Game & Watch Gallery (series)

Game & Watch Gallery
First installment	Game Boy Gallery (1995) (overall); Game & Watch Gallery (1997) (Super Mario franchise)
Latest installment	Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002)
Number of installments	5

The Game & Watch Gallery series, known as the Game Boy Gallery series in Japan and Australia, is a series for the Game Boy line that recreates most of the Game & Watch titles. Most of those games are given Modern versions, which feature characters of the Super Mario franchise, and Classic versions, which recreate their original versions but remove the timekeeping functions to allow the player to get the maximum score possible.

GamesEdit

Title
Cover, original release, and system	Synopsis
Game Boy Gallery
April 27, 1995 Game Boy	Game Boy Gallery is the first installment in the Game & Watch Gallery series, and it is by far the simplest. Unlike the other games in the series, this game does not have Classic or Modern modes. Instead, the games come with graphics similar to those of Modern Mode (though without characters of the Super Mario franchise), but the gameplay is that of Classic Mode. The games feature nameless individuals as the main characters. The games included in here are Ball, Vermin, Flagman, Manhole, and Cement Factory but with some differences and similarities: Ball features a puppet-like character and a circus theme. In both difficulties, three balls must be juggled, and only one point per bounce is given. Vermin now has turnips that the player must protect. In Game A, there is a barrier that prevents moles from coming through the center. Flagman now has a miss counter instead of a life counter and shows the numbers in horizontal and vertical directions. Game B features six-button gameplay. Manhole uses a clothesline to hang the wet shirts as the miss counter and holds the bonus chance (300 points) from the New Wide Screen version. Uniquely, the pedestrians walk smoothly in this version. Cement Factory has the two safety chambers, the concrete mixers, and the drivers' behavior from the Table Top version, and it also holds the bonus chance (300 points) from the New Wide Screen version. The version of Flagman in this game was later retooled in Wario Land II in the minigame Flagman D-D. All of the games have a background, and music can be toggled on and off in the games' Options menu. Game Boy Gallery is also the only game in the series not to be officially released in North America or Japan, as well as not to be rereleased on the Virtual Console or the Nintendo Switch Online membership.
Game & Watch Gallery
February 1, 1997 Game Boy	Game & Watch Gallery is the second installment in the Game & Watch Gallery series. It is the first game in the series to use characters of the Super Mario franchise, to use stars for every 200 points, to use the Gallery Corner, and to include Modern and Classic revisions of the games. The games included are Manhole, Fire, Octopus, and Oil Panic but with some differences and similarities: Manhole's controls are reused from Game Boy Gallery (both versions). The Classic version is based on the New Wide Screen version. Fire in its Modern version now takes place at Peach's Castle. The Classic version is based on the Wide Screen version, but the miss marks are now bandages. Octopus in its Modern version now uses a miss counter, and the player can now throw away the loot to knock back the tentacles. Oil Panic in its Modern version now has the player use two buckets to catch the oil. In its Classic version, the upper screen is shrunk to be adapted with the Game Boy screen. The Gallery Corner in this game is only the Museum, and this game marks the first appearance of the autosave function. The music can now be toggled on and off by pressing on the Mode Select screen (doing this applies to all games).
Game & Watch Gallery 2
September 27, 1997 Game Boy, Game Boy Color	Game & Watch Gallery 2 is the third installment in the Game & Watch Gallery series. This game marks the first appearances of the Music Room and the Note Board. The games included in here are Parachute, Helmet, Chef, Vermin, Donkey Kong, and Ball (unlockable). This is the only game in the entire series to have a varied quantity of borders on the pause menu (21 in total) and to have the pause menu with different colors (depending on the game/version). In this game's Museum, Game & Watch Gallery's Museum titles also reappear here (linking required), but the sample of those games in action is static. On the Game Select screen, after any game is highlighted, some characters pop out from the stars between the game's title (does not apply for Ball), and then they look as if they are dancing. Toggling the music on and off on the Mode Select screen applies only to the selected game.
Game & Watch Gallery 3
April 8, 1998 Game Boy Color	Game & Watch Gallery 3 is the fourth installment in the Game & Watch Gallery series. This game marks the first appearance of a Secret section in the Gallery Corner. The games included in here are Egg, Greenhouse, Turtle Bridge, Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong Jr. The unlockable games are Flagman, Judge, Lion, Spitball Sparky, and Donkey Kong II. In this game, the unlockable games have only Classic Mode. The game holds the feature of applying the on-and-off music-toggling from Game & Watch Gallery. On the Game Select screen, after any game is highlighted, the Lakitus that hold arrows between the game's title go away, and then some characters make a repetitive cutscene (does not apply for Flagman, Judge, Lion, Spitball Sparky, or Donkey Kong II).
Game & Watch Gallery 4
October 25, 2002 Game Boy Advance	Game & Watch Gallery 4 is the fifth and final game in the Game & Watch Gallery series. This game marks the first appearance of a Game & Watch timeline in the series. The games included in here are Fire, Boxing, Rain Shower, Mario's Cement Factory, Donkey Kong Jr., and Donkey Kong 3. The unlockable games are Chef, Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Octopus, and Fire Attack. The Museum games are Manhole, Tropical Fish, Mario's Bombs Away, Parachute, Bomb Sweeper, Climber, Safe Buster, Life Boat, and Zelda. This game is the first and only one having two-player Single-Pak link games (unlike Game & Watch Gallery 3, whose only two-player game required Multi-Pak link for the two-player mode). Those games' rules were simplified for easy completion in said mode. On the Game Select screen, highlighting a game's title changes it to its original port's logo (also applies for the Museum games).

