Mr. Game & Watch

Mr. Game & Watch is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He is from the Game & Watch series and made his first playable appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Biography

Mr. Game & Watch is a man from Superflat World, a completely flat world, having no third dimension whatsoever. He is also monochrome, and due to the LCD display of the Game & Watch, he can only move in alternating, preset frames, similar to the numbers on a calculator, or the Game & Watch games themselves.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Mr. Game & Watch makes his Super Smash Bros. series debut as the final unlockable character in Melee. Mr. Game and Watch can be unlocked one of four ways: completing either Classic Mode or Adventure Mode with all characters on any difficulty and stock or the Target Test with all characters, or playing 1000 vs. mode matches. He fights with a variety of items derived from the Game & Watch series.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

He reappeared as an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Interestingly, in a DOJO!! update where Sakurai explained some mysteries about the Subspace Emissary, he says that Tabuu used Mr. Game & Watch's flat qualities to create Shadow Bugs, making Mr. Game & Watch the origin of Shadow Bugs, though Mr. Game & Watch is not aware of it himself.

Super Smash Bros. 4

He reappeared as an unlockable playable character in Smash 4. He was teased before release in a small appearance at the end of Pac-Man's reveal trailer to illustrate how the two are the oldest characters in Smash Bros. history (even older than Mario and Donkey Kong); in that cameo, he notably performs his down taunt from Brawl, which was replaced by the release of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

He reappeared as an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Trivia

• Conceptually, Mr. Game & Watch is the only 2D playable character in the Smash Bros. series.
• Mr. Game & Watch is the oldest playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series, having debuted in April 1980.
• Mr. Game & Watch and Falco Lombardi are the only characters who appeared as unlockable in multiple 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.
• One of Mr. Game and Watch's victory poses in Ultimate references to his appearance from Ball.

External Links

• Mr. Game & Watch's page on Smash Wiki

Playable Characters
Banjo and Kazooie • Bayonetta • Bowser • Bowser Jr. (Larry • Morton • Wendy • Iggy • Roy • Lemmy • Ludwig) • Byleth • Captain Falcon • Cloud • Corrin • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Duck Hunt • Falco • Fox • Ganondorf • Greninja • Hero • Ice Climbers • Ike • Incineroar • Inkling • Isabelle • Jigglypuff • Joker • King Dedede • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Little Mac • Lucario • Lucas • Luigi • Mario • Marth (Lucinaε) • Mega Man • Meta Knight • Mewtwo • Mii (Mii Brawler • Mii Gunner • Mii Swordfighter) • Mr. Game & Watch • Ness • Olimar (Alph) • Pac-Man • Palutena • Peach (Daisyε) • Pichu • Pikachu • Piranha Plant • Pit (Dark Pitε) • Pokémon Trainer (Charizard • Ivysaur • Squirtle) • R.O.B. • Ridley • Robin • Rosalina & Luma • Roy (Chromε) • Ryu (Kenε) • Samus (Dark Samusε) • Sheik • Shulk • Simon (Richterε) • Snake • Sonic • Terry • Toon Link • Villager • Wario • Wii Fit Trainer • Wolf • Yoshi • Young Link • Zelda • Zero Suit Samus
Assist Trophies
Alucard • Andross • Arcade Bunny • Ashley • Bomberman • Burrowing Snagret • Chef Kawasaki • Color TV-Game 15 • Dr. Kawashima • Dr. Wright • Ghirahim • Ghosts • Gray Fox • Hammer Bro • Jeff • Kapp'n • Klaptrap • Knuckle Joe • Knuckles • Krystal • Lyn • Metroid • Midna • Mother Brain • Moon • Nikki • Nintendog (Toy Poodle) • Rathalos • Riki • Rodin • Samurai Goroh • Sheriff • Shovel Knight • Squid Sisters • Starfy • Starman • Sukapon • Takamaru • Waluigi • Zero
Stages
3D Land • 75m • Arena Ferox • Balloon Fight • Battlefield • Big Battlefield • Big Blue • Boxing Ring • Bridge of Eldin • Brinstar • Brinstar Depths • Castle Siege • Coliseum • Corneria • Delfino Plaza • Distant Planet • Dracula's Castle • Dream Land • Dream Land GB • Duck Hunt • Figure-8 Circuit • Final Destination • Flat Zone X • Fountain of Dreams • Fourside • Frigate Orpheon • Gamer • Garden of Hope • Garreg Mach Monastery •Gaur Plain • Gerudo Valley • Golden Plains • Great Bay • Great Plateau Tower • Green Greens • Green Hill Zone • Halberd • Hanenbow • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kalos Pokémon League • King of Fighters Stadium • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Living Room • Luigi's Mansion • Lylat Cruise • Magicant • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mementos • Midgar • Moray Towers • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • Mute City SNES • New Donk City Hall • New Pork City • Norfair • Onett • Pac-Land • Palutena's Temple • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • PictoChat 2 • Pilotwings • Pirate Ship • Pokémon Stadium • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Port Town Aero Dive • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Prism Tower • Rainbow Cruise • Reset Bomb Forest • Saffron City • Shadow Moses Island • Skyloft • Skyworld • Smashville • Spear Pillar • Spiral Mountain • Spirit Train • StreetPass™ Quest • Summit • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • Suzaku Castle • Temple • The Great Cave Offensive • Tomodachi Life • Tortimer Island • Town and City • Umbra Clock Tower • Unova Pokémon League • Venom • WarioWare, Inc. • Wii Fit Studio • Wily Castle • Windy Hill Zone • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yggdrasil's Altar • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story
Items
Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Barrel • Beam Sword • Beehive • Beetle • Black Hole • Bob-omb • Bombchu • Bomber • Boss Galaga • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Bunny Hood • Capsule • Crate • Cucco • Death's Scythe • Dragoon Parts • Drill • Fake Smash Ball • Fire Flower • Food • Franklin Badge • Golden Hammer • Gooey Bomb • Green Shell • Hammer • Healing Field • Heart Container • Hocotate Bomb • Hothead • Killer Eye • Killing Edge • Launch Star • Lip's Stick • Master Ball • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Mr. Saturn • Ore Club • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • Rage Blaster • Ramblin' Evil Mushroom • Ray Gun • Rocket Belt • Screw Attack • Smart Bomb • Smash Ball • Spiny Shell • Staff • Star Rod • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Superspicy Curry • Timer • Warp Star • X Bomb