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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:BallGameplay.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Game & Watch's first appearance, in ''Ball''.]] | [[File:BallGameplay.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Game & Watch's first appearance, in ''Ball''.]] | ||
Mr. Game & Watch | The composite Mr. Game & Watch character debuted in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. While some Game & Watch games starred specific characters, such as [[Mario]] in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario's Cement Factory}}'', a majority simply starred nameless, simply-drawn characters. These characters, due to the LCD display of the Game & Watch, could only move in alternating, preset frames, similar to the numbers on a calculator. Also, the animation frames were monochrome, simply being black LCD frames against a preset background. | ||
In translating this era of gaming to ''Smash'', many of these generic characters' animations and abilities were combined into one new entity, Mr. Game & Watch. Visually, Mr. Game & Watch's standard design most heavily resembles the people in need of rescue from ''Fire'' and the pedestrians from ''Manhole''. In keeping with the limitations of the Game & Watch's animations, Mr. Game & Watch is rendered as a flat, two-dimensional character with a choppy, frame-by-frame animation style. | |||
Since debuting in ''Melee'', Mr. Game & Watch has made a few appearances in other games. He has a minor speaking role as the host of one of the menus in ''{{s|mariowiki|Game & Watch Gallery 4}}''. He has also made a number of cameos in other Nintendo games, including multiple entries in the [[Wario (universe)|''WarioWare'' series]], ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'', ''{{s|wikipedia|Rhythm Heaven Fever}}'', and ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''. | |||
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