Wrecking Crew (NES)

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Description

Wrecking Crew is a platform action game for one or two players. Players control Mario and Luigi, who need to demolish various buildings. After each wall in the building has been destroyed, players move on to the next (and more difficult) building. Many of the buildings have a puzzle element to them; players may need to find the path to reach all of the walls without the heroes getting trapped at a dead end. Wandering throughout the buildings are dangerous creatures and the construction foreman, all of whom will stop Mario and Luigi from completing their task. The game features 100 levels. A construction set is included, allowing players to create and play their own buildings.

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Alternate Titles

• "Vs. Wrecking Crew" -- Arcade title
• "アーケードアーカイブス VS. レッキングクルー" -- Japanese Switch spelling
• "Arcade Archives: Vs. Wrecking Crew" -- Switch title
• "レッキングクルー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Classic NES / Famicom Mini / NES Classics releases
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Mario games
• Nintendo's programmable series
• Wrecking Crew series

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Critic Reviews

Questicle.net	Feb, 2014	A-	91
Génération 4	1987	85 out of 100	85
1UP!	Oct 06, 2008	83 out of 100	83
HonestGamers (Staff reviews only)	Sep 22, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Feb, 1988	8 out of 10	80
Retro Game Reviews	Jul 25, 2017		70
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	2016		60
Tilt	Dec, 1987	10 out of 20	50
Power Play	1987	3.5 out of 10	35

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Trivia

Saving progress

Virtual Console versions allow you to save custom level designs. The original Famicom version also allowed saving through the use of a peripheral called the Famicom Data Recorder, which recorded game data onto audiocassettes. Since this peripheral was never released elsewhere, no non-Japanese versions of the original game were capable of saving. However, the North American manual for the game mentions that the save and load functions "have been programmed in for potential product developments."