For detailed information about this series, see: Game & Watch Gallery at Super Mario Wiki
Game & Watch Gallery, known in japan as Game Boy Gallery is a series of collections of Game & Watch games released by Nintendo for Game Boy consoles. Most games are featured in two different versions: Classic, faithful to the original game, and Modern, more complex and featuring Mario characters.
Five games have been released, but note that the first one is sometimes not considered part of the series, since the title of the series was changed starting with the second game, and is seemingly ignored by the next games, that include games already featured in it. We consider it part of the series because it is aknowledged in the Japanese title of the next three games. The games are:
- Game Boy Gallery (April 27, 1995), Game Boy.
- Game & Watch Gallery (February 1, 1997), Game Boy. Known in Japan and Australia as Game Boy Gallery 2. Re-released in 2011 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 (September 27, 1997), Game Boy. Known in Japan and Australia as Game Boy Gallery 3. Re-released in November 1998 for Game Boy Color and in 2012 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Game & Watch Gallery 3 (August 4, 1999), Game Boy Color. Known in Japan and Australia as Game Boy Gallery 4. Re-released in 2014 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Game & Watch Gallery Advance (October 25, 2002), Game Boy Advance. Known as Game & Watch Gallery 4 in North America. Re-released for Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
Links to other series
Note: Game & Watch games included in the Game & Watch Gallery games are considered games within the games, creating a type 2 link, and so are elements from other series featured in "Modern" versions of games. Only features in the general menus create an in-universe link. Games mentioned in the "G&W History" section only count as incidental references (and are therefore not listed), since that section simply lists all the Game & Watch games ever released.
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Ball (G&W) | April 27, 1995 | Ball is playable in Game Boy Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery 2; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Vermin | April 27, 1995 | Vermin is playable in Game Boy Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery 2; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Flagman | April 27, 1995 | Flagman is playable in Game Boy Gallery, one of the "gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery and an unlockable playable game Game & Watch Gallery 3. | 2 |
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Manhole | April 27, 1995 | Manhole is playable in Game Boy Gallery, Game & Watch Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery Advance; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Mario | February 01, 1997 | Mario and other characters from the series are the main characters in Game & Watch Gallery and its sequels; Mario Game & Watch games are also playable in the various episodes. |
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Fire (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | Fire is playable in Game & Watch Gallery, Game & Watch Gallery 3 and Game & Watch Gallery Advance; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Octopus | February 01, 1997 | Octopus is playable in Game & Watch Gallery and unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery Advance; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Oil Panic | February 01, 1997 | Oil Panic is playable in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Judge (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | Judge is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Helmet | February 01, 1997 | Helmet is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as a playable game. | 2 |
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Lion (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | Lion is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Parachute | February 01, 1997 | Parachute is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 2 and Game & Watch Gallery Advance as a playable game. | 2 |
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Chef (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | Chef is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 2 and Game & Watch Gallery Advance as a playable game. | 2 |
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Turtle Bridge | February 01, 1997 | Turtle Bridge is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery Corner" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as a playable game. | 2 |
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Fire Attack | February 01, 1997 | Fire Attack is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Boxing (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | Boxing is included in Game & Watch Gallery as one of the "Gallery" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as a playable game. | 2 |
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Greenhouse | September 27, 1997 | Greenhouse is included in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as a playable game. | 2 |
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Lifeboat (G&W) | September 27, 1997 | Lifeboat is included in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Tropical Fish | September 27, 1997 | Tropical Fish is included in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Rain Shower (G&W) | September 27, 1997 | Rain Shower is included in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as a playable game. | 2 |
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Spitball Sparky | September 27, 1997 | Spitball Sparky is included in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | September 27, 1997 | Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the ending credits for Game & Watch Gallery 2 and in various "Modern" games through the series, while he and Donkey Kong appear in the title screen for Game & Watch Gallery Advance; Donkey Kong Game & Watch games are playable in Game & Watch Gallery and its sequels; |
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Yoshi | September 27, 1997 | The "Modern" versions of Vermin in Game & Watch Gallery 2, of Egg and Greenhouse in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and of Mario's Cement Factory in Game & Watch Gallery Advance feature elements from Yoshi games. |
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Wario | September 27, 1997 | The "Modern" versions of Ball in Game & Watch Gallery 2, of Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and of Fire Attack in Game & Watch Gallery Advance feature elements from the Wario Land series. |
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Egg (G&W) | August 04, 1999 | Egg is playable in Game & Watch Gallery 3. | 2 |
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Pinball (G&W) | August 04, 1999 | Pinball is included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as one of the "Museum" games. | 2 |
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Climber (G&W) | August 04, 1999 | Climber is included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as one of the "Museum" games and in Game & Watch Gallery Advance as an unlockable playable game. | 2 |
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Balloon Fight | August 04, 1999 | The Game & Watch game Balloon Fight is included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as one of the "Museum" games. | 2 |
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Super Smash Bros. | October 25, 2002 | Mr. Game & Watch makes an appearance in Game & Watch Gallery Advance; Mr. Game & Watch's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl references Game & Watch Gallery. |
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Bomb Sweeper | October 25, 2002 | Bomb Sweeper is unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery Advance. | 2 |
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Safebuster | October 25, 2002 | Safebuster is unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery Advance. | 2 |
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Zelda | October 25, 2002 | The Game & Watch game Zelda is unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery Advance. |
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Game & Watch Collection | July 28, 2006 | The Game & Watch Collection series is considered a spiritual successor to the Game & Watch Gallery series. | 3 |
