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''''' Mario's Early Years | {{media missing}} | ||
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|image=[[File:Mario Numbers.jpg|250px]]<br>'''MS-DOS version'''<br>[[File:mariopre2.jpg|250px]]<br>'''SNES version''' | |||
|developer={{wp|Mindscape Group|The Software Toolworks}} (Mindscape) | |||
|publisher=The Software Toolworks | |||
|release={{release|USA|September 1994}} | |||
|genre=[[Genre#Edutainment|Educational]] | |||
|modes=Single-player | |||
|ratings= | |||
|platforms={{wp|MS-DOS}}, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |||
|media={{media|dos=1|snes=1}} | |||
|input={{input|pcmouse=1|snesmouse=1}} | |||
}} | |||
'''''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers''''' (known as '''''Mario Teaches Sums''''' for the United Kingdom's IBM-PC release<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1048236161670504449|title="In the UK, the educational PC titles "Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters" and "Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers" were released as "Mario Teaches Words" and "Mario Teaches Sums", respectively; presumably to tie them in with Mario Teaches Typing."|author=Supper Mario Broth|publisher=X|date=October 5, 2018|accessdate=May 6, 2024}}</ref>) is an [[Genre#Edutainment|educational]] game intended to teach numbers and basic geometry and sorting to children. It was released for the MS-DOS and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in September 1994, following ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' and preceding ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''. ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers'' takes place on a set of islands where [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] can sail to. The player can click one of the islands to enter, after which the player sees [[Luigi]] asleep. Once the player clicks him, they have to participate in various learning activities. | |||
The | ==Islands== | ||
*'''[[Number World]]:''' The player attempts to find the numbers and click them to advance to the next level. This island is a series of city-related locations. | |||
*'''[[Counting World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Counting World]]:''' The player attempts to click objects in '''Mario's Bedroom''' and '''Mario's Kitchen''' to learn to count. | |||
*'''[[Comparing World]]:''' The player attempts to find an object (i.e "find the medium-size swing" or "find some water") to learn about things to compare; this island features a park. | |||
*'''[[How Many World]]:''' The player attempts to click the item with a number to increase their ability to count i.e. "Find the 8 peanuts in the bag", or "Find the four whiskers". This island features a zoo. | |||
*'''[[Shape World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Shape World]]:''' The player must click on a given shape when directed to do so. | |||
*'''[[Same and Different World]]:''' Given a set of items, the player must select the one that is least related to the others. | |||
*'''[[Sorting World]]:''' The player attempts to pick the item that is similar to something (i.e "Pick a triangle"). | |||
*'''[[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Sing Song World]]:''' A world where nursery rhymes/children songs are reenacted with the Mario cast. They are the aforementioned Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, {{wp|If You're Happy and You Know It}}, The Alphabet song (A song recalling the letters of the English alphabet to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) and {{wp|It's Raining, It's Pouring}}. | |||
==Console differences== | |||
The SNES version of the game is generally the same as the PC edition, but with some differences due to reduced space. | |||
*Options to turn off music/sounds/voice clips, randomize the questions or show text in worlds that have it were removed. | |||
*The help screen with tips on how to continue learning outside of the program was removed. | |||
*Yoshi was added as a third playable character. | |||
*Various background graphic differences. | |||
*Like its predecessors, [[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Sing Song World]] was removed. | |||
==Staff== | |||
{{main|List of Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers staff}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mario Teaches Sums PC cover.jpg|UK IBM PC cover | |||
Number World.png | |||
Counting World.png | |||
Number World-Mario's Bedroom.png | |||
Number World- Mario's Kitchen.png | |||
Comparing World.png | |||
How Many World.png | |||
Shape World.png | |||
Same And Different World.png | |||
Sorting World.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | |||
|Fre=Mario apprend à compter | |||
|FreM=Mario learns to count | |||
|Ger=Marios Rechenkünste | |||
|GerM=Mario's calculation skills | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Super Mario games}} | |||
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[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System | [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Educational games]] | ||
[[Category:1994 games]] | [[Category:1994 games]] | ||
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