Game & Watch Gallery

This article is about the second installment in the Game & Watch Gallery series. For the series itself, see Game & Watch Gallery (series).

Game & Watch Gallery, known as Game Boy Gallery 2 in Australia and Game Boy Gallery (ゲームボーイギャラリー Gēmu Bōi Gyararī) in Japan, is a collection of games originally released on Nintendo's Game & Watch. The game includes both original and Modern versions. The original features nameless individuals as the main characters, while the Modern version features Mario and his friends along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music. Three sequels followed Game & Watch Gallery: Game & Watch Gallery 2, Game & Watch Gallery 3, and Game & Watch Gallery 4.

Stars

Game & Watch Gallery features a system to unlock bonus features. To do this, the player needs to earn stars. Every 200 points the player scores in a minigame is worth a star. The player can earn up to five stars in each mode of a game. As the player collects stars, they will unlock features in the Gallery Corner. If the player earns five stars in a Modern game, they will unlock a very hard mode called Star Mode. The player can earn a total of 80 stars.

Mini-games

Classic version

• Manhole – Pedestrians are walking back and forth over a hole-filled floor, forcing the player to block the holes with a manhole cover in order to prevent the others from falling through.
• Fire – An apartment is on fire, forcing the people inside to jump out the window. The player controls two firemen that use their trampoline to bounce them across the screen to safety into the ambulance.
• Octopus – While a sea diver is diving for treasure, he must avoid the Octopus's arms.
• Oil Panic – The Station Helper must collect oil dripping from the ceiling in a bucket and dump it to the Station Manager before the bucket overflows.

Modern version

• Manhole – Toad, Donkey Kong Jr., and Mario are the pedestrians in this version, walking at different speeds, while Yoshi is the character the player controls. In this version, four manhole covers can stay up at once, unlike the original. The manhole covers can drop from characters stepping on them, causing the next pedestrian to fall if Yoshi does not act quickly. Yoshi can also hold a manhole cover in place to keep it from falling.
• Fire – The setting is now the Mushroom Castle. The pedestrians are Toad, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong Jr., who all fall according to their weight, while Mario and Luigi are the firemen in this version. New to this version is an egg that contains either a Super Star, which contributes bonus points, or a Bob-omb, which counts as a miss when carried to safety.
• Octopus – Mario is the diver here and must deliver treasure to Princess Peach. His speed is affected by how much treasure he is carrying, but he can throw his bag of treasures at the Octopus's arms. Bonus points are awarded depending on how much treasure he gives to Peach.
• Oil Panic – This time, the oil is dropped by Bowser, and Mario has two buckets to catch oil with. Yoshi serves to dispense oil and can even be used to take out Bowser from the top of the castle, gaining bonus points in the process.

Character appearances

Manhole

• Yoshi (playable)
• Toad (NPC)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (NPC)
• Mario (NPC)
• Chubby (NPC)

Fire

• Mario (playable)
• Luigi (playable)
• Toad (NPC)
• Yoshi (NPC)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (NPC)
• Princess Peach (NPC)
• Bob-omb (enemy)

Octopus

• Mario (playable)
• Princess Peach (NPC)
• Octopus (enemy)
• Lakitu (NPC)

Oil Panic

• Mario (playable)
• Yoshi (NPC)
• Luigi (NPC)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (NPC)
• Bowser (boss)

List of Gallery Corner games

There are sixteen games in all displayed in the Gallery Corner. The first four are unlocked by getting 400 points in the Modern version of a game. The four after that are achieved through 400 points in a Classic game. The next four are shown by getting 800 points in the Modern games, and the final four games are won through 800 points in the Classic versions. These games are for display only and are not playable.

#	Name	Image	Description
NO. 001	Ball		Released 4/28/1980 First G&W game. Juggle the balls, but don't drop'em.
NO. 002	Flag Man		Released 6/5/1980 Silver Series Get the same num- ber as the COM.
NO. 003	Vermin		Released 7/10/1980 Silver Series Hit the moles as they pop up.
NO. 004	Fire		Released 7/31/1980 -Million Seller- Help the jumpers escape the inferno.
NO. 005	Judge		Released 10/4/1980 Silver Series Get the larger number to win.
NO. 006	Manhole		Released 1/27/1981 -Million Seller- Keep pedestrians from falling.
NO. 007	Helmet		Released 2/21/1981 Gold Series Get into the house without being hit.
NO. 008	Lion		Released 4/27/1981 Gold Series Keep the lions in their cage.
NO. 021	Parachute		Released 6/19/1981 First wide screen. Catch the people before they drop.
NO. 022	Octopus		Released 7/16/1981 -Million Seller- Recover the sunken treasure.
NO. 024	Chef		Released 9/8/1981 Wide Screen Series Catch food with a frying pan.
NO. 028	Turtle Bridge		Released 2/1/1982 Wide Screen Series Ride turtle shells to the other bank.
NO. 029	Fire Attack		Released 3/26/1982 Wide Screen Series Stop the enemies from setting fire.
NO. 056	Mario Bros.		Released 3/14/1983 Wide Multi-screen Deliver the parts to the truck.
NO. 102	Mario's Cement Factory		Released 6/16/1983 -Million Seller- Deliver cement to the dump.
NO. 301	Boxing		Released 7/31/1984 1st of VS Series. KO your opponent using punches.

Staff

Main article: List of Game & Watch Gallery staff

Gallery

Artwork

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  Luigi, Peach, and Bowser watch Mario playing the Game Boy.

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  Peach shows off a Game Boy.

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  Bowser, playing the Game Boy

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  Luigi, playing the Game Boy

Sprites

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  Mario (Title Screen)

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  Donkey Kong Jr. (Manhole)

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  Donkey Kong Jr. (Fire)

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  Yoshi (Fire)

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  Mario and Luigi

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  Bob-omb

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  Donkey Kong Jr. (Oil Panic)

Screenshots

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  Title Screen

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  Game Select

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  The Gallery Corner

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  Manhole (Modern, Super Game Boy)

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  Fire (Modern, Super Game Boy)

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  Octopus (Modern, Super Game Boy)

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  Oil Panic (Modern, Super Game Boy)

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  Manhole (Classic, Super Game Boy)

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  Fire (Classic, Super Game Boy)

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  Octopus (Classic, Super Game Boy)

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  Oil Panic (Classic, Super Game Boy)

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  Manhole (Modern, Game Boy)

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  Fire (Modern, Game Boy)

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  Octopus (Modern, Game Boy)

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  Oil Panic (Modern, Game Boy)

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  Manhole (Classic, Game Boy)

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  Fire (Classic, Game Boy)

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  Octopus (Classic, Game Boy)

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  Oil Panic (Classic, Game Boy)

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  An example of a hint

Media

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Prerelease and unused content

This content is found in the game's files, but part of it is accessible only through cheat codes.

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  Unused Very Hard mode for Classic games. Only Modern games have a Very Hard mode.

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  Unused alarm characters for Manhole, Fire, and Octopus. They would have appeared when a new high score was obtained.

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Trivia

Game Boy

Super Game Boy

• Playing on the Super Game Boy displays a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller instead of the bottom of a Game Boy Pocket when selecting the mode for each game.
• The unused pause jingle for Modern games was recycled and modified for Game & Watch Gallery 4.
• This is the only Game & Watch Gallery game to have a different pause jingle for Classic games.
• Although the game is known as Game Boy Gallery 2 in Australia, the original Game Boy Gallery, released only in Australia and Europe, does not feature Mario characters.

External links

• Japanese website
• Japanese Virtual Console website
• North American website
• Nintendo UK site