The Luncheon Kingdom is a barely disguised homage to the Bel Paese (the Beautiful Country). The scenario appears inspired by Pompeii (e.g. the architecture of the buildings and the colonnade, even if on the generic side) with Vesuvius visible in the background. The city is filled with delicacies of all types, including mussels and prawns. Adding to the Italian atmosphere is the music that greets the player on entering the city of the Kingdom, a melody of typically Neapolitan tones.
The Luncheon Kingdom is a barely disguised homage to the Bel Paese (the Beautiful Country). The scenario appears inspired by Pompeii (e.g. the architecture of the buildings and the colonnade, even if on the generic side) with Vesuvius visible in the background. The city is filled with delicacies of all types, including mussels and prawns. Adding to the Italian atmosphere is the music that greets the player on entering the city of the Kingdom, a melody of typically Neapolitan tones.
After the space adventures of Super Mario Galaxy, the famous Italian-American plumber tackles a real post-modern odyssey that takes him to worlds that differ from each other in style and character. Super Mario Odyssey has the flavour of a citation pastiche: Nintendo dips fully into its own past and beyond. The game producer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, has said that he was inspired by Italy for one of the game’s worlds.
