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{{redirect|Game Boy Gallery 4|the game that uses this name in Australia|[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]}}
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|released= '''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{released|Europe|October 25, 2002|USA|October 28, 2002|Australia|2002}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br> {{released|Europe|December 10, 2015|Australia|December 11, 2015|Japan|March 16, 2016|USA|April 7, 2016}}
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'''''Game & Watch Gallery 4''''', known as '''''Game & Watch Gallery Advance''''' in Europe and Australia and '''''Game Boy Gallery 4''''' (ゲームボーイギャラリー4 ''Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 4'') in Japan, is a compilation game that was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2002. Despite its name, it is actually the fifth and final game in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], and it is the only one in the series to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Like the previous incarnations in the series, the featured [[Game & Watch]] games have both Classic modes, which attempt to recreate the looks of the original units as faithfully as possible, and Modern modes, which feature characters of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music.


'''''Game & Watch Gallery 4''''', known as '''''Game & Watch Gallery Advance''''' in Europe and Australia and '''''Game Boy Gallery 4''''' (ゲームボーイギャラリー4 ''Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 4'') in Japan, is the fourth in a series of compilations of the classic [[Game & Watch]] games made between 1980 and 1991, and the only one to be released on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Like the previous incarnations in the series, the featured games have both Classic modes, which attempt to recreate the looks of the original units as faithfully as possible, and Modern modes, which feature ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' characters along with all-new graphics, all-new gameplay, and music.
The game was rereleased on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Europe and Australia in December 2015 and North America in April 2016. The Japanese version was originally unpublished, then released on the service in March 2016.


==Stars==
==Stars==
Like all other games in the series, ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, every 200 [[point]]s in the high score for a game earns the player one star, up to five per game mode. A high score between 200 and 399 is worth one star, 400–599 is two stars, 600–799 is three stars, 800–999 is four stars, and 1,000 and above is five stars. Each game counts its stars separately (for example, the player cannot earn 150 points in one game and 250 points in another and earn two stars for the cumulative total), and the total (up to 220) is what unlocks new features in the game.
Like all other games in the series, ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, every 200 [[point]]s in the high score for a game earns the player one star, up to five per game mode. The player unlocks new features as they collect stars. If the player earns five stars in a Modern game, they unlock a very hard mode called Star Mode (except in ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' and ''[[Boxing]]''). The player can earn up to 220 stars.


==Gallery Corner==
==Gallery Corner==
[[File:G&WG4 Gallery Corner.png|thumb|left|The Gallery Corner]]
[[File:G&WG4 Gallery Corner.png|thumb|left]]
The [[Gallery Corner]] is where most special features are unlocked. These include a [[Music Room|sound test]], a Game & Watch timeline, the credits, and nine games (listed below). However, the games must, in essence, be unlocked twice—the first time a game is unlocked, the player is treated to a short write-up on the game and a video of the game in action. Later on, the player can unlock playable versions. After 160 stars have been collected, [[Link]] becomes playable in the final unlockable game, ''Zelda''.
The [[Gallery Corner]] is where most special features are unlocked. These include a [[Music Room|sound test]], a Game & Watch timeline, the credits, and nine games (listed below). However, the games must, in essence, be unlocked twice—the first time a game is unlocked, the player is treated to a short write-up on the game and a video of the game in action. Later on, the player can unlock playable versions. After 160 stars have been collected, [[Link]] becomes playable in the final unlockable game, ''Zelda''.
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==Games==
==Games==
''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features 11 Game & Watch titles in its main roster of playable games, six of which are available from the start and five of which are unlocked by obtaining stars. Five of the games are new, while six return from the previous ''Game & Watch Gallery'' compilations, two from each one: ''Fire'' and ''Octopus'' from [[Game & Watch Gallery|the first game]], ''Chef'' and ''Donkey Kong'' from [[Game & Watch Gallery 2|the second]], and ''Mario Bros.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from [[Game & Watch Gallery 3|the third]]. Additionally, nine extra games are accessible from the [[Museum]] and are unlocked initially for viewing, but eventually if a set number of stars is collected, they can be played in Classic Mode only.
''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features 11 Game & Watch titles in its main roster of playable games, six of which are available from the start and five of which are unlocked by obtaining stars. Five of the games are new, while six return from the previous ''Game & Watch Gallery'' compilations, two from each one: ''Fire'' and ''Octopus'' from the [[Game & Watch Gallery|first game]], ''Chef'' and ''Donkey Kong'' from the [[Game & Watch Gallery 2|second game]], and ''Mario Bros.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' from the [[Game & Watch Gallery 3|third game]]. Additionally, nine extra games are accessible from the [[Museum]] and are unlocked initially for viewing, but eventually if a set number of stars is collected, they can be played in Classic Mode only.


