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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|Mario's Early Years Fun With Numbers]]'' (numbers, counting and math), ''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>{{cite|language=de|publisher=DMV-Verlag|page=12|date=November 1993|title=PC Player 11/1993|url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-11/page/n11|quote=Im November erscheinen die Lernprogramme ''Mario's Time Machine'', ''Mario Teaches Sums'', ''Mario Teaches Words'' und ''Mario's PlaySchool''. (The learning programs ''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]'', ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers|Mario Teaches Sums]]'', ''Mario Teaches Words'', and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun|Mario's Playschool]]'' will be released in November.)}} In an article about the European Computer Trade Show Autumn 1993.</ref>}}'''SNES:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|October 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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'''''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters''''' (known as '''''Mario Teaches Words''''' 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 one of several [[Genre#Educational games|educational games]] of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Developed and published by [[The Software Toolworks]] and licensed by [[Nintendo]], this game was released for the MS-DOS in 1993 and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1994. It was produced as a predecessor to ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''. The concept of all three games is largely identical; they only differ in which tasks the player has to fulfill. They are all part of the ''[[Mario Discovery Series]]''.
'''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters''' is one of several educational games of the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. Developed by The Software Toolworks and published by Nintendo, this game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in October 1994. It was produced as a successor to ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'', and is a predecessor of ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''. The concept of all three games is largely identical, they only differ in which tasks the player has to fulfill.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:MEY FWL Hug.png|left|thumb|Sentence World.]]
[[File:MEY FWL CrazyCat.png|thumb|left|The player is shown the alphabet in Alphabet World.]]
''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'' is a Mario-themed educational game and is intended to teach the basics of the English language to young children. The game gives the player the option to play either as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], or [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Which character is chosen does not affect gameplay at all, and is purely a matter of personal taste. The player controls the character indirectly by moving a cursor over the screen. By clicking somewhere on the screen, the player can make the character move to that spot. Clicking on an object will make the character interact with the object.
''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'' is intended to teach the basics of the English language to young children. The game gives the player the option to play either as [[Mario]] or [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Which character is chosen does not affect gameplay at all, and is purely a matter of personal taste. The player controls the character indirectly by moving a cursor over the screen. By clicking somewhere on the screen, the player can make the character move to that spot. Clicking on an object will make the character interact with the object.


The game begins on a selection screen, from which every world is accessible. The screen shows a view of the ocean and an archipelago of seven. islands with various objects on top, representing the seven worlds of the game. On the bottom screen there is a raft carrying the three playable characters. The player can switch between characters here.
The game begins on a selection screen, from which every world is accessible. The screen shows a view of the ocean and an archipelago of seven islands with various objects on top, representing the seven worlds of the game. On the bottom screen there is a raft carrying the three playable characters. The player can switch between characters here.


[[File:MEY FWL CrazyCat.png|thumb|The player is shown the alphabet in Alphabet World.]]
Each world in the game presents a specific task to the player. These tasks range from filling in words to complete sentences, finding words that contain a specific sound, or aligning three objects that start with the same letter. The player usually has to pick the correct solution out of three or four options in order to complete the task. Each world features different rooms accessible through pipes, presenting slightly varying options and tasks to the player. Each task can be played in two different ways. They can either experiment freely with the given options, or they can wake up the sleeping [[Luigi]] in each room by clicking on him, who will then watch the player's actions. If Luigi is awake, he will compliment every right decision the player makes, and sometimes other characters will show up. Giving a certain amount of right answers makes the player advance to the next room, and eventually clear the world. However, since the game keeps no record of completed tasks, this does not serve any purpose.
Each world in the game presents a specific task to the player. These tasks range from filling in words to complete sentences, finding words that contain a specific sound, or aligning three objects that start with the same letter. The player usually has to pick the correct solution out of three or four options in order to complete the task. Each world features different rooms accessible through pipes, presenting slightly varying options and tasks to the player. Each task can be played in two different ways. They can either experiment freely with the given options, or they can wake up the sleeping [[Luigi]] in each room by clicking on it, who will then watch the players actions. If Luigi is awake, he will compliment every right decision the player makes, and sometimes other characters will show up. Giving a certain amount of right answers makes the player advance to the next room, and eventually clear the world. However, since the game keeps no record of completed tasks, this does not serve any purpose.
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==Worlds==
==Worlds==
[[File:MEY FWL Selection.png|thumb|The seven worlds.]]
*[[First Letter World]]
*[[First Letter World]]
*[[Vowel World]]
*[[Vowel World]]
*[[Alphabet World]]
*[[Alphabet World]]
*[[Sentence World]]
*[[Sentence World]]
*[[Building World]]
*[[Blending World]] (referred to in the SNES version as Building World)
*[[Building World]] (PC exclusive)
*[[Sound World]]
*[[Sound World]]
*[[Last Letter World]]
*[[Last Letter World]]
*[[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters)|Sing Song World]] (PC exclusive)
*[[Story World]] (PC exclusive)


