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SNES A Day 207: Mario Is Missing!

Approximate Release Month: June 1993
Genre: Adventure/educational
Developer: The Software Toolworks
Publisher: The Software Toolworks

Mario Is Missing! is notable for several reasons – it’s a Mario game not made by Nintendo, and it’s Luigi’s first starring role – but the biggest might be that it is a reasonably well-done educational game.

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SNES A Day 195: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

Approximate Release Month: May 1993
Genre: Adventure/educational
Developer: Broderbund
Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego is cute and charming, but there’s not enough variety or depth in the sleuthing to make it worth spending time on.

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