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'''''Mario's Time Machine''''', stylised as '''''Mario's Time Machine!''''' on the title screen, is an [[Genre#Educational|educational]] game developed by [[Radical Entertainment]] that was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] in June 1994.<ref name=List/> It is the successor to ''[[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario is Missing!]]'' It is intended to teach younger players basic world history and was the last game in the [[Mario Discovery (series)|''Mario Discovery'']] series. This game is mostly based on ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which was a common theme of the ''[[Mario Discovery (series)|Mario Discovery]]'' series and ''Super Mario'' educational games.
'''''Mario's Time Machine''''', stylized as '''''Mario's Time Machine!''''' on the title screen, is a remake of the [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|DOS game of the same name]] released in June 1994. Despite the shared titles, the gameplay is completely different.


==Story==
==Story==
In the year 1993, [[Bowser]] uses a time machine called a "[[Timulator]]", traveling backwards to different points in [[Earth|human history]] and stealing significant artifacts to place in his personal [[Bowser's Museum|museum]] inside his [[Bowser's Castle|castle]]. With his collection nearly completed, Bowser gloats that not even Mario can stop him now. Mario realizes that history will change forever if he does nothing, so it is up to Mario to use Bowser's own device against him by returning the artifacts to their proper places in time.
In the year 1993, [[Bowser]] uses a time machine called a "[[Timulator]]," traveling backwards to different points in [[Earth|human history]] and stealing significant artifacts to place in his personal [[Bowser's Museum|museum]] inside his [[Bowser's Castle|castle]]. With his collection nearly completed, Bowser gloats that not even Mario can stop him now. Mario realizes that history will change forever if he does nothing, so it is up to Mario to use Bowser's own device against him by returning the artifacts to their proper places in time.


Bowser plans to destroy his time machine, deliberately planning to irreversibly damage history and send the world back to the Dark Ages.<ref>''Mario's Time Machine'' NES instruction booklet, page 1.</ref> His Museum has been fully built and already established itself with history's greatest artifacts. [[Yoshi]] joins Mario in his quest to stop Bowser's plot, but instead gets captured when he scouts ahead. In addition to fixing the timeline, Mario must also rescue Yoshi from peril.
Bowser plans to destroy his time machine, deliberately planning to irreversibly damage history and send the world back to the Dark Ages.<ref>''Mario's Time Machine'' NES instruction booklet, page 1.</ref> His Museum has been fully built and already established itself with history's greatest artifacts. [[Yoshi]] joins Mario in his quest to stop Bowser's plot, but instead gets captured when he scouts ahead. In addition to fixing the timeline, Mario must also rescue Yoshi from peril.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Mario In Mario's Time Machine (NES).png|frame|left]]
[[File:Mario In Mario's Time Machine (NES).png|frame|left]]
Unlike ''Mario is Missing!'', the NES release is virtually a different game with little resemblance to its previous incarnations, traveling to very different time periods and restoring entirely different objects. Bowser's Museum is largely a hall with seven doors ending with Bowser's chamber. Behind each door is a ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''-style mini-game involving [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s with a unique item that can be acquired if Mario defeats all of them. The Timulator is in the bottom center of each room, and it is a [[Warp Pipe]] with a transparent box. Inside the Timulator, Mario can select pre-determined time periods rather than input them manually, although the location is not disclosed. Once warped across time and space, Mario will arrive at a short platforming land with enemies (Koopas, [[Bodyslam Koopa]]s, and [[Walking Turnip]]s) and occasionally indigenous inhabitants of the time period. There are also [[Message Block|information box]]es which describe the location. Mario must take the item acquired in the mini-game and return it to the appropriate spot - if it is in the incorrect place then it will return to the clutches of the Koopas via a [[Bird (Mario's Time Machine)|bird]] (or [[UFO|flying saucer]] when on the [[moon]]), but if Mario is right then he will complete that area. There are two artifacts in each door, so Mario must enter a door at least twice before he can close that section of the museum. After all the doors of the museum are cleared, the deeper part of the castle is available after Mario passes a random History Test about what he's learned. After beating Bowser, a key will be released and Mario will free Yoshi from his cage. In the end, Mario and Yoshi pose next to a saddened, crying Bowser.
Unlike ''Mario is Missing!'', the NES release is virtually a different game with little resemblance to its previous incarnations, traveling to very different time periods and restoring entirely different objects. Bowser's Museum is largely a hall with seven doors ending with Bowser's chamber. Behind each door is a ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''-style mini-game involving [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s with a unique item that can be acquired if Mario defeats all of them. The Timulator is in the bottom center of each room, and it is a [[Warp Pipe]] with a transparent box. Inside the Timulator, Mario can select pre-determined time periods rather than input them manually, although the location is not disclosed. Once warped across time and space, Mario will arrive at a short platforming land with enemies (Koopas, [[Bodyslam Koopa]]s, and [[Walking Turnip]]s) and occasionally indigenous inhabitants of the time period. There are also [[Message Block|information box]]es which describe the location. Mario must take the item acquired in the minigame and return it to the appropriate spot - if it is in the incorrect place, then it will return to the clutches of the Koopas via a [[Bird (Mario's Time Machine)|bird]] (or [[UFO|flying saucer]] when on the [[moon]]), but if Mario is right, then he will complete that area. There are two artifacts in each door, so Mario must enter a door at least twice before he can close that section of the museum. After all the doors of the museum are cleared, the deeper part of the castle is available after Mario passes a random History Test about what he has learned. After beating Bowser, a key will be released and Mario will free Yoshi from his cage. In the end, Mario and Yoshi pose next to a saddened, crying Bowser.


