<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
(	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
FUNdamentals	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Presage	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
FUNdamentals	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
for	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
and	O
by	O
Stepping	O
Stone	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
five	O
traditional	O
games	O
:	O
checkers	O
,	O
backgammon	B-Application
,	O
Go	O
Fish	O
,	O
dominoes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
"	O
yacht	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Yahtzee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
play	O
against	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
their	O
real	O
world	O
counterparts	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
themes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
their	O
releases	O
,	O
both	O
versions	O
have	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
while	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
State	O
and	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
educational	O
game	O
,	O
authors	O
David	O
Wesley	O
and	O
Gloria	O
Barczak	O
blamed	O
it	O
in	O
part	O
for	O
almost	O
destroying	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
games	O
:	O
checkers	O
,	O
Go	O
Fish	O
,	O
dominoes	B-Operating_System
,	O
backgammon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
yacht	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Yahtzee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
all	O
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
their	O
real	O
world	O
counterparts	O
,	O
featuring	O
pieces	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
;	O
Martinet	O
has	O
since	O
voiced	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
all	O
speaking	O
appearances	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Presage	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
FUNdamentals	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
and	O
by	O
Stepping	O
Stone	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
their	O
releases	O
,	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
and	O
its	O
reversion	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
FUNdamentals	I-Application
have	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Miami	O
Herald	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
animations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
claim	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
recommend	O
it	O
for	O
first-time	O
PC	B-Device
users	O
who	O
want	O
an	O
"	O
easy-to-install	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
CD-ROM	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Advocate	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Martinet	O
for	O
his	O
Mario	B-Application
voice	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
small	O
children	O
will	O
"	O
giggle	O
with	O
delight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authors	O
David	O
Wesley	O
and	O
Gloria	O
Barczak	O
cited	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
flood	O
of	O
ill-conceived	O
Mario	B-Application
spin-offs	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
nearly	O
destroyed	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
Tom	O
East	O
featured	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
"	O
Rare	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
"	O
article	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
featured	O
Martinet	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
first	O
,	O
most	O
identify	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
his	O
first	O
role	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
deemed	O
the	O
sixth-worst	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
ScrewAttack	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
nothing	O
fun	O
about	O
FUNdamentals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
