Editing Mario the Juggler

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{{game infobox
|title=Mario the Juggler
|image=[[File:Mario the Juggler G&W.png|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release=October 14, 1991
|genre=Puzzle
|ratings=N/A
|modes=Single player
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]]
|format={{format|gaw=1}}
|input={{input|gaw=1}}
|serials=MB-108
}} 
'''''Mario the Juggler''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game released as part of the New Wide Screen series on October 14, 1991.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20220120011338/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mario_the_juggler.htm|title=''Mario the Juggler''|publisher=In The Attic|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> It is a reworked version of 1980's ''[[Ball]]'', with themes of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] replacing the original's doll and its balls. It was the final Game & Watch ever released until ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''

==Gameplay==
The object of the game is to keep juggling [[bomb]]s, [[Super Star|Star]]s, and [[heart (item)|heart]]s. In Game A, [[Mario]] has to juggle by himself next to a [[Toad (species)|Mushroom retainer]] who will laugh if he makes a mistake. Game B introduces characters such as the [[Hammer Bro]] and [[Lakitu]] that periodically grab some of the items and then toss them back in. As time goes on, the number of objects being juggled increases from one to three (four in Game B with a second heart), and the items fall faster. As with most Game & Watch games, getting three misses causes a [[Game Over]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MarioJuggles.jpg|Game cover
Mario the Juggler MB-108 Bell2.gif|The [[Bell Turtle]]
HeartBroPic1.png|A heart-throwing [[Hammer Bro]]
HeartBroPic2.png|Another heart-throwing Hammer Bro
</gallery>

==Media==
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|title1=[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]
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|file2=Mtjlose.wav
|title2=[[Lost a Life]]
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|file3=Mtjover.wav
|title3=[[Game Over (theme)|Game Over]]
|length3=0:04
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マリオ ザ ジャグラー<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/gamewatch/mario/history.html|title=HISTORY｜ゲーム&ウオッチ スーパーマリオブラザーズ｜任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
|JpnR=Mario za Jagurā
|JpnM=Mario the Juggler
}}

==Notes==
*The "Modern" version of ''Ball'' found in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' also features ''Super Mario'' characters in place of the doll; the second mode has Mario himself as the player's character, who juggles hearts and Stars here as well. However, this version is based on the original 1980 handheld, not ''Mario the Juggler''.
**''Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.'' also features a version of ''Ball'' with Mario in place of the doll, but that more closely resembles the original game than the ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' version.

==References==
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