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This page covers everything that Nintendo made that isn't related to their main console business.
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==[[Game & Watch]]==
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This page covers everything that Nintendo made that isn't related to their main console business.
Developed by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, a series of standalone handheld LCD games from Nintendo, the first of which was released on 28 April 1980 and is often considered the forerunner of the Game Boy/Color, although new Game & Watch games were still as late as 1991. Instead of sending output to an LCD display like most cartridge games, Game & Watch games (and most other handheld electronic games of the time) displayed graphics by lighting up pre-drawn LCD segments, like a pocket calculator.
 
  
==16mm / Film Electromechanical Games==
 
Electromechanical games that used pre-recorded film were the general public's first taste of video games, more then a few companies tried there hand at making these Proto Video Games including Nintendo. from 1973 to 1978, Nintendo made eight of them, they were all light gun games. Unfortunately most of these games are lost with only three of the films have being partially found, the rest are considered lost. These games can't emulated / simulated until at least one complete copy is made available to the public.
 
  
==Dedicated Consoles, LCD Games & Electronic Toys==
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= Arcade =
 
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{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
 
 
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
 
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
 
! Model
 
! Model
 
! Year
 
! Year
! Series / Developer
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! Hardware / Series  
 
! [[MAME]] support
 
! [[MAME]] support
 
! ROMs
 
! ROMs
 
! Emulators / Description  
 
! Emulators / Description  
|-
+
|- id="#"
|Bassmate Computer
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| colspan="6" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''#''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
|1984
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|-  
|
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|16mm / Film Games
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
+
|1973 - 1978
|No
+
|Early
|The Telko Bassmate Computer (model BM-501) was produced for Telko by Nintendo as an OEM product and sold under different brands, i.e. Telko, KMV, and Probe 2000.
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|style="background:Black;"|
|-
 
|Carrera
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Computer Mahjong Yakuman
 
|1983
 
|Nintendo
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Cyber Pokéball
 
|2004
 
|Bandai
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Cyber Pokédex
 
|2004
 
|Bandai
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Digital Pokéball Diamond & Pearl
 
|2008
 
|Bandai
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Donkey Kong
 
|1994
 
|Nelsonic
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Dr. Mario
 
|1992
 
|Gamewatch Boy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Eevee x Tamagotchi
 
|2019
 
|Bandai
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 
|2007
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|NES Classic Edition
 
|2016
 
|Nintendo
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokédex
 
|2000
 
|Tiger Electronics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokemon Battle Arena 2000
 
|2000
 
|Tiger Electronics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokemon Cyclone 2
 
|1999
 
|Tiger Electronics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokemon Interactive Pokedex
 
|2015
 
|Tomy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokemon Monster Ball Go! Gachitto Get Daze!
 
|2020
 
|Tomy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokemon Pocket Pikachu
 
|1998
 
|Jupiter Corporation
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS
 
|1999
 
|Jupiter Corporation
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokémon Pokéball
 
|1998
 
|Tiger Electronics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokémon Rotom Pokédex DX
 
|2017
 
|Tomy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|[https://plugplaytvgames.fandom.com/wiki/Pokemon_TV_Games Pokemon TV Games]
 
|2007 (Unreleased)
 
|Jakks Pacific
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokémon Yahtzee
 
|1999
 
|Hasbro
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Pokéwalker
 
|2009
 
|Nintendo
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzRL_opOvVM Pokéwalker emulation YouTube guide] (roms are in a link in the pinned comment). [https://www.mediafire.com/file/8dcf0vmpk26x1yg/pokewalker_files.zip/file Backup of roms]. [https://git.titandemo.org/PoroCYon/pokewalker-rom-dumper NDS Pokéwalker rom dumper]. [https://github.com/UnrealPowerz/powar Powar Pokéwalker emulator (early development)]. [https://github.com/Pusty/PokewalkerUtils Python and Lua scripts for generating a Pokéwalker EEPROM (save file) with an emulated DS] (currently only works on the US version of HeartGold, only with DeSmuME). [https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=28.%20pokewalker Pokéwalker hacking article].
 
