Mr. Game & Watch inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Universe	Game & Watch
Other playable appearances	inMelee inSSB4 inUltimate
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Octopus
Tier	C (16)

Mr. Game & Watch (Mr.ゲーム＆ウォッチ,Mr. Game & Watch) is a veteran character inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, returning fromMelee.

At first, Mr. Game & Watch was indirectly revealed from a leaked copy of the game. However, his inclusion was officially confirmed on theSmash Bros. DOJO!! website on March 10, 2008, one day afterBrawl was released in North America.

Mr. Game & Watch is ranked 16th out of 38 onBrawl'stier list in the C tier, which is a sizeable improvement from his C tier position inMelee, where he was ranked 19th out of 26.Brawl's physics changes skewed largely in Mr. Game & Watch's favor, making him significantly less vulnerable tocombos, and the meta leaning towards defensive gameplay boosts Mr. Game & Watch's strengths in general. Mr. Game & Watch has an impressivekit, carrying many fast and/or powerful attacks with large anddisjointed hitboxes to boot. Mr. Game & Watch additionally possesses amazing horizontal survivability for a character of his weight class, owing to the bestmomentum canceling tool in the game, and arecovery that's difficult toedgeguard and covers great distance. Mr. Game & Watch also possesses above-average mobility, and adown throw that can set up atech chase on anyone at any percent.

While Mr. Game & Watch's attacks are fast in start-up lag, they are particularly heavy inending lag, with most of his aerials also possessing highlanding lag. His attacks, despite their large hitboxes, mostly have poor to mediocrereach. This results in him being easily punished when his attacks areshielded, and complicatesapproaches. His mainprojectile is also too laggy and short ranged tocamp most opponents or cover his approaching difficulties. Additionally, he is highly susceptible to verticalKO moves, as his vertical endurance is among the worst (Bucket Braking is significantly less effective when launched vertically). Hisgrab game is rather poor, as he possesses one of the shortest reaching grabs and only his down throw is worth using. Some of Mr. Game & Watch's defensive issues fromMelee are still present inBrawl, as hisrolls are rather slow while gaining among the shortest distance.

Overall, while Mr. Game & Watch's pros outweigh his cons, resulting in generally favorablematchups, his lack of answers toBrawl's most important fighters prevent him from competing in top-level play. Even so, dedicated players such asVinnie andUTDZac have been able to make some strong placements with him.

How to unlock[edit]

Players can unlock Mr. Game & Watch by doing one of the methods listed below. With the exception of the third method, Mr. Game & Watch must then be defeated onFlat Zone 2.

• Play 250VS. matches to completion. If Mr. Game & Watch is skipped for fighters with higher VS. match quotas, he will not be accessible until those other fighters are unlocked.
• ClearTarget Smash!! with 30 differentcharacters on any single difficulty level. If the player fails to defeat Mr. Game & Watch, they can re-fight him by completing Target Smash again. If this method is used andLucario has not been unlocked yet, then Lucario will not appear through Target Smash until Mr. Game & Watch is unlocked.
• Have Mr. Game & Watch join the player's party inThe Subspace Emissary by clearingBattleship Halberd Bridge.

Note: TheFlat Zone 2 stage will also be unlocked alongside Mr. Game & Watch.

Attributes[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch packs a punch. In general, his attacks possess favorable hitboxes, low lag, and high knockback; however, his roll and dash attack are rather poor. Many of his attacks can hit multiple times. His erratic, instant movement makes him nearly impossible to predict in nearly anything that isn't his approach. Most of Mr. Game & Watch's tilts follow the pattern of his other attacks, being quick and powerful, while also possessing disjointedhitboxes. He has very powerful smashes, two of them hard to punish if they miss due their hitboxes having long duration, and the down smash is very fast. All of them can KO under 100%. Mr. Game & Watch's aerials are powerful, but all of them except for his neutral aerial are laggy, and his neutral aerial doesn't have as much range as his other aerials. His back aerial does large shield damage. Mr. Game & Watch's throws aren't particularly effective, save for his down throw, which can tech chase, and if the player can predict the opponent's rolls, it can be used for an infinite chaingrab (likeSnake's down throw). His down throw also allows him to follow up with many moves, like an easy down tilt, a smash, or a neutral aerial (by buffering a dash into a short hop).

