Popular games for platform Game & Watch
Donkey Kong II was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released as part of the Game & Watch Multi Screen series, featuring two LCD screens. It was released in 1983. Donkey Kong Jr. has to touch a key, then it moves up to the top screen. Donkey Kong Jr. has to climb to the top screen while avoiding things such as electrical wires. When he gets to the top screen, Donkey Kong Jr. will have to touch the key again, and it will move to the keyhole of one of the chains. Donkey Kong Jr has to climb up the rope below the keyhole, while avoiding birds. When he gets to the top of the rope, one of the chains will unlock. He has to do this 4 times until he saves Donkey Kong. After that, the game will start over, at a somewhat faster pace.
The first Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong Jr. is the first game in the New Wide Screen series. It is a single-screen single-player game.
Donkey Kong is a Multi Screen Game & Watch game released in 1982. It was based on the arcade game Donkey Kong, with gameplay based only on 25m, the first stage from the arcade version. This was the first Game and Watch game to be based on pre-existing Nintendo characters, and it was the first video game system to include the D-pad, a feature of all future Nintendo systems. The game unit's model is DK-52, with the DK standing for Donkey Kong. The game was a huge success, selling over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.
Donkey Kong Hockey is one of the few two-player Game & Watch games ever manufactured. It was released as a part of the Micro Vs. series. Donkey Kong and Mario must engage each other in a two-player game of ice hockey. The game is colorless, being set up on a small LCD screen. The console is an elliptical shape, while the controllers are small and circular; the console can open up to store the controllers.
Super Mario Bros. for the Game & Watch was a game that was released on the Crystal Screen and New Wide Screen unit. While the exact date of its release is unknown, it can be confirmed that it was released sometime in June of 1986 and March of 1988. A special edition of the game, which came with a winner certificate, a license card, and battery cover stickers, and a copy of the game in a Diskun-shaped case was given away in August of 1987.
An unreleased prototype in the Multi-Screen Game & Watch series. The game sees players dropping Tetrominoes, much like the standard Tetris formula, but as opposed to moving the pieces themselves, the player rotates the playing field across a wrapping screen to fit them in.
Manhole is a Game & Watch game. In the game, you must save pedestrians from falling into manholes by covering them up. If one falls through, you will lose and will have to start over.
With a retro look, legendary flourishes, and the power to save Hyrule, the Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda system is a jam-packed tribute to 35 years of the Legend of Zelda series. Adventure through three iconic classics and enjoy all-new old-school fun with this stylish handheld system.
Boxing is a Micro VS. Game & Watch game released in 1984 by Nintendo. In America, the game was originally known as Punch-Out!! (named after the popular franchise), though when the game was included in Game & Watch Gallery 4 they changed the name back to Boxing. The model number for the game was BX-301. Within the box of the game were the unit, LR44 batteries, and a caution leaflet. In the game, you'll box another character. The game is seen from a 2D perspective, and your character is always on the right. The only difference between Boxing and Punch-Out!! were the names and the box. The American box had artwork that was made specifically for it.
Mickey & Donald is a Multi Screen Game & Watch video game released in 1982 by Nintendo. It stars the two Disney properties Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. The game's model number is DM-53 (D standing for Donald and M standing for Mickey). In the game, you'll control both of the characters whose goals are to extinguish fires.
Tetris is a canceled Multi Screen Game & Watch. The game was supposed to be based on the Tetris series.
Ball (originally known as Toss-Up in North America) is a Game & Watch game released as a part of the Silver series on April 28, 1980. It was the first Game & Watch game. It is a single-screen single-player Game & Watch. In Game A, the player tosses two balls in the air. As the balls fall, the player must catch and toss them up again. One point is earned for each successful catch. A dropped ball will display a broken ball and end the game. The object is to continuously catch the balls that fall and throw them back up, as in juggling. In Game B, the player must juggle three balls, and each successful catch rewards ten points instead of one.
There are two Game & Watch games called Mickey Mouse. In this one, which is part of the Panorama series, Mickey has to juggle while balancing on top of a ball. Mickey can lose a life by catching a fire stick instead of a juggling stick or missing catching the juggling stick completely.
Snoopy Tennis is a Game & Watch video game released in 1982 by Nintendo. The game was very successful, perhaps due to the Snoopy label, with Nintendo producing an estimated 1,200,000 worldwide. In the game, you control Snoopy, moving him up and down to make him hit the oncoming tennis balls with your racket. It was released on the Wide Screen format. A version of the game was released as a keychain title under the mini-classics label.
Mario's Cement Factory is a Game & Watch game. Two versions of the game were produced: the first was for the Game & Watch Table Top and the second was a more conventional New Wide Screen Game & Watch. In both versions, Mario's mission in the cement factory is to open doors to prevent cement containers from overflowing. To get to the different containers, Mario has to jump onto moving platforms. The game was remade as a downloadable DSiWare title.
Zelda is a multiscreen Game & Watch game that was only released in English as a stand-alone system pre-loaded with the single game. It has dual screens which fold in a clamshell design, similar to the Nintendo DS. It was re-released as part of the Nintendo Mini Classics line in 1998 and 2007. The complete game can also be unlocked in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for the Game Boy Advance and Wii U Virtual Console. Its core formula is based on that of the original The Legend of Zelda, where Link must fight through eight dungeons and obtain the eight shards of the Triforce of Wisdom. However, it bears more gameplay similarities to The Adventure of Link, since it is 2D and from a side-on perspective. The game features an original, though minimal storyline.
Mario's Bombs Away is a game for the Game & Watch. It was one of the six games made for the Panorama line. The game involves Mario, a soldier in this game, on a mission to receive a bomb from his buddy on the left side of the screen and carry it to his troop on the other side. The enemy is waiting in the trees in his path, so he must keep his bomb away from their torches.
Pinball is a Multi Screen Game & Watch game released in December of 1983. Nintendo manufactured around 250,000 units of the game worldwide. It's basically just a portable pinball game where you control two flippers. The goal is to keep the ball above the flippers by hitting it. The ball will then go in a fairly random direction and hit the bumpers, thus giving the player points. The model number for the game was PB-59, with PB standing for Pinball.
Game and Watch game from the original 1980 Silver series.
The Game & Watch game Fire Attack, released March 26, 1982, was a game where your character is a civil war-looking general, trying to defend his fort from an onslaught of Native Americans attacking with flaming torches.
Game and Watch game from the Wide Screen series that was re-released as a Nintendo DSi Virtual console game.
Crab Grab is a Super Color Game & Watch video game released in 1984. It's model number is UD-202. In the game, crabs are moving towards your character. You must push them away and not let them pinch you. If three crabs pinch you, then it'll result in a game over, and you'll have to start over. There are four columns, each a different color (from left to right: purple, green, orange, and blue). The crabs will start to come from the top, and you'll have to move your character from left to right to push them away, though more and more will always come. The game was one of two Super Color games, the other being Spitball Sparky.
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. is a special Game & Watch released for the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary. It includes Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, a special version of the Game & Watch game Ball and a clock based on Super Mario Bros. It was the first Game & Watch game released after Mario the Juggler (released in 1991) and the first game in the new line of Game & Watch handhelds called Color Screen.