==Audio==
==Audio==
Other than most ''Mario'' games, ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'' features voice acting for all of its dialogue. The narration is done by a child's voice, with prerecorded words pasted together to form sentences. Luigi also speaks a few lines during the game's tasks. His dialogue is not pasted together, though. The soundtrack of the game features original and remixed versions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'''s music, and also some common nursery rhymes like [[wikipedia:Twinkle Twinkle Little Star|Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]] and [[wikipedia:Itsy Bitsy Spider|Itsy Bitsy Spider]]. The sound effects of the game have been taken from ''Super Mario World'' as well.
''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'' features voice acting for all of its dialogue. The narration is done by a child's voice, with prerecorded words pasted together to form sentences. Luigi also speaks a few lines during the game's tasks, though his dialogue is not pasted together. The soundtrack of the game features original and remixed versions of ''[[Super Mario World]]''{{'}}s music, and also some common nursery rhymes such as "{{wp|Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star}}" and "{{wp|Itsy Bitsy Spider}}." The sound effects of the game have been taken from ''Super Mario World'' as well.
 
==Console differences==
The SNES version of the game is largely the same as the PC edition but with some differences due to reduced space.
*Options to turn off music/sounds/voice clips, randomize the questions, and show text in worlds that have it were removed.
*The help screen with tips on how to continue learning outside the program was removed.
*Yoshi was added as a third playable character.
*[[Alphabet World]] lost a second game mode where the sounds of letters are learned.
*Building World from the SNES version is present in the PC version under a different name, being Blending World. This is likely due to the PC version having an entirely different game bearing the name "Building World", which instead involves the Mario crew at a baseball match.
*There are various background graphic differences.
*Two worlds were removed:
**[[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters)|Sing Song World]] is a world where nursery rhymes/children's songs are reenacted with the Mario cast. They are the aforementioned "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "{{wp|If You're Happy and You Know It}}," "{{wp|The ABC 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}}."
**[[Story World]] is a world where two stories are read aloud. One involves Mario, Luigi, and Bowser in a mud puddle, and the other involves Princess Toadstool and a pig.
 
==Notable mistakes and errors==
*In the "Pig Out" story of Story World, one of the sentences reads, ''"Mario and Luigi cannot let the Princess Toadstool get the pig."'' In said sentence, the first instance of the word "the" is an unnecessary addition to the sentence structure.
 
