Mario Discovery Series

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Template:Series-infobox The Mario Discovery series, also known as Mario's Early Years series in the USA, is a spinoff series consisting of five games published and developed by The Software Toolworks (Mindscape), and 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 and Mario's Time Machine

In Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machine, Luigi and Mario must return artifacts stolen by Bowser to their correct location and time period respectively. To properly return the items, the player must correctly answer questions relating to the area. The answers are given by residents.

Mario's Early Years! games

In the Mario's Early Years! games, there are several worlds that covers a different aspect of each topic. Voice lines are present to give instructions and feedback to the player.

Games

Title
Cover, original release, and system	Synopsis
Mario is Missing!
Template:Released MS-DOS Template:Released Super Nintendo Entertainment System Template:Released Nintendo Entertainment System Template:Released PC	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
Template:Released MS-DOS Template:Released Super Nintendo Entertainment System	A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about literature.
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers
Template:Released MS-DOS Template:Released Super Nintendo Entertainment System	A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about numbers.
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun
Template:Released MS-DOS Template:Released Super Nintendo Entertainment System	A game in the Mario's Early Years! collection about basic learning.
Mario's Time Machine
Template:Released MS-DOS Template:Released Super Nintendo Entertainment System Template:Released 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
Template:Released MS-DOS	A compilation of the first three Mario's Early Years! games for MS-DOS.

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