Game & Watch Gallery series

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Game & Watch Gallery
Genre(s) Video game compilation, mini-game compilation
Developer(s) TOSE
Publisher(s) Nintendo

The Game & Watch Gallery series is composed of collections of some of Nintendo's original Game & Watch titles in two styles: original and remade with characters from the Super Mario Bros. series. Known in Japan and Australia as the Game Boy Gallery series, four installments have been released, each for various incarnations of Nintendo's portable systems, like Game Boy and 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 three 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.

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[edit] Games featured

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
Ball YesY NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN NoN
Bombsweeper NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Boxing NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Cement Factory YesY NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Chef NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY NoN NoN
Climber NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Donkey Kong NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY YesY NoN
Donkey Kong II NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Donkey Kong 3 NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Donkey Kong Jr. NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY NoN NoN
Egg NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Fire NoN YesY NoN YesY YesY NoN NoN
Fire Attack NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Flagman YesY NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Greenhouse NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY NoN
Helmet NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN NoN
Judge NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Lifeboat NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Lion NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Manhole YesY YesY NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Mario Bros. NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY NoN NoN
Mario's Bombs Away NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Octopus NoN YesY NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY
Oil Panic NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN
Parachute NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY NoN YesY
Parachute×Octopus NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY
Rain Shower NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Safebuster NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Spitball Sparky NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Tropical Fish NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Turtle Bridge NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN
Vermin YesY NoN YesY NoN NoN NoN NoN
Zelda NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN
Popeye NoN NoN NoN NoN YesY NoN NoN

[edit] Game Boy Gallery

Game Boy Gallery was released in Europe and Australia in the year 1994 for the Game Boy. Unlike other games in the series, this one doesn't have Modern nor Classic modes. It is very different compared to other games in the series.

[edit] Game & Watch Gallery

Game & Watch Gallery box art.

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. It features four games. It is known in the US and Europe as Game & Watch Gallery, in Australia as Game Boy Gallery 2.

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.

[edit] Game & Watch Gallery 2

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?), is the sequel to Game & Watch Gallery. It was first developed by Nintendo and released on November 1st 1998 for the Game Boy Color. This game is known by many names, like Game Boy Gallery 2 (ゲームボーイギャラリー2 Gēmu Bōi Gyararii 2?) in Japan, and as Game Boy Gallery 3 in Australia. It has six games in total.

[edit] Game & Watch Gallery 3

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. It has a total of 11 games.

[edit] Game & Watch Gallery 4

Box art for Game & Watch Gallery 4.

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. In to more 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.

[edit] Game & Watch Collection

Game & Watch Collection is a Nintendo DS game for Club Nintendo members. It is a compilation of three Game & Watch multi-screen games: Donkey Kong, Green House and Oil Panic. 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. This game is not available for all users, instead of purchase for Club Nintendo members only, which is the case for Australian and North American members. No European release date has been announced.

[edit] Game & Watch Collection 2

Game & Watch Collection 2 is the fourth Japan-only Nintendo DS game for Club Nintendo members. 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. It is likely to have a western release in North America and Australia, however, Europe seems less likely due to the fact that its predecessor was not released in that region.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Club Nintendo - Shows current Club Nintendo prizes including Game & Watch Collection
  • About.com Guide to Game Boy - All things Game Boy: News, reviews, history, culture and development. Updated several times a week.
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