Editing Game & Watch Gallery 2

{{redirect|Game Boy Gallery 2|the game that uses this name in Australia|[[Game & Watch Gallery]]}}
{{italic title}}
{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Game Watch Gallery 2 NA boxart.png|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], Million Colors, [[TOSE Software Co.|TOSE]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|September 27, 1997}} '''Game Boy Color:'''<br>{{flag list|South Africa|November 1, 1998<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/Games/Game-Boy/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-265911.html</ref>|USA|November 18, 1998<ref>{{cite|language=en|deadlink=y|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221233433/http://gamespot.com:80/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465317,00.html|title=Game Boy Color Gets Pushed Up|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=October 9, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|1998|Europe|November 23, 1998}} '''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|March 21, 2012|Europe|May 3, 2012|Australia|May 3, 2012|USA|May 24, 2012}}
|languages=<div>'''Game Boy:'''</div>{{languages|jp=y}}<div>'''Game Boy Color:'''</div>{{languages|en_us=y}}
|genre=Platformer
|modes=Single player
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|acb=G}}
|platforms=[[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) 
|format={{format|gb=1|gbc=1|3dsdl=1}}
|input={{input|gb=1|gbc=1|3ds=1}}
|serials='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|DMG-AGIJ-JPN}} '''Game Boy Color:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|DMG-AGLE-USA|Europe|DMG-AGLP-EUR|Japan|DMG-AGLJ-JPN}}
}}

'''''Game & Watch Gallery 2''''', known as '''''Game Boy Gallery 3''''' in Australia and '''''Game Boy Gallery 2''''' (ゲームボーイギャラリー2 ''Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 2'') in Japan, is a compilation game that was released for the [[Game Boy]] in 1997. Even though it is the sequel to ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', it is actually the third game in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]]. The game includes six revisions of [[Game & Watch]] games, one of which is not playable from the beginning and must be unlocked. Like all the other ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, the [[minigame]]s can be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode; the former is identical to the original release of the minigame, while the latter has been redone with characters of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music. ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' was rereleased as a [[Game Boy Color]] game in Europe and Australia, as well as North America, in 1998 but not in Japan. However, on September 9, 2020, an unreleased Japanese Game Boy Color version was leaked.

The game was rereleased on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Japan in March 2012; in Europe and Australia on May 3, 2012; and in North America on May 24, 2012.

==Stars==
Like the previous game, ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, the player earns a star every time they score 200 [[point]]s in a mode of a minigame, being able to earn up to five stars in each mode. The more stars the player earns, the more things they unlock in the [[Gallery Corner]]. The player unlocks a very hard mode called Star Mode after they reach 1,000 points in a Modern game. The player can earn a total of 120 stars.

==Games==
*'''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''' – [[Mario]] must catch [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jrs.]] in his rowboat as they float down with their parachutes.
*'''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''' – Mario or [[Wario]] must dodge various falling tools and collect [[coin]]s.
*'''[[Chef]]''' – [[Princess Peach|Peach]] must flip cooking items thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. with a pan and feed them to Yoshi. In Classic Mode, a chef needs to catch food items in his pan, or a mouse will grab them.
*'''[[Vermin]]''' – A Yoshi must protect six eggs from [[Fly Guy]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]]s, and [[Boo|Boo Buddies]]. In Classic Mode, the player must keep moles out of a garden.
*'''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''' – A remake of the Game & Watch version, in which Peach substitutes for [[Pauline]].
*'''[[Ball]]''' (unlockable) – The player must control a Yoshi, Mario, Wario, or [[Bowser|King Koopa]] as they juggle various objects. In Classic Mode, the player needs to juggle balls as long as they can.
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==Character appearances==
===[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Toad]] (NPC)
*[[Yoshi]] (NPC)
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] (NPC)
*[[Lakitu]] (NPC)
*[[Boo|Boo Buddy]] (NPC)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)
*[[Cheep Cheep]] (enemy)

===[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]] (enemy)
*[[Thwomp]] (enemy)
*[[Toad]] (NPC)

===[[Chef]]===
*[[Princess Peach]] (playable)
*[[Yoshi]] (NPC)
*[[Mario]] (NPC)
*[[Luigi]] (NPC)
*[[Baby Yoshi|Little Yoshi]] (NPC)

===[[Vermin]]===
*[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)
*[[Boo|Boo Buddy]] (enemy)
*[[Monty Mole]] (NPC)

===[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Princess Peach]] (NPC)
*[[Donkey Kong]] (boss)
*[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)

===[[Ball]]===
*[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Bowser|King Koopa]] (playable)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)

==Gallery Corner==
As the player collects stars, they are able to access new features in the Gallery Corner.

