Mario's Early Years! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mario's Early Years! |
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| Genres | Edutainment |
| Developers | The Software Toolworks |
| Publishers | The Software Toolworks Mindscape (SNES) |
| Composers | Rob Wallace Sam Powell |
| Platforms | DOS, SNES |
| First release | Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (DOS)
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| Latest release | Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (SNES) November 1994 |
The Mario's Early Years! series is a set of three fun educational games. They were made for computers using MS-DOS and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. These games let you click on things to learn and play.
The three games in the series are:
- Fun with Letters
- Fun with Numbers
- Preschool Fun
Contents
How to Play: Exploring Islands of Fun
In each Mario's Early Years! game, you get to pick from different islands. Each island has a special activity waiting for you! You just use your mouse or controller to click on things. The game helps you by telling you what to do. It even reads out words, letters, or numbers as you play.
The versions for the Super Nintendo had fewer activities than the original computer games. But, if you had a SNES Mouse, you could use it to play on the Super Nintendo!
Making the Games: Expert Help for Kids
To make sure these games were perfect for young learners, the creators, Software Toolworks, got help from many experts. They worked with people who study how children grow and learn. They also had experts in education and teachers who specialize in speech and language. This made sure the games were both fun and helpful for kids.
What You Learn: Skills for School and Life
The three Mario's Early Years! games are full of mini-games. These activities are designed to help you learn important basic skills. They also help you discover new things about the world around you.
- Fun with Letters: This game teaches you about sounds that letters make, called phonics.
- Fun with Numbers: Here, you learn about putting objects together and taking them apart. You also think about numbers through fun songs.
- Preschool Fun: This game mixes math and English language lessons. It helps prepare kids for their first year of school.
All three games help kids feel good about themselves. They also encourage kids and parents to play and learn together. Playing these games can help you develop new skills, use your imagination, and feel positive about learning.
Game Releases: Around the World
The Mario's Early Years! games were released in different ways. In the United Kingdom, they had different names:
- Mario Teaches Words (instead of Fun with Letters)
- Mario Teaches Sums (instead of Fun with Numbers)
- Mario's Playschool (instead of Preschool Fun)
Software Toolworks also put all the computer games together into one big collection. It was called Mario's Early Years CD-ROM Collection. Sometimes it was also known as Mario's Early Years! CD Deluxe. These games were also translated into French and German, so more kids could enjoy them!