|-
 
|Smurfs
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Soccer
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Spider-Man
 
|2005
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Star Fox
 
|1993
 
|Nelsonic
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Star Trek: The Next Generation
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Star Trek: The Original Series - Beam Me Up!
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Sudoku
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Super Mario Bros
 
|1989
 
|Nelsonic
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Super Mario Bros. 3
 
|1990
 
|Nelsonic
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Super Mario Race
 
|1992
 
|Gamewatch Boy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
 
|No
 
|No
|
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|Nintendo's first attempts at making games were all light gun games that used pre-recorded films. all of these games are considered lost and can't emulated / simulated
|-
 
|Super Mario World
 
|1991
 
|Nelsonic
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Super NES Classic Edition
 
|2017
 
|Nintendo
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Tetris
 
|1990
 
|Nelsonic
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Tetris
 
|2000
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|UEFA Euro 2008
 
|2007
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Yu-Gi-Oh
 
|1998
 
|Nintendo Mini Classics
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Zelda
 
|1989
 
|Nelsonic
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Zukan Pokedex Z
 
|2016
 
|Tomy
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|
 
|}
 
</div>
 
 
 
==Arcade==
 
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
 
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
 
! Name
 
! Year
 
! Hardware, Series Or Developer 
 
! [[MAME]] support
 
! ROMs
 
! Emulators / Description
 
 
|- id="A"
 
|- id="A"
 
| colspan="6" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''A''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="6" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''A''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
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|Arm Wrestling
 
|Arm Wrestling
 
|1985
 
|1985
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Block Fever
 
|Block Fever
 
|1978
 
|1978
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Bubu Mario
 
|Bubu Mario
 
|1993
 
|1993
|Banpresto
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Computer Othello
 
|Computer Othello
 
|1978
 
|1978
|Nintendo
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|N/A
|style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
+
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
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|Crazy Kong
 
|Crazy Kong
 
|1981
 
|1981
|Falcon / Kyoei
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Cruis'n Blast
 
|Cruis'n Blast
 
|2017
 
|2017
|Raw Thrills
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
|Yes<ref group=A name=crusin-recovery-disk>Recovery disks/images could be acquired from Raw Thrills but encrypted.</ref>
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|No
 
|
 
|
 
|- id="D"
 
|- id="D"
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|Donkey Kong
 
|Donkey Kong
 
|1981
 
|1981
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Donkey Kong 3
 
|Donkey Kong 3
 
|1983
 
|1983
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom
 +
|2006
 +
|N/A
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
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|Donkey Kong Jr.
 
|Donkey Kong Jr.
 
|1982
 
|1982
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
|No
 
|
 
|-
 
|Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom
 
|2006
 
|Capcom
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
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|Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever
 
|Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever
 
|2005
 
|2005
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Head On N
 
|Head On N
 
|1979
 
|1979
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
|No
 
|No
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|HeliFire
 
|HeliFire
 
|1980
 
|1980
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Bros.
 
|Mario Bros.
 
|1983
 
|1983
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Kart Arcade GP VR
 
|Mario Kart Arcade GP VR
 
|2017
 
|2017
|Bandai Namco
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Party Challenge World
 
|Mario Party Challenge World
 
|2016
 
|2016
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival
 
|Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival
 
|2012
 
|2012
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher
 
|Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher
 
|2009
 
|2009
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2
 
|Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2
 
|2013
 
|2013
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Mario Roulette
 
|Mario Roulette
 
|1993
 
|1993
|Konami
+
|N/A
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
+
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|Mario Undokai
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|Mario Undōkai
 
|1993
 
|1993
|Banpresto
+
|N/A
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
+
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
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|New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World
 
|New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World
 
|2011
 
|2011
|Capcom
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Battle Nine
 
|Pokémon Battle Nine
 
|2014
 
|2014
|Bandai Namco
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Battrio
 
|Pokémon Battrio
 
|2007
 
|2007
|Takara Tomy / AQ Interactive
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Card Game Gacha
 
|Pokémon Card Game Gacha
 
|2014
 
|2014
|Takara Tomy
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Crayon Kids
 
|Pokémon Crayon Kids
 
|2001
 
|2001
|Banpresto / Sega
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Ga-Olé
 
|Pokémon Ga-Olé
 
|2016
 
|2016
|Takara Tomy / Marvelous
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Medal World
 
|Pokémon Medal World
 
|2012
 
|2012
|Bandai Namco
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Mezastar
 
|Pokémon Mezastar
 
|2020
 
|2020
|Takara Tomy / Marvelous
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokemon Snap Station
 
|Pokemon Snap Station
 
|1999
 
|1999
|Nintendo
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Tretta
 
|Pokémon Tretta
 
|2012
 
|2012
|Takara Tomy / Marvelous
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!
 
|Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!
 
|2010
 
|2010
|Banpresto
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Pokémon Wobbuffet Fell Down!
 
|Pokémon Wobbuffet Fell Down!
 
|2006
 
|2006
|Bandai Namco
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|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
|-
 
|Pokkén Tournament
 
|2015
 
|Bandai Namco
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|Yes
 
|[[TeknoParrot]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Popeye
 
|Popeye
 
|1982
 
|1982
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Punch-Out!!
 