{| class=wikitable width=40%
|-
! width=5% | Stars
! width=35% | Unlockable
|-
|align=center|5
|Music Room
|-
|align=center|10
|Museum + ''Donkey Kong'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|15
|New game: Classic ''Ball''
|-
|align=center|20
|''Oil Panic'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|25
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Yoshi)
|-
|align=center|30
|''Green House'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|35
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Mario)
|-
|align=center|40
|''Life Boat'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|45
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Wario)
|-
|align=center|50
|Credits + ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|55
|Additional tracks added to Music Room
|-
|align=center|60
|''Tropical Fish'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|70
|''Rain Shower'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|80
|''Spitball Sparky'' added to Museum
|-
|align=center|100
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (King Koopa)
|-
|align=center|120
|Cast credits
|-
|}

Note: The [[Museum]] also includes the 16 Game & Watch titles from ''Game & Watch Gallery''{{'}}s Gallery. To unlock them, the player has to collect 120 stars and then connect ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' to ''Game & Watch Gallery'' with a Game Link Cable and two [[Game Boy]]s.

==List of Museum games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-
!width="1%"|#
!width="13%"|Name
!width="36%"|Image
!width="50%"|Description
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 052
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Donkey_Kong.png]]
|Released 6/3/1982

Multi Screen

Destroy DK's platform<br>to save Pauline.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 051
|''[[Oil Panic]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Oil_Panic.png]]
|Released 5/28/1982

Multi Screen

Catch the drips and<br>pass it{{sic}} to your friend.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 054
|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Greenhouse.png]]
|Released 12/6/1982

Multi Screen

Exterminate the bugs<br>from the flowers.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 058
|''[[Life Boat]]''
|[[File:G&WG2_Lifeboat.png]]
|Released 11/25/1983

Multi Screen

Rescue the passengers<br>from a burning ship.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 101
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Donkey_Kong_Jr.png]]
|Released 10/26/1982

New Wide Screen

Avoid traps and enemies.<br>The key frees papa!
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 104
|''[[Tropical Fish]]'' 
|[[File:G&WG2M_Tropical_Fish.png]] 
|Released 7/8/1985

New Wide Screen

Save the fish and<br>return them to their tank.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 057
|''[[Rain Shower]]'' 
|[[File:G&WG2M_Rain_Shower.png]] 
|Released 8/10/1983

Multi Screen

Keep the wash<br>from being rained on.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 201 
|''[[Spitball Sparky]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Spitball_Sparky.png]] 
|Released 2/7/1984

Super Color

Hit the balls and<br>destroy the blocks.
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
G&WG2 - logo JP.png|Japanese logo
SceneGW2.png|Group art
G&WG2 Modern Chef Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]] (''Chef'')
G&WG2GameBoyColorTitleScreen.PNG|[[Game Boy Color]] title screen
</gallery>

==Reception==
{| class="wikitable reviews"
!colspan="4" style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|Nintendo 3DS 
|Marcel van Duyn, [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/game_and_watch_gallery_2_gbc Nintendo Life]
|8/10
|align="left"|''"As with the first game, Game & Watch Gallery 2 features a collection of several highly addictive score based games. There's a lot to do, and with both faithful ports and remakes being included in the same package you're sure to be entertained for a while as you attempt to earn all the stars available. And after that, maybe you can go in for seconds with the super hard difficulties."''
|-
|Game Boy Color
|Dexter Sy, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/24/game-watch-gallery-2 IGN]
|8/10
|align="left"|''"Overall, I am satisfied with Game & Watch Gallery 2. I grew up playing the original Game & Watches, and have several original Nintendo Game & Watch games still in my collection. For me, playing Game & Watch Gallery 2 was a trip down memory lane, but for a whole new generation of games, it represents a returning to the simplicity of past games. There's no need to sit for that extra five or ten minutes to finish a level, or to reach that difficult to find save point. Gamers can turn off their Game Boys when they want it, making this title ideal for short trips, or for people who simply want to be entertained and not feel like they are locked into the game for a certain period of time."''
|-
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/574704-game-and-watch-gallery-2/index.html 74.64%]
|}
{{br}}

==Staff==
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 2 staff}}

==Media==
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== Pre-release and unused content ==
===Early box art===
[[File:GnWG2 original box.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Early North American box art]]
An early version of the North American box art. In it, Yoshi is shown in his appearance from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', [[Princess Peach]] has a smiling expression, and [[Donkey Kong]] has his appearance from the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. The final illustration, however, depicts [[Yoshi]] in his ''[[Super Mario World]]'' appearance, Peach with a worried expression, and Donkey Kong in his appearance from the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of the ''Donkey Kong''.

===Unused data===
This content was found in the game's files, but part of it is available only through cheat codes.

