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{{about|the Game & Watch system|the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]}}
|Image=[[File:Gameandwatchyears.png|300px]]Four different [[Game & Watch]] systems. From left to right; ''[[Ball]]'', [[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'']], (next row) [[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|''Mario Bros.'']] and [[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong'']].
{{distinguish|Nelsonic Game Watch|Gamewatch Boy}}
|Rel=1980
{{system infobox
|Dis=1991
|image=[[File:Game & Watch.png|250px]]
|Pre=Arcade
|release=1980
|Suc=[[Game Boy]]
|discontinued=1991 (initial line)
|successor=[[Game Boy]]
}}
}}
{{articleabout|the Game & Watch system|the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name, and named "Game & Watch" in Japan|[[Mr. Game & Watch|here]]}}
The '''{{wp|Game & Watch}}''' series is a series of handheld games developed by [[Nintendo]] from 1980 to 1991. Each Game & Watch had its own game built in, in addition to a clock and an alarm. The units are based on a 4-bit CPU from the Sharp SM5xx family, and they include a small ROM and RAM area and an LCD screen driver circuit.<ref>[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/hh_sm510.cpp MAME emulator source code], retrieved 3/21/2019</ref> Some of the titles available in Game & Watch format were games as random as ''[[Ball]]'', a simple juggling game, to well-known games such as ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' The Game & Watch was Nintendo's earliest product to be very successful,<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/1/0/ Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary], retrieved April 30, 2023.</ref> with the series selling a combined 43.4 million units worldwide.<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3/ Iwata Asks: Game & Watch], retrieved April 30, 2023.</ref> Commemorative editions of [[Egg (Game & Watch)|''Egg'']] and ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' were given to Nintendo employees for reaching the 10 million and 20 million milestones, respectively.<ref>[https://www.happy-today.org/nintendo/wanted.html Nintendo Archive Project], retrieved October 31, 2021</ref> Nintendo also let the Game & Watch games be used as promotional items for businesses that put their own logos on them.<ref>[https://www.gameandwatch.ch/en/faq-questions-answers/promo-advertising-game-watch.html Promotional (Advertising) Game&Watch Games], retrieved 3/10/2021</ref>
{{distinguish|Nelsonic Game Watch}}


[[File:Game & Watch.png|125px|left]]
Most Game & Watch titles have two modes: Game A and Game B. Game B is usually a faster, more difficult version of Game A. In the Micro VS. System series of games, such as ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'', Game B is the two-player mode. A few games such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' do not have a Game B.
The '''Game & Watch''' series is a classic video game series starring [[Mr. Game & Watch]] by [[Nintendo]]. The series lasted from 1980 to 1991. Each Game & Watch had its own game built in, in addition to a clock and an alarm. Some of the titles available in Game & Watch format were games as random as ''Ball'', a simple juggling game, to well-known games such as ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''. In ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', there is a parody of the Game & Watch, called the [[Game & Watch 9000]]. Game & Watch appears as stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[Flat Zone]] and [[Flat Zone 2]], respectively). Also, a two-screened ''Donkey Kong'' Game & Watch game (shown below in the image) appeared in [[9-Volt]]/[[18-Volt]]'s intro cutscene in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''.
 
The Game & Watch games normally become harder as the player progresses, but the gameplay usually slows down every 100 [[point]]s the player receives. The games usually end when the player receives three misses (generally meaning "lives that are lost"). In most games, misses can be removed if the player reaches a certain number of points; in some games, doing so with no misses starts a period called Chance Time, in which the score increases either temporarily or until a miss is made. The maximum score the player can get in most games is 999 points. Getting a higher score resets the score tally to zero points.
 
On September 3, 2020, 29 years after the original Game & Watch series' discontinuation and as part of the celebration of the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|35th anniversary]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Nintendo announced ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'', a full-color screen Game & Watch system featuring ports of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' as well as a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed version of ''Ball'', set for a limited release on November 13, 2020.


