<s>
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
educational	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
return	O
stolen	O
treasures	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	O
Is	O
Missing	O
!,	O
part	O
of	O
a	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	I-Device
educational	I-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
marked	O
Luigi	O
's	O
first	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
Game	O
Watch	O
game	O
Luigi	O
's	O
Hammer	O
Toss	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
not	O
occur	O
again	O
until	O
2001	O
,	O
when	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
while	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
have	O
platform	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
captures	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
prevent	O
him	O
from	O
foiling	O
the	O
plan	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
Luigi	O
to	O
save	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Luigi	O
and	O
dinosaur	O
Yoshi	B-Application
are	O
at	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
and	O
Luigi	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
PORTALS	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
teleport	O
to	O
cities	O
where	O
the	O
Koopas	O
are	O
operating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Globulator	O
to	O
control	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
movements	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
reunite	O
Yoshi	B-Application
with	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Mexico	O
City	O
,	O
Paris	O
,	O
Buenos	O
Aires	O
and	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missing	O
artifacts	O
include	O
Big	O
Ben	O
,	O
the	O
Mona	O
Lisa	O
,	O
the	O
Great	O
Sphinx	O
of	O
Giza	O
,	O
and	O
strangely	O
enough	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
PC	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
the	O
number	O
of	O
treasures	O
that	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
retrieved	O
from	O
the	O
Koopas	O
in	O
each	O
city	O
varies	O
,	O
ranging	O
between	O
three	O
and	O
five	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
recovered	O
and	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
summon	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
Luigi	O
's	O
current	O
location	O
so	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
can	O
eat	O
a	O
Pokey	O
that	O
is	O
blocking	O
the	O
level	O
exit	O
leading	O
back	O
to	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
he	O
defeats	O
Bowser	O
,	O
stops	O
his	O
plan	O
and	O
rescues	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
differs	O
between	O
versions	O
:	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
Luigi	O
send	O
Bowser	O
flying	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
castle	O
with	O
a	O
cannon	O
where	O
he	O
lands	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
,	O
freezes	O
solid	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
breaks	O
up	O
into	O
pieces	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
has	O
him	O
attempt	O
to	O
attack	O
Luigi	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
stop	O
his	O
plan	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Luigi	O
to	O
avoid	O
him	O
and	O
pull	O
off	O
his	O
shell	O
,	O
leaving	O
Bowser	O
to	O
slink	O
away	O
in	O
embarrassment	O
while	O
Luigi	O
retrieves	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
cell	O
from	O
the	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
returns	O
and	O
Luigi	O
dupes	O
him	O
into	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
key	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
below	O
,	O
allowing	O
Luigi	O
to	O
kick	O
him	O
over	O
the	O
wall	O
into	O
the	O
snow	O
below	O
before	O
then	O
releasing	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
reuniting	O
with	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
heading	O
for	O
home	O
with	O
Bowser	O
's	O
plan	O
thwarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
capitalize	O
on	O
educational	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
educational	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
but	O
was	O
otherwise	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
nor	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
January	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
marked	O
Luigi	O
's	O
first	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
had	O
released	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
by	O
June	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
had	O
published	O
said	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
used	O
audio	O
and	O
visual	O
assets	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
released	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
in	O
June	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
included	O
127	O
QuickTime	B-Application
clips	O
featuring	O
99	O
landmarks	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Golden	O
Gate	O
Bridge	O
and	O
the	O
Great	O
Wall	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
exceeded	O
$7	O
million	O
in	O
profit	O
for	O
The	O
Software	O
Toolworks	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
:	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
too	O
slow	O
and	O
easy	O
for	O
experienced	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
offers	O
great	O
appeal	O
to	O
its	O
young	O
target	O
audience	O
while	O
providing	O
good	O
educational	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
GameFan	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Carmen	O
Sandiego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
learn	O
geography	O
"	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
not	O
expect	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
exciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
UK	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
succeeded	O
as	O
both	O
an	O
educational	O
and	O
entertaining	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
suitable	O
for	O
people	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
restricted	O
gameplay	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
for	O
older	O
players	O
and	O
too	O
difficult	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
missing	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
humour	O
–	O
but	O
it	O
packs	O
in	O
almost	O
as	O
much	O
game-play	O
and	O
educational	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Cavanaugh	O
of	O
AllGame	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
somewhat	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
for	O
children	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
adult	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
interested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
's	O
Skyler	O
Miller	O
reviewed	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
washed-out	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
detail	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
can	O
be	O
expected	O
"	O
for	O
an	O
NES	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	O
Karen	O
Savignano	O
of	O
AllGame	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
with	O
adequate	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
intended	O
for	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Savignano	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
quite	O
nice	O
"	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
basic	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
voiceovers	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
wrote	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
star	O
,	O
featuring	O
not	O
only	O
more	O
content	O
but	O
better	O
visuals	O
as	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
backlash	O
against	O
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
comes	O
down	O
to	O
measured	O
expectations	O
;	O
what	O
is	O
suitable	O
or	O
primally	O
engaging	O
at	O
a	O
young	O
age	O
could	O
be	O
dull	O
and	O
tedious	O
at	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Weirdest	O
Mario	B-Application
Games	O
Ever	O
Made	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weirdest	O
aspect	O
is	O
how	O
Bowser	O
weaponizes	O
climate	O
change	O
to	O
melt	O
the	O
ice	O
of	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
flooding	O
the	O
Earth	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
steal	O
landmarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
James	O
Rolfe	O
's	O
review	O
for	O
his	O
Angry	O
Video	O
Game	O
Nerd	O
series	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
educational	O
aspect	O
,	O
the	O
awkward	O
controls	O
,	O
enemies	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
hurt	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
get	O
more	O
information	O
at	O
the	O
help	O
desk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
get	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
Empire	O
State	O
Building	O
.	O
</s>