===Primary games===
===Primary games===
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*'''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''' – [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] must bounce their friends to safety after they jump out the window of [[Princess Peach]]'s burning [[Peach's Castle|castle]]. In Classic Mode, two firemen are helping pedestrians escape from a burning apartment, but if any of the pedestrians fall on the ground, the player receives a miss.
*'''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''' – [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] must bounce their friends to safety after they jump out the window of [[Princess Peach]]'s burning [[Peach's Castle|castle]]. In Classic Mode, two firemen are helping pedestrians escape from a burning apartment, but if any of the pedestrians fall on the ground, the player receives a miss.
*'''[[Boxing]]'''* – Luigi must KO his opponents ([[Wiggler]], [[Big Boo]], and [[Waluigi]]) before they KO him. A star is earned for every three KOs.
*'''[[Boxing]]'''* – Luigi must KO his opponents ([[Wiggler]], [[Big Boo]], and [[Waluigi]]) before they KO him. A star is earned for every three KOs.
*'''[[Rain Shower]]''' – Mario must move his friends away from the water balloons dropped by [[Bowser]] in Modern Mode. Also, on Hard Mode, Waluigi will occasionally move the ropes around to make things harder for Mario. In Classic Mode, a boy is trying to keep his clothes dry from the rain. On Hard Mode, crows move the clotheslines around, much like Waluigi. If a shirt gets hit, the boy wrings it out and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[Rain Shower]]''' – Mario must move his friends away from the water balloons dropped by [[Bowser]] in Modern Mode. Also, on Hard Mode, Waluigi occasionally moves the ropes around to make things harder for Mario. In Classic Mode, a boy is trying to keep his clothes dry from the rain. On Hard Mode, crows move the clotheslines around, much like Waluigi. If a shirt gets hit, the boy wrings it out and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''' – In the Modern version, Mario and company are working in a cookie factory, with the cement factory present only in Classic Mode.
*'''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]''' – In the Modern version, Mario and company are working in a cookie factory, with the cement factory present only in Classic Mode.
*'''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''' – [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] must collect keys to free [[Donkey Kong|his dad]], which he does later in the game ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''.
*'''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''' – [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] must collect [[key]]s to free [[Donkey Kong]], which he does later in ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''.
*'''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'''* – Mario must shoot bubbles to move [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]] and [[Boo]]s towards Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, [[Stanley]] must send the bees towards Donkey Kong.
*'''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'''* – Mario must shoot bubbles to move [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]] and [[Boo]]s towards Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, [[Stanley]] must send the [[buzzbee|bee]]s towards Donkey Kong.


In the games marked with a *, the Hard mode (Game B) is replaced with a two-player mode. Each time a game is played with two players, a star is earned regardless of the winner.
In the games marked with a *, the Hard mode (Game B) is replaced with a two-player mode. Each time a game is played with two players, a star is earned regardless of the winner.
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===Secondary games===
===Secondary games===
These games are unlocked by obtaining stars. They are listed in the order in which they will be unlocked.
These games are unlocked by obtaining stars. They are listed in the order in which they will be unlocked.
*'''[[Chef]]''' – Peach must cook food thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. and feed it to [[Yoshi]]. In Classic Mode, the player controls a chef, who is trying to keep food from falling to the floor. However, a cat sometimes interferes, and if a piece of food touches the floor, a mouse will grab it and the player will get a miss.
*'''[[Chef]]''' – Peach must cook food thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. and feed it to [[Yoshi]]. In Classic Mode, the player controls a chef, who is trying to keep food from falling to the floor. However, a cat sometimes interferes, and if a piece of food touches the floor, a mouse grabs it and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''' – Mario and Luigi try hard to make [[cake]]s in a factory, while Bowser tries to stop them. In Classic Mode, Mario and Luigi prepare packages of bottles that go up every time they touch one. If a pallet falls to the floor, either Mario or Luigi gets disciplined by their boss, which causes the player to get a miss.
*'''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]''' – Mario and Luigi try hard to make [[cake]]s in a factory, while Bowser tries to stop them. In Classic Mode, Mario and Luigi prepare packages of bottles that go up every time they touch one. If a pallet falls to the floor, either Mario or Luigi gets disciplined by their foreman, causing the player to get a miss.
*'''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''' – Mario must avoid falling [[barrel]]s and [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] to save Peach (replacing [[Pauline]]) from Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, Donkey Kong tosses barrels at Mario while he ascends a construction site. At the top, Mario must flip a switch and grab a swinging hook. If the player hits a barrel, misses the hook, or hits a moving construction beam, they get a miss.
*'''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''' – Mario must avoid falling [[barrel]]s and [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] to save Peach (replacing [[Pauline]]) from Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, Donkey Kong tosses barrels at Mario while he ascends a construction site. At the top, Mario must flip a switch and grab a swinging hook. If the player hits a barrel, misses the hook, or hits a moving construction beam, they get a miss.
*'''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''' – Mario must avoid octopus arms while he dives for treasure to give to Peach. In Classic Mode, three people are taking turns trying to get the treasure from the [[Octopus (character)|Octopus]]. If the player is caught, one of the three people will disappear, which counts as a miss.
*'''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]''' – Mario must avoid octopus arms while he dives for treasure to give to Peach. In Classic Mode, three people are taking turns trying to get the treasure from the [[Octopus (character)|Octopus]]. If the player is caught, one of the three people disappears, which counts as a miss.
*'''[[Fire Attack]]''' – [[Wario]] must defend a giant golden statue of himself from [[Bob-omb]]s and [[Bullet Bill]]s. In Classic Mode, a soldier must prevent attackers from lighting his base on fire, and if they succeed, the player gets a miss.
*'''[[Fire Attack]]''' – [[Wario]] must defend a giant golden statue of himself from [[Bob-omb]]s and [[Bullet Bill]]s. In Classic Mode, a soldier must prevent attackers from lighting his base on fire, and if they succeed, the player gets a miss.


