Gallery Corner
| Gallery Corner | |
|---|---|
 The Gallery Corner inGame & Watch Gallery 4 | |
| First appearance | Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997) |
| Latest appearance | Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) |
TheGallery Corner is a location in theGame & Watch Gallery series that houses theNote Board, theMusic Room, theMuseum, the Gift section, Secrets (Game & Watch Gallery 3 only), andG&W History (Game & Watch Gallery 4 only).
History[edit]
Game & Watch Gallery 2[edit]
The Gallery Corner first appears inGame & Watch Gallery 2, where the Gallery Corner has four sections: the Note Board (initially available), the Music Room (five stars required), the Museum (ten stars required), and the Gift section (permanently available after the player collects 100 stars). With 55 stars, the Music Room can be upgraded.
Game & Watch Gallery 3[edit]
The Gallery Corner reappears inGame & Watch Gallery 3, where the Gallery Corner holds the four sections used inGame & Watch Gallery 2 as well as Secrets 1 (15 stars required) and Secrets 2 (60 stars required). In Secrets 1, a sample of the reversedFire is shown. In Secrets 2, the reversedFire becomes playable.
Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]
The Gallery Corner reappears inGame & Watch Gallery 4, where the Gallery Corner holds once again the four sections used inGame & Watch Gallery 2 as well as G&W History (70 stars required), a timeline about the original release date of every Game & Watch title released.
List of locations[edit]
Message Board[edit]
- Main article:Message Board
Music Room[edit]
- Main article:Music Room
Museum[edit]
- Main article:Museum
Gift[edit]
Game & Watch Gallery 2[edit]
In this game, the Gift section controls whenBall (both versions and all four character variants) is unlocked. Going through here is required to unlock said game, and it instantly redirects toBall after permanently unlocked.
Game & Watch Gallery 3[edit]
In this game, the Gift section is now hosted byMario andPeach in the daytime (with a wall as a background). They show the player the secondary games that have been unlocked. Peach shows some things when presenting the secondary games, such as aGame Boy Color, a flag (when presentingFlagman), ahammer (when presentingJudge), a star (after the player collects 30 stars), a lion plush (when presentingLion), a block (when presentingSpitball Sparky), and aDonkey Kong plush (when presentingDonkey Kong II). A pedestal also shows the secondary games' handhelds. Like inGame & Watch Gallery 2, going through here is required to unlock the secondary games.
Here is a complete list of Peach's lines:
- When unlockingFlagman: "Have you played all games yet? There are more classic Game & Watch titles. For starters, I'll give youFlagman. Game A and Game B are different. Remember which button shows which number."
- When unlockingJudge: "Are you getting used to playing? For your efforts, I'll give youJudge. Hit your opponent if it's a higher number. You can link with a friend to battle."
- When unlockingLion: "Seems like you're getting lots of stars. For more fun, I'll give youLion. Use two men to push lions into the cage."
- When unlockingSpitball Sparky: "Thank you for playing so much! Want more? Then takeSpitball Sparky. Delete all blocks to go to the next stage. Guess how many stages there are."
- When unlockingDonkey Kong II: "You've come a long way to get up here! The last gift is multi-screenDonkey Kong II. The basic rules are similar to those ofDK Jr."
- Before unlocking credits: "You can collect more stars to open more events."
- After unlocking staff credits: "Again, here's the impressive game finale. To see the credits screen, press A."
- After unlocking both credits: "Again, here's the impressive game finale. To see the credits screen, press A. Press down and A to see character credits."
Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]
In this game, the Gift section is now called Present, taking place indoors (with some gift boxes, toys, and plants as a background), and it is hosted by Mario andMr. Game & Watch. They show the player the secondary and tertiary games unlocked. Before the handheld is shown, a? Block falls from above and then morphs into the corresponding secondary or tertiary game's handheld. Unlike inGame & Watch Gallery 2 andGame & Watch Gallery 3, going through here is no longer required to unlock the secondary and tertiary games. After unlocking every secondary/tertiary game, the player will be redirected here, and after every secondary/tertiary game is presented, the player will be redirected to the Game Select screen (for secondary games) or the Museum (for tertiary games).
Here is a complete list of Mario's and Mr. Game & Watch's lines:
- When presentingChef:
Mario: Have you played all of the games yet?
Mr. Game & Watch: There are still more Game & Watch titles.
Mario: For starters, I'll give youChef.
Mr. Game & Watch: Catch the food and cook it, but don't let it hit the floor!
Mario: Do you think Peach is a better chef than I am?
- When presentingMario Bros.:
Mario: Are you getting the hang of G&W games? Why don't you tryMario Bros.?
Mr. Game & Watch: Move your characters up and down the ladders, but make sure none—
Mario: Of the packages fall off!
- When presentingDonkey Kong:
Mr. Game & Watch: You must be getting pretty good at some of these by now!
