Popular games for platform Game & Watch

07.03.1983

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.

26.10.1982

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.

03.06.1982

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.

09.10.1981

09.10.1981

Egg is a Game & Watch video game released in 1981. The game was similar to the previously released Mickey Mouse game, though due to copyright issues which prevented them from using the brand in some countries, they replaced Mickey Mouse with a wolf, though the gameplay remains essentially the same. The countries where Mickey Mouse was replaced by Egg include some Asian countries and Australia. In the Soviet Union there were the wolf and the hare from Soviet animated TV series Nu, Pogodi!. Egg was never released in Japan. Within the box were LR43 batteries, a caution leaflet, and battery stickers. The game sold an estimated 250,000 units worldwide. The game's model number is EG-26. Interestingly, Egg was included in the Game Boy Color video game Game & Watch Gallery 3 in 1999.

21.02.1984

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.

31.07.1984

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.

01.01.1970

Tetris is a canceled Multi Screen Game & Watch. The game was supposed to be based on the Tetris series.

28.04.1980

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.

01.08.1987

A special edition of Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. It was a prize for the Famicon's F-1 Grand Prix tournament on August 1, 1987 with the code YM-901-S. It is a single-screen single-player game with a yellow case. It came in a plastic box modeled after Disk-kun, the Famicom Disk System mascot. This edition is the rarest of all Game & Watch models, with only 10,000 units produced and never available at retail.

14.03.1983

Mario Bros. is a title for the Game & Watch. Despite its name, it has no similarity to the arcade game Mario Bros. Instead of plumbing, Mario and Luigi are working at a bottling factory and must prepare packages of bottles to load onto a delivery truck. This game, played on the Multi Screen model of the Game & Watch, a few months before the much more popular arcade title, making it the first game to feature Luigi.

29.01.1981

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.

28.04.1983

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.

05.06.1980

Game and Watch game from the original Silver collection from 1980 that was also re-released as a Nintendo DSi Virtual console game.

04.10.1980

Game and Watch game from the original 1980 silver series that was re-released as a Nintendo DSi Virtual console game

17.04.1986

Squish is a Multi Screen Game & Watch video game released in 1986 by Nintendo. The game was never released in Japan. A Pocketsize version of the game was also released. The unit's model number was MG-61. In the game, you have to avoid the platforms that are coming towards the player character, Ziggy the Mazeman. The game's name comes from the fact that you'll be "squished" if a platform hits you. The top screen contained game information, while all of the action took place on the bottom screen. This and Zelda were the only two games to have a format like this when it came to multi-screen games.

01.02.1982

Turtle Bridge is a widescreen Game & Watch video game released in 1982 by Nintendo. In the game, you must get the character from one side of a lake to the other by jumping on the shells of turtles that are protruding from the water. If you jump on a turtle at the wrong time, then you will have to go back to the beginning. The fact that the turtles gain your character access to the other side of the lake is where the game's name originates from.

12.11.2021

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.

08.09.1981

Game and Watch game from the Wide Screen series that was re-released as a Nintendo DSi Virtual console game.

10.11.1983

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.

21.02.1981

Helmet is a Game & Watch game that was released in 1981. In the game, you have to run from one house to the house across from it without getting hit by falling tools that your enemies is throwing at you. Sometimes the door on the other house will close, making you run around until it opens.

26.08.1989

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.

16.07.1981

Octopus is a Game & Watch game that was released on the G&W widescreen series. In the game, you, the diver, must get around an octopus whom is trying to capture you and get to the treasure. When Mr. Game & Watch returns to the salvage ship, he gets three extra points. The player's three chances are measured by extra divers on the savage ship. When one is attacked by the Octopus' tentacles, another takes his place.

13.11.1984

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.