Mario's Game Gallery
Mario's Game Gallery (later re-released as Mario's FUNdamentals) is an American compilation of games published by Interplay Entertainment and developed by Presage Software Inc. for PCs running Microsoft Windows. Exclusively for the United States, it was first released in 1995. In 1998, Mindscape re-released the game with a new title. Later, a version for Macintosh computers was published by Stepping Stone.
| Mario's Game Gallery | |
|---|---|
| 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 | DOS
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| Genre(s) | Game compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Five traditional games are included: checkers, backgammon, Go Fish, dominoes, and "Yahtzee", known in the game as "Yacht". Players play against Mario in these games, but sometimes they also play against Bowser. The games are very similar to the real-life versions, but pieces are changed to look like things from the Mario universe.
Both versions of the game received a mixed reception. When it was first released, various publications found it to be a good educational game. The Miami Herald praised it for "providing fun for the whole family", and the Los Angeles Times said that it would appeal to younger gamers.