Mr. Game & Watch can negate projectiles easily usingOil Panic (although this only works onenergy andelectric projectiles) or simply ducking underneath most projectiles. Oil Panic can also easily provide one-hit KOs in doubles if Mr. Game & Watch's teammate possesses an energy projectile. Mr. Game & Watch does have a projectile,Chef, but it is rarely used because of its short range and random trajectory. The moveJudge randomly produces one of nine attacks, doing anything from hurting himself (1) to being a one-hit KO (9). His up special move,Fire is a superiorout of shield option that can be used toplank. With hisBucket Braking and directional influence, he can be hard to KO despite being the 2nd lightest character in the game (tied withSquirtle). Being both quick and a small target, Mr. Game & Watch can be difficult to hit.

Changes fromSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch has been significantly buffed fromMelee, as he benefits fromBrawl's new physics, along with other various buffs. The introduction ofhitstun canceling andmomentum canceling helps Mr. Game & Watch more than most characters, as it not only makes him harder to combo, but it also significantly improves his endurance mainly due to Bucket Braking. Other new Brawl mechanics such asB-reversing also help him out, and the removal of certain Melee mechanics such asL-canceling affects him less than other characters. His shield game has been improved significantly. His shield is much larger, and his sidestep is no longer one of the worst in the game.

Mr. Game & Watch did receive a few nerfs, however, as some of his attacks are either weaker or are more laggy, although he does not have any huge nerfs which significantly hinder him, apart from some of his moves (including his down tilt and neutral aerial) losing their KO power in exchange for being faster.

Overall, Mr. Game & Watch is a much more effective character than inMelee, although he still struggles against the stronger characters in the game, resulting in him being above average.

Aesthetics[edit]

• Mr. Game & Watch's outline is brighter and thicker. His body is smoother and nose is slightly smaller.
• Mr. Game & Watch no longer makes a noise when receiving knockback,stunned or getting KO'd aside from hisStar KO. He is also now silent when waking out ofsleep status.
• Mr. Game & Watch's alternate costumes are darker and he has new yellow and baby blue skins.
• Mr. Game & Watch's previous taunt has been moved to his side taunt.
• Mr. Game & Watch has a different animation when carrying heavy items. He now carries them in front of him rather than over his head.
• As on-screen appearances were not present inMelee, Mr. Game & Watch now receives one.

Attributes[edit]

• Mr. Game & Watch is much heavier (60 → 75), though he still remains as the second lightest character, tied withSquirtle.
• Mr. Game & Watch is slightly bigger, increasing his range, but also his hurtbox.
• Mr. Game & Watchdashes slightly faster (1.5 → 1.553).
• Mr. Game & Watch'sair speed is slightly faster (1 → 1.081).
• Mr. Game & Watch'sair acceleration is higher (0.02 → 0.07 (base), 0.05 → 0.1 (total)).
• Mr. Game & Watch'sfalling speed was reduced (1.7 → 1.24), although relative to the cast, Mr. Game & Watch falls faster. This makes him more vulnerable to combos, but due to his increased weight and Bucket Braking, his survivability is still better despite this, and it gives him better vertical endurance.
• Mr Game & Watch'sgravity is lower (0.095 → 0.07505).
• Mr. Game & Watch's shield size has been greatly increased, now fully covering his hurtbox and no longer making it unusable.
• Mr. Game & Watch's traction has been unchanged (0.06). Compared with the returning veterans, however, Mr. Game & Watch's traction is significantly higher, making it easier for him to punish out of shield.
• Spot dodge has a much longer duration (frames 2-12 → 2-20) and less end lag (frame 33 → 26) making him much less vulnerable after using it.
• Mr. Game & Watch gains much more distance from aglide toss and can now super glide toss.

Ground attacks[edit]

