Counting World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)
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| Appears in | Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1993) |
Counting World is a location in Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers. It is one of the islands in the game and is represented by two hands with the numbers 1-10 sprawled across the fingers; it is also one of the two islands to feature sub-worlds, the other being the PC-exclusive Pattern World.
Sub-worlds[edit]
There are two sub-worlds within: Mario's Bedroom and Mario's Kitchen.
Mario's Bedroom[edit]
Unlike other worlds, there is no traditional learning activity and as such, the room is more suited to discovery. Mario stands inside his bedroom while the player counts items within. Said room contains these selectable items:
- A drawer containing a coat with Five buttons and Four pockets
- Another drawer containing seven multicolored socks.
- A Toy box containing six toys. (A rubber duck, a top, a ball, a fire truck, a teddy bear and a pony.)
- Eight Shoes. (4 Pairs)
Mario himself is used for the numbers ten (fingers, toes), one (mouth, nose) and two (legs, eyes). Despite this being an educational tool for preschoolers to learn how to count, there are no selectable items for the numbers three or nine.
Mario's Kitchen[edit]
Again, there is no traditional learning activity involved and as such, the room is more suited to discovery. Mario stands inside his kitchen while the player counts items within. Said room contains these selectable items:
- A drawer with three spoons.
- A cupboard with three cups.
- A fruit bowl containing six fruits. (Two apples, a banana, some grapes, an orange and a tangerine.)
- A cookie Jar with seven chocolate-chip cookies.
- A plate rack with five different colored plates.
- A fridge with eight fruits and vegetables. (An eggplant, some celery, a carrot, a squash, a tomato, a beet, a pepper and a slice of watermelon.)
- A freezer with four popsicles.
- A standard twelve-hour clock.
Despite this being an educational tool for preschoolers to learn how to count, there are no selectable items for the numbers one, nine or ten. This is also the only island that counts up to twelve.
Easter egg[edit]
In the SNES version of Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers, there is an Easter egg present in both sub-worlds. To activate it, the player must click on a small, pixel-sized area in the ground on the left side of the screen in either sub-world.[1] If done correctly, a short sequence will play where the heads of three photorealistic human men appear. The heads appear on the windowsill in Mario's Bedroom and on the counter between the cookie jar and fruit basket in Mario's Kitchen.[2] They first each say "Hello!" in a manner reminiscent of The Three Stooges before saying "Hello!" all together. They then count off from one to six using the sound bites of the child voiceover used in the rest of the game before disappearing.
Gallery[edit]
Counting World in the PC version
Mario's Bedroom in the PC version
Where the pointer should be to activate the Easter egg in Mario's Bedroom in the SNES version
Mario's Kitchen in the PC version
Where the pointer should be to activate the Easter egg in Mario's Kitchen in the SNES version
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| French | Monde du Calcul[3] | Calculation World |
References[edit]
- ^ @mariobrothblog.bsky.social (January 25, 2026), In Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers for the SNES, there is an Easter egg where three photorealistic developer heads will appear on Mario's windowsill and chant "Hello, hello, hello" if one very specific pixel of the screen is clicked., Bluesky, Retrieved January 26, 2026
- ^ @os2warp.bsky.social (January 25, 2026), "The same easter egg appears in the kitchen if you click the exact same spot on the screen", Bluesky, Retrieved January 26, 2026
- ^ French back cover
| Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters / Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers / Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Baby Yoshi | |
| Enemies | Piranha Plant • Goomba • Bowser • Larry Koopa • Iggy Koopa | |
| Worlds | Fun with Letters | First Letter World • Vowel World • Alphabet World • Sentence World • Blending Worlda • Building Worldb • Sound World • Last Letter World • Sing Song Worldb • Story Worldb |
| Fun with Numbers | Number World • Counting World • Comparing World • How Many World • Shape World • Same and Different World • Sorting World • Sing Song Worldb • Pattern Worldb | |
| Preschool Fun | Shape World • Counting World • Body World • Listening World • Opposite World • Color World • Sing Song Worldb • Time Worldb | |
| Other | Gallery (Fun with Letters · Fun with Numbers · Preschool Fun) • Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection • Staff (Fun with Letters · Fun with Numbers · Preschool Fun) • Warp Pipe | |
