List of implied locations
This article needs improvement. Specifically:
- Singapore makes an appearance in the Singapore Speedway course in Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass and is therefore not implied.
The list of implied locations is a list of places that have not physically appeared in the Super Mario franchise, but have been mentioned at least once.
Super Mario franchise locations[edit]
Implied locations that are original to the Super Mario franchise, including places named and modelled after Earth locations, but not actual locations that exist in real life.
Saturday Supercade[edit]
Eat at Tip's[edit]
Eat at Tip's is presumably a restaurant featured in the Saturday Supercade episode "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?", appearing on a poster on a building as Mario and Pauline chase Donkey Kong. Its name is a reference to Eat at Joe's, a placeholder name for a fictional or hypothetical average person's restaurant. Not much else is known about the business.
Plaza El Toro[edit]
Plaza El Toro is a square featured in Mexico City in the Saturday Supercade episode "The Amazing Rollerskate Race", mentioned on several posters at a bullring, as well as a poster inside a cantina. The name literally means "Bull Square" in Spanish, though it may also be referring to Mexico City's bullring, due it possibly being a misspelling of plaza de toro, meaning "bullring".
Sweetville Jail[edit]
Sweetville Jail is a jail mentioned in the Saturday Supercade episode "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo". After Donkey Kong Jr., Bones, and Kid Dynamo capture Dr. Demise and his assistant Horace, Bones mentions that they will be taking them to Sweetville Jail.
DIC cartoons[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
0 Preis Supermarkt[edit]
The 0 Preis Supermarkt is a store mentioned exclusively in the German dub of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! live-action segment "Fortune Teller". During the segment Mario mentioned that he obtained his ticket from the supermarket's tenth anniversary.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 0 Preis Supermarkt | 0 Cost Supermarket | [1] |
Brooklyn Public Library[edit]
The Brooklyn Public Library is a large library in Brooklyn that Mario and Luigi used to visit when they lived there. When Mario and his friends venture into King Koopa's giant castle in the episode "Mario and the Beanstalk", Luigi jokingly notes that it is larger than the Brooklyn Public Library. In "Wild Thing", Mario and Luigi have each borrowed a book from the library, which they intend to read over the weekend.
In the German dub, Luigi instead compares the castle to the U-Bahn-Station Brooklyn.
In actuality, the library system of Brooklyn as a whole is known as the Brooklyn Public Library, rather than one single library going by that name.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 布鲁克林公共图书馆 Bùlǔkèlín Gōnggòng Túshūguǎn (Mandarin) | Brooklyn Public Library | [2] | |
| Finnish | Brooklynin Kirjasto | Brooklyn Library | [3] | |
| Italian | Biblioteca Centrale di Brooklyn | Brooklyn Central Library | [4] | |
| Portuguese | Biblioteca Pública do Brooklyn | Brooklyn Public Library | [5] | |
| Spanish | Biblioteca de Brooklyn | Brooklyn Library | [6] |
Fungusville[edit]
Fungusville is the town where Toad's family lives, although Toad himself does not live there. It is only mentioned in passing by Gramps during The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Escape from Koopatraz".
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Fungusville | - | [7] | |
| Italian | Fungosville | Mushroomsville | [8] | |
| Swedish | Flugisville | Toadville | [9] |
Gangster Supply Store[edit]
The Gangster Supply Store is presumably a black market store located in Crime Land that supplies various crime-related goods to criminals. During the events of "The Unzappables", Al Koopone places an order at the Gangster Supply Store for many Unzappable Hats, which he soon receives.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Tienda de Provisiones para Mafiosos | Mafioso Supply Store | [10] |
Hawaii Land[edit]
Hawaii Land is a region named after Hawaii. It is implied to have a very similar climate to Hawaii as well, as Mario dresses up in beach clothes in preparation for a trip to Hawaii Land. However, Toad purposely misleads his friends to the North Pole instead, so that he can receive presents from Santa Claus. Hawaii Land is only mentioned during the events of "Koopa Klaus".
