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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> | 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> | ||
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 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 | 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 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. | 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. | ||
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*''[[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.]]''* | ||
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*''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' | *''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
<small>*Rereleased in the [[Mini Classics]] series.</small> | <small>*Rereleased in the [[Mini Classics]] series.</small> | ||
<small>†Rereleased as [[DSiWare]].</small> | |||
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series=== | ===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series=== | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
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!Image!!Name!!Game!!Action at alarm time!!Location | !Image!!Name!!Game!!Action at alarm time!!Location | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Multi Screen) | G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Multi Screen) | ||
Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Micro VS. System) | Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Micro VS. System) | ||
Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'' (Panorama Screen) | Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'' (Panorama Screen) | ||
DKH HK-303 Game Front.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'' (Micro VS. System) | DKH HK-303 Game Front.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'' (Micro VS. System) | ||
GaW DK2.png|''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' (Multi Screen) | |||
Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (New Wide Screen) | Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (New Wide Screen) | ||
DKJr. G&W Panorama.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen) | DKJr. G&W Panorama.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen) | ||
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Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (New Wide Screen) | Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (New Wide Screen) | ||
SMB G&W YM-901-S.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (special edition) | SMB G&W YM-901-S.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (special edition) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Game & Watch}} | {{Game & Watch}} | ||
{{ | {{Systems}} | ||
[[Category:Systems]] | [[Category:Systems]] | ||
[[Category:Game & Watch games|*]] | [[Category:Game & Watch games|*]] | ||