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{{system-Infobox
{{about|the Game & Watch system|the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]}}
|Image=[[File:Game & Watch.png|250px]]
{{distinguish|Nelsonic Game Watch|Gamewatch Boy}}
|Rel=1980
{{system infobox
|Dis=1991 (initial line)
|image=[[File:Game & Watch.png|250px]]
|Pre={{wp|Arcade game|Arcade}}
|release=April 28, 1980
|Suc=[[Game Boy]]
|discontinued=1991 (original lineup)
|successor=[[Game Boy]]
}}
}}
{{about|the Game & Watch system|the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name, and named "Game & Watch" in Japan|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]}}
{{quote|I say you can't better the graphics, sounds and playability of a Game & Watch!|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
{{distinguish|Nelsonic Game Watch}}
The '''{{wp|Game & Watch}}''' series (initially released in North America as the '''Time-Out''' series)<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 series of handheld games developed by [[Nintendo]] from 1980 to 1991. The Game & Watch was Nintendo's earliest product to be very successful,<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/1/0|title=Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref> with the series selling a combined 43.4 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3|title=Iwata Asks: Game & Watch|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Each Game & Watch had its own game built in, in addition to a clock and an alarm, and many of them are of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Nintendo also let the Game & Watch games be used as promotional items for businesses that put their own logos on them.<ref>{{cite|url=www.gameandwatch.ch/en/faq-questions-answers/promo-advertising-game-watch.html|title=FAQ Promotional (Advertising) Game&Watch Games|publisher=www.gameandwatch.ch|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>


The '''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>[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol2_page1.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary], retrieved 3/10/2019</ref> with the series selling a combined 43.4 million units worldwide.<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3 Iwata Asks: Game & Watch], retrieved 3/11/2019</ref>
Most Game & Watch titles have two modes: Game A and Game B, the latter usually being 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 Game & Watch 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.


Most Game & Watch titles have two modes: Game A and Game B. Game B is usually a faster, more difficult version of Game A, but in some titles, such as ''[[Flagman]]'' and ''Bomb Sweeper'', Game B is slightly different from Game A. In a few others, such as ''Judge'' and ''[[Boxing]]'', Game B features a two-player mode. The titles ''Climber'', ''Balloon Fight'', and ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' do not have a Game B.
On September 3, 2020, 29 years after the original Game & Watch series' discontinuation and as part of the celebration of the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|35th anniversary]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Nintendo announced ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'', a full-color screen Game & Watch system featuring ports of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' as well as a ''Super Mario''-themed version of ''Ball'', set for a limited release on November 13, 2020.
 
The Game & Watch games normally become harder as the player progresses, but the gameplay usually slows down every 100 points 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 will increase the score either temporarily or until a miss is made (a period called "Chance Time").
 
On September 3, 2020, 29 years after the original Game & Watch series' discontinuation and as part of the celebration of the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|35th anniversary]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Nintendo announced ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'', a full-color screen Game & Watch system featuring ports of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' as well as a ''Mario''-themed version of ''Ball'', set for a limited release on November 13, 2020.


==Games==
==Games==
===''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' Game & Watch games===
{{columns|count=2|
Four of these were re-released in the [[Mini Classic]] series.
*''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''{{footnote|main|a}}
{|
*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''{{footnote|main|a}}{{footnote|main|b}}
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
*''[[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]]''
*''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
*''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
*''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
|
*''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''{{footnote|main|a}}{{footnote|main|b}}
*''[[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.]]''{{footnote|main|b}}
*''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
*''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|}
}}
{{footnote|note|a|Rereleased in the [[Mini Classics]] series.}}
{{footnote|note|b|Rereleased as [[DSiWare]].}}


===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
{{main|Game & Watch Gallery (series)}}
{{main|Game & Watch Gallery (series)}}
These games are [[Game Boy]]-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring ''Mario'' characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible. There were plans for a ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series of e-Reader cards, but these did not surface due to the abrupt cancellation of the e-Reader overseas due to low sales.{{ref needed}}
These games are [[Game Boy]]-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring ''Super Mario'' characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible. There were plans for a ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series of [[e-Reader]] cards called ''[[List of unreleased media#Game & Watch-e|Game & Watch-e]]'', but these did not surface, because the e-Reader was abruptly discontinued overseas due to low sales.
*''{{iw|nwiki|Game Boy Gallery}}'' (Europe and Australia only; not to be confused with the Japanese name for ''Game & Watch Gallery'')
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Japan; ''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Japan; ''Game & Watch Gallery Advance'' in Europe and Australia)


