История Game & Watch: от классики до DSiWare

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The list of Game & Watch games released by Nintendo, includes format and date of release. Several were collected and re released as ports for the Game & Watch Gallery series for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. They were re released in the Nintendo Mini Classics series in the late 1990s. Digital recreations in DSiWare were released for Nintendo DSi in 2009 (2010 internationally) and for Nintendo 3DS in 2011.

Judge was released in the Silver series on October 4, 1980. It is a single screen game for either 1 or 2 players. Players control two figures who hold hammers in their hands and hold up numbers. The one with the higher number must attack, and the one with the lower number must flee. An attack may be performed before the number is held up, as a gamble. Judge was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Game Boy Color. It was recreated as a DSiWare game that was released on July 15, 2009 in Japan, and on March 26 in Europe; and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. It is the first game in the Gold series and is a single screen single player game. The player must prevent pedestrians from falling into one of four sewers by temporarily bridging the open gaps with a manhole cover. The New Wide Screen version of Manhole was recreated in Game Boy Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery for Game Boy and Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance. This version of Manhole was one of the cards included with purchase of the Nintendo e Reader. The New Wide Screen version of Manhole was recreated as a DSiWare game that was released on August 19, 2009 in Japan, and on April 9 in Europe; and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. and on April 9 in Europe; and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. It is the first game in the Wide Screen series and is a single screen single player game. The player controls a character in a boat and has to prevent parachutists from landing in shark infested waters. A life is lost every time the player fails to do this. In Game B, the parachutes can get stuck in trees. Parachute was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color, Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance, and Game & Watch Collection 2 for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo exclusive). In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mr. Game & Watch's neutral air has him opening a parachute, referencing Parachute. In Brawl onward, after performing "Fire" in the same way as in Melee, he then floats down with a parachute, referencing Parachute.

Octopus, known as Mysteries of the Sea and Mysteries of the Deep in the United Kingdom, was released in the Wide Screen series on July 16, 1981. It is a single screen single player game. The object is to recover treasure from a sunken ship without getting caught by an octopus. The player must aim their diver under water by jumping off the side of a boat. Each time the octopus touches the player, one life is lost. A point is awarded for each portion of treasure retrieved from a sunken ship, and three additional points are awarded for evading the octopus a second time and returning to the boat. The game speeds as it progresses, and additional lives are granted at 200 and 500 points. In Game B, the octopus is quicker and there are more hazards. Octopus was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery for Game Boy, Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance and Game & Watch Collection 2 for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo exclusive). It was also rereleased in the Mini Classics series. In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch up smash has him hit opponents with a diving helmet, referencing Octopus. In Brawl, 3DS and Wii U and Ultimate Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash is "Octopus", which has him transform into the octopus and hit opponents with his tentacles, referencing Octopus while in Ultimate he instead grabs the opponents and drags them offscreen. In Nintendo Land, the octopus and the diver appear in the Octopus Dance minigame. In March 2010, Takara Tomy released officially licensed Game & Watch styled keychains based on three different Wide Screen Game & Watch models, one of which was Octopus. It does not actually run the game, instead just displaying a demo screen. While the game cannot be played, the speed at which the demo runs can be adjusted. The batteries are recharged with solar panels on the unit. The player controls Popeye, who has to catch objects thrown by Olive Oyl while at the same time avoiding Bluto's attacks. If Popeye is upright in the center of the boat, he is safe from Bluto's attacks, but he may miss objects thrown by Olive Oyl. The game speeds up as it progresses, and Olive Oyl will start throwing more than one objects at the same time. The Panorama Screen and the Table Top versions are different from the Wide Screen version. In these versions, Popeye must fight to save Olive Oyl, who has been captured by Bluto. Each time Popeye defeats Bluto, a Spinach Can will appear near Olive Oyl. After three fights, She kicks the can to Popeye to help him defeat Bluto, and save her.

Chef was released in the Wide Screen series on September 4, 1981. It is a single screen single player game. The player controls a chef who flips various pieces of food, including sausage and fish, into the air with a pan. Failure to keep the food airborne causes a mouse to steal the food off the floor and the player to use up one miss. The game ends with the player's third miss. A cat often pokes the left piece of food, which holds it in place for a small amount of time and makes it harder for the player to guess when the piece will be flippable. The game speeds up as it progresses. In Game A, the player must flip three items of food. In Game B, the player must flip four food items. Chef was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color, and Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance. It is unlockable in Personal Trainer: Cooking for the Nintendo DS after the player has cooked a certain number of meals. It was recreated as a DSiWare game that was released on July 29, 2009 in Japan, and on March 26 in Europe; and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. It is a single screen single player game. The player character is a wolf who waits outside a hen house. The wolf must catch the eggs that fall out of the side of the hen house, for one point each. Three lives are given. A life is lost for each egg missed, or half of a life if the egg is missed while a hen appears. The game ends when all three lives are lost. The gameplay is the same as Mickey Mouse in the Wide Screen series. Egg was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Game Boy Color.

