History of Mr. Game & Watch

[naisatoh]

I just recently came across this video on YouTube about the origins of Game & Watch's moveset, and I thought it was definitely worth sharing. I've always known Game & Watch was an important part of Nintendo's history, and I've always felt his inclusion in Melee was a nice addition to the roster. But aside from that, I admit I really didn't know much more about him.

However, I know there are many of you who aren't as welcoming. Whether you felt his character is simply too old, or whether you felt his moves were a little too eccentric, I know there are those of you who had hoped he'd be left out of Brawl (for the spoiler-free, I'm not confirming whether he's in or out). I thought I would put this thread in the Brawl subforum, since it's a place dedicated to all things Smash.

That being said, I thought I would post the following videos, put together by CrappyCaptureDevice and uploaded to YouTube. It does a great job of illustrating where each of his moves came from, with clips from the original games. Please enjoy, because I think this is some great info.

Spoiler

Even though these videos were made for Melee, at around 3:49 of the first clip, we get a pretty good glimpse of where G&W's Final Smash comes from.

Part 1:
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=DIyjilTlSv4[/media]

Part 2:
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vr9Q8HwmdeQ[/media]

History of Flat Zone:
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=cSHi1t7yXdI[/media]

If you like these, I would definitely recommend checking out some of his other videos. I think you'll learn a few things that'll help you appreciate some of the finer points of this franchise. I know I did..

 

[FLYNNN]

I used to have some Super Mario Gallery game for Gameboy color that had all these games, in addition to some newer stuff, it's quite fun, when your 5...

 

[CocoSSBB]

Mr Game & Watch is pretty much the most original character on the roster. Those who think that he should not be on the roster then complain about clones are hypocrites.

He's awesome.

 

[naisatoh]

I used to have some Super Mario Gallery game for Gameboy color that had all these games, in addition to some newer stuff, it's quite fun, when your 5...

Yeah, I just recently found out they had released those games in a package. Maybe at some point down the road, I'll look for it and give it a go. I've never played any of the originals..

 

[Luigi man]

very cool

 

[PrinceLink]

nice find, some of those game and watches remind me of the DS maybe thats where they got the idea

 

[Vigilante]

Ahhh man... I use to play the one in the first video, the firefighters catching Mr.G&W, when I was a kid, and it was the original one too. That video brought back good ol' classic memories :cornut:

I think I'm gonna buy the old one I use to have off ebay, to play it again.

 

[Luigi man]

nice find, some of those game and watches remind me of the DS maybe thats where they got the idea

i was thinking the the same thing

 

[Tomatktchp]

You see why I main him now? Because he is ma main man.
So many memories. And such awesome attacks. And such an awesome guy. I want a pie now.