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| | [[File:mariopre2.jpg|frame|Box Art of '''''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers'''''.]] |
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| | ''''' Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers''''' was an educational [[Mario]] game that taught about numbers. It was released for the [[SNES]] in September 1994 (the other two games in the ''Mario's Early Years'' series, ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters|Fun with Letters]]'' and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun|Preschool Fun]]'', were released in October and November of that year respectively). The player may need a SNES mouse, though this is optional. |
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| |image=[[File:Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Front_Cover.png|250px]]<br>MS-DOS version<br>[[File:mariopre2.jpg|250px]]<br>SNES version
| | The game sets in a set of islands as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]] and [[Peach]] sails with a cavred-made boat to this place. The player can click one of the islands to enter, after that the player sees [[Luigi]] asleep; click him and the player has to do various activities to learn. |
| |developer=[[The Software Toolworks]] (Mindscape) | |
| |publisher=The Software Toolworks
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| |release='''MS-DOS:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|1993<ref>{{cite|quote=''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun|Mario's Early Years Preschool Fun]]'' (music, counting, colors and shapes), ''Mario's Early Years Fun With Numbers'' (numbers, counting and math), ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters|Mario's Early Years Fun With Letters]]'' (alphabet and pre-reading), and ''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]'' (history) are all scheduled for release during the fourth quarter.|date=October 1993|title=Electronic Games Volume 2 Issue 1|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-10/page/n9|publisher=Decker Publications|page=11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=Working Mother|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9py0wju6wDEC&pg=PA72|publisher=McCall Publishing Co.|date=December 1993|page=72|language=en}}</ref>|Europe|1993<ref name=TiltFR>{{cite|language=fr|publisher=Editions Mondiales S.A.|page=75|date=November 1993|title=''Tilt'' Volume 119|url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt119/page/n73|quote=''Mario a disparu'', ''Mario à l'école'', ''Mario apprend à compter'', ''Mario et la machine à remonter le temps''. Disponible sur PC.|translation=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]'', ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers'', ''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]''. Available on PC.}}</ref>}}'''SNES:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 1994<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20120917022521/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/completeoldgameslist.pdf|title=Old Games List|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=May 6, 2024}}</ref>}}
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| |languages={{languages|en_us=y|fr_fr=y|de=y}}
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| |genre=[[Genre#Educational games|Educational]]
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| |modes=Single player
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| |platforms={{wp|MS-DOS}}, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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| |format={{format|dos=1|snes=1}}
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| |input={{input|pcmouse=1|snesmouse=1}}
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| |serials='''Super NES:'''<br>SNS-YR
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| '''''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers''''' (known as '''''Mario Teaches Sums''''' for the United Kingdom's IBM-PC release)<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1048236161670504449|title="In the UK, the educational PC titles "Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters" and "Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers" were released as "Mario Teaches Words" and "Mario Teaches Sums", respectively; presumably to tie them in with Mario Teaches Typing."|author=Supper Mario Broth|publisher=X|date=October 5, 2018|accessdate=May 6, 2024}}</ref> is an [[Genre#Educational games|educational game]] intended to teach numbers and basic geometry and sorting to children. It was released for the MS-DOS in 1993 and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in September 1994, following ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' and preceding ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''. ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers'' takes place on a set of islands where [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] can sail to. The player can click one of the islands to enter, after which the player sees [[Luigi]] asleep. Once the player clicks him, they have to participate in various learning activities. | |
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| ==Islands== | | ==Islands== |
| *'''[[Number World]]:''' The player attempts to find the numbers and click them to advance to the next level. This island is a series of city-related locations. | | *'''Number World:''' The player attempts to find the numbers and click them to advance to the next level. This world sets in a series of city places. |
| *'''[[Counting World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Counting World]]:''' The player attempts to click objects in '''Mario's Bedroom''' and '''Mario's Kitchen''' to learn to count. | | *'''Counting World:''' The player attempts to click stuff to count the things in '''Mario's Bedroom''' and '''Mario's Kitchen''' to learn to count, the player can leave the place by clicking the warp pipe. |
| *'''[[Comparing World]]:''' The player attempts to find an object (i.e "find the medium-size swing" or "find some water") to learn about things to compare; this island features a park. | | *'''Comparing World:''' The player attempts to find the object who/what/where/why (i.e "find the medium-size swing" or "find some water") to learn about things to compare, this island sets in a park. |