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*'''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''' – The protagonist must hold up manhole covers in order to prevent the pedestrians from falling through holes in the floor.
*'''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''' – The protagonist must hold up manhole covers in order to prevent the pedestrians from falling through holes in the floor.
*'''[[nwiki:Tropical Fish|Tropical Fish]]''' – A man holds up a fishbowl so that tropical fish can get from one fish tank to another by jumping from the fishbowl. If a fish falls to the ground, it will be eaten by a cat, resulting in a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Tropical Fish|Tropical Fish]]''' – A man holds up a fishbowl so that tropical fish can get from one fish tank to another by jumping from the fishbowl. If a fish falls to the ground, it will be eaten by a cat, resulting in a miss.
*'''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''' – Mario must carry a [[bomb]] from one [[buddy]] to another across a jungle. Enemy soldiers hide in the trees and try to light the bomb, and the [[Heavy Smoker]] carelessly throws finished cigars to the ground, causing the nearby oil to ignite. Mario must also avoid all of this fire, or his bomb will light.  
*'''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''' – Mario must carry a [[bomb]] from one [[buddy]] to another across a jungle. Enemy soldiers hide in the trees and try to light the bomb, and a "[[Heavy Smoker]]" carelessly throws finished cigars to the ground, causing the nearby oil to ignite. Mario must also avoid all of this fire, or his bomb will light.  
*'''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''' – A man must use his rowboat to catch people falling through the sky with their parachutes.
*'''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''' – A man must use his rowboat to catch people falling through the sky with their parachutes.
*'''[[nwiki:Bomb Sweeper|Bomb Sweeper]]''' – John Solver goes inside a labyrinth-like sewer and tries to stop a bomb, set by Dynamite Jack, from exploding. If John does not stop the bomb in time, the maze will explode and the player will receive a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Bomb Sweeper|Bomb Sweeper]]''' – John Solver goes inside a labyrinth-like sewer and tries to stop a bomb, set by a criminal named Dynamite Jack, from exploding. If John does not stop the bomb in time, the maze will explode and the player will receive a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Climber|Climber]]''' – Climber must make his way up 25 floors. If he stands on top of a non-platform floor, he will go back down a few floors and get a miss. There is no Game B for this title.
*'''[[nwiki:Climber|Climber]]''' – Climber must make his way up 25 floors. If he stands on top of a non-platform floor, he will go back down a few floors and get a miss. There is no Game B for this title.
*'''[[nwiki:Safebuster|Safe Buster]]''' – A bank guard is preventing bombs thrown by the Wily Bomber from hitting his safe by disposing of them on either side of the screen. If the bomb catcher is full and a bomb touches the safe, the safe is blown open. The Wily Bomber then takes the money, and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Safebuster|Safe Buster]]''' – A bank guard is preventing bombs thrown by a "Wily Bomber" from hitting his safe by disposing of them on either side of the screen. If the bomb catcher is full and a bomb touches the safe, the safe is blown open, the gold is stolen, and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Lifeboat|Life Boat]]''' – Two men are trying to save the people from a burning ship. The little raft can carry only four people, and if the player tries to catch a fifth person, the person falls into the water and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[nwiki:Lifeboat|Life Boat]]''' – Two men are trying to save the people from a burning ship. The little raft can carry only four people, and if the player tries to catch a fifth person, the person falls into the water and the player gets a miss.
*'''[[ZeldaWiki:Zelda (Game & Watch)|Zelda]]''' – A remake of the ''Zelda'' Game & Watch in which [[Link]] must battle monsters, including dragon bosses, in order to collect pieces of the [[ZeldaWiki:Triforce|Triforce]]. When he completes the Triforce, [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] is freed from her prison.
*'''[[zeldawiki:Zelda (Game & Watch)|Zelda]]''' – A remake of the ''Zelda'' Game & Watch in which [[Link]] must battle monsters, including dragon bosses, in order to collect pieces of the [[zeldawiki:Triforce|Triforce]]. When he completes the Triforce, [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Zelda|Zelda]] is freed from her prison.


==Character appearances==
==Character appearances==
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*[[Princess Peach]] (NPC)
*[[Princess Peach]] (NPC)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (NPC)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (NPC)
*[[Albatross]] (NPC)
*[[seagull|Albatross]] (NPC)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)


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*[[Bowser]] (boss)
*[[Bowser]] (boss)
*[[Waluigi]] (NPC)
*[[Waluigi]] (NPC)
*[[Fishin' Lakitu]] (NPC)
*[[Lakitu]] (NPC)


===[[Mario's Cement Factory]]===
===[[Mario's Cement Factory]]===
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*[[Bullet Bill]] (enemy)
*[[Bullet Bill]] (enemy)
*[[Nipper Plant]] (enemy)
*[[Nipper Plant]] (enemy)
*[[Albatross]] (NPC)
*[[seagull|Albatross]] (NPC)
*[[Spiny]] (enemy)
*[[Spiny]] (enemy)


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==Unlockables==
==Unlockables==
As the player collects stars, they will unlock new things to check out. Below is a list of all unlockables.
As the player collects stars, they unlock new things to check out. Below is a list of all unlockables.


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! width=5% | Stars
! width=5% | Stars
! width=25% | Unlockable
! width=25% | Unlockable
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== Gallery ==
==Staff==
=== Box art ===
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 staff}}
<gallery>
[[Hitoshi Yamagami]], director of the previous three ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, co-directed this last installment with Yasuhiro Minamimoto. The music was composed by Riyou Kinugasa and Kengo Hagiwara.
G&WG4 - Box EU.jpg|European box art
 
G&WG4 - Box AU.jpg|Australian box art
==Pre-release and unused content==
</gallery>
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 pre-release and unused content}}
Within the game's data are unused variations of sprites found in the final game, including sprites of Peach from ''Chef'' with less shading and larger versions of Toad's sprites from ''Mario's Cement Factory''.
 
