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|image= | |image=[[File:Mexican tile MIMDOS.png]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
|latest_appearance= | |latest_appearance= | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''mexican{{sic}} tile''' is a single tile from the [[Zocalo|Zócalo]] in [[Mexico City]] that is stolen by [[Koopa Troopa]]s in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. Without this tile, the Zócalo is forced to close until [[Luigi]] tracks it down and returns it. | The '''mexican{{sic}} tile''' is a single tile from the [[Zocalo|Zócalo]] in [[Mexico City]] that is stolen by [[Koopa Troopa]]s in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. Without this tile, the Zócalo is forced to close until [[Luigi]] tracks it down and returns it. | ||
These tiles are described as red and white by the Zócalo's pamphlet, but do not appear this way either in-game | These tiles are described as red and white by the Zócalo's pamphlet, but do not appear this way either in-game or in real life. The pamphlet also describes them being made by Spanish settlers using igneous rocks taken from Aztec temples. | ||
== Information == | |||
{{MIM info header}} | |||
{{MIMPC info | |||
|boy=Hot tamales! It's a square from the largest paved square in the Western Hemisphere, each side 790 feet. | |||
|tourist=Zocalo means pedestal in Spanish 'cause there's not monument. You gotta lava that tile. | |||
|reporter=That? I have grounds to tell you it paves La Plaza de la Constitucion. | |||
|scientist=The Spaniards took those from Aztec temples. Koopas took them from the Zocalo. | |||
|officer=Gee, Luigi, you've recovered a tile from the pedestal! | |||
}} | |||
|} | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Ger=die mexikanische Kachel | |||
|GerM=the Mexican Tile | |||
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst'' (CD-ROM)|language=German|accessdate | |||
=September 27, 2024}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{MIM}} | |||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! items]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:43, September 26, 2024
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| First appearance | Mario is Missing! (1992) |
The mexican[sic] tile is a single tile from the Zócalo in Mexico City that is stolen by Koopa Troopas in the PC version of Mario is Missing!. Without this tile, the Zócalo is forced to close until Luigi tracks it down and returns it.
These tiles are described as red and white by the Zócalo's pamphlet, but do not appear this way either in-game or in real life. The pamphlet also describes them being made by Spanish settlers using igneous rocks taken from Aztec temples.
Information[edit]
| Person | Quote |
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| PC version | |
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"Hot tamales! It's a square from the largest paved square in the Western Hemisphere, each side 790 feet." |
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"Zocalo means pedestal in Spanish 'cause there's not monument. You gotta lava that tile." |
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"That? I have grounds to tell you it paves La Plaza de la Constitucion." |
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"The Spaniards took those from Aztec temples. Koopas took them from the Zocalo." |
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"Gee, Luigi, you've recovered a tile from the pedestal!" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | die mexikanische Kachel[1] | the Mexican Tile |
References[edit]
- ^ Mario wir vermisst (CD-ROM). Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 27, 2024.
