Editing Mr. Game & Watch

{{character infobox

|image=[[File:MrGameWatch SSBU.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]], overall)<br>''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]], ''Super Mario''-related media)

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

{{quote|You must be getting pretty good at [[Game & Watch|some of these]] by now!|Mr. Game & Watch|Game & Watch Gallery 4}}

'''Mr. Game & Watch''' is a 2D character meant to serve as the mascot of the [[Game & Watch]] handheld systems and the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], originally representing the Game & Watch series in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' before appearing elsewhere. Mr. Game & Watch is stated in several descriptions in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] to be the main character of the Game & Watch games, despite the fact that these games technically feature nameless characters. His usual appearance seems to be based on the generic characters featured in ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' and ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'', but his moves in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series reference various Game & Watch games, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', using these moves temporarily changes his appearance to match the characters from those games. Throughout his appearances, Mr. Game & Watch is generally depicted as a flat 2D character (even when in 3D space), matching the 2D graphics of Game & Watch games.

{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)}}

Mr. Game & Watch makes his debut in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as the final unlockable character. He can be unlocked by playing 1,000 Melee matches, beating the [[smashwiki:Classic Mode|Classic]] or [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode|Adventure]] mode with every other character, or by clearing [[Break the Targets!|Target Test]] with every other character. Afterward, the player must defeat Mr. Game & Watch on [[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Flat Zone|Flat Zone]] to unlock him. In All-Star mode, the Mr. Game and Watch team is always the final enemy stage. Here, the player must beat 25 Mr. Game & Watchs.

Mr. Game & Watch is unique in that his movements are individual frames like with a Game & Watch game. All of his "voice" clips (including screams, taunts, and other such noises) are also sounds heard during various Game & Watch titles. Mr. Game & Watch is portrayed as one of the lightest characters in the game thanks to his flat appearance, heavier than only [[#Pichu|Pichu]] and tied with [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros.#Jigglypuff|Jigglypuff]], which makes him easier to KO, and his attacks, while powerful, are slow. However, his movement attributes including dash, walk, fall, fast-fall speeds, traction, and gravity are identical to [[Mario]]'s. Additionally, in Classic Mode, Mr. Game & Watch can only appear as an enemy in the multi-character fight for stage 8, though he can appear as an ally in Team and Giant battles. He is also the only character whose All-Star trophy is not affected by the background lighting and does not display him in an alternate coloration.

{|class="wikitable"

|1||A very weak hit that does not inflict flinching or knockback, and inflicts 12% damage to the user.

|2||Has minimal knockback.

|3||Similar to the [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Fan|Fan]]'s attack, as it launches the opponent towards Mr. Game & Watch.

|4||Inflicts a slashing attack that launches opponents diagonally.

|5||Produces four electrical charges that zap the opponent, making them rise slightly.

|6||Deals flame damage and threatens recovering opponents, it has the second strongest knockback of all Judge attacks.

|7||Deals moderate knockback. If the attack connects and Mr. Game & Watch is on the ground, a [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Food|food]] item will appear in reference to the number 7 being associated with luck.

|8||Freezes the opponent and has weak vertical knockback.

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Mr. Game & Watch (SSBB)}}

Mr. Game & Watch returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', as an unlockable character. He can be unlocked by playing 250 Brawl matches, clearing Target Smash!! with 30 characters on any difficulty, or having him join the party in The Subspace Emissary; with either of the former methods, he must be defeated on [[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Flat Zone 2|Flat Zone 2]] to be unlocked. While he has been made heavier, he is still the second lightest character in the game (now only heavier than [[Jigglypuff]] and tied with [[Squirtle]]).

In terms of his moveset, his neutral aerial has been replaced with the fishbowl from ''Tropical Fish'', as the parachute is now a part of his up special move. His [[Final Smash]] is [[#Octopus|Octopus]], which transforms Mr. Game & Watch into the [[Octopus (character)|giant octopus]] from the Game & Watch unit ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''.

