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Mario's Game Gallery (Mac OS Classic)

Mario's Game Gallery'' is a set of five traditional tabletop games that's more notable for being one of Charles Martinet's very first in-game performances as the voice of Mario (though not the first). Version 1.1 was titledMario's FUNdamentals'', though the game itself remained largely the same.

Revisional Differences#

Company Intros#

The game was now credited to Brainstorm and Stepping Stone, the respective edutainment divisions of MacPlay and Presage.

v1.0

v1.1

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Martinet recorded new voice clips to accompany the new intro screens:

v1.0

v1.1

Title Screen#

Aside from the obvious change in the title and its color scheme, both the highlights and shadows of the curtains were made subtly darker.

v1.0

v1.1

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About Box#

The somewhat off-model Mario head was replaced with the head of the Mario from the title screen, but with more open eyes and a broader smile. The box was also made around 30 pixels taller.

v1.0

v1.1

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Staff Credits#

v1.0

v1.1

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  • The game's title seen in the background was changed, and now slightly harder to read.
  • Almost all of the left side's credits were replaced, most notably excising the Help Text section.
  • Aside from the header change, the right side's credits removed Brad Quick from the Special Thanks section.