History YMMV / MarioIsMissing

* SpiritualSuccessor: Most likely unintentionally, the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' games. An adventure game series starring Luigi revolving around searching and puzzle solving in a quest to rescue a captured Mario, minus the educational elements.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most ''Mario'' fans like to ignore this game's existence due to how it squandered Luigi's potential. Nintendo themselves too, as they consider ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' to be the first time Luigi's acts as the hero and Mario as the DistressedDude.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://youtu.be/RuP-TXXZj6w The cover of Promenade from ''Pictures at an Exhibition'']] used in the NES version's pause screen is a great rendition with a spacey feel that suits the game's atmosphere of learning and educucation.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most ''Mario'' fans like to ignore this game's existence due to how it squandered Luigi's potential.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' games. An adventure game series starring Luigi revolving around searching and puzzle solving in a quest to rescue a captured Mario, minus the educational elements.
%%Needs new context - TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The NES version got comparisons with the DOS version. [[SoBadItsGood That might not be a bad thing, though...]]

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games. For one, Luigi taking the lead role in a game, and Mario being captured and needing to be rescued. The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries games]] are basically this game, but much better executed.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries''. An adventure game starring Luigi revolving around searching and puzzle solving in a quest to rescue a captured Mario, minus the educational elements.

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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Compare [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/NES_Mario_is_Missing.png the NES version]] with [[http://youchewpoop.com/wiki/images/c/c6/Mario_is_missing.png the DOS version.]] [[SoBadItsGood That might not be a bad thing, though...]]

** You won't find adobe here in Nairobi! But they do have some spectacular hotels.

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games. For one, Luigi taking the lead role in a game, and Mario being captured and needing to be rescued. The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' [[VideoGame/LuigiMansionSeries games]] are basically this game, but much better executed.

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games. For one, Luigi taking the lead role in a game, and Mario being captured and needing to be rescued. The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' games are basically this game, but much better executed.

* IdiotPlot: The plot is only kept in motion because the cities decide closing down their landmarks down just because a part of it went missing is the best course of action, no matter how small or insignificant the missing piece is. Sure, the entire Golden Gate Bridge going missing would merit its closing, but a shirt from Alcatraz? A few coins from the Trevi Fountain? A ''single brick'' from the ''13,000-mile long Great Wall''?!

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** How on earth did they mess up Luigi's first starring role, and Mario getting a time machine? And going through geographically/historical significant places on Earth to boot, because it's an educational game. On the bright side, the cut scenes and voicing are SoBadItsGood.
** Of course, [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi's starring role]], [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Mario]] [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland and Bowser travelling through time]], and [[VideoGame/MarioParty sight-seeing on Earth]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey (and places that resemble Earth locales)]] are all done later in a much better fashion.

* SoBadItsGood: The PC version is ''legendary'' for its sheer absurdity. The fact it gave birth to Weegee is enough evidence on its face, but one would be remiss to forget about the constant stream of UncannyValley artwork and the hilariously bad voice acting added to the ''Deluxe'' version.

* UncannyValley: A ''fountain'' of it. There is virtually not one single character model or animation in this game that doesn't look OffModel and/or disturbing, maybe with the exception of a few of the townsfolk.

** Of course, [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi's starring role]], [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime Mario]] [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland and Bowser travelling through time]], and [[VideoGame/MarioParty sight-seeing on Earth]] [[Videogame/SuperMarioOdyssey (and places that resemble Earth locales)]] are all done later in a much better fashion.

* WatchItForTheMeme: Most people only checked out the game because Weegee was in it. Just as well, because most people consider the actual gameplay to be unbelievably boring.

** Bowser's behavior in ''Mario Is Missing'' is not only strangely prophetic of the final boss of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'', but is also the first time Bowser is portrayed as hiding in his shell; Something that [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Melee]] and later [[VideoGame/MarioTennis Mario Power Tennis]] would establish as being something Bowser could do.

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games. For one, Luigi taking the lead role in a game, and Mario being captured and needing the be rescued. The ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' games are basically this game, but much better executed.

* IdiotPlot: The plot is only kept in motion because the cities decide closing the landmarks down because a part of it went missing is the best course of action, no matter how small or insignificant the missing piece is. Sure, the entire Golden Gate Bridge going missing would merit its closing, but a shirt from Alcatraz? A few coins from the Trevi Fountain? A ''single brick'' from the ''13,000-mile long Great Wall''?!

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games. For one, Luigi taking the lead role in a game, and Mario being captured and needing the be rescued. The ''VideoGame/LuigiMansion'' games are basically this game, but much better executed.

** Several of the game's concepts were eventually used in standalone Mario games.

* NightmareFuel:
** Toad's wide, blank stare whenever you call him.
** Weegee's wide, blank stare that he has '''all the time'''.
** The music that plays if you decide to exit through the pipe before completing the level.

* ItsEasySoItSucks: A common complaint about the game is that it is impossible to lose due to Luigi not having a health bar.

** AscendedMeme: Nowadays, Luigi himself will often use this pronunciation for his name, especially when he's excited. It was even used in his trophy description in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The policewoman who says "You won't find adobe here in Nairobi!" Comparatively, anyway.