Mario's Game Gallery facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mario's Game Gallery |
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| Developer(s) | Presage Software Brainstorm Entertainment (Mario's FUNdamentals) |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay Productions Mindscape (PC version of Mario's FUNdamentals) Stepping Stone (Mac version of Mario's FUNdamentals) |
| Producer(s) | Thomas R. Decker |
| Programmer(s) | Roger Sherron |
| Composer(s) | Michael Pukish Brian Salter Matthew Berardo |
| Series | Mario |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Windows, Macintosh |
| Release date(s) | DOS
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| Genre(s) | Game compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mario's Game Gallery (later re-released as Mario's FUNdamentals) is an American compilation of games published by Interplay Productions and developed by Presage Software, Inc. for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. It was released in 1995 in the United States. It was later re-released as Mario's FUNdamentals for Macintosh in 1996, and for Windows in January 1997, though it was published by Mindscape for the DOS and Windows versions and by Stepping Stone for the Macintosh version. It was also developed by Brainstorm Entertainment.
The game includes five traditional games: checkers, backgammon, Go Fish, dominoes, and "yacht", a version of Yahtzee. Players play against Mario in these games, which play similarly to their real world counterparts, though with themes based on the Mario universe.
Since their releases, both versions have received mixed reception; while publications such as The State and the Los Angeles Times found the game to be a good educational game, authors David Wesley and Gloria Barczak blamed it in part for almost destroying the Mario brand. Official Nintendo Magazine listed it as one of the rarest Mario games as well.
Gameplay
Mario's Game Gallery consists of five games: checkers, Go Fish, dominoes, backgammon, and "yacht", a version of Yahtzee. In these games, players face off against Mario. The games all play similarly to their real world counterparts, featuring pieces based on the Mario universe. Mario's Game Gallery is the first game in the series to feature Charles Martinet as Mario's voice actor; Martinet had since voiced Mario in all speaking appearances in video games until he stepped back from the role to take a new role as an ambassador for the character, in 2023.
Development
Mario's Game Gallery was published by Interplay Entertainment Corp. and developed by Presage Software, Inc. for the PC. It was released in 1995. It was later re-released as Mario's FUNdamentals, though it was published by Mindscape for the PC version and by Stepping Stone for the Macintosh version. The game was also developed by Brainstorm Entertainment. It was released for the Macintosh in 1996, and for the PC in January 1997.
See also
In Spanish: Mario's Game Gallery para niños
