C.}} in the PC version
Abraham Lincoln MTMDX.png|The White House in Washington, D.C. in the PC version
</gallery>
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
<gallery>
Mario SSB4 Artwork - NES Open Tournament Golf.jpg|[[Mario]]'s American flag outfit in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
Mario Striped SSBU.png|Mario's American flag outfit in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
</gallery>
 
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
<gallery>
SMO Golf Cap.png|Golf Cap
SMO Golf Outfit.png|Golf Outfit
SMO Brooklyn Bridge.jpg|The {{wp|Chrysler Building}} and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] in the [[Metro Kingdom]]
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
New York Pictures.png|Pictures of [[New York City]], {{wp|New York (State)|New York}}
MKT New York Minute Website Scene.png|{{wp|Times Square}} in New York City, New York
MKT New York Minute Scene 2.jpg|New York City, New York
MKT New York Minute 2 Scene.png|New York City, New York
MKT NewYorkMinute3 Park.jpg|{{wp|Central Park}} in New York City, New York
MKT New York Minute 3 Website Scene.png|The {{wp|Statue of Liberty}} in New York City, New York
MKT New York Minute 4 Scene.jpg|Times Square in New York City, New York
MKT Los Angeles Tour launch artwork.jpg|Postcard of {{wp|Los Angeles}}, {{wp|California}}
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LosAngelesLapsscreenshot.jpg|{{wp|Santa Monica Pier}} in {{wp|Santa Monica}}, California and {{wp|Muscle Beach}} in {{wp|Venice, California|Venice}}, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 2 View.png|{{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}} in {{wp|Los Angeles County}}, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 2 Scene.jpg|Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles County, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 3 Starting Line.jpg|Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles View.png|Los Angeles, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 3 View.png|{{wp|Dodger Stadium}} in Los Angeles, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 3 Rodeo Drive.jpg|{{wp|Rodeo Drive}} in {{wp|Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills}}, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 3 Rodeo Drive 2.jpg|Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California
MKT Los Angeles Laps 3 Scene.jpg|Two Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California
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MK8D Tour New York Minute Course Icon.png|{{Classic-link|Tour|New York Minute}} course icon
MK8D New York Minute Scene 2.jpg|[[New York City]], {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}
MK8 New York Minute Screenshot2.jpg|{{wp|30 Rockefeller Plaza}} in New York City, New York
MK8D New York Minute Met.png|{{wp|The Metropolitan Museum of Art}} in New York City, New York
MK8D Tour Los Angeles Laps Course Icon.png|{{Classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} course icon
MK8D BCP Los Angeles Laps glide rings.jpg|{{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}} in {{wp|Los Angeles County}}, {{wp|California}}
MK8D Tour Los Angeles Laps Scene 3.jpg|{{wp|Dodger Stadium}} in {{wp|Los Angeles}}, California
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TSMBM Map of New York Commercial 1.png|Map of {{wp|New York City}}, New York
TSMBM Map of New York Commercial 2.png|Map of {{wp|Queens}}, New York
Flooded Brooklyn streets - TSMBM.png|Brooklyn, New York
Mario and Luigi about to pounce Bowser in the air - TSMBM.png|New York City, New York
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Latest revision as of 16:24, November 4, 2024

United States of America
Whitehouse.png
Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America, in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Saturday Supercade - "Mississippi Madness" (1983)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)
Greater location North America
Capital Washington, D.C.
Ruler Mr. President
Inhabitants Humans

The United States of America in the Super Mario franchise is a country on Earth, located on the continent of North America. It is often called United States or America for short. Most of the characters and locations from the Super Mario iteration of the country exist also in real life.

History[edit]

Saturday Supercade[edit]

The United States of America makes its first appearance in the first episode of Saturday Supercade. The episode takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana as evidenced by a large sign reading "Welcome to New Orleans." Other features of Louisiana are also included, such as the Mississippi River and large swamps. In the episode "Trucknapper Caper", Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones travel to the state of Texas on their motorcycle. In the episode "Rocky Mountain Monkey Business", Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones ride through the Rocky Mountains, a large mountain range in the western United States.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

All of the live-action segments of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! are set in Brooklyn, New York at the Mario Bros.' business Mario Brothers Plumbing. Further, the show's opening sequence shows Mario and Luigi in Brooklyn getting sucked down a drain pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom.

