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|image=MKT Amsterdam Drift Scene.jpg
|image=[[File:MK8D Tour Amsterdam Drift Scene 4.jpg|256px]]<br>Amsterdam in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|caption=Amsterdam in ''Mario Kart Tour''
|greater_location={{wp|Netherlands}}
|greater_location={{wp|Netherlands}}
|capital=
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|ruler=
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|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Amsterdam Tour]]) (2022)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 4) (2023)
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'''{{wp|Amsterdam}}''' is the capital city of the {{wp|Netherlands}}. It first appears as a city in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''.
'''{{wp|Amsterdam}}''', popularly known as "'''{{wp|Venice of the North}}'''"{{footnote|main|note}}, is the capital city of the {{wp|Netherlands}}. It first appears as a city exclusive to the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', before making a reappearance as the setting of [[Amsterdam Drift]] from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
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===''Mario is Missing!''===
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:MIM Luigi In Amsterdam.png|thumb|left|Luigi in Amsterdam in ''Mario is Missing!'']]
[[File:MIM Luigi In Amsterdam.png|thumb|left|Luigi in Amsterdam in ''Mario is Missing!'']]
Along with [[Tokyo]], [[Cairo]], [[Bombay]], and [[Toronto]], Amsterdam is one of the five cities in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' that [[Luigi]] has to visit in order to defeat the second boss of the game, [[Iggy Koopa]]. Like all the other cities in ''Mario is Missing!'', Amsterdam was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, who steal artifacts from various local landmarks, being the {{wp|Rembrandt House Museum|Rembrandt's House}}, the Aalsmeer Flower Market, the {{wp|Diamond Museum Amsterdam|The Amsterdam Diamond Center}}, and {{wp|Canals of Amsterdam|The Canal}}. Luigi will be rewarded with money if he finds and returns the artifacts to their respective landmarks, which also rescues the city.
Amsterdam appears in the DOS and CD-ROM Deluxe versions of ''[[Mario is Missing]]''. It is part of the fourth level set, alongside [[Tokyo]], [[Cairo]], [[Bombay]], and [[Toronto]], and must be cleared to defeat [[Iggy Koopa]]. Like all the other cities in ''Mario is Missing!'', Amsterdam was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, who stole artifacts from various local landmarks. In this case, they stole [[Rembrandt's paintbrush]] from [[Rembrandt's House|his house]], a [[Tulip from the Aalsmeer Flower Market|tulip]] from the [[Aalsmeer Flower Market]], a [[diamond]] from the [[Amsterdam Diamond Center]], and the [[Canal Boat steering wheel|steering wheel]] of a boat in one of Amsterdam's [[canal]]s. [[Luigi]] will be rewarded with money if he finds and returns the artifacts to their respective landmarks, which also rescues the city.
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Amsterdam appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Amsterdam Tour]], which introduces a [[new course]] known as [[Amsterdam Drift]]. A second Amsterdam course, aptly named [[Amsterdam Drift 2]], debuted in the [[Metropolitan Tour]].
Amsterdam appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Amsterdam Tour]], which introduces a [[new course]] known as [[Amsterdam Drift]]. Its second and third routes, Amsterdam Drift 2 and Amsterdam Drift 3, debuted in the [[Metropolitan Tour]] and [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)|November-December 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour]] respectively.
 
Amsterdam Drift returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the fourth wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Fruit Cup]].
 