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Pays Hawaï | Hawaii Land | [11] | |
| Italian | Ewei, la terra del sole tropicale | Hewaii, the land of the tropical sun | [12] | |
| Swedish | Hawaiilandet | Hawaii Land | [13] |
Pastadena[edit]
Pastadena is a place that is briefly mentioned by Sam Shalam during the events of "Mario and the Red Baron Koopa". It is presumably a town located within the vicinity of Pastaland, and is named after Pasadena, California. Sam Shalam mentions Pastadena when he tells Mario and Luigi that he recently received a spiffy magic carpet from a little old lady from there, referencing the song "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)".
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | Pastadena | - | [14] | |
| Swedish | Pastadena | - | [15] |
U-Bahn-Station Brooklyn[edit]
The U-Bahn-Station Brooklyn is a subway station mentioned exclusively in the German dub of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario and the Beanstalk". During the episode, when Mario and his friends enter King Koopa's giant castle, Luigi jokingly mentions it as being larger than the U-Bahn-Station Brooklyn.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | U-Bahn-Station Brooklyn | Brooklyn Subway Station | [16] |
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Banishment Zone[edit]
The Banishment Zone is a zone mentioned in promotional materials for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where Bowser is sent before the events of the cartoon and after The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! However, Bowser escapes from the Banishment Zone and attacks the Mushroom Kingdom again, this time with his Koopalings.
Frankenstein University[edit]
Frankenstein University is a school that is mentioned briefly on the bonus disc from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 The Complete Series DVD set. It is a school that Kooky von Koopa attended and graduated from.
Koopergarten[edit]
Koopergarten is the supposed Koopa equivalent of kindergarten. Koopergarten is only ever mentioned in Hip and Hop's biography from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 The Complete Series DVD set. According to the writer's bible, the twins flunked Koopergarten.
Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park[edit]
Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park is an amusement park that is mentioned in the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode, "Mush-Rumors". The park is supposedly located either in or near Kansas. The mascot of the park is said to be a character named Uncle Waldo. Norman and his family intended on heading there for an outing during the events of "Mush-Rumors", but on their way to the park, Norman accidentally drives through a Warp Pipe hidden in a tunnel, which leads to the Mushroom Kingdom. During their visit, Norman's family mistake the Mushroom Kingdom for the actual amusement park. Later on, Mario and Luigi lead Norman's family back to the Real World, where they continue to drive to the amusement park.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 怀尔德沃尔多独一无二游乐园 Huáiěrdé Wò'ěrduō Dúyīwú'èr Yóulèyuán | Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | [17] | |
| Croatian | Divlji Waldo Zabavni Park | Wild Waldo's Amusement Park | [18] | |
| French | Parc d'Attraction de Waldo le Grande | Uncle Waldo's Amusement Park | [19] | |
| Italian | Wild Waldo | - | [20] | |
| Polish | Jedyny w Swoim Rodzaju Park Rozrywki Waldo | Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | [21] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Parque de Diversão Único de Wild Waldo | Wild Wald's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | [22] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Parque de Diversões Único Wild Waldo | Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | [23] | |
| Romanian | Parc de Distracții de Wild Waldo | Wild Waldo's Amusement Park | [24] | |
| Spanish | Extraordinario Parque de Diversiones del Salvaje Waldo | Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park | [25] |
Mario's Time Machine (PC)[edit]
Eat at Joe's[edit]
Eat at Joe's is a location which name is shown in any ending cutscene of the MS-DOS version for Mario's Time Machine. When Mario confronts Bowser, Bowser tries to use his timulator to escape. Eat at Joe's, as well as the Gobi Desert, are the only few comprehensible location names shown on the time machine's display, before Bowser settles on "Paradise" in the year 2000 (in the good ending, the timulator malfunctions and teleports him to the Cretaceous Period instead).
The term "Eat at Joe's", or Joe's Diner, is a common placeholder name for a fictional, small restaurant establishment owned by a hypothetical everyman.
Jellystone Park[edit]
Jellystone Park is a fictional national park that is the home of Yogi Bear in The Huckleberry Hound Show and the Yogi Bear franchise that spun off from it. Jellystone is provided as a false answer when Luigi is asked about the habitat of pandas in the Ueno Zoo quiz in the PC version of Mario is Missing!.
