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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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