Mario's Game Gallery
| 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 |
Mario's Game Gallery (later re-released as Mario's FUNdamentals) is a video game published by Interplay Entertainment and developed by Presage Software Inc. for PCs running Microsoft Windows. The first version was 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. 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.
