Game & Watch Gallery 4

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Game & Watch Gallery 4

North American box art
For alternate box art, see therelated gallery.

Developer

Tose

Publisher

Nintendo

Platforms

Game Boy Advance,LodgeNet,Virtual Console (Wii U)

Release dates

Game Boy Advance:
USA

October 2, 2002^[1]
Europe

October 25, 2002^[2]
Mexico

October 28, 2002^[3]
Australia

2002^[4]
Virtual Console (Wii U):
Europe

December 10, 2015^[5]
Australia

December 11, 2015^[6]
Japan

March 16, 2016^[7]
USA

April 7, 2016^[8]

Languages

English
Japanese^[A]

Genre

Various

Ratings

ESRB:	- Everyone^[9]
PEGI:	- Seven years and older^[?]
ELSPA:	- Three years and older^[?]
ACB:	- General^[?]

Modes

Single player, multiplayer

Format

Wii U:

Digital download

Game Boy Advance:

Game Pak

Input

Wii U:

Wii U GamePad

Wii Remote (horizontal)

Classic Controller

Wii U Pro Controller

Game Boy Advance:

Gamepad

Serial codes

AGB-AQWE-USA
Europe

AGB-AQWP-EUR (Europe/Australia)
Japan

AGB-AQWJ-JPN

Game & Watch Gallery 4, known asGame & Watch Gallery Advance in Europe and Australia andGame Boy Gallery 4 in Japan, is a video game compilation that was released for theGame Boy Advance in 2002. Despite its name, it is actually the fifth and final game in theGame & Watch Gallery series, and it is the only one in the series to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Like in the previous games in the series, the featuredGame & Watch games have both Classic modes, which attempt to recreate the looks of the original units as faithfully as possible, and Modern modes, which feature characters of theSuper Mario franchise along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music.

The game was rereleased on theWii U'sVirtual Console in Europe and Australia in December 2015 and North America in April 2016. The Japanese version was originally unpublished, then released on the service in March 2016.

Stars[edit]

Like all other games in the series,Game & Watch Gallery 4 features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, every 200points in the high score for a game earns the player one star, up to five per game mode. The player unlocks new features as they collect stars. If the player earns five stars in a Modern game, the player unlocks a very hard mode called Star Mode (except inDonkey Kong 3 andBoxing). The player can earn up to 220 stars.

Gallery Corner[edit]

TheGallery Corner is where most special features are unlocked. These include asound test, a Game & Watch timeline, the credits, and nine games (listed below). However, the games must, in essence, be unlocked twice—the first time a game is unlocked, the player is treated to a short write-up on the game and a video of the game in action. Later on, the player can unlock playable versions. After 160 stars have been collected,Link becomes playable in the final unlockable game,Zelda.

Games[edit]

Game & Watch Gallery 4 features 11 Game & Watch titles in its main roster of playable games, six of which are available from the start and five of which are unlocked by obtaining stars. Five of the games are new, while six return from the previousGame & Watch Gallery compilations, two from each one:Fire andOctopus from thefirst game,Chef andDonkey Kong from thesecond game, andMario Bros. andDonkey Kong Jr. from thethird game. Unlike in the otherGame & Watch Gallery games, when the player selects a game on Game Select, that game's title changes to the logo on its original port. Similarly, when the player selects a game in the Museum, that game's logo on its original port appears on top of the screen. Additionally, nine extra games are accessible from theMuseum and are unlocked initially for viewing; however, if a set number of stars is eventually collected, they can only be played in Classic Mode.

Game & Watch Gallery 4 also includes1 UP Hearts. These appear after 200, 500, and 700 points in most games and replenish a life that was lost. Likewise,3-Up Moons appear in the Modern versions of the gamesFire andRain Shower. InFire, they fall from the burning building at times, as Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong Jr. do, but failing to bounce one to the carriage does not count as a miss. InRain Shower, they can be collected until the 3-Up Moon meter fills up, causing Bowser to fall and giving the player points.

Primary games[edit]

These games are playable from the beginning.

