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By October 1993, Mindscape had published said NES and Super NES versions in Europe.
GamePro, reviewing the Super NES version, called the game "a good way to learn geography" but wrote that players should not expect it to be exciting.
Chris Cavanaugh of AllGame reviewed the Super NES version and considered it to be "somewhat enjoyable" for children, but believed that adult players would not be interested.
AllGame's Skyler Miller reviewed the NES version and noted the graphics were washed-out and lacking in detail, but wrote that the overall game was "as good as can be expected" for an NES Mario game which was not created by Nintendo.
Lisa Karen Savignano of AllGame reviewed the Macintosh version and considered it to be an enjoyable game with adequate graphics, but also stated that it was a simple game intended for young players.
Luke Plunkett of Kotaku wrote in 2012 that unlike the NES and Super NES versions, the PC version "was the star, featuring not only more content but better visuals as well".
Roberts also wrote that the game was "conceptually baffling and hated" by Nintendo fans.
IGN included the game on a list of the "Weirdest Mario Games Ever Made", writing that the game's weirdest aspect is how Bowser weaponizes climate change to melt the ice of Antarctica, flooding the Earth so he can steal landmarks.
This made them the first non-Nintendo studio to produce a Mario game on a console.
Nintendo Magazine System UK reviewed the Super NES version and wrote that it succeeded as both an educational and entertaining game, while noting it would only be suitable for people of a certain age.
Luke Plunkett of Kotaku wrote in 2012 that unlike the NES and Super NES versions, the PC version "was the star, featuring not only more content but better visuals as well".
Reviewers for GameFan praised the game's Super NES version and compared it to Carmen Sandiego.
SNES Force criticized the graphics and the restricted gameplay, adding that it was too easy for older players and too difficult for younger players.
Kevin Wong of Kotaku noted in 2015 that the game was poorly received in many online reviews, although Wong himself praised the character animations and music.
Still, profits of the NES and Super NES versions exceeded $7 million for The Software Toolworks during the second quarter of 1993.
Mario Is Missing! garnered $7 million in the second quarter of 1993, and kickstarted multiple educational games in the Mario series.
) is a geography learning game developed by The Software Toolworks and released by Mindscape, and not released in Japan.
SNES Force criticized the graphics and the restricted gameplay, adding that it was too easy for older players and too difficult for younger players.
Lisa Karen Savignano of AllGame reviewed the Macintosh version and considered it to be an enjoyable game with adequate graphics, but also stated that it was a simple game intended for young players.
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