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
Nintendo's Game & Watch units were eventually superseded by handheld game systems such as Nintendo's now popular Game Boy.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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