Previously, Mario falls into some
hole in Antarctica or to be more accurate in front of Bowser's castle. It's up
to Luigi to search for his missing brother. He travels to Rome and Beijing but
he can't find brother of his. But at least, he return artifacts to where they
belong that previously stolen by koopa troopas. They includes: some stone block
from Great Wall China and coins from Trevi fountain. His journey for geography
lesson his missing brother continues...
Kid. Your words are jumbled and i
have no idea what are you try to convey, not in the slightest. But it seems you're
up to be political debater as opposed to what your saying. Spy_laughhappy02.wav
He said African country and equator.
So my best guess is here: Nairobi, maybe. It could be Addis Ababa which is
exactly 1 spot of north from where Yoshi parks. Apparently not. The boy refers
to Nairobi, really.
"I must go. My people need
me!" said this koopa troopa. Not really. That is the zooming effect of
special troopa's demise. By special, i mean the one who carries/steals the
artifact. If you killed the non-carrying-artifact troopa, he will leaves dust
and star effect like in Super Mario World.
I forgot to tells you that Luigi
can use these green pipes (which strangely planted in the middle of a road) to
travel to corresponded pipe. They comes in pairs but you can hardly tell where
the pipe leads you unless you memorize each pair of pipes in this city.
Although the their location is strategically placed that they can cover entire
city pretty well, i mostly rely on walking as it's the most accurate way to
reach destinations. Besides, Yoshi can run pretty fast by holding 'Y' button.
But there's something bothers me. You can't jump while running like in any
Mario games! Maybe i was nitpicking too much but it still feels strange to me.
I though koopa troopas only steal
inanimate objects but this time they steal a living being: a baby elephant!
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I'm tempted to answer this
question with the 4th option: vote. What? Animal also have right to vote, you
know? That's the true democracy is all about!
I have returned the baby elephant
but i don't get to see the elephant here and instead a zebra that to try dip
his foot to test whether the river is too cold for him to swim or not. I feel
bamboozled. ;c
Here's another special effect on
koopa troopa that carries the artifact, it shatters like vase and his eyes drop.
This is genuine cartoon's effect. There's also another of this special effect:
the koopa troopa explodes into tiny version of mushroom cloud, which feels
less safe for environment.
Here's the reaction of booth
attendant if you bring her artifact that's now where it belongs. Again, i wish
i can select the artifact to return and/or ask to NPCs. Correction: you can
choose them deliberately by selecting the Artifact menu on pause menu by using
left or right button on d-pad. The chosen artifact is highlighted with white
frame.
I can see the Maasai headdress
through this pause menu. It looks like fur cap that Queen's Guards wear, only
in white.
As you expected from a game
that's intended for younger audience. Some of the answer options sometimes
funny and hilarious. Here, for example: leftover birthday cake. Is it possible
for people in 3 million years ago to bake a cake? Moreover, will it lasts to
this day? That's my thought.
Of course, i'm not dumb enough to
answer that question incorrectly. The prize of returning the oldest human skull
is the portrait of it in close up and it's freaking ugly! It's much uglier than
in pause menu, i tell you.
Next city is...errm i have no
idea. Judging by that dome structure in that house on most left, i'm in Turkey.
Maybe? The clue from the boy doesn't help me on that. But what do you expect
from some random youngster, huh?
I forgot to tell you that the
exclamation mark on map is where landmarks/tourist attractions are. Hold on! Do
you see that building on southern part of city that has colorful strange dome? I
reckon i saw that kind of building in Tetris
game. Yoshi! Get your tail to Moscow! Hurry!
You can also get obvious hint of
the city through the brochure that she give you in landmarks/tourist
attractions. Like in this case, it mentions Kremlin which obviously in Moscow,
Russia. It seems the reward is in dollar instead of the proper currency, again.