Turtle Bridge was released in the Wide Screen series on February 1, 1982. It is a single screen single player game. The player uses a line of five turtles as stepping stones to transfer baggage from one side of a river to the other. Once a package is tossed to a colleague on the other side, the player can return to the home bank to fetch the next package. The turtles are not motionless but will dive to feed on any fish within reach, and they dive more frequently as the game progresses. The player may need to wait for the colleague on the far bank and cannot return to the home bank while carrying a package. Two to twelve points are awarded, depending on how quickly the package is delivered. It takes approximately 1 hour of game play to accrue 1000 points. Unlike other similar games, the scoreboard can display scores past 1000. Lives are lost if the explorer lands on a turtle that dives. A life can be recovered at the score levels 200 and 500. The game ends when all lives are lost. In Game A, the middle turtle of the five has no fish swimming in reach and never dives unless the explorer waits too long on its back, at which point fish appear and the turtle dives. In Game B, all turtles will dive from the outset, and the colleague appears less frequently. Turtle Bridge was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Game Boy Color. In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch back air has him hit opponents with a turtle, referencing Turtle Bridge.

Fire Attack was released in the Wide Screen series on March 19, 1982. It is a single screen single player game. The main character uses a tomahawk type weapon to protect a fort from burning. The top row of enemies are tribal chiefs who throw firesticks, and the bottom row of enemies are traditional Game & Watch characters who try to set fire to the fort with a match. Two points are earned for each fire blocked. Three misses are allowed, which occur each time the fort catches fire. All misses are erased at 200 points and again at 500; if there are not any misses at these times, 5 points are awarded per hit for a period of time. Fire Attack was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance, although, the Game Boy Advance version of the "Legacy Mode" was censored, due to "outdated stereotypes", being turned into generic "Bandits". In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch has an attack which has him hit opponents with a fire stick, referencing Fire Attack. In Ultimate, Mr. Game & Watch's animations were updated to reflect individual frames from the original games, including gaining a feathered headband when using the move based on Fire Attack. The controversy following this discovery prompted Nintendo to apologize for the potentially offensive stereotype and announce that the animation would be changed in a post release patch.

Snoopy Tennis was released in the Wide Screen series on April 28, 1982. It was rereleased in the Nintendo Mini Classics series. Charlie Brown throws and hits a ball toward Snoopy, who must hit the ball back. Lucy sometimes will hit the ball to Snoopy.

Oil Panic was released in the Multi Screen series on May 28, 1982. It is the first game in the Multi Screen series and is a dual screen single player game with a white case. It opens like a clamshell, with an upper and lower screen. The player controls a station helper who uses a bucket to catch drops of oil from a leaking pipe and empties the bucket into an oil drum. Missing a drop from the pipe or missing the oil drum causes the player to lose a life. The player has four lives, rather than the usual three. Oil Panic was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery for Game Boy and Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo exclusive). Oil Panic is also one of the microgames featured in the collection presented by 9 Volt in WarioWare: Touched!. In Europe, it was also rereleased in the Mini Classics series. In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch has a move called "Oil Panic", where he collects energy based attacks in an oil bucket to throw at opponents as oil later, referencing Oil Panic. It is a dual screen single player game with an orange clamshell body. It is the first use of the directional pad or D pad in Nintendo products. The Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong sold 8 million units. Donkey Kong was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color, Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance, and Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo exclusive). It was rereleased in the Nintendo Mini Classics series.

Donkey Kong Jr. was released in the New Wide Screen series on October 26, 1982, in the Table Top series on April 28, 1983, and in the Panorama series on October 4 the same year. It is the first game in the New Wide Screen series and a single screen single player game. Hirokazu Tanaka composed the music. and on April 23 in Europe, and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. It is a dual screen single player game with a clamshell case. The object is to protect the flowers at each corner of the screen from enemies using a can of bug spray. Worms attack the top flowers while spiders approach the bottom flowers. The game ends when three flowers have been eaten. Green House was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Game Boy Color and Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo exclusive). In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch has an attack which has him spray opponents with a can of bug spray, referencing Green House. This is the first appearance of Stanley the Bugman, the lead character in the 1983 arcade game Donkey Kong 3.