|Punch-Out!!
 
|1983
 
|1983
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Radar Scope
 
|Radar Scope
 
|1980
 
|1980
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|SF-HiSplitter
 
|SF-HiSplitter
 
|1979
 
|1979
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Sheriff
 
|Sheriff
 
|1979
 
|1979
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Sky Skipper
 
|Sky Skipper
 
|1981
 
|1981
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Space Demon
 
|Space Demon
 
|1981
 
|1981
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
|No
 
|No
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|Space Fever
 
|Space Fever
 
|1979
 
|1979
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Space Fire Bird
 
|Space Fire Bird
 
|1980
 
|1980
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
| style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect
 
|No
 
|No
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|Space Launcher
 
|Space Launcher
 
|1979
 
|1979
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Super Mario Attack
 
|Super Mario Attack
 
|1996
 
|1996
|Banpresto
+
|N/A
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
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|Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land
 
|Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land
 
|2003
 
|2003
|Capcom
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|No
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|Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party
 
|Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party
 
|2004
 
|2004
|Capcom
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|No
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|Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2
 
|Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2
 
|2005
 
|2005
|Capcom
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
 
|No
 
|No
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|Super Punch-Out!!
 
|Super Punch-Out!!
 
|1984
 
|1984
|Nintendo
+
|N/A
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
|No
 
|No
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|Vs. Series
 
|Vs. Series
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Tower of Babel
 +
|1986
 +
|Vs. Series
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 
|No
 
|No
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}
<references group=A />
 
  
==See also==
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= Game & Watch =
*[[First and second generations of video game consoles]]
+
The '''[[wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]]''' is a series of self-contained handheld LCD games by Nintendo where the first one was released on April 28, 1980, and which are often seen as the precursor to the [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]], although new Game & Watch games were still released as late as 1991.
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{{NEL}}
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Despite their simplicity, Game & Watch handhelds were completely unemulated for a very long time due to a lack of information about their hardware and difficulties with dumping ROMs and accurately recreating graphics. After an [http://forums.bannister.org//ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=97003#Post97003 extensive reverse-engineering effort by several MAME developers], MAME became the first emulator to support many retro handheld electronic games, including Game & Watch systems.
[[Category:Consoles|*]]  
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[[Category:Handheld consoles|*]]
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==Emulators==
[[Category:Dedicated|*]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
[[Category:Arcade|*]]
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! scope="col"|Name
[[Category:Nintendo consoles|*]]
+
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
[[Category:Second-generation consoles|*]]
+
! scope="col"|Latest Version
[[Category:Embedded Graphics|*]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
[[Category:Various Emulation]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="7"|PC / x86
 +
|-
 +
|[[MAME]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 +
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 +
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[DSP]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 +
|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator {{DSPVer}}]
 +
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
;'''[[MAME]]''':It was officially the 1st Game & Watch emulator, with support for almost all games. It started to comprehensively cover the Game & Watch games from around just before mid-2017 (e.g. [https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_0.185 0.185] in May 2017) and emulated its first game in [https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_0.186 0.186]. Since July 9, 2020, MAME supports at least one version of each Game & Watch model.
 +
:* See [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/hh_sm510.cpp MAME driver] which covers all of the Game & Watch series of games and those of a similar ilk from other companies running on the LCD game handhelds with Sharp SM5xx family of CPUs (SM5A/SM510/SM511/SM512) (Other companies that released similar games included Konami, Elektronika, [[Tiger_LCD_Handhelds|Tiger Electronics]], Tronica and VTech).
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:* [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=hh_sm510.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 Arcade Italia's database] of compatibility records for games on MAME.
 +
 
 +
;'''DSP''':It was officially the 2nd Game & Watch emulator. Just before mid-June 2017, it also started to emulate a few notable Game & Watch "Thanks to MAME for the ROMs and the info." (as stated in the [https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator readme]).
 +
 
 +
===Emulation issues===
 +
Although Game & Watch emulation has recently become possible, it took quite a while to achieve due to the [http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=17884.msg259362#msg259362 lack of information] about the microcontrollers driving them and the high difficulty of dumping the ROM from a system. (To dump a game's ROM, the microcontroller often must be decapped, which is not only very costly and complicated but highly destructive to the system.) The lack of information on the Game & Watch's hardware leads to the false belief that it does not contain a CPU or ROM and therefore could not be emulated. Even though this was disproven after reverse engineering efforts of several MAME developers which led to support for all of the games. Emulation of the games had been progressing slowly due to the high amount of time and patience it takes to dump their ROMs and recreate their graphics.
 +
 