• Neutral attack:
  • Neutral attack's hitboxes are larger overall (4.8/3.6/3.2u → 5.5/4/3u).
  • Neutral attack's infinite no longer deals consistent damage (3% → 1%/2%/3%).
• Dash attack:
  • Dash attack's knockback altered (70 (base)/30 (base) → 50/50).
  • Dash attack deals more damage (9% → 11%).
  • Dash attack's hitbox is larger (5.2u → 6.24u), and further in front of Mr. Game & Watch (-4u (X-offset) → 4u).
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt comes out sooner (frame 13 → 10) and has higher base knockback (10 → 20).
  • Forward tilt has less ending lag (frame 42 → 37).
  • Forward tilt has a much shorter hitbox duration (frames 13-30 → 10-15).
  • Forward tilt's angles have been altered (361° → 45°/37°/37°/37°).
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt's hitbox sizes have been increased (5.2/3.6/3.2u → 6.5/4.6/3.8u).
  • Up tilt has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 9-29 → 13-21).
  • Up tilt deals less damage (9% → 8%).
• Down tilt:
  • Down tilt has a longer duration (frames 6-13 → 6-15).
  • Down tilt hitbox sizes increased (6.4u (ground)/6.4u (air) → 8/9u).
  • Down tilt's grounded hit deals much less damage (12% → 6%) and has drastically less knockback (65 (base)/100 (growth) → 50/50), no longer KOing even at Sudden Death percents.
  • Down tilt's grounded hit angle altered (85° → 20°), allowing it to set up edgeguards but removing its ability to set up into juggles.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash's weak hit deals 2% more damage (6% → 8%).
  • Forward smash's has larger hitboxes and more horizontal range.
    • Hitbox sizes (4.8/4/2u → 6/5/3u (early), 3.2/2.8/1.6u → 4/3/2u (late).
    • Hitboxes moved forward (16/10/0u → 17/10/0u (early), 12/8/0u → 15/8/0u (late).
  • Forward smash has slightly altered knockback (44 (base)/100 (growth) → 48/98).
  • Forward smash has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 13-33 → 17-34).
• Up smash:
  • Up smash's knockback growth has been slightly increased (96 → 97).
  • Up smash's ending lag has been slightly reduced (frame 40 → 39).
  • Up smash has an additional hitbox above Mr. Game & Watch's head, noticeably increasing it's vertical range.
  • Up smash's head hitbox size has been increased (5.2u → 6.24u).
• Down smash:
  • Down smash has larger hitboxes and more horizontal range.
    • Hitbox sizes (4/4/5.6/5.6u → 4.5/4.5/7/7u).
    • Sweetspots X-offset (-10.8/10.8u → -12/12u).
  • Down smash's sourspot deals more damage (10% → 13%) and knockback (10 (base), 50 (scaling) → 60/68) making it a viable KO option.
  • Down smash's sweetspot deals less damage (16% → 15%) although its knockback growth was compensated (90 → 98).

Aerial attacks[edit]

• All of Mr. Game & Watch's aerials have less landing lag (15 frames → 9 (neutral), 25 frames → 22 (forward), 18 frames → 12 (back), 18 frames → 9 (up), 20 frames → 15 (down). Additionally, the removal ofL-canceling affects Mr. Game & Watch less than all other returning veterans as he was already incapable of L-Canceling neutral, back and up aerials although the landing lag on his forward and down aerials were not fully compensated.
• Neutral aerial:
  • Mr. Game & Watch has a new neutral aerial: Tropical Fish. It's a good multi hit attack that is significantly faster with a longer duration (frames 20-29 → 7-10/12-15/17-20/22-25), deals 1% more damage (16% → 17%), and can be followed up from much more effectively. It also has less ending lag (frame 45 → 35) and can nowauto-cancel out of a short hop.
  • New neutral aerial deals much less knockback, no longer being a reliable KO move.
  • New Neutral aerial is now coded as an aerial attack instead of aspecial move.
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial's multi hits deal less knockback allowing them to connect more reliably with the final hit which deals more knockback.
  • Back aerial deals less damage per-hit (5% → 3%), but has 5 hits instead of 4 (20% → 15% total).
  • Back aerial is now coded as an aerial attack instead of a special move.
• Up aerial:
  • Both hits ofup aerial come out 1 frame earlier (first hit: frame 7 → 6, second hit frame 21 → 20). It also now has a large windbox above him, giving the move more utility.
  • The first hit of up aerial has a shorter duration (frames 7-16 → 6-12).
  • Up aerial is now coded as an aerial attack instead of a special move.
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial is now astall-then-fall.
  • It has bigger hitboxes (3.5154/5.0778 → 4.32/6.24).