Nintendo Power[edit]
Kong Country School District[edit]
The Kong Country School District is mentioned on page 34 in the 89th issue of Nintendo Power. It is said to be the place where Wrinkly Kong worked at before she retired from teaching and took on aerobics in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Nintendo Comics System[edit]
Apook School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair[edit]
The Apook School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair is a school mentioned in the Nintendo Comics System comic "The Kingdom Enquirer", presumably funded by the Apook Corporation. In the comic, Toad receives his graduation package from the school after sending them a check.
KC Mario[edit]
G78 Seiun[edit]
G78 Seiun is the home planet of Super Mario Great, mentioned at the end of Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 7 when Great's mission ends and he returns home.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Jī 78 Seiun | G78 Nebula/Galaxy | [26] |
BomBom Ōkoku[edit]
BomBom Ōkoku is a faraway kingdom named after the Comic BomBom label. The minister comes to Mario Land for a visit, but, mistaking King Luigi's upset expression, arising from his responsibility as king while Mario seeks enjoyment, for disinterest in the minister's words, he leaves in a huff.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボンボン Bonbon Ōkoku | BomBom Kingdom | [27] |
Club Nintendo[edit]
Ualeh[edit]
Ualeh is where KKDU, an alien appearing in the Club Nintendo comic "Sag niemals Holerö!", comes from. After invading Earth and being defeated at the end of the story, he goes back to Ualeh. Due to KKDU being based on Cthulhu, Ualeh is possibly a play on R'lyeh, the home of Cthulhu.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
Last Illusion[edit]
Last Illusion is an implied location in Super Mario RPG for Nintendo Switch. It is mentioned in Culex's Monster List entry as his homeworld, and is described as being a story about crystals. It is an allusion to Final Fantasy. In Western languages, Culex also announces himself with the title of Dark Knight of Vanda; however, it is unknown if Vanda is a location within Culex's world, an order of knights, or the Dark Mage. "Vanda" itself is the name of a genus of orchids.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Saigo no Gensō | Last Illusion | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 最后的幻想 Zuìhòu de Huànxiǎng (Mandarin) Jeui'hauh dīk Waahnséung (Cantonese) | Last Illusion | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 最後的幻想 Zuìhòu de Huànxiǎng (Mandarin) Jeui'hauh dīk Waahnséung (Cantonese) | Last Illusion | [?] | |
| Dutch | Fantasie eindigt | Finished fantasy | [?] | |
| French | Last Illusion | - | [?] | |
| German | Finalen Vorstellungskraft | Imagination Finale | [?] | |
| Italian | Last Illusion | - | [?] | |
| Korean | 최후의 환상 Choehu-ui Hwansang | Last Illusion | [?] | |
| Spanish | Last Illusion | - | [?] |
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Rosalina's kingdom[edit]
Rosalina's kingdom is only mentioned during Rosalina's Storybook in Super Mario Galaxy. It is supposedly the kingdom Rosalina lived in before she met Luma and went into space with him in search of his mother. The kingdom appears to have a castle where Rosalina used to live, and a hill with a large tree on it where her late mother is buried.
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]
Flower-koku[edit]
Flower-koku is a kingdom mentioned in the animated film Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, an animated adaptation of the events of Super Mario Bros. Its prince, Haru, owns a Brooch necklace nearly identical to Princess Peach's, and as a result is destined to marry her.
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フラワー国 Furawā-koku | Flower Kingdom | [28] |
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
Banana Slamma Ramma Mart[edit]
Banana Slamma Ramma Mart is a shop on Kongo Bongo Island that sells the Better Huts & Jungles magazine.
Copabanana[edit]
The Copabanana is a region of Kongo Bongo Island on which Bluster Kong has a residence in the episode "Bad Hair Day". He suggests that he and Candy Kong go there, but Candy rejects his suggestion, stating that she "made plans". It is named after Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
D.K. Neck Tie Boutique[edit]
D.K. Neck Tie Boutique is a shop on Kongo Bongo Island that sells Better Huts & Jungles.