 +
===Graphics===
 +
Even when a Game & Watch game's ROM had been dumped, one of the biggest challenges with accurately emulating it was with how the Game & Watch displayed graphics. Rather than by sending output to an LCD display like most cartridge-based handhelds do, Game & Watch games (as well as most other handheld electronic games from the same time) displayed graphics by lighting up pre-drawn LCD segments, like a calculator. To recreate this as accurately as possible, MAME uses .SVG files traced from high-quality scans of the LCD screen, allowing graphics in supported Game & Watch games to be displayed crisply at any resolution without the loss of any detail. While this is the most accurate way to recreate the LCD graphics outside of obtaining the original art from Nintendo, it is a difficult and time-consuming process as not only does the LCD need to be scanned at a high resolution with all segments lit up to capture all of the graphics but the scans must be traced very carefully to faithfully recreate the original artwork.
 +
 
 +
===MAME Support===
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
 +
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
 +
! Model
 +
! Year
 +
! Series
 +
! [[MAME]] support
 +
! ROMs
 +
! Emulators / Description
 +
|-
 +
|Ball
 +
|2010
 +
|Club Nintendo
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Ball / Toss-Up
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Balloon Fight
 +
|1986
 +
|Crystal Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Balloon Fight
 +
|1988
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Black Jack
 +
|1985
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Bomb Sweeper
 +
|1987
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Chef
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Climber
 +
|1986
 +
|Crystal Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Climber
 +
|1988
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Crab Grab
 +
|1984
 +
|Super Color
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong
 +
|1982
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong II
 +
|1983
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong 3
 +
|1984
 +
|Micro Vs.
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong Circus
 +
|1984
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong Jr.
 +
|1982
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong Jr.
 +
|1983
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong Jr.
 +
|1983
 +
|Table Top
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Donkey Kong Hockey
 +
|1984
 +
|Micro Vs.
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Egg
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Fire
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Fire Attack
 +
|1982
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Fireman / Fire
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Flagman
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Gold Cliff
 +
|1988
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Green House
 +
|1982
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Headache / Helmet
 +
|1981
 +
|Gold
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Judge
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Lifeboat
 +
|1983
 +
|Horizontal Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Lion
 +
|1981
 +
|Gold
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Manhole
 +
|1981
 +
|Gold
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Manhole
 +
|1983
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mario's Bombs Away
 +
|1983
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mario's Cement Factory
 +
|1983
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mario's Cement Factory
 +
|1983
 +
|Table Top
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mario Bros.
 +
|1983
 +
|Horizontal Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mario The Juggler
 +
|1991
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mickey & Donald
 +
|1982
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mickey Mouse
 +
|1984
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mickey Mouse
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Mysteries of the Deep / Sea / Octopus
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Oil Panic
 +
|1982
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Parachute
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Pinball
 +
|1983
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Popeye
 +
|1983
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Popeye
 +
|1983
 +
|Table Top
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Popeye
 +
|1981
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Punch Out / Boxing
 +
|1984
 +
|Micro Vs.
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Rain Shower
 +
|1983
 +
|Horizontal Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Safebuster
 +
|1988
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Snoopy
 +
|1983
 +
|Panorama
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Snoopy
 +
|1983
 +
|Table Top
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Snoopy Tennis
 +
|1982
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Spitball Sparky
 +
|1984
 +
|Super Color
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Squish
 +
|1986
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Super Mario Bros.
 +
|1986
 +
|Crystal Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Super Mario Bros.
 +
|1988
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Edition
 +
|2020
 +
|Color Screen
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|The Exterminator / Vermin
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|The Legend of Zelda 35th Anniversary Edition
 +
|2021
 +
|Color Screen
 +
|style="background:gainsboro;"|None
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Ball / Toss-Up
 +
|1980
 +
|Silver
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Tropical Fish
 +
|1985
 +
|New Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Turtle Bridge
 +
|1982
 +
|Wide Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|Zelda
 +
|1989
 +
|Vertical Multi Screen
 +
| style="background: LightGreen;"|Good
 +
|No
 +
|
 +
|}
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 +
=Dedicated Consoles & LCD Games=
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 +
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
 +
|+  style="background: #ECECEC;"|
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! Model
 +
! Year
 +
! [[MAME]] support
 +
! ROMs
 +
! Emulators / Description
 +
|-
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[[Category:Consoles]]  
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[[Category:Handheld consoles]]
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[[Category:Arcade]]
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[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
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[[Category:Second-generation consoles]]
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[[Category:Emulated By MAME]]

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