==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
|-
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Lasse Pallesen, [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3993/game-namp-watch-gallery-4-game-boy-advance Nintendo World Report]
|8/10
|align="left"|''"In conclusion, this game is a must-have for anyone who isn’t familiar with G&W. For those who are, the experience will be considerably more limited. The modern modes with updated graphics and sounds are very good, but, ultimately, they are not what’s carrying this game. What’s carrying this game is that you get 20 slices of pure, classic Nintendo gameplay.''"
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Kevin Murphy, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021216214839/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/december02/gamewatchgallery4gba/ Gamespy]
|61/100
|align="left"|''"It's really hard to recommend Game & Watch Gallery 4 to GBA owners when games like Metroid Fusion and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 are out there. If some of the modernizations were a little deeper, or some of the unlockables a little more complex, or at least one of the games stood out head-and-shoulders above the rest as really fun, it'd be easy to recommend. But as it stands, I cannot."''
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Frank Provo, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021124131545/https://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2898459,00.html/ GameSpot]
|7/10
|align="left"|''"Nintendo has packaged a grand total of 31 games together into a collection that exists more for posterity than glamour. If you're looking at Game & Watch Gallery 4, chances are you know what you're getting into and don't care that the graphics and sound are modest and dated. The games are certainly strong enough to stand on their gameplay alone."''
|-
!colspan="4" style="background-color:silver; font-size:120%; text-align: center;"|Aggregators
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:Gold"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/game-watch-gallery-4 71]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/561568-game-and-watch-gallery-4/index.html 71.38%]
|}


=== Artwork ===
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Luigiwaluigi.jpg|[[Luigi]] and [[Waluigi]] fight in ''Boxing''.
Luigiwaluigi.jpg|[[Luigi]] and [[Waluigi]] fight in ''Boxing''.
Mariotoad.jpg|[[Toad]] gets "painted" in ''Rain Shower''.
Mariotoad.jpg|[[Toad]] gets covered in "paint" in ''Rain Shower''.
Yoshitoad.jpg|[[Yoshi]] unboxes a cookie in ''Mario's Cement Factory''.
Yoshitoad.jpg|[[Yoshi]] unboxes a [[Yoshi Cookie|cookie]] in ''Mario's Cement Factory''.
Mario_DK_GWG4_art.png|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] fight in ''Donkey Kong 3''.
Mario DK GWG4 art.png|[[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] fight in ''Donkey Kong 3''.
GWG4-Logo.PNG|The game's logo
</gallery>
 