The Shadow Bugs' trophy information explains that Mr. Game & Watch's body can endlessly produce them. [[Tabuu]] took note of the unique qualities of Mr. Game & Watch's body and uses him to create Shadow Bugs, which in turn are used to build up the [[Subspace Army]]. Mr. Game & Watch allows this to happen as he does not understand the concepts of good or evil.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=April 10, 2008|url=www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea17.html|title=Mysteries of The Subspace Emissary|publisher=Smash Bros. DOJO!!|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>

When [[Meta Knight]], [[Solid Snake|Snake]], and [[Lucario]] reach the bridge of the [[Halberd]], they find it being controlled by several copies of Mr. Game & Watch. Snake knocks out all the Mr. Game & Watches out of an open window and into the ship's main deck, where the Shadow Bugs merge into [[Duon]]. Following the foe's defeat, the real Mr. Game & Watch's trophy is left behind. [[Fox]] attempts to shoot it but [[Princess Peach|Peach]] revives it and scolds him, but gives Mr. Game & Watch her [[Parasol]] to cheer him up.

Mr. Game & Watch appears alongside the other characters to confront [[Tabuu]] at the [[Entrance to Subspace]], but along with the others is reverted back into a Trophy by his Off Waves. He is later revived by [[Luigi]], [[Ness]], and [[King Dedede]] to fight Tabuu at the center of [[The Great Maze]].

Mr. Game & Watch is the only major character to not have a snapshot.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====

Mr. Game & Watch reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as an unlockable character. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', he can be unlocked by playing 90 Smash matches or by clearing Classic mode 10 times, and must be defeated on Flat Zone 2. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', he can be unlocked by either playing 80 Smash matches or by clearing Classic mode on Intensity 2.0 or higher with five characters, and must then be defeated on [[Flat Zone X]].

His inclusion in the game was briefly hinted at in [[Pac-Man]]'s reveal trailer, where at the end of the video, the screen compares the debut years between him, Pac-Man, [[Mario]], and [[Donkey Kong]]. His debut year is technically incorrect, because Mr. Game & Watch did not exist as a character until ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description considers his debut to be 2002's ''Game & Watch Gallery''. Despite being hinted at in the trailer, he was not officially confirmed to be in the game until its release, and was not officially revealed until afterward.

Mr. Game & Watch's appearance has been altered a bit, which includes having a smaller nose, and more rounded hands, as well as being smaller in size. While his moveset is unchanged from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', there are minor differences in his looks when performing certain moves. He is also given a new down taunt in which he sits down and sighs, based on ''Mario Bros.''

In terms of customizations, Mr. Game & Watch is the only fighter who can be equipped with the Torch, Watch Battery, and Microchip equipment.

Mr. Game & Watch makes a reappearance  as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. In this installment, every time he uses a move, his appearance changes to reflect the graphics from the respective game from which the move originates. Additionally, when Mr. Game & Watch throws an opponent, they turn into their stock icon in his juggling animation from ''Ball''. His Final Smash has also been altered somewhat; after Mr. Game & Watch turns into Octopus, he grabs opponents and takes them off of the screen, rather than attacking them with arms.

Prior to the game's release, controversy arose surrounding a move animation used by Mr. Game & Watch, which featured a stereotypical depiction of a Native American that was based off the 1982 ''Game & Watch'' title, ''[[Fire Attack]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=mynintendonews.com/2018/11/06/super-smash-bros-ultimate-is-being-criticized-for-racist-mr-game-watch|title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Being Criticized For “Racist Mr. Game & Watch”|publisher=My Nintendo News|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref> Nintendo has released a software update post-launch that replaces the animation with one that is similar to that of ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''.

Mr. Game & Watch Plant's Classic Mode route is "A Long Legacy," and it involves these battles in the following order:

#[[Pac-Man]] at {{iw|smashwiki|Pac-Land}}

#[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] at [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]]

#Horde Battle against six Mr. Game & Watches at {{iw|smashwiki|Flat Zone X}}

#Final boss against {{iw|smashwiki|Master Hand}} (and {{iw|smashwiki|Crazy Hand}} on {{iw|smashwiki|Difficulty|intensity}} 7.0 or higher) at {{iw|smashwiki|Final Destination (SSBU)|Final Destination}}

[[File:G&WG4 Present.png|thumb|right|200px|Mr. Game & Watch, featured alongside Mario, in the Gift Mode.]]