Throws/other attacks[edit]

• Grabs have less startup (frame 7 → 6 (standing), frame 11 → 9 (dash)) and ending lag (frame 31 → 30 (standing) frame 41 → 35 (dash)).
• Pummel is slightly faster (30 frames → 29) though it is still the slowest pummel in the game.
• Down throw meteor smashes opponents into the ground, giving it significantly better follow-up options and Mr. Game & Watch atech chase move. This is especially beneficial considering the introduction of hitstun canceling.
• Down throw deals less damage (8% → 6%).
• Ledge attacks now have a new sound effect, which is the same as sound effect used for a Judge #9.
• Below 100% Ledge Attack is much faster (frame 42 → frame 24).
• Below 100% Ledge Attack has less invincibility frames (39 frames → 21 frames).
• Above 100% Ledge Attack has more invincibility frames (53 frames → 59 frames).

Special moves[edit]

• Chef:
  • Chef now tosses other foods besides bacon and also leaves his mouth closed.
  • Chef no longer resets Mr. Game & Watch's vertical velocity.
• Judge:
  • Judge has a shorter hitbox duration (14 frames → 8 frames, 12 frames if Judge 5).
  • Judge 2 now has a 20% chance oftripping targets.
  • Judge "3" deals more shield damage (20 → 25).
  • His Judge "7" will always generate an apple and can only be generated if it hits while on the ground, regardless of item configuration.
  • Judge 8 deals much more damage (4% → 9%), freezing opponents for a longer period of time as a result.
  • Judge "9" now uses a unique sound effect which is a higher pitched version of his up/side taunts.
• Fire:
  • Fire now gives Mr. Game & Watch a parachute to slow his descent. He can cancel the parachute by either hitting down on the control stick or by using an aerial. If he cancels the parachute, it does not make himhelpless allowing him to use an air dodge and any move other than another Fire. It also has 9 frames of intangibility starting from frame 5.
  • Mr Game & Watch can now reuse Fire if he is hit with certain low knockback moves after using it such asMario'sCape orFox'sLasers.
  • Fire has much more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 1-37 → 9-29).
  • Mr Game & Watch now suffers from thegrab release glitch meaning that he cannot reuse Fire if he is grab released out of it.
• Oil Panic:
  • Oil Panic starts absorbing projectiles later (frame 5 → 7).
  • Oil Panic has a shorter loop animation (33 frames → 30), making it slightly safer to use.
  • Mr. Game & Watch absorbs projectiles slightly faster (25 frames → 24).
  • Mr. Game & Watch can now absorb multiple projectiles in a row.
  • Oil Panic's absorption radius is drastically larger (5.5u → 22u).
  • Oil Panic has a much higher absorption multiplier (1.5x + 5 → 2.8x).
  • Oil Panic's damage output is retained after Mr. Game & Watch gets KO'd
  • Oil Panic's minimum damage output is higher (12% → 18%).
  • Oil Panic's maximum damage is now capped at 60%, greatly reducing its damage potential against more damaging projectiles.
    • However, this subsequently removes thekamikaze exploit, no longer allowing Game & Watch to self-destruct against shielding opponents.
  • Due to the introduction ofmomentum canceling, Oil Panic can now be used to negate all knockback in the air (known asBucket Braking). This greatly improves Mr. Game & Watch's horizontal endurance, giving him greater horizontal endurance than even most middleweights despite being the second lightest in the game.
  • Mr. Game & Watch is now intangible for the first six frames of his oil spill.
  • The oil spill has larger hitboxes (2.7342u (hit 1)/3.906u (hit 2)/6.6402u (hit 3) → 3.36u/4.8u/8.16u) which are positioned slightly further away from Mr. Game & Watch (z offset: 11.718 (hit 1)/19.53 (hit 2)/31.248 (hit 3) → 12/20/32).
  • The aerial oil spill’s second and third hitboxes now have their damage properly scaled, rather than always dealing 1%. This drastically improves their KO potential (even at minimum power).
  • The oil spill has a shorter duration (frames 2-10 (hit 1)/11-22 (hit 2)/23-37 (hit 3) → 2-7/8-14/15-26).
  • The oil spill now has a clean hit, a mid hit and a late hit rather than three separate hitboxes. This prevents oil spill from connecting multiple times.
  • An aerial oil spill deals less knockback (40 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/80), now matching the grounded version. This hinders the near hit’s KO potential.

Moveset[edit]

For a gallery of Mr. Game & Watch's hitboxes, seehere.
All of Mr. Game & Watch's moves use objects from games in theGame & Watch series, making him the only character to have every single move in his arsenal based on a game he appeared previously before.

