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One of its first mentions in a game is in ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', in which upon being asked if he was from Italy (due to his accent) by an imperial ruler in China, [[Mario]] says that he is from Brooklyn, New York. Of course, granted the time period, the feudal lord did not know what Brooklyn was. | One of its first mentions in a game is in ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', in which upon being asked if he was from Italy (due to his accent) by an imperial ruler in China, [[Mario]] says that he is from Brooklyn, New York. Of course, granted the time period, the feudal lord did not know what Brooklyn was. | ||
According to early media such as the instruction booklets for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''{{wp|SimCity (1989 video game)#Super NES|SimCity}}''<ref>''SimCity'' SNES instruction booklet, page 4. "''Well, this is what you asked for. Bowser is on the loose, stomping, smashing, ripping down power lines, starting fires, tearing up roads and railroads and generally doing everything possible to make life about as unconfortable as a bed of spikes. I can hardly bear to watch. And although you can’t see them, the SimCitizens are in the streets, screaming and running around like ants. After all, they didn’t elect their mayor to use the city as an experiment in terror. As for Bowser, you can hear in roaring in anger, unable to find Mario and Luigi, which isn’t surprising since they live in Brooklyn, not Tokyo. Listen closely and you’ll also hear explosions as factories catch fire. According to my statistics, over half of all mayors regret the decision to sack their cities, but fortunately for their peace of mind the guilt lasts only 2.6 seconds on average.''"</ref> and console conversions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''<ref>''Mario is Missing!'' instruction booklet, page 2 (SNES) or 4 (NES). "''Will the brave brothers from Brooklyn permit this abominable snow plan? The boys say “Not!”''"</ref>, the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Shogakukan<ref>"[http://shmuplations.com/mario64/ Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews originally featured in the official strategy guides]" ''shmuplations.com''. Retrieved September 10, 2018.</ref> and [[Nintendo Power]]<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 4. "''According to the visitor from Brooklyn, he had been invited to the castle for a piece of cake, which Peach had just baked.''"</ref> guides, as well as the [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] cartoon shows | According to early media such as the instruction booklets for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''{{wp|SimCity (1989 video game)#Super NES|SimCity}}''<ref>''SimCity'' SNES instruction booklet, page 4. "''Well, this is what you asked for. Bowser is on the loose, stomping, smashing, ripping down power lines, starting fires, tearing up roads and railroads and generally doing everything possible to make life about as unconfortable as a bed of spikes. I can hardly bear to watch. And although you can’t see them, the SimCitizens are in the streets, screaming and running around like ants. After all, they didn’t elect their mayor to use the city as an experiment in terror. As for Bowser, you can hear in roaring in anger, unable to find Mario and Luigi, which isn’t surprising since they live in Brooklyn, not Tokyo. Listen closely and you’ll also hear explosions as factories catch fire. According to my statistics, over half of all mayors regret the decision to sack their cities, but fortunately for their peace of mind the guilt lasts only 2.6 seconds on average.''"</ref> and console conversions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''<ref>''Mario is Missing!'' instruction booklet, page 2 (SNES) or 4 (NES). "''Will the brave brothers from Brooklyn permit this abominable snow plan? The boys say “Not!”''"</ref>, the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Shogakukan<ref>"[http://shmuplations.com/mario64/ Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews originally featured in the official strategy guides]" ''shmuplations.com''. Retrieved September 10, 2018.</ref> and [[Nintendo Power]]<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 4. "''According to the visitor from Brooklyn, he had been invited to the castle for a piece of cake, which Peach had just baked.''"</ref> guides, as well as the [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]] cartoon shows, [[Nintendo Comics System]], and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Mario and Luigi are from Brooklyn. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||