| *'''[[How Many World]]:''' The player attempts to click the item with a number to increase their ability to count i.e. "Find the 8 peanuts in the bag", or "Find the four whiskers". This island features a zoo. | | *'''How Many World:''' The player attempts to click the item with a number as the player learns about counting object in such thing (i.e. "Find the 8 peanuts in the bag", or "Find the four whiskers". This island sets in a zoo. |
| *'''[[Shape World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Shape World]]:''' The player must click on a given shape when directed to do so. | | *'''Shape World:''' Again, the player must click the shape that some told the player as the player learns about shapes. |
| *'''[[Same and Different World]]:''' Given a set of items, the player must select the one that is least related to the others. | | *'''Same and Different World:''' The player has to pick the item that is not belong as the level gets a little harder. The island take the place in midnight. |
| *'''[[Sorting World]]:''' The player attempts to pick the item that is similar to something (i.e "Pick a triangle"). | | *'''Sorting World:''' The player attempts to pick the item that is similar to something (i.e "Pick a triangle". Egg, '''Party Hat''' and a Cookie... or Party stuff.) |
| *'''[[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Sing Song World]]:''' A world where nursery rhymes/children songs are reenacted with the Mario cast. They are the aforementioned Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, {{wp|If You're Happy and You Know It}}, The Alphabet song (A song recalling the letters of the English alphabet to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) and {{wp|It's Raining, It's Pouring}}.
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| ==Console differences==
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| The SNES version of the game is generally the same as the PC edition, but with some differences due to reduced space.
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| *Options to turn off music/sounds/voice clips, randomize the questions or show text in worlds that have it were removed.
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| *The help screen with tips on how to continue learning outside of the program was removed.
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| *Yoshi was added as a third playable character.
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| *Various background graphic differences.
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| *Like its predecessor, [[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers)|Sing Song World]] was removed.
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| ==Staff==
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| {{main|List of Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers staff}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Screenshots===
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| <gallery>
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| Number World.png
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| Counting World.png
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| Number World-Mario's Bedroom.png
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| Number World- Mario's Kitchen.png
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| Comparing World.png
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| How Many World.png
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| Shape World.png
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| Same And Different World.png
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| Sorting World.png
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| </gallery>
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| ===Box art===
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| Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Front_Cover.png|US MS-DOS front cover
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| Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Back_Cover.png|US MS-DOS back cover
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| Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Spine.png|US MS-DOS spine
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| Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Front_Cover_Alt.jpg|US MS-DOS alternate front cover
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| Mario_Fun_with_Numbers_Back_Cover_Alt.jpg|US MS-DOS alternate back cover
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| Mario Teaches Sums PC cover.jpg|UK IBM PC cover
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| </gallery>
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| ===Miscellaneous===
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| DOSMarioFunWithNumbers-Floppy.png|US MS-DOS floppy disk
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Fre=Mario apprend à compter
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| |FreM=Mario learns to count
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| |FreC=<ref name=TiltFR/><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzTbtHhe7Nc|title=Mario Apprend a Compter (PC) (Français) - Intro|author=LuigiBlood|date=October 6, 2009|publisher=YouTube|language=fr|accessdate=September 7, 2024}}</ref>
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| |Ger=Marios Rechenkünste
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| |GerM=Mario's calculation skills
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| |GerC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=WezyTwJ6nSI|title=Marios Rechenkünste (PC) (Deutsch) - Intro|author=LuigiBlood|date=October 6, 2009|publisher=YouTube|language=de|accessdate=September 7, 2024}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| | ==Trivia== |
| {{Super Mario games}}
| | *[[Piranha Plant]], [[Goomba]], [[Toad]], [[Baby Yoshi]], [[Bowser]], [[Larry Koopa]] and [[Ludwig Von Koopa]] all had cameo appearances in this game. |
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| {{SNES}} | | {{SNES}} |
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| [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]] | | [[Category:Edutainment Games]] |
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| [[Category:1994 games]] | | [[Category:1994 games]] |
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