==Time periods==
==Time periods==
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==Historical inaccuracies and other errors==
==Historical inaccuracies and other errors==
Despite ''Mario's Time Machine'' being intended as an educational game, it contains many errors in regards to its historical facts.
Despite ''Mario's Time Machine'' being intended as an educational game, the various versions contain many errors in regards to its historical facts. The NES version has:
 
;[[Cambridge]] (1687)
*The discovery of {{wp|calculus}} is attributed uniquely to Newton, despite {{wp|Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz}} also discovering calculus around the same time as Newton, albeit independently; this led to a debate as to who should receive recognition for the discovery.<ref>{{cite|author=Hall, Alfred Rupert|title=''Philosophers at War: The Quarrel between Newton and Gottfried Leibniz''|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=September 11, 1998|isbn=978-0521524896}}</ref>
*Several characters state that Newton's [[Principia]] has not yet been published, for example, when [[Edmund Halley]] says that he is still working on the rough draft, but the book was published on July 5,<ref>{{cite|author=Newton, Isaac|title=''Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica'' - Jussu Societatis Regiae Ac Typis Josephi Streater|date=1687|publisher=University of Cambridge Digital Library|url=cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/9}}</ref> even though the game takes place on December 25.
*Halley also says that he tracked a {{wp|Halley's Comet|comet}} which orbited around the Earth in 1862. This is a typo; the comet passed by in 1682.<ref>{{cite|author=Howell, Elizabeth|title=Halley's Comet: Facts About the Most Famous Comet|publisher=Space.com|date=September 19, 2017, 09:17pm ET|url=www.space.com/19878-halleys-comet.html|accessdate=December 19, 2017}}</ref>
*A lecturer says that, while Newton was in his twenties, he said that his mind was "remarkably fit for invention." This quote seems to have been sourced from Leon M. Lederman and Dick Teresi's ''{{wp|The God Particle (book)|The God Particle}}'',<ref>{{cite|author=Lederman, Leon M.; Teresi, Dick|title=''The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?''|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|date=June 26, 2006|page=100|isbn=978-0618711680}}</ref> but the actual quote is "All this was in the two plague years of 1665 and 1666, for in those days I was in the prime of my age for invention and minded Mathematics and Philosophy more than at any time since."<ref>{{cite|author=Hall, Alfred Rupert|title=''Philosophers at War: The Quarrel between Newton and Gottfried Leibniz''|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=September 11, 1998|isbn=978-0521524896|page=10-11}}</ref>
*If Mario offers Halley an apple, he replies that he has already eaten one today "so as to keep the doctor away." The proverb of "{{wp|an apple a day keeps the doctor away}}," however, first appeared in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite|author=Ely, Margaret|title=History behind 'An Apple a Day'|publisher=The Washington Post, WP Company|date=September 24, 2013|url=www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/history-behind-an-apple-a-day/2013/09/24/aac3e79c-1f0e-11e3-94a2-6c66b668ea55_story.html|accessdate=December 19, 2017}}</ref>