Stats[edit]

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Announcer call[edit]

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• English/Japanese

Wii Remote selection sound[edit]

• Mr. Game & Watch makes five beeps, the fourth of which is longer.

On-screen appearance[edit]

• Moves along a row of Game & Watch LCD frames until he reaches the foreground.

Taunts[edit]

• Up taunt: Rings his bell high.
• Side taunt: Rings his bell low.
• Down taunt: Jumps once, opening his hands, in a cheery way.

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt

Idle poses[edit]

• Looks back with an opened mouth.
• Hops in place.

Crowd cheer[edit]

Victory poses[edit]

• Up: Bows to the right, then to the left, as if thanking an applauding audience.
• Left: Rings his bell to the right, then to the left, then faces the right.
• Right: Jumps up and down in the air.

Up	Left	Right

Incompetitive play[edit]

Most historically significant players[edit]

See also:Category:Mr. Game & Watch players (SSBB)

•  Alphicans - a top Canadian Mr. Game & Watch player. While he didn't travel outside of Canada often, he notably placed 13th atApex 2015, 4th atGet On My Level 2016, and 9th atGet On My Level 2018.
•  Boss
•  Gardex - a top Mr. Game & Watch player from Norway.
•  GimR - placed 25th atGENESIS 2.
•  Nekokatsu
•  TeeVee
•  UTDZac - A top Mr. Game & Watch player from Texas. Notable for being one of the original Game & Watch mains during the pre-MLG era. Placed 17th atApex 2009, 9th atGENESIS, and 17th atMLG Dallas 2010.
•  Vex Kasrani - While known for being a topKing Dedede main, he used Mr. Game & Watch as a strong secondary.
•  Vinnie - Was widely considered the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world after the pre-MLG period. Placed 13th atMLG DC 2010, 4th atKTAR 6, and 5th atWHOBO 3. He switched toIce Climbers in the later period ofBrawl.
•  YoshiFreak

Tier placement and history[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch was at first considered to be a top tier character, ranking as high as 4th place on the first tier list. This was due to his disjointed reach, disproportionately high power, great aerial game and Bucket Braking capabilities, which made him very difficult to KO as well as edge-guard, while also being efficient on both points. His position, however, started to decline starting on the second tier list, where he was ranked at 5th place: while he possessed several advantages that made him a formidable threat, his weaknesses later became more and more exploitable. His largest tier drop occurred on the transition to the fourth tier list, dropping from 8th to 12th from the third one. He would later rise on the fifth tier list to 11th, before starting to drop again on subsequent versions. Currently, he is ranked 16th on the tier list: while he has plenty of good matchups against low-to-mid tiers, his notable disadvantages give him too hard of a time against important fighters, most notably Meta Knight, Ice Climbers and Marth.

In Solo Modes[edit]

Classic Mode[edit]

In Classic Mode, Mr. Game & Watch can appear as an opponent in Stage 9 if he has been unlocked onFlat Zone 2. Mr. Game & Watch can also appear as an opponent in Stage 11, but only if he hasn't appeared in Stage 9.

All-Star Mode[edit]

In All-Star Mode, Mr. Game & Watch is fought in Stage 1 onFlat Zone 2.

Event Matches[edit]

Solo Events[edit]

• Event 32: Bird in Darkest Night: AsFalco (with a darkalternative costume), the player must defeat Mr. Game & Watch onBrinstar. The stage gets dark frequently throughout the match.
• Event 34: All-Star Battle Melee: Mr. Game & Watch is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents are newcomers fromSuper Smash Bros. Melee.
• Event 35: The Visitor to Flat Zone: Mr. Game & Watch must defeat blacked out versions ofPeach,Toon Link, andJigglypuff onFlat Zone 2.

Co-Op Events[edit]

• Co-Op Event 16: Jigglypuff's Great Comeback:Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch start out tiny and must defeatLucas andNess, who are giant, onCastle Siege. During each background change, Jigglypuff will grow while Ness and Lucas will shrink, but Mr. Game & Watch remains the same size.
• Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle: Both players select a character and take on the entire roster onBattlefield.

Congratulations Screens[edit]

Role inThe Subspace Emissary[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch inSSE.

