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|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]] | |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|release='''Game & Watch:'''<br>{{ | |release='''Game & Watch:'''<br>{{release|USA|April 28, 1983 (Table Top)}} {{release|USA|June 16, 1983 (New Wide Screen)}} '''Mini Classics:'''<br>{{release|Europe|1998|USA|1999}} '''Nintendo DSi ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 19, 2009|USA|March 22, 2010|Europe|March 26, 2010|Australia|March 26, 2010|China|February 17, 2011}} '''Nintendo 3DS ([[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 6, 2011|USA|June 6, 2011|Australia|June 6, 2011|Europe|July 7, 2011}} | ||
|genre=Puzzle/Platformer | |genre=Puzzle/Platformer | ||
|modes=Single player | |modes=Single player | ||
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|platforms=[[Game & Watch]], [[Mini Classics]], [[Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] | |platforms=[[Game & Watch]], [[Mini Classics]], [[Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
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'''''Mario's Cement Factory''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game. Two versions of the game were produced: The first was for the Game & Watch Table Top released on April 28, 1983, | '''''Mario's Cement Factory''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game. Two versions of the game were produced: The first was for the Game & Watch Table Top released on April 28, 1983, and the second was a more conventional New Wide Screen Game & Watch that was released on June 16, 1983. ''Mario's Cement Factory'' was the first game in the Table Top series. The Table Top game resembles an arcade cabinet, and it is more colorful than the New Wide Screen game. In both versions, [[Mario]]'s mission in the cement factory is to open doors to prevent cement containers from overflowing. To get to the different containers, Mario has to jump onto moving [[platform]]s. The New Wide Screen version was rereleased as a [[Mini Classics]] and is featured in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''. It is also featured as a [[minigame]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' with a Classic version and an updated "Modern" version. | ||
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The alarm indicator of the Table Top version is a bell that is located beside the upper lift section, and [[ | The alarm indicator of the Table Top version is a bell that is located beside the upper lift section, and a [[driver]] rings the bell when the alarm goes off. In the New Wide Screen version, the alarm indicator is also a bell located beside the upper lift section, but the bell just swings when the alarm goes off. | ||
''Mario's Cement Factory'' also appears as one of the minigames in ''{{wp|Game Boy Gallery}}'', though it is simply called '''Cement Factory''' and features no | ''Mario's Cement Factory'' also appears as one of the minigames in ''{{wp|Game Boy Gallery}}'', though it is simply called '''Cement Factory''' and features no ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' characters, and the playable character is the same unnamed character seen in the other minigames. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===Classic version=== | ===Classic version=== | ||
[[File:G & W Gallery 4 Mario's Cement Factory.png|thumb|left|460px|The Classic version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'']] | [[File:G & W Gallery 4 Mario's Cement Factory.png|thumb|left|460px|The Classic version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'']] | ||
There are two | There are two drivers, each in a truck under a container. Mario earns a [[point]] each time he empties a load of cement from the upper hopper and two points each time he empties a load from the lower hopper. Each container can hold only three loads of cement. Allowing the containers to overflow causes cement to spill down onto the workers, hurting them and giving Mario one miss. Falling off an [[lift|elevator]] platform also earns a miss, as well as touching the very top of the screen and getting crushed by an elevator platform, or touching the very bottom and getting shocked by the floor of the elevator. In all versions of the game, there is an area on the lowermost portion of the elevator that Mario can use to save himself from touching the very bottom and getting shocked. On the Table Top and ''Game Boy Gallery'' versions, there is a similar area on the uppermost portion of the elevator. This does not appear on any other version of the game. If Mario gets 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until he does get a miss. If he has any misses at said score, all misses will be cleared instead. When he receives three misses, the [[Game Over|game is over]]. | ||
===Modern version=== | ===Modern version=== | ||
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==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
*{{button|gba| | *{{button|gba|pad}} (left and right): Move | ||
*{{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}}: Open | *{{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}}: Open | ||
==DSiWare== | ==DSiWare== | ||
[[File:Mario's_Cement_Factory_DSiWare_Gameplay.jpg|thumb|left|The DSiWare version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'']] | [[File:Mario's_Cement_Factory_DSiWare_Gameplay.jpg|thumb|left|The DSiWare version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'']] | ||
[[File:MCF DSiWare.png|thumb|DSiWare version's icon]] | [[File:MCF DSiWare.png|thumb|right|DSiWare version's icon]] | ||
