Mario Is Missing! is a 1993 educational game developed and published by The Software Toolworks for MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, later released on Macintosh in 1994. The player controls Luigi, who must travel around the world to find and return stolen treasures as part of a quest to locate his brother, Mario, who has been captured by Bowser. Mario Is Missing!, part of a series of educational Mario games, was Luigi's second starring role in a video game, following the 1990 Game Watch game Luigi's Hammer Toss and preceding the 2001 GameCube game Luigi's Mansion.
Gameplay
thumb|right|200px|Luigi is talking to a local woman in a city area.|alt=A screenshot from Mario is Missing!.
Mario Is Missing! is an educational game. The computer version is a point-and-click adventure while the NES and Super NES have platformer elements. Mario Is Missing! marked Luigi's first starring role in a video game, followed by the Luigi's Mansion series of games.
Nintendo later re-released the game for their own video game consoles. In the United States, The Software Toolworks had released the NES and Super NES versions by June 1993. The MS-DOS version was programmed by Jeff Chasen.