Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. - Not Machine Specific

My son absolutely loves this device. We wanted an updated version of the “game boy” without internet access. He particularly enjoys playing Mario in the car during road trips. The screen size is just right, and the device is slim enough to easily fit in his pocket. The screen is bright and easy to see, and the sound can be adjusted to suit his preferences. We tried a couple of cheaper versions, but they kept breaking after just a few days or weeks (we tried three). We considered getting the Nintendo Switch, but it was more expensive and complicated than we were looking for at the time. This device is perfect for an adult (my husband) who wants to relive his childhood gaming days, or for kids who need something simple and low-tech. We’re likely to buy a slightly different version for our daughter’s upcoming birthday. I wish it was a bit less expensive considering it only has a couple games offered, but the quality seems to be worth it. He’s been playing two months now with now problems. The rechargeable battery life is excellent and lasts through a long car ride.

Super awesome works well

We bought the Zelda and the Mario one and the kids absolutely love it. My children are five years and eight years old. The graphics are excellent. Definitely brings you back to the 90s love this so they can play in the car with no access to YouTube or anything else. Battery lasts pretty . Made by Nintendo. Nice size to travel with stop thinking about it and buy it make your kid happy and yourself happy so the kids stop going on YouTube.

I think the Nintendo GAME & WATCH: SUPER MARIO BROS. is not quite worth $50. But it is an awesome little "console" to own and I'm just glad it wasn't more expensive than it is. It's smaller than my iPhone SE and weighs almost nothing. It will fit in a shirt pocket and because of its light weight you won't even know it's there! It is a truly portable gaming system. If only smart phones could be so light. Here is a photo with a penny for size reference. I never owned an original GAME & WATCH so this is really cool to have just to know something of what it was like back in the day. Even though most people, including myself, would have liked to see more games on this system, everything about this thing is an upgrade over the originals. I would never play any of the original GAME & WATCH games anyway. They're a bit too old-school for me. The included BALL game is enough (for me). The small screen is not too bad at all for some casual gaming on the go. It's very clear and the controls work well. The sound is very sufficient through the small built-in speaker. The Super Mario Bros. game that are present are honestly a delight to play on this little thing. I like it very much but I would like to see the price come down a little on any potential future versions and I hope there will be future versions of the GAME & WATCH.