I feel that the questions are
trickier because the options contain all of the keywords in the brochure as you
can see in 1st and 2nd options from top. But if you read the texts (and
memorize them) more carefully, you can answer the question pretty easily. As
for the 2 last options, they're quite hilarious. I imagine Czar Pushover will
be big antagonist in some kid cartoon. While Da in 'Tsar Da', means 'Yes' in
Russian. Although it supposed to be written 'дa'. How do i know about this? Thanks
to Team Fortress 2's Heavy, of course.
Here's another of my weakness
besides numbers in date: numbers in size! Maybe i have been conditioned to only
accept numbers in engineering formulas. Not to mention, information
regarding this question is not in the brochure! Thankfully, Mr. Einstein
(who isn't far from here) told me about the height of St. Basil's Cathedral.
But to be honest, i got this right from my first lucky guess. :p
Here's the Cathedral itself. I
bet this picture is worse than the background of Tetris game where i know about it on first time.
Next city is...where Golden Gate
Bridge exists. It must be San Francisco! I'm smart!
What? You call me greenhorn? You
sure have nerve as oversized as your lips, Miss Hideous. BUUUUUUUUURN! :D
I expect some knowledge
increasing experience in education game and Mario
Is Missing! delivers it well. I know that San Francisco is home to Golden
Gate Bridge but i didn't know that it also home to The Coit Tower and
Transamerica Pyramid. In fact, i barely knew about those landmarks.
Now, ladies and gentlemen. The
moment that you are (not) waiting for: Ludwig Von Koopa versus Werdito Von
Izenger (which is represented by Luigi). Do note: i'm not really German. Ludwig
probably is, though
The key to defeat Ludwig is:
stomp him in the head and...that's all. Keep stomping him until 10 times or so.
Quite often he tries to trick you into stomping him and suddenly he run back to
avoid your feet. But most of the time, he runs left and right. Moreover, he can't
kill you if run into you. In fact, all of the koopa troopas also can't hurt you
via skin contact unlike in every Mario game. They just run bypass you. No any
collision or whatsoever. The only failure that you can do in this game is if
you aren't saved all of the artifacts. Even then, you can go replay the stage
at your leisure. But it's still mandatory to finish all of the stage in order
to proceed the game.
With Ludwig defeated, i can enter
this celled door and proceed to next hub. There's no congratulatory texts or
fanfare upon defeating the koopaling or text regarding Luigi is one step closer
to find Mario. There's none of them! To quote Exdeath in Dissidia Final
Fantasy: Empty Victory!
Next city is...judging by that
Greek letters, i must be in Greece! I like to continue this Luigi's journey but
off the record as i doubt there's anything interesting for you to read further.
Even if there's anything good to tell you, i will keep it for end-year article
like usual.
What do i think about The
Software Toolworks' Mario Is Missing!
(1993)? I love playing it even though it's subpar for Mario game. At least,
it's more enjoyable and exciting than Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House the game which is also a game for young
kids. Because it's intended to be child's game, MiM! is less focused on skillful gameplay than any Mario games.
Instead, it adds geography element into the gameplay. The control is quite
accurate like in Super Mario World
but as i said before you can't jump while running and that still bothers me.
There's no saving game but you got password everytime you have secured a city.
The artifact is either impossible to fit into that small pouch or insignificant
part of the tourist attractions/landmarks. As i have said before that none of
the enemy can kill you if they touch you instead they just walk pass you. But
thankfully, Luigi's stomping is accurate. The walking NPCs provide you with
additional information but it's not mandatory to listen to all of them. The
information you need is mostly in the brochures/newspapers. But sometimes not. The
Einstein is the most useful NPC while the ugly woman is the least useful ones. Believe
it or not, the music are good and also catchy even though they're altered (or
maybe butchered) version of Super Mario
World theme. I particularly love the music in Moscow. I can say that the
music have style. The graphic maybe not as good and/or colorful as in Super Mario World but at least it's good
enough to me and also kids.
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