Mario: Well, try your hand atDonkey Kong!
Mr. Game & Watch: This is a vertical multiscreen game.
Mario: Try to reach the platform DK is standing on!
- When presentingOctopus:
Mario: You did it! You can now playOctopus!
Mr. Game & Watch: Dive deep in search of treasure in octopus-infested waters!
Mario: Sure, it's scary, but don't you want that treasure?
- When presentingFire Attack:
Mario: This is the last ??? panel!
Mr. Game & Watch: Now you can playFire Attack!
Mario: This game sounds similar toFire, but it's not!
Mr. Game & Watch: It's completely different!
Mario: Try to take on enemies coming from all four directions!
- When presentingManhole:
Mario: Take a look at the Museum!
Mr. Game & Watch: All G&Ws are out, now you can playManhole instead of—
Mario: Just looking at it!
Mr. Game & Watch: Enter from the Museum screen and play away!
- When presentingTropical Fish:
Mr. Game & Watch: You want to playTropical Fish next?
Mario: You got it! If you don't catch the flying fish,—
Mr. Game & Watch: That darned cat's gonna eat them!
- When presentingMario's Bombs Away:
Mario: Now you can playMario's Bombs Away!
Mr. Game & Watch: This rare G&W features a full-color main character!
Mario: Hand off those bombs and avoid that fire!
- When presentingParachute:
Mr. Game & Watch: Now you can playParachute!
Mario: Save the parachutists from falling in the shark-infested waters!
- When presentingBomb Sweeper:
Mario: Here'sBomb Sweeper, a seriously smoking puzzle game!
Mr. Game & Watch: This G&W only uses the +Control Pad, so you can even play it—
Mario: With one hand tied behind your back!
Mr. Game & Watch: But can you solve all those puzzles so easily?
- When presentingClimber:
Mr. Game & Watch: You just gotClimber, where you've got to—
Mario: Climb as high as you can!
Mr. Game & Watch:Climber only has one play mode.
Mario: Look for footholds, and go for the summit!
- When presentingSafe Buster:
Mario: Next is the multiscreen classic,Safe Buster!
Mr. Game & Watch: If you don't catch and dispose of the bombs dropped by the criminal,—
Mario: The safe will blow up, and the loot will be stolen!
- When presentingLife Boat:
Mario: You unlockedLife Boat, a horizontal multiscreen game!
Mr. Game & Watch: Only four people fit in your lifeboat, so be careful!
- When presentingZelda:
Mario: Congratulations! Now you can playZelda!
Mr. Game & Watch: Even if you seeGame Over, you can still continue!
Mario: Don't worry if you start at zero!
Mr. Game & Watch: You'll find all of the pieces of the Triforce in no time!
- Before unlocking credits:
Mario: Lots of things happen when you collect more stars!
Mr. Game & Watch: You get one star for every 200 points.
Mario: So keep practicing and playing those games!
- After unlocking staff credits:
Mario: Would you like to see the staff credits again?
Mr. Game & Watch: Just press the A Button to watch them.
- After unlocking both credits:
Mario: Would you like to see the staff credits again?
Mr. Game & Watch: Just press the A Button to watch them.
Mario: If you want to see the cast of our games,—
Mr. Game & Watch: Just press down on the +Control Pad when you press the A Button.
Secrets[edit]
- “This isFire, introduced inGame & Watch Gallery 1. Don't you think something is wrong with it? The truth is, thisFire is reversed left to right. This version was planned to be released as is. The LCD designer happened to make it incorrectly. Nevertheless, the game was such as playable. It was released as it was. So far, it seems OK. ThisFire is now hidden at Gallery Corner. Why don't you collect enough stars to play it. Well, that is all I wanted to say. See you around!”
- —Mario,Game & Watch Gallery 3
Appearing only inGame & Watch Gallery 3, the Secrets section has two parts: In the first one, Mario presents the reversedFire while an animation of said game plays. In the second one, the player can choose to play the reversedFire or not. The reversedFire has some features and differences:
- Pausing is not possible; pressing
redirects the player to the Gallery Corner. - After the player gets a Game Over, the game instantly stops. Reentering the Secrets 2 section is required to play again.
- The game behaves similarly to its Wide Screen version, but its appearance is from its Silver version.
- The ambulance's lamp lights up when an evacuee is saved (does not give any extrapoints).
- Its score font was previously used inGame & Watch Gallery.