;[[Germany]] (1905)
;[[Germany]] (1905)
*[[Albert Einstein]] says that he moved to the United States in the 1930s when Mario meets him in 1905. Additionally, Einstein appears to be middle-aged, despite only being 26 years old at the time.
*[[Albert Einstein]] says that he moved to the United States in the 1930s when Mario meets him in 1905. Additionally, Einstein appears to be middle-aged, despite only being 26 years old at the time.
;[[Menlo Park]] (1879)
*A hardware store clerk says that he has all of [[Thomas Edison]]'s phonograph records, including "{{wp|Mary Had a Little Lamb}}". While Edison did indeed test his invention with the poem,<ref>{{cite|author=Stross, Randolph|title=The Incredible Talking Machine|publisher=TIME.com|date=June 23, 2010|archive=web.archive.org/web/20130817090940/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1999143_1999210_1999211,00.html|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> this recording was not publicly available.
*A hotel owner mentions Edison's creation of an {{wp|alkaline battery}}, which he only patented in 1904.<ref>Edison, Thomas. Edison Storage Battery Co. ''Alkaline Battery''. No. US 827297 A, 1904.</ref>
;[[Trinidad|Pacific Ocean]] (1521)
*[[Juan Sebastian Del Cano]] describes [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s wanderlust, and how he wants to travel the world simply for the sake of it. However, from the start, his intention was to discover a route to the {{wp|Maluku Islands}}.<ref>{{cite|author=Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill|title="The Passage of the Strait" - ''The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe: 1480-1521''|publisher=George Phillip & Son|date=1891|page=67, 82, 93, and 102}}</ref>
*Also, though the game spells his name as "Del Cano", which is a misspelling.<ref>{{cite|author=Múgica, S.|title=Elcano y No Cano|publisher=Euskomedia.org|format=PDF|url=www.euskomedia.org/PDFAnlt/riev/11/11194213.pdf}}</ref>
*Mario gives a [[Telescope (Trinidad)|Telescope]] to Juan, despite them being first patented in 1608.<ref>{{cite|author=Helden, Albert von|title="The Telescope"|publisher=The Galileo Project|date=1995|url=galileo.rice.edu/sci/instruments/telescope.html}}</ref>
*Mario receives a [[Rat Trap]] holding a {{wp|Mousetrap#Spring-loaded_bar_mousetrap|spring-loaded bar}} from the ship's bosun, despite this being first patented in 1894.<ref>Hooker, William C. ''Animal-trap''. No. US 827297 A, Nov 6, 1894.</ref>
*Ferdinand suddenly decides to give the {{wp|Strait of Magellan}} its name after an off-hand comment from Mario. However, he called it the "Estrecho de Todos los Santos" ("Channel of All Saints"), after {{wp|All Saints' Day}}; his crew was the one who named the ship after their captain.<ref>{{cite|author=Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill|title="The Passage of the Strait" - ''The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe: 1480-1521''|publisher=George Phillip & Son|date=1891|page=213-214}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Murphy, Patrick J.; Coye, Ray W.|title="Magellan" - ''Mutiny and Its Bounty: Leadership Lessons from the Age of Discovery''|publisher=Yale University Press|date=March 19, 2013|page=63|isbn=978-0300170283}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Since its release, ''Mario's Time Machine'' has received negative reception. It holds an aggregate score of 60.25% on Game Rankings based on two reviews. Nintendo Power gave it a 10.6 out of 20, while Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a slightly better rating of 6.75 out of 10. GameSpy's Brian Altano and Brian Miggels criticized the ending of this version for its depiction of Bowser crying.<ref>{{cite|author=Altano, Brian; Miggels, Brian|archive=web.archive.org/web/20090815224512/http://www.gamespy.com:80/articles/101/1013829p1.html|title="The Worst NES Endings, and Why We Deserved Better"|publisher=GameSpy|date=August 14, 2009|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}'s ''{{wp|Good Game (TV program)|Good Game}}'' described it as one of many "awful" games that used the ''Super Mario'' license, and said that it was "too complicated" for its young target audience.