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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' | !colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' | ||
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:VSWreckingCrewCabinetFlyerJPredrawn.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |style="text-align:center"|[[File:VSWreckingCrewCabinetFlyerJPredrawn.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|August 1984}}[[VS. System]]</span> | ||
|'''''VS. Wrecking Crew''''' is a competitive two-player arcade game featuring Mario and Luigi destroying [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s while avoiding the enemy [[Gotchawrench]]es. A single-player mode also exists, having Luigi be played by the computer. | |'''''VS. Wrecking Crew''''' is a competitive two-player arcade game featuring Mario and Luigi destroying [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s while avoiding the enemy [[Gotchawrench]]es. A single-player mode also exists, having Luigi be played by the computer. | ||
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' | !colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' | ||
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:WC NES Box Art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |style="text-align:center"|[[File:WC NES Box Art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|June 18, 1985}}[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</span> | ||
|'''''Wrecking Crew''''' is a home variation of ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', being more puzzle-oriented and based around single-player gameplay. Unlike in the previous game, the [[hammer]]-wielding CPU-controlled opponent is the brothers' cantankerous boss, [[Foreman Spike]]. This is the first ''Mario'' game to feature scrolling, albeit vertical scrolling. | |'''''Wrecking Crew''''' is a home variation of ''VS. Wrecking Crew'', being more puzzle-oriented and based around single-player gameplay. Unlike in the previous game, the [[hammer]]-wielding CPU-controlled opponent is the brothers' cantankerous boss, [[Foreman Spike]]. This is the first ''Mario'' game to feature scrolling, albeit vertical scrolling. | ||
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' | !colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' | ||
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:WC98 Boxart.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{ | |style="text-align:center"|[[File:WC98 Boxart.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|January 1, 1998}}[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SFC]]</span> | ||
|'''''Wrecking Crew '98''''' is a Japan-only sequel for the Super Famicom, being both competitive and puzzle-based. Two players destroy and match [[Panel (Wrecking Crew '98)|panel]]s to clear out their playing field, with some panels causing effects to hinder the opponent. The game contains a story mode where Mario destroys [[Bowser]]'s high-rises set up throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. | |'''''Wrecking Crew '98''''' is a Japan-only sequel for the Super Famicom, being both competitive and puzzle-based. Two players destroy and match [[Panel (Wrecking Crew '98)|panel]]s to clear out their playing field, with some panels causing effects to hinder the opponent. The game contains a story mode where Mario destroys [[Bowser]]'s high-rises set up throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:55, May 4, 2022
| Wrecking Crew | |
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| First installment | VS. Wrecking Crew (1984) |
| Latest installment | Wrecking Crew '98 (1998) |
| Parent series | Mario franchise |
The Wrecking Crew series is a short video game series of the Mario franchise, revolving around Mario and Luigi as hammer-using demolition workers.
List of games
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| Cover, original release, and system | Synopsis |
| VS. Wrecking Crew | |
  August 1984VS. System |
VS. Wrecking Crew is a competitive two-player arcade game featuring Mario and Luigi destroying walls while avoiding the enemy Gotchawrenches. A single-player mode also exists, having Luigi be played by the computer. |
| Wrecking Crew | |
 June 18, 1985NES |
Wrecking Crew is a home variation of VS. Wrecking Crew, being more puzzle-oriented and based around single-player gameplay. Unlike in the previous game, the hammer-wielding CPU-controlled opponent is the brothers' cantankerous boss, Foreman Spike. This is the first Mario game to feature scrolling, albeit vertical scrolling. |
| Wrecking Crew '98 | |
 January 1, 1998SFC |
Wrecking Crew '98 is a Japan-only sequel for the Super Famicom, being both competitive and puzzle-based. Two players destroy and match panels to clear out their playing field, with some panels causing effects to hinder the opponent. The game contains a story mode where Mario destroys Bowser's high-rises set up throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. |
