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|title = Nintendo Game & Watch
 
|title = Nintendo Game & Watch
 
|logo = gamewatch1.png
 
|logo = gamewatch1.png
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|imagecaption=Donkey Kong (Vertical Multi Screen)
 
 
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
 
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Handhelds|Handheld electronic game]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Handhelds|Handheld electronic game]]
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|release = 1980
 
|release = 1980
 
|discontinued = 1991 (2010 & 2020)
 
|discontinued = 1991 (2010 & 2020)
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|successor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy (Color)]]
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|successor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
 
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==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator {{DSPVer}}]
 
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;'''[[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.
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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]. <br> Since July 9, 2020, MAME supports at least one version of each Game & Watch model.
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:* 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]).  
 
;'''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]).  
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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.
 
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.
  
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=Games=
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==Games==
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The main way of playing these games outside buying any of the units second hand is MAME, its accuracy automatically makes it the recommended way of playing these games but if you really don't want to use it, there are other ways in the simulators list.
 
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==MAME Support==
 
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|Yes
 
|Yes
 
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|Super Mario Bros.
 
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|1987
 
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|Diskun prize
 
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|Only given away as a prize to Nintendo players winning the F-1 Grand Prix Tournament in Japan [https://handheldmuseum.com/Nintendo/SMBPromo.htm] [https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/nintendo-game-watch-super-mario-bros-diskun]
 
 
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|Super Mario Bros.
 
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List Note: underlined text = devices that are re-releases of G&W games that are technically not apart of the Game & Watch Series.
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Note: underlined text = devices that are re-releases of G&W games that are technically not apart of the Game & Watch Series.
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From an emulation point of view, the 2009 re-release of Ball is a completely new game with a different CPU and a different program compared to the original Ball release.
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The three Panorama titles listed here are completely different games than the standard versions despite the same names.
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The tabletop version of Mario's Cement Factory is similar to the widescreen and panorama versions but has different artwork and slightly different gameplay.
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The silver version of Fire has slightly different gameplay than the widescreen version.
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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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The hardware is identical to G&W Multi-Screen, but it's not part of the game series.
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*CPU: Sharp SM511 label BM-501 556AA
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*OUT: dual LCD screens with custom segments, 1-bit sound
  
 
==Simulators==
 
==Simulators==
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For those who don't want to use MAME, this is your only option outside of buying any unit used.
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* Nintendo officially released virtual reproductions in the games and compiled them in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' (and, later, ''Game & Watch Collection'') series of games. These games had both "classic" and "modern" variations of these games. While these collections have a loss of "authenticity" (especially in the collections that are running on earlier hardware), these collections are Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS games for which emulators are widespread. (A few games are from the DSiWare series, though every game in the DSiWare series appears in another collection.) However, some of the games in the collection (notably ''Zelda'') may need to be unlocked before play.
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* [http://www.pica-pic.com/ Pica Pic] (by Hipopotam) is an online collection of Game & Watch games under an authentic presentation (using Adobe Flash). While there seems to be no way to play these games offline, there are a few games that are exclusive to the website.
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* Madrigal wrote some [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/ simulations] that give an offline, authentic presentation of the Game & Watch games, the collection of these games growing through time. Of particular note is that these are available to play through [[RetroArch]] through the gw-libretro core. There are also some that are not of the Game & Watch series.
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* [http://bdrgames.nl/lcdgames/ lcdgame.js] is an open-source JavaScript library that currently supports authentic representations of Donkey Kong II and Mario Bros.
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* [http://www.emulator3000.org/hq.htm Handheld Quake] is a free simulator that simulates some Elektronika and Nintendo handhelds.
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* Nintendo released the Super Mario Bros. 35 Anniversary Game & Watch that contains a version of Ball with Mario or Luigi as the character.
  
