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{{item infobox
{{item infobox
|title=Boleadoras
|title=Boleadoras
|image=[[File:Boleadoras MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES
|image=[[File:Boleadoras MIMDOS.png]]<br>DOS<br>[[File:Boleadoras MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES<br>[[File:Boleadoras MIMNES.png]]<br>NES
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|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]])
}}
}}
A '''{{wp|Bolas|boleadora}}''', also known as a '''bola''', is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by {{wp|gaucho}}s. It consists of weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. One appears 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!'']], where it is referred to as a '''boleadoras''' despite this being the plural form of the word. It is stolen from the [[Gaucho Museum]] in [[Buenos Aires]] by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, necessitating [[Luigi]] track it down and return it.
A '''{{iw|wikipedia|Bolas|boleadoras}}'''{{sic}}<!--This is the singular form in the game, but plural in contemporary usage.--> appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as an [[List of items|item]] in [[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!'']]. The Boleadoras is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by {{iw|wikipedia|gaucho}}s, with weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. [[Luigi]] has to recover the Boleadoras after it had been stolen by [[Koopa Troopa]]s from the [[Gaucho Museum]] in [[Buenos Aires]].


==Information==
==Information==
*Boy: ''"Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras."
{{MIM info header}}
*Tourist: ''"I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum."
{{MIMPC info
*Reporter: ''"That's an intersting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum."
|boy=Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras.
*Scientist: ''"Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef."
|tourist=I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum.
*Policewoman: ''"Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum."
|reporter=That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum.
|scientist=Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef.
|officer=Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum.
}}
|-
{{MIMSNES info
|boy=Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras.
|tourist=I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum.
|reporter=That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum.
|scientist=Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef.
|officer=Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum.
}}
|-
{{MIMNES info
|boy=Good job, you've retrieved a boleadoras and lassoed a Koopa.
|tourist=I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. It's made of leather and stone.
|reporter=That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum.
|scientist=Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef.
|officer=Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum.
}}
|}
{{MIM}}
{{MIM}}
[[Category:Mario is Missing! items]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! items]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, September 11, 2024

Boleadoras
Boleadoras in Mario is Missing!
DOS
Boleadoras in Mario is Missing!
SNES
Boleadoras in Mario is Missing!
NES
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)

A boleadoras[sic] appears in the Super Mario franchise as an item in PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!. The Boleadoras is a lasso-like throwing weapon used by gauchos, with weights on the end of cords that connect at a single point. Luigi has to recover the Boleadoras after it had been stolen by Koopa Troopas from the Gaucho Museum in Buenos Aires.

Information[edit]

Person Quote
PC version
Boy "Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras."
Tourist "I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum."
Reporter "That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum."
Scientist "Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef."
Police officer "Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum."
SNES version
Boy "Good job, you've lassoed a Koopa and retrieved a boleadoras."
Tourist "I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. That one came from the gaucho museum."
Reporter "That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum."
Scientist "Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef."
Police officer "Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum."
NES version
Boy "Good job, you've retrieved a boleadoras and lassoed a Koopa."
Tourist "I've 'herd' cows are glad gauchos don't use them anymore. It's made of leather and stone."
Reporter "That's an interesting old gaucho tool and belongs in the Jose Hernandez Gaucho museum."
Scientist "Finding that old lasso is quite a relief. Argentina is famous for its cows and for beef."
Police officer "Good catch, Luigi. That boleadoras is from Jose Hernandez's Gaucho Museum."