=== Sprites ===
<gallery>
BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Chef.png|[[Baby Yoshi]] (''Chef'')
BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Fire.png|Yoshi (''Fire'')
Bob-omb-GWGallery4Fire.png|[[Bob-omb]]
BulletBill-GWGallery4DKJr.png|[[Bullet Bill]]
DK-GWGallery4DK3.png|Donkey Kong (''Donkey Kong 3'', Modern)
G&WG4 CF Yoshi Cookie.png|[[Yoshi Cookie|Yoshi Cookies]]
G&WG4BooSprite.png|[[Big Boo]] (''Boxing'')
GWG4DK3ClassicDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong (''Donkey Kong 3'', Classic)
GWG4DKJClassicDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Classic)
GWG4DKJDonkeyKongSprite.png|Donkey Kong (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Modern)
GWG4DonkeyKong3MarioSprite.png|Mario (''Donkey Kong 3'')
GWG4DonkeyKongJr.ClassicMarioSprite.png|Mario (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Classic)
G&WG4 Classic Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|Donkey Kong Jr. (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Classic)
GWG4DonkeyKongJr.MarioSprite.png|Mario (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Modern)
G&WG4 Modern Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|Donkey Kong Jr. (''Donkey Kong Jr.'', Modern)
G&WG4 Fire Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|Donkey Kong Jr. (''Fire'')
GWG4FireMarioLuigiSprite.png|Mario and Luigi (''Fire'')
GWG4MarioClassicSprite.png|Mario (''Donkey Kong'', Classic)
GWG4MCFMarioClassicSprite.png|Mario (''Mario's Cement Factory'', Classic)
GWG4MCFMarioSprite.png|Mario (''Mario's Cement Factory'', Modern)
GWG4PaulineSprite.png|[[Pauline]]
G&WG4 Rain Shower Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|Donkey Kong Jr. (''Rain Shower'')
Luigi (Gallery) - GWG4.png|Luigi (Gallery Corner)
Luigi-GWGallery4Boxing.png|Luigi (''Boxing'')
Mario (Gallery) - GWG4.png|Mario (Gallery Corner)
MrGW-GameWatchGallery4.png|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
MrGW-GameWatchGallery4.png|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
Waluigi-GWGallery4Boxing.png|Waluigi (''Boxing'')
Wario-FireAttack.png|[[Wario]] (''Fire Attack'')
Wiggler_GAWAdvance.png|[[Wiggler]] (''Boxing'')
G&WG4 Chef Octopus and Parachute Handheld.png|''Chef'', ''Octopus'', and ''Parachute'' handheld
G&WG4 Mario Bros. Handheld.png|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' handheld
G&WG4 Donkey Kong Handheld.png|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' handheld
G&WG4 Fire Attack Handheld.png|''Fire Attack'' handheld
G&WG4 Manhole Handheld.png|''Manhole'' handheld
G&WG4 Tropical Fish & Climber Handheld.png|''Tropical Fish'' and ''Climber'' handheld
G&WG4 Mario's Bombs Away Handheld.png|''Mario's Bombs Away'' handheld
G&WG4 Bomb Sweeper Handheld.png|''Bomb Sweeper'' handheld
G&WG4 Safe Buster Handheld.png|''Safe Buster'' handheld
G&WG4 Life Boat Handheld.png|''Life Boat'' handheld
G&WG4 Zelda Handheld.png|''Zelda'' handheld
</gallery>
===Screenshots ===
<gallery>
GWG4-Title Screen.png|Title Screen
GWG4-Game Select.PNG|Game Select
G&WG4 Message Board.png|The [[Message Board]]
G&WG4 Music Room.png|The [[Music Room]]
Fire GW4.PNG|''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' (Modern, daytime)
G&WG4 Fire Sunset.png| ''Fire'' (Modern, sunset)
G&WG4 Fire Night.png|''Fire'' (Modern, nighttime)
GWG4-Boxing Gameplay.png|''[[Boxing]]'' (Modern)
GWG4-Rainshower Screenshot.PNG|''[[Rain Shower]]'' (Modern, summer)
G&WG4 Rain Shower Autumn.png|''Rain Shower'' (Modern, autumn)
G&WG4 Rain Shower Winter.png|''Rain Shower'' (Modern, winter)
G&WG4 Rain Shower Spring.png|''Rain Shower'' (Modern, spring)
Mario's Cement Factory GaWG4 screenshot.png|''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'' (Modern)
GWG4-Donkey Kong Jr Gameplay.png|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (Modern, Area 1)
GWG4-Donkey Kong Jr Area 2.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Modern, Area 2)
GWG4-Donkey Kong Jr Area 3.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Modern, Area 3)
GWG4-Donkey Kong 3 Gameplay.PNG|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Modern)
Chef GaWG4 scene 1.png|''[[Chef]]'' (Modern, Scene 1)
G&WG4 Chef Scene 2.png|''Chef'' (Modern, Scene 2)
Mario Bros GaWG4 screenshot.png|''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' (Modern)
G&WG4 Modern Donkey Kong Area 1 Gameplay.png|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Modern, Area 1)
G&WG4 Modern Donkey Kong Area 2 Screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Modern, Area 2)
G&WG4 Modern Donkey Kong Area 3 Screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Modern, Area 3)
GWG4-Octopus Gameplay.PNG|''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]'' (Modern, orange Octopus)
G&WG4 Octopus Green.png|''Octopus'' (Modern, green Octopus)
G&WG4 Octopus Blue.png|''Octopus'' (Modern, blue Octopus)
Fire Attack GaWG4 screenshot.png|''[[Fire Attack]]'' (Modern)
Game&Watch-Fire.gif|''Fire'' (Classic)
Boxing GaWG4 classic.png|''Boxing'' (Classic)
Rain Shower GaWG4 classic.png|''Rain Shower'' (Classic)
G & W Gallery 4 Mario's Cement Factory.png|''Mario's Cement Factory'' (Classic)
Game&Watch-DonkeyKongJr.gif|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Classic)
G&WG4 Donkey Kong 3.png|''Donkey Kong 3'' (Classic)
Chef (G&WG4 Classic version).png|''Chef'' (Classic)
G&WG4 Mario Bros Classic Screenshot.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Classic)
G&WG4 Donkey Kong Classic Version.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Classic)
Game&Watch-Octopus.gif|''Octopus'' (Classic)
Fire attack gba.png|''Fire Attack'' (Classic)
Game&Watch-Manhole.gif|''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''
Game&Watch-TropicalFish.gif|''[[Tropical Fish]]''
Game&Watch-MariosBombsAway.gif|''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]''
Parachute G&WG4.png|''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''
G&WG4 Bomb Sweeper.png|''[[Bomb Sweeper]]''
Game&Watch-Climber.gif|''[[Climber]]''
G&WG4 Safe Buster.png|''[[Safe Buster]]''
G&WG4 Lifeboat.png|''[[Life Boat]]''
G&WG4 Zelda.png|''Zelda''
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==Pre-release and unused content==
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==Reception==
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|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
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|Game Boy Advance
|Kevin Murphy, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021216214839/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/december02/gamewatchgallery4gba/ Gamespy]
|61/100
|align="left"|''"It's really hard to recommend Game & Watch Gallery 4 to GBA owners when games like Metroid Fusion and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 are out there. If some of the modernizations were a little deeper, or some of the unlockables a little more complex, or at least one of the games stood out head-and-shoulders above the rest as really fun, it'd be easy to recommend. But as it stands, I cannot."''
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Frank Provo, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021124131545/https://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2898459,00.html/ GameSpot]
|7/10
|align="left"|''"Nintendo has packaged a grand total of 31 games together into a collection that exists more for posterity than glamour. If you're looking at Game & Watch Gallery 4, chances are you know what you're getting into and don't care that the graphics and sound are modest and dated. The games are certainly strong enough to stand on their gameplay alone."''
|-
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|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:Gold"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/game-watch-gallery-4 71]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/561568-game-and-watch-gallery-4/index.html 71.38%]
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==Staff==
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 staff}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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[[File:G&wg4cas-1.gif|thumb|The starting sequence of the credits. It also includes certain alarm characters.]]
[[File:G&wg4cas-1.gif|thumb|right|The starting sequence of the credits. It also includes certain alarm characters.]]
*The starting sequence of the credits includes certain alarm characters from ''Octopus'', ''Tropical Fish'', ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Bomb Sweeper'', ''Fire Attack'', ''Chef'', ''Life Boat'', ''Manhole'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''Parachute'', and ''Zelda''.
*The starting sequence of the credits includes certain alarm characters from ''Octopus'', ''Tropical Fish'', ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Bomb Sweeper'', ''Fire Attack'', ''Chef'', ''Life Boat'', ''Manhole'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''Parachute'', and ''Zelda''.
*''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' also includes [[1 UP Heart]]s. These appear after 200, 500, and 700 points in most games and would replenish a life that was lost.
*This game marks the last appearance of the Donkey Kong design first seen in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|1994 Game Boy version of ''Donkey Kong'']].
*A "Very Hard" mode called Star Mode is also included. It is unlocked for every game, with the exception of ''Donkey Kong 3'' and ''Boxing'', after the player gets at least 1,000 points in Modern Mode.
*''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' also includes [[1 UP Heart]]s. These appear after 200, 500, and 700 points in most games and replenish a life that was lost.
*[[3-Up Moon]]s appear in the Modern versions of the games ''Fire'' and ''Rain Shower''. In ''Fire'', they would fall from the burning building at times, as Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong Jr. would, but failing to bounce one to the carriage would not count as a miss. In ''Rain Shower'', they can be collected until the 3-Up Moon meter fills up, causing Bowser to fall and giving the player points.
*[[3-Up Moon]]s appear in the Modern versions of the games ''Fire'' and ''Rain Shower''. In ''Fire'', they fall from the burning building at times, as Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong Jr. do, but failing to bounce one to the carriage does not count as a miss. In ''Rain Shower'', they can be collected until the 3-Up Moon meter fills up, causing Bowser to fall and giving the player points.
* Unlike in the other ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, when the player selects a game on Game Select, that game's title changes to the logo on its original port. Similarly, when the player selects a game in the Museum, that game's logo on its original port appears on top of the screen.
* Unlike in the other ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, when the player selects a game on Game Select, that game's title changes to the logo on its original port. Similarly, when the player selects a game in the Museum, that game's logo on its original port appears on top of the screen.
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Latest revision as of 22:02, October 13, 2024

