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The Classic version (left) and Modern version (right) of Manhole in Game & Watch Gallery

Manhole is a Game & Watch game that was originally released as part of the Gold series on January 29, 1981, and was reissued as part of the New Wide Screen series on August 24, 1983; the latter type had been ported as a minigame in Game & Watch Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery 4. Manhole is one of Game & Watch Gallery's Gallery Corner games.

The WarioWare series has referenced Manhole a few times. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, there is a microgame similar to Manhole called Bridge Work, which appears in Orbulon's stage.

In WarioWare Gold, a microgame based on Manhole called Game & Watch: Manhole appears as one of 5-Volt's microgames, and the game also has a full length minigame with the same name that is a very close port of the original Game & Watch game. Compared to the microgame, the port is played on the top screen instead of the bottom screen, with optional touch screen controls added.

GameplayEdit

Classic versionEdit

The main character has to stop pedestrians from falling into holes that lead to the sewers below. To do this, he uses a manhole cover, which fills in the holes long enough for the people to pass. The player earns a point for every pedestrian who travels across a manhole cover. As the game progresses, the pedestrians move faster. More of them appear in Game B. If a pedestrian falls into the water, the player gets a miss. If the player reaches 300 points without any misses, the points are worth double until the player does get a miss. If the player has any misses at said score, every miss is cleared instead. When the player gets three misses, they receive a Game Over.

Modern versionEdit

Manhole was remade with an updated "Modern" version for Game & Watch Gallery. Toad, Donkey Kong Jr., and Mario are the pedestrians in this version, walking at different speeds, while Yoshi is the character the player controls. In this version, four manhole covers can stay up at once, unlike in the original. The manhole covers can drop from characters stepping on them, causing the next pedestrian to fall if Yoshi does not act quickly. Yoshi can also hold a manhole cover in place to keep it from falling. He holds up the upper manhole covers with his head and the lower ones with his tongue. At 200, 500, and 700 points, a Chubby comes out of the ground and throws a heart for Yoshi to catch to remove a miss. This version also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

ControlsEdit

The touch screen buttons shown on the bottom screen in WarioWare Gold

Game & Watch GalleryEdit

: Move
: Diagonal

Game & Watch Gallery 4Edit

: Move
and : Diagonal

WarioWare GoldEdit

: Move

GalleryEdit

Classic versionEdit

Manhole as it appears in Game & Watch Gallery 4
Game & Watch: Manhole as it appears in the Toy Room in WarioWare Gold

Modern versionEdit

Manhole coverage on other NIWA wikis:

NintendoWiki

Names in other languagesEdit

WarioWare GoldEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゲーム＆ウオッチマンホール Gēmu ando Uotchi Manhōru	Game & Watch: Manhole
Italian	Game & Watch: Manhole	-
Spanish (NOA)	Game & Watch: Manhole	-

External linksEdit

Info page for the original Manhole on In the Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
In the Attic info page for a second version of Manhole, released on the Wide Screen Game & Watch system in 1983 (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)

