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[[File:Mario's Egg Catch US.png|thumb|140px|American packaging]]
'''''Mario's Egg Catch''''' is one of the three LCD game watches belonging to the [[Super Mario Bros. Watch]] line released in 1990 as promotional items by McDonald's in the US and Japan.
'''''Mario's Egg Catch''''' is one of the three LCD game watches belonging to the [[Super Mario Bros. Watch|''Super Mario Bros.'' Watch]] line released in 1990 as promotional items by McDonald's in the United States and Japan.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
To enter game mode, the top button on the left must be pressed to select the difficulty level with GAME A for easy and GAME B for hard. Next, the button below it will start the game. [[Birdo]] is firing [[Birdo's Egg|eggs]] from the top of a wall. [[Raccoon Mario]] must catch them before they land by moving either left or right. Each egg is worth one point and the maximum points is 999. The game ends if Mario misses three eggs but he can erase a loss if he reaches 200 and 500 points. Occasionally, a [[Starman]] will appear in the lower right of the screen. Catching it awards 5 points.
To enter game mode, the top button on the left must be pressed to select the difficulty level, with GAME A for easy and GAME B for hard. Next, the button below it starts the game. [[Birdo]] is firing [[Birdo's Egg|eggs]] from the top of a wall. [[Raccoon Mario]] must catch them before they land by moving either left or right. Each egg is worth one [[point]]. Occasionally, a [[Super Star|Starman]] appears in the lower right of the screen. Catching it awards five points. If [[Mario]] misses an egg, he loses a life. He can erase a loss if he reaches 200 and 500 points. The game ends if he loses three lives. The maximum number of points is 999.


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*In the Japanese instructions, Birdo is called by her English name (バード) as opposed to her Japanese name Catherine (キャサリン). At that time, Catherine was only known in Japan through ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and had no relation to the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise since ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario USA]]'' was not released there yet.
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*When the game begins, {{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}} is played. During [[Game Over]], {{wp|Jarabe Tapatío}} is played.
Mario-gamewatch-japan.png|Japanese packaging
McMarioGameWatch2.png|Closeup of packaging
McMarioGameWatch3.png|Instructions in Japanese
McMarioGameWatch4.png|Instructions in Japanese
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Trivia==
*In the Japanese instructions, Birdo is called by her English name (バード) as opposed to her Japanese name, Catherine (キャサリン). At that time, Catherine was known in Japan only through ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and had no relation to the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise since ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario USA]]'' was not released there yet.
*When the game begins, "{{wp|Pop Goes the Weasel}}" is played. During [[Game Over]], "{{wp|Jarabe Tapatío}}" is played.


==References==
==References==
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*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1xP0sZ5MqDs Gameplay of ''Mario's Egg Catch'']
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1xP0sZ5MqDs Gameplay of ''Mario's Egg Catch'']


{{Super Mario games}}
{{Game watches}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Mario Games]]
[[Category:Super Mario games]]
[[Category:1990 games]]
[[Category:1990 games]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, June 9, 2023

US packaging for Mario's Egg Catch
American packaging

Mario's Egg Catch is one of the three LCD game watches belonging to the Super Mario Bros. Watch line released in 1990 as promotional items by McDonald's in the United States and Japan.

Gameplay[edit]

To enter game mode, the top button on the left must be pressed to select the difficulty level, with GAME A for easy and GAME B for hard. Next, the button below it starts the game. Birdo is firing eggs from the top of a wall. Raccoon Mario must catch them before they land by moving either left or right. Each egg is worth one point. Occasionally, a Starman appears in the lower right of the screen. Catching it awards five points. If Mario misses an egg, he loses a life. He can erase a loss if he reaches 200 and 500 points. The game ends if he loses three lives. The maximum number of points is 999.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マリオのエッグキャッチゲーム[1]
Mario no Eggu Kyatchi Gēmu
Mario's Egg Catch Game

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Japanese instructions

External links[edit]