"Game Boy Gallery 4" redirects here. For the game that uses this name in Australia, see Game & Watch Gallery 3.
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Game & Watch Gallery 4 box cover
North American box art
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer TOSE Software Co.
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (Wii U)
Release date Game Boy Advance:
Europe October 25, 2002
USA October 28, 2002
Mexico October 28, 2002[1]
Australia 2002
Virtual Console (Wii U):
Europe December 10, 2015
Australia December 11, 2015
Japan March 16, 2016
USA April 7, 2016
Language(s) English (United States)
French (France)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Italian
Japanese1
1 - Only in the Virtual Console version.
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:7 - Seven years and older
ELSPA:3+ - Three years and older
ACB:G - General
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Format
Wii U:
Digital download
Game Boy Advance:
Game Pak
Input
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Game Boy Advance:
Serial code(s) USA AGB-AQWE-USA
Europe AGB-AQWP-EUR (Europe/Australia)
Japan AGB-AQWJ-JPN

Game & Watch Gallery 4, known as Game & Watch Gallery Advance in Europe and Australia and Game Boy Gallery 4 (ゲームボーイギャラリー4 Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 4) in Japan, is a compilation game that was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2002. Despite its name, it is actually the fifth and final game in the Game & Watch Gallery series, and it is the only one in the series to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Like the previous incarnations in the series, the featured Game & Watch games have both Classic modes, which attempt to recreate the looks of the original units as faithfully as possible, and Modern modes, which feature characters of the Super Mario franchise along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music.

The game was rereleased on the Wii U's Virtual Console in Europe and Australia in December 2015 and North America in April 2016. The Japanese version was originally unpublished, then released on the service in March 2016.

Stars[edit]

Like all other games in the series, Game & Watch Gallery 4 features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, every 200 points in the high score for a game earns the player one star, up to five per game mode. The player unlocks new features as they collect stars. If the player earns five stars in a Modern game, they unlock a very hard mode called Star Mode (except in Donkey Kong 3 and Boxing). The player can earn up to 220 stars.

Gallery Corner[edit]

The Gallery Corner

The Gallery Corner is where most special features are unlocked. These include a sound test, a Game & Watch timeline, the credits, and nine games (listed below). However, the games must, in essence, be unlocked twice—the first time a game is unlocked, the player is treated to a short write-up on the game and a video of the game in action. Later on, the player can unlock playable versions. After 160 stars have been collected, Link becomes playable in the final unlockable game, Zelda.

Games[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery 4 features 11 Game & Watch titles in its main roster of playable games, six of which are available from the start and five of which are unlocked by obtaining stars. Five of the games are new, while six return from the previous Game & Watch Gallery compilations, two from each one: Fire and Octopus from the first game, Chef and Donkey Kong from the second game, and Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong Jr. from the third game. Additionally, nine extra games are accessible from the Museum and are unlocked initially for viewing, but eventually if a set number of stars is collected, they can be played in Classic Mode only.

Primary games[edit]

These games are playable from the beginning.

  • Fire – Mario and Luigi must bounce their friends to safety after they jump out the window of Princess Peach's burning castle. In Classic Mode, two firemen are helping pedestrians escape from a burning apartment, but if any of the pedestrians fall on the ground, the player receives a miss.
  • Boxing* – Luigi must KO his opponents (Wiggler, Big Boo, and Waluigi) before they KO him. A star is earned for every three KOs.
  • Rain Shower – Mario must move his friends away from the water balloons dropped by Bowser in Modern Mode. Also, on Hard Mode, Waluigi occasionally moves the ropes around to make things harder for Mario. In Classic Mode, a boy is trying to keep his clothes dry from the rain. On Hard Mode, crows move the clotheslines around, much like Waluigi. If a shirt gets hit, the boy wrings it out and the player gets a miss.
  • Mario's Cement Factory – In the Modern version, Mario and company are working in a cookie factory, with the cement factory present only in Classic Mode.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. – Donkey Kong Jr. must collect keys to free Donkey Kong, which he does later in Donkey Kong II.
  • Donkey Kong 3* – Mario must shoot bubbles to move fireballs and Boos towards Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, Stanley must send the bees towards Donkey Kong.

In the games marked with a *, the Hard mode (Game B) is replaced with a two-player mode. Each time a game is played with two players, a star is earned regardless of the winner.

Secondary games[edit]

These games are unlocked by obtaining stars. They are listed in the order in which they will be unlocked.

