Interesting Super mario world japanese toy

[importaku]

I though this maye be of interest for some of you nintendo fans

Waay back in the 90's Epoch released a toy based on super mario world where the aim is to navigate your way through a motorised maze.

Over 10 years later i finally managed to get my hands on one. As far as i know there are no pics or even mention of this toy on the net. All i remember is that mean machines or C+VG (uk games mags) ran a competition back in the 90's to win one.


(Thanks goto Yakumo for the pics) (sorry 56k users)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/new%20stuff/mario%20edit%204.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/new%20stuff/mario%20edit%205.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/new%20stuff/mario%20edit%203.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/new%20stuff/mario%20edit%202.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/new%20stuff/mario%20edit%201.jpg

I remember that there wad a mario kart one that used marbles as well.

[RetroYoungen]

:drooling:

Dude... sweeeeeeeet...

[Cmosfm]

ok, I used to have something like that as a kid. It didnt have mario of course but it was just like these. Anyone have any idea what they were called?

[importaku]

There were loads of them made in the 80's & 90's by different companies.

I remember one made by Tomy called Kong mountain. Ooh and there was screwball scramble as well.

Don't know if you had them in the us as well, im guessing you did as you have loads of cool toys that never released in the uk.

[Cmosfm]

Kong Mountain sounds VERY familiar....but I can't find any info or pics on it or anything. You have a pic or something of it?

[Half Japanese]

I think any kid in the late 80's/early 90's who went near a KayBee Toys saw one of those things. I think they used to have penguins most of the time, they'd slide around and go up stairs and stuff.

[Cmosfm]

I think any kid in the late 80's/early 90's who went near a KayBee Toys saw one of those things. I think they used to have penguins most of the time, they'd slide around and go up stairs and stuff.

Not those, those were just moterized things that moved on there own. THese you had to move the marble yourself through an obstacle course that moved and youd press buttons to pop the marble into the air at the right time and stick it to a magnet whic pulled it to the other side of a gap and such. These were pretty cool....the penguin stuff sucked.

[importaku]

Just had a search on Kong mountain on the net & i couldn't find anything either.

However i did find screwball scramble plus a nice pic of it.
http://www.toysrus.co.uk/content/Product/236071_l_b.jpg

[richmond]

http://www.retro-electro.co.uk/ods&sods/tomykongmansmall.jpg

This what your referring to? Kongman by Tomy

Donkey Kong clone called Kongman used to swivel at the top and throw marbles down at you or something? Think it’s still in the garage, ill have to try and rip it out.

[richmond]

omg im dying for game of screwball scramble now! :D

[importaku]

YES

Thats exactly what kong mountain looks like. That looks like the hand held version. They made a bigger version as well later on.

[importaku]

Found a pic of the full sized version. Looks like the name was different in the uk i remember it been kong mountain.

Anyway heres the pic
http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/8e/e9/39_1_b.JPG

[Chunky]

ahh screwball scramble...


now i really miss that. need to find it.

[richmond]

http://www.ric3y.com/_temp/kongman.jpg

found it :) box variation?

[Cmosfm]

KONGMAN! That's it! I found one on eBay also...same pic that importaku posted is on the auction. I'm going to get that one unless someone on here has one there wanting to sell. ;)

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Hehe, yeah!, i remember Kong mountain, a friend of mine had it and we played it a lot. I also have the Mighty Max Volcano mountain (or something like that), anybody remembers it???

Matías

[Avenger]

i had that Kong Mountain one...except it had a Sonic theme...its weird that its EXACTLY the same too...

[WiseSalesman]

I own screwball scramble. Picked it up a coupld years ago at a yard sale just because it looked so cool.

[gleavepaul]

i want one

[gamergary]

That looks sweet.

[Thief187]

Ah, it's one of those Snafu marbal maze types! I also know is that there was a Sonic version of that marble maze toy during the Mid 90's. Does anyone know that toy?

[§ Gideon §]

importaku, you have just made me very jealous. That is such a cool toy! Do you plan on setting it up?

[importaku]

Yeah i plan on setting it up once its posted to me but at the moment its sitting in my friends house in japan.

By the way i love your avatar LOL

[Ed Oscuro]

Very nice find, it's nice how we find out that games reached out into all sorts of different areas :D

[MarioAllStar2600]

How much did it run you? I would love to have one of those, being a mario freak and all.

[§ Gideon §]

Promise to show more pics when you've got it! Seriously, I can't get over how cool that toy is...

By the way i love your avatar LOL
Thanks!

[Balloon Fight]

Awesome stuff! How much was it?

[evg2000]

screwball scramble sure looks like run yourself ragged by tomy ( I have two of these)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2530&item=3182813087&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT



sorry the url doesn't seem to show right, just cut and paste.
charles

[importaku]

I picked up that mario ball game for the excellent price of 1000 yen thats approx $9 or £5 depending where your from.

And yeah i promise to post some nice detailed pics once i have it at my house.

[importaku]

Arrgh annoying double post.

The message board keeps crashing on me and saying page not found when i press the submit button.

[importaku]

Gah double post. :angry: