Kathmandu
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Map of Kathmandu in DOS and Macintosh versions.
- “It is interesting to note that Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom in the world.”
- —Professor,Mario is Missing! (PC)
Kathmandu (Nepali:काठमाडौं,Kāṭhamāḍauṁ) is the capital city ofNepal. Along withSydney,Dublin,Buenos Aires, andBerlin, it is one of the five cities in the PC version ofMario is Missing!Luigi has to visit in order to defeatWendy O. Koopa. Just like all the other cities inMario is Missing!, Kathmandu was invaded byKoopa Troopas. The enemies steal artifacts from various local landmarks: aNail from theToothache Tree, aRickshaw fromAsan Tol, and thestatue of Mahavishnu from thepool of water at Budhanilkantha Temple. Luigi is tasked byMayor Grenewetzki to return all the artifacts.
Information[edit]
| Person | Quote |
|---|---|
| PC version | |
 | "If you're into social climbing, Asia is best. It contains the world's highest peak, Mount Everest." "While you're here and you wanna shoot the breeze, you'd better buckle down and learn Nepalese." |
 | "Now you can climb the Himalayas. Keep the Nepalese rupees they pay ya." "You're in Kathmandu, which means "wood house."" |
 | "The capital is Kathmandu (pronounced cat-man-do). Now you can say it too!" "Here's a clue about Kathmandu--you're in the giant continent of Asia." |
 | "It is interesting to note that Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom in the world." "You're in the middle of a crossroads to an ancient trade route: Tibet to Kathmandu to India." |
 | "You're next to India, that much is true. This is the Nepalese city of Kathmandu." |
Newspaper[edit]
- 'M' Club Meets
- The 'M' Club, consisting of Mayors fromMoscow,Madrid,Marrakech andMexico City, met yesterday in Montana. In a joint press release the Mayors announced that they were makingMario's brother, Luigi, an honorary member because he saved their cities from the Koopas. Their only regret is that his name doesn't begin with an 'M.'
- Stuff Snatched!
- Scads of stuff has been snatched from famous landmarks around the city. Witnesses claim the perpetrators are turtles. One man was heard to cry, "Is it a sparrow? Is it a blimp? No, it's a flying turtle trying to escape by balloon!" Asked why his outburst didn't rhyme, the man said he was too stunned to pun.
- Lightfingers on the Loose
- Scene of crime: The Toothache Tree
- Artifact: the Toothache Tree nail
- Reward: $950
- Bonus: $0
- Scene of crime: The Asan Tole
- Artifact: the Rickshaw
- Reward: $1900
- Bonus: $0
- Scene of crime: The Balaju tank
- Artifact: the Reclining Vishnu
- Reward: $2850
- Bonus: $3800
Multimedia[edit]
 Mario is Missing! (MS-DOS) | File info |
| Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe | File info |
| Mario is Missing! (Macintosh) | File info |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Katmandu[1] | Kathmandu | |
| German | Kathmandu[2] | - |
References[edit]
- ^Mario a disparu.Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^Mario wir vermisst.Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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