*''[[wikipedia:Game Boy Gallery|Game Boy Gallery]]'' (Europe and Australia only; not to be confused with the Japanese name for ''Game & Watch Gallery'')
====Games with a ''Super Mario''-themed "Modern" version====
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 2'' in Australia)
In addition to all of the games listed below, the ''Super Mario'' Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 3'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery 4'' in Australia)
*''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (''Game Boy Gallery Advance'' in Australia)


====Games with a ''Mario''-themed "Modern" version====
{{columns|count=2|
In addition to all of the games listed below, the ''Mario'' Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.
 
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Ball]]''
*''[[Ball]]''
*''[[Boxing]]''
*''[[Boxing]]''
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*''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''
*''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''
*''[[Fire Attack]]''
*''[[Fire Attack]]''
*''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
*''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
*''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
|
*''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
*''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
*''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''
*''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''
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*''[[Turtle Bridge]]''
*''[[Turtle Bridge]]''
*''[[Vermin]]''
*''[[Vermin]]''
|}
}}


===''Game & Watch Collection''===
===''Game & Watch Collection''===
{{main|Game & Watch Collection}}
{{main|Game & Watch Collection}}
''Game & Watch Collection'' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game that was released exclusively on [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]]. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch games, one of which is ''Donkey Kong''. A follow-up titled ''Game & Watch Collection 2'' was also released, though it does not feature any ''Mario'' titles.
''Game & Watch Collection'' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game that was released exclusively on [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]]. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch games, one of which is ''Donkey Kong''. A follow-up titled ''{{iw|nwiki|Game & Watch Collection 2}}'' was also released, though it does not feature any ''Super Mario'' titles.


== Alarm function ==
==Alarm function==
Starting from Gold Series' ''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. Here is a complete list of Game & Watch alarm indicators:
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:


