Nintendo Game and Watch
First released on April 28th 1980, designed Gunpei
Yokoi (1941-1997). Gunpei Yokoi not only designed Game and Watches,
but also the Gameboy, VirtualBoy, and the Bandai
Wonderswan. There are ten different categories of Game & Watch
with a total of 59 different models released. Millions were made
and sold but they are still very collectable and some of the older
models are hard to find.
These Game and Watches all have a silver face plate. Six models:
- Ball AC-01
- Flagman FL-02
- Vermin MT-03
- Fire RC-04
- Judge GeeenIP-05
- Judge Purple
Same size as the silver series with the following differences:
The face plate is gold
- Parachute
- Octopus
- Popeye
- Chef
- Mickey Mouse
- Egg
- Fire
- Turtle Bridge
- Fire Attack
- Snoopy Tennis
- Oil Panic
- Donkey Kong
- Mickey & Donald
- Greenhouse
- Donkey Kong II
- Mario Bros
- Rain Shower
- Lifeboat
- Pinball
- Black Jack
- Squish
- Bomb Sweeper
- Safebuster
- Gold Cliff
- Zelda
These table top versions come in an arcade game like
case and have colour screens.
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong Jr.(Coleco)
- Mario's Cement Factory
- Snoopy
- Popeye
The Panorama Game and watches use a mirror to reflect the screen. Much larger than previous handhelds.
- Snoopy
- Popeye
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Mario's Bombs Away
- Mickey Mouse
- Donkey Kong Circus
Look similar to the gold series, but they are bigger. Size is 11 x 6.2 centimetres.
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Mario's Cement Factory
- Manhole
- Tropical Fish
- Super Mario Bros.
- Climber
- Balloon Fight
- Mario the Juggler
Only two super colour game and watches were made. Spit Ball Sparky is a bit like breakout, quite fun to play.
Some of the coolest game and watches featuring two control
pads which windup inside the game. Boxing and Punchout are the same game.
- Boxing
- Punch-Out!!
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong Hockey
These feature see-through screens and are quite long compared with previous models. Hard to find in the UK.
- Super Mario Bros.
- Climber
- Balloon Fight
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