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|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
 
|system=[[Super NES]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]]
 
|system=[[Super NES]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]]
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|release='''Super NES'''<br />JP January 1, 1998 ([[Nintendo Power system|Nintendo Power]])<br />JP May 23, 1998<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />September 28, 2016
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|release='''Super NES'''<br />JP January 1, 1998<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />September 28, 2016
 
|gallery=[http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/index.php?cat=100 Gamehiker Gallery]
 
|gallery=[http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/index.php?cat=100 Gamehiker Gallery]
 
|rating= ESRB: E
 
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'''Wrecking Crew '98''' is an expanded [[Super NES]] remake of the original ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' game featuring new puzzle-based gameplay elements. It was originally released over the [[Nintendo Power system]] before receiving a physical cartridge release months later. The original release of the game was exclusive to Japan.
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'''Wrecking Crew 98''' is an expanded [[Super NES]] remake of the original ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. It was originally released over the [[Nintendo Power system]].
  
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=Story=
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=Gameplay=
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[[Mario]] has just returned from vacation to discover that [[Bowser]] has constructed a series of tall buildings to act as his bases, which are blocking out sunlight and causing flowers to suffer. Mario gets his hammer from his ''Wrecking Crew'' days and sets out to take down the buildings.
 
  
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=Gameplay=
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In ''Wrecking Crew 98'', the player must eliminate panels by hitting them with a hammer or arranging three of the same type in a row. As time goes on, a panel will fall down. If four or more panels are put in a row, an obstacle is sent to the opponents side. If the screen is cleared, the player gets a score multiplier.
  
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This game offers players the choice between playing the original ''Wrecking Crew'' game or ''Wrecking Crew '98''. ''Wrecking Crew '98'' combines the gameplay of the original game with puzzle elements, as the player must eliminate panels by hitting them with a hammer or arranging three or more of the same type in a row. As time goes on, more panels will fall down. If four or more panels are put in a row, an obstacle is sent to the opponents side. If the screen is cleared, the player gets a score multiplier. The player is pitted against an open, and a game will carry on until one player is defeated through the panels on their side of the screen overflowing.
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The game has several different modes. Story Mode has [[Mario]]  going to various construction sites and battling Koopas. Versus Mode lets players play one-on-one with each other or against the computer. Tournament Mode lets the player compete in an eight-man tournament.
  
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The game has several different modes. Story Mode has [[Mario]] battling opponents to take down Bowser's buildings, featuring five main stages and four extra stages that can be unlocked by clearing stages under certain conditions. Versus Mode lets players play one-on-one with each other or against the computer. Tournament Mode lets the player compete in an eight-man tournament.
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The original ''Wrecking Crew'' is also available as a unlockable bonus.
  
 
==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
  
 
==Ports/Remakes==
 
==Ports/Remakes==
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*On May 23, 1998, ''Wrecking Crew 98'' was rereleased as a cartridge.
 
*In 2016, it was released for download on the [[Wii U]] as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]], again in Japan only.
 
*In 2016, it was released for download on the [[Wii U]] as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]], again in Japan only.
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*In April 2024, it was added to the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s digital library of Super NES games for [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscribers. This release supported local and online multiplayer. This marked the first time that the game was made available internationally, but with no translation for the game's Japanese text.
 
  
 
[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category:Super Nintendo Games]] [[Category: Mario Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category:Super Nintendo Games]] [[Category: Mario Games]]

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