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'''''Mario is Missing!''''' is an [[Genre#Educational|educational]] game created for {{wp|MS-DOS}}, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], and Mac. It is the first game of the ''[[Mario Discovery (series)|Mario Discovery]]'' series. ''Mario is Missing!'' was released in floppy disk format for MS-DOS in 1992, with the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' edition and conversions released the following year. Its gameplay was widely panned by critics. A follow-up called ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' was later released. This is the second game in which [[Luigi]] is the sole main protagonist, the first being ''[[Luigi's Hammer Toss]]''.

In the DOS version, Luigi takes Bowser's shell (which covers his tail in this depiction) off, causing Bowser to run off screen, embarrassed about his polka-dot boxers. This is the only time Bowser has been seen in his [[Beach Koopa|shell-less]] form. Luigi shakes the shell to retrieve the key to Mario's cell, and then throws the carapace away. Bowser returns wondering where his shell is, with Luigi then lying to him saying he threw the shell off the balcony; then, when Bowser leans over the railing to look for it, Luigi kicks him off and he lands in the snow. Luigi then opens Mario's cell and the two dance around in joy. They then go outside and shake Yoshi's hand, before walking off into the distance together. Bowser then pokes his head out of the snow, looking in their direction with his shell back on.

In the SNES version of the ending, Luigi pulls a lever to reveal Mario behind a wall. Bowser then jumps down from a distant ledge, but Luigi pulls the same lever, causing Bowser to fall down into a [[cannon]]. He is then launched out of the castle and into the snow, where he freezes instantly and then shatters. In the NES version, Luigi and Bowser have a boss battle and "Bowser" turns out to be a normal [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] in disguise, who turns the key to Mario's cell, freeing him.

*Diacritics are also not rendered; {{wp|San José, Costa Rica|San José}} is "San Jose", for example, and {{wp|Medellín}} is "Medellin".

*The ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' version released in 1993 reuses the map of the DOS version in 1992, meaning that it lists several countries that no longer exist, including {{wp|Czechoslovakia}} (which dissolved into the {{wp|Czech Republic}} and {{wp|Slovakia}}) and {{wp|Yugoslavia}} (which dissolved into {{wp|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, {{wp|Croatia}}, {{wp|North Macedonia}}, {{wp|Montenegro}}, {{wp|Serbia}}, and {{wp|Slovenia}}). It also does not list {{wp|Eritrea}}, which split from {{wp|Ethiopia}}.

*{{wp|Colombia}}'s capital, {{wp|Bogotá}} is misspelled as "Bogata".

*{{wp|French Guiana}} is rendered with a hyphen, as "French-Guiana".

*The second-largest city in {{wp|Bulgaria}}, {{wp|Plovdiv}}, is spelled "Ploudiv".

*{{wp|Western Sahara}} is listed as a country despite the {{wp|Political status of Western Sahara|still-disputed nature of its sovereignty}}.

*{{wp|Kufra}} is listed as a city in {{wp|Libya}} despite being an oasis; its name is even rendered as "Kufra Oasis".

*{{wp|N'Djamena}} is rendered with a space, as "N' Djamena".

*{{wp|El-Obeid}} is rendered without a hyphen, as "El Obeid".

*{{wp|Lesotho}} is rendered as "Sinai Lesotho".

*{{wp|Muttrah}} is not only listed as a city in {{wp|Oman}}, despite being an administrative district, it is also misspelled as "Matrah".

*The capital of {{wp|Kuwait}}, {{wp|Kuwait City}}, is rendered as "Al Kuwait".

*The city of {{wp|Ashgabat}} was spelled "Ashkhabad" before 1991; "Ashkhabad" is the name used in-game.

*The city of {{wp|Almaty}} was renamed from "Alma-Ata" after {{wp|Kazakhstan}} gained independence (although "Alma-Ata" is a transliteration of the original Russian name); "Alma-Ata" is also the name used in-game.

*The capital of {{wp|Mongolia}}, {{wp|Ulaanbaatar}}, is spelled "Ulaabaatar"

*The capital of {{wp|North Korea}}, {{wp|Pyongyang}} (alternate spelling P'yŏngyang), is rendered as "P'yong'yang".

*{{wp|Myanmar}} is rendered as "MyAnmar".

*{{wp|Yangon}} in Myanmar was renamed from "Rangoon" in 1989,<ref>"Myanmar Profile - Timeline." ''BBC News'', BBC, 11 Jan. 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12992883. Retrieved January 21, 2018.</ref> but the game still uses "Rangoon".

*In the SNES version, there are several buildings whose signs read "ΟΔΑΝΤΟΚΡΕNΑ". This seems to be a misspelling of "ΟΔΟΝΤΟΚΡΕΜΑ", which literally means "toothpaste"; if the signs were supposed to read "dentist", this is spelled "ΟΔΟΝΤΙΑΤΡΟΣ".