==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters staff}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mario Teaches Words PC cover.jpg|UK cover for ''Mario Teaches Words''
MEY FWL CrazyCat.png|Crazy Cat
Sentence World.png|Sentence World
MEY FWL Selection.png|World map (SNES)
First letter world.png|First Letter World
Vowel world.png|Vowel World
Sentence World.png|Sentence World
Mario's Early Years Logo.png|Main logo
IggyJumpsMS-DOS.gif|[[Iggy Koopa|Icky Iggy]] (MS-DOS)
IckyIggyMS-DOS.png|[[Iggy Koopa|Icky Iggy]] (MS-DOS)
IckyIggySmall.png|[[Iggy Koopa|Icky Iggy]] (MS-DOS)
IckyIggyWalkMS-DOS.gif|[[Iggy Koopa|Icky Iggy]] (MS-DOS)
MEYFWLSNESIckyIggyKoopa.png|[[Iggy Koopa|Icky Iggy]]
MarioFunWithLettersDos.png|[[Mario]] (MS-DOS)
MarioWalkEarlyYearsDos.gif|[[Mario]] (MS-DOS)
MarioEarlyYearsFunLetters.png|[[Mario]] (MS-DOS)
MarioWalkFunLettersSNESUnused.gif|[[Mario]] (SNES) (unused sprites)
MEYFWLSNESLuigiSprite.png|[[Luigi]]
File:LuigiMadFunWithLetters.gif|[[Luigi]] (MS-DOS)
PeachEarlyYears.png|[[Princess Peach]] (MS-DOS)
PeachEarlyYearsSmall.png|[[Princess Peach]] (MS-DOS)
MEYFWLSNESPrincessPeach.png|[[Princess Peach]]
BowserFunWithLettersDos.png|[[Bowser]] (MS-DOS)
BowserWalkFunWithLetters.gif|[[Bowser]] (MS-DOS)
BowserSmallFunWithLetters.png|[[Bowser]] (MS-DOS)
BowserEarlyYearsBaseball.png|[[Bowser]] (MS-DOS)
BowserPullFunWithLettersDOS.png|[[Luigi]] tugging on [[Bowser]] (MS-DOS)
Bowser MEL-FWL.png|[[Bowser]]
GreenKoopaEarlyYears.gif|[[Koopa Troopa]] (MS-DOS)
EarlyYearsSunMS-DOS.png|The Sun (MS-DOS)
Last Leter World.png|Last Letter World
Sound World.png|Sound World
Building World.png|Building World (SNES)
Building World PC.png|Building World (MS-DOS)
IggyHugsYoshiFunWithLetters.png|Building World (MS-DOS)
BowserGrabsIggy.png|Story World
RainingPouring.png|Sing Song World
MEY SPointer.png|Cursor
MarioMEY.png|[[Mario]]
</gallery>
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
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*One of the recurring selectable options in the game is [[Iggy Koopa]]. For unknown reasons however, the narrator refers to him as "Iggy Iggy".
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*Although the game is called Mario's ''Early'' Years, the Mario character bears no resembelance to Baby Mario or a younger Mario.
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Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters
PC Box - Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters.jpg
MS-DOS version
Mariopre3.jpg
SNES version
Developer The Software Toolworks (Mindscape)
Publisher The Software Toolworks
Platform(s) MS-DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date MS-DOS:
USA 1993[1][2]
Europe 1993[3]
SNES:
USA October 1994[4]
Language(s) English (United States)
Genre Educational
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Super NES:
Game Pak
Home computer system:
Optical disc
Input
Super NES:
Home computer system:
Serial code(s) Super NES:
SNS-AMYE-USA

Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (known as Mario Teaches Words for the United Kingdom's IBM-PC release[5]) is one of several educational games of the Super Mario franchise. Developed and published by The Software Toolworks and licensed by Nintendo, this game was released for the MS-DOS in 1993 and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. It was produced as a predecessor to Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers and Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun. The concept of all three games is largely identical; they only differ in which tasks the player has to fulfill. They are all part of the Mario Discovery Series.

Gameplay[edit]

This is the Crazy Cat. Do not mess with the Crazy Cat, for it is crazy. And a cat.
The player is shown the alphabet in Alphabet World.

Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters is intended to teach the basics of the English language to young children. The game gives the player the option to play either as Mario or Princess Toadstool. Which character is chosen does not affect gameplay at all, and is purely a matter of personal taste. The player controls the character indirectly by moving a cursor over the screen. By clicking somewhere on the screen, the player can make the character move to that spot. Clicking on an object will make the character interact with the object.

The game begins on a selection screen, from which every world is accessible. The screen shows a view of the ocean and an archipelago of seven islands with various objects on top, representing the seven worlds of the game. On the bottom screen there is a raft carrying the three playable characters. The player can switch between characters here.

Each world in the game presents a specific task to the player. These tasks range from filling in words to complete sentences, finding words that contain a specific sound, or aligning three objects that start with the same letter. The player usually has to pick the correct solution out of three or four options in order to complete the task. Each world features different rooms accessible through pipes, presenting slightly varying options and tasks to the player. Each task can be played in two different ways. They can either experiment freely with the given options, or they can wake up the sleeping Luigi in each room by clicking on him, who will then watch the player's actions. If Luigi is awake, he will compliment every right decision the player makes, and sometimes other characters will show up. Giving a certain amount of right answers makes the player advance to the next room, and eventually clear the world. However, since the game keeps no record of completed tasks, this does not serve any purpose.