In addition to the live-action segments and the intro, a few of the animated episodes also take place in the United States. In the episode "Plummers Academy," there is an extended flashback of Mario and Luigi at the Brooklyn Plumbers Academy in Brooklyn. In the episode "Flatbush Koopa," King Koopa attempts to take over New York City and rename it "New Koopa," with most of the episode taking place in Brooklyn and Coney Island. In addition, in the episode "Koopa Klaus," Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool attempt to vacation to a place known as Hawaii Land, but they accidentally end up at the North Pole instead.

Several locations in the United States are mentioned in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! In the episode "Marianne and Luigeena," Luigi mentioned the U.S. state of Alaska. Luigi mentions The Bronx, a borough of New York City, in the live-action segments "Day of the Orphan" and "Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes." In "Mario and the Beanstalk," Luigi mentions the Brooklyn Public Library, and in "Wild Thing," Mario and Luigi each have a borrowed book from the library, and Marilyn references her Uncle Tony in the state of California. In "The Great Hereafter," it is revealed that Grandma Mario was buried in Newark, New Jersey. In "Glasnuts," Mario and Luigi try to convice Mikhail Gorbachev into going to Yankee Stadium to try an all-American hot dog. Yonkers, New York is referenced in the title of "Bonkers From Yonkers."

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Hawaii in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
A volcano in Hawaii in the episode "Reign Storm" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Several episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 take place within the United States of America. Hollywood, California is featured in the episode "Dadzilla." Miami, Florida and the Kennedy Space Center appear in the episode "Life's Ruff." The state of Kansas appears in the episode "Mush-Rumors," which also mentions the city of Wichita and the states of Iowa and Nebraska. The state of Hawaii is featured in the episode "Reign Storm." The capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., is featured in the episode "Reptiles in the Rose Garden." Finally, New York City is featured in "Kootie Pie Rocks," and Brooklyn specifically is featured in "Recycled Koopa," "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel," and "Misadventures in Babysitting."

Several locations in the United States are mentioned in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. In the episode "Recycled Koopa," King Koopa announces he will soon conquer the New York City boroughs the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.

Club Nintendo[edit]

New York City, Washington, D.C., and the state of Hawaii appear in several comics in the German Club Nintendo series.

"Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit"[edit]

In "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit," Vikings Erik, Baleog and Olaf are teleported to New York while Mario is also teleported to the Viking Age. the Vikings' presence in the city causes enormous chaos until some New York policemen finally arrest them.

"Mario in Mariozilla"[edit]

New York City is featured once again in "Mario in Mariozilla." Kamek casts a spell onto Mario, which causes him to grow to an enormous size. Mario searches for advice from Dr. Light, who lives in the Empire State Building, and accidentally crashes into some buildings and skyscrapers. When he finally reaches Dr. Light's home, Mario climbs up the Empire State Building in order to talk to the doctor.

"Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"[edit]

In "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24," Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, and Kiddy Kong travel to Washington, D.C. in order to talk to the President of the United States. The President then provides the Kongs with a space shuttle from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

"Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii"[edit]

In "Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii", Mario is swimming in his kiddie-pool in New York until Bottles from the Banjo-Kazooie series digs a hole through the Earth and takes Mario to Hawaii.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

In the second title of the Nintendo Adventure Books series, Leaping Lizards, it is stated that Luigi once saved Topeka, Kansas from a flood caused by a clog, but Mario later lies to Princess Toadstool and states that he was the one who fixed the clog. In Dinosaur Dilemma, Mario mentions Hawaii after finding 300 coins, stating that he now has enough coins to "take a whole herd of cattle on a vacation to Hawaii."

NES Open Tournament Golf[edit]

The United States of America is one of the three levels that are playable in NES Open Tournament Golf, the other two being Japan and the United Kingdom. In addition, Mario and Luigi's outfits in the game are based on the American flag.

Mario is Missing![edit]

Luigi in New York City
Luigi and Yoshi in New York City in the SNES version of Mario is Missing!

In the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!, Luigi visits two cities in the United States on his quest to rescue Mario. San Francisco, California and New York City are visited in all three versions of the game.

In addition to the cities that Luigi can travel to, there are numerous cities in the United States that are visible on the Globulator that are not able to be traveled to. The cities included vary depending on the version of the game

MS-DOS and PC versions
SNES version

Super Mario Bros. film[edit]

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Mario and Luigi at their home in Brooklyn, New York in the Super Mario Bros. movie

In the Super Mario Bros. movie, Mario and Luigi live in Brooklyn, New York where they run Mario Bros. Plumbing. Most of the film takes place in Dinohattan, an alternate-universe version of New York City.