Fire –Mario andLuigi must bounce their friends to safety after they jump out the window ofPrincess Peach's burningcastle. In Classic Mode, two firemen are helping pedestrians escape from a burning apartment, but if any of the pedestrians fall on the ground, the player receives a miss.
Boxing^[a] – Luigi must KO his opponents (Wiggler,Big Boo, andWaluigi) before they KO him. A star is earned for every three KOs.
Rain Shower – Mario must move his friends away from the water balloons dropped byBowser in Modern Mode. Also, on Hard Mode, Waluigi occasionally moves the ropes around to make things harder for Mario. In Classic Mode, a boy is trying to keep his clothes dry from therain. On Hard Mode, crows move the clotheslines around, much like Waluigi. If a shirt gets hit, the boy wrings it out and the player gets a miss.
Mario's Cement Factory – In the Modern version, Mario and company are working in a cookie factory, with the cement factory present only in Classic Mode.
Donkey Kong Jr. –Donkey Kong Jr. must collectkeys to freeDonkey Kong, which he does later inDonkey Kong II.
Donkey Kong 3^[a] – Mario must shoot bubbles to movefireballs andBoos towards Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode,Stanley must send thebees towards Donkey Kong.

^^a ^bThe Hard mode (Game B) is replaced with a two-player mode. Each time a game is played with two players, a star is earned regardless of the winner.

Secondary games[edit]

These games are unlocked by obtaining stars. They are listed in the order in which they will be unlocked.

Chef – Peach must cook food thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. and feed it toYoshi. In Classic Mode, the player controls a chef, who is trying to keep food from falling to the floor. However, a cat sometimes interferes, and if a piece of food touches the floor, a mouse grabs it and the player gets a miss.
Mario Bros. – Mario and Luigi try hard to makecakes in a factory, while Bowser tries to stop them. In Classic Mode, Mario and Luigi prepare packages of bottles that go up every time they touch one. If a pallet falls to the floor, either Mario or Luigi gets disciplined by their foreman, causing the player to get a miss.
Donkey Kong – Mario must avoid fallingbarrels andKoopas to save Peach (replacingPauline) from Donkey Kong. In Classic Mode, Donkey Kong tosses barrels at Mario while he ascends a construction site. At the top, Mario must flip a switch and grab a swinging hook. If the player hits a barrel, misses the hook, or hits a moving construction beam, they get a miss.
Octopus – Mario must avoid octopus arms while he dives for treasure to give to Peach. In Classic Mode, three people are taking turns trying to get the treasure from theOctopus. If the player is caught, one of the three people disappears, which counts as a miss.
Fire Attack –Wario must defend a giant golden statue of himself fromBob-ombs andBullet Bills. In Classic Mode, a soldier must prevent attackers from lighting his base on fire, and if they succeed, the player gets a miss.

Tertiary games[edit]

These games are unlocked in the Museum, can be played only in Classic Mode, and cannot earn the player stars.

Manhole – The protagonist must hold up manhole covers in order to prevent the pedestrians from falling through holes in the floor.
Tropical Fish – A man holds up a fishbowl so that tropical fish can get from one fish tank to another by jumping from the fishbowl. If a fish falls to the ground, it will be eaten by a cat, resulting in a miss.
Mario's Bombs Away – Mario must carry abomb from onebuddy to another across a jungle. Enemy soldiers hide in the trees and try to light the bomb, and a "Heavy Smoker" carelessly throws finished cigars to the ground, causing the nearby oil to ignite. Mario must also avoid all of this fire, or his bomb will light.
Parachute – A man must use his rowboat to catch people falling through the sky with their parachutes.
Bomb Sweeper – John Solver goes inside a labyrinth-like sewer and tries to stop a bomb, set by a criminal named Dynamite Jack, from exploding. If John does not stop the bomb in time, the maze will explode and the player will receive a miss.
Climber – Climber must make his way up 25 floors. If he stands on top of a non-platform floor, he will go back down a few floors and get a miss. There is no Game B for this title.
Safe Buster – A bank guard is preventing bombs thrown by a "Wily Bomber" from hitting his safe by disposing of them on either side of the screen. If the bomb catcher is full and a bomb touches the safe, the safe is blown open, the gold is stolen, and the player gets a miss.
Life Boat – Two men are trying to save the people from a burning ship. The little raft can carry only four people, and if the player tries to catch a fifth person, the person falls into the water and the player gets a miss.
Zelda – This is a remake of theZelda Game & Watch in whichLink must battle monsters, including dragon bosses, in order to collect pieces of theTriforce. When he completes the Triforce,Zelda is freed from her prison.

