Australia
- Not to be confused with Austria.
| Australia | |
|---|---|
 Sydney Sprint in Mario Kart Tour | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 – "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022) |
| Greater location | Oceania |
| Capital | Canberra |
- “I love Australia!”
- —Mario, New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sound Board from Nintendo Australia
Australia (Arrernte: Australie; Kriol: Ostraylya) appears in the Super Mario franchise as a country on Earth, like in real life.
History[edit]
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Cheatsy Koopa is ordered by King Koopa to capture Australia in "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. A Crocodile Dundee-type hunter is made into a prawn and the other inhabitants into kangaroos from Cheatsy's Magic Wand, but Princess Toadstool eventually uses the magic wand to return the transformed Australians to normal.
Mario Open Golf[edit]
Australia is the second course of Mario Open Golf (released in the West as NES Open Tournament Golf).
Mario is Missing![edit]
Luigi visits the Australian city Sydney during Mario is Missing! Perth is visible on the Globulator but inaccessible.
Mario Kart series[edit]
The April–May 2021 Sydney Tour in Mario Kart Tour introduced a new course based on Sydney, Sydney Sprint. The course reappears in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as the first course of the Propeller Cup.
Gallery[edit]
Down Under Land in "Crocodile Mario" in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Australia in "7 Continents For 7 Koopas" in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
View of the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Luna Park in Mario Kart Tour
View of the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Luna Park in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Multimedia[edit]
 Mario's trip to Australia - Promotional voice clip for Charles Martinet's Australian greeting events in 2009 | File info 0:19 |
| "I love Australia!" - One of Mario's voice clips from the Nintendo Australia New Super Mario Bros. Wii sound board | File info 0:01 |
Notes[edit]
- Down Under Land in "Crocodile Mario" of Super Mario Bros. Show! is similar to Australia.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario is Missing! (Macintosh) | GLO AUST | GLO AUST | Globulator Australia |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オーストラリア Ōsutoraria |
Australia | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 澳大利亚 Àodàlìyǎ (Mandarin) Oudaaihleih'a (Cantonese) |
Australia | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 澳大利亞 Àodàlìyǎ (Mandarin) Oudaaihleih'a (Cantonese) |
Australia | [1] | |
| Dutch | Australië | Australia | [1] | |
| French | Australie | Australia | [2] | |
| German | Australien | Australia | [3] | |
| Korean | 호주 Hoju |
Australia | [1] | |
| Portuguese | Austrália | Australia | [1] | |
| Russian | Австралия Avstraliya |
Australia | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g As it appears in Mario Kart series's online mode since Mario Kart Wii.
- ^ Mario a disparu. Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