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Image!!Name!!Game!!Action at alarm time!!Location
|-
|-
! Image !! Name !! Game !! Action at alarm time !! Location
|[[File:DK G&W Mini Donkey Kong.png]]||[[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Mini Donkey Kong]]||''Donkey Kong''||Jump and swing bell||Below the difficulty indicators
|-
| [[File:Manhole MH-06 Bell2.png]] || Alarm lady || ''Manhole'' (Gold Series) || Swing bell || Upper left corner
|-
| [[File:Helmet CN-07 Bell2.png]] || Alarm construction worker || ''Helmet'' || Swing bell || Upper right corner
|-
| [[File:Lion LN-08 Bell2.png]] || Alarm bear || ''Lion'' || Swing bell || Upper left corner
|-
| [[File:Parachute PR-21 Bell ontest.png]] || Alarm monkey || ''Parachute'' || Swing bell || Left palm
|-
| [[File:Octopus OC-22 Bell2.png]] || Alarm baby octopus || ''Octopus'' || Whistle trumpet || Upper right corner
|-
| [[File:Chef FP-24 bell1.png]] || Alarm kettle || ''Chef'' || Whistle smoke || Left stove
|-
|-
| [[File:Egg_EG-26_bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Egg'' || Be swung by the hen || Beside the hen
|[[File:Greenhouse_GH-54_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm cat||''Green House''||Be stung by a bee||Beside the ladder
|-
|-
| [[File:Fire_FR-27_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm fireman || ''Fire'' (Wide Screen) || Swing bell || Between ambulance and miss counter
|[[File:Donkey_Kong_II_JR-55_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong II''||Be stricken by Mario||Beside leftmost lock
|-
|-
| [[File:Turtle_Bridge_TL-28_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm crab || ''Turtle Bridge'' || Swing bell || Between difficulty indicators
|[[File:Mario_Bros_Alarm_Bell_Artwork.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Mario Bros.''||Ring||Under time/score
|-
|-
| [[File:Fire_Attack_ID-29_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm cowboy || ''Fire Attack'' || Sound bugle || Below miss counter
|[[File:DK_Jr_CJ-71_Bell1.gif]]||Musical notes||''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen & Table Top series)||Be whistled by Mario||Below miss counter
|-
|-
| [[File:Oil_Panic_OP-51_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm policeman || ''Oil Panic'' || Swing bell || Below lower screen's miss counter
|[[File:MCF_Bell_Artwork.gif]]||[[Alarm man (Mario's Cement Factory)|Alarm man]]||''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Table Top)||Ring bell||Beside upward lift section
|-
|-
| [[File:DK G&W Mini Donkey Kong.png]] || [[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Mini Donkey Kong]] || ''Donkey Kong'' || Jump and swing bell || Below the difficulty indicators
|[[File:Marios_Bombs_Away_TB-94_Bell2.gif]]||[[Alarm Monkey]]||''Mario's Bombs Away''||Swing bell||Below time score
|-
|-
| [[File:Greenhouse_GH-54_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm cat || ''Green House'' || Be stung by a bee || Beside the ladder
|[[File:DK_Circus_MK-96_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong Circus''||Swing||Below time/score
|-
|-
| [[File:Donkey_Kong_II_JR-55_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Donkey Kong II'' || Be stricken by Mario || Beside leftmost lock
|[[File:DK-Jr_DJ-101_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (New Wide Sceen)||Be stricken by Mario||Under Donkey Kong
|-
|-
| [[File:Mario_Bros_Alarm_Bell_Artwork.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Mario Bros.'' || Ring || Under time/score
|[[File:MCF_Alarm_Bell.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Mario's Cement Factory'' (New Wide Screen)||Swing||Beside upward lift section
|-
|-
| [[File:Rain_Shower_PL-57_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm dog || ''Rain Shower'' || Nod head || Beside lower right clothesline
|[[File:SMB_YM-105_Bell2.gif]]||[[Alarm Koopa]]||''Super Mario Bros.''||Nod head and spew fire||Upper left corner
|-
|-
| [[File:Lifeboat_TC-58_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm man || ''Life Boat'' || Pour water from bucket || Under time/score
|[[File:Mario_the_Juggler_MB-108_Bell2.gif]]||[[Bell Turtle]]||''Mario the Juggler''||Swing bell||Beside the pipe
|-
|-
| [[File:Bombsweeper_BD-62_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm chicken || ''Bomb Sweeper'' || Nod head || Beside difficulty indicators
|[[File:AK-302_Bell1.gif]]||Alarm bell||''Donkey Kong 3''||Flash||Beside Player 1's miss and spray value counters
|-
|-
| [[File:Safebuster_JB-63_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Safe Buster'' || Flash || Above difficulty indicators
|[[File:HK-303_Bell1.gif]]||[[Alarm man (Donkey Kong Hockey)|Alarm man]]||''Donkey Kong Hockey''||Ring bell||Beside Player 1's score
|-
| [[File:DK_Jr_CJ-71_Bell1.gif]] || Musical notes || ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen & Table Top series) || Be whistled by Mario || Below miss counter
|-
| [[File:MCF_Bell_Artwork.gif]] || Alarm driver || ''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Table Top) || Ring bell || Beside upward lift section
|-
| [[File:Marios_Bombs_Away_TB-94_Bell2.gif]] || [[Alarm Monkey]] || ''Mario's Bombs Away'' || Swing bell || Below time score
|-
| [[File:DK_Circus_MK-96_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Donkey Kong Circus'' || Swing || Below time/score
|-
| [[File:DK-Jr_DJ-101_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (New Wide Sceen) || Be stricken by Mario || Under Donkey Kong
|-
| [[File:MCF_Alarm_Bell.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Mario's Cement Factory'' (New Wide Screen) || Swing || Beside upward lift section
|-
| [[File:Manhole_NH-103_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm woman || ''Manhole'' (New Wide Screen) || Swing bell || Upper left corner
|-
| [[File:Tropical_Fish_TF-104_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm cat || ''Tropical Fish'' || Swing bell || Between miss counter and time/score
|-
| [[File:SMB_YM-105_Bell2.gif]] || [[Alarm Koopa]] || ''Super Mario Bros.'' || Nod head and spew fire || Upper left corner
|-
| [[File:Climber_DR-106_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm bug || ''Climber'' || Swing bell || Below time/score
|-
| [[File:Mario_the_Juggler_MB-108_Bell2.gif]] || Alarm Koopa Troopa || ''Mario the Juggler'' || Swing bell || Beside the pipe
|-
| [[File:Spitball_BU-201_Bell.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Spitball Sparky'' || Flash || Upper left corner
|-
| [[File:BX-301_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Boxing'' || Flash || Upper right corner
|-
| [[File:AK-302_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm bell || ''Donkey Kong 3'' || Flash || Beside Player 1's miss and spray value counters
|-
| [[File:HK-303_Bell1.gif]] || Alarm referee || ''Donkey Kong Hockey'' || Ring bell || Beside Player 1's score
|}
|}


