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{{italic title|''Fire'' (Game & Watch)}}
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[[image:Game_watch_fire_widescreen.jpg|thumb|300px|The Wide Screen re-release of '''''Fire'''''.]]
{{multiframe|[[File:Game&Watch-Fire.gif]] [[File:Fire GW4.PNG]]|''Fire''{{'}}s Classic version (top) and Modern version (bottom) from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''|size=240|align=right}}
'''''Fire''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game found in the Silver and Wide Screen [[Game & Watch]] series, released on July 31, 1980 and December 4, 1981, respectively. Remakes of it are found in ''Game & Watch Galleries [[Game & Watch Gallery|1]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3|3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4|4]]''. This game has also been released as ''Fireman Fireman''. It is also [[Mr. Game & Watch]]'s [[Fire (Move)|up & B move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
'''''{{wp|List of Game & Watch games#Fire|Fire}}''''' (originally released in North America as '''''Fireman Fireman''''')<ref>{{cite|author=Phil Salvador|date=June 13, 2024|url=https://gamehistory.org/mego-time-out-commercial/|title=Is this the first Nintendo commercial?|publisher=Video Game History Foundation|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627061609/https://gamehistory.org/mego-time-out-commercial/|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> is a [[Game & Watch]] game released as part of the Silver series on July 31, 1980, and later as part of the Wide Screen series on December 4, 1981. There are remakes of it in three games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]: ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''.


==Classic Version==
==Gameplay==
The two men carrying some kind of support beam must get the people to the vehicle by using the support beam. They get out of the burning building and fall down to get rescued. If the two men catch a person, the player earns a point; as the person bounces up and fall down the second time. Duplicates have different speeds depending on what place they are. As time passes by, more Mr. Game & Watch duplicates will fall down from the burning building. If the two men miss one of the falling duplicates, the duplicate gets injured and the player will receive a miss. If the two men reached a certain number of points in the game, one or two misses are removed and the duplicates will freeze to make it easy to get them before they continue falling. In Hard Mode, this time, there are two ways to escape from the burning building as it makes the game harder.
===Classic version===
[[File:Fire Game & Watch Gallery.png|thumb|left|The Classic version of ''Fire'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery'']]
People jump out of a burning building and fall down to get rescued. The player, controlling two men carrying a life net, must bounce the people off the life net to get them to the ambulance on the other side of the screen. If the two men catch a person, the player earns a [[point]]; people who have been caught bounce and must be caught again. People fall at different speeds depending on where they are. As time passes, more people jump from the burning building, and they eventually fall faster. If the two men miss one of the falling people, the person gets injured and runs away, and the player receives a miss. If the player reaches 200 and 500 points, any misses they have are removed, and the people freeze to make it easy to get them before they continue falling. The player receives a [[Game Over]] when they have three misses. In Game B, people jump out from two floors of the burning building, making the game harder.
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===Modern version===
[[File:MarioBrosGWG.png|thumb|The Modern version of ''Fire'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery'']]
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] attempt to catch [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jrs.]] after they jump out the window of [[Princess Peach]]'s burning [[Peach's Castle|castle]]. The catch is that different characters fall at different speeds: Toads bounce the highest, while Donkey Kong Jrs. bounce the lowest. [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s also appear and contain either a [[Bob-omb]] or a [[3-Up Moon|Moon]] (a [[Super Star]] in the first game); the eggs break open when they are caught or hit the ground. The player receives two points for catching an egg. If a Bob-omb reaches the carriage, everyone, including the Mario Bros., runs away as the carriage explodes, and the player gets a miss. If the Mario Bros. catch a Moon, the player receives five points. At 200, 500, and 700 points, Peach appears and blows a kiss, sending out a [[1 UP Heart|heart]] for Mario or Luigi to catch to remove a miss. Music is also featured in this version, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game. In the ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' version, the time of day changes every 200 points collected.
 
If the player selects this game in ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' yet does not start playing it, a humorous sequence plays. In particular, Mario and Luigi catch a Toad sent flying to the left and a Yoshi sent flying to the right, only to narrowly stop when discovering their next "rescue" was in fact a Bob-omb, which detonates inches from them, and are then forced to flee as a dozen Bob-ombs are raining from the sky.
 