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=MKT Amsterdam Drift Theme.oga
|title1=''Mario Kart Tour''
|description1=Amsterdam Drift
|file2=Switch Tour AmsterdamDrift BCP.oga
|title2=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|description2=Amsterdam Drift
}}
 
==Notes==
{{footnote|note|note|In ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related media, this nickname was used in a news article on nintendo.com about the Amsterdam Tour of ''Mario Kart Tour''.<ref>April 21, 2022. [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/mobilenews-race-the-new-city-course-amsterdam-drift-in-mario-kart-tour/ Race the new city course Amsterdam Drift in Mario Kart Tour!] nintendo.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230712102005/https://www.nintendo.com/web/20230712102005/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/mobilenews-race-the-new-city-course-amsterdam-drift-in-mario-kart-tour/ Archived] July 12, 2023, 10:20:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "''Take in the sights (and maybe cause a little [[Mushroom Kingdom]]-style mayhem) as you wind through the ‘Venice of the North’ in new city course Amsterdam Drift and its R and T variants.''"</ref><ref>April 21, 2022. [https://mario.nintendo.com/news/mobilenews-race-the-new-city-course-amsterdam-drift-in-mario-kart-tour/ Race the new city course Amsterdam Drift in Mario Kart Tour!] mario.nintendo.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230712095859/https://mario.nintendo.com/news/mobilenews-race-the-new-city-course-amsterdam-drift-in-mario-kart-tour/ Archived] July 12, 2023, 09:58:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "''Take in the sights (and maybe cause a little Mushroom Kingdom-style mayhem) as you wind through the ‘Venice of the North’ in new city course Amsterdam Drift and its R and T variants.''"</ref>}}
 
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Revision as of 21:22, April 13, 2024

Amsterdam
Tour Amsterdam Drift in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Amsterdam in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023)
Greater location Netherlands

Amsterdam, popularly known as "Venice of the North"note, is the capital city of the Netherlands. It first appears as a city exclusive to the PC version of Mario is Missing!, before making a reappearance as the setting of Amsterdam Drift from Mario Kart Tour.

History

Mario is Missing!

Luigi in Amsterdam
Luigi in Amsterdam in Mario is Missing!

Amsterdam appears in the DOS and CD-ROM Deluxe versions of Mario is Missing. It is part of the fourth level set, alongside Tokyo, Cairo, Bombay, and Toronto, and must be cleared to defeat Iggy Koopa. Like all the other cities in Mario is Missing!, Amsterdam was invaded by Koopa Troopas, who stole artifacts from various local landmarks. In this case, they stole Rembrandt's paintbrush from his house, a tulip from the Aalsmeer Flower Market, a diamond from the Amsterdam Diamond Center, and the steering wheel of a boat in one of Amsterdam's canals. Luigi will be rewarded with money if he finds and returns the artifacts to their respective landmarks, which also rescues the city.

Mario Kart series

Amsterdam appears in Mario Kart Tour starting from the Amsterdam Tour, which introduces a new course known as Amsterdam Drift. Its second and third routes, Amsterdam Drift 2 and Amsterdam Drift 3, debuted in the Metropolitan Tour and November-December 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour respectively.

Amsterdam Drift returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the fourth wave of the Booster Course Pass. In that game, it is the first course of the Fruit Cup.

Media

Audio.svg Mario Kart Tour - Amsterdam Drift
File infoMedia:MKT Amsterdam Drift Theme.oga
Audio.svg Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Amsterdam Drift
File infoMedia:Switch Tour AmsterdamDrift BCP.oga
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Notes

note - In Super Mario-related media, this nickname was used in a news article on nintendo.com about the Amsterdam Tour of Mario Kart Tour.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ April 21, 2022. Race the new city course Amsterdam Drift in Mario Kart Tour! nintendo.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023. (Archived July 12, 2023, 10:20:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "Take in the sights (and maybe cause a little Mushroom Kingdom-style mayhem) as you wind through the ‘Venice of the North’ in new city course Amsterdam Drift and its R and T variants."
  2. ^ April 21, 2022. Race the new city course Amsterdam Drift in Mario Kart Tour! mario.nintendo.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023. (Archived July 12, 2023, 09:58:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "Take in the sights (and maybe cause a little Mushroom Kingdom-style mayhem) as you wind through the ‘Venice of the North’ in new city course Amsterdam Drift and its R and T variants."