Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew is an action-puzzle game released by Nintendo in 1984, casting Mario as a demolition worker. Armed with a sledgehammer, players must smash every brick wall, ladder, and oil drum in each single-screen stage while dodging the foreman Spike and various roaming enemies. Layouts grow increasingly complex, requiring careful planning of the destruction order to avoid locking yourself into an unwinnable dead end. With 100 stages and a built-in level editor included, Wrecking Crew stands as a classic showcase of Nintendo's early puzzle design sensibility.