TheShadow Bug trophy description explains that Mr. Game & Watch contains a primordial substance within him that incessantly extracted from. Shadow Bugs are an embodiment of said substance that canreplicate characters or even create new dark creatures. Discovering this,Tabuu kidnapped Game & Watch before the events of The Subspace Emissary and exploited him, using the Shadow Bugs to build theSubspace Army.

Snake,Meta Knight andLucario enter theHalberd's control room to discover a group of false Mr. Game & Watches piloting the ship. Snake quickly charges at them and knocks them all out the window. They fall onto themain deck, interruptingSheik,Fox, andPeach's tea party. The clones then dissolve into Shadow Bugs and form into a giant metal monster calledDuon. Snake and Lucario jump down to help, along withFalco who ejects from anArwing. Once the robot is defeated, the Shadow Bugs float away, leaving behind Mr. Game & Watch's trophy. Upon being revived, Mr. Game & Watch wonders where he is until Peach scolds him for the trouble he created, causing him to look down in shame. Then Peach gives him herparasol to cheer him up.

At theentrance to Subspace, Game & Watch, along with the rest of his team, prepares to attack Tabuu, but is effortlessly turned into a trophy by his Off Waves. He is later revived thanks toLuigi,Ness, andKing Dedede. After that, he accompanies his allies throughthe Great Maze and the showdown with Tabuu.

It was confirmed on the "DOJO!!" that the reason Tabuu manipulated Mr. Game & Watch so easily is because he possesses a lack of perceiving good and evil.

Playable appearances[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch first appears inBattleship Halberd Bridge and then joins the player's team after, but is not playable until all the characters are reunited with each other after the events ofThe Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II), where they then invadeSubspace inEntrance to Subspace.

• Entrance to Subspace
• The Great Maze (if rescued inSubspace (Part I))

Exclusivestickers[edit]

These stickers can only be used by Mr. Game & Watch or a select few including him:

• Chef (Game & Watch): [Specials: Indirect] Attack +25
• Donbe: [Slash] Resistance +26
• Duck: Launch Resistance +20
• Forward Type: [Throwing] Power +22
• Flag Man: [Specials: Indirect] Attack +4
• Lion: [Specials: Direct] Attack +13
• Vermin: [Weapon] Attack +15
• Wild Gunman: [Specials: Indirect] Attack +5
• Yakuman Player: [Electric] Resistance +28

Trophies[edit]

Mr. Game & Watch's main andFinal Smash trophies can be obtained by clearingClassic Mode andAll-Star mode respectively with Mr. Game & Watch.

Classic Mode trophy

Mr. Game & Watch

The monochrome hero of the Game & Watch series, a fellow who oozes personality. First appearing in 1980, the series were the original portable game systems. The first games in the series were quite simple, but as time passed, technology evolved. The multiscreen series featured game play on dual screens. As the name states, the games also kept time.

:Game & Watch Gallery

Octopus trophy

Octopus

Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash. He turns into the huge cephalopod that made its debut in the Game & Watch game Octopus. Of course, you can damage enemies by running into them, but you can do more damage by pressing the attack button to extend four arms and launch foes. In the original Octopus game, you had to avoid the octopus while salvaging treasure from the sea.

:Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Alternate costumes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Mr. Game & Watch taunting inLuigi's Mansion.

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  Mr. Game & Watch taunting inGreen Hill Zone with threePikmin.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using his up air inMario Circuit.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using his neutral air againstFalco inFinal Destination.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using Judge inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using Oil Panic inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using Oil Panic being used againstMario inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch filling Oil Panic with Mario andLuigi inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch's Final Smash,Octopus inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using his Final Smash,Octopus inMushroomy Kingdom.

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  Mr. Game & Watch using his Final Smash,Octopus inFlat Zone 2.

Trivia[edit]

