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[[ | [[File:Cairo MIM.png|thumb|The map of Cairo as it appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']] | ||
'''[[Wikipedia:Cairo|Cairo]]''' (Arabic: '''القاهرة''', ''Al-Qāhira'') is the capital city of [[Egypt]] and the largest city in [[Africa]]. | {{more images|In-level appearance as well as NES and DOS}} | ||
'''[[Wikipedia:Cairo|Cairo]]''' (Arabic: '''القاهرة''', ''Al-Qāhira''; Egyptian Coptic: '''ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ''', ''Tikešrômi'') is the capital city of [[Egypt]] and the largest city in [[Africa]]. [[Luigi]] had to visit it in the game ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. In the PC and NES versions, it was in the second-to-last level sets, while in the SNES version, it was in the final set. | |||
As with all the other cities in the game, Cairo was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s sent by [[Bowser]]. The Troopas stole artifacts from various landmarks of the city: the [[Great Pyramid]], the [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]], | As with all the other cities in the game, Cairo was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s sent by [[Bowser]]. The Troopas stole artifacts from various landmarks of the city: [[Top Brick of the Great Pyramid|Top Brick]] of the [[Great Pyramid]], a [[Gingerbread Clock]] from the [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]], the [[Klaft of the Sphinx|Klaft]] of the [[Sphinx (monument)|Sphinx]], and (in the PC version only) [[King Tut's Mask]] from the [[Tomb of King Tutankhamen]]. Luigi's task is to find all the artifacts and return them to their respective landmarks. | ||
Additionally, though it does not appear, tie seller [[Ali Mustafa]], appearing in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Mario's Picross (comic)|Mario's Picross]]", is from Cairo. | |||
==Information from ''Mario is Missing!== | ==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''== | ||
*Boy: | *Boy: | ||
**''"You're in | **''"You're in 1,025,000 square kilometers of desert! But don't desert us yet." | ||
**''"It's the largest city in Africa. Care to hear the riddle of the sphinx?" | **''"It's the largest city in Africa. Care to hear the riddle of the sphinx?" | ||
*Tourist: | *Tourist: | ||
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**''"I saw a sign near the Sinai that read welcome to Masr. It was written in Arabic." | **''"I saw a sign near the Sinai that read welcome to Masr. It was written in Arabic." | ||
*Business Woman: | *Business Woman: | ||
**''"Cairo sits on the split of the Nile. From here the river goes south for | **''"Cairo sits on the split of the Nile. From here the river goes south for 1500 kilometers." | ||
*Scientist: | *Scientist: | ||
**''"You're between two continents that begin and end with the letter a." | **''"You're between two continents that begin and end with the letter a." | ||
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**''"You're in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Africa!" | **''"You're in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Africa!" | ||
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