<gallery>
G&WG4_Fire_Sunset.png|The Modern version of ''Fire'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (sunset)
G&WG4_Fire_Night.png|The Modern version of ''Fire'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (nighttime)
</gallery>
{{br}}


==Modern Version==
==Controls==
[[Image:Gameandwatchgallery_fire.gif|thumb|''Fire'' in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''.]]
===''Game & Watch Gallery''===
[[File:Fire GW4.PNG|thumb|left|Fire in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''.]]
*{{button|gb|pad}} (left and right): Move
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] attempt to catch [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]s. The catch is that different characters fall at different speeds. [[Yoshi Egg]]s also appear, and either contain a [[Bob-omb]] or a [[The Moon|Moon]] ([[Starman|Starmen]] in the first game); the eggs will break open if they are caught or hit the ground. If the Bob-omb reaches the vehicle, everyone including the Mario Bros. runs away as the vehicle explodes, and the player gets a miss. If the Mario bros. catch a Moon, the player receives five points.
*{{button|gb|b}}: Move left
{{br|left}}
*{{button|gb|a}}: Move right
 
===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
*{{button|gba|padleftright}}: Move
*{{button|gba|b}}: Move left
*{{button|gba|a}}: Move right
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
G&WG Unused alarm characters.gif|The Alarm Fireman (an alarm indicator for original releases of ''Fire'') alongside other unused alarm character sprites for ''Game & Watch Gallery''
</gallery>
 
=== Modern version ===
==== ''Game & Watch Gallery'' ====
<gallery>
G&WG Fire Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
BabyYoshi-GWGallery1Fire.png|[[Yoshi]]
MarioBros-GWGallery1Fire.png|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]
Bob-omb-GWGallery1Fire.png|[[Bob-omb]]
G&WG_Modern_Fire_1UP_Heart.png|[[1 UP Heart]]
G&WG_Modern_Fire_Super_Star.png|[[Super Star]]
G&WG_Modern_Fire_Toad.png|[[Toad]]
G&WG_Modern_Fire_Yoshi_Egg.png|[[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]
G&WG_Modern_Fire_Peach.png|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
</gallery>
 
==== ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' ====
<gallery>
BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Fire.png|Yoshi
Bob-omb-GWGallery4Fire.png|Bob-omb
G&WG4 Fire Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|Donkey Kong Jr.
GWG4FireMarioLuigiSprite.png|Mario and Luigi
G&WG4 Modern Fire 1UP Heart.png|1 UP Heart
G&WG4 Modern Fire 3UP Moon.png|[[3-Up Moon]]
G&WG4 Modern Fire Albatross.png|[[seagull|Albatross]]
G&WG4 Modern Fire Koopa Paratroopa.png|[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]]
G&WG4 Modern Fire Peach.png|Peach
G&WG4 Modern Fire Toad.png|Toad
G&WG4 Modern Fire Yoshi Egg.png|Yoshi Egg
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The port shown in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' is reversed, which, according to the game, is due to an apparent mistake on the original ''Game & Watch'' systems. However, none of these reversed copies have yet been found by collectors.
{{NIWA|NWiki=Fire}}
[[File:G&WG3 Fire.png|thumb|''Fire'' as it appears in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'']]
*In the original Silver and Wide Screen versions, angels were used as miss marks. In the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series, bandages replaced the angels. An animation was also added to show the evacuee limping away.
*The port shown in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' is reversed. According to the game, ''Fire'' was originally supposed to ship as such, but a mistake was made during LCD production and the graphics were reversed.
*The ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' port of ''Fire'' uses the design of the original Silver series ''Fire'' with the points system of the Wide Screen series ''Fire''. In the original Silver version of ''Fire'', points were given only when an evacuee would reach the ambulance.
*In ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''{{'}}s Modern version of ''Fire'', a [[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] occasionally appears in the background during the day, while an [[seagull|albatross]] occasionally does so at sunset.
*The ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' Modern version of ''Fire'' was apparently meant to be one of the games included in the canceled Game & Watch series of [[e-Reader]] cards.
 