Donkey Kong II was released as a part of the Multi Screen series on March 7, 1983. It is a dual screen single player game and has a brown clamshell body. Hirokazu Tanaka composed the music. It is a dual screen single player game and has a maroon clamshell body. It opens like a Japanese book (to the right), with a left and right screen. Mario and Luigi are working in a bottling plant, on either side of several stacked conveyor belts. The object of the game is to move boxes of bottles through the machine without dropping any. Each brother can climb a ladder to one of three positions. Mario receives a box at the bottom right, and must be in his lowest position to move it into the bottling machine. The box moves left through the machine, to Luigi, who must be in his lowest position to move it to the next level, which moves it to the right, to Mario's middle position, who raises it to the next level. The box moves to Luigi's middle position, then to Mario's highest position, and finally to Luigi's highest position, where Luigi throws the box onto a truck. When the truck is full, the Brothers have a short break, before getting back to work. Successfully moving a box up one level earns the player 1 point, and loading the truck with eight boxes earns 10 points, for a total of 58 points for all the boxes in the truck. However, if a Brother is not there to catch a box, it falls to the floor and breaks, angering the Brothers' supervisor, resulting in a miss. The third miss ends the game. Mario Bros. was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Game Boy Color, and Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance. In the Super Smash Bros. series until Ultimate, Mr. Game & Watch's forward air has him hit opponents with a package, referencing Mario Bros. One of his taunts from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U onward also references the game where he sits and sighs, referencing Mario and Luigi completing a level. This game marks as Luigi's official debut.

Mario's Cement Factory was released in the Table Top series on April 28, 1983 and in the New Wide Screen series on June 8 the same year. It is the first game in the Table Top series and a single screen single player game. Hirokazu Tanaka designed the sounds. and on March 26 in Europe, and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe. It is a dual screen single player game and opens like a book, with a left and right screen. The player moves clothing away from falling raindrops by pulling on a clothes line. In Game B, a bird may swoop down and move the clothing. Rain Shower was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Lifeboat was released in the Multi Screen series on October 27, 1983. It is a dual screen single player game. Its light orange case opens like a book, with a left and right screen. A burning oceanliner is displayed, and the player pulls a raft through shark infested waters to catch the people who fall from the ship. The rafts can hold up to 4 people, and can be emptied no matter how many people are in them. A point is awarded for each rescue. The alarm on is indicated by a bucket of water on the cliffside, and when it goes off, a man uses the bucket to attempt to douse the fire. Game A mode controls two rafts, one on each side of the screen, which move together when the left and right buttons are pressed. In Game B there is only one raft, which can move from one side of the screen to the other. Lifeboat was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Mario's Bombs Away was released in the Panorama series on November 4, 1983. It is a single screen single player game. It features an unlit color LCD screen that faces downward to expose the translucent rear to an external light source, such as daylight. Hirokazu Tanaka composed the music. It is a dual screen single player game, with a clamshell case. Hirokazu Tanaka composed the music. It is the first game in the Super Color series and a single screen single player game. Hirokazu Tanaka composed the music. It is a single screen single player game. Crabs emerge from four differently colored columns along the bottom of the screen, and settle at the top. The objective is to avoid being in front of the crab, and to push the crabs from the bottom to prevent them from mounting on the screen. Points are earned by pushing and eliminating crabs. The game ends when the player has been bitten three times. Player movement is in all four directions (Up, Down, Left, Right). The A & B games had similar objectives, but with slightly different speeds.

Donkey Kong Circus was released in the Panorama series on March 2, 1984. It is a single screen two player game with a lilac body. The gameplay is similar to Mickey Mouse in the Panorama series.

Boxing, known as Punch Out!! in the United States, was released in the Micro Vs. series on July 31, 1984. It is the first game in the Micro Vs. series and a single screen two player game. It is similar to Urban Champion, although it was released shortly before the NES game. Boxing was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Donkey Kong 3 was released in the Micro Vs. series on August 20, 1984. Donkey Kong 3 was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Donkey Kong Hockey was released as a part of the Micro Vs. series on November 13, 1984. It is a single screen two player game.

Black Jack was released as a part of the Multi Screen series on February 15, 1985. It is a dual screen single player game. Its maroon clamshell body has an upper and lower screen. Game A is a blackjack game. The dealer's hand is on the upper screen and the player's hand is on the bottom screen. Four buttons are available: double down, bet ×10/hit, bet ×1/stand and enter. The player starts with a $500 bankroll and can bet up to $100 each hand. Pair splitting is not allowed, and bets must be locked before shuffling is done, contrary to real world blackjack rules. In Game B, the player starts with $500 as five numbers cycle on the bottom screen. Pressing the enter button causes the numbers to stop one at a time. There is a $50 reward if all five stop on the same number, or a deduction of $25 if not.

Tropical Fish was released in the New Wide Screen series on July 8, 1985. It is a single screen single player game. The player uses a fishbowl to catch fish that jump out of a tank and must move them into a tank on the other side. The game ends when three fish are missed. Tropical Fish was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and 3DS and Wii U, Mr. Game & Watch has an attack which has him hit opponents with a fish bowl, referencing Tropical Fish.