  • Chef – Peach must cook food thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. and feed it to Yoshi. In Classic Mode, the player controls a chef, who is trying to keep food from falling to the floor. However, a cat sometimes interferes, and if a piece of food touches the floor, a mouse grabs it and the player gets a miss.
  • Mario Bros. – Mario and Luigi try hard to make cakes in a factory, while Bowser tries to stop them. In Classic Mode, Mario and Luigi prepare packages of bottles that go up every time they touch one. If a pallet falls to the floor, either Mario or Luigi gets disciplined by their foreman, causing the player to get a miss.
  • Donkey Kong – Mario must avoid falling barrels and Koopas to save Peach (replacing Pauline) from Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, Donkey Kong tosses barrels at Mario while he ascends a construction site. At the top, Mario must flip a switch and grab a swinging hook. If the player hits a barrel, misses the hook, or hits a moving construction beam, they get a miss.
  • Octopus – Mario must avoid octopus arms while he dives for treasure to give to Peach. In Classic Mode, three people are taking turns trying to get the treasure from the Octopus. If the player is caught, one of the three people disappears, which counts as a miss.
  • Fire Attack – Wario must defend a giant golden statue of himself from Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills. In Classic Mode, a soldier must prevent attackers from lighting his base on fire, and if they succeed, the player gets a miss.

Tertiary games[edit]

These games are unlocked in the Museum, can be played only in Classic Mode, and cannot earn the player stars.

  • Manhole – The protagonist must hold up manhole covers in order to prevent the pedestrians from falling through holes in the floor.
  • Tropical Fish – A man holds up a fishbowl so that tropical fish can get from one fish tank to another by jumping from the fishbowl. If a fish falls to the ground, it will be eaten by a cat, resulting in a miss.
  • Mario's Bombs Away – Mario must carry a bomb from one buddy to another across a jungle. Enemy soldiers hide in the trees and try to light the bomb, and a "Heavy Smoker" carelessly throws finished cigars to the ground, causing the nearby oil to ignite. Mario must also avoid all of this fire, or his bomb will light.
  • Parachute – A man must use his rowboat to catch people falling through the sky with their parachutes.
  • Bomb Sweeper – John Solver goes inside a labyrinth-like sewer and tries to stop a bomb, set by a criminal named Dynamite Jack, from exploding. If John does not stop the bomb in time, the maze will explode and the player will receive a miss.
  • Climber – Climber must make his way up 25 floors. If he stands on top of a non-platform floor, he will go back down a few floors and get a miss. There is no Game B for this title.
  • Safe Buster – A bank guard is preventing bombs thrown by a "Wily Bomber" from hitting his safe by disposing of them on either side of the screen. If the bomb catcher is full and a bomb touches the safe, the safe is blown open, the gold is stolen, and the player gets a miss.
  • Life Boat – Two men are trying to save the people from a burning ship. The little raft can carry only four people, and if the player tries to catch a fifth person, the person falls into the water and the player gets a miss.
  • Zelda – A remake of the Zelda Game & Watch in which Link must battle monsters, including dragon bosses, in order to collect pieces of the Triforce. When he completes the Triforce, Zelda is freed from her prison.

Character appearances[edit]

Fire[edit]

Boxing[edit]

Rain Shower[edit]

Mario's Cement Factory[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

Donkey Kong 3[edit]

Chef[edit]

Mario Bros.[edit]

Donkey Kong[edit]

Octopus[edit]

Fire Attack[edit]

Unlockables[edit]

As the player collects stars, they unlock new things to check out. Below is a list of all unlockables.

Stars Unlockable
2 Music Room added to Gallery Corner
4 Museum added to Gallery Corner + Manhole added to Museum
7 New game: Chef
10 Tropical Fish added to Museum
15 Mario's Bombs Away added to Museum
20 New game: Mario Bros.
25 Parachute added to Museum
30 Bomb Sweeper added to Museum
35 New game: Donkey Kong
40 Climber added to Museum
45 Safe Buster added to Museum
50 New game: Octopus
55 Life Boat added to Museum
60 Zelda added to Museum
65 New game: Fire Attack
70 G&W History added to Gallery Corner
80 New game: Manhole
90 New game: Tropical Fish
100 New game: Mario's Bombs Away
110 New game: Parachute
120 New game: Bomb Sweeper
130 New game: Climber
140 New game: Safe Buster
150 New game: Life Boat
160 New game: Zelda
170 Credits
220 Cast credits

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 staff

Hitoshi Yamagami, director of the previous three Game & Watch Gallery games, co-directed this last installment with Yasuhiro Minamimoto. The music was composed by Riyou Kinugasa and Kengo Hagiwara.

Pre-release and unused content[edit]

Main article: List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 pre-release and unused content

Within the game's data are unused variations of sprites found in the final game, including sprites of Peach from Chef with less shading and larger versions of Toad's sprites from Mario's Cement Factory.

Reception[edit]

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Game Boy Advance Lasse Pallesen, Nintendo World Report 8/10 "In conclusion, this game is a must-have for anyone who isn’t familiar with G&W. For those who are, the experience will be considerably more limited. The modern modes with updated graphics and sounds are very good, but, ultimately, they are not what’s carrying this game. What’s carrying this game is that you get 20 slices of pure, classic Nintendo gameplay."
Game Boy Advance Kevin Murphy, Gamespy 61/100 "It's really hard to recommend Game & Watch Gallery 4 to GBA owners when games like Metroid Fusion and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 are out there. If some of the modernizations were a little deeper, or some of the unlockables a little more complex, or at least one of the games stood out head-and-shoulders above the rest as really fun, it'd be easy to recommend. But as it stands, I cannot."
Game Boy Advance Frank Provo, GameSpot 7/10 "Nintendo has packaged a grand total of 31 games together into a collection that exists more for posterity than glamour. If you're looking at Game & Watch Gallery 4, chances are you know what you're getting into and don't care that the graphics and sound are modest and dated. The games are certainly strong enough to stand on their gameplay alone."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 71
GameRankings 71.38%

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Game & Watch Gallery 4.

