Editing Mario (section)

====Educational games====
{{See also|List of Mario educational games{{!}}List of ''Mario'' educational games}}
Due to the popularity of the ''Super Mario'' series, various [[educational games]] starring the character were released and appealed to younger audiences. These games had little involvement from Nintendo, with the games releasing for the NES, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES), and [[personal computer]]s. The last of the genres to release was ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'' in 1997, before the production of such games was discontinued.<ref name="PCGN Mario education games"/>

''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' is one of the only occasions where Mario himself was kidnapped and rescued by another character. In the game, Mario and Luigi approach Bowser to stop his plans, but Mario is then captured; Luigi traverses real-world locations to follow after him, solving trivia along the way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pc-mario-game-that-time-forgot/ |title=The PC Mario game that time forgot |first=Samuel |last=Roberts |website=PC Gamer |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326102628/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pc-mario-game-that-time-forgot/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-mario-is-missing-i-was-shaped-by-a-carmen-sandiego-rivalry-and-miscommunication |title=Mario is Missing! was shaped by a Carmen Sandiego rivalry and miscommunication |first=Justin |last=Carter |website=Game Developer |date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326102628/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-mario-is-missing-i-was-shaped-by-a-carmen-sandiego-rivalry-and-miscommunication |url-status=live }}</ref> A similar game was released without the help of Miyamoto, ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', which starred Mario against Bowser instead.<ref name="PCGN Mario education games">{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/terrible-mario|title=Let's remember Nintendo's official – and terrible – Mario PC games|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=[[PCGamesN]]|last=Bailey|first=Dustin|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105121851/https://www.pcgamesn.com/terrible-mario|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mario's Game Gallery]]'' has the player competing in various card and board games against Mario. The game was Charles Martinet's first official voice acting role for Mario, one year prior to ''Super Mario 64''.<ref name="PCGN Mario education games"/>

For ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', the head of [[Interplay Productions]], [[Brian Fargo]], saw the success of the typing game ''[[Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing]]'', and knew a character like Mario as the teacher would be appealing.<ref name="mario teaches typing interview"/> Pre-dating ''Mario's Game Gallery'', Martinet did not voice Mario. After release, the concept was so successful, it began a negative relationship between Fargo and Les Crane, the creator of ''Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing''. ''Mario Teaches Typing 2'' was released in 1997, which Martinet voiced Mario for.<ref name="PCGN Mario education games"/> When they were approved of creating ''Mario's Game Gallery'', another Mario-themed education game was also released that was of poor quality, so Miyamoto met with Fargo and halted production of any further education games using the character.<ref name="mario teaches typing interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/20/interplay-founder-on-working-with-nintendo-on-mario-teaches-typing-a-ign-unfiltered|title=Interplay Founder on Working With Nintendo on Mario Teaches Typing — IGN Unfiltered|date=2017-06-17|access-date=2021-03-26|website=[[IGN]]|last=Osborn|first=Alex|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714033317/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/20/interplay-founder-on-working-with-nintendo-on-mario-teaches-typing-a-ign-unfiltered|url-status=live}}</ref>