Mario briefly references the Bronx when walking through Dinohattan for the first time in the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, where he replies to Luigi's speculation that they ended up in a coma and woke up in Brooklyn of the future that they may have even arrived at "the Bronx of today" in regards to the dystopic locale.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

Philadelphia in Mario's Time Machine (PC)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1776 in the PC version of Mario's Time Machine

Mario travels to several locations in the United States in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario's Time Machine. Like the cities on the Globulator in Mario is Missing!, the cities included are different depending on the version of the game.

PC version
SNES version
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1776)
  • Menlo Park, New Jersey (1879)
NES version

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

In the episode "Four Weddings and a Coconut" of the Donkey Kong Country television series, Donkey Kong sings a song which lyrics mention the Everglades, subtropical wetlands located in the state of Florida. In one of the lines, Donkey Kong sings, "You promenade as you're dancing through the Everglades. Skip to the beat 'til you can't feel your feet!"

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

The Bronx is mentioned in the Super Smash Bros. series in reference to the Bronx-native Little Mac.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, one of Mario's alternative costumes is his American flag outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf.

Mario Party 7[edit]

Artwork of the Neon Heights board from Mario Party 7.
The Party Cruise layout of Neon Heights from Mario Party 7

The board Neon Heights in Mario Party 7 is heavily based on several locations throughout the United States. The board is mainly based on Las Vegas, Nevada, but it also contains elements from Hollywood, California, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and New York City. It includes a theater district, a movie set based on the Western United States, a space center, and a baseball diamond. There is also a Mario statue in the center of the board that greatly resembles the Statue of Liberty.

Mario Party DS[edit]

In Mario Party DS, Las Vegas, Nevada is featured as one of the landmarks on the globe that the player battles on in the minigame Globe Gunners.

Mario Kart series[edit]

New York Minute in Mario Kart 8
Times Square in Tour New York Minute in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Toad Harbor in the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch remake Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features several areas inspired by American cities. The steep cable car hill and cable cars scattered throughout the track appear to be inspired by San Francisco, California, and the Princess Peach statue in the harbor is directly based on the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

Mario Kart Tour features two courses that take place in the United States, New York Minute and Los Angeles Laps. New York Minute takes place in New York City. The players race by and through several notable landmarks: Times Square, where the race begins, Broadway, Central Park, the Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the Statue of Liberty, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of game's key art also features the Statue of Liberty and Times Square in the background. Los Angeles Laps takes place in Los Angeles, California. The players race by and through several notable Los Angeles and Los Angeles County landmarks: 777 Tower, Beverly Hills City Hall, Capitol Records Building, Dodger Stadium, Inglewood Oil Field, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center, Muscle Beach, Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, Santa Monica Pier, Tongva Park, Venice Beach and the Venice Beach Skatepark, Griffith Observatory, Getty Center, and the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Tour New York Minute and Tour Los Angeles Laps both return in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey features the American flag cap and outfit from NES Open Tournament Golf as wearable clothing, titled "Golf Cap" and "Golf Outfit" respectively. It can be purchased using regional coins in the Metro Kingdom, itself heavily based on New York City.

New Donk City in the Metro Kingdom is directly based on New York City. The city features several buildings that are inspired by real-world locations. The explorable area of the city has New Donk City Hall, which is based on the Empire State Building, and a triangular building based on the Flatiron Building. In addition, The kingdom's background contains structures almost identical to the Chrysler Building and the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario and Luigi initially live with their family in Brooklyn, where they run Super Mario Bros. Plumbing. The final battle against Bowser at the end of the film takes place in Brooklyn.

Mario and Luigi operate Super Mario Bros. Plumbing in Queens and Brooklyn, as revealed in the business's commercial and website. Additionally, one of the website's testimonials comes from a customer with the username "princessofQueens".

During the brothers' Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial towards the beginning of the film, the Manhattan skyline appears on a green screen with Mario and Luigi wearing capes and "flying" in the foreground. Additionally, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Long Island, and a sliver of New Jersey can be seen on a map that Mario flicks a toy van across.

General information[edit]

States and cities[edit]

Non-state territories[edit]

Inhabitants[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Saturday Supercade[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Club Nintendo[edit]

NES Open Tournament[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

Super Mario Bros. film[edit]

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]