==Appearances in the ''Mario'' franchise==
==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
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===''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===
===''Wario'' franchise===
[[File:9-Volt 18-Volt prologue WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|thumb|9-Volt holding a Game & Watch in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'']]
[[File:9-Volt 18-Volt prologue WarioWare Smooth Moves.png|thumb|right|9-Volt holding a Game & Watch in ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'']]
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', a ''Donkey Kong'' double-screen Game & Watch is a key part of [[9-Volt]] & [[18-Volt]]'s story. 9-Volt shows it to 18-Volt, causing them to tug-of-war it until it breaks, breaking their friendship as well. 18-Volt then tries to buy a replacement, bumping into 9-Volt, who had the same intention, giving them the chance to reconcile.
====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', [[9-Volt]] holds up a ''Donkey Kong'' double-screen Game & Watch.


====''Wario: Master of Disguise''====
===''Wario: Master of Disguise''===
In ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', there is a treasure based on the Game & Watch called the [[List of treasures in Wario: Master of Disguise#Game & Watch 9000|Game & Watch 9000]].
In ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', there is a treasure based on the Game & Watch called the [[List of treasures in Wario: Master of Disguise#Game & Watch 9000|Game & Watch 9000]].
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Paper Mario''===
[[File:Game&Watch Emblem.png|thumb|right|The icon representing elements of the Game & Watch series, as seen in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]
[[File:SPM Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.png|thumb|left|Mario and some [[Dark Boomboxer]]s in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]
Starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], [[Mr. Game & Watch]] has made an appearance as a playable character, representing various games as his attack moves. The stages [[Flat Zone]], [[Flat Zone 2]], and [[Flat Zone X]] are inspired by the handhelds.
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the player can access two post-game level areas, the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] and the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Both dungeons are modeled after the Game & Watch's screen, with black walls, floors, and doors, and faded silhouettes of said objects in places they currently are not occupying. Additionally, in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials specifically, stronger variants of the game's enemies appear with no visual distinctions from their normal counterparts, except they are pitch black, similar to characters that appear on Game & Watch screens.
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==Trophy information from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==Profiles and statistics==
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
|-
{{SSBM trophy
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game / Moves !! | Description
|name=Game & Watch
|-
|image=[[File:Trophy188.png|100px]]
! Game & Watch
|game=''Game & Watch''<br>1980
| [[File:Trophy188.png|100px]]
|unlock=-
| align=center | ''Game & Watch''<br>1980
|desc=This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.
| ''This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.''
}}
|-
|}
 
==''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''==
===Trophies (both versions)===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Appears In <br> (Wii U version only)!! | Description
|-
|align=center|Fire
|[[File:FireTrophy3DS.png|frameless|center]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Fire'' (7/1980)
|align=center|''Many fans of modern handheld games will fondly remember the classic Game & Watch games they played years ago. Save people from a burning building using a trampoline, bouncing them to the waiting ambulance and safety.''
|-
|align=center|Lion
|[[File:LionTrophy3DS.png|frameless|center]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Lion'' (4/1981)
|align=center|''Back in the day, there were a lot of kids into the Game & Watch series. Quite a few adults as well, honestly.  This game was a popular pick, with players controlling two zookeepers as they tried to keep the lions from escaping. The built-in clock was great for keeping track of your time spent playing!''
|-
|align=center|Chef
|[[File:ChefTrophy3DS.png|frameless|center]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Chef'' (9/1981)
|align=center|''Back in the days of the Game & Watch and the early NES years, there were a lot of games with short and simple titles - and at just four letters and one syllable, Chef is a prime example. It's all about flipping food on a frying pan without dropping any on the floor. Whether any of that food ever actually gets served to customers is a mystery...''
|-
|align=center|Oil Panic
|[[File:OilPanicTrophy3DS.png|frameless|center]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Oil Panic'' (5/1982)
|align=center|''The Game & Watch Multi Screen series is the big, big brother of the Nintendo DS. One classic title was Oil Panic, which puts you in charge of a petrol station that's sprung a leak. As oil drips down on the upper screen, you've got to catch it in buckets on the lower screen or risk an angry customer with a face full of oil!''
|-
|}
 
