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|image=[[File:MKT_New_York_Minute_2_Scene.png|300px]]<br>View of the Rockefeller Center in {{classic-link|Tour|New York Minute}} in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|image=[[File:MKT_New_York_Minute_2_Scene.png|300px]]<br>View of the Rockefeller Center in [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 2]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|greater_location=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]
|greater_location=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]
|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]])

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Rockefeller Center
View of a Glide Ramp in New York Minute 2
View of the Rockefeller Center in New York Minute 2 in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Greater location New York City, United States

The Rockefeller Center is a complex of buildings in New York City, including Radio City Music Hall and 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It was built by and named for John D. Rockefeller and his family.

History

Mario is Missing!

Luigi's photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center
Luigi's photograph of the Statue of Prometheus at the Rockefeller Center

Luigi visited the Rockefeller Center in the SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! after Koopa Troopas invaded and stole the Statue of Prometheus, along with several other items from other buildings in the city. Luigi had to find and return it to the Center. To prove it was genuine, he had to answer the following questions:

  • The statue that overlooks the skating rink is:
    • John D. Rockefeller
    • Hans Brinker
    • Prometheus
  • Rockefeller Center street closes once a year because:
    • the streetcleaners need a break. (SNES)/it's a janitors holiday (NES)
    • the ice skating rink is closed.
    • so the street will remain private property. (SNES)/it is private property. (NES)

In the Mario is Missing! (PC) version of Mario is Missing!, Rockefeller Center technically still appears, albeit indirectly, as Luigi instead visits Radio City Music Hall, which is located within the center.

Mario Kart series

Donkey Kong, King Boo and Luigi on Tour New York Minute
Donkey Kong drives into 30 Rockefeller Plaza

The Rockefeller Center appears again in New York Minute, debuting in Mario Kart Tour and returning in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass. Racers drive through it in all routes of the course. In particular, New York Minute 3 and the final lap of 8 Deluxe's route have racers drive through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It is shown to have manholes that spew water into the air, as well as a Glide Ramp in New York Minute 2 and 8 Deluxe's route.

Trivia