Editing Wrecking Crew

{{about|the game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|other uses|[[Wrecking Crew (disambiguation)]]}}

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:WC NES Box Art.jpg|200px]]<br>North American box art

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 18, 1985|USA|October 18, 1985<ref>https://www.wired.com/2010/10/1018nintendo-nes-launches/</ref>|Europe|October 15, 1987}} '''Family Computer Disk System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 3, 1989}} '''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{release|Japan|May 21, 2004}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{release|Europe|August 24, 2007|Australia|August 24, 2007|USA|November 19, 2007|Japan|February 5, 2008}} '''Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program Release):'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|August 31, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011|Australia|September 1, 2011}} '''Virtual Console (3DS) (Full Release):'''<br>{{release|Japan|September 19, 2012|USA|March 7, 2013|Europe|May 9, 2013|Australia|May 10, 2013|South Korea|May 18, 2016}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 19, 2013|Europe|June 20, 2013|USA|June 20, 2013|Australia|June 20, 2013}} '''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|Japan|July 17, 2019|USA|July 17, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1148758737718534145 ''Wrecking Crew'' and ''Donkey Kong 3'' for Nintendo Switch]</ref>|Europe|July 17, 2019|Australia|July 17, 2019|HK|July 17, 2019|South Korea|July 17, 2019}}

|genre=Puzzle, platformer

|modes=Single player, 1-2 players alternating

|platforms=[[Family Computer|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Family Computer Disk System]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]]), [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]

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'''''Wrecking Crew''''' is the second game and namesake installment of the [[Wrecking Crew (series)|series of the same name]]. It was released in [[List of games by date#1985|1985]] for the [[Family Computer]] in Japan and later that year for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in North America, eventually making it to Europe in [[List of games by date#1987|1987]]. ''Wrecking Crew'' was released on the [[Wii]]'s, [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s, and [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console]], as well as for [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online]]. It follows the [[VS. System]] version of the game called ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' which came out the previous year. In both games, the player controls Mario (Player 2 as [[Luigi]]) working on a demolition site. The goal is to break down all [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s on each phase. However, this version is more focused on the puzzle platformer aspect and removed competitive play entirely as there is no simultaneous two-player mode.

[[File:Wrecking Crew gameplay.png|left|thumb|A screenshot from ''Wrecking Crew''.]]

Players can select any of the 100 phases to start on, excluding the [[Bonus Stage (Wrecking Crew series)|Bonus Stage]]s that come after every fourth phase. Unlike the arcade version, there is vertical scrolling but each phase still takes place in a single wraparound screen.

As the player tries to break all the walls with their [[hammer]], they are attacked by various enemies. Defeating the enemies is not easy, as the regular hammer deals them no damage. If an enemy wanders underneath a [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drum]], the player can trap it by causing the drum to fall. Sometimes [[Foreman Spike]] appears in the background and smashes walls himself. He can also try to push the player off the platforms, but if they can hit Foreman Spike with their hammer, Foreman Spike will fall down instead.

[[Door (Wrecking Crew series)|Door]]s appear less frequently than in the arcade original. Like the previous game, an enemy sent to the background screen becomes a harmless silhouette. If all enemies in a phase that contains more than one are sent to the background, they will freeze for around eight seconds.

If the player breaks down the walls in a particular order, they may find [[Letter (Wrecking Crew)|letters]] of the name of the character the player is playing. Finding all of these will give the player an [[extra life]]. In any phase with three or more [[bomb|dynamite]], hitting three dynamite in a specific order will reveal a prize. The type of prize is determined by adding the phase number with the number of swings Mario made during the phase then dividing by 8. If the remainder is 0, 3, or 6, a pig statue is revealed which can be smashed for 800 points. If the remainder is 2 or 5, a [[Santa Claus]] statue worth 1600 points with show up. If it is 4 or 7, a {{wp|maneki-neko}} statue worth 3200 points will appear. If the remainder is 1, it will spawn a [[Golden Hammer]], also worth 3200 points. Much more powerful than the regular hammer, the Golden Hammer allows the player to knock down walls much faster, and, if they time it right, they can knock enemies down to the bottom floor.

As well as brick walls, there are also [[pillar (Wrecking Crew)|pillar]]s that can be knocked out, ladder walls that can be used until they are destroyed (Foreman Spike can also destroy these), and dynamite that will damage any bricks lined up with it (as well as knocking whoever is nearby off the platform if they do not move away fast enough).

In the Bonus Stages, the player has to compete against Foreman Spike to find a [[coin]] hidden in a row of walls as the time counts down. 10,000 bonus points are awarded for finding it in the first wall that was smashed.

In 2 Player Game, one player will take over after the other loses a life. After completing all 100 phases, the game starts again from the beginning.

==Characters==

|align=center|'''[[Mario]]'''

|The first player character, he is the only character playable in single-player mode.

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!bgcolor=black|[[File:WC Luigi Sprite.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Luigi]]'''

|The second player character, he is only playable in two-player mode.

===Enemies===

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!bgcolor=black|[[File:WC Red Gotchawrench.png]] [[File:WC Purple Gotchawrench.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Gotchawrench]]'''

|A dinosaur wrench that chases Mario around the phase. Red ones are slow, but purple ones are faster.

!bgcolor=black|[[File:WC Eggplant Man.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Eggplant Man]]'''

|A masked eggplant that sprints around, getting in Mario's way.

!bgcolor=black|[[File:WC Fireball.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]'''

|Spend too long in a particular area and a fireball will appear.

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!bgcolor=black|[[File:WCForemanSpikeSprite.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Foreman Spike]]'''

|The bearded foreman of the construction site. He will constantly try to stop Mario from completing his job by hitting the hero off the beams. He takes over the role Luigi did in the single player mode of the ''VS.'' version.

==Sequel==

In 1998, ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' was released as a Japan-only game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. ''Wrecking Crew '98'' is competitive, giving each player their own side to clean up, and opportunity to send enemies to the opponent's side.

*[[Gunpei Yokoi]]

*Toshiyuki Nakamura

*Yase Sobajima

Wrecking Crew Famicom key art.jpg|Famicom cover artwork

WreckingCrewfamicomtitlescreen.png|[[Family Computer|Famicom]] title screen

MarioWC.png|[[Phase 1 (Wrecking Crew)|Phase 1]]

WreckingCrewArt9.png|Mario's [[Letter (Wrecking Crew)|letter]]s

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