===Trophies (Wii U version)===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Appears In !! | Description
|-
|align=center|Helmet
|[[File:HelmetTrophyWiiU.png|150px]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Helmet'' (2/1981)
|align=center|''Better than a regular ol' watch is Game & Watch. One of the classic titles is Helmet. Move from left to right, avoiding the falling tools. If you get hit, you'll fall down and lose your helmet. What kind of helmet falls off after only one hit?! Good thing this game is so fun you'll overlook that.''
|-
|align=center|Manhole
|[[File:ManholeTrophyWiiU.png|150px]]
|align=center|'''G&W''' ''Manhole'' (1/1981)
|align=center|''No scrolling, only one stage, only a few sounds, and the age of 3D was nothing more than a twinkle in someone's eye. Nevertheless, this game was a blast at the time. In the Game & Watch title Manhole, you move a manhole cover back and forth so that the pedestrians can safely cross the road. What a simple yet fun game!''
|-
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Game & Watch.jpg|A variety of games (''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen), ''Mario Bros.'', '' Mario's Bombs Away'', and ''Snoopy Tennis'')
G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Multi Screen)
Tabletops.jpg|Table Top games (''Mario's Cement Factory'', ''Popeye'', and ''Snoopy'')
Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Micro VS. System)
</gallery>
Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'' (Panorama Screen)
 
DKH HK-303 Game Front.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'' (Micro VS. System)
=== Silver ===
GaW DK2.png|''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' (Multi Screen)
<gallery>
Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (New Wide Screen)
Ball-G'nW.png|''[[Ball]]''
DKJr. G&W Panorama.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Panorama Screen)
FlagmanOriginal.jpg|''[[Flagman]]''
MT-03_Game_Front.jpg|''[[Vermin]]''
Fire Silver G&W.jpg|''Fire'' (Silver)
Game watch judge.jpg|''[[Judge]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Gold ===
<gallery>
Manhole.jpg|''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'' (Gold)
CN-07 Game Front.jpg|''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
LN-08_Game_Front.jpg|''[[Lion]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Wide Screen ===
<gallery>
PR-21_Game1_Front.jpg|''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''
OctopusGame.png|''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''
Chef-G'n-W.png|''[[Chef]]''
Eggoriginalunit.jpg|''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]''
Game watch fire widescreen.jpg|''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' (Wide Screen)
TL-28_Game1_Front.jpg|''[[Turtle Bridge]]''
G&W Fire Attack.jpg|''[[Fire Attack]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Multi Screen ===
<gallery>
Oil panic.jpg|''[[Oil Panic]]''
G-w-donkeykong.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
Green_House_original_unit.jpg|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
GaW DK2.png|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
Gandwmbros.jpg|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''
LP-57_Game_Open.jpg|''[[Rain Shower]]''
TC-58_Game_Open.jpg|''[[Life Boat]]''
BD-62 Game Open.jpg|''[[Bomb Sweeper]]''
Safe Buster Console.jpg|''[[Safe Buster]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Table Top ===
<gallery>
MCF.jpg|The Table Top version of ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''
Donkey_Kong_Jr_Tabletop.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Table Top)
Donkey_Kong_Jr_Tabletop.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Table Top)
Game and Watch SMB system.png|''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Color Screen)
Green_House_original_unit.jpg|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' (Multi Screen)
Gandwmbros.jpg|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' (Multi Screen)
Mario Juggling.jpg|''[[Mario the Juggler]]'' (New Wide Screen)
MariosBombsAway.jpg|''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]'' (Panorama Screen)
ML-102 Game1 Front.jpg|''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'' (New Wide Screen)
MCF.jpg|''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Table Top)
Super_Mario_Bros_YM-801_Game_Front2.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Crystal Screen)
Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (New Wide Screen)
SMB G&W YM-901-S.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (special edition)
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Panorama Screen ===
==Names in other languages==
<gallery>
{{foreign names
MariosBombsAway.jpg|''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
|Jap=ゲーム&ウオッチ
Dkcircus.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]''
|JapR=Gēmu Ando Uotchi
</gallery>
|JapM=Game & Watch
 