Just try to slow this down to see what it says, and if you send a self-addressed envelope we will send you a banana![edit]
Just try to slow this down to see what it says, and if you send a self-addressed envelope[sic] we will send you a banana! is a shop in an unknown locale that sells the Better Huts & Jungles magazine. The name is included as an easter egg and part of a Teletoon contest, but is included with other locations.
King K. Rool's Dungeon-O-Value[edit]
King K. Rool's Dungeon-O-Value is a shop on Kongo Bongo Island that sells the Better Huts & Jungles magazine.
The Monkey Bar Palace of Steel Pipe[edit]
The Monkey Bar Palace of Steel Pipe is a shop on Kongo Bongo Island that sells the Better Huts & Jungles magazine.
Monkey See-Monkey Do, Eyeglass Store and Copy Shop[edit]
Monkey See-Monkey Do, Eyeglass Store and Copy Shop is a shop on Kongo Bongo Island that sells the Better Huts & Jungles magazine.
Orchid Valley[edit]
Orchid Valley is a location mentioned in the Donkey Kong Country television series episode "A Thin Line Between Love & Ape". In order to ask the Crystal Coconut on how to make Candy Kong fall in love with him, Bluster Kong distracts Cranky Kong by falsely telling him that Donkey Kong and Candy went to Orchid Valley for a picnic. This worries Cranky and makes him leave his cabin to reach them, as the valley's orchids are very poisonous during that time of the year.
Donkey Kong Country series[edit]
Donkey Kong 64[edit]
Utan island[edit]
Utan island is a location briefly mentioned on Lanky Kong's profile on the German official Donkey Kong 64 website. The profile mentions that Lanky hails from Utan, "where relatives of the Kongs live", but that he left it due to finding its society "too boring and conservative". It is named after the orangutan, a species of ape.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]
North Sea[edit]
The North Sea is the Snowmads' place of origin, according to the British English instruction manual for the Wii U version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.[29] The American English manual more broadly refers to this place as "the northern seas".[30] It is likely a reference to the real-world sea of the same name, located between the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Mario Party Advance[edit]
Toadland Yard[edit]
Toadland Yard is an implied police headquarters given an occasional mentions in Mario Party Advance. Toadland Yard is mentioned in the game's manual and Shroomlock's character list description in-game. These mentions respectively describe Shroomlock as "with" and "of" Toadland Yard, suggesting that he works for the organization. Shroomlock says "It's Shroomlock, from Toadland Yard", whenever a quest features him.
Toadland Yard, in addition to having a namesake in "Toad", is named after Scotland Yard (whose actual name is "New Scotland Yard"), a British police headquarters. Scotland Yard is famous for being included in several fictional crime stories such as those involving the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, who happens to be Shroomlock's namesake. (In Sherlock Holmes stories involving Scotland Yard, Holmes, unlike Shroomlock, did not work for the headquarters; instead, he often teamed up or even competed with its operatives.)
- Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キノコけいさつ Kinoko Keisatsu | Mushroom Police | [?] | |
| French | Toadland Yard | - | [?] |
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Family Burger[edit]
Family Burger is a burger restaurant seen in a Japanese commercial for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In the restaurant's drive through, Inagaki Mario says to himself that speed is a great undertaking of man and racing is why he lives while a worker tries to talk to him.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Mario Kart Emporium[edit]
The Mario Kart Emporium is a location where all of the American Mario Kart Wii commercials take place. It is owned by Cowboy Jed and is mentioned in all three of the commercials. The Mario Kart Emporium is a kart dealership where one can buy any character's karts from Mario Kart Wii, no matter what condition they are in ("squidded", blown up, and shrunk are three of the conditions shown).
Mario Kart 8[edit]
Mario Kart 8 Pit[edit]
The Mario Kart 8 Pit is a location where the video series From the Pit takes place with Crew Chief Andrew Trego giving tips and tricks to the players in Mario Kart 8 including characters, shortcuts and techniques.
Mario Kart 8 Testing Facility[edit]
The Mario Kart 8 Testing Facility is a location where all of the American