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{{series | |image=[[File:MarioDiscoverylogo.jpg|160px]] | ||
|first=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |||
|image=[[File: | |latest=''[[Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|first=''[[Mario | |number=6 (5 main, 1 compilation) | ||
|latest=''[[Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection]]'' ([[List of games by date|1995]]) | |franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''''Mario Discovery''''' series is a | The '''''Mario Discovery''''' series, also known as '''''Mario's Early Years''''', is a spin-off series in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise consisting of five games published and developed by {{wp|Mindscape Group|The Software Toolworks}} ({{wp|Mindscape}}), licensed by [[Nintendo]]. They are in the [[Genre#educational games|edutainment]] genre. | ||
==Gameplay== | |||
In the ''Mario Discovery'' series, each game is focused on a specific topic to educate the player on. | |||
===''Mario is Missing!''=== | |||
In ''Mario is Missing!'', [[Luigi]] must return artifacts stolen by [[Bowser]] to their correct locations. To properly return the items, the player must correctly answer questions relating to the area. The answers are given by residents. | |||
===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | |||
''Mario's Time Machine'' follows a very similar structure and system to that of ''Mario is Missing!'', though it stars [[Mario]] as the protagonist rather than Luigi. In the game, Mario must travel through time in order to return items stolen by Bowser to their original time periods. | |||
===''Mario's Early Years!'' games=== | |||
In the ''Mario's Early Years!'' games, there are several worlds that cover a different aspect of each topic. Voice lines are present to give instructions and feedback to the player. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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!style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title | !style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title | ||
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!width=250 style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system | !width=250 style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system | ||
!style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis | !style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis | ||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' | |||
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|[[File:MiM DOS Boxart.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mism1.jpg|120x150px]][[File:MIM Cover.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Marioismissingcover.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1992, July 1993 (re-release)}} [[MS-DOS]]<br>{{release|USA|June 1993}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>{{release|USA|July 1993}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>{{release|USA|October 1993}} Mac</span> | |||
|''Mario is Missing!'' is a game that centers on [[Luigi]] as he tries to rescue [[Mario]] from [[Bowser]] by interacting with people and returning artifacts to their proper locations. | |||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' | !colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' | ||
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|[[File:PC Box - Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre3.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |[[File:PC Box - Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre3.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1993}} [[MS-DOS]]<br>{{release|USA|October 1994}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]</span> | ||
| | |A game in the ''Mario's Early Years!'' collection about English. The game is centered around an early English curriculum, with lessons about simple English topics like [[Sentence World|constructing sentences]], learning about the [[First Letter World|first]] and [[Last Letter World|last]] letters of words, and both the [[Alphabet World|alphabet]] and its [[Sound World|sounds]]. | ||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' | !colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' | ||
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|[[File:Mario Numbers.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre2.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |[[File:Mario Numbers.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre2.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1994}} [[MS-DOS]]<br>{{release|USA|September 1994}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]</span> | ||
| | |A game in the ''Mario's Early Years!'' collection about numbers. The game teaches basic skills about numbers like [[Number World|numbers]] itself, [[Counting World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|counting]], [[Comparing World|comparing]], [[Sorting World|sorting]], and identifying [[Shape World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|shapes]] and [[How Many World|numbers]]. | ||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]'' | !colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]'' | ||
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|[[File:DOSMarioPreschoolFun-1-200.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre1.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |[[File:DOSMarioPreschoolFun-1-200.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mariopre1.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1994}} [[MS-DOS]]<br>{{release|USA|November 1994}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]</span> | ||
| | |A game in the ''Mario's Early Years!'' collection about basic learning. It contains other worlds that were not present in the first two games: like one about the [[Body World|human body]], [[Listening World|listening]], [[Opposite World|opposites]], [[Color World|colors]], and [[Time World|time]]. | ||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' | |||
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|[[File:MTMCoverDos.jpg|120x150px]][[File:Mario's Time Machine Box Art.jpg|120x150px]][[File:MTM Cover.jpg|120x150px]][[File:NES Box - Mario's Time Machine.png|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1993, 1994 (re-release)}} [[MS-DOS]]<br>{{release|USA|December 1993}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>{{release|USA|June 1994}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]</span> | |||
|''Mario's Time Machine'' is a game that centers on Mario as he tries to return various artifacts that were stolen by Bowser by interacting with people and answering various history-related questions. | |||
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection]]'' | !colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection]]'' | ||
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|[[File:Mario compilations.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |[[File:Mario compilations.jpg|120x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|USA|1995}} [[MS-DOS]]</span> | ||
| | |A compilation of the first three ''Mario's Early Years!'' games for MS-DOS. | ||
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Revision as of 01:35, April 19, 2024
Mario Discovery | |
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First installment | Mario is Missing! (1992) |
Latest installment | Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995) |
Number of installments | 6 (5 main, 1 compilation) |
Franchise | Super Mario |
The Mario Discovery series, also known as Mario's Early Years, is a spin-off series in the Super Mario franchise consisting of five games published and developed by The Software Toolworks (Mindscape), licensed by Nintendo. They are in the edutainment genre.
Gameplay
In the Mario Discovery series, each game is focused on a specific topic to educate the player on.
Mario is Missing!
In Mario is Missing!, Luigi must return artifacts stolen by Bowser to their correct locations. To properly return the items, the player must correctly answer questions relating to the area. The answers are given by residents.
Mario's Time Machine
Mario's Time Machine follows a very similar structure and system to that of Mario is Missing!, though it stars Mario as the protagonist rather than Luigi. In the game, Mario must travel through time in order to return items stolen by Bowser to their original time periods.
Mario's Early Years! games
In the Mario's Early Years! games, there are several worlds that cover a different aspect of each topic. Voice lines are present to give instructions and feedback to the player.
Games
Title | |
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Cover, original release, and system | Synopsis |
Mario is Missing! | |
1992, July 1993 (re-release) MS-DOS June 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System July 1993 Nintendo Entertainment System October 1993 Mac |
Mario is Missing! is a game that centers on Luigi as he tries to rescue Mario from Bowser by interacting with people and returning artifacts to their proper locations. |
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters | |
1993 MS-DOS October 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about English. The game is centered around an early English curriculum, with lessons about simple English topics like constructing sentences, learning about the first and last letters of words, and both the alphabet and its sounds. |
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers | |
1994 MS-DOS September 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about numbers. The game teaches basic skills about numbers like numbers itself, counting, comparing, sorting, and identifying shapes and numbers. |
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun | |
1994 MS-DOS November 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about basic learning. It contains other worlds that were not present in the first two games: like one about the human body, listening, opposites, colors, and time. |
Mario's Time Machine | |
1993, 1994 (re-release) MS-DOS December 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System June 1994 Nintendo Entertainment System |
Mario's Time Machine is a game that centers on Mario as he tries to return various artifacts that were stolen by Bowser by interacting with people and answering various history-related questions. |
Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection | |
1995 MS-DOS |
A compilation of the first three Mario's Early Years! games for MS-DOS. |
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