It was Gunpei Yokoi who first came up with the idea of producing LCD games that would fit onto a unit around the size of a pocket calculator. The Game & Watch titles could run on a single watch battery, and not only told the time, but also provided simple-yet-addictive gaming challenges.
The Game & Watch games were a runaway success the world over, with many titles selling over a million copies. Sixty Game & Watch games were released over ten years (though some were doubles of earlier games). There were also Game & Watch renditions of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda, each complimenting their NES counterparts. Nowadays the Game & Watch systems are highly collectable, some fetching hundreds of pounds on auction sites.
Game Title | Release |
---|---|
Ball | 28 Apr 1980 |
Balloon Fight | 19 Nov 1986 |
Blackjack | 15 Feb 1985 |
Bomb Sweeper | 15 Jun 1987 |
Boxing | 31 Jul 1984 |
Chef | 08 Sep 1981 |
Climber | 04 Jul 1986 |
Crab Grab | 21 Feb 1984 |
Donkey Kong | 03 Jun 1982 |
Donkey Kong II | 07 Mar 1983 |
Donkey Kong 3 | 20 Aug 1984 |
Donkey Kong Circus | 06 Sep 1984 |
Donkey Kong Hockey | 13 Nov 1984 |
Donkey Kong Jr. | 26 Oct 1982 |
Donkey Kong Jr. (Table Top) | 28 Apr 1983 |
Egg | 09 Oct 1981 |
Fire | 31 Jul 1980 |
Fire Attack | 26 Mar 1982 |
Flagman | 05 Jun 1980 |
Gold Cliff | 19 Oct 1988 |
Greenhouse | 06 Dec 1982 |
Helmet | 21 Feb 1981 |
Judge | 04 Oct 1980 |
Lifeboat | 25 Oct 1983 |
Lion | 29 Apr 1981 |
Manhole | 29 Jan 1981 |
Mario Bros. | 14 Mar 1983 |
Mario the Juggler | 14 Oct 1991 |
Mario's Bombs Away | 10 Nov 1983 |
Mario's Cement Factory | 28 Apr 1983 |
Mickey & Donald | 12 Nov 1982 |
Mickey Mouse | 09 Oct 1981 |
Mickey Mouse (Panorama) | 28 Feb 1984 |
Octopus | 16 Jul 1981 |
Oil Panic | 28 May 1982 |
Parachute | 19 Jun 1981 |
Pinball | 05 Dec 1983 |
Popeye | 05 Aug 1981 |
Popeye (Tabletop) | 17 Aug 1983 |
Rain Shower | 10 Aug 1983 |
Safe Buster | 06 Jan 1988 |
Snoopy (Table Top) | 05 Jun 1983 |
Snoopy Tennis | 28 Apr 1982 |
Spitball Sparky | 07 Feb 1984 |
Squish | 17 Apr 1986 |
Super Mario Bros. | 25 Jun 1986 |
Tropical Fish | 08 Jul 1985 |
Turtle Bridge | 01 Feb 1982 |
Vermin | 10 Jul 1980 |
Zelda | 26 Aug 1989 |