<ref>{{cite|title="Edutainment" - ''Good Game''|publisher=ABC|date=May 11, 2009|url=www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2567035.htm|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, authors David Wesley and Gloria Barczak include both it and ''Mario is Missing!'' in the "flood" of poor-quality 1990s ''Super Mario'' games and media made by third parties with no supervision from Nintendo, accusing these two games, ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', and the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film of "nearly destroy[ing]" the entire franchise.<ref>{{cite|author=Wesley, David T. A.; Barczak, Gloria|title="Nintendo's Dark Ages" - ''Innovation and Marketing in the Video Game Industry: Avoiding the Performance Trap''|publisher=CRC Press|date=June 28, 2010|isbn=978-0566091674|page=40}}</ref> Patrick Felicia, who focuses on learning through video games, criticizes ''Mario's Time Machine'' and ''Mario is Missing!'' for their "mismatch" between the gameplay and the presentation, while also praising ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' due to everything being in service of platforming.<ref>{{cite|author=Felicia, Patrick|title="Matching Basic (Cognitive) Activities" - ''Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches''|isbn=978-1609604950|publisher=Information Science Reference|date=January 31, 2011|page=334}}</ref>
Since its release, ''Mario's Time Machine'' has received negative reception. It holds an aggregate score of 60.25% on Game Rankings based on two reviews. Nintendo Power gave it a 10.6 out of 20, while Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a slightly better rating of 6.75 out of 10. GameSpy's Brian Altano and Brian Miggels criticized the ending of this version for its depiction of Bowser crying.<ref>{{cite|author=Altano, Brian; Miggels, Brian|archive=web.archive.org/web/20090815224512/http://www.gamespy.com:80/articles/101/1013829p1.html|title="The Worst NES Endings, and Why We Deserved Better"|publisher=GameSpy|date=August 14, 2009|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}'s ''{{wp|Good Game (TV program)|Good Game}}'' described it as one of many "awful" games that used the ''Super Mario'' license, and said that it was "too complicated" for its young target audience.<ref>{{cite|title="Edutainment" - ''Good Game''|publisher=ABC|date=May 11, 2009|url=www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2567035.htm|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, authors David Wesley and Gloria Barczak include both it and ''Mario is Missing!'' in the "flood" of poor-quality 1990s ''Super Mario'' games and media made by third parties with no supervision from Nintendo, accusing these two games, ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', and the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film of "nearly destroy[ing]" the entire franchise.<ref>{{cite|author=Wesley, David T. A.; Barczak, Gloria|title="Nintendo's Dark Ages" - ''Innovation and Marketing in the Video Game Industry: Avoiding the Performance Trap''|publisher=CRC Press|date=June 28, 2010|isbn=978-0566091674|page=40}}</ref> Patrick Felicia, who focuses on learning through video games, criticizes ''Mario's Time Machine'' and ''Mario is Missing!'' for their "mismatch" between the gameplay and the presentation, while also praising ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' due to everything being in service of platforming.<ref>{{cite|author=Felicia, Patrick|title="Matching Basic (Cognitive) Activities" - ''Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches''|isbn=978-1609604950|publisher=Information Science Reference|date=January 31, 2011|page=334}}</ref>
==Development==
According to programmer Carlos Justiniano, ''Mario's Time Machine'' was behind schedule when he began working on it, and the team developed it over the course of several weeks.<ref>{{cite|url=carlosjustiniano.com/work.html|title=Carlos Justiniano's personal website|accessdate=September 11, 2017}}</ref> Lead artist Maude Church, who worked primarily on adding animations to ''Mario's Time Machine Deluxe'', also said that [[Nintendo]] did not interfere with the game's development; they were mostly concerned with how Mario looked.<ref name="Maude Interview">{{cite|author=Time Turner|title=[[mb:posts/1969551|Interview with Maude Church]]|date=2017|publisher=Super Mario Boards|accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> The team was also focused on being historically accurate - though for the final level that featured the game's developers within the game itself, it was simply a "little personal moment with a laugh".<ref name="Maude Interview"/>


