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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 57 MIN

Mario Is Missing!: Actually, Be Serious

from Main Quest Podcast · host Keith Gasper

This week I'm talking about off-brand Mario, Mario Is Missing! What began as an earnest attempt at broadening the Mario brand turns into a case study of confused design that has no interest in valuing your time. I break down why this game fails as both a learning tool and as a video game and how the marketing doomed it before it even hit store shelves. WARP ZONES NFS Most Wanted (4:16) Radiant Historia (6:19) Previous History (9:02) Development (13:29) Retro Recollections (22:31) Story (28:56) Gameplay (36:06) Presentation (48:08) Final Thoughts (52:36) THE SHOW NOTES Mario Is Missing! List of Factual Errors The Main Quest is brought to you by the supporters on Patreon SeekYeWisdom - Chris Coplien - Eric Gess - XeroSam - LowFiveAlex - Vanfernal - Leathco - RyanPlayerOne - Poppy The Masked Keaton - Lars Uncle - B-Ross - Aiden Bisco - Raging Demon - Rob Worthen - Matt aka Stormageddon To easily submit your own Retro Recollections or hang out with other like-minded gamers, come join the Discord The intro and outro was supplied by the artist Adhesive Wombat from the 2016 album Sticky Tracks Subscribe: RSS | YouTube | Apple | Spotify | and More

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