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{{image|Full exterior screenshot from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe}}
{{distinguish|Coliseum}}
{{distinguish|Coliseum}}
[[File:Colosseum MIM.png|thumb|left|The Colosseum in the SNES version]]
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[[File:Colosseum MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Colosseum in the DOS version]]
|image=[[File:MKT RomeAvanti View 2.jpg|300px]][[File:MK8D Tour Rome Avanti Scene 3.png|300px]]<br>External view in {{classic-link|Tour|Rome Avanti}} from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and internal view from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
{{quote2|The Colosseum was built in AD 72 at the command of an important Roman Emperor. Its name comes from a Latin word meaning big, and it really is huge. 573 yards in circumference, the Colosseum seated over 50,000 spectators.  The rulers and the public came to the arena each week to watch games of strength and other entertainment. The games they watched were often very violent, with gladiators sent to fight riveting foes like hungry lions and elephants.|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}}
|greater_location=[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
The '''{{wp|Colosseum}}''' (in Italian: '''''Colosseo''''') is a famous arena in [[Rome]], built in 72 AD. During the time of the {{wp|Roman Empire}}, it was the venue of {{wp|gladiator}} fights. It has appeared in ''Mario'' media on many separate occasions.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023)
}}
{{quote|The Colosseum was built in AD 72 at the command of an important Roman Emperor. Its name comes from a Latin word meaning big, and it really is huge. 573 yards in circumference, the Colosseum seated over 50,000 spectators.  The rulers and the public came to the arena each week to watch games of strength and other entertainment. The games they watched were often very violent, with gladiators sent to fight riveting foes like hungry lions and elephants.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
The '''{{wp|Colosseum}}''' (in Italian: '''''Colosseo''''') is a famous arena in [[Rome]], built in 72 AD. During the time of the {{wp|Roman Empire}}, it was the venue of {{wp|gladiator}} fights. It has appeared in ''Super Mario'' media on many separate occasions.


==History==
==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
===''Mario is Missing!''===
The Colosseum appears in all versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' as one of the landmarks that [[Luigi]] has to visit in Rome. It is closed because [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole a [[gladiator's spear]], and it can only reopen if Luigi returns it (though he is first asked some questions at the information booth, seen below). When Luigi returns it to the Colosseum, he is awarded $2000.
[[File:Colosseum MIM.png|thumb|The Colosseum in the SNES version]]
The Colosseum appears in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']] as one of the landmarks that [[Luigi]] has to visit in Rome. It is closed because [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole a [[gladiator's spear]], and it can only reopen if Luigi returns it (though he is first asked some questions at the information booth, seen below). When Luigi returns it to the Colosseum, he is awarded $2000.


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{{br|left}}
*''Just How{{sic}} many people could fit in this place?''
*''Just How{{sic}} many people could fit in this place?''
**'''50000'''
**'''50000'''/'''50,000''' (NES)
**5000
**5000/5,000 (NES)
**150
**150
**100000
**100000/100,000 (NES)
*''Who would use that spear?''
*''Who would use that spear?''
**'''Gladiators'''
**'''Gladiators'''
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**AD 52
**AD 52
**AD 1972
**AD 1972
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
 
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|thumb|The Colosseum in artwork for the Rome-themed tour]]
[[File:MKT Rome Tour artwork.png|thumb|The Colosseum in artwork promoting the [[Night Tour]]]]
The Colosseum returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as one of the landmarks visited in a currently unnamed [[Rome]]-themed course.
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the course [[Wario Colosseum]] is set in an amphitheater resembling the Colosseum, and is also named after it.
 
The Colosseum itself appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as one of the landmarks visited in the [[Tour Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti]] course. In the first route for the course, racers drive inside the Colosseum, and drive a full circumference of the building's interior, before gliding out of it. In the third route, racers drive through a bridge in the middle of the Colosseum, surrounded by two [[Chain Chomp]]s.
 
The Colosseum returns in {{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}} in the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
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==Media==
==Media==
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==Gallery==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
<gallery>
Colosseum MIMDOS.png|The Colosseum in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
</gallery>
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
MKT RomeAvanti Scene 1.jpg|View inside the Colosseum
MKT Rome Avanti 3 View.jpg|View inside the Colosseum
</gallery>
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery>
MK8-Course-Tour RomeAvanti.jpg|Distant view of the Colosseum
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Das Kolosseum
|GerM=Colosseum
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=September 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}
== References ==
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[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Real-world landmarks in the Mario Kart series]]

Latest revision as of 03:24, September 23, 2024

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Not to be confused with Coliseum.
Colosseum
Rome Avanti in Mario Kart TourRome Avanti in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
External view in Tour Rome Avanti from Mario Kart Tour and internal view from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) (2023)
Greater location Rome, Italy
“The Colosseum was built in AD 72 at the command of an important Roman Emperor. Its name comes from a Latin word meaning big, and it really is huge. 573 yards in circumference, the Colosseum seated over 50,000 spectators. The rulers and the public came to the arena each week to watch games of strength and other entertainment. The games they watched were often very violent, with gladiators sent to fight riveting foes like hungry lions and elephants.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Colosseum (in Italian: Colosseo) is a famous arena in Rome, built in 72 AD. During the time of the Roman Empire, it was the venue of gladiator fights. It has appeared in Super Mario media on many separate occasions.

History[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

Luigi's photograph of the Colosseum
The Colosseum in the SNES version

The Colosseum appears in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! as one of the landmarks that Luigi has to visit in Rome. It is closed because Koopa Troopas stole a gladiator's spear, and it can only reopen if Luigi returns it (though he is first asked some questions at the information booth, seen below). When Luigi returns it to the Colosseum, he is awarded $2000.

  • Just How[sic] many people could fit in this place?
    • 50000/50,000 (NES)
    • 5000/5,000 (NES)
    • 150
    • 100000/100,000 (NES)
  • Who would use that spear?
    • Gladiators
    • Emperors
    • Lions
    • Javelin throwers
  • When was the Colosseum built?
    • BC 72
    • AD 72
    • AD 52
    • AD 1972

Mario Kart series[edit]

Rome artwork for Mario Kart Tour
The Colosseum in artwork promoting the Night Tour

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the course Wario Colosseum is set in an amphitheater resembling the Colosseum, and is also named after it.

The Colosseum itself appears in Mario Kart Tour as one of the landmarks visited in the Rome Avanti course. In the first route for the course, racers drive inside the Colosseum, and drive a full circumference of the building's interior, before gliding out of it. In the third route, racers drive through a bridge in the middle of the Colosseum, surrounded by two Chain Chomps.

The Colosseum returns in Tour Rome Avanti in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Media[edit]

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Gallery[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Das Kolosseum[1] Colosseum

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 23, 2024.