AppearancesEdit

Character	Game & Watch Gallery	Game & Watch Gallery 2	Game & Watch Gallery 3	Game & Watch Gallery 4
Mario
Luigi
Wario
Waluigi
Princess Peach
Toad
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Bowser

Credits and "Congratulations!" screensEdit

Excluding Game Boy Gallery, the Game & Watch Gallery series has "Congratulations!" screens (unlocked by obtaining every star in those games). Credits screens show some characters of the Super Mario franchise to demonstrate their appearances in the series.

Game & Watch GalleryEdit

In this game, the cast credits are unlocked by obtaining five stars in all eight games (any difficulty). The staff credits along with the "Congratulations!" screen are unlocked by obtaining all 80 stars. The "Congratulations!" screen shows the Mario Bros. (saving a Super Star and then waving), three Toads (one of them waves), Peach (staring at Mario and Luigi), Yoshi, and Donkey Kong Jr. (both sitting on a cloud). In the credits, Mario and Luigi catch Bob-ombs with a cannon and then shoot them as bubbles. When those bubbles explode, a text pops up the information depending on the credits type. The credits take place at nighttime near Peach's Castle.

Cast credits
"Congratulations!" screen

Game & Watch Gallery 2Edit

In this game, the staff credits are unlocked by obtaining 50 stars. The cast credits are unlocked by obtaining all 120 stars, and the "Congratulations!" screen is not present here. The credits show Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong Jr., Wario (riding on airplanes), Luigi (riding on a hot air balloon), and Toad (being carried by Lakitu). They fly across the screen and draw the information depending on the credits type (while looking left and right repeatedly with the exception of Toad). The credits take place in the sky in the daytime, above a forest, with hills and Peach's Castle in the background. Once the credits are invoked, they cannot be skipped until they are over. After the credits are over, pressing or is required to exit them.

