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|name = Mr. Game & Watch | |name = Mr. Game & Watch | ||
|image = [[File:Mr. Game & Watch.png|class=sprite|120px]] | |image = [[File:Mr. Game & Watch.png|class=sprite|120px]] | ||
|caption = [[File:Game&WatchSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>In-game sprite of Mr. Game & Watch from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''. | |caption = [[File:Game&WatchSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>In-game sprite of Mr. Game & Watch from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''. | ||
|firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ball|Game & Watch}}'' (1980) (as a juggler)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (2001) (as Mr. Game & Watch) | |firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ball|Game & Watch}}'' (1980) (as a juggler)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (2001) (as Mr. Game & Watch) | ||
|games = ''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br/>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br/>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance= ''{{s|supermariowiki|WarioWare: Get It Together!}}'' (2021, cameo) | |lastappearance= ''{{s|supermariowiki|WarioWare: Get It Together!}}'' (2021, cameo) | ||
|console = Game & Watch (as a juggler)<br>[[Nintendo GameCube]] (as Mr. Game & Watch) | |console = Game & Watch (as a juggler)<br>[[Nintendo GameCube]] (as Mr. Game & Watch) | ||
|species = | |species = Sentient Game & Watch sprite | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|homeworld = [[Superflat World]] | |homeworld = [[Superflat World]] | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:BallGameplay.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Game & Watch's first appearance, in ''Ball''.]] | [[File:BallGameplay.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Game & Watch's first appearance, in ''Ball''.]] | ||
The composite Mr. Game & Watch character debuted in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. While some Game & Watch games starred specific characters, such as [[Mario]] in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario's Cement Factory}}'', a majority simply starred nameless | The composite Mr. Game & Watch character debuted in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. While some Game & Watch games starred specific characters, such as [[Mario]]'s appearance in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario's Cement Factory}}'', a majority simply starred nameless and simply-drawn stick figure-like characters. These characters, due to the LCD display of the Game & Watch, could only move in alternating and preset frames, similar to the numbers on a calculator. Also, the animation frames were monochromatic, simply being black LCD frames against a preset background. | ||
In translating this era of gaming to ''Smash'', many of these generic characters' animations and abilities were combined into | In translating this era of gaming to ''Smash'', many of these generic characters' animations and abilities were combined into a new single entity, Mr. Game & Watch. Visually, his standard design most heavily resembles the people in need of rescue from ''Fire'' and the pedestrians from ''Manhole''. In keeping with the limitations of the Game & Watch's software, Mr. Game & Watch is rendered as a two-dimensional character with a choppy and frame-by-frame animation style. | ||
Since debuting in ''Melee'', Mr. Game & Watch has made a few appearances in other games. He has a minor speaking role as the host of one of the menus in ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Watch Gallery 4}}''. He has also made a number of cameos in other Nintendo games, including multiple entries in the [[Wario (universe)|''WarioWare'' series]], ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'', ''{{s|wikipedia|Rhythm Heaven Fever}}'' | Since debuting in ''Melee'', Mr. Game & Watch has made a few appearances in other games. He has a minor speaking role as the host of one of the menus in ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Watch Gallery 4}}''. He has also made a number of cameos in other Nintendo games, including multiple entries in the [[Wario (universe)|''WarioWare'' series]], ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'', ''{{s|wikipedia|Rhythm Heaven Fever}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''. | ||
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Mr. Game & Watch returns as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He has been heavily buffed, moving up from the bottom tier of ''Melee'' to the mid-high tier in ''Brawl''. Mr. Game & Watch's attacks have been powered up and sped up, and he arguably has the best set of [[smash attack]]s in the game. He has been given a new technique, called [[Bucket Braking]], which lets him negate all [[knockback]] while in midair. | Mr. Game & Watch returns as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He has been heavily buffed, moving up from the bottom tier of ''Melee'' to the mid-high tier in ''Brawl''. Mr. Game & Watch's attacks have been powered up and sped up, and he arguably has the best set of [[smash attack]]s in the game. He has been given a new technique, called [[Bucket Braking]], which lets him negate all [[knockback]] while in midair. | ||
[[File:FalseGameWatch.png|thumb|left|200px|A quintet of [[False character|false]] Mr. Game & Watches in | [[File:FalseGameWatch.png|thumb|left|200px|A quintet of [[False character|false]] Mr. Game & Watches in [[The Subspace Emissary]]]] | ||
Interestingly, in a [[DOJO!!]] update where Sakurai explained some mysteries about | Interestingly, in a [[DOJO!!]] update where Sakurai explained some mysteries about ''The Subspace Emissary'', he says that [[Tabuu]] used Mr. Game & Watch's two-dimensional qualities to create the [[Shadow Bug]]s, making him the entities' progenitor, though Mr. Game & Watch is oblivious to it himself. | ||
Mr. Game & Watch has been significantly buffed from ''Melee'', as he benefits from ''Brawl''{{'}}s new physics, along with other various buffs. The introduction of [[hitstun canceling]] and [[momentum canceling]] helps Mr. Game & Watch more than most characters, as it not only makes him harder to combo but it also significantly improves his endurance mainly due to Bucket Braking. Other new Brawl mechanics such as [[B-reversing]] also help him out, and the removal of certain Melee mechanics such as [[L-canceling]] affects him less than other characters. His shield game has been improved significantly. His shield is much larger, and his sidestep is no longer one of the worst in the game. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch is a much more effective character than in ''Melee'', although he still struggles against the stronger characters in the game, resulting in his results being above average, ranking 16th out of 38 in the current ''Brawl'' tier list in the upper mid-tier. | Mr. Game & Watch has been significantly buffed from ''Melee'', as he benefits from ''Brawl''{{'}}s new physics, along with other various buffs. The introduction of [[hitstun canceling]] and [[momentum canceling]] helps Mr. Game & Watch more than most characters, as it not only makes him harder to combo but it also significantly improves his endurance mainly due to Bucket Braking. Other new Brawl mechanics such as [[B-reversing]] also help him out, and the removal of certain Melee mechanics such as [[L-canceling]] affects him less than other characters. His shield game has been improved significantly. His shield is much larger, and his sidestep is no longer one of the worst in the game. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch is a much more effective character than in ''Melee'', although he still struggles against the stronger characters in the game, resulting in his results being above average, ranking 16th out of 38 in the current ''Brawl'' tier list in the upper mid-tier. | ||
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*Mr. Game & Watch and [[Falco]] are the only characters who appeared as unlockable in multiple {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} titles to remain as unlockable in both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. | *Mr. Game & Watch and [[Falco]] are the only characters who appeared as unlockable in multiple {{uv|Super Smash Bros.}} titles to remain as unlockable in both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. | ||
**Counting the two versions separately, they, along with [[Jigglypuff]], are also tied for the most unlockable appearances in the series, with five. | **Counting the two versions separately, they, along with [[Jigglypuff]], are also tied for the most unlockable appearances in the series, with five. | ||
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