}}
=== New Wide Screen ===
<gallery>
Dkjrgw.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (New Wide Screen)
ML-102 Game1 Front.jpg|The New Wide Screen version of ''Mario's Cement Factory''
Manhole G&W.jpg|''Manhole'' (New Wide Screen)
Tropical Fish console.jpeg|''[[Tropical Fish]]''
Mariobrosgandwgame.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (New Wide Screen)
Climber Game & Watch.jpg|''[[Climber]]'' (New Wide Screen)
Mario Juggling.jpg|''[[Mario the Juggler]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Super Color ===
<gallery>
SpitballSparky.png|''[[Spitball Sparky]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Micro vs. System===
<gallery>
Boxing_BX-301_Game_Front.jpg|''[[Boxing]]''
Game watch donkey kong 3-1-.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
DKH HK-303 Game Front.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Crystal Screen ===
<gallery>
Super_Mario_Bros_YM-801_Game_Front2.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.'' (Crystal Screen)
Climber_DR-802_Game_Front.jpg|''Climber'' (Crystal Screen)
</gallery>
 
=== [[DSiWare]] ===
<gallery>
Donkey_Kong_Jr_DSiWare_Gameplay.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
Game_and_Watch_Ball_2_(DSiWare).jpg|''[[Ball]]''
Game_and_Watch_Chef_Shop_02.jpg|''[[Chef]]''
Game_and_Watch_Helmet_Shop_02.jpg|''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''
Judge_DSiWare_Gameplay.png|''[[Judge]]''
Manhole_DSiWare_Gameplay.jpg|''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
Mario's_Cement_Factory_DSiWare_Gameplay.jpg|''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''
Vermin.jpg|''[[Vermin]]''
</gallery>
 
==External links==
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/gamewatch/history.html Game & Watch history (Japanese site)]


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the Game & Watch system. For the character of the Game & Watch games with a similar name, see Mr. Game & Watch.
Not to be confused with Nelsonic Game Watch or Gamewatch Boy.
Game & Watch
Game & Watch logo.
Release date April 28, 1980[?]
Discontinued 1991 (original lineup)[?]
Successor Game Boy
“I say you can't better the graphics, sounds and playability of a Game & Watch!”
—Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country

The Game & Watch series (initially released in North America as the Time-Out series)[1] is a series of handheld games developed by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. The Game & Watch was Nintendo's earliest product to be very successful,[2] with the series selling a combined 43.4 million units worldwide.[3] Each Game & Watch had its own game built in, in addition to a clock and an alarm, and many of them are of the Super Mario franchise. Nintendo also let the Game & Watch games be used as promotional items for businesses that put their own logos on them.[4]

Most Game & Watch titles have two modes: Game A and Game B, the latter usually being a faster, more difficult version of Game A. In the Micro VS. System series of games, such as Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Hockey, Game B is the two-player mode. A few Game & Watch games such as 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 points 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.

On September 3, 2020, 29 years after the original Game & Watch series' discontinuation and as part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo announced Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., a full-color screen Game & Watch system featuring ports of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as well as a Super Mario-themed version of Ball, set for a limited release on November 13, 2020.

Games[edit]

a - Rereleased in the Mini Classics series.
b - Rereleased as DSiWare.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Main article: Game & Watch Gallery (series)

These games are Game Boy-era ports of the classic Game & Watch titles, most of which are also given "Modern" versions featuring Super Mario characters. The "Classic" versions remove the timekeeping functions from the original games, in order to allow the player to accomplish the compilations' goal of getting the highest score possible. There were plans for a Game & Watch Gallery series of e-Reader cards called Game & Watch-e, but these did not surface, because the e-Reader was abruptly discontinued overseas due to low sales.

Games with a Super Mario-themed "Modern" version[edit]

In addition to all of the games listed below, the Super Mario Game & Watch games also reappear, with their "Modern" versions featuring updated graphics and gameplay.

Game & Watch Collection[edit]

Main article: Game & Watch Collection

Game & Watch Collection is a Nintendo DS game that was released exclusively on Club Nintendo. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch games, one of which is Donkey Kong. A follow-up titled Game & Watch Collection 2 was also released, though it does not feature any Super Mario titles.