Squish was released in the Multi Screen series on April 17, 1986. It is a dual screen single player game, with a clamshell case and an upper and lower screen. It is similar to Devil World.

Super Mario Bros. was released in the Crystal Screen series on June 25, 1986, and in the New Wide Screen series on March 8, 1988. It is the first game in the Crystal Screen series and a single screen single player game. Mario traverses levels to save Princess Toadstool (also known as Peach), as in the NES game Super Mario Bros. (1985). It was a prize for the Famicom'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. It was rereleased in the Nintendo Mini Classics 1998 series.

Climber was released in the Crystal Screen series on July 4, 1986, and in the New Wide Screen series on March 8, 1988. It is a single screen single player game and is similar to Ice Climber. A boy known as the Climber sets out for the Block Mountain where the Blockmen live to train as a warrior. Lord Meiji, who he meets on the way, grants him a pair of boots which enable him to jump very high, armor that can break ceilings, and a head band which will help him find a sword that can defeat Dragalo the Dragon. The climber pursues his quest with the assistance of the mysterious bird Hentori. The objective of the game is to control Climber by jumping through a tower of platforms and landing on them, and by avoiding monsters and blockmen. The goal is to either grab Hentori or slash Dragalo while achieving the highest score possible. Climber was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Balloon Fight was released in the Crystal Screen series on November 19, 1986, and in the New Wide Screen series on March 8, 1988. It is a single screen single player game. This game is modeled after the Balloon Trip mode of the NES version. The screen auto scrolls from the left, and the player must collect balloons while avoiding airborne sparks. The player controls a "Balloon Man" who is chasing an escaped criminal known as Oiram Repus. Every eight phases, there is a boss fight against Oiram Repus, where the player must avoid a pattern of sparks for an amount of time. This game has not received any official playable ports, but it does appear in the museum portion of Game & Watch Gallery 3, showcasing a simple and non interactive demo.

Bomb Sweeper was released in the Multi Screen series on June 15, 1987. It is a dual screen single player game with a clamshell case. The player character is John Solver, who must navigate a maze to defuse bombs set by "Jack". When playing on "Game A" mode, the maze begins to move from left to right after a certain number of bombs are defused, and the player must find an exit back to the surface. The top screen is merely cosmetic, and shows the boss who sends the player character into the underground maze. Unlike in most Game & Watch games, lost lives are not reset when a player reaches 300 points. Bomb Sweeper was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Safebuster was released in the Multi Screen series on January 12, 1988. It is a dual screen single player game with a clamshell case. A security guard on the bottom screen uses a tube to catch bombs thrown by a bandit on the top screen. The tube is able to hold three bombs, which can be dumped down a chute at either side of the bottom screen for 1 point each. A life is lost for each bomb missed. The game ends when three lives are lost. Safebuster was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance.

Gold Cliff was released in the Multi Screen series on October 19, 1988. It is a dual screen single player game. It has a light blue clamshell case with colorful printed metal plate on the cover. The player controls an Indiana Jones type archaeologist character who is on a mission to acquire treasure. Stone platforms appear and disappear in a pattern, and the player must jump across them to reach a key at the top of the screen and gain entry to the temple. Action speeds as the game continues. It was one of only two Game & Watch games that included a "continue" feature, which allowed a player to continue the game, with a loss of points, from the last place where they were killed.

Zelda was released in the Multi Screen series on August 26, 1989. It is a dual screen single player game with a clamshell case. Zelda was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance. It was rereleased in the Nintendo Mini Classics.

Mario the Juggler is the last Game & Watch game released in the New Wide Screen series on October 14, 1991. It is a single screen single player game. The gameplay is similar to that of the first Game & Watch game, Ball.

This limited 35th Anniversary Edition Game & Watch version of Super Mario Bros. has a full color pixel screen. It has several modes: NES versions of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels; another new Mario themed variant of Ball which looks very different from Mario the Juggler; and traditional Game & Watch clock features. The size and shape of the hardware is similar to the Wide Screen series, plus a cross shaped d pad like the Donkey Kong model. It was released on November 13, 2020.

This limited edition 35th Anniversary Edition Game & Watch version of The Legend of Zelda has a full color pixel screen. It has several modes that include the NES/Famicom versions of The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in various languages, both Japanese and international GB versions of Link's Awakening in various languages, a new Zelda themed variant of Vermin which looks very different from the Zelda (Game & Watch), playable timer and playable traditional Game & Watch clock. The size and shape of the external hardware is similar to the Game & Watch Wide Screen series, plus a cross shaped d pad like on the Zelda (Game & Watch). This edition was released on November 12, 2021.