The Game & Watch series was a line of approximately 59 handheld electronic games made by Nintendo and created by Gunpei Yokoi from 1980 to 1991. They each featured a single game that could be played on an LCD screen, in addition to a clock and an alarm. Some of the titles available in Game & Watch format were games varying from Mickey Mouse to Balloon Fight as well as several Nintendo staples such as Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Mario Bros.. For a more complete list, see List of Game & Watch games.

Overview

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The Game & Watch consoles were small, handheld devices with simple button layouts. Most devices had one direction pad (D-pad) comprised of Up, Down, Left and Right buttons on the left hand side and usually one, sometimes two, buttons on the right. On the top right hand side of the machine are three buttons: Alarm, Time & Game (Though some models have an extra, fourth button, 'Game 2'). Different models were manufactured, with some consoles having two screens and a clam-shell design. One of the Game & Watch Galleries, Donkey Kong, closely resembles an orange Nintendo DS.

History

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Nintendo's Game & Watch units were eventually superseded by handheld game systems such as Nintendo's now popular Game Boy. The disadvantage of the Game & Watch was that each unit was only able to play essentially one game, due to the LCD display being pre-printed with the images necessary for one game. Nintendo's Game Boy and other successors were able to play many different games (via interchangeable cartridges), as well as using a more flexible and sophisticated dot matrix display and offering higher sound quality.

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Just watched last nights raps game.This team is so BLAH. They don't do anything well,aren't fun to watch and now jose is out long term.
Steeebo (Steeebo) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:49:42 -0000
Just watched last nights raps game.This team is so BLAH. They don't do anything well,aren't fun to watch and now jose is out long term.
busy day: 1-visit santa, 2- watch Princess and the Frog, 3-finish Christmas shopping, 4-watch A1 basketball game.
brendawamsley (Brenda Wamsley) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:44:36 -0000
busy day: 1-visit santa, 2- watch Princess and the Frog, 3-finish Christmas shopping, 4-watch A1 basketball game.
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nintendo247 (Nintendo 24/7) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:35:25 -0000
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Running a little slow this morning. Just drinking some coffee and relaxing. About ready to watch the Buckeye game at noon.
plars2 (Adam H) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:34:57 -0000
Running a little slow this morning. Just drinking some coffee and relaxing. About ready to watch the Buckeye game at noon.
Being a good mom is getting up at 7 am on a saturday to watch your sons soccer game after a 70+ hour work week...and being excited about it!
AymeeBridesFL (Aymee Sutterby Brace) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:34:48 -0000
Being a good mom is getting up at 7 am on a saturday to watch your sons soccer game after a 70+ hour work week...and being excited about it!
@slimryda24 nope! I'm gonna do some baking and watch the Montana App state game! Winner goes to the FCS championship
yankeetdm (T. Miller) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:27:19 -0000
@slimryda24 nope! I'm gonna do some baking and watch the Montana App state game! Winner goes to the FCS championship

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