==References to other games==
==References to other games==
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'': [[Donkey Kong Jr.|The titular character]] makes a cameo as a painting.
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'': [[Donkey Kong Jr.|The titular character]] makes a cameo as a painting.
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': The method of collecting objects involves defeating three [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s in a style similar to this game. Unlike in the original game, the pipes are able to be entered by Mario, and can be used to exit to the main part of the museum.  
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': The method of collecting objects involves defeating three [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s in a style similar to this game. Unlike in the original game, the pipes are able to be entered by Mario, and can be used to exit to the main part of the museum.  
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Bowser's sprite appears to be a modified version of his sprite from this game. The [[Koopalings]] have a cameo as statues and torches throughout the castle.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Bowser's sprite is a modified version of his sprite from this game.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Most of the other sprites, including those for Mario, Yoshi, and the Koopas, are those from this game, though modified to fit the graphical limitations of the NES. A number of other assets directly reference this game, such as the opening where Mario and Yoshi walk up to Bowser's Museum, which is identical to the cutscene shown before Mario enters a [[Ghost House]] or [[Castle]], except Yoshi runs inside the museum after Mario dismounts him rather than waiting outside. Finally, the Dinosaur Egg also bears some slight resemblance to a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]].
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Most of the other sprites, including those for Mario, Yoshi, and the Koopas, are those from this game, though modified to fit the graphical limitations of the NES. A number of other assets directly reference this game, such as the opening where Mario and Yoshi walk up to Bowser's Museum, which is identical to the cutscene shown before Mario enters a [[Ghost House]] or [[Castle]], except Yoshi runs inside the museum after Mario dismounts him rather than waiting outside. Finally, the Dinosaur Egg also bears some slight resemblance to a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]].
*''[[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario is Missing!]]'': The music used for [[Rome]] and [[Montreal]] is reused in Cambridge University in both games, and the music used during the ending is also the title music.
*''[[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario is Missing!]]'': The music used for [[Rome]] and [[Montreal]] is reused in Cambridge University in both games, and the music used during the ending is also the title music.
==References in later games==
*''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'': ''Mario{{'}}s Time Machine'' can be selected as the player's favorite NES game on their profile.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Logo===
{{main|Gallery:Mario's Time Machine}}
<gallery>
MariosTimeMachineLogo.png|Logo
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
MTM NES Title Screen.png|The title screen.
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Mario In Mario's Time Machine (NES).png|[[Mario]]
MariosTimeMachineLogo.png|The game's logo
MTM NES Yoshi sprite.png|[[Yoshi]]
MTM NES Title Screen.png|Title screen
BowserMTMNES.png|[[Bowser]]
MTM NES Yoshi sprite.png|Yoshi
BowserMTMNESHurt.gif|Bowser
BowserMTMNES.png|Bowser
MTMNES-KoopaTroopa.png|[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]
MTMNES-YellowKoopaTroopa.png|Koopa
Bodyslam Koopa.png|[[Bodyslam Koopa]]
Walking Turnip.png|[[Walking Turnip]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 11:42, November 6, 2024

