First released on April 28th 1980, desigined 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.
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Silver Series
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1980
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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
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Gold Series
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1981
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Same size as the silver series with the following differences:
The face plate is gold
Manhole
Helmet
Lion |
Widescreen
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1981-1982
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Parachute
Octopus
Popeye
Chef
Mickey Mouse
Egg
Fire
Turtle Bridge
Fire Attack
Snoopy Tennis
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Multiscreen
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1981-1982
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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
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Tabletop
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1983 |
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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
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Panorama
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1983-1984 |
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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
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New Widescreen
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1982-1991 |
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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
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Super Color
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1984
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Only two super colour game and watches were made. Spit
Ball Sparky is a bit like breakout, quite fun to play.
Spitball Sparky
Crabgrab
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Micro Vs
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1984 |
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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
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Crystal Screen
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1986 |
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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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