<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1984	O
,	O
titled	O
Vs.	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
with	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
'	O
98	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
(	O
or	O
Luigi	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode	O
)	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
set	O
of	O
objects	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
hammer	O
on	O
each	O
of	O
100	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
cannot	O
jump	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
hammer	O
's	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objects	O
include	O
these	O
:	O
destructible	O
walls	O
,	O
pillars	O
,	O
and	O
ladders	O
;	O
indestructible	O
barrels	O
and	O
ladders	O
;	O
bombs	O
that	O
destroy	O
all	O
connected	O
destructible	O
objects	O
;	O
and	O
various	O
enemies	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
construction	O
foreman	O
named	O
Spike	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Blackie	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
chases	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
disrupt	O
him	O
by	O
knocking	O
down	O
objects	O
and	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
fall	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
five	O
lives	O
and	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
whenever	O
Mario	B-Application
comes	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
fireball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
aborted	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
aborted	O
if	O
Mario	B-Application
becomes	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
barrel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Mario	B-Application
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
optimal	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
to	O
destroy	O
objects	O
—	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
destroys	O
a	O
ladder	O
too	O
soon	O
,	O
a	O
wall	O
may	O
become	O
unreachable	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
finish	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroying	O
multiple	O
objects	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
(	O
usually	O
with	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
bombs	O
)	O
scores	O
extra	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
bonus	O
items	O
may	O
appear	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
features	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
design	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
custom	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
and	O
loaded	O
using	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
reenabled	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
using	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Vs.	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
in	O
its	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1989	O
on	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
the	O
14th	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
series	I-Device
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
bonus	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
'	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
briefly	O
distributed	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
owners	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Ambassador	O
Program	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
general	O
sale	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
following	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
support	O
saving	O
custom	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
paid	O
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
download	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
find	O
ways	O
to	O
clear	O
each	O
level	O
of	O
all	O
panels	O
,	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
'	O
98	O
takes	O
a	O
more	O
competitive	O
approach	O
:	O
various	O
blocks	O
and	O
colored	O
panels	O
appear	O
on	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
attempt	O
to	O
line	O
up	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
panels	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
to	O
remove	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
features	O
Mario	B-Application
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
after	O
a	O
trip	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
Bowser	O
has	O
started	O
a	O
constructing	O
multiple	O
new	O
high-rise	O
bases	O
,	O
depriving	O
the	O
surrounding	O
flora	O
of	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
retrieves	O
his	O
magic	O
hammer	O
from	O
his	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
and	O
begins	O
demolishing	O
Bowser	O
's	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
is	O
Story	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
travels	O
through	O
an	O
overworld	O
,	O
entering	O
each	O
of	O
Bowser	O
's	O
construction	O
sites	O
and	O
defeating	O
a	O
rival	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
is	O
also	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bonus	O
Stage	O
theme	O
from	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
was	O
remixed	O
for	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Golden	O
Hammer	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
usable	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
"	O
stage	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
appears	O
in	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Movie	O
(	O
2023	O
)	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Sebastian	O
Maniscalco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
boss	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
before	O
they	O
started	O
their	O
own	O
plumbing	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