Another port of the | Another port of the original version was released in August 2009 for [[DSiWare]] in Japan and March 2010 in America, Europe, and Australia. It is also available in the [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo eShop|Nintendo 3DS eShop]] as DSiWare. In July–August 2012, to coincide with the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', it was featured on the Mario folder in the main screen. | ||
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''Conveyor belts carry tubs of cement to the mixers below. Use the elevators to move Mario to different levels of the factory, dumping cement from the top mixers to the mixers below and into the trucks. Earn points for every load of cement you drop from the mixers to the cement truck. Receive mistake icons by letting a mixer overflow with cement, trying to get on an elevator when you are not level with it, or hitting the floor or ceiling while riding an elevator; receive three mistake icons, and it's game over!'' | ''Conveyor belts carry tubs of cement to the mixers below. Use the elevators to move Mario to different levels of the factory, dumping cement from the top mixers to the mixers below and into the trucks. Earn points for every load of cement you drop from the mixers to the cement truck. Receive mistake icons by letting a mixer overflow with cement, trying to get on an elevator when you are not level with it, or hitting the floor or ceiling while riding an elevator; receive three mistake icons, and it's game over!'' | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ | {{more images|All sprites and sprite animations|section=yes}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MCF.jpg|The Table Top version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' | MCF.jpg|The Table Top version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' | ||
MarioCMTFactoryBoxArt.jpg|Box art for the New Wide Screen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' | MarioCMTFactoryBoxArt.jpg|Box art for the New Wide Screen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' | ||
Mario's Cement Factory commercial.png|[[Mario]] in the Table Top version's TV commercial | Mario's Cement Factory commercial.png|[[Mario]] in the Table Top version's TV commercial | ||
MCMNWSSMarioSprite.png||A sprite of Mario | MCMNWSSMarioSprite.png||A sprite of Mario | ||
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G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Bucket.png|[[Bucket]] | G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Bucket.png|[[Bucket]] | ||
G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Lift.png|[[Lift]] | G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Lift.png|[[Lift]] | ||
G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Switch.png|Switch | G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Switch.png|[[Switch]] | ||
G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Toad.png|[[Toad]] | G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Toad.png|[[Toad]] | ||
G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]] | G&WG4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]] | ||
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==References in later games== | ==References in later games== | ||
*[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]: [[Mr. Game & Watch]] has an attack that involves him grabbing opponents with a similar pose to how Mario grabs levers in this game. | *[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]: [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Mr. Game & Watch|Mr. Game & Watch]] has an attack that involves him grabbing opponents with a similar pose to how Mario grabs levers in this game. | ||
*'' | *''{{wikia|rhythm-heaven|Rhythm Heaven Fever}}'': Mr. Game & Watch appears in the Rhythm Game {{wikia|rhythm-heaven|Working Dough}}, posed similarly to the lever-grabbing animation from this game. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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|caption3=The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself | |caption3=The jingle, slowed down and pitch-shifted to match the song's tempo and pitch, combined with the song itself | ||
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*Early models of the Table Top version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' used a slightly faster rearrangement of the | *Early models of the Table Top version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' used a slightly faster rearrangement of the first four seconds of "{{wp|Another One Bites the Dust}}," a song released in 1980 by the British rock band {{wp|Queen (band)|Queen}}, for the game start jingle.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ygFCJM8wN8 CM-72 Early Table Top version]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2022.</ref> This was replaced in a later revision with an original jingle.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXnPJ9fPCs CM-72A Late Table Top version]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2022.</ref> An update of this jingle reappears in the ''Game Boy Gallery'' version.<ref>[https://youtu.be/8yH1yr2rgMQ?t=560 ''Game Boy Gallery'' soundtrack]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2022.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20200219132835/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mario's_cement_factory.htm Info page for the New Wide Screen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' on In the Attic] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine) | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20200219132835/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mario's_cement_factory.htm Info page for the New Wide Screen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory'' on In the Attic] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine) | ||
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