====Gallery Corner====
<gallery>
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Board_BGM_Font.png|Unused BGM [[List of fonts|font]] from the Message Board
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Board_Font.png|Unused font also from the Message Board
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Ball_Unlock_Block.png|Unlock block from locked ''Ball''{{'}}s panel. Only two out of three of them are used.
G&WG2_Unused_Lowercase_Credits_Font.png|Unused lowercase font from the credits. In both staff and cast credits, the font is all in capitals.
</gallery>

====''Helmet''====
<gallery>
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Bob-Omb.png|Unused Bob-omb
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Boo.png|Unused Boo Buddy
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Dust.png|Unused dust sprite
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Peach_sprite.png|Unused Peach sprite
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Small_Heart.png|Unused small heart
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Star.png|Unused faceless star
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Small_Lava_Bubble.png|Unused small Podoboo
</gallery>

====''Ball''====
<gallery>
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Peach_Variant.png|Unused Peach variant
G&WG2_Ball_Peach_Icon.png|Peach's icon from the game's character select
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie.png|Unused squared Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie2.png|Unused flower-shaped Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie3.png|Unused round Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Birdo_Egg.png|Unused [[Birdo Egg]] (Yoshi variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Conch_Shell.png|Unused conch shell (Yoshi variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Wincing_Bowser_Face.png|Unused wincing Bowser face
G&WG2_Mode_Select_Star_Mode_Ball.png|Unused Star Mode from Mode Select
</gallery>

====Miscellaneous====
<gallery>
G&WG2 Classic Star Mode Interrupt Save.png|Unused Classic Star Mode from Interrupt Save
G&WG2 Early Title Screen.png|Early title screen
</gallery>

==Art errors==
*Yoshi is shown as an [[Yoshi (species)|Orange Yoshi]] in the Game Boy Color version of ''Vermin'', presumably to make him visible within the handheld's display restrictions, even though the box and manual artworks and his sprite on the Game Select screen depict him with his proper green color. Additionally, the Yoshi in ''Ball'' is a Green Yoshi on the Super Game Boy and a Light Blue Yoshi on the Game Boy Color.
**Similarly, although the Yoshi seen in ''Parachute'' is an adult Green Yoshi, the manual art for that game shows a yellow Little Yoshi in Mario's boat instead.
**Also, the accompanying art for ''Chef'' depicts Toad being a waiter and having his mouth water as Peach is flipping eggs and fish from a frying pan, as well as another artwork depicting Toad with a slab of meat in front of him and obviously planning on eating it, even though Toad is absent from the game itself. Additionally, Peach is shown with a chef's hat, though in the game itself she wears [[Peach's Crown|her crown]].

==Trivia==
{{multiple image
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|image1=GWG2 GB Mode.png
|caption1=The [[Game Boy]] displays a Game Boy.
|image2=GWG2 SGB Mode.png
|caption2=The [[Super Game Boy]] displays a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] controller.
|image3=GWG2 GBC Mode.png
|caption3=The [[Game Boy Color]] displays a Game Boy Color.
}}
*Depending on what Game Boy hardware the game is played on, it displays appropriate hardware for controls when the mode for each game is selected, except for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Game Boy Player]], which display a [[Game Boy Color]] regardless.
*After the player views the staff credits once (after attaining 50 stars), they can access the credits again at any time by holding Down on {{button|gbc|Pad}} in the "View the Gallery" option and pressing {{button|gbc|A}} or {{button|gbc|start}}. The player can also view the cast credits again by inputting the same button sequence, except they need to press Up on {{button|gbc|Pad}}.
*In the Game Boy Color version, the pause/Game Over menu's colors vary depending on the game/version. The border can also be changed by pressing {{button|gbc|B}}. These are the possible color pairs:
** ''Parachute'' &ndash; Blue and white for Modern and Classic versions
** ''Helmet'' &ndash; Black and orange (Area 1), grayish blue and white (Area 2), red and white (Area 3) in Modern version; orange and black in Classic version
** ''Chef'' &ndash; Orange and white for Modern version and dark blue and white for Classic version
** ''Vermin'' &ndash; Red and white for Modern version and green and black for Classic version
** ''Donkey Kong'' &ndash; Orange and gray (Area 1), red and green (Area 2), green and dark blue (Area 3) for Modern version; green and black for Classic version
** ''Ball'' &ndash; Dark blue and white ([[Yoshi]] variant), orange and black ([[Mario]] variant), orange and blue ([[Wario]] variant), blue and yellow ([[Bowser|King Koopa]] variant); orange and black for Classic version
*This was the first handheld game featuring ''Super Mario'' characters that had its North American manual printed in full color. The manuals for Nintendo-published games on the Game Boy prior to fall 1998 were printed using {{wp|RG color models|two-tone}} {{wp|spot color}} palettes, using black and red inks for all games released through 1995, and black and white with green, blue, or purple used for the background and selected other elements from 1996 to 1998.

==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=1}}
{{TCRF}}
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/agij/ Japanese site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000009733 Japanese Virtual Console site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-265911.html Nintendo UK site]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/4Q1oxTfImMGK3EphPJtC5bAz9DyaJhHI North American site]

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