Staff credits
Cast credits' ending sequence
Donkey Kong Jr.
Luigi
Mario
Peach
Toad and Lakitu
Wario
Yoshi

Game & Watch Gallery 3Edit

In this game, the staff credits are unlocked by obtaining 50 stars. The cast credits are unlocked by obtaining 100 stars. However, the "Congratulations!" screen is unlocked by obtaining all 150 stars. The credits take place at a theater stage with a billboard that shows the information depending on the credits type (above a POW Block that every character hits until it disappears). The character sequence in order is:

Yoshi throws a Yoshi Egg (hitting the POW Block in the process), the egg hatches a Baby Yoshi, and Yoshi waves.
A Shy Guy does a backflip (hitting the POW Block in the process) and then bows.
Toad hits his head with the POW Block and faints, then he waves.
Bowser throws a fireball. A Lava Bubble pops up and hits the POW Block, then Bowser celebrates.
Donkey Kong Jr. hits the POW Block, and then he feels ashamed.
Mario hits the POW Block, and then he does the V-sign.
Luigi hits the POW Block, and then he takes off his cap.
Peach hits the POW Block with a hammer, and then she bows.
A Bullet Bill hits the POW Block. It then flies away after being shot by a Turtle Cannon.
A Goomba hits its head with the POW Block and then walks away, stunned.
A Baby Piranha Plant destroys the POW Block, and then it shakes its head.
Mario gives Peach some flowers, and then she kisses him on the cheek.

During the cast credits, after Donkey Kong Jr. goes away, Mario and Peach wave, counting as the ending sequence.

The "Congratulations!" screen shows Mario and Peach waving, Luigi riding Yoshi, and Toad riding Donkey Kong Jr. It takes place in the daytime in the plains (with some mountains and Peach's Castle in the background). Said screen says, "Congratulations!! You are the Gallery master! Thank you for playing with us. Hope to see you soon! Bye bye!!"

The credits can be skipped at any time once they are invoked by pressing , , or .

Staff credits
"Congratulations!" screen
Baby Piranha Plant
Baby Yoshi
Bowser
Bullet Bill
Donkey Kong Jr.
Fireball
Goomba
Lava Bubble
Luigi
Mario
Peach
POW Block
Shy Guy
Toad
Turtle Cannon
Yoshi Egg
Yoshi

Game & Watch Gallery 4Edit

In this game, the staff credits are unlocked by obtaining 170 stars. The cast credits are unlocked by obtaining all 220 stars. The credits start with 11 alarm characters from different Game & Watch games, and then some characters of the primary and secondary games appear in this order:

Fire: The Classic version's firemen save Toad with their life net.
Boxing: Player 1's boxer punches Wiggler.
Rain Shower: Mario and the Classic version's boy shift the clothesline that holds two T-shirts, Yoshi, Toad, and Peach.
Mario's Cement Factory: Classic Mario goes down in the Modern lift, and then Modern Mario falls into the Classic lift.
Donkey Kong Jr.: Modern Donkey Kong Jr. avoids Snapjaws while Classic Donkey Kong Jr. avoids Goombas.
Donkey Kong 3: Stanley and Modern Donkey Kong shoot themselves pesticide gases and bubbles, respectively. Modern Donkey Kong hits Stanley with a fourth bubble he shoots.
Chef: The rat-thief steals a Modern steak, and then Peach and the Classic version's chef chase him.
Mario Bros.: Classic Luigi escapes in the Modern delivery truck along with three bottle packs. Then, Modern Luigi follows him by riding on the Classic delivery truck along with a gift box.
Donkey Kong: Modern Mario goes to Pauline's platform, and Classic Mario goes to Peach's platform.
Octopus: Mario and the Classic version's scuba diver dive into the sea.
Fire Attack: The Classic version's soldier pushes a Bob-omb with his hammer. Then, Wario destroys the Bob-omb.

The staff credits ending sequence consists of Mario and Mr. Game & Watch walking by the theater stage below a sign that says, "Thank you for playing." The cast credits ending sequence consists of Bowser, Peach, Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Wario saying, "Thank you for playing."

It is possible to toggle normal/fast speed by pressing . The credits can be skipped at any time by pressing .

Cast credits
Ending sequence of the cast credits

AutosaveEdit

Excluding Game Boy Gallery, the Game & Watch Gallery series has the ability to save the player's progress with an autosave (called Interrupt Save in Game & Watch Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery 2). To invoke an autosave, the player has to pause a game (any version/difficulty) and then turn POWER off. After turning POWER on, the player returns to the exact place before they turned POWER off.