Dian Shi Ma Li

Dian Shi Ma Li ( 電視瑪琍 ), also known as "Mario Lottery", is a Taiwanese bootleg Famicom game developed by Fiver Firm. It is a simulator of a popular Taiwanese fruit machine nicknamed as "Small Mario". The gameplay is simple: you put bets on fruits, then roulette starts spinning.

Why It Can't Rich at All

 * 1) The title screen blatantly lies that the game was developed by Namco, but was actually developed by a bootleg company that stole the name from Namco.
 * 2) The disclaimer "For amusement only" is also a lie. There are odd settings in the game's code (just like in real gambling machines), which probably means that the game was supposed to be used in illegal casinos.
 * 3) To place a bet on BAR, you have to press A on a second controller. Yes, you have to use two controllers and only one button on the second controller is used.
 * 4) The sign "PUSH START TO RICH" is misleading. To punch coins from the block, you have to press A or B, but not START. Figuring this will take some of your time and (if you play in an illegal casino) actual money.
 * 5) * However, If you press START while punching coins from the block, you'll get a larger bonus.
 * 6) It contains an absolutely terrible-looking bootleg Mario sprite with pale skin and crimson (rotten?) teeth. This version of Mario became known as Fortran since he has the letter F on his cap and an unused logo with the letter F and the word "Fortran" was found in the game's code.

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Trivia

 * The Fortran Mario and the Engrish line "PUSH START TO RICH" became memes.
 * The sprite of Fortran was stolen by another pirate company and turned into the grandest version of Mario we all know as Grand Dad; thus, Fortran is the dad of Grand Dad.
 * According to TV Tropes, even before becoming a meme in the western world, this "game" was a meme in China.