*A scientist says that Athens became the capital of Greece in 1834, when it was actually in 1833.<ref>Hall, Thomas. "Athens." ''Planning Europe's Capital Cities: Aspects of Nineteenth-Century Urban Development'', Routledge, 2003, p. 114. ''Google Books'', books.google.ca/books?id=7wORAgAAQBAJ. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref>

*He also says that 3000 years had passed between Athens being founded and becoming Greece's capital. As Athens was founded in 3000 BC,<ref>"Athens History." ''Athensguide.org'', Athens Greece Guide, 2007, www.athensguide.org/athens-history.html.</ref> close to 4,800 years had actually passed between the two dates.

*A scientist says that the [[Caryatid]]s have stood for 2000 years. Considering that they were constructed in 406 BC,<ref>Langmea, Donald, and Christine Garnaut. "Erechtheion." ''Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats'', illustrated ed., ABC-CLIO, 2001, pp. 110–111. ''Google Books'', books.google.ca/books?id=T5J6GKvGbmMC. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref> they have stood for close to 2,400 years (at the time of the game's release).

*The [[Erechtheion Temple]]'s proper name is just the {{wp|Erechtheion}}, without the word "temple" being a part of it.

*Despite what its DOS sprite depicts, the Erechtheion Temple does not have four extremely large Caryatids looming over it.

*The temple's pamphlet says that the Caryatids are 6 feet and 6 inches tall, when they are actually around 7.48 feet (2.28 meters).<ref>"Caryatid." ''British Museum'', Trustees of the British Museum, 2017, www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=459389&partId=1. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref>

*The [[Brass Plaque]] is nonexistent in reality; the inscriptions of [[Hadrian's Arch]] that are supposedly on the plaque are carved directly onto the monument.<ref>Nefasdicere. "J. Matthew Harrington, Personal Digital Image." ''Wikimedia Commons'', Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Mar. 2007, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arch-of-Hadrian-5.jpg. Retrieved February 7, 2018.</ref>

*The pamphlet for the [[Berlin Wall]] claims that the {{wp|Cold War}} was a conflict between {{wp|East Germany}} and {{wp|West Germany}}, and that the wall was built out of a mutual belief that unification was impossible. In actuality, the Cold War was a period of political and military tension between the [[United States of America]] and the {{wp|Soviet Union}}. Following {{wp|Nazi Germany}}'s defeat in {{wp|World War II}}, the country was partitioned between the two superpowers as parts of their spheres of influence (with America gaining influence over West Germany and the Soviet Union gaining influence over East Germany). The Berlin Wall was then unilaterally built by East Germany specifically to deter residents from defecting to West Berlin.

*The center is also describes as being a "United Nations headquarters". Although the fourth {{wp|United Nations Conference on Trade and Development}} did take place at the center, this was only for the purposes of the assembly; the building was never used as a headquarters.<ref>Mochorwa, Silvia. "Kenya's Mice Tourism Goes a Notch Higher." ''kicc.co.ke'', 8 Jan. 2016, kicc.co.ke/media/newsDetails/35. Retrieved January 23, 2018.</ref><ref>United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, ''Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development FOURTH SESSION Nairobi'' (5-31 May 1976), unctad.org/en/Docs/td218vol1_en.pdf. Retrieved on January 23, 2018.</ref>

*The pamphlet for the center describes {{wp|Jomo Kenyatta}} solely as a "{{wp|freedom fighter}}". For starters, although he rallied for Kenya to be freed from British rule, he did so through non-violent means and actively opposed others' brutal methods<ref>"Kenyatta, Jomo 1891(?)–1978." Contemporary Black Biography. ''Encyclopedia.com''. 21 Jan. 2018 www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/african-history-biographies/jomo-kenyatta. Retrieved January 23, 2018.</ref> (labelling him as a "freedom fighter" due to his desire for an independent Kenya is a misuse of the term, anyways). Beyond that, he is best known as the first {{wp|List of heads of state of Kenya|Prime Minister and President of Kenya}}, and not as a "freedom fighter".

*The [[Tricolor]] is stolen from the top of the [[Eiffel Tower]], but in real life, it was never there to begin with.

*A boy mentions that France is the biggest country in Europe after the Soviet Union has broken up, despite that Russia's European portion and Ukraine's land area is larger than France.<ref>[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-countries-in-europe.html The Largest Countries in Europe] ''World Atlas''. Retrieved April 10, 2019.</ref>

*A business woman mentions obtaining French fries though their origin as a French food has been disputed, with sources citing origins in possibly Belgium or Spain.<ref>Rupp, Rebecca (January 8, 2015) [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2015/01/08/are-french-fries-truly-french/ Are French Fries Truly French?] ''National Geographic''. Retrieved April 10,2019.</ref>

|Fra=''Mario a disparu !''

|FraM=''Mario has disappeared!''

*The ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' release features a non-standard CD-ROM logo, which unusually depicts a CD design only widely utilized by German manufacturer PolyGram (as well as its subsidiary plants in France, Germany, and the United States) from 1982 to the mid-1990s. This design is distinguished by the disc hub, which is fully-mirrored (appearing black in scans and the logo) apart from a laser-etched band along the circumference. Why this specific design was used instead of a more generic clear-hubbed disc is unknown.