Game & Watch

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Game & Watch is a series of handheld electronic games created by Nintendo in the early 1980s, notable for their simple LCD screens and pioneering role in portable gaming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf handheld electronic game series
video game console line
controlScheme directional pad
countryOfOrigin Japan
creator Nintendo
culturalImpact early icon of handheld gaming culture
designer Gunpei Yokoi NERFINISHED
displayType LCD screen
genre electronic game
hardwareGeneration pre‑Game Boy handheld era
hasPart Game & Watch: Crystal Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Gold series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Micro Vs. System series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Mini Classics reissues
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Multi Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: New Wide Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Panorama Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Silver series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Super Color series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Table Top series
linked to: Game & Watch

Game & Watch: Wide Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
hasReissue Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020)
Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (2021)
inception 1980
influenced Nintendo Game Boy design
modern handheld game design
inspiredBy portable LCD calculators
manufacturer Nintendo
marketedIn Australia
Europe
Japan
North America
notableFor introducing the D‑pad on handheld devices
pioneering portable gaming
simple single‑game handheld devices
notableGame Ball
Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)
linked to: Donkey Kong

Fire
Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
linked to: Mario Bros.

Octopus
Parachute
Zelda (Game & Watch)
linked to: Game & Watch
numberOfPlayers 1
platformType handheld game console
powerSource button cell batteries
publisher Nintendo
releasePeriodEnd 1991
releasePeriodStart 1980
successor Game Boy
typicalFeature alarm function
built‑in clock

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Mario Bros. portedTo Game & Watch
Game Boy predecessor Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Silver series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Gold series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Wide Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Multi Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: New Wide Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Table Top series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Panorama Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Super Color series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Micro Vs. System series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Crystal Screen series
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch hasPart Game & Watch: Mini Classics reissues
linked to: Game & Watch
Game & Watch notableGame Zelda (Game & Watch)
linked to: Game & Watch
Gunpei Yokoi notableWork Game & Watch
Gunpei Yokoi designed Game & Watch series
linked to: Game & Watch