Review mightyMo 1/5 · Nov 6, 2025
One of the worst games ever
When I was young I couldn't understand this game, nearly 20years later I still don't.
Mario Is Missing! (1993)
1.88 from 285 ratings
526 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 56 backlogged · 36 wish listed
How long? Main story 5h (from 1 logged playthrough)
Mario Is Missing! is an educational game and the first game where Luigi is the main protagonist with Mario in a supporting role. The main gameplay consists of moving around a city in side-scrolling manner while jumping on Koopas to collect stolen artifacts. Luigi then must secure the city by taking these artifacts to their respective locations and correctly answering …
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Mario Is Missing! is an educational game and the first game where Luigi is the main protagonist with Mario in a supporting role. The main gameplay consists of moving around a city in side-scrolling manner while jumping on Koopas to collect stolen artifacts. Luigi then must secure the city by taking these artifacts to their respective locations and correctly answering two questions about the landmark.The computer version is a point-and-click adventure game, while the NES and SNES versions have more of an emphasis on platforming.
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Details
- Developers
- The Software Toolworks
- Publishers
- The Software Toolworks
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle, Strategy
- Themes
- Educational
- Franchises
- Mario
- Series
- Super Mario
Release dates
- Jan 01, 1993 (North_America) DOS
- Jun 01, 1994 (North_America) Mac
Also available on
- Mario Is Missing! (1993) · SNES
- Mario Is Missing! (1993) · NES
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Review gedrickdelfuego 5/5 · Apr 1, 2021
The quintessential Mario experience!
What can even be said about Mario is Missing that hasn't been said about penicillin, microwaves, or the ladder? From Mario's humble beginnings in jumping up steel beams to rescue Princess Peach from Diddy Kong, to his first "leap" into 2D platformers with Super Mario Galaxy on the Nintendo Game-and-Watch, Mario is Missing marks what is recognized by the industry …
What can even be said about Mario is Missing that hasn't been said about penicillin, microwaves, or the ladder? From Mario's humble beginnings in jumping up steel beams to rescue Princess Peach from Diddy Kong, to his first "leap" into 2D platformers with Super Mario Galaxy on the Nintendo Game-and-Watch, Mario is Missing marks what is recognized by the industry as the prime example of gaming perfection.
While it's been out for nearly three decades, game developers far and wide have referenced the thrilling spectacle that is Mario is Missing across ALL genres, and it's mark on society is evident from modern celebrated titles such as Call of Duty, Dark Souls, and Call of Duty 3: Duty's Revenge.
Originally launched in the summer of 1990 on the Nintendo Switch, Mario is Missing tore down the walls of traditional game design by being the very first game to acknowledge the existence of history itself.
It's an incredible game, worthy of a place in gaming history.