==Games==
==Games==
===''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' Game & Watch games===
===''Super Mario'' Game & Watch games===
[[File:9-voltgamewatch.png|thumb|[[9-Volt]] with a ''Donkey Kong'' double-screen Game & Watch (much like a [[Nintendo DS]]) in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''.]]
{{columns|
Some of these were re-released in the [[Mini Classic]] series.
*''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''*
*''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''*†
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
*''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
*''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
*''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''
*''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''*†
*''[[Mario the Juggler]]''
*''[[Mario the Juggler]]''
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''*
*''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
*''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''
}}
<small>*Rereleased in the [[Mini Classics]] series.</small>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<small>†Rereleased as [[DSiWare]].</small>


===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
These games are [[Game Boy]]-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring ''Mario'' characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible.
{{main|Game & Watch Gallery (series)}}
These games are [[Game Boy]]-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring ''Super Mario'' characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible. There were plans for a ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series of [[e-Reader]] cards called [[List of unreleased media#Game & Watch-e|''Game & Watch-e'']], but these did not surface due to the abrupt cancellation of the e-Reader overseas due to low sales.
*''[[nwiki:Game Boy Gallery|Game Boy Gallery]]'' (Europe and Australia only; not to be confused with the Japanese name for ''Game & Watch Gallery'')
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Japan; ''Game & Watch Gallery Advance'' in Europe and Australia)


*''[[Game Boy Gallery]]'' (Europe and Australia only; Not to be confused with the Japanese name for ''Game & Watch Gallery'')
====Games with a ''Super Mario''-themed "Modern" version====
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Australia)
In addition to all of the games listed below, the ''Super Mario'' Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery Advance'' in Australia)
 
====Games with a ''Mario''-themed "Modern" version====
In addition to all the games listed below, the ''Mario'' Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.


{{columns|
*''[[Ball]]''
*''[[Ball]]''
*''[[Boxing]]''  
*''[[Boxing]]''
*''[[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]]''  
*''[[Chef]]''
*''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]''  
*''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]''
*''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''  
*''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''
*''[[Fire Attack]]''
*''[[Fire Attack]]''
*''[[Flagman]]''  
*''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
*''[[Greenhouse]]''  
*''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
*''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
*''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
*''[[Judge (Game & Watch)|Judge]]''
*''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''
*''[[Lion]]''  
*''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''  
*''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''  
*''[[Oil Panic]]''
*''[[Oil Panic]]''
*''[[Parachute]]''  
*''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''
*''[[Rain Shower]]''
*''[[Rain Shower]]''
*''[[Spitball Sparky]]''  
*''[[Turtle Bridge]]''
*''[[Turtle Bridge]]''  
*''[[Vermin]]''
*''[[Vermin]]''
}}
===''Game & Watch Collection''===
{{main|Game & Watch Collection}}
''Game & Watch Collection'' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game that was released exclusively on [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]]. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch games, one of which is ''Donkey Kong''. A follow-up titled ''[[nwiki:Game & Watch Collection 2|Game & Watch Collection 2]]'' was also released, though it does not feature any ''Super Mario'' titles.
==Alarm function==
Starting from the Gold version of ''Manhole'', the Game & Watch titles started to have an alarm function, which was accessible only by gently pressing the ALARM switch with a sharp-pointed instrument. Alarm time can be set by pressing the left buttons (hour set) and the right buttons (minute set). Games with two buttons in the same side use only the top button for time setting. These are Game & Watch alarm indicators in the ''Super Mario'' Game & Watch games:


