Game and Watch: Mario's Cement Factory - Widescreen

Mario's Cement Factory (1832,ML102) is a Game & Watch video game released on the New Wide Screen and Tabletop format in 1983 (for both versions). The game starred, as the name suggests, Mario. For the New Wide Screen version, Nintendo produced an estimated 750,000 copies of the game. The amount that they made for the Tabletop version is unknown. The model number for the New Wide Screen version was ML-102, while the Tabletop's was CM-72.

Gameplay
In the game, you control a character in a cement factory. You start at the upper left hand corner of the

screen. In the middle, platforms are dropping down on the left side and going up on the right side. Meanwhile, buckets of cement are about to go in the mixers, though there are machines blocking the cement so that they can't go all of the way down. As the player, you have to make sure that the machines don't overflow with cement, and use the lever to make the cement drop the machine below. After you pull the other lever, then the cement will go into the mixer. There are four machines, two on each side. If you fall into the middle without a platform there to support you, then you will loose a life. If the machine fills up with too much cement, then you will also loose a life. The nature of the gameplay has a larger emphasis on puzzle than previous games, with the player required to think about the order to release the cement.

Rarity
Easy to find, with a few for sale on Ebay at any time.

Valuation (Working Models - September 2013)
Boxed and Instructions: £40-£60
Game Only: £20-£40