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Mr. Game & Watch is prominently featured in the Gift Mode in the [[Gallery Corner]], featured alongside [[Mario]] as the hosts of the mode. In it, Mr. Game & Watch and Mario will give tips towards unlocking extras, as well as explain various Gift games when they are unlocked. This is his only speaking role.

Mr. Game & Watch makes cameos on the menus of ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' and in the "Games" icon in the character selection screen in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' The members of the [[Diamond Academy Audience]] from ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' resemble Mr. Game & Watch. He also appears in the microgames that are based on the ''Game & Watch'' games.

Mr. Game & Watch-like people appear in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' in the multiplayer game [[Survival Fever]], where they cheer for the players. They say "1, 2, 3!" when a microgame is about to start and cheer more if the player(s) beat the microgame, but if they fail, they will boo them and some will leave.

WWIMPG$ Survival Fever.png|Characters resembling Mr. Game & Watch in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''

WWSM Penny Prologue.png|The [[Diamond Academy Audience]] in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''

[[File:DKCR Foggy Fumes Mr G&W.png|thumb|Mr. Game & Watch's cameo in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]

====''Super Mario Maker''====

[[File:Mr GameWatchSMM.png|frame|left]]

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', there is an unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario#86|Costume Mario]] that looks like Mr. Game & Watch. It is unlocked by scanning a Mr. Game & Watch [[amiibo]] or unlocked randomly by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting. Pressing {{button|wii|Padup}} will make Mr. Game & Watch take out his bell. He also takes out a parachute from Parachute after jumping.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====

{{SSBM trophy

|name=Mr. Game & Watch (Classic)

|image=[[File:Trophy58.png|150x150px|center]]

|game=Game & Watch<br>1980

|desc=First appearing in 1980, the Game & Watch series is the father of all portable liquid crystal games. The main character is simple and monochrome but has a timeless individuality. There are 39 different games in the series and they've sold over 43 million units worldwide. Pictured at left is the particularly popular Fire model.

|name=Mr. Game & Watch (Adventure)

|image=[[File:Trophy59.png|150x150px]]

|game=B: Chef<br>Smash B: Judgment

|desc=A resident of a totally flat world, Mr. Game & Watch's frame-by-frame movement is distinctive. His image is known far and wide and respected by gamers everywhere. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, he hurls sausages with his Chef technique. The random strength of his Judgment is determined by the number displayed; food appears on lucky 7.

|name=Mr. Game & Watch (All-Star)

|image=[[File:Trophy60.png|150x150px]]

|game=Up & B: Fire<br>Down & B: Oil Panic

|desc=A man of great stature in the world of Nintendo characters, Mr. Game & Watch is a comparatively light fellow and doesn't feature many powerful attacks. When he's in danger of falling, Fire calls out a rescue brigade to send him skyward once more. He can also catch missile weapons with Oil Panic; once he's caught three, he can dump the bucket on his foes.

}}

{{SSBB trophy

|name=Mr. Game & Watch

|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy069.png|100px]]

|appears_in='''GB''' ''Game & Watch Gallery''

|desc=The monochrome hero of the Game & Watch series, a fellow who oozes personality. First appearing in 1980, the series were the original portable game systems. The first games in the series were quite simple, but as time passed, technology evolved. The multiscreen series featured game play on dual screens. As the name states, the games also kept time.

|name=Octopus

|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy070.png|100px]]

|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

|desc=Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash. He turns into the huge cephalopod that made its debut in the Game & Watch game Octopus. Of course, you can damage enemies by running into them, but you can do more damage by pressing the attack button to extend four arms and launch foes. In the original Octopus game, you had to avoid the octopus while salvaging treasure from the sea.

