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|title=Wrecking Crew
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|first=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
|first=''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
|latest=''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|latest=''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
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The '''''Wrecking Crew''''' series is a short video game series of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], revolving around [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as [[hammer]]-using demolition workers.
The '''''Wrecking Crew''''' series is a short video game series of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], revolving around [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as [[hammer]]-using demolition workers.
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==List of games==
==List of games==
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!width=150 style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!width=150 style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis  
!style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis  
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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>{{released|Japan|July 1984}}Arcade Machine</span>
|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 [[walls for demolition]] 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>{{released|Japan|June 18, 1985}}[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</span>
|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. In the single-player mode, Luigi is replaced by the brothers' cantankerous boss, [[Foreman Spike]].
|'''''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 ''Super 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>{{released|Japan|January 1, 1998}}[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SFC]]</span>
|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 Family Computer, 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 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 has to stop [[Bowser]] from building high-rises set up throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
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==See also==
*''[[Mario Bros. (series)|Mario Bros.]]'', a series using a similar layout of stacked platforms.
*''[[Hotel Mario]]'', a game that also uses a similar layout.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:12, April 23, 2024

Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew In-game logo
First installment VS. Wrecking Crew (1984)
Latest installment Wrecking Crew '98 (1998)
Franchise Super Mario

The Wrecking Crew series is a short video game series of the Super Mario franchise, revolving around Mario and Luigi as hammer-using demolition workers.

List of games[edit]

Title
Cover, original release, and system Synopsis
VS. Wrecking Crew
Later VS. Wrecking Crew Japanese flyer.
Japan August 1984
VS. 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
Wrecking Crew NES cover
Japan June 18, 1985
NES
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 Super Mario game to feature scrolling, albeit vertical scrolling.
Wrecking Crew '98
Wrecking Crew '98 boxart
Japan January 1, 1998
SFC
Wrecking Crew '98 is a 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 has to stop Bowser from building high-rises set up throughout the Mushroom Kingdom.

See also[edit]

  • Mario Bros., a series using a similar layout of stacked platforms.
  • Hotel Mario, a game that also uses a similar layout.