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6 | ->[[Creator/InterplayEntertainment Interplay]]\ |
7 | Along with Presage proudly present.\ |
8 | Mario's Game Gallery! |
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10 | Mario's Game Gallery is an MS-DOS game released by Interplay in 1995. As the name suggests, it's a compilation of games you play with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]. There's five to choose from: [[{{TabletopGame/Checkers}} Checkers]], Go Fish, Dominos, [[{{TabletopGame/Backgammon}} Backgammon]] and [[{{TabletopGame/Yahtzee}} Yacht]]. |
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12 | In 1997, a Windows 3.1 and Macintosh version called "Mario's [=FUNdementals=]" was released under Interplay's "Brainstorm" division. |
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14 | !!This game shows examples of: |
15 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The game is ''infamous'' for using this trope. |
16 | ** In Go Fish, the game knows what's in your hand. More often than not, when you draw from the deck, the AI will ''call for what you just drew''. |
17 | * ContinueYourMissionDammit: If you take too long on your move, Mario will get impatient and start complaining. |
18 | * ContinuityNod: The suit Mario wears on the title screen is reminiscent of the suit he wears on the box art for VideoGame/SuperMarioAllStars, minus the top hat. |
19 | * CouchGag: Mario will always recommend a different game to play at the title screen. |
20 | * CoversAlwaysLie: The jewel case for ''[=FUNdamentals=]'' has a checkerboard with circular checker pieces. In the actual game, you play as either Yoshis or Koopas. |
21 | * IdleAnimation: |
22 | ** Mario taps his foot every once in a while on the title screen. |
23 | ** During checkers, Mario will sweat if you're close to winning. |
24 | %%Not sure if that's correct. I do remember seeing him sweating during a game of checkers though. |
25 | * JustEatHim: In Checkers, Yoshis will eat Koopas alive when they jump over them. |
26 | * LuckBasedMission: The entirety of Yacht. |
27 | * LuckManipulationMechanic: The entirety of Yacht. |
28 | * {{Malaproper}}: Mario (aside from the thick Italian accent) has a rather tenuous grasp on the English language in this game, leading to strange turns of phrases. For example of one such quirk, he'll often use "I'm-a" when he should be using "I" "I'm-a like-a [game of choice]" "I'm-a lost". Tellingly, this aspect of the way Mario talked was largely abandoned in the years to come. |
29 | * NoFairCheating: Mario will say this if you try to cheat: |
30 | -->Hey! That's not a legal move! |
31 | * OhCrap: Mario will sometimes go "Uh-oh" when you jump one of his pieces in Checkers. |
32 | * PunBasedTitle: ''[=FUNdamentals=]'', The word "fun" is in all caps to {{lampshade|d}} this trope. |
33 | * TyopOnTheCover: Bowser is misspelled "Bowzer" in the subtitles. |
34 | * UpdatedRerelease: Mario's [=FUNdementals=] has more polished graphics, new voice clips, and fixes a few bugs such as slowdowns. |
35 | * ViewersAreGeniuses: The game expects you to understand how to play Dominos and Backgammon, both of which are uncommon board games. The help menus don't help either. |
36 | * WritingAroundTrademarks: Yacht is obviously [[{{TabletopGame/Yahtzee}} Yahtzee]], just renamed because it's the only game included to be trademarked. Mario even calls the game "Yacht-ee" hiding the trademark violation behind Creator/CharlesMartinet's faux Italian accent. |
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