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20190906184239/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/fire.htm The original Silver version of ''Fire'' info page on In the Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20210613055159/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/fire1.htm The Wide Screen rerelease of ''Fire'' on In the Attic] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
 
==References==
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==External Links==
{{Game & Watch Gallery}}
*[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/fire.htm The original Silver Series ''Fire'' info page on In the Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames].
[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery minigames]]
*[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/fire1.htm The Wide Screen re-release of ''Fire'' on In the Attic].
[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery 4 minigames]]
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{{Game & Watch}}
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Latest revision as of 14:28, September 9, 2024

Not to be confused with Fire Attack.
Classic version of Fire in Game & Watch Gallery 4 Fire GW4.PNG
Fire's Classic version (top) and Modern version (bottom) from Game & Watch Gallery 4

Fire (originally released in North America as Fireman Fireman)[1] is a Game & Watch game released as part of the Silver series on July 31, 1980, and later as part of the Wide Screen series on December 4, 1981. There are remakes of it in three games of the Super Mario franchise: Game & Watch Gallery, Game & Watch Gallery 3, and Game & Watch Gallery 4.

Gameplay[edit]

Classic version[edit]

Classic version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery
The Classic version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery

People jump out of a burning building and fall down to get rescued. The player, controlling two men carrying a life net, must bounce the people off the life net to get them to the ambulance on the other side of the screen. If the two men catch a person, the player earns a point; people who have been caught bounce and must be caught again. People fall at different speeds depending on where they are. As time passes, more people jump from the burning building, and they eventually fall faster. If the two men miss one of the falling people, the person gets injured and runs away, and the player receives a miss. If the player reaches 200 and 500 points, any misses they have are removed, and the people freeze to make it easy to get them before they continue falling. The player receives a Game Over when they have three misses. In Game B, people jump out from two floors of the burning building, making the game harder.

Modern version[edit]

The Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery

Mario and Luigi attempt to catch Toads, Yoshis, and Donkey Kong Jrs. after they jump out the window of Princess Peach's burning castle. The catch is that different characters fall at different speeds: Toads bounce the highest, while Donkey Kong Jrs. bounce the lowest. Yoshi Eggs also appear and contain either a Bob-omb or a Moon (a Super Star in the first game); the eggs break open when they are caught or hit the ground. The player receives two points for catching an egg. If a Bob-omb reaches the carriage, everyone, including the Mario Bros., runs away as the carriage explodes, and the player gets a miss. If the Mario Bros. catch a Moon, the player receives five points. At 200, 500, and 700 points, Peach appears and blows a kiss, sending out a heart for Mario or Luigi to catch to remove a miss. Music is also featured in this version, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game. In the Game & Watch Gallery 4 version, the time of day changes every 200 points collected.

If the player selects this game in Game & Watch Gallery 4 yet does not start playing it, a humorous sequence plays. In particular, Mario and Luigi catch a Toad sent flying to the left and a Yoshi sent flying to the right, only to narrowly stop when discovering their next "rescue" was in fact a Bob-omb, which detonates inches from them, and are then forced to flee as a dozen Bob-ombs are raining from the sky.

  • The Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4 (sunset)

    The Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4 (sunset)

  • The Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4 (nighttime)

    The Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4 (nighttime)

Controls[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery[edit]

  • +Control Pad (left and right): Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]

  • +Control Pad left or right: Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Gallery[edit]

  • The Alarm Fireman (an alarm indicator for original releases of Fire) alongside other unused alarm character sprites for Game & Watch Gallery

    The Alarm Fireman (an alarm indicator for original releases of Fire) alongside other unused alarm character sprites for Game & Watch Gallery

Modern version[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Fire coverage on other NIWA wikis:
Fire as it appears in Game & Watch Gallery 3
Fire as it appears in Game & Watch Gallery 3
  • In the original Silver and Wide Screen versions, angels were used as miss marks. In the Game & Watch Gallery series, bandages replaced the angels. An animation was also added to show the evacuee limping away.
  • The port shown in Game & Watch Gallery 3 is reversed. According to the game, Fire was originally supposed to ship as such, but a mistake was made during LCD production and the graphics were reversed.
  • The Game & Watch Gallery 3 port of Fire uses the design of the original Silver series Fire with the points system of the Wide Screen series Fire. In the original Silver version of Fire, points were given only when an evacuee would reach the ambulance.
  • In Game & Watch Gallery 4's Modern version of Fire, a Para Troopa occasionally appears in the background during the day, while an albatross occasionally does so at sunset.
  • The Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern version of Fire was apparently meant to be one of the games included in the canceled Game & Watch series of e-Reader cards.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Phil Salvador (June 13, 2024). Is this the first Nintendo commercial?. Video Game History Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2024. (Archived June 27, 2024, 06:16:09 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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