Mario's Time Machine
Box art of Mario's Time Machine (NES)
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer The Software Toolworks
Radical Entertainment
Publisher The Software Toolworks
Platform(s) Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date June 1994[1]
Language(s) English (United States)
Genre Educational
Rating(s)
ESRB:K-A - Kids to Adults
Mode(s) Single player
Format
NES:
Game Pak
Input
NES:
Serial code(s) NES-TM

Mario's Time Machine, stylized as Mario's Time Machine! on the title screen, is a remake of the DOS game of the same name released in June 1994. Despite the shared titles, the gameplay is completely different.

Story[edit]

In the year 1993, Bowser uses a time machine called a "Timulator," traveling backwards to different points in human history and stealing significant artifacts to place in his personal museum inside his castle. With his collection nearly completed, Bowser gloats that not even Mario can stop him now. Mario realizes that history will change forever if he does nothing, so it is up to Mario to use Bowser's own device against him by returning the artifacts to their proper places in time.

Bowser plans to destroy his time machine, deliberately planning to irreversibly damage history and send the world back to the Dark Ages.[2] His Museum has been fully built and already established itself with history's greatest artifacts. Yoshi joins Mario in his quest to stop Bowser's plot, but instead gets captured when he scouts ahead. In addition to fixing the timeline, Mario must also rescue Yoshi from peril.

Gameplay[edit]

Mario in Mario's Time Machine (NES)

Unlike Mario is Missing!, the NES release is virtually a different game with little resemblance to its previous incarnations, traveling to very different time periods and restoring entirely different objects. Bowser's Museum is largely a hall with seven doors ending with Bowser's chamber. Behind each door is a Mario Bros.-style mini-game involving Koopas with a unique item that can be acquired if Mario defeats all of them. The Timulator is in the bottom center of each room, and it is a Warp Pipe with a transparent box. Inside the Timulator, Mario can select pre-determined time periods rather than input them manually, although the location is not disclosed. Once warped across time and space, Mario will arrive at a short platforming land with enemies (Koopas, Bodyslam Koopas, and Walking Turnips) and occasionally indigenous inhabitants of the time period. There are also information boxes which describe the location. Mario must take the item acquired in the minigame and return it to the appropriate spot - if it is in the incorrect place, then it will return to the clutches of the Koopas via a bird (or flying saucer when on the moon), but if Mario is right, then he will complete that area. There are two artifacts in each door, so Mario must enter a door at least twice before he can close that section of the museum. After all the doors of the museum are cleared, the deeper part of the castle is available after Mario passes a random History Test about what he has learned. After beating Bowser, a key will be released and Mario will free Yoshi from his cage. In the end, Mario and Yoshi pose next to a saddened, crying Bowser.

Time periods[edit]

Here is a chart of the location and artifact in chronological order.

Historical inaccuracies and other errors[edit]

Despite Mario's Time Machine being intended as an educational game, the various versions contain many errors in regards to its historical facts. The NES version has:

Germany (1905)
  • Albert Einstein says that he moved to the United States in the 1930s when Mario meets him in 1905. Additionally, Einstein appears to be middle-aged, despite only being 26 years old at the time.

Reception[edit]

Since its release, Mario's Time Machine has received negative reception. It holds an aggregate score of 60.25% on Game Rankings based on two reviews. Nintendo Power gave it a 10.6 out of 20, while Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a slightly better rating of 6.75 out of 10. GameSpy's Brian Altano and Brian Miggels criticized the ending of this version for its depiction of Bowser crying.[3] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Good Game described it as one of many "awful" games that used the Super Mario license, and said that it was "too complicated" for its young target audience.[4] Similarly, authors David Wesley and Gloria Barczak include both it and Mario is Missing! in the "flood" of poor-quality 1990s Super Mario games and media made by third parties with no supervision from Nintendo, accusing these two games, Mario's FUNdamentals, and the Super Mario Bros. film of "nearly destroy[ing]" the entire franchise.[5] Patrick Felicia, who focuses on learning through video games, criticizes Mario's Time Machine and Mario is Missing! for their "mismatch" between the gameplay and the presentation, while also praising Super Mario Bros. due to everything being in service of platforming.[6]