G&W History[edit]
Appearing only inGame & Watch Gallery 4, G&W History shows the original release date for every Game & Watch game (including non-Super Mario related ones). Here is the complete list of G&W History:
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Ball | April 28, 1980 |
| Flag Man | June 5, 1980 |
| Vermin | July 10, 1980 |
| Fire (Silver Screen) | July 31, 1980 |
| Judge | October 4, 1980 |
| Manhole (Gold Series) | January 27, 1981 |
| Helmet | February 21, 1981 |
| Lion | April 27, 1981 |
| Parachute | June 19, 1981 |
| Octopus | July 16, 1981 |
| Popeye (Wide Screen) | August 5, 1981 |
| Chef | September 8, 1981 |
| Egg | October 9, 1981 |
| Mickey Mouse (Wide Screen) | October 9, 1981 |
| Fire (Wide Screen) | December 4, 1981 |
| Turtle Bridge | February 1, 1982 |
| Fire Attack | March 26, 1982 |
| Snoopy Tennis | April 28, 1982 |
| Oil Panic | May 28, 1982 |
| Donkey Kong | June 3, 1982 |
| Mario the Juggler | October 1982 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen) | October 26, 1982 |
| Mickey & Donald | November 12, 1982 |
| Green House | December 6, 1982 |
| NES | July 15, 1983 |
| Donkey Kong II | March 7, 1983 |
| Mario Bros. | March 14, 1983 |
| Mario's Cement Factory (New Wide Screen) | June 16, 1983 |
| Rain Shower | August 10, 1983 |
| Popeye (Panorama Screen) | August 30, 1983 |
| Snoopy | August 30, 1983 |
| Manhole (New Wide Screen) | August 24, 1983 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen) | October 7, 1983 |
| Life Boat | October 25, 1983 |
| Mario's Bombs Away | November 10, 1983 |
| Pinball | December 5, 1983 |
| Spitball Sparky | February 7, 1984 |
| Crab Grab | February 21, 1984 |
| Mickey Mouse (Panorama Screen) | February 1984 |
| Boxing | July 31, 1984 |
| Donkey Kong 3 | August 20, 1984 |
| Donkey Kong Circus | September 6, 1984 |
| Donkey Kong Hockey | November 13, 1984 |
| Black Jack | February 15, 1985 |
| Tropical Fish | July 8, 1985 |
| Squish | April 1986 |
| Super Mario Bros. (Crystal Screen) | June 25, 1986 |
| Climber (Crystal Screen) | July 4, 1986 |
| Balloon Fight (Crystal Screen) | November 19, 1986 |
| Bomb Sweeper | June 1987 |
| Safe Buster | January 1988 |
| Balloon Fight (New Wide Screen) | March 1988 |
| Climber (New Wide Screen) | March 1988 |
| Super Mario Bros. (New Wide Screen) | March 1988 |
| Gold Cliff | October 1988 |
| Zelda | August 1989 |
Some curiosities and errors are:
- Crab Grab is misspelled asCrab Crab.
- Mario the Juggler's release date says "October 1982," but the real release date of that game is October1991.
- TheNES appears in this list because it was released during the Game & Watch era.
Gallery[edit]
Game & Watch Gallery 3[edit]
Gift building
Museum building
Music Room building
Note Board building
Secrets 1Warp Pipe
Secrets 2 Warp Pipe
Gift[edit]
From inside
PresentingFlagman
Mario
Peach
Flagman,Judge, andLion's handheld
Spitball Sparky's handheld
Donkey Kong II's handheld
Secrets[edit]
Mario presents the reversedFire.
The reversedFire
Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]
G&W History stand
Mario
Message Board stand
Museum stand
Music Room stand
Present stand
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Present[edit]
From inside
Mario
Chef,Octopus, andParachute's handheld
Mario Bros.' handheld
Donkey Kong's handheld
Fire Attack's handheld
Manhole's handheld
Tropical Fish andClimber's handheld
Mario's Bombs Away's handheld
Bomb Sweeper's handheld
Safe Buster's handheld
Life Boat's handheld
Zelda's handheld
Notes[edit]
- The illustration used forGame & Watch Gallery 4's Message Board says "Mario's Circus" (possibly because of the amusement park as a background).
[Edit] Game & Watch Gallery series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) •Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB | 1998, GBC) •Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) •Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA) | |
| Super Mariominigames | Donkey Kong2,4 •Donkey Kong Jr.3,4 •Donkey Kong II3 •Donkey Kong 34 •Mario Bros.3,4 •Mario's Bombs Away4 •Mario's Cement Factory4 | |
| Minigames remade with Super Mario content | Ball2 •Boxing4 •Chef2,4 •Egg3 •Fire1,4 •Fire Attack4 •Greenhouse3 •Helmet2 •Manhole1 •Octopus1,4 •Oil Panic1 •Parachute2 •Rain Shower4 •Turtle Bridge3 •Vermin2 | |
| Gallery Corner | Message Board •Museum •Music Room | |
| Further info | Gallery (2 ·3 ·4) • Pre-release and unused content (4) •Staff (2 ·3 ·4) | |
| Related game | Game & Watch Collection | |
