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[[File:MKT Amsterdam Drift 2 boat.jpg|thumb|A boat in the canal in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
[[File:MKT Amsterdam Drift 2 boat.jpg|thumb|right|A boat in the canal in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
{{quote|65 glass-topped boats make touring Amsterdam's many canals comfy, even in bad weather. The boat tours follow the canals through the city out to the Amstel River and around the famous harbor. The canal tours are especially beautiful at night when Amsterdam's famous floating houses are lit up. There are 600 separate canals running throughout the city.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
{{quote|65 glass-topped boats make touring Amsterdam's many canals comfy, even in bad weather. The boat tours follow the canals through the city out to the Amstel River and around the famous harbor. The canal tours are especially beautiful at night when Amsterdam's famous floating houses are lit up. There are 600 separate canals running throughout the city.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
'''Canals''' appear sometimes in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, particularly those in [[Amsterdam]].
A '''canal''' is an artificial waterway created to be traversed by water vehicles. The canals of [[Amsterdam]] make two appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
 
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==History==
==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
===''Mario is Missing!''===
The Canal appears in the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as a visitable location in Amsterdam. It is closed when a [[Koopa Troopa]] steals the [[Canal Boat steering wheel]], but is reopened after [[Luigi]] returns it.
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A Canal first appears in the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. A [[Koopa Troopa]] steals the [[Canal Boat steering wheel|steering wheel of a boat from the canal]], which forces the canal to close. Before he leaves Amsterdam, [[Luigi]] must recover the steering wheel.


To prove the wheel's authenticity, Luigi must answer the following questions:
To prove the wheel's authenticity, Luigi must answer the following questions:
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
The canals from Amsterdam are background elements in the course [[Tour Amsterdam Drift|Amsterdam Drift]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Racers [[Underwater driving|drive underwater]] in the canals during the second and third routes, and there are usable [[Current|air currents]] in Amsterdam Drift 2 for jumping out of the canal and onto boats on its surface. The canals in the ''Booster Course Pass'' are driven in only on the second lap.
[[File:MKT AmsterdamCanal.png|thumb|right|The bottom of the canal in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Much later, Amsterdam and its canals would reappear in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series in the course [[Tour Amsterdam Drift|Amsterdam Drift]], first appearing in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. In the course's second and third routes, racers [[Underwater driving|drive underwater]] in the canals. Amsterdam Drift 2 in particular allows racers to use vertical [[Current|air currents]] from vents in the waterway to jump out of the canal and land on boats on its surface.


==Gallery==
Amsterdam Drift also appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of its [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. In this game's version of Amsterdam Drift, which shifts its route every lap, the canals are only driven in on the second lap.
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Canal MIMDOS.png|''Mario is Missing!'' (PC)
Canal MIMCD.png|Stock photo in ''Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe''
MKT AmsterdamCanal.png|The bottom of the canal in ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>


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[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Real-world landmarks in the Mario Kart series]]
[[Category:Real-world landmarks in the Mario Kart series]]

Revision as of 07:50, October 14, 2024

View of the boat in Amsterdam Drift 2.
A boat in the canal in Mario Kart Tour
“65 glass-topped boats make touring Amsterdam's many canals comfy, even in bad weather. The boat tours follow the canals through the city out to the Amstel River and around the famous harbor. The canal tours are especially beautiful at night when Amsterdam's famous floating houses are lit up. There are 600 separate canals running throughout the city.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

A canal is an artificial waterway created to be traversed by water vehicles. The canals of Amsterdam make two appearances in the Super Mario franchise.

History

Mario is Missing!

DOS
CD-ROM Deluxe
The canal in the DOS and CD-ROM Deluxe versions of Mario is Missing!.

A Canal first appears in the PC versions of Mario is Missing!. A Koopa Troopa steals the steering wheel of a boat from the canal, which forces the canal to close. Before he leaves Amsterdam, Luigi must recover the steering wheel.

To prove the wheel's authenticity, Luigi must answer the following questions:

  • Amsterdam is called the "Venice of the North" because:
    • it has so many canals
    • it looks like Italy
    • it has 600 pasta restaurants
    • department store
  • The very first Amsterdam canal was called:
    • Herengracht
    • Jazzplatten
    • Hagandas
    • Joddenbreestraat
  • How many canal boats travel how many canals:
    • 1.5 boats in 1 canal
    • 600 boats in 65 canals
    • 65 boats in 600 canals
    • 665 boats in 56 canals

Mario Kart series

View of inside the Singel canal in Amsterdam Drift 2.
The bottom of the canal in Mario Kart Tour

Much later, Amsterdam and its canals would reappear in the Mario Kart series in the course Amsterdam Drift, first appearing in Mario Kart Tour. In the course's second and third routes, racers drive underwater in the canals. Amsterdam Drift 2 in particular allows racers to use vertical air currents from vents in the waterway to jump out of the canal and land on boats on its surface.

Amsterdam Drift also appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of its Booster Course Pass. In this game's version of Amsterdam Drift, which shifts its route every lap, the canals are only driven in on the second lap.