Editing Mario Clock

{{distinguish|Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo}}

|release='''Nintendo DSi ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|April 1, 2009<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/clock/index.html|title=ニンテンドーDSi時計|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|accessdate=June 18, 2009}}</ref>|USA|June 15, 2009<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20090619160626/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/NW1TWEoZ0N-01IhfLNFRh28N6okJO4JQ|title=Nintendo.com – Mario Clock – Game Info|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 18, 2009}}</ref>|Europe|July 3, 2009|Australia|July 3, 2009|China|January 21, 2010<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/DSi/DSiWare/clock/|title=iiQue DSi时钟|publisher=iQue|language=zh|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>}} '''Nintendo 3DS ([[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]]):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|June 6, 2011|USA|June 6, 2011|Europe|June 6, 2011|Australia|June 6, 2011}}

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'''''Mario Clock''''' is a [[DSiWare]] alarm clock application styled after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', released in 2009 for 200 DSi Points. It was also available on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]] for $1.99 (USD). The application requires 24 blocks (3.0 MB) to be installed.

Up to three alarms can be set to play ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed [[#List of alarm music|music]]. For each alarm, the player can set its volume, which overrides the system volume, and whether to snooze, automatically cycling between one minute of alarm and four minutes of silence for an hour. Alarms will only work while ''Mario Clock'' is open, but they can play while the system is flipped close or otherwise placed into sleep mode. Alarms can be set for up to 23 hours 59 minutes ahead. If an alarm is set to for example 16:22 while the clock shows 16:22:15, the alarm sounds immediately.

The clock can be set to analog, 12-hour digital, and 24-hour digital display modes, all of which also show seconds. The default time is taken from the system settings. The application also shows the current date, day of the week, and battery charge; when the system is on very low power (blinking red LED on Nintendo 3DS), the graphics tint red.

''Mario Clock''{{'}}s gameplay takes the form of an auto-runner game based around accumulating [[coin]]s. The player character can [[jump]], [[dash]], and grab coins, [[Super Mushroom]]s, and [[Poison Mushroom]]s. They will only stop running briefly after hitting a [[block]] containing [[Coin Block|multiple coins]] or a mushroom. For every 100 coins collected, [[Mario]] swaps out for [[Luigi]], or vice versa, and their sprite appears over the numbers on the clock. When 1,200 coins are collected, they will arrive at [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]], and [[Princess Peach]] will thank the player and introduce them to another quest. If the player does not press anything for a set amount of time, the application goes into an Energy Saving mode, turning off the Touch Screen, and the player character will stop to look around. Upon exiting to the system menu, the game shows totals of coins collected in the current game and across all games.

===Stage themes===

The stage theme changes for every 15 minutes that pass in real time. A [[Fortress]] appears on every hour, and will play a level finish theme unless the system volume has been turned off.

*[[Hammer Bro|Hammer Bro.]]

*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Red Koopa Paratroopa]]

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|image1=[[File:SMBCoin.gif|20px]]

|name1=[[Coin]]

|description1=Collect 100 to change the player character. Collect 1,200 to save Princess Peach.

|image2=[[File:SMB Supermushroom.png|32px]]

|name2=[[Super Mushroom]]

|description2=Makes the player character [[Super Mario (form)|Super]]. Only appears when they are [[Small Mario|Small]].

|image3=[[File:Poison clock.png|32px]]

|name3=[[Poison Mushroom]]

|description3=Makes the player character Small. Only appears when they are Super.

|image4=[[File:MarioClockPowBlock.png|32px]]

|name4=[[POW Block]]

|description4=Collects every coin on the screen, and briefly knocks down the numbers on the clock.

|image5=

|name5=[[Super Star|Starman]]

|description5=Displayed only on the alarm screen.

}}

*[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]: [[Underwater Theme]]

 

 

*'''American English:''' ''Turn back time and enjoy a bit of classic game play based on the original Super Mario Bros. with Mario Clock. Help Mario and Luigi collect more coins than ever (POW block anyone?) while they run through a variety of stages. Gather enough coins and you'll be treated to another scene bound to bring back fond memories for many. Mario Clock includes both analog and digital clocks that use the system's internal clock or allow you to offset the time however you like. Program up to three alarms (with snooze functionality for those that need it) and assign them a Mario-related sound or use one created in the Nintendo DSi™ Sound application. You'll find yourself thinking "Just a few more coins..." in no time!''

*'''British English:'''

 

''Customise the clock to your liking: choose from analog or digital displays, 12-hour or 24-hour modes, and set up to three separate alarms with different NES-style Mario tunes or use your own saved sounds from the Nintendo DSi Sound application.''

Corbie Dillard of Nintendo Life called the application "[a] waste of time", finding it "a bit more practical than the Animal Crossing Clock" but ultimately still redundant to the clock on the Nintendo DSi Menu.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/06/mario_clock_dsiware|title=Mario Clock Review (DSiWare)|author=Dillard, Corbie|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref>

Craig Harris of IGN was extremely critical of ''Mario Clock'', saying it is "not worth even the budget 200 points." He mainly criticized the application's uselessness in comparison to ''[[Mario Calculator]]'', and stated that "to have these two as individual 200 point downloads instead of combining them into one is just flat-out greedy." Harris called the gameplay "mostly stupid, pointless, and completely unnecessary, but at the very least it's sort of funny to see the numbers on the clock scatter when you hit a POW block."<ref>{{cite|url=www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/15/mario-clock-review|title=Mario Clock Review|author=Harris, Craig|date=June 15, 2009|publisher=IGN|accessdate=May 31, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

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==Gallery==

 

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|JpnR=Nintendō DSi Tokei Famikon Mario Taipu

|JpnM=Nintendo DSi Clock [[Family Computer|Famicom]] Mario Type

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|ChiSR=iQue DSi Shízhōng Hóngbáijī Mǎlìōu Kuǎn

|ChiSM=iQue DSi Clock Famicom Mario Edition

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090619160626/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/NW1TWEoZ0N-01IhfLNFRh28N6okJO4JQ Official American Website (Wayback Machine Archive)]

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