Character appearances[edit]

Fire[edit]

Mario (playable)
Luigi (playable)
Toad (NPC)
Yoshi (NPC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (NPC)
Princess Peach (NPC)
Para Troopa (NPC)
Albatross (NPC)
Bob-omb (enemy)

Boxing[edit]

Luigi (playable)
Wiggler (opponent)
Big Boo (opponent)
Waluigi (opponent; playable in two-player mode)

Rain Shower[edit]

Mario (playable)
Luigi (NPC)
Princess Peach (NPC)
Yoshi (NPC)
Toad (NPC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (NPC)
Wario (NPC)
Bowser (boss)
Waluigi (NPC)
Lakitu (NPC)

Mario's Cement Factory[edit]

Mario (playable)
Yoshi (NPC)
Toad (NPC)
Boo (enemy)

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. (playable)
Donkey Kong (NPC)
Mario (NPC)
Goomba (enemy)
Bullet Bill (enemy)
Nipper Plant (enemy)
Albatross (NPC)
Spiny (enemy)

Donkey Kong 3[edit]

Mario (playable)
Donkey Kong (opponent; playable in two-player mode)
Fireball (enemy)
Boo (enemy)

Chef[edit]

Princess Peach (playable)
Yoshi (NPC)
Mario (NPC)
Luigi (NPC)
Baby Yoshi (NPC)

Mario Bros.[edit]

Mario (playable)
Luigi (playable)
Bowser (enemy)
Wario (NPC)

Donkey Kong[edit]

Mario (playable)
Princess Peach (NPC)
Donkey Kong (boss)
Koopa Troopa (enemy)
Para Troopa (enemy)

Octopus[edit]

Mario (playable)
Princess Peach (NPC)
Octopus (enemy)
Lakitu (NPC)

Fire Attack[edit]

Wario (playable)
Bullet Bill (enemy)
Bob-omb (enemy)
Hen (NPC)

Unlockables[edit]

As the player collects stars, the player unlocks new things to check out. Below is a list of all unlockables.

Stars	Unlockable
2	Music Room added to Gallery Corner
4	Museum added to Gallery Corner +Manhole added to Museum
7	New game:Chef
10	Tropical Fish added to Museum
15	Mario's Bombs Away added to Museum
20	New game:Mario Bros.
25	Parachute added to Museum
30	Bomb Sweeper added to Museum
35	New game:Donkey Kong
40	Climber added to Museum
45	Safe Buster added to Museum
50	New game:Octopus
55	Life Boat added to Museum
60	Zelda added to Museum
65	New game:Fire Attack
70	G&W History added to Gallery Corner
80	New game:Manhole
90	New game:Tropical Fish
100	New game:Mario's Bombs Away
110	New game:Parachute
120	New game:Bomb Sweeper
130	New game:Climber
140	New game:Safe Buster
150	New game:Life Boat
160	New game:Zelda
170	Credits
220	Cast credits

Staff[edit]

Main article:List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 staff

Hitoshi Yamagami, director of the previous threeGame & Watch Gallery games, co-directed this last installment with Yasuhiro Minamimoto. The music was composed by Riyou Kinugasa and Kengo Hagiwara.

Pre-release and unused content[edit]

Main article:List of Game & Watch Gallery 4 pre-release and unused content

Within the game's data are unused variations of sprites found in the final game, including sprites of Peach fromChef with less shading and larger versions of Toad's sprites fromMario's Cement Factory.

Reception[edit]

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Game Boy Advance	Lasse Pallesen,Nintendo World Report	8/10	"In conclusion, this game is a must-have for anyone who isn’t familiar with G&W. For those who are, the experience will be considerably more limited. The modern modes with updated graphics and sounds are very good, but, ultimately, they are not what’s carrying this game. What’s carrying this game is that you get 20 slices of pure, classic Nintendo gameplay."
Game Boy Advance	Kevin Murphy,Gamespy	61/100	"It's really hard to recommend Game & Watch Gallery 4 to GBA owners when games like Metroid Fusion and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 are out there. If some of the modernizations were a little deeper, or some of the unlockables a little more complex, or at least one of the games stood out head-and-shoulders above the rest as really fun, it'd be easy to recommend. But as it stands, I cannot."
Game Boy Advance	Frank Provo,GameSpot	7/10	"Nintendo has packaged a grand total of 31 games together into a collection that exists more for posterity than glamour. If you're looking at Game & Watch Gallery 4, chances are you know what you're getting into and don't care that the graphics and sound are modest and dated. The games are certainly strong enough to stand on their gameplay alone."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		71
GameRankings		71.38%

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Game & Watch Gallery 4.

