<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
then	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
both	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
educational	O
Mario	B-Application
video	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
teaching	O
human	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
engine	O
vary	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
different	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
to	O
return	O
various	O
artifacts	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
stolen	O
by	O
Bowser	O
,	O
to	O
their	O
correct	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
use	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
title	O
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
another	O
educational	O
history	O
game	O
,	O
Where	B-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Carmen	I-Application
Sandiego	I-Application
?	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
these	O
actions	O
will	O
eventually	O
change	O
history	O
permanently	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Mario	B-Application
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Timulator	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
artifacts	O
to	O
their	O
proper	O
areas	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
Bowser	O
also	O
kidnaps	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
freed	O
upon	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
varies	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
using	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
use	O
a	O
platforming-based	O
control	O
scheme	O
adapted	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
move	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
and	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mario	O
Is	O
Missing	O
!,	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
use	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
to	O
order	O
to	O
resume	O
play	O
from	O
a	O
particular	O
game	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
in	O
Bowser	O
's	O
museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
for	O
each	O
artifact	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
place	O
it	O
originated	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
time	O
travel	O
using	O
this	O
information	O
;	O
time	O
traveling	O
itself	O
is	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
surfs	O
through	O
a	O
wide	O
ocean	O
,	O
collecting	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
enough	O
mushrooms	O
will	O
transport	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
and	O
location	O
programmed	O
into	O
the	O
Timulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
cutscene	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
confront	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
steals	O
back	O
the	O
Timulator	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
possible	O
outcomes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
performance	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
worst	O
outcome	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
artifacts	O
quickly	O
enough	O
,	O
Bowser	O
successfully	O
escapes	O
to	O
an	O
area	O
known	O
as	O
Paradise	B-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
outcomes	O
,	O
the	O
Timulator	O
experiences	O
mechanical	O
overload	O
,	O
sending	O
and	O
trapping	O
Bowser	O
in	O
the	O
Jurassic	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
has	O
a	O
heavier	O
emphasis	O
on	O
platforming	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
cannot	O
lose	O
lives	O
or	O
even	O
take	O
damage	O
,	O
so	O
obtaining	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
is	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
capitalize	O
on	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
gained	O
popularity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
to	O
develop	O
educational	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
nor	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
were	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
computers	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
deluxe	O
re-release	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
2.65	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
6.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
commented	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
this	O
game	O
may	O
like	O
Night	B-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Museum	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Smithsonian	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
unpopular	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
five	O
,	O
maybe	O
six	O
people	O
played	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authors	O
David	O
Wesley	O
and	O
Gloria	O
Barczak	O
associated	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
with	O
the	O
recent	O
"	O
flood	O
of	O
ill-conceived	O
Mario	B-Application
spin-offs	O
"	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
these	O
games	O
nearly	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Independents	O
Janet	O
Swift	O
discussed	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
in	O
her	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
generation	O
of	O
educational	O
titles	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
assessment	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
"	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
the	O
premise	O
was	O
boring	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lacking	O
any	O
real	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
putting	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
realistic	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
occupies	O
the	O
imagination	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
with	O
Star	O
Festivals	O
and	O
giant	O
piranha	O
plants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