Worlds[edit]

Audio[edit]

Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters features voice acting for all of its dialogue. The narration is done by a child's voice, with prerecorded words pasted together to form sentences. Luigi also speaks a few lines during the game's tasks, though his dialogue is not pasted together. The soundtrack of the game features original and remixed versions of Super Mario World's music, and also some common nursery rhymes such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider." The sound effects of the game have been taken from Super Mario World as well.

Console differences[edit]

The SNES version of the game is largely the same as the PC edition but with some differences due to reduced space.

  • Options to turn off music/sounds/voice clips, randomize the questions, and show text in worlds that have it were removed.
  • The help screen with tips on how to continue learning outside the program was removed.
  • Yoshi was added as a third playable character.
  • Alphabet World lost a second game mode where the sounds of letters are learned.
  • Building World from the SNES version is present in the PC version under a different name, being Blending World. This is likely due to the PC version having an entirely different game bearing the name "Building World", which instead involves the Mario crew at a baseball match.
  • There are various background graphic differences.
  • Two worlds were removed:
    • Sing Song World is a world where nursery rhymes/children's songs are reenacted with the Mario cast. They are the aforementioned "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "If You're Happy and You Know It," "The ABC Song" (a song recalling the letters of the English alphabet to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"), and "It's Raining, It's Pouring."
    • Story World is a world where two stories are read aloud. One involves Mario, Luigi, and Bowser in a mud puddle, and the other involves Princess Toadstool and a pig.

Notable mistakes and errors[edit]

  • In the "Pig Out" story of Story World, one of the sentences reads, "Mario and Luigi cannot let the Princess Toadstool get the pig." In said sentence, the first instance of the word "the" is an unnecessary addition to the sentence structure.

