Great Wall of China
| Great Wall of China | |
|---|---|
 The Great Wall of China in the SNES version of Mario is Missing! | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 - "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe (1994) |
| Greater location | China |
- “One of the world's seven great wonders, the Great Wall is the only man-made object visible from outer space. The Chinese poetically call it "Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li." It is said that over 300,000 men labored for ten years to complete its 3,946 miles. Begun in fifth century BC, its purpose was to keep northern tribes from attacking southern states. The Wall is wide enough to allow a team of five horses to run, side by side, along its top. This way, messengers could bring food and information without slowing down too much!”
- —Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall on Earth, and, as its name implies, is located in China. It has two names in Chinese: the official name (Traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; Simplified Chinese: 万里长城; Mandarin: Wànlǐ chángchéng; Cantonese: Maahnléih chèuhngsìhng; Manchu: ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨᠵᠠᠰᡝ, Šanggiyan jase), which means "the long wall of 10,000 Li", and an alternate name (Traditional Chinese: 長城; Simplified Chinese: 长城; Mandarin: Chángchéng; Cantonese: Chèuhngsìhng; Manchu: ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨᡥᡝᠴᡝᠨ, Golmin Hecen), which means "Great Wall". It appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and all versions of Mario is Missing!.
History[edit]
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
The Great Wall first appeared in an episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, "7 Continents for 7 Koopas". When King Koopa tries to conquer the entire Real World, he puts Bully Koopa under control of Asia. Bully vandalizes the Great Wall of China by spraying graffiti all over it. Mario later steals Bully's wand, and turns the wall into a giant dragon, which then attacks and tries to eat Bully. However, it is seen that later the wall and dragon both appeared at once (in the error screen (which happened due to the heroes' victories) and King Koopa's defeat).
Mario is Missing![edit]
The Wall later appeared in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing!, being vandalized by Koopa Troopas again. This time, a single stone was stolen, and the Wall is barred from visitors until Luigi returns it. Returning the artifact will reward Luigi 1,220 dollars. To do so, he has to defeat Koopa Troopas in Beijing and answer questions about the Great Wall to prove the stone's authenticity. The questions are as follows:
- How long is the Great Wall?
- 3946 miles
- 300,000 kilometers
- 3690 miles
- 5000 miles
- When did the building of the wall begin?
- 25th century BC
- 1949
- 5th century BC
- 3946 BC
- About how many men did it take to build the wall?
- 300,000
- 30,000
- 3,000
- 300
Multimedia[edit]
 Video - Live-action footage of the Great Wall of China in the CD-ROM Deluxe version of Mario is Missing! | File info 0:11 |
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario is Missing! (Macintosh) | L11B | L11B | Landmark 11 B |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | سور الصين العظيم Sur as-Sini l-Azim | Great Wall of China | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 中国的长城 Zhōngguó de Chángchéng (Mandarin) | "Great Wall of China"; direct translation of the English name | [2] | |
| Croatian | Veliki Kineski zid | Great wall of China | [3] | |
| Finnish | Kiinan muuri | Wall of China | [4] | |
| French | La Grande Muraille de Chine | The Great Wall of China | [5] | |
| German | Die Chinesische Mauer | The Wall of China | [6] | |
| Greek | Μέγα Σινικό Τείχος Méga Sinikó Teíchos | Great Wall of China | [7] | |
| Italian | Grande muraglia cinese | Great wall of China | [8] | |
| Korean | 만리장성 Mallijangseong | Long Wall of 10,000 Li | [9] | |
| Polish | Wielki Chiński Mur | Great Wall of China | [10] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Grande Muralha da China | Great Wall of China | [11] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | [12] | |||
| Romanian | Marele Zid Chinezesc | Great Wall of China | [13] | |
| Russian | Великая Китайская стена Velikaya Kitayskaya stena | Great wall of China | [14] | |
| Slovene | Veliki Kitajski Zid | Great Wall of China | [15] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Gran Muralla China | Great Wall of China | [16] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | [17] | |||
| Swedish | Kinesiska muren | Wall of China | [18] | |
| Thai | กำแพงเมืองจีน Gam-pɛɛng Mʉʉang-jiin | Wall of China | [19] |
Notes[edit]
- The pamphlet says that the Wall is "the only manmade object visible from outer space", and a Beijing boy too claims that it is "the only manmade thing on earth an astronaut can see from space". This, however, is actually debatable.
References[edit]
- ^ سوبر ماريو - سبيس تون
- ^ 【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】
- ^ Super Mario Bros ( 3 Komiplacija ) - Crtani Film
- ^ The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros. 3 | All Episode In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
- ^ Mario a disparu. Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Mario wir vermisst. The Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 Greek [Επεισόδια 21-22]
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x22 - I sette continenti
- ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Brothers 3 Korean Dub 슈퍼마리오 3 VHS Volumes 1 - 6.
- ^ Nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 11 - Koop do góry/Przez siedem kooptynentów
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - 7 Continentes para 7 Koopas (Dublagem Herbert Richers)
- ^ Ep. 19 e Ep. 20 - As Aventuras de Super Mario 3 PT-PT (Dialectus)
- ^ May 20, 2015. "7 Continents for 7 Koopas", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Мультфильм Супер Марио - 20 серия
- ^ Club Nintendo Yugosa 1993 09
- ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 21 - 7 Contientes para 7 Koopas
- ^ Super Mario Bros 3 (Cap.22 - 7 continentes para 7 Bowsers) Español
- ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 22 - Swedish
- ^ Episode Collection (Thai VHS Dub) | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
