Mario Is Missing! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mario Is Missing! |
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North American cover art (SNES version)
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| Developer(s) | The Software Toolworks Radical Entertainment (NES version) |
| Publisher(s) | The Software Toolworks (North America) Mindscape (PAL region) |
| Producer(s) | Janine Cook |
| Designer(s) | Andrew Iverson Henrik Markarian |
| Programmer(s) | Andrew Iverson (SNES) Henrik Markarian (SNES) Bob Emond (NES) |
| Artist(s) | Daniel L. Guerra (PC/SNES) Ian Verchere (NES) |
| Composer(s) | Rob Wallace Sam Powell (PC) Paul Wilkinson (NES) |
| Series | Luigi Mario |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System Macintosh |
| Release date(s) | MS-DOS
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| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mario Is Missing! is an educational video game that came out in 1993. It was made by The Software Toolworks. You could play it on computers like MS-DOS and Macintosh. It was also available on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
In this game, you play as Luigi. Your main goal is to travel around the world. You need to find and bring back stolen treasures. This is all part of a bigger mission to find his brother, Mario. Mario has been captured by the evil Bowser. Mario Is Missing! was one of the first educational Mario games. It was also Luigi's first time as the main character in a video game. He wouldn't star in another game until Luigi's Mansion in 2001.
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How to Play the Game
Mario Is Missing! is an educational game. The computer versions are point-and-click adventure games. This means you click on things to interact with them. The NES and SNES versions focus more on platforming. In these, you jump and move across different areas.
Bowser's Plan
The story begins with Bowser, the king of the Koopas. He has moved from the Mushroom Kingdom to the real world. Bowser has set up his main base in a castle in Antarctica. His plan is to steal treasures from all over Earth. He uses a special machine called PORTALS. This machine lets his Koopas teleport anywhere. Bowser wants to sell the stolen treasures. He plans to buy enough hairdryers to melt all the ice in Antarctica!
Luigi's Mission
To stop his plan, Bowser captures Mario. So, it's up to Mario's brother, Luigi, to save him. You control Luigi throughout the game. At the start, Luigi and his dinosaur friend Yoshi are at Bowser's castle. Luigi can use the PORTALS machine. This allows him to teleport to cities where the Koopas are causing trouble.
Exploring the World
You can see a map of the city Luigi is in. There's also a world map called the Globulator. You use the Globulator to move Yoshi around the world. You need to reunite Yoshi with Luigi later in the game. Luigi also has a computer. It keeps track of all the clues you find. These clues come from talking to people in cities. You also get information from pamphlets about famous places.
Finding Stolen Treasures
Some famous places in the game include Cairo, New York City, Paris, and Tokyo. Important items that have been stolen include Big Ben, the Mona Lisa, and the Great Sphinx of Giza. When Luigi arrives in a city, you must figure out which city it is. Then, you need to find out what artifact was stolen and where it is hidden. To do this, you talk to local people and ask them questions.
Each city has several tourist information centers. There are also three stolen treasures in each city. You get these treasures by defeating the Koopa who is carrying them. In the computer versions, the number of treasures can be different. It can range from three to five treasures per city.
Returning the Artifacts
Once you have a treasure, you must take it to the correct tourist information center. The person working there will ask you questions about the artifact. This is to make sure it's real. When you return an artifact, a picture is taken of Luigi with it. This picture is then put into a photo album. After returning all treasures in a city, you must call Yoshi to Luigi's location. Yoshi will then eat a Pokey, which is blocking the exit. This lets Luigi go back to Bowser's castle.
See also
In Spanish: Mario is Missing! para niños
