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10 SERIES
S

Silver

1980 – 1981

The original Game & Watch series, featuring the iconic silver and black finish. These pioneering handhelds started the portable gaming revolution.

5 games  →
G

Gold

1981 – 1982

The Gold series brought a more refined golden finish and improved gameplay mechanics, building on the Silver series' success with fresh titles.

3 games  →
W

Wide Screen

1981 – 1991

Featuring a larger horizontal LCD display, the Wide Screen series allowed for more complex and immersive gameplay scenarios than its predecessors.

17 games  →
M

Multi Screen

1982 – 1989

The most innovative series, featuring two separate LCD screens in a clamshell design — a direct precursor to the Nintendo DS. Games like Donkey Kong defined an era.

15 games  →
T

Tabletop

1983

Designed to sit on a flat surface, these larger units featured a backlit colour display visible through a translucent screen — an entirely unique design in the lineup.

4 games  →
P

Panorama

1983 – 1984

The Panorama series used a curved reflective screen to create a sense of depth and three-dimensionality unprecedented in handheld gaming of the era.

6 games  →
SC

Super Color

1984

The Super Color series featured coloured LCD overlays that added vivid visual variety to the traditional monochrome Game & Watch format.

2 games  →
VS

Micro Vs.

1984

The Micro Vs. System was Nintendo's first foray into competitive two-player handheld gaming, with each unit including two sets of controls.

3 games  →
C

Crystal Screen

1986

The rarest Game & Watch series, featuring a completely transparent LCD display that gave games a unique, futuristic appearance unlike anything before it.

3 games  →
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Other

Special Editions

Special edition Game & Watch releases that sit outside the main series structure, including commemorative units and limited releases.

1 game  →
ABOUT THIS COLLECTION

A Family Collection, Preserved Online

Before the Game Boy arrived in 1989, Nintendo's Game & Watch range defined portable gaming. Each unit played a single game and displayed the time — hence the name. This website preserves the legacy of a complete family collection, featuring hi-res photography and detailed information on all 60 released games.

The collection was even featured on ABC's Good Game Spawn Point TV program in Australia in 2010.

Read our story
> SYSTEM: GAME & WATCH
> GAMES RELEASED: 60
> YEARS ACTIVE: 1980–1991
> DESIGNER: G. YOKOI
> DEVELOPER: NINTENDO R&D1
> UNITS SOLD: 43.4M
> STATUS: COMPLETE_