Mario's Time Machine

Mario's Time Machine is an educational adventure game for SNES where Mario, as a time traveler, uses the Timulator to return stolen historical artifacts from Bowser's museum back to their original eras. Gameplay features platforming-style navigation with side-scrolling levels and a point-and-click time travel minigame in which Mario surfs an ocean collecting mushrooms to reach different historical periods. Players converse with historical figures to fill in blanks on documents describing artifacts and associated figures like Isaac Newton, learning about their significance and era through multiple-choice selections. The story follows Bowser stealing artifacts that could alter history permanently, leading to Mario's mission to restore the timeline. Characters include Mario as the protagonist and Bowser as the main antagonist. What makes it stand out is its interactive history education via game mechanics, blending platforming from Mario games with quiz-style learning to teach human history.