Game & Watch Gallery series
Games	Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
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Gallery Corner	Message Board • Museum • Music Room
Further info	Gallery (2 · 4) • Pre-release and unused content (4) • Staff (2 · 3 · 4)
Related game	Game & Watch Collection
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Microgames	5-Volt • 9-Volt • 18-Volt • Ashley & Red • Dr. Crygor • Dribble & Spitz • Jimmy T. • Kat & Ana • Mona • Orbulon • Penny • Wario • Young Cricket & Master Mantis
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Souvenirs from WarioWare Gold
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-'''Manhole''' is a game that originally appeared on the [[Game & Watch]].  The game reappeared in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]].''
+{{italic title}}
+{{multiframe|[[File:G&WG_Classic_Manhole.png|200px]] [[File:Gwg_mhole.png]]|size=400|The Classic version (left) and Modern version (right) of ''Manhole'' in ''Game & Watch Gallery''}}
+'''''Manhole''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game that was originally released as part of the Gold series on January 29, 1981, and was [[reissue]]d as part of the New Wide Screen series on August 24, 1983; the latter type had been ported as a [[minigame]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. ''Manhole'' is one of ''Game & Watch Gallery''{{'}}s [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] games.
-==Classic Version==
+The [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]] has referenced ''Manhole'' a few times. In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', there is a [[microgame]] similar to ''Manhole'' called [[Bridge Work (microgame)|Bridge Work]], which appears in [[Orbulon]]'s stage.
-[[Mr. Game & Watch]] had to stop the pedestrian walkers from falling down the manhole.  As one stepped on a manhole, it would fall and the next pedestrian would fall through the hole.  The challange was to fix the hole.
+In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', a microgame based on ''Manhole'' called [[Game & Watch: Manhole (microgame)|Game & Watch: Manhole]] appears as one of [[5-Volt]]'s microgames, and the game also has a full length minigame with the same name that is a very close port of the original Game & Watch game. Compared to the microgame, the port is played on the top screen instead of the bottom screen, with optional touch screen controls added.
-==Mario Version==
+==Gameplay==
-[[Image:Gwg_mhole.gif|thumb|Manhole in the Mario Version]]
+===Classic version===
+The main character has to stop pedestrians from falling into holes that lead to the sewers below. To do this, he uses a manhole cover, which fills in the holes long enough for the people to pass. The player earns a [[point]] for every pedestrian who travels across a manhole cover. As the game progresses, the pedestrians move faster. More of them appear in Game B. If a pedestrian falls into the water, the player gets a miss. If the player reaches 300 points without any misses, the points are worth double until the player does get a miss. If the player has any misses at said score, every miss is cleared instead. When the player gets three misses, they receive a [[Game Over]].
+{{br|left}}
-Mario, Toad and Donkey Kong Jr. are the pedestrians in this version, walking at different speeds. Yoshi is the protagonist as well, and four manholes exist at once unlike the original. The manholes can drop from characters stepping on them, causing the next pedestrian to fall if Yoshi does not act quickly. Yoshi can also hold a manhole in place to keep it from falling.
+===Modern version===
+''Manhole'' was remade with an updated "Modern" version for ''Game & Watch Gallery''. [[Toad (species)|Toad]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], and [[Mario]] are the pedestrians in this version, walking at different speeds, while [[Yoshi]] is the character the player controls. In this version, four manhole covers can stay up at once, unlike in the original. The manhole covers can drop from characters stepping on them, causing the next pedestrian to fall if Yoshi does not act quickly. Yoshi can also hold a manhole cover in place to keep it from falling. He holds up the upper manhole covers with his head and the lower ones with his tongue. At 200, 500, and 700 points, a [[Monty Mole|Chubby]] comes out of the ground and throws a [[1 UP Heart|heart]] for Yoshi to catch to remove a miss. This version also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.
+{{br|left}}
-{{Game & Watch}}
+==Controls==
-{{DS}}
+[[File:WWG Game & Watch Manhole Toy Room bottom screen touch controls.webp|right|thumb|100px|The touch screen buttons shown on the bottom screen in ''WarioWare Gold'']]
+===''Game & Watch Gallery''===
+*{{button|gb|pad}}: Move
+*{{button|gb|A}}: Diagonal
-[[Category: Games]]
+===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
-[[Category: Game & Watch Games]]
+*{{button|gba|pad}}: Move
-[[Category: Super Smash Bros. Stickers]]
+*{{button|gba|a}} and {{button|gba|b}}: Diagonal
+===''WarioWare Gold''===
+*{{button|3ds|Pad}}{{button|3ds|Stick}}{{button|3ds|Stylus}}: Move
+{{br}}
+==Gallery==
+===Classic version===
+<gallery>
+Game&Watch-Manhole.gif|''Manhole'' as it appears in ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''
+ManholeGameplay.png|Game & Watch: Manhole as it appears in the Toy Room in ''WarioWare Gold''
+</gallery>
+===Modern version===
+{{NIWA|NWiki=Manhole}}
+<gallery>
+G&WG Manhole Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_1UP_Heart.png|[[1 UP Heart]]
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_Manhole.png|Manhole cover
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_Mario.png|[[Mario]]
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_Monty_Mole.png|[[Monty Mole|Chubby]]
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_Toad.png|[[Toad]]
+G&WG_Modern_Manhole_Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]]
+</gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+===''WarioWare Gold''===
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=ゲーム＆ウオッチ マンホール
+|JapR=Gēmu ando Uotchi Manhōru
+|JapM=Game & Watch: Manhole
+|SpaA=Game & Watch: Manhole
+|SpaAM=-
+|Ita=Game & Watch: Manhole
+|ItaM=-
+}}
+==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220812050820/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/manhole.htm Info page for the original ''Manhole'' on In the Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220812053051/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/manhole1.htm In the Attic info page for a second version of ''Manhole'', released on the Wide Screen Game & Watch system in 1983] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
+{{Game & Watch Gallery}}
+{{WWG}}
+{{WWG souvenirs}}
+[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery series minigames]]
+[[Category:WarioWare Gold souvenirs]]