References to other games[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Jr.: The titular character makes a cameo as a painting.
  • Mario Bros.: The method of collecting objects involves defeating three Koopas in a style similar to this game. Unlike in the original game, the pipes are able to be entered by Mario, and can be used to exit to the main part of the museum.
  • Super Mario Bros. 3: Bowser's sprite is a modified version of his sprite from this game.
  • Super Mario World: Most of the other sprites, including those for Mario, Yoshi, and the Koopas, are those from this game, though modified to fit the graphical limitations of the NES. A number of other assets directly reference this game, such as the opening where Mario and Yoshi walk up to Bowser's Museum, which is identical to the cutscene shown before Mario enters a Ghost House or Castle, except Yoshi runs inside the museum after Mario dismounts him rather than waiting outside. Finally, the Dinosaur Egg also bears some slight resemblance to a Yoshi's egg.
  • Mario is Missing!: The music used for Rome and Montreal is reused in Cambridge University in both games, and the music used during the ending is also the title music.

References in later games[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Main article: Gallery:Mario's Time Machine
  • The game's logo

    The game's logo

  • Title screen

    Title screen

  • Yoshi

    Yoshi

  • Bowser

    Bowser

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Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Mario's Time Machine staff

References[edit]

Mario's Time Machine coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Nintendo. Complete List of Games (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2016. (Archived May 1, 2005, 15:00:12 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Mario's Time Machine NES instruction booklet, page 1.
  3. ^ Altano, Brian; Miggels, Brian (August 14, 2009). "The Worst NES Endings, and Why We Deserved Better". GameSpy. Retrieved December 20, 2017. (Archived August 15, 2009, 22:45:12 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ May 11, 2009. "Edutainment" - Good Game. ABC. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Wesley, David T. A.; Barczak, Gloria (June 28, 2010). "Nintendo's Dark Ages" - Innovation and Marketing in the Video Game Industry: Avoiding the Performance Trap. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0566091674. Page 40.
  6. ^ Felicia, Patrick (January 31, 2011). "Matching Basic (Cognitive) Activities" - Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Information Science Reference. ISBN 978-1609604950. Page 334.
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Mario's Time Machine (PC) / Mario's Time Machine (SNES) / Mario's Time Machine (NES)
Super Mario characters Bowser • Bowser's motherb • Donkey Kong Jr.c • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Luigia • Mario • Roy Koopad • Yoshid
Historical persons used as characters Abraham Lincolna • Albert Einsteinc • Andrew Iversona • Anne Hathaway • Aristotle • Benjamin Franklin • Booker T. Washingtona • Catherine Dickensa • Charles Dickensa • Charles-Gaspard de la Rivea • Cleopatra • Constanze Mozarta • David Grenewetzkia • Deborah Reada • Don Lloyda • Duke of Alençon • Edmund Halley • Ferdinand Magellan • Francis Drake • Frederick Douglassa • Galileo Galileia • George Washington Carvera • Henry Forda • Ho Tia • Isaac Newton • Jeff Griffeatha • Joan of Arc • Johann Gutenberg • Joseph Haydna • Juan Sebastian Del Cano • Julius Caesar • Kublai Khan • Leonardo da Vinci • Louis Pasteura • Ludwig van Beethoven • Mahatma Gandhi • Marco Polo • Mary Todd Lincolna • Michael Faradaya • Michelangelo Buonarroti • Minamoto no Yoritomoc • Pierre Paul Emile Rouxa • Plato • Queen Elizabeth I • Raphael Sanzio • Richard Burbage • Royal Society • Sarah Barnarda • Thomas Edison • Thomas Jefferson • Ts'ai Luna • William Shakespeare • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarta
Enemies Birdc • Bodyslam Koopac • Bullet Billa • Koopa • Mine • Pterodactyla • Sharka • Space Troopac • UFOc • Walking Turnipc
Locations Academy • Alexandria • Athens • Berlin Wallc • Bowser's castle • Bowser's Museum • Calcutta • Cambridge University • Cambuluc • Cretaceous Period • Egyptc • Florence • Germanyc • Gettysburgc • Gobi Desert • Independence Hall • Japanc • Kitty Hawkc • London • Luoyanga • Mainz • Menlo Park • Moonc • Novatoa • Orleans • Paduaa • Paradise • Parisa • Philadelphia • Stratford-upon-Avon • Swan Inn • Trinidad • Tuskegeea • Vienna • Washington, D.C.a • White Housea