It's small but still an awesome piece

If you didn't grow up in the 1980s with the old school Game & Watch devices and/or Super Mario Brothers, I'd find it hard to believe that you'd enjoy this device. In fact, even if you're a Super Mario Brothers fan, but didn't own one of the original Game & Watches, you might have a hard time enjoying this device. However, I personally did own a Game & Watch (Parachute) and played it to death when I was 7 years old (the buttons stopped working because I played it so much). I also spent countless hours on Super Mario Brothers starting at age 9. Because of these two experiences in my past, I knew I had to buy this Game & Watch when I first heard they were going to release it. Now that I've had it for about a week, I can say, for a fan like myself, it was worth the $50. Holding the Game & Watch in my hands when I first opened it brought a HUGE RUSH of memories of me playing Parachute as well as the memories of my grandparents searching all over the place to buy and gift it to me almost 40 years ago. Not gonna lie, I cried. This alone confirmed it was worth the purchase. And while I haven't been playing SMB1 too much, I've been addicted to the SMB2 as I never had a chance to play it when I was younger. The physics of Mario moving are exactly as I remember, which is something that can't be said for the versions of SMB1 and SMB2 included with Super Mario All Stars for the SNES/Wii, you know the brick breaking "bug". Ok enough of the nostalgia, let's quickly go over the device itself and the games. First of all, the LCD isn't bad. It's not great, but not bad. It is clearly a TN panel as the vertical viewing angles are pretty horrible. Luckily, it's so small that you probably will never be viewing it off angle in the vertical axis. Horizontally, it fares much better off angle. It is small, but not too small at 2.36". I haven't noticed any ghosting, but if I look closely, I definitely can see the pixels, so the DPI isn't the best either. However, it's perfectly reasonable for games that weren't high resolution to begin with. The display does seem to be stretched horizontally just a little bit, the screen probably isn't the exact aspect ratio of the original game as the blocks on the screen aren't perfectly square and the mushrooms look a little fat to me; this is a little annoying but does not affect game play at all. My 40+ year old eyes aren't what they used to be, but the display is big enough for me to play without any hindrance. The only thing I can complain about are the parts of SMB2 where there are leaves blowing on the screen to suggest there is wind; the leaves are very hard for me to see. But the audio gives cues that there is wind as well so it wasn't a huge drawback. Besides that, I have nothing to complain about with the display. The controls are great. While the DPAD isn't as big as the original NES controllers, it's plenty big for me and feels solid and responsive. The B and A buttons, in addition to the game/time/pause/set buttons, feel just like how I remember from my Parachute G&W. The unit was a little light on weight, but that feeling could be because I'm not 7 years old anymore. The biggest complaint I have is that the unit does not come with a kickstand like Parachute did so it cannot sit upright on my nightstand while in watch mode. The games, as mentioned before, seem to be exactly like the originals except for a couple really welcome additions. 1) While you can't save the state, you can pause a game and come back to it at anytime. This is on a per game basis, so you can have a paused SMB1, SMB2, and Ball all at the same time and switch between them to play any of them. 2) SMB1 and SMB2 has an option to have infinite lives. This feature was absolutely necessary for me to play and beat SMB2 as it is exponentially harder than SMB1 The watch is a fun addition, you can cycle through different backgrounds of the clock by repeatedly pressing the time button. There are also some other easter eggs for the watch with various button presses I'll let you figure out. And finally Ball, while it's not as exciting as SMB1 and SMB2, I love hearing the "tick tick tick" sounds each time an "LCD" animation moves, just like the original G&W games. The battery lasts FOREVER. Their estimated 8 hours of gameplay is not exaggerated. I charged it full, played for 2 - 3 hours and the battery meter still showed over half. Keep in mind, I kept the volume and brightness low. Speaking of volume, if you're alone in a quiet room, the lowest volume setting is already plenty loud IMO. And at the highest volume, it's still very clear. The inclusion of a high quality USB-A to USB-C cable was a nice touch, and it chargers pretty quickly. Overall, I can't recommend this little device enough, even at $50, BUT, with the big caveat that the Game & Watch plus Super Mario Brothers must hold a very dear place in your childhood.

It’s kinda smaller than I thought, I watched plenty of reviews but didn’t expect it was this small, not a bad thing tho, just surprised. Still, I got this for my dad who loves playing the first Mario in our old NES and since he spends a lot of time away I wanted to give him something that would make him feel like he is at home doing what he likes. Screen looks amazing, colors are vibrant, if you’ve been playing on those cheap Aliexpress famicon clone consoles, trust me this screen actually looks beautiful. Also the USB-C cable it includes (not on the picture) is really short but you can feel it’s quality. This console also has plenty of Easter eggs, one of them is the possibility of having infinite lives (my dad loved that but he keeps doing the old cheat in World 3-1, but hey, the option is there) If you’re looking to purchase this to add it to your collection is also a great choice, I’ll keep the box

Nintendo does strange things! They could make so much money just by selling what the public wants. Many people, as an example, would be willing to shell out money for a slew of retro products like this, if they were fully-fledged out. Here is an example, Nintendo could put out a unit like this for both a Nintendo Mini Classic and Super Nintendo Classic handheld that would represent those classic releases and be like this item but with all of the games that were on the original NES Classic and SNES Classic. It would be wonderful for collectors and regular people too. But, Nintendo does not do what makes sense. This handheld is a top-quality product but only includes two NES games and one recreated Game and Watch game - with limited appeal. They also could have put all of the Game and Watch games on one handheld and people would have (seriously) loved that too. Well, with Nintendo, you get what you get if you can get it. As a collector, this is a nice niche item, but not much else. Well made and configured with a beautiful screen and game play and is great for the games included. At least they included Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels which is difficult but worth the effort and much more for serious Mario fans than the original. Please excuse Nintendo for not giving you what you want and just giving you something they wanted to sell. At least they tried!

Unbelievable nostalgic unit! Perfect assembly! Worth of spent money.

Kids are enjoying with it

Mag er alstublieft een grotere versie van dit komen? Bijvoorbeeld als de xl Nintendo games console als vroeger. Veel speel plezier maar toch nog aan de kleine kant.Als de grote versie van dit uitkomt,koop ik die ook :-)

Good

Works well! Does what it says on the box for all you Nintendo cultists out there. I don’t have this long as I was hard up for cash and sold it off on eBay. Bought some food with it to stave off the hunger and depression. Wahoo