Game & Watch Ball

Overview

Number of Players

Single Player

Genre

Arcade

Release Date

DSiWare

19th Apr 2010 (USA), 200 points
23rd Apr 2010 (UK/EU), 200 points
15th Jul 2009 (JPN)

Series

Game & Watch

Screenshots (2)

Reviews

30

DSiWare
Review Game & Watch Ball

A load of old balls
Before the world-crushing DS, before the Game Boy began its decade-plus of supremecy, Nintendo’s handheld division began with the humble Game & Watch line, which started with the even more humble Ball in 1980. Over the past 30 years, odds are good that if you’ve had any interest in the company’s portables you’ve come...
- Tue 20th Apr 2010
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About The Game

Experience a piece of Nintendo history with the Game & Watch series for Nintendo DSiWare. Each title is a perfect recreation of a classic LCD game from the early 1980s, including normal Game A and alternate Game B modes.

And no Game & Watch title would be complete without the ‘Watch’ function - each title includes a fully functional clock.

Ball was the first original Game & Watch ever to be produced. As a juggler (who we now know as Mr Game & Watch), you must keep the fragile balls up in the air for as long as possible, scoring points for each catch. Don't drop even one ball or it’s Game Over! Game A features two balls to juggle, Game B has three balls, each worth 10 points per catch.

1
minial100
Fri 10th Jul 2009

I didn't like this one. I've played it before an d it was really bad.

2
Grumble
Sat 11th Jul 2009

200 pts? FOR THAT? No way!

3
LEGEND_MARIOID
Tue 14th Jul 2009

THIS, I'll pass on.

4
Gogata
Tue 1st Sep 2009

This is kinda expensive for 200 points... They should give all game % watch games in one premium or 500 point title.

5
KnucklesSonic8
Sat 5th Sep 2009

@ballistikboy: My thoughts exactly.

6
rayvin400
Thu 22nd Oct 2009

These games are a pass for me. Seems like a waste of time to make. Let's make an effort to release games people want to play, Nintendo.

7
Simon_Deku
Fri 9th Apr 2010

Should I get this or flagman?

8
SepticLemon
Thu 15th Apr 2010

People need to remember that trying to get the phsical version of this game in G&W form is very, VERY Expenive, since it's was Nintendo's first Game & Watch. For 200 points, heck it's a steal for the £250+ it costs to get the real thing! I will admit though that it is a bit on the basic side and it would've been nice if Nintendo made an optional bundle set of 3 G&W games for 500 points or something. Still, knowing that the real game is sort after, 200 points is a steal.