<s>
is	O
a	O
1983	O
LCD	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
under	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
earlier	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
he	O
navigates	O
elevators	O
and	O
funnels	O
cement	O
through	O
a	O
factory	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
cement	O
from	O
crushing	O
his	O
fellow	O
workers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
—	O
a	O
Table	O
Top	O
unit	O
and	O
a	O
handheld	O
game	O
akin	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Gallery	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Gallery	O
4	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strangest	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
's	I-Device
Cement	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
puts	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
works	O
at	O
a	O
cement	O
factory	O
where	O
he	O
funnels	O
cement	O
into	O
cement	O
trucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
must	O
navigate	O
two	O
dangerous	O
elevators	O
and	O
avoid	O
falling	O
or	O
being	O
crushed	O
and	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
's	I-Device
Cement	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
releases	O
,	O
each	O
unit	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
portable	O
device	O
that	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
clock	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
the	O
one	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Table	O
Top	O
series	O
and	O
debuted	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Table	O
Top	O
series	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Mario	B-Device
's	I-Device
Cement	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
being	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
four	O
Table	O
Top	O
units	O
ever	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Famicom	O
system	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
title	O
(	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
's	I-Device
Cement	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
various	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Gallery	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
updated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
line	O
,	O
which	O
repackaged	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
games	O
in	O
small	O
Game	O
Boy-like	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
New	O
Wide	O
Screen	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2002	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Gallery	O
4	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
download	O
service	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSi	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSi	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
now-defunct	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
's	I-Device
Cement	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
has	O
been	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
relative	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
primitive	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
release	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
too	O
"	O
picky	O
and	O
precise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stranger	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
cement	O
factory	O
worker	O
has	O
been	O
mentioned	O
in	O
multiple	O
articles	O
that	O
cover	O
the	O
array	O
of	O
professions	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
undertaken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
units	O
have	O
become	O
collector	O
's	O
items	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
a	O
complete-in-box	O
unit	O
can	O
sell	O
for	O
over	O
US$100	O
.	O
</s>
