Mario Is Missing!
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Mario is Missing! is a geography edutainment video game for the PC, Super NES, and NES. It was developed by The Software Toolworks and was released in 1992 (PC) and 1993 (SNES). An NES version was developed by Radical Entertainment in 1993. All three versions were published by the Mindscape Group.
The game is notable for being the first game to feature only Luigi as a playable character, prior to Luigi's Mansion. Since this game was not actually developed by Nintendo or Shigeru Miyamoto (they sublicensed the characters), it bears little resemblance to earlier Mario titles.
Gameplay
The gameplay consists of moving around a city in side-scrolling manner while jumping on Koopas to collect stolen artifacts (pieces of famous landmarks). Luigi then must take these artifacts to their respective locations and correctly answer three questions about the landmark. During the quest to return all three artifacts to their proper landmarks, Luigi must determine his location in order to receive the assistance of Yoshi. If Luigi takes Yoshi to the correct location, he can ride him for double the walking and running speed. He then can then proceed to another town to do it all over again.Story
In the introductory sequence of the NES version, Mario is captured by an unidentified green Koopa-like creature, which is thought to be a poor depiction of Bowser.
The PC/SNES version has more plot: Bowser has set up a castle in Antarctica, and plans to use many hair dryers from the Hafta Havit mail-order company to melt the Antarctic ice and flood the Earth. He sends his Koopas to different cities across the Earth to steal artifacts in order to fund his operation. Mario, Luigi and Yoshi journey to Bowser's castle in an attempt to stop him. Luigi is hesitant to go in, so Mario goes by himself and is captured by Bowser. Luigi must now rescue Mario by completing levels in Bowser's castle; each floor is guarded by one Koopaling and contains a number of pipes which transport Luigi to a city containing Koopas.
Once there, Luigi is able to question the locals to gain clues as to his current location, the general direction of remaining Koopas, and information about the affected landmarks. He is given a map and a cellphone, with which he can make and receive phone calls. Throughout the game he receives several phone calls from Mario, which become increasingly urgent. Powerups such as 'Koopa finders' and 'taxi tokens' can be picked up in each city. Once an artifact is returned, the landmark is reopened, and Luigi can then enter this landmark to view it and to take a snapshot which can be viewed later. Once Yoshi is sent to the correct location and the exit pipe is found, Luigi is returned to the castle where he will proceed to the next pipe. Once a floor is completed, Luigi must defeat the Koopaling guarding that floor to proceed to the next.
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