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters staff

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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 (alphabet and pre-reading), and Mario's Time Machine (history) are all scheduled for release during the fourth quarter." – October 1993. Electronic Games Volume 2 Issue 1. Decker Publications (English). Page 11.
  2. ^ December 1993. Working Mother. McCall Publishing Co. (English). Page 72.
  3. ^ "Im November erscheinen die Lernprogramme Mario's Time Machine, Mario Teaches Sums, Mario Teaches Words und Mario's PlaySchool. (The learning programs Mario's Time Machine, Mario Teaches Sums, Mario Teaches Words, and Mario's Playschool will be released in November.)" – November 1993. PC Player 11/1993. DMV-Verlag (German). Page 12. In an article about the European Computer Trade Show Autumn 1993.
  4. ^ Old Games List (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved May 6, 2024. (Archived September 17, 2012, 02:25:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ Supper Mario Broth (October 5, 2018). "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.". X. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters / Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers / Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun
Characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Baby Yoshi
Enemies Piranha Plant • Goomba • Bowser • Larry Koopa • Iggy Koopa
Worlds Fun with Letters First Letter World • Vowel World • Alphabet World • Sentence World • Blending Worlda • Building Worldb • Sound World • Last Letter World • Sing Song Worldb • Story Worldb
Fun with Numbers Number World • Counting World • Comparing World • How Many World • Shape World • Same and Different World • Sorting World • Sing Song Worldb
Preschool Fun Shape World • Counting World • Body World • Listening World • Opposite World • Color World • Sing Song Worldb • Time Worldb
Other Warp Pipe • Gallery (Preschool Fun)
a Referred to in the SNES version as Building World
b Exclusive to the PC version
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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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Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario World (1990) • Mario Paint (1992) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Mario is Missing! (1993) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Yoshi's Safari (1993) • Mario & Wario† (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers* (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun* (1994) • Tetris & Dr. Mario* (1994) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World* (1994) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995) • Mario's Super Picross† (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) • Dr. Mario (1997) • Wrecking Crew '98† (1998)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge* (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Cookie (1993) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie† (1994) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Tetris Attack (1996)
Wario franchise Mario & Wario† (1993) • Wario's Woods (1994)
Satellaview Wario no Mori Bakushō Version‡ (1995) • Wario no Mori Futatabi‡ (1995) • Easy Racer‡ (1996) • BS Super Mario USA‡ (1996) • Yoshi no Panepon‡ (1996) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle‡ (1997) • BS Super Mario Collection‡ (1997–1998) • Satella-Q‡ (1995–1999)
Miscellaneous Nintendo Campus Challenge (1992) • Nintendo PowerFest '94* (1994) • Picross NP^ (1999–2000)
* Super NES only
† Super Famicom only
‡ Satellaview only
^ Nintendo Power only
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Computer games and applications
PC MS-DOS Donkey Kong • Mario Teaches Typing • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up • Super Mario Bros. Print World • Mario is Missing! • Mario's Time Machine • Mario's Early Years! (Fun with Letters · Fun with Numbers · Preschool Fun) • Mario's Game Gallery • Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection
Windows Couic d'or ! • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time clock • Mario's FUNdamentals • Mario Kart DS stopwatch • Mario's Time Machine • Mario Teaches Typing 2 • Mario Tennis (browser) • Memory Kong • Paper Mario (browser) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver • Welcome to Nintendo World!
Apple II Donkey Kong • Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Print World
Commodore home computers Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Print World
NEC personal computers Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū • Golf • Mario Bros. • Mario Bros. Special • Punch Ball Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Special
Browser Camp Hyrule Classic NES Series Trivia • Donkey Konga Beat • Donkey Konk • Kremling Krunch • Mario Sports Complex: Barrel Blast • Virus Attack!
Nintendo Arcade 1-Up Hunt! • Banana Grab • Barrel-Blastapalooza • Bicep Pump • Bowser's Lair Hockey • Cannon Kaos • Dribble Skillz • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss • Heads-Up • Hurling for Distance • Parasol Fall • Reflex Rally • Super Paper Mario Memory Match • Tetris DS Puzzle Mode • Timber's Balloon Pop • Wario: Master of Disguise Trivia • Yoshi's Egg Toss
Nintendo Kids Club Captain Toad's Dungeon Dash! • Luigi's Word Jumble • Make four with Mario • Mario's Festive Jigsaw Jumble • Mario's Festive Mix-up! • Match-Up Mario • Nintendo Friends Object Hunt • Peach's Puzzle • Poochy's Mix-Up • Shadow Spotter • Yoshi's Mix-Up
Other Are You Smarter Than Mario? • Banana Bonanza! • Box Art Challenge • Bill Bounce • Character Development • Clog It • Crazy Counting • Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • Dinky Rinky • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze • Donkey Konga • Donkey Konga 2 • Duck Hunt • Desktop Themes • e-Reader Fun Match • Famicom Zenkoku Issei Quiz • Find the pairs • Find Wario and Friends • Freeze-It • Goodness Rakes • Goombario and the Adventure of the Hot Lava Rocks • Jammin' With Mario • Kremling Krushin • The Lab (Ask Madame Clairvoya · The Bookshelf · The Drafting Table · PolterCue) • Maestro Mario • Monkey Mail • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario's Driving Range • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! matching game • Mario Memory • Mario's Memory Madness • Mario Net Quest • Mario Party 4 • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz • Mario Party 8 dice game • Mario Kart Wii item matching game • Mario Power Tennis - Hammer Power • Mario Trivia • Melon Mayhem • Metroid • Mini-Mario Factory Game! • My Mario Timeline • Mario's Orange Lavaburst Adventure • NES Classics • Night Driver • Nomiss • Paint Boy • Party Cards • Primate Poll • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Rolling Panic • Scene of the Crime • Smash Card • Super Smash Bros. Poll • Steel Chef • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Strikers • Superstar Shootout • Super Mario Galaxy Star Bit game • Tic-Tac-Whoa! • Wario's Whack Attack • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • WarioWare Twisted Marble Maze Game • Welcome to Greedville (Wario's Grab Bag · Wario's Crazy Caps · Wario's Dunk Tank · Greed $chool Test) • Which Mushroom Kingdom Character Would Be Your BFF? • Who Wants to Win a Banana Hoard? • Wrap Sheet • What's YOUR Game? Personality Quiz • Wario's Flashing Fruit Punch Splash • Wario Land: Shake It! bag game • Yoshi, the Web Pet
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