==Trophy Information from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
!Image!!Name!!Game!!Action at alarm time!!Location
|-
|[[File:DK G&W Mini Donkey Kong.png]]||[[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Mini Donkey Kong]]||''Donkey Kong''||Jump and swing bell||Below the difficulty indicators
|-
|[[File:Greenhouse_GH-54_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm cat||''Green House''||Be stung by a bee||Beside the ladder
|-
|[[File:Donkey_Kong_II_JR-55_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong II''||Be stricken by Mario||Beside leftmost lock
|-
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game / Moves !! | Description
|[[File:Mario_Bros_Alarm_Bell_Artwork.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Mario Bros.''||Ring||Under time/score
|-
|-
! Game & Watch
|[[File:DK_Jr_CJ-71_Bell1.gif]]||Musical notes||''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen & Table Top series)||Be whistled by Mario||Below miss counter
| [[File:Trophy188.PNG|100px]]
| align=center | ''Game & Watch''<br>1980
| ''This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.''
|-
|-
|[[File:MCF_Bell_Artwork.gif]]||Alarm driver||''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Table Top)||Ring bell||Beside upward lift section
|-
|[[File:Marios_Bombs_Away_TB-94_Bell2.gif]]||[[Alarm Monkey]]||''Mario's Bombs Away''||Swing bell||Below time score
|-
|[[File:DK_Circus_MK-96_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong Circus''||Swing||Below time/score
|-
|[[File:DK-Jr_DJ-101_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (New Wide Sceen)||Be stricken by Mario||Under Donkey Kong
|-
|[[File:MCF_Alarm_Bell.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Mario's Cement Factory'' (New Wide Screen)||Swing||Beside upward lift section
|-
|[[File:SMB_YM-105_Bell2.gif]]||[[Alarm Koopa]]||''Super Mario Bros.''||Nod head and spew fire||Upper left corner
|-
|[[File:Mario_the_Juggler_MB-108_Bell2.gif]]||Alarm Koopa Troopa||''Mario the Juggler''||Swing bell||Beside the pipe
|-
|[[File:AK-302_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong 3''||Flash||Beside Player 1's miss and spray value counters
|-
|[[File:HK-303_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm referee||''Donkey Kong Hockey''||Ring bell||Beside Player 1's score
|}
==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
{{construction|section=yes}}
[[File:9-Volt 18-Volt prologue WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|thumb|9-Volt holding a Game & Watch in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'']]
===''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', a ''Donkey Kong'' double-screen Game & Watch is a key part of [[9-Volt]] & [[18-Volt]]'s story. 9-Volt shows it to 18-Volt, causing them to tug-of-war it until it breaks, breaking their friendship as well. 18-Volt then tries to buy a replacement, bumping into 9-Volt, who had the same intention, giving them the chance to reconcile.
===''Wario: Master of Disguise''===
In ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', there is a treasure based on the Game & Watch called the [[List of treasures in Wario: Master of Disguise#Game & Watch 9000|Game & Watch 9000]].
{{br}}
===''Super Paper Mario''===
[[File:SPM Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.png|thumb|left|Mario and some [[Dark Boomboxer]]s in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the player can access two post-game level areas, the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] and the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Both dungeons are modeled after the Game & Watch's screen, with black walls, floors, and doors, and faded silhouettes of said objects in places they currently are not occupying. Additionally, in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials specifically, stronger variants of the game's enemies appear with no visual distinctions from their normal counterparts, except they are pitch black, similar to characters that appear on Game & Watch screens.
{{br|left}}
==Trophy information from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game / Moves!!|Description
|-
!Game & Watch
|[[File:Trophy188.png|100px]]
|align=center|''Game & Watch''<br>1980
|''This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.''
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:Game_&_Watch.jpg|A variety of games
G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Multi Screen)
File:Ball-G'nW.png|''[[Ball]]''
Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Micro VS. System)
File:FlagmanOriginal.jpg|''[[Flagman]]''
Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'' (Panorama Screen)
File:Game watch fire widescreen.jpg|''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''
DKH HK-303 Game Front.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'' (Micro VS. System)
File:Game watch judge.jpg|''[[Judge (Game & Watch)|Judge]]''
GaW DK2.png|''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' (Multi Screen)
File:Manhole.jpg|''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (New Wide Screen)
File:Helmet0.jpg|''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
DKJr. G&W Panorama.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen)
File:OctopusGame.png|''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''
Donkey_Kong_Jr_Tabletop.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Table Top)
File:Chef-G'n-W.png|''[[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]]''
Game and Watch SMB system.png|''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Color Screen)
File:G&W Fire Attack.jpg|''[[Fire Attack]]''
Green_House_original_unit.jpg|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' (Multi Screen)
File:Oil panic.JPG|''[[Oil Panic]]''
Gandwmbros.jpg|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' (Multi Screen)
File:G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
Mario Juggling.jpg|''[[Mario the Juggler]]'' (New Wide Screen)
File:Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
MariosBombsAway.jpg|''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]'' (Panorama Screen)
File:Gandwmbros.jpg|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
ML-102 Game1 Front.jpg|''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'' (New Wide Screen)
File:GaW DK2.png|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
MCF.jpg|''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Table Top)
File:Tabletops.jpg|Tabletop games
Super_Mario_Bros_YM-801_Game_Front2.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Crystal Screen)
File:MCF.jpg|The tabletop version of [[Mario's Cement Factory]]''
Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (New Wide Screen)
File:Mariocement.jpg|The widescreen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory''
SMB G&W YM-901-S.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (special edition)
File:MariosBombsAway.jpg|''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
</gallery>
File:SpitballSparky.png|''[[Spitball Sparky]]''
 
File:Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
==Names in other languages==
File:Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
{{foreign names
File:DKHockey.png|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
|Jap=ゲーム&ウオッチ
File:Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|JapR=Gēmu Ando Uotchi
File:Mario Juggling.jpg|''[[Mario the Juggler]]''
|JapM=Game & Watch
</gallery></center>
}}
 
==References==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=Game & Watch (universe)|ZeldaWiki=Zelda (Game & Watch)}}
<references/>


==See also==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|SmashWiki-p=Game & Watch (universe)}}
*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]
*''[[Game & Watch Collection]]
{{BoxTop}}
{{Game & Watch}}
{{Game & Watch}}
{{Consoles}}
{{Systems}}
[[Category:Systems]]
[[Category:Game & Watch games|*]]
[[Category:Game & Watch series|*]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies]]
[[de:Game & Watch]]
[[de:Game & Watch]]
[[Category:Game Series]]
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[[Category:Game & Watch Games| ]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Trophies]]
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Latest revision as of 17:14, April 20, 2024

This article is about the Game & Watch system. For the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name, see Mr. Game & Watch.
Not to be confused with Nelsonic Game Watch or Gamewatch Boy.
Game & Watch
Game & Watch logo.
Release date 1980
Discontinued 1991 (initial line)
Successor Game Boy

The Game & Watch series is a series of handheld games developed by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Each Game & Watch had its own game built in, in addition to a clock and an alarm. The units are based on a 4-bit CPU from the Sharp SM5xx family, and they include a small ROM and RAM area and an LCD screen driver circuit.[1] Some of the titles available in Game & Watch format were games as random as Ball, a simple juggling game, to well-known games such as Donkey Kong Jr. The Game & Watch was Nintendo's earliest product to be very successful,[2] with the series selling a combined 43.4 million units worldwide.[3] Commemorative editions of Egg and Green House were given to Nintendo employees for reaching the 10 million and 20 million milestones, respectively.[4] Nintendo also let the Game & Watch games be used as promotional items for businesses that put their own logos on them.[5]

Most Game & Watch titles have two modes: Game A and Game B. Game B is usually a faster, more difficult version of Game A. In the Micro VS. System series of games, such as Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Hockey, Game B is the two-player mode. A few games such as Super Mario Bros. do not have a Game B.

The Game & Watch games normally become harder as the player progresses, but the gameplay usually slows down every 100 points the player receives. The games usually end when the player receives three misses (generally meaning "lives that are lost"). In most games, misses can be removed if the player reaches a certain number of points; in some games, doing so with no misses starts a period called Chance Time, in which the score increases either temporarily or until a miss is made. The maximum score the player can get in most games is 999 points. Getting a higher score resets the score tally to zero points.

On September 3, 2020, 29 years after the original Game & Watch series' discontinuation and as part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo announced Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., a full-color screen Game & Watch system featuring ports of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as well as a Super Mario-themed version of Ball, set for a limited release on November 13, 2020.

Games[edit]

Super Mario Game & Watch games[edit]

*Rereleased in the Mini Classics series.          †Rereleased as DSiWare.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Main article: Game & Watch Gallery (series)

These games are Game Boy-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring Super Mario characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible. There were plans for a Game & Watch Gallery series of e-Reader cards called Game & Watch-e, but these did not surface due to the abrupt cancellation of the e-Reader overseas due to low sales.

Games with a Super Mario-themed "Modern" version[edit]

In addition to all of the games listed below, the Super Mario Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.

Game & Watch Collection[edit]

Main article: Game & Watch Collection

Game & Watch Collection is a Nintendo DS game that was released exclusively on Club Nintendo. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch games, one of which is Donkey Kong. A follow-up titled Game & Watch Collection 2 was also released, though it does not feature any Super Mario titles.