Media[edit]

Music[edit]

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File infoMedia:G&WG4 Mario's Cement Factory.oga
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Audio.svg Chef - Chef theme
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Audio.svg Mario Bros. - Mario Bros. theme
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Audio.svg Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong theme
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Audio.svg Fire Attack - Fire Attack theme
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Audio.svg Music Room - Music Room theme
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File infoMedia:G&WG4 Museum Theme.oga
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Audio.svg Credits - Credits theme
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Credits.oga
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Sound effects and jingles[edit]

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Audio.svg Boxing win/lose - Boxing win/lose jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Boxing Win-Lose.oga
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Audio.svg Rain Shower miss - Rain Shower miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Rain Shower Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Mario's Cement Factory miss - Mario's Cement Factory miss jingle
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Audio.svg Donkey Kong Jr. miss - Donkey Kong Jr. miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Donkey Kong Jr Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Donkey Kong 3 miss - Donkey Kong 3 miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Donkey Kong 3 Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Chef miss - Chef miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Chef Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Donkey Kong miss - Donkey Kong miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Donkey Kong Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Octopus miss - Octopus miss jingle
File infoMedia:G&WG4 Octopus Miss.oga
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Audio.svg Game Over - Game Over jingle (Fire and Octopus)
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Audio.svg Game Over 2 - Game Over jingle (Chef and Donkey Kong)
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Audio.svg Game Over 3 - Game Over jingle (Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong Jr.)
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Audio.svg Game Over 4 - Game Over jingle (Boxing, Rain Shower, Mario's Cement Factory, Donkey Kong 3, and Fire Attack)
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Trivia[edit]

The starting sequence of the credits of Game & Watch Gallery 4
The starting sequence of the credits. It also includes certain alarm characters.
  • The starting sequence of the credits includes certain alarm characters from Octopus, Tropical Fish, Mario's Bombs Away, Bomb Sweeper, Fire Attack, Chef, Life Boat, Manhole, Donkey Kong, Parachute, and Zelda.
  • This game marks the last appearance of the Donkey Kong design first seen in the 1994 Game Boy version of Donkey Kong.
  • Game & Watch Gallery 4 also includes 1 UP Hearts. These appear after 200, 500, and 700 points in most games and replenish a life that was lost.
  • 3-Up Moons appear in the Modern versions of the games Fire and Rain Shower. In Fire, they fall from the burning building at times, as Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong Jr. do, but failing to bounce one to the carriage does not count as a miss. In Rain Shower, they can be collected until the 3-Up Moon meter fills up, causing Bowser to fall and giving the player points.
  • Unlike in the other Game & Watch Gallery games, when the player selects a game on Game Select, that game's title changes to the logo on its original port. Similarly, when the player selects a game in the Museum, that game's logo on its original port appears on top of the screen.

References[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery 4 coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Nintendo-Juegos-Game & Watch 4. Nintendo of Mexico (Mexican Spanish). Archived December 3, 2002, 15:31:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
[Edit]
Game & Watch Gallery series
Games Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Mario minigames Donkey Kong2,4 • Donkey Kong Jr.3,4 • Donkey Kong II3 • Donkey Kong 34 • Mario Bros.3,4 • Mario's Bombs Away4 • Mario's Cement Factory4
Minigames remade with
Super Mario content 		Ball2 • Boxing4 • Chef2,4 • Egg3 • Fire1,4 • Fire Attack4 • Greenhouse3 • Helmet2 • Manhole1 • Octopus1,4 • Oil Panic1 • Parachute2 • Rain Shower4 • Turtle Bridge3 • Vermin2
Gallery Corner Message Board • Museum • Music Room
Further info Gallery (2 · 4) • Pre-release and unused content (4) • Staff (2 · 3 · 4)
Related game Game & Watch Collection
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Game Boy Advance games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) • Mario Pinball Land (2004) • Mario Party Advance (2005) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (2003) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004) • DK: King of Swing (2005) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004)
Wario franchise Wario Land 4 (2001) • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003) • WarioWare: Twisted! (2004)
Classic NES series Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004) • Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. (2004) • Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (2004)
Famicom Mini series Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. (2004) • Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew (2004) • Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 (2004)
e-Reader Donkey Kong Jr.-e (2002) • Pinball-e (2002) • Donkey Kong-e (2002) • Mario Bros.-e (2002) • Mario Party-e (2003) • Donkey Kong 3-e (2003) • Golf-e (2003)
Other Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) • Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (canceled) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (canceled)
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Virtual Console games
Super Mario franchise General Mario Bros. • Mario's Super Picross • NES Open Tournament Golf • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario World • Wrecking Crew
Wii and Wii U Mario Golf • Mario Kart 64 • Mario Party 2 • Mario Tennis (N64) • Paper Mario • Pinball • Super Mario 64 • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario vs. Donkey Kong • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Wii U Dr. Mario (NES) • Golf (NES) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 • Mario Kart DS • Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Mario Pinball Land • Mario Tennis: Power Tour • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis • New Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario 64 DS • Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 • Wrecking Crew '98
Nintendo 3DS Alleyway • Baseball • Dr. Mario (GB) • Golf (GB) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga • Mario Golf (GBC) • Mario Tennis (GBC) • Mario's Picross • Picross 2 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe • Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Yoshi franchise Tetris Attack • Yoshi (NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (NES) • Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong (GB) • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Wario franchise Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • WarioWare: Touched! • Wario's Woods (NES)
Other Game & Watch Gallery • Game & Watch Gallery 2 • Game & Watch Gallery 3 • Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Panel de Pon • Super Smash Bros. (N64) • Tetris (GB)
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