Tong Tong
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| Tong Tong | |
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 DOS  CD-ROM Deluxe | |
| First appearance | Mario is Missing! (1993) |
Tong Tong (童童, June 1, 1986–July 8, 2000)[1] was a female giant panda that was born and resided in the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. She makes an appearance exclusively in the PC version of Mario is Missing!, where she is an artifact stolen by a Koopa from the Ueno Zoo, forcing it to close down. After Luigi returns Tong Tong to the curator, they reward him $1950. Despite being a panda, the DOS version reuses the Taronga Zoo koala icon for her. Additionally, she is mistakenly referred to as male in-game.
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| Person | Quote |
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| PC version | |
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"He loves bamboo and he's cuter than the average bear in the Japanese zoo." |
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"Take him back via subway to Ueno Station. Tourist types couldn't bear not see Hsing Hsing's kin." |
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"It's as clear as black and white, that bear belongs in Japan's first zoo." |
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"Panda bears are actually Chinese. He's lucky to live in one of the world's largest zoos, right here in Japan." |
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"That's a panda bear, and he lives in the 100-year-old Ueno zoo." |
