Mario's Time Machine

Mario's Time Machine is an edutainment title and the successor to Mario is Missing! The game is designed to teach younger players the basics of world history and is the last game in the Mario Discovery Series before it is discontinued. This game and Hotel Mario are the only games in the Mario series where Mario has full lines of dialogue as the protagonist. The objective of the game is to return the historical artifacts to their correct time period thanks to the central hub. Once you enter a specific time period, you'll have to explore it and interact with different inhabitants of the area to get more information about the artifact, the time period itself and the person related to it.