Items and objects Almanaca • Apple • Art Filea • Astrolabe • Backscratcher • Balla • Bambooa • Beret • Booka • Book of Marco Polo • Bosun's Pipe • Bowa • Bowser Statue • Bread • Bucket of Plaster • Bucklea • Bug Fixa • Bug Reporta • Bunnya • Calculus Book • Cat • Chisel • Chocolatea • Clotha • Compassa • Conversations on Chemistrya • Crank Handlea • Crown • Cup of Tea • Declaration of Independence • Dictionarya • Dinosaur Eggc • Drawing of Air Screw • Drawing of Ideal Man • Drumstick • F=MA • Fan • Feather • Filament • Firecrackera • Fireworks • Flag (India) • Flag (United States of America)c • Flaska • Floppy Diska • Flutea • Football • Globe • Grape • Handkerchief • Hand Mirror • Horse's Bit • Hourglass Blockc • Ice Creama • Incense • Inkwella • Information boxc • Key (Mainz) • Key (Philadelphia)a • Knife • Ladder • Laurel Wreath • Law Book • Lemonadea • Lens • Light Bulbc • Magneta • Measuring Stick • Metal Type • Metronome • Milka • Mona's Mirror • Mona Lisa • Moneya • Monocle • Mushroom • Music • Newspaper • Notebook • Onion • Paint • Paintbrush • Paintinga • Pamphlet • Paper Money • Pearl Necklace • Pennya • Physics Equationc • Poetry Booka • Postcard • Principia • Print Block • Propellerc • Quill Pen (1602)c • Quill Pen (Orleans) • Rat Trap • Republic • Ricea • Scarfa • Scissors • Scripta • Scrolla • Shield • Skull • Sledgehammerc • Spectacles (Philadelphia) • Spectacles (Washington, D.C.)a • Sphinxc • Staff • Stampa • Starmanc • Steering Wheelc • Stovepipe Hatc • Swordc • Tea Bag • Telegram • Telescope (Padua)a • Telescope (Trinidad) • Thronec • Ticketa • Timulator • Tirea • Torchc • Toya • Turkeya • Turtle Cannonc • Watcha • Warp Pipec • Whirlpool • Wooden Snake
Other Staff
a Exclusive to the DOS/PC releases
b Exclusive to the Deluxe release
c Exclusive to the NES release
d Not in the SNES release
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Super Mario games
Platformers Super Mario series Main Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch)
Reissues VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Related games Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Canceled games Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
Wrecking Crew series VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
Other Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. Returns (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006-2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U)
Mario Kart series Main Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Arcade Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
Other Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
Ports Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Mario Party series Main Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, Switch)
Handheld Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
Arcade Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
Other Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games Mario Golf series Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
Mario Tennis series Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
Super Mario Stadium series Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
Mario Strikers series Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
Famicom Grand Prix series Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
Other Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Easy Racer (1996, SNES) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
Canceled games Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games Paper Mario series Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
Mario & Luigi series Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024, Switch)
Other Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
Remakes Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Dr. Mario series Main Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Other Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
Remakes Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series Main Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games Mario Discovery Series Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
Mario Teaches Typing series Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Art utilities Mario Artist series Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Other I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
Arcade Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (1997, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
Other games Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
Tech demos NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
Crossovers Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, SNES) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Golf: Japan Course (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987) • Donkey Kong‡ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.‡ (1988) • Mario Bros. Returns‡ (1988) • Wrecking Crew‡ (1989) • Pinball‡ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1991)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk Writer only
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