Alarm function[edit]

Starting from the Gold version of Manhole, the Game & Watch titles started to have an alarm function, which was accessible only by gently pressing the ALARM switch with a sharp-pointed instrument. Alarm time can be set by pressing the left buttons (hour set) and the right buttons (minute set). Games with two buttons in the same side use only the top button for time setting. These are Game & Watch alarm indicators in the Super Mario Game & Watch games:

Image Name Game Action at alarm time Location
Mini Donkey Kong Mini Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jump and swing bell Below the difficulty indicators
Greenhouse's alarm cat Alarm cat Green House Be stung by a bee Beside the ladder
Donkey Kong II's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong II Be stricken by Mario Beside leftmost lock
Mario Bros.'s alarm bell Alarm bell Mario Bros. Ring Under time/score
Donkey Kong Jr.'s alarm musical notes Musical notes Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen & Table Top series) Be whistled by Mario Below miss counter
The alarm indicator of Mario's Cement Factory's Tabletop Version Alarm driver Mario's Cement Factory (Table Top) Ring bell Beside upward lift section
Mario's Bombs Away's Alarm Monkey (from the game manual) Alarm Monkey Mario's Bombs Away Swing bell Below time score
Donkey Kong Circus's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong Circus Swing Below time/score
Donkey Kong Jr.'s alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Sceen) Be stricken by Mario Under Donkey Kong
The alarm indicator of Mario's Cement Factory's New Wide Screen Version Alarm bell Mario's Cement Factory (New Wide Screen) Swing Beside upward lift section
Alarm Koopa's appearance in the game manual of Super Mario Bros. Alarm Koopa Super Mario Bros. Nod head and spew fire Upper left corner
Alarm Koopa Troopa from Mario the Juggler Alarm Koopa Troopa Mario the Juggler Swing bell Beside the pipe
Donkey Kong 3's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong 3 Flash Beside Player 1's miss and spray value counters
Donkey Kong Hockey's alarm man Alarm referee Donkey Kong Hockey Ring bell Beside Player 1's score

Appearances in the Super Mario franchise[edit]

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Scene from the prologue of 9-Volt & 18-Volt: 9-Volt shows 18-Volt his Game & Watch
9-Volt holding a Game & Watch in WarioWare: Smooth Moves

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, a Donkey Kong double-screen Game & Watch is a key part of 9-Volt & 18-Volt's story. 9-Volt shows it to 18-Volt, causing them to tug-of-war it until it breaks, breaking their friendship as well. 18-Volt then tries to buy a replacement, bumping into 9-Volt, who had the same intention, giving them the chance to reconcile.

Wario: Master of Disguise[edit]

In Wario: Master of Disguise, there is a treasure based on the Game & Watch called the Game & Watch 9000.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Flopside Pit of 100 Trials
Mario and some Dark Boomboxers in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials

In Super Paper Mario, the player can access two post-game level areas, the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials and the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. Both dungeons are modeled after the Game & Watch's screen, with black walls, floors, and doors, and faded silhouettes of said objects in places they currently are not occupying. Additionally, in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials specifically, stronger variants of the game's enemies appear with no visual distinctions from their normal counterparts, except they are pitch black, similar to characters that appear on Game & Watch screens.

Trophy information from Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Name Image Game / Moves Description
Game & Watch Game & Watch Game & Watch
1980 		This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゲーム&ウオッチ
Gēmu Ando Uotchi
 Game & Watch

References[edit]

Game & Watch coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ MAME emulator source code, retrieved 3/21/2019
  2. ^ Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary, retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Iwata Asks: Game & Watch, retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Nintendo Archive Project, retrieved October 31, 2021
  5. ^ Promotional (Advertising) Game&Watch Games, retrieved 3/10/2021
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Game & Watch games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS)
Miscellaneous Green House (1982, MS)
MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen
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Video game systems and add-ons
Nintendo home consoles Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer (Family BASIC, Family Computer Disk System) • Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom (Satellaview, Super Game Boy) • Nintendo 64 (Nintendo 64DD) • Nintendo GameCube (Game Boy Player) • Wii (Virtual Console, WiiWare) • Wii U (Virtual Console)
Nintendo handhelds Game & Watch • Game Boy • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS (Nintendo DSi, DSiWare) • Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Other MS-DOS • VS. System • Nintendo PlayChoice-10 • Nelsonic Game Watch • Super Mario Bros. Watch • Gamewatch Boy • Philips CD-i • Mini Classics • Nintendo Switch • Triforce • Visteon Dockable Entertainment System • Classics • LodgeNet
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