| Game & Watch Gallery | |
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| Genres | Video game compilation, mini-game compilation |
| Developers | Nintendo R&D1 Tose |
| Publishers | Nintendo |
| Original release | 1995 |
The Game & Watch Gallery series, known in Japan and Australia as the Game Boy Gallery (ゲームボーイギャラリー) series, is a series of compilations of some of Nintendo's original Game & Watch titles in two styles: original (Classic) and remade (Modern) with characters from the Super Mario Bros. series.. Five installments have been released, each for various incarnations of Nintendo's portable systems, like Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance. In many cases, the mini-games ported onto these collections exist in their graphically upgraded forms as well as their original ones. Also, the titles often feature actual galleries explaining the history of the Game & Watch system and the various games released for it. The first four titles in the series also feature Super Game Boy borders which mimic the original Game & Watch casing designs. The series was known as Game Boy Gallery in Australia and is one of the very few Australia-only localizations with the series in Australia now known as Game & Watch from GBA onwards. Nintendo has begun releasing individual titles via its DSiWare services for the Nintendo DSi, DSi XL, and the 3DS.
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| Game | Game Boy Gallery | Game & Watch Gallery | Game & Watch Gallery 2 | Game & Watch Gallery 3 | Game & Watch Gallery 4 | Game & Watch Collection | Game & Watch Collection 2 | DSiWare | Nintendo Mini Classics | Game & Watch-e |
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| Ball | ||||||||||
| Bomb Sweeper | ||||||||||
| Boxing | ||||||||||
| Chef | ||||||||||
| Climber | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong II | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong 3 | ||||||||||
| Donkey Kong Jr. | ||||||||||
| Egg | ||||||||||
| Fire | ||||||||||
| Fire Attack | ||||||||||
| Flagman | ||||||||||
| Green House | ||||||||||
| Helmet | ||||||||||
| Judge | ||||||||||
| Life Boat | ||||||||||
| Lion | ||||||||||
| Manhole | ||||||||||
| Mario Bros. | ||||||||||
| Mario's Bombs Away | ||||||||||
| Mario's Cement Factory | ||||||||||
| Octopus | ||||||||||
| Oil Panic | ||||||||||
| Parachute | ||||||||||
| Parachute×Octopus | ||||||||||
| Rain Shower | ||||||||||
| Safebuster | ||||||||||
| Snoopy Tennis | ||||||||||
| Spitball Sparky | ||||||||||
| Tropical Fish | ||||||||||
| Turtle Bridge | ||||||||||
| Vermin | ||||||||||
| Zelda |
Game Boy Gallery was released in Europe and Australia in 1995 for the Game Boy. Unlike other games in the series, this one has neither Modern nor Classic modes. However, the looks are "Modern" with generic characters, but the gameplay is "Classic"-style.
List of games
Game & Watch Gallery, known in Japan as Game Boy Gallery (ゲームボーイギャラリー Gēmu Bōi Gyararii), was released in 1997 for the Game Boy. This is the first of the series in Japan and North America and by far the most common and it features four games. It is known in the US and Europe as Game & Watch Gallery, in Australia as Game Boy Gallery 2. It was also rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan, on June 22, 2011, North America on July 14, 2011, and in Europe on July 21, 2011
Players can also choose to play these games in their original form, playing as the character who eventually became known as Mr. Game & Watch. The games play basically the same in their original versions.
List of games
Game & Watch Gallery 2, known in Japan as Game Boy Gallery 2 (ゲームボーイギャラリー2 Gēmu Bōi Gyararii 2), and in Australia as Game Boy Gallery 3, is the sequel to Game & Watch Gallery. It was first developed by Nintendo and originally released in 1997 in Japan, and 1998 in the US for the Game Boy and later released on November 1, 1998 for the Game Boy Color.
List of games
Game & Watch Gallery 3, known in Japan as Game Boy Gallery 3 (ゲームボーイギャラリー3 Gēmu Bōi Gyararii 3) and as Game Boy Gallery 4 in Australia, is the third installment of the Game & Watch Gallery series. It was released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color but is also compatible on the original Game Boy. It has a total of 11 games.
List of games
Also included were several unlockable games, however these are only playable in 'classic' mode:
This title was released for the Game Boy Advance on October 28, 2002 with an ESRB rating of "E for everyone." It is the second title in the series to feature two-player play, provided players have two Game Boy Advances and a Game Link cable. It also marks one of the last playable appearances to date by Donkey Kong Jr. Several of the games in this title, however, previously appeared in other installments of Game & Watch Gallery. It also includes some unlockable titles, such as The Legend of Zelda series. To add further interest, this is the first game featuring Mr. Game & Watch talk. This entry in the series was titled Game & Watch Gallery Advance in Europe and Australia. For an unknown reason, The fourth game in the series got cancelled for a Japanese release. The collection has the most games of any in the series.
List of games
Also included were several unlockable 'museum' games which could only be played in 'classic' mode:
Game & Watch Collection is a Nintendo DS game for Club Nintendo members released on December 1, 2008.[1] It is a compilation of three Game & Watch multi-screen games: Donkey Kong, Green House, and Oil Panic.[2] The games come with both Mode A and Mode B as well as the alarm feature, which can be accessed on the start screen. Unlike the other compilations, the games contained in this one are exact ports of the original versions. It was also released at Singapore's AMK Hub in 2007. Japanese Club Nintendo members can exchange 500 coins for a copy of the game,[2] while it is available at a cost of 800 coins for North American members. It was released in Europe on 11/12/2009 and costs 5000 stars[3]. in Australia it cost 2500 Stars [4]
Game & Watch Collection 2 is a Nintendo DS game for Club Nintendo members released on April 1, 2010.[5] It features two single-screen Game & Watch games, Parachute and Octopus, along with an all-new dual screen game combining Parachute on the top screen with Octopus on the bottom screen. Like the previous release, the games come with both Mode A and Mode B as well as the alarm feature, which can be accessed on the start screen and the games contained in this one are exact ports of the original versions. Released on March 31st, North American Club Nintendo members can receive it in exchange for 800 coins[6]. It was released over a year latter in Australia on December 15th 2011 at the cost of 2500 Stars[7].
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