Egypt
First appearance	Nintendo Adventure Books (Brain Drain) (1992)
Latest appearance	Mario's Picross (1995)
Greater location	Africa
Capital	Cairo
Inhabitants	Ali Mustafa,dromedaries

Egypt (Ancient Egyptian:𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖,km.t; Classical Arabic:مصر,Miṣr; Egyptian Arabic:مَصر,Maṣr) is a country onEarth, located in NorthAfrica. BothMario andLuigi have traveled to Egypt once, independently from each other. First, Luigi visits the country's capital,Cairo, during the events of the gameMario is Missing!. In the game, he must return artifacts that were stolen byKoopa Troopas to theGreat Pyramid, theMosque of Mohammed Ali, and theSphinx.

History[edit]

Club Nintendo[edit]

Egypt appears when Mario travels there in the GermanClub Nintendo comic "Mario's Picross" (at the end of the story, it turns out to be a dream of Mario's, so these events may not have actually happened in Mario's life). He plans to go on an adventure holiday; however, the holiday does not fulfill his expectations. At first, he accidentally breaks off the Sphinx's nose, for which he is arrested by Egyptians and placed inside a pyramid. Trying to find his way out of the pyramid, he comes across several traps (including some elements of theMushroom World, such as aChain Chomp). Egypt is also home to thedromedary, a species that is not found anywhere else in theSuper Mario franchise. In addition to the unnamed Egyptians who arrest Mario, the comic also introducesAli Mustafa, a tie-seller from Cairo.

Mobile Golf[edit]

Powert, an unlockable playable character inMobile Golf, was born in Egypt.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

Egypt in the NES version ofMario's Time Machine.

In theNES version ofMario's Time Machine, Mario travels back in time to Egypt circa 31 BC afterBowser travels back in time and stealsCleopatra'sThrone. The area is subsequently flooded withKoopa Troopas,Bodyslam Koopas, andWalking Turnips. Mario then takes back the Throne fromBowser's Museum and fights his way through the enemies so that he can return the throne to its rightful place (which is at the far right of the screen). In thePC andSNES versions ofMario's Time Machine,Alexandria, the former capital of Egypt, is one the visited cities. Both Bowser and Mario visit the city in 47 BC through time travel.

Brain Drain[edit]

In theNintendo Adventure BookBrain Drain, presumably sarcastic references are made to "King Tub, the Pharaoh Plumber of Egypt" and "Fleopatra, the Insect Queen of Egypt".

Other appearances[edit]

Egypt has also made some indirect appearances in severalgames. In a commercial forSuper Mario Land, the game's setting was said to be placed in "Ancient Egypt".^[1] The game's location itself somewhat resembles Egypt, especially theBirabuto Kingdom.

In the unreleasedCD-i gameSuper Mario's Wacky Worlds, Egypt was one of the plannedlevels.

Locations styled after Egypt[edit]

Ancient Egypt has also provided a basis for the theming of variousSuper Mario franchise game worlds.

• World 2 ofSuper Mario Bros. 2,Super Mario Bros. 3,New Super Mario Bros.,New Super Mario Bros. Wii,New Super Mario Bros. 2,Paper Mario: Sticker Star,Super Mario 3D World andNew Super Mario Bros. U are all desert/Egyptian-themed worlds. Additionally,World 3 ofPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is based on World 2 ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii.
• TheBirabuto Kingdom inSuper Mario Land features pyramids, palm trees, hieroglyphs, and Sphinx-like enemies known asGao, including the final boss of the world,King Totomesu, which are all inspired by Egypt.
• Shifting Sand Land inSuper Mario 64 has an Ancient Egyptian theme.
• TheSand Kingdom inSuper Mario Odyssey is partly based on Egypt, specifically the Tostarena Ruins.
• Many courses, stadiums and courts seen in theSuper Mario sports spin-offs have an Ancient Egyptian theme, among them beingYoshi Desert fromMario Kart: Super Circuit,Shy Guy Desert fromMario Golf,Dry Dry Ruins fromMario Kart Wii,Dry Dry Desert fromMario Kart: Double Dash!!,Glare Desert fromMario Hoops 3-on-3,The Sand Tomb fromMario Strikers Charged, andWario Dunes fromMario Tennis Open. Egyptian pyramids are also present in artwork forMario Kart Tour, however there is currently no track in the game with an Egyptian theme.
• TheDry Dry Desert fromPaper Mario also has an Ancient Egyptian theme, and was also the setting of theDry Dry Kingdom, an ancient civilization that existed an unknown time ago.Tutankoopa appears in theremnants of the kingdom.
• Sparkle Land fromWario World is also based on Ancient Egypt, and features mummy-like enemies such asMummies,Club Mummies,Houhou andMummy Ankirons.
• InWario: Master of Disguise, apyramid emerges from the PharaohPoobah. The pyramid featuresSarcopha Guy,Scare-Oh!,Sphinx Jr.,K9 Cannon andBlamses. On top of that, there is also theSmithsnorian Museum where theSphinx,Tooty Kamen,Ramenses II andHorkus Porkus appear.
• In the episode "The Ten Koopmandments" of theThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,King Koopa proclaimed himself pharaoh of thePyramid Land.
• TheKingdom of Bask fromMario Tennis Aces is also based on ancient Egypt, namely the statues withPschents and theTemple of Bask, which are based on theAbu Simbel temples.
• Many Ancient Egyptian-based locations featurepyramids in the background or as part of the settings themselves, referencing theEgyptian pyramids and theGreat Pyramid of Giza, includingDesert fromDonkey Kong,Shifting Sands Stage fromMario Pinball Land (which also featuresKing Tut),desert area fromMario Party Advance,Pyramid Park fromMario Party 7,Whoopsy Desert fromWario Land: Shake It!,Slipsand Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2,Sandstorm Steps fromMario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, andDashing Desert fromMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

Wikipedia has an article onEgypt.

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