}}

;Snake's codec

*'''[[Solid Snake|Snake]]''': [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Otacon|Otacon]], there's a guy walking around in here...and he's only got two dimensions!

{{SSB4 trophy

|name=Mr. Game & Watch

|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:Game%26WatchTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:MrGame%26WatchTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]

|games=Both games

|category=Fighter

|appears_in='''G&W''' Game & Watch (04/1980)

|trophy_box=56: Game & Watch

|desc=Game & Watch was first released in 1980, making the series the father of the Game Boy and Nintendo DS. Or maybe an older sibling? Anyway...in Smash Bros., Mr. Game & Watch uses distinct retro moves to damage his foes. However, he's only two dimensional, so he's pretty easy to send flying.

|desc2=Game & Watch was a series of handheld video games that started in 1980, before even the Game Boy. In this game, you can play as the guy who starred in them, moving about in his quirky, oh-so-retro little way. He can string together some pretty powerful attacks but, unfortunately, being 2D makes him very easy to launch.

|name=Mr. Game & Watch (Alt.)

|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:Game%26WatchAllStarTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:MrGame%26WatchAltTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]

|games=Both games

|category=Fighter

|appears_in='''G&W''' Game & Watch (04/1980)

|trophy_box=75: Memorabilia

|desc=Mr. Game & Watch's Oil Panic special catches shots and turns them into oil. After catching three, the bucket will be full and you'll be able to throw oil all over your enemies. Some shots, like Samus's fully powered Charge Shot, will fill the bucket in one go! Throwing the oil you get from a shot like that can KO your foes in a flash!

|name={{iw|smashwiki|Octopus}}

|image=[[File:OctopusTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]

|games=''Wii U'' only

|category=Final Smash

|appears_in=-

|desc=The Game & Watch title Octopus featured a hero collecting treasure while avoiding a bothersome giant octopus's tentacles. Activate Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash to transform him into that octopus! Ram into opponents, and use the attack button to extend the tentacles. The only thing you can't do is change the direction you're facing.

|desc2=The Game & Watch title Octopus featured a hero collecting treasure while avoiding a bothersome giant octopus's tentacles. Activate Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash to transform him into that octopus! Then ram into opponents, and use the attack button to extend the tentacles. The only thing you can't do is change direction.

;Palutena's Guidance

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===

*'''{{iw|smashwiki|Super Smash Blog}} bio:''' ''When using his side special, Judge, this fighter pulls out a hammer and the numbers 1-9 are displayed. If you pull off a 9 attack, it will really knock the opponent back. His Final Smash turns him into an octopus that can pull opponents off the stage!''

 

==List of appearances==

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"

!width=40%|Title

!width=20%|Description

!width=20%|Release

!width=20%|System/format

|Unlockable playable character

|[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]

|Non-playable character

|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]

|[[List of games by date#2003|2003]]

|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]

|Game Boy Advance

|2004 / [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]

|[[List of games by date#2006|2006]]

|Unlockable playable character

|[[List of games by date#2008|2008]]

|[[List of games by date#2010|2010]]

|Unlockable playable character

|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]

|Unlockable playable character

|[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]

|Wii U

|Unlockable costume

|Wii U

|[[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

|Nintendo 3DS

{{foreign names

|Kor=Mr. 게임&워치

|KorR=Miseuteo Geim Aen Wochi

|KorM=Mr. Game & Watch

|RusR=Mister Game & Watch''

|Rus2R=Gospodin Game & Watch

|RusM=Mister Game & Watch

}}

[[File:Smash Ultimate Mr. Game & Watach.png|thumb|80px|The misspelled name on the website]]

[[File:WL4 Item Shopkeeper Sprites.png|thumb|left|The shop owner]]

*When turned into metal by a [[Cap Block#Super Smash Bros. series|Metal Box]], Mr. Game & Watch will still make beeping sound effects as usual. This is likely because they are not considered to be voice effects. He also appears more 3D when metal.

**While Mr. Game & Watch keeps his silver outline in his metal form in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', his outline becomes black in his metal form in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

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