Xiao Ma Li

Xiao Ma Li

Aka: Little Mario Bar, Bingo
Console: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
TV Standard: Other
Publisher(s): Computer & Entertainment
Release Date: 1989-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: Not Rated
Type: Board, Unofficial
Xiao Ma Li titlescreenXiao Ma Li screenshot

Xiao Ma Li (小瑪琍 - literally "Small Mario") is a Famicom game based off the Taiwanese gambling game of the same name, developed by Nei-Hu Electronics and distributed by Idea-Tek. It was also re-released by Computer & Entertainment under the same title and TXC Corporation as Bingo, both with some slight changes.

The gameplay is very similar to Dian Shi Ma Li, being based off the same gambling game although there are a few differences. The player can only bet up to 9 credits on an individual fruit and the controls are different, having been adapted to use one controller while Dian Shi Ma Li required both. The player wins by betting on the image that lights up when the round ends.

The game uses an unusually dark color palette for a Famicom release. C&E release fixed this by making it more bright. This version eventually found its way onto various multicarts with the title screen slightly edited. There is also a stripper in the game but without any nudity.

Game Player of Xiao Ma Li on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Controls - How to Play Xiao Ma Li on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Generally, you can review the controls (keyboard) setting during each game in the screen before it starts. Use the arrow keys and “Z”, “X”, “A”, “S”, “Q”, “E” buttons to play, or customize yourself with your gamepad or keyboard.

KeyboardControls
← → ↑ ↓Directions for LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN
Enter ↵START
ShiftSELECT
ZA
XB
AX
SY
QL
ER