Alarm function[edit]

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:

Image Name Game Action at alarm time Location
Mini Donkey Kong Mini Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jump and swing bell Below the difficulty indicators
Greenhouse's alarm cat Alarm cat Green House Be stung by a bee Beside the ladder
Donkey Kong II's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong II Be stricken by Mario Beside leftmost lock
Mario Bros.'s alarm bell Alarm bell Mario Bros. Ring Under time/score
Donkey Kong Jr.'s alarm musical notes Musical notes Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen & Table Top series) Be whistled by Mario Below miss counter
The alarm indicator of Mario's Cement Factory's Tabletop Version Alarm man Mario's Cement Factory (Table Top) Ring bell Beside upward lift section
Mario's Bombs Away's Alarm Monkey (from the game manual) Alarm Monkey Mario's Bombs Away Swing bell Below time score
Donkey Kong Circus's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong Circus Swing Below time/score
Donkey Kong Jr.'s alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Sceen) Be stricken by Mario Under Donkey Kong
The alarm indicator of Mario's Cement Factory's New Wide Screen Version Alarm bell Mario's Cement Factory (New Wide Screen) Swing Beside upward lift section
Alarm Koopa's appearance in the game manual of Super Mario Bros. Alarm Koopa Super Mario Bros. Nod head and spew fire Upper left corner
Alarm Koopa Troopa from Mario the Juggler Bell Turtle Mario the Juggler Swing bell Beside the pipe
Donkey Kong 3's alarm bell Alarm bell Donkey Kong 3 Flash Beside Player 1's miss and spray value counters
Donkey Kong Hockey's alarm man Alarm man Donkey Kong Hockey Ring bell Beside Player 1's score

Appearances in the Super Mario franchise[edit]

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

Scene from the prologue of 9-Volt & 18-Volt: 9-Volt shows 18-Volt his Game & Watch
9-Volt holding a Game & Watch in WarioWare: Smooth Moves

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, a Donkey Kong double-screen Game & Watch is a key part of 9-Volt & 18-Volt's story. 9-Volt shows it to 18-Volt, causing them to tug-of-war it until it breaks, breaking their friendship as well. 18-Volt then tries to buy a replacement, bumping into 9-Volt, who had the same intention, giving them the chance to reconcile.

Wario: Master of Disguise[edit]

In Wario: Master of Disguise, there is a treasure based on the Game & Watch called the Game & Watch 9000.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Flopside Pit of 100 Trials
Mario and some Dark Boomboxers in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials

In Super Paper Mario, the player can access two post-game level areas, the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials and the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. Both dungeons are modeled after the Game & Watch's screen, with black walls, floors, and doors, and faded silhouettes of said objects in places they currently are not occupying. Additionally, in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials specifically, stronger variants of the game's enemies appear with no visual distinctions from their normal counterparts, except they are pitch black, similar to characters that appear on Game & Watch screens.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Game & Watch
Game & Watch
Game/move:
Game & Watch
1980
How to unlock: -
This stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee takes its motif from the Game & Watch series. It incorporates settings from Oil Panic, Helmet, and Manhole, and it's sure to send a wave of nostalgia crashing over old-school gamers. If you want to truly reproduce the Game & Watch experience, try playing this unique level in Fixed-Camera Mode.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲーム&ウオッチ[?]
Gēmu Ando Uotchi 		Game & Watch

References[edit]

Game & Watch coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  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.)
  2. ^ Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary. Nintendo. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Iwata Asks: Game & Watch. Nintendo. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ FAQ Promotional (Advertising) Game&Watch Games. www.gameandwatch.ch. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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Game & Watch games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Mario Bros. (1983, MS) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, TT/NWS) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, CrS | 1987, Sp | 1988, NWS) • Mario the Juggler (1991, NWS) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, CoS)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1982, MS) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, NWS | 1983, TT & PS) • Donkey Kong II (1983, MS) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, MVS) • Donkey Kong Circus (1984, PS) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, MVS)
Miscellaneous Green House (1982, MS)
MS: Multi Screen • TT: Table Top • PS: Panorama Screen • NWS: New Wide Screen • MVS: Micro VS. System • CrS: Crystal Screen • Sp: Special • CoS: Color Screen
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Video game systems and add-ons
Nintendo home consoles Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System (Family BASIC, Family Computer Disk System) • Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Satellaview, Super Game Boy) • Nintendo 64 (Nintendo 64DD) • Nintendo GameCube (Game Boy Player) • Wii (Virtual Console, WiiWare) • Wii U (Virtual Console) • Nintendo Switch
Nintendo handhelds Game & Watch • Game Boy • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS (Nintendo DSi, DSiWare) • Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) • Nintendo Switch
Other MS-DOS • VS. System • Nintendo PlayChoice-10 • Nintendo Super System • Nelsonic Game Watch • Super Mario Bros. Watch • Gamewatch Boy • Philips CD-i • Mini Classics • Triforce • Visteon Dockable Entertainment System • Classics • LodgeNet • Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo
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