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.

All labels observed (16)

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Statements (51)

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 ⓘ
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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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Nintendo R&D1 → notableWork → Game & Watch series ⓘ
linked to: Game & Watch
Nintendo R&D1 → notableWork → Ball (Game & Watch) ⓘ
linked to: Game & Watch
Nintendo R&D1 → developedHardware → Game & Watch handheld series ⓘ
linked to: Game & Watch
Nintendo R&D1 → notableSeries → Game & Watch series ⓘ
linked to: Game & Watch
Nintendo R&D2 → developedForPlatform → Game & Watch ⓘ