Africa (Arabic:أفريقيا,Ifrīqiyā; Berber:ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵉⵇⵜ,Tafrikt; Swahili:Afrika; Spanish:África) isEarth's second-largest and second-most populous continent, afterAsia. It first appears inSuper Mario-related media inSaturday Supercade.
History[edit]
Saturday Supercade[edit]
In theSaturday Supercade episode "Hairy Parent",Donkey Kong visits the wilderness of an unspecified location in Africa to deliver a letter to a resident ape known asMomma.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
InThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas," whenBowser tries to conquer the entireReal World, he putsKooky von Koopa in charge of Africa. Kooky uses hismagic wand to turn all of Africa's animals (including a lion, giraffe, zebra, gorilla, and an African elephant) into stuffed animals.Luigi later steals Kooky's wand and turns the stuffed animals back to normal. The animals then proceed to chase Kooky.
Mario is Missing![edit]

Luigi and
Yoshi in Nairobi, Kenya in the SNES version of
Mario is Missing!In thePC,SNES, andNES versions ofMario is Missing!, Luigi visits several cities in Africa on his quest to rescue Mario. The cities included vary depending on the version of the game.
- MS-DOS version
- SNES version
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Cairo, Egypt
- NES version
Mario Kart series[edit]
While not appearing in gameplay, Africa, along with Earth's other continents, is featured on the online racing menus in the entries of theMario Kart series that support online play, includingMario Kart DS,Mario Kart Wii,Mario Kart 7, andMario Kart 8 along with its remakeMario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario's Time Machine[edit]

Alexandria, Egypt in the SNES version of
Mario's Time MachineIn thePC andSNES versions ofMario's Time Machine, Mario travels to Alexandria, Egypt in Africa, and in theNES version, he simply travels to Egypt.
Club Nintendo[edit]