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==Games exclusive to some collections==
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===SM5xx CPU games in MAME that are not part of the Game & Watch Series===
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! Simulator
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Produced for Telko by Nintendo
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!Description
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*Bassmate Computer (model BM-501)
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|Nintendo
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Elektronika:
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| Nintendo officially released virtual reproductions in the games and compiled them in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' (and, later, ''Game & Watch Collection'') series of games. These games had both "classic" and "modern" variations of these games. While these collections have a loss of "authenticity" (especially in the collections that are running on earlier hardware), these collections are Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS games for which emulators are widespread. (A few games are from the DSiWare series, though every game in the DSiWare series appears in another collection.) However, some of the games in the collection (notably ''Zelda'') may need to be unlocked before play.
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*Autoslalom IM-23
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*Merry Cook IM-04 (same Chef G&W ROM)
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|Pica Pic
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*Nu, pogodi! IM-02 (same Mickey Mouse G&W ROM)
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|Developed by Hipopotam, Pica Pic is an online collection of Game & Watch games under an authentic presentation (using Adobe Flash). While there seems to be no way to play these games offline, there are a few games that are exclusive to the website.
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*Explorers of Space IM-13 (slightly modified version of Mickey Mouse G&W ROM: adds a new game mode (by pressing A+B) where the player/CPU roles are reversed)
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*Space Bridge IM-09 (same Fire G&W ROM)
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|[http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim MADrigal's simulators]
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|An offline, authentic presentation of the Game & Watch games, the collection of these games growing through time. Of particular note is that these are available to play through RetroArch through the gw-libretro core. There are also some that are not of the Game & Watch series.
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Konami:
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*Double Dribble
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|[https://itizso.itch.io/retrofab RetroFab]
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*Top Gun
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|An online collection of handheld electronic game simulations including many Nintendo Game & Watch titles. Each simulation includes a playable 3D simulation of the original electronic device, rotatable 3D views of the original packaging and browseable scans of the official instruction guides.
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*Contra
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*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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|[http://bdrgames.nl/lcdgames/ lcdgame.js]
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*Gradius
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|An open-source JavaScript library that currently supports authentic representations of Donkey Kong II and Mario Bros.
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*Lone Ranger
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*Blades of Steel
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|[http://www.emulator3000.org/hq.htm Handheld Quake]
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*NFL Football
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|A free simulator that simulates some Elektronika and Nintendo handhelds.
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*The Adventures of Bayou Billy
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*Bucky O'Hare
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*Garfield
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Tronica:
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*Shuttle Voyage
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*Thief in Garden
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*Space Rescue
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VTech:
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*Electronic Number Muncher
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[[Tiger LCD Handhelds|Tiger]] 72-xxx models:
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*Batman: The Animated Series
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[[Tiger LCD Handhelds|Tiger]] 7-xxx/78-xxx models:
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*Gauntlet
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*Robin Hood
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*Double Dragon
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*Karnov
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*Vindicators
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*Ninja Gaiden
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*Batman
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*Space Harrier II
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*Strider
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*Golden Axe
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*Robocop 2
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*The Rocketeer
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*Altered Beast
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*Street Fighter 2010
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*Swamp Thing
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*Spider-Man
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*X-Men
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*Double Dragon 3
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*The Flash
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*MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
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*Battletoads
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*Hook
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*Back to the Future
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*The Addams Family
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*Home Alone
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*X-Men - Project X
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*Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York
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*Sonic The Hedgehog
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*Robocop 3
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*The Incredible Crash Dummies
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*Street Fighter II
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*Wayne's World
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*Jurassic Park
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*Sonic The Hedgehog 2
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*Super Double Dragon
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*Dennis the Menace
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*Nightmare Before Christmas
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*Transformers - Generation 2
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*Operation: Aliens
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*Mortal Kombat
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*The Shadow
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*Skeleton Warriors - The Dark Crusade
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*Batman Forever - Double Dose of Doom
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*Judge Dredd
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*Apollo 13
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*007: GoldenEye
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*Kazaam
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*Space Jam
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*Independence Day
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===Games in Pica Pic that are not part of the Game & Watch Series===
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* Aerogun Field
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* Autoslalom
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* Barrier
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* Bartman
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* Castle Adventure
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* Caveman
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* Coffee House
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* Fishing Boy
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* G-Man
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* Merry Cook
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* Ncha! Bycha
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* Nu, pogodi!
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* Penguin Land
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* Plane & Tank
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* Pirate 777
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* Search Light
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* Space Bridge
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* Sub Attack
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* The Terminator
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* Thief in Garden
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===Games in lcdgame.js that are not part of the Game & Watch Series===
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* Highway
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* Sea Ranger
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* Jungle Kong (Cresta)
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* Eagle n Chicken
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* Tom's Adventure
  
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==Miscellaneous G&W Info==
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===Games that are not part of the Game & Watch Series===
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* Armor Battle
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* Banana
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* The silver version of Fire has slightly different gameplay than the widescreen version.
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* Baseball
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* The three Panorama titles listed above are completely different games than the standard versions despite the same names.
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* Bomb Fight
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* The tabletop version of Mario's Cement Factory is similar to the widescreen and panorama versions but has different artwork and slightly different gameplay.
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* Caccia al Ladra/Heatcliff
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* From an emulation point of view, the 2009 re-release of Ball is a completely new game with a different CPU and a different program compared to the original Ball release.
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* Cessate il Fuoco/Heatcliff
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* Chick Woggy (2 versions)
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* Condor
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* Crazy Chewy
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* Defendo
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* Donkey Angler
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* Donkey Kong (Coleco version)
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* Donkey Kong Junior (Coleco version)
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* Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game
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* Engine Room
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* Escape
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* Explorers of Space
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* Fowling
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* Frog Boaster
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* Galaxy II
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* Grab Man
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* Hippo Teeth (2 versions)
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* Hot Line (2 versions)
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* Las Vegas
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* Monkey
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* Monkey Jump
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* Motor Cross
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* Pac Man
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* Pancake
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* Penguin Land
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* Pirate
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* Roller Coaster
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* Safari
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* Sleep Walker
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* Sub Chase
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* Tennis Menace
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* Tom & Jerry Popper
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* Towering Rescue
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* Tron
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* Wild Man Jump
  
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* [[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes|List from Wikipedia of Game & Watch ports and remakes]]
 
* [[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes|List from Wikipedia of Game & Watch ports and remakes]]
 
* [https://www.gameandwatch.ch/en/game-watch-information/all-60-games.html All 60 Games list] detailing the Nintendo's Game & Watch series (Nice list with technical names and links to details and photos of 60 different Game & Watch)
 
* [https://www.gameandwatch.ch/en/game-watch-information/all-60-games.html All 60 Games list] detailing the Nintendo's Game & Watch series (Nice list with technical names and links to details and photos of 60 different Game & Watch)
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{{Nintendo}}
 
{{Nintendo}}
  
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=See also=
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[[Category:Consoles]]
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*[[First and second generations of video game consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Handhelds]]
 
[[Category:Handhelds]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
[[Category:Second-generation consoles]]
 
[[Category:Second-generation consoles]]
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[[Category:Dedicated]]
 
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[[Category:SM5-based]]
 
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[[Category:Embedded Graphics]]
 
 
[[Category:Emulated By MAME]]
 
[[Category:Emulated By MAME]]

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