Mario Family

A rare and niche entry

Considered one of the rarest Mario titles, Mario Family (or ‘Jaguar Sewing Machine Embroidery Software: Mario Family’ to give it its full title) is not a game in the typical sense, but software for the Game Boy Color released only in Japan, developed by Natsume and published by Jaguar in 2001.

A unique creative tool for the Game Boy Color

It is compatible with Jaguar’s JN-100 sewing machine which came with a cable that would link it to a Game Boy Color, and in the game the player can choose one of several designs that the machine can copy onto fabric. Another more recent model, the JN-2000, also works with a Game Boy Color. This game is the second Mario sewing game after I Am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater on the Family Computer Disk System. It is also the last Mario game released on the Game Boy Color. Source.

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