Mushroom Kingdom Hospital
| Mushroom Kingdom Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics) ("The Doctor Is In... Over His Head") (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Kart 3) (1993) |
| Greater location | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Owner | Dr. Mario |
The Mushroom Kingdom Hospital is the location where Dr. Mario takes place.[1] The Viruses spread throughout the hospital after an experiment by Dr. Mario and Nurse Toadstool went awry,[2] leaving Dr. Mario to fix the mess.
The hospital is seen in the Super Mario Bros. comic "The Doctor Is In... Over His Head," where it is named the Mushroom Kingdom General Hospital. Dr. Waldo Bloom works there, although by the end of the story, he takes up golf and has Mario take his position. In addition to Mushroomland folks, enemy characters are also treated at the hospital, but are made to sign a contract to be good before they leave, though it sometimes fails.
The hospital appears in various volumes of Kodansha's Super Mario manga. In Dr. Mario, Mario and Princess Peach take Luigi to the hospital after he is infected by a stronger version of the Gahaha Virus. In the manga, a Goomba known as Kuribō works as a doctor at the hospital. In Super Mario World! Mario Open Golf, Yoshi Kart takes Billy to the hospital after he breaks his shoulder, who later casts a Hurricane Shot from the hospital to the Golf Club. After Dr. Mario Nakamatsu's debut, he becomes the new head doctor of the hospital, as seen in Super Mario Kart 1, where he tends to Donkey Kong Jr.'s injuries after a kart crash.
A hospital similar to the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital makes an incidental appearance in Dr. Mario World in the backgrounds for the Clinic Event after all of the tasks are complete and the popups announcing clinic events.
GalleryEdit
The hospital in Kodansha's Super Mario manga
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | きのこ病院[3] Kinoko Byōin |
Mushroom Hospital | |
| Finnish | Sienivaltakunnan Keskussairaala[4] | Mushroom Kingdom Central Hospital | |
| German | Offizielles Krankenhaus des Mushroom-Königreichs[5] | Official Mushroom Kingdom Hospital | |
| Swedish | Svamprikets Allmänna Sjukhus[6] | Mushroom Kingdom General Hospital |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Now, believe it or not, I work in the virus research lab at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital." Dr. Mario game manual for NES, page 3.
- ^ "One of the experiments has gone out of control. The viruses are spreading quickly!" Dr. Mario game manual for NES, page 3.
- ^ Kazuki Motoyama (1990). Dr. Mario. KC Deluxe (Japanese). Page 44.
- ^ Nintendo-lehti (1990-1994, Finnish)
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Video-Comic Magazin #9 Collectors Box Kiosk
- ^ Nintendo Magasinet 1991 Nr 11-12