Nintendo's Game & Watch series was the precursor to the Game Boy and introduced many fledgling players to the concept of portable entertainment. The simplistic yet addictive LCD games captivated a generation, and they're due for a comeback courtesy of UFO Interactive's Retro Pocket.
A DSiWare-based collection of tributes to old Game & Watch titles, Retro Pocket is due out in North America on the 20th of September. It will cost 500 DSi Points, or $4.99 if you're downloading via the 3DS eShop.
The games include:
- Kung Fu Hero
- Watch Your Head
- Egg Drop
- Fireman
- Postman
- Fuel Drop
- Whale Escape
- Candy Factory
Eagle-eyed retro players will spot a few connections to old Game & Watch games there, which bodes well for the overall quality of the package. We'll be giving it the full review treatment when it launches later this month, but in the meantime, check out the trailer below.
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That's the coolest-looking DS EVER.
Looks quite good, but for 500 points? :/
I'm glad that I don't have to play these anymore. But it's interesting that people are always pleased with the display of outdated technology.
I hope this one is good.
I wonder why every single character is the same blonde dude.
Looks cool!
Looks cool.
Looks cool.
Looks cool
Looks retro
Looks coo
Looks Co Co COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
So they're keeping the programming from Johnny Kung Fu's LCD portions since the game as a whole was bad? Might actually be a smart move... but then again, it is UFO...
Looks cool.
Wow this looks awesome! I've always loved G&W games, and it's so cool to see games that restrict themselves to earlier technical specs.
...Having the patience to play G&W games today is an entirely different story, though...
Is there any reason to get this over Game and Watch Gallery 1 and/or 2, which are already available for $3 and $4 respectively, and feature the true Game and Watch games rather than "a few connections to old Game & Watch games"?
Meh, I'll wait for the next G&WG releases.
I don't know if it's something for me, but the music at the start was lovely!
Yeah, the music is cool.
I was fairly excited........ Then I saw UFO Interactive in the text.
That means that it'll likely suck...
...But it does look impressive!
Well, I was impressed by the first trailer of Johnny Kung Fu, and you all know how that game turned out...
That looks brilliant actually, haha
Pretty cool, but then I already have the DSIware G&W games so I should just continue to play those.
ok, I'm interested. I loved my LCD games in the past (still have a few) and this just collects them in one handy spot. also, i hope the "shadow" images of the LCD display aren't as defined as in this video, it was kinda confusing in the Kung-Fu Hero game...
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