• Mr. Game & Watch's official artwork strongly resembles hisMelee artwork.
• As inMelee, Mr. Game & Watch is the only character who is always two-dimensional in appearance, even in his trophy form. Although Mr. Game & Watch usually appears that way, the effect is achieved by flattening a three-dimensional character model. He is also the only character with no textures or shading; he is simply one solid color and outline.
  • Mr. Game & Watch's two-dimensional illusion can be broken, however, when he is caught inBowser's down throw or he is played usingmoveset swaps. Hisfalse character counterpart in The Great Maze and Metal Box form also make him appear three-dimensional.
• With Mr. Game & Watch's design originating from characters that first appeared in 1980, he can be considered the "oldest" character inBrawl's roster - which is why he is the first character to be fought in All-Star Mode. Interestingly enough, he is the last character to be fought inMelee's All Star Mode.
• While almost all of Mr. Game & Watch's animations use a frame-by-frame style, there are times when he animates smoothly: when being thrown, when being grabbed by Snake and when using aCracker Launcher. The first two are due to using animations shared by all characters, while the third is due to the mechanic of angling the Cracker Launcher.
• Mr. Game & Watch,R.O.B.,Olimar andSamus are the only characters that never talk or make vocal sounds. Mr. Game & Watch instead emits beeping noises that a Game & Watch unit would.
  • As a result, Mr. Game & Watch is the only character whose sound cues aren't affected by aMetal Box.
• Mr. Game & Watch is the only character who does not move when charging his smash attacks.
• InThe Subspace Emissary, Mr. Game & Watch is the only playable character who does not have an immediate presentation screen.
• When wearing a badge, it hovers in front of Mr. Game & Watch's body, due to being attached to where his body would be if not flattened.
• When the black costume of Mr. Game & Watch is used on the underground version ofMushroomy Kingdom, he appears to be dark yellow. This could possibly be a reference to the color-changing characters in the originalSuper Mario Bros.
  • Oddly, when inCamera mode, the color changes back to black.
• Curiously, the manhole cover (down tilt) is the only item from Mr. Game & Watch's arsenal that is actually rendered three-dimensionally while retaining the solid color palette. InMelee, it was rendered two-dimensionally, as with the rest of his moves. This unique trait was carried over into hisfutureappearances.
• Mr. Game & Watch andYoshi are the only characters to have a better average matchup spread than a character above them in the tier list. In this case, Mr. Game & Watch has a better average matchup spread thanFox.
• Mr. Game & Watch, theIce Climbers,Meta Knight,Ganondorf and Samus are the only characters whose icon in the Subspace Emissary and the Sticker menu is not based on their renders.
• When holding a light item, Mr. Game & Watch will visibly open his mouth.

External links[edit]

• Mr. Game & Watch's Smash Bros Dojo!!
• Mr. Game & Watch Character Guide on SmashBoards
• Mr. Game & Watch's hitbox sizes
• Mr. Game & Watch's Moves - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, by CrappyCaptureDevice

v • d • e Subspace Army
Leader	Tabuu
Fighter accomplices	Bowser ·Ganondorf ·Wario
Major members	Petey Piranha ·Rayquaza ·Porky Minch/Porky Statue ·Ridley/Meta Ridley ·Galleom ·Duon
Manipulated members	Ancient Minister/R.O.B. ·Master Hand ·Mr. Game & Watch ·King Dedede
Common units	Primids: Normal Primid ·Big Primid ·Boom Primid ·Fire Primid ·Metal Primid ·Scope Primid ·Sword Primid Bowser's Minions:Bullet Bill ·Giant Goomba ·Goomba ·Hammer Bro ·Koopa Paratroopa ·Koopa Troopa R.O.B. Squad:R.O.B. Blaster ·R.O.B. Launcher ·R.O.B. Sentry Others:Armank ·Armight ·Auroros ·Autolance ·Bombed ·Borboras ·Bucculus ·Buckot ·Bytan ·Cymul ·Feyesh ·Floow ·Gamyga ·Glice ·Glire ·Glunder ·Greap ·Jyk ·Mite ·Mizzo ·Nagagog ·Poppant ·Puppit ·Roader ·Roturret ·Shaydas ·Shellpod ·Spaak ·Ticken ·Towtow ·Trowlon
Weapons/Machines/Etc.	Ambush ·Amaranthine gas ·Barrel Cannon ·Bomb block ·Cargo ·Dark Cannon ·Door ·Generator ·Halberd ·Koopa Clown Car ·Minecart ·Quark Mine ·Shadow Bug ·Slide Launcher ·Smash Skiff ·Subspace Bomb ·Subspace Gunship ·Thorn helix ·Trackball
Locations	World of Trophies ·Isle of the Ancients ·Subspace ·The Great Maze

v • d • e Game & Watch universe
Fighter	Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU)
Stages	Flat Zone ·Flat Zone 2 ·Flat Zone X
Other	Stanley
Trophies,Stickers andSpirits	Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits
Music	Flat Zone ·Flat Zone 2
Related content	Luigi

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