Book of Marco Polo

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Book of Marco Polo
Book of Marco Polo in Mario's Time Machine (SNES)Book of Marco Polo in Mario's Time Machine (PC)
SNES (left) and PC (right)
Appears inMario's Time Machine (1993)

TheBook of Marco Polo is an item in thePC andSNES releases ofMario's Time Machine. At the time of the game's events (1292, asMario has traveled back in time), the game claims thatMarco Polo was recording the details of his journey and what he witnessed, and that it is specifically titled "The Book of Marco Polo". Mario receives its first few pages from a salesman inCambuluc, who received it from Marco Polo while trading instead of any actual money. Mario can then bring it to a nearby sage who asks for Marco's notes. Once the sage has the notes, he describes its contents, including how Marco Polo has traveled to many locations between Italy and here. However, in reality, no such book titled "The Book of Marco Polo" exists: while there is a journal of Marco Polo's travels, it was titledBook of the Marvels of the World, also known asThe Travels of Marco Polo. It was also written byRustichello da Pisa, an author who noted the stories told by Marco Polo while they were in prison.

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a Exclusive to the DOS/PC releases
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d Not in the SNES release