Mario after breaking off the
Sphinx's nose in "Mario's Picross"
Africa, specificallyEgypt, is featured in the GermanClub Nintendo comic "Mario's Picross".
Mario Party DS[edit]
InMario Party DS, Africa is included on the globe in theminigameGlobe Gunners, with theEgyptian pyramids being featured as one of the many landmarks on the globe that the player battles on.
Gallery[edit]
Nairobi National Park in the DOS version ofMario is Missing!
The National Museum of Kenya in the DOS version ofMario is Missing!
The Kenyatta International Conference Center in the DOS version ofMario is Missing!
Luigi inMarrakech, Morocco in the DOS version ofMario is Missing!
TheSphinx in the SNES version ofMario is Missing!
Luigi in Nairobi, Kenya in the DOS version ofMario is Missing!
Alexandria, Egypt in the PC version ofMario's Time Machine
Egypt in the NES version ofMario's Time Machine
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| French | Afrique[1] | Africa | |
| German | Afrika[2] | Africa | |
References[edit]
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 |
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| Episodes | Animated | Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa" • "Frog Feats" (Unaired) • "Kowabunga Koopa!" (Unaired) • "Lotto Trouble" (Unaired) • "You Bet Your Lasagna!" (Unaired) |
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| Live-action | Episode 1 •Episode 2 •Episode 3 •Episode 4 •Episode 5 |
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| Characters | Protagonists | Luigi (Kassanova Koopa) •Mario •Princess Toadstool •Toad |
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| Koopa Family andKoopalings | Big Mouth Koopa •Bully Koopa •Cheatsy Koopa •Hip Koopa •Hop Koopa •King Bowser Koopa •Kooky von Koopa •Kootie Pie Koopa (Lady Fettuccini Alfredo) |
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| Bowser's Minions | Abominable Snowkoopa •Angry Sun •Baby Cheep •Block •Bloober •Bloober baby •Bloober with kids •Bob-omb •Boo Diddly •Boom Boom •Boomerang Brother •Boss Bass •Bullet Bill •Cannonball •Chain Chomp •Cheep-Cheep •Dry Bones •Fire Brother •Fire Chomp •Firesnake •Giant Land Para-Goomba •Goomba •Hammer Brother •Hot Foot •Jelectro •Koopa Paratroopa •Koopa Zombie •Kuribo's Goomba •Lakitu •Lava Lotus •Magic Piranha Plant •Nipper Plant •Para-Beetle •Para-Goomba •Piranha Plant •Ptooie •Robot Princess •Rocky Wrench •Sledge Brother •Spiny •Spiny Egg •Thwomp |
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| Other | Baker •Bud •Bud and Missy's mother •Captain •Crime Wave Clyde •Cutter •Doctor •Elephant •Emperor Ed •Giraffe •Herman •Holly Mackerel •Junior •Junior's mom and dad •King Mackerel •King Windbag •Kitty •Madzilla •Madzilla's Mom •Marco Polo's Plumbers •Mayor of New York City •Mighty Plumber •Milli Vanilli •Missy •Mr. President •Mrs. President •Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department •Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus •Mushroom nanny •Mushroom People •Mushroom referee •Norman •Painter •Penguins •Pipe creatures •Prince Hugo •Prince Mushroomkhamen •Queen Mushroomkhamen •Royal Parrot •Servant •Sultan •Toad's cousin •Venice pizza man •Wizard King of the West •Zebra |
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| Locations | Regions of the Mushroom World | Dark Land •Desert Land •Giant Land •Ice Land •Mertropolis •Mushroom Kingdom •Mushroom Sea •Pipe Land •Sky Land •Underground Maze of Pipes •Water Land |
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| Landmarks of the Mushroom World | Ace Magic Wand Factory •Brooklyn Bridge •First Mushroom Bank •Kastle Koopa •Mushroom Castle •Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage •Mushroom Kingdom Treasury •Mushroom Land Central Library •Mushroom Shopping Mall •Pipe Land Treasury •Temple of Gloom |
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Regions of the Real World | Africa •Antarctica •Australia •Brooklyn •Hawaii •Hollywood •Miami •New York City •North America •Paris •South America •United States of America •Venice •Washington, D.C. |
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| Landmarks of the Real World | Bastille •Eiffel Tower •Florida State Poochitentiary •Great Wall of China •Hollywood Bowl •Kennedy Space Center •Louvre •Mario Brothers Plumbing •Statue of Liberty •Washington Monument •White House |
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| Forms | Fire Mario •Frog Mario •Invincible Mario •Raccoon Mario |
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Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. | ? Block •Block •Bowser Statue •Crud Cannon •Doom Dancer Music Box •Doom Ship •Doom Sub •Fire Flower •Fireball •Fireworks •Frog Suit •Fudjie •Gold Coin •Invincible Star •Jump Block •Karoobi •Koopa Color Goopa •Koopa Clogger •Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper •Koopa trash •Koopascope •Lame Brainer •Levitation Beam •Magic pendant •Magic Wand •Magic Wings •Nasty Net •Nice Guy Potion •Plumber Pole •Plumber's Periscope •Plumber's Putty •Power Shower •Steam Cloud Balloon •Steam powered mummy sled •Super Leaf •Super Slurp Pipe •Tag Team Wrestling Tournament •Tank •The Adventures of Mighty Plumber •Time Travel Tube •Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer •Trash Smasher •Warp Pipe |
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| Songs | "Ninja Man" • "Do the Frog" • "Wipe Out" • "Slippin' and Slidin'" • "Great Balls of Fire" • "Sizzle" • "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" • "Baby Chase" • "Gonna Stomp My Name on the Walk of Fame" • "Burn, Baby, Burn" • "Double Crossing" • "Brotherly Love" • "Super Plumber" • "I'ma Hurricane" • "Do the Koopa" • "Blame It on the Rain" • "Girl You Know It's True" • "In My Frog Suit" • "Never Kiss a Mermaid" • "It's a Dog's Life" • "What Goes Up" • "When Koopas Paint the Town" • "Stench City" • "Speedy Gondola" • "My Karoobi" • "Mega Move" • "Super Mario" • "Mario Rap" |
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| Miscellaneous | Captain N & The Video Game Masters •Gallery •Home media releases •Quotes •Staff •Super Mario Bros. (FAST channel) •Voice actors |
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