Luigi andWaluigi fight inBoxing.
Toad gets covered in "paint" inRain Shower.
Yoshi unboxes acookie inMario's Cement Factory.
Mario andDonkey Kong fight inDonkey Kong 3.
Mr. Game & Watch

Multimedia[edit]

Music[edit]

Title Screen - Title Screen theme

[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 Kong^2,4 •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 •Chef^2,4 •Egg³ •Fire^1,4 •Fire Attack⁴ •Greenhouse³ •Helmet² •Manhole¹ •Octopus^1,4 •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 games	Action Yoshi-2 •Game & Watch Collection •Game Boy Gallery 3 Rinse-in Shampoo
¹Game & Watch Gallery ²Game & Watch Gallery 2 ³Game & Watch Gallery 3 ⁴Game & Watch Gallery 4

[Edit] Game Boy Advance games
Super Mario franchise	Super Mario Advance (2001) •Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) •Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001) •Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) •Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) •Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004) •Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) •Mario Pinball Land (2004) •Mario Party Advance (2005) •Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005) •Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005)
Donkey Kong franchise	Donkey Kong Country (2003) •Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004) •DK: King of Swing (2005) •Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005)
Yoshi franchise	Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) •Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004)
Wario franchise	Wario Land 4 (2001) •WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003) •WarioWare: Twisted! (2004)
Classic NES series	Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004) •Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. (2004) •Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (2004)
Famicom Mini series	Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. (2004) •Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew (2004) •Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 (2004) •Famicom Mini Collection (canceled)
e-Reader	Donkey Kong Jr.-e (2002) •Pinball-e (2002) •Donkey Kong-e (2002) •Mario Bros.-e (2002) •Mario Party-e (2003) •Donkey Kong 3-e (2003) •Golf-e (2003)
Other	Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) •Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004) •Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (canceled) •Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (canceled)

[Edit] Virtual Console games
Super Mario franchise	General	Mario Bros. •Mario's Super Picross •NES Open Tournament Golf •Super Mario Bros. •Super Mario Bros. 2 •Super Mario Bros. 3 •Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels •Super Mario Kart •Super Mario World •Wrecking Crew
	Wii andWii U	Mario Golf •Mario Kart 64 •Mario Party 2 •Mario Tennis (N64) •Paper Mario •Pinball •Super Mario 64 •Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
	Wii U andNintendo 3DS	Mario Kart: Super Circuit •Mario vs. Donkey Kong •Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
	Wii U	Dr. Mario (NES) •Golf (NES) •Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time •Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga •Mario Golf: Advance Tour •Mario Hoops 3-on-3 •Mario Kart DS •Mario Party Advance •Mario Party DS •Mario Pinball Land •Mario Tennis: Power Tour •Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis •New Super Mario Bros. •Super Mario 64 DS •Super Mario Advance •Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 •Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 •Wrecking Crew '98
	Nintendo 3DS	Alleyway •Baseball •Dr. Mario (GB) •Golf (GB) •Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga •Mario Golf (GBC) •Mario Tennis (GBC) •Mario's Picross •Picross 2 •Super Mario Bros. Deluxe •Super Mario Land •Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Yoshi franchise		Tetris Attack •Yoshi (NES) •Yoshi's Cookie (NES) •Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong franchise		Donkey Kong •Donkey Kong (GB) •Donkey Kong 3 •Donkey Kong Country •Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest •Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! •Donkey Kong Jr. •Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Wario franchise		Wario Land II •Wario Land 3 •Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 •WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! •WarioWare: Touched! •Wario's Woods (NES)
Other		Game & Watch Gallery •Game & Watch Gallery 2 •Game & Watch Gallery 3 •Game & Watch Gallery 4 •Panel de Pon •Super Smash Bros. (N64) •Tetris (GB)

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