I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater


I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater is a 1986 educational video game released for the Famicom Disk System in Japan. It was designed by, a Japanese appliance and sewing machine company, in collaboration with Nintendo. The game is designed to teach how to knit Mario-branded patterns on a sweater by hand, with the option for player made patterns to be mailed in to Royal Industries to physically produce the sweaters for purchase. Video game critics have noted that the game is an unusual entry in the Mario franchise.

Overview

After a user inputs their body measurements and knitting gauge, the game displays knitting instructions and the amount of yarn needed to create a sweater, cardigan, or vest. The software includes colourwork knitting charts featuring characters from the Super Mario franchise such as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Goombas. The game also allows users to create their own custom patterns, but only in child sizes. The user can then use the patterns to knit a sweater by hand. In the past, users had the option to mail their own patterns to Royal Industries to physically produce the sweaters for purchase. The sweaters could be purchased for. The game was sold at craft stores rather than toy or game stores.

Development and release

I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater was designed by, a Japanese appliance and sewing machine company, in collaboration with Nintendo. I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater was released for the Famicom Disk System on August 27, 1986, exclusively in Japan.

Reception

A direct follow up, titled, I Am a Teacher: Teami no Kiso was released for the Famicom Disk System a month later in September 1986. This entry taught users how to knit by hand. A spiritual follow up, titled, Jaguar Embroidery-Only Sewing Machine Software: Mario Family was released for the Game Boy Color. It is compatible with the Jaguar JN-100 embroidery machine and allows users to embroider designs. I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater has been noted to be an unusual entry in the Mario franchise, with GamesRadar+ describing it as "utterly bizarre". It has been described as one of the "weirdest" Super Mario games by ''TechRadar.''