Cairo
Cairo (Arabic:القاهرة,Al-Qāhira; Egyptian Coptic:ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ,Tikešrômi) is the capital city ofEgypt and the largest city inAfrica.Luigi had to visit it in thePC,SNES, andNES versions ofMario 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 byKoopa Troopas sent byBowser. The Troopas stole artifacts from various landmarks of the city:Top Brick of theGreat Pyramid, aGingerbread Clock from theMosque of Mohammed Ali, theKlaft of theSphinx, and (in the PC version only)King Tut's mask from theTomb of King Tutankhamen. Luigi's task, given byMayor Cellout, is to find all the artifacts and return them to their respective landmarks.
Additionally, though it does not appear, tie sellerAli Mustafa, appearing in theClub Nintendo comic "Mario's Picross", is from Cairo.
Information fromMario is Missing![edit]
| Person | Quote |
|---|---|
| PC version | |
 | "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?" |
 | "From Saudi Arabia we entered Egypt by the southeast border. Dancing camels were our trusty porters." "I saw a sign near the Sinai that read welcome to Masr. It was written in Arabic." |
 | "Cairo sits on the split of the Nile. From here the river goes south for 1500 kilometers." |
 | "You're between two continents that begin and end with the letter a." "Inventors of mummies, papyrus and heiro--your mommy would love a postcard from here in Cairo!" |
 | "You're in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Africa!" |
| SNES version | |
 | "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?" |
 | "From Saudi Arabia we entered Egypt by the southeast border. Dancing camels were our trusty porters." "I saw a sign near the Sinai that read welcome to Masr. It was written in Arabic." |
 | "Cairo sits on the split of the Nile. From here the river goes south for 1500 kilometers." |
 | "You're between two continents that begin and end with the letter a." "Inventors of mummies, papyrus and heiro--your mommy would love a postcard from here in Cairo!" |
 | "You're in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Africa!" |
| NES version | |
 | "You're in 396,000 square miles of desert! But don't desert us yet." "It's the largest city in Africa. Care to hear the riddle of the sphinx?" |
 | "From Saudi Arabia we entered Egypt by the southeast border. Dancing camels were our trusty porters." "I saw a sign near the Sinai that read welcome to Masr. It was written in Arabic." |
 | "Cairo sits on the split of the Nile. From here the river goes south for 900 miles." |
 | "You're between two continents that begin and end with the letter a." "Inventors of mummies, papyrus and heiro... your mommy would love a postcard from here in Cairo!" |
 | "You're in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Africa!" |
Newspaper[edit]
- Hot Hairdryers!
- Havoc was wreaked as hairdryers from the Hafta Havit Hotline were heisted earlier this week. Our sources in the South tell us that the hairdryers were hotwired to help quicken the Arctic quagmire. No info yet on how many were hijacked, however a company spokesman claims it was in the hundreds.
- Larceny in the Desert
- In a typical twist of events, turtles have come out of their shells and have surfaced on the wrong side of the law. Chaos reigns as night falls. A witness, usually reliable, saw artifacts moving out of the city under turtle power. She provided the following sketches to police:
- Lightfingers on the Loose
- Scene of crime: The Sphinx
- Artifact: the Klaft of the Sphinx
- Reward: $1750
- Bonus: $0
- Scene of crime: The Tomb of King Tutenkhamen[sic]
- Artifact: King Tut's mask
- Reward: $2450
- Bonus: $0
- Scene of crime: The Mosque of Muhammed Ali
- Artifact: the Gingerbread Clock
- Reward: $1400
- Bonus: $0
- Scene of crime: the Great Pyramid
- Artifact: the Top Brick of the Great Pyramid
- Reward: $1190
- Bonus: $2800
Multimedia[edit]
 Mario is Missing! (MS-DOS) | File info |
| Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe | File info |
| Mario is Missing! (Macintosh) | File info |
| Mario is Missing! (SNES) | File info |
| Mario is Missing! (NES) | File info |
Gallery[edit]
Cairo in the DOS version.
Map in the DOS version.
Map in the Macintosh version.
Cairo in the SNES version.
Cairo in the NES version.
Map in the NES version.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Cairo[1] | - | |
| German | Kairo[2] | Cairo |
References[edit]
- ^Mario a disparu.Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^Mario wir vermisst.Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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