Game & Watch Gallery 4

''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features 11 games based upon the [[Game & Watch]] brand of handheld games, five of which must be unlocked. Each game contains a 'Classic' mode, resembling the gameplay and presentation of the original Game & Watch title, and a 'Modern' mode, which contains additional gameplay mechanics and revised graphics based on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. Normal and Hard difficulty settings can be selected for each mode.<ref name=GSpy/> The following 11 games are included:

''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' features 11 games based upon the [[Game & Watch]] brand of handheld games, five of which must be unlocked. Each game contains a 'Classic' mode, resembling the gameplay and presentation of the original Game & Watch title, and a 'Modern' mode, which contains additional gameplay mechanics and revised graphics based on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. Normal and Hard difficulty settings can be selected for each mode.<ref name=GSpy/> The following 11 games are included:

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Boxing|''Boxing'']]: Players compete in a boxing match, varying between high and low hits to break their opponent's guard. In the 'Modern' version, the player fights multiple opponents of increasing difficulty.<ref name=NWR/> This game offers two-player competitive play in place of a hard difficulty.<ref name=IGN/>

* ''[[Boxing (Game & Watch)|Boxing]]'': Players compete in a boxing match, varying between high and low hits to break their opponent's guard. In the 'Modern' version, the player fights multiple opponents of increasing difficulty.<ref name=NWR/> This game offers two-player competitive play in place of a hard difficulty.<ref name=IGN/>

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Chef|''Chef'']] (unlockable): The player moves left and right to catch food in their frying pan to toss up into the air. In the 'Modern' version, the player can rotate and turn on the spot to feed [[Yoshi]].<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''.<ref name=GW2>{{cite web|title=Game & Watch Gallery 2|last=Sy|first=Dexter|date=November 24, 1999|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/24/game-watch-gallery-2|access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref>

* ''[[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]]'' (unlockable): The player moves left and right to catch food in their frying pan to toss up into the air. In the 'Modern' version, the player can rotate and turn on the spot to feed [[Yoshi]].<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''.<ref name=GW2>{{cite web|title=Game & Watch Gallery 2|last=Sy|first=Dexter|date=November 24, 1999|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/24/game-watch-gallery-2|access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref>

* [[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong'']] (unlockable): The player moves left and right and jumps to avoid barrels, making their way up platforms and ladders towards [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]. In the 'Modern' version, platforms disappear and levels change for greater variation.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery 2''.<ref name=GW2/>

* ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' (unlockable): The player moves left and right and jumps to avoid barrels, making their way up platforms and ladders towards [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]. In the 'Modern' version, platforms disappear and levels change for greater variation.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery 2''.<ref name=GW2/>

* [[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'']]: Players rescue Donkey Kong from [[Mario]] by jumping on vines and collecting keys whilst avoiding enemies. In the 'Modern' version, platforms disappear and levels change for greater variation.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''.<ref name=GW3>{{cite web|title=Game & Watch Gallery 3|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=December 10, 1999|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/10/game-watch-gallery-3|access-date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607230451/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/10/game-watch-gallery-3|url-status=live}}</ref>

* ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'': Players rescue Donkey Kong from [[Mario]] by jumping on vines and collecting keys whilst avoiding enemies. In the 'Modern' version, platforms disappear and levels change for greater variation.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''.<ref name=GW3>{{cite web|title=Game & Watch Gallery 3|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=December 10, 1999|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/10/game-watch-gallery-3|access-date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607230451/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/10/game-watch-gallery-3|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong 3'']]: Players control Donkey Kong and Stanley, who use [[insecticide]] to try and push bees into the other's area. In the 'Modern' version, Stanley is replaced by Mario, and the bees are replaced by a fireball and Boo, the latter of which can move independently without being sprayed by the characters' bubble blasters.<ref name=NWR/> This game offers two-player competitive play in place of a hard difficulty.<ref name=IGN/>

* ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'': Players control Donkey Kong and Stanley, who use [[insecticide]] to try and push bees into the other's area. In the 'Modern' version, Stanley is replaced by Mario, and the bees are replaced by a fireball and Boo, the latter of which can move independently without being sprayed by the characters' bubble blasters.<ref name=NWR/> This game offers two-player competitive play in place of a hard difficulty.<ref name=IGN/>

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Fire|''Fire'']]: Players must use a tarp to catch civilians jumping from a burning building and bounce them to safety. In the 'Modern' version, different characters have different bounce durations.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''.<ref name=GW1>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/16/game-watch-gallery |title=Game & Watch Gallery |work=[[IGN]] |last=Averett |first=Steve |date=June 15, 1999 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>

* ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'': Players must use a tarp to catch civilians jumping from a burning building and bounce them to safety. In the 'Modern' version, different characters have different bounce durations.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''.<ref name=GW1>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/16/game-watch-gallery |title=Game & Watch Gallery |work=[[IGN]] |last=Averett |first=Steve |date=June 15, 1999 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Fire Attack|''Fire Attack'']] (unlockable): Players must move between different areas of a base to repel attacking forces. In the 'Modern' version, players must avoid hitting apples or hens to receive additional points.<ref name=NWR/>

* ''[[Fire Attack (Game & Watch)|Fire Attack]]'' (unlockable): Players must move between different areas of a base to repel attacking forces. In the 'Modern' version, players must avoid hitting apples or hens to receive additional points.<ref name=NWR/>

* [[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|''Mario Bros.'']] (unlockable): Mario and [[Luigi (character)|Luigi]] must move a series of packages along a conveyor belt and load cakes onto a truck without dropping them. In the 'Modern' version, an alarm rings that changes the direction of the conveyor belt.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3''.<ref name=GW3/>

* ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' (unlockable): Mario and [[Luigi (character)|Luigi]] must move a series of packages along a conveyor belt and load cakes onto a truck without dropping them. In the 'Modern' version, an alarm rings that changes the direction of the conveyor belt.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3''.<ref name=GW3/>

* ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'': Players control Mario, who must move between multiple floors to empty cement vats before they overflow. In the 'Modern' version, [[Boo (Mario)|Boo]]s will sometimes take up space in the mixers.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game Boy Gallery]]''.

* ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'': Players control Mario, who must move between multiple floors to empty cement vats before they overflow. In the 'Modern' version, [[Boo (Mario)|Boo]]s will sometimes take up space in the mixers.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''[[Game Boy Gallery]]''.

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Octopus|''Octopus'']] (unlockable): Players must retrieve treasure from a sunken chest while avoiding an [[octopus]]' moving tentacles. In the 'Modern' version, Mario's speed is affected by the amount of treasure he is carrying.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery''.<ref name=GW1/>

* ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]'' (unlockable): Players must retrieve treasure from a sunken chest while avoiding an [[octopus]]' moving tentacles. In the 'Modern' version, Mario's speed is affected by the amount of treasure he is carrying.<ref name=NWR/> This game was previously included in ''Game & Watch Gallery''.<ref name=GW1/>

* [[List of Game & Watch games#Rain Shower|''Rain Shower'']]: Players must move clotheslines to prevent their clothes from being struck by rain. In the 'Modern' version, players must protect bystanders from water balloons, which are color-coded to indicate their path.<ref name=NWR/>

* ''[[Rain Shower (Game & Watch)|Rain Shower]]'': Players must move clotheslines to prevent their clothes from being struck by rain. In the 'Modern' version, players must protect bystanders from water balloons, which are color-coded to indicate their path.<ref name=NWR/>

When players accrue a certain number of points in each game, they earn 'stars' which can be used to unlock additional content, including the five unlockable games, a sound test, a chronological list of every Game & Watch game ever released, and new entries in the museum; up to five stars can be earned in each mode and difficulty of each game, for a total of 220 stars.<ref name=IGN/> Unlike the museums in previous games, which only displayed animations of gameplay from other Game & Watch games, ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' allows players to unlock these games for play. These games are only playable in Classic mode, and do not grant additional stars. The nine games that can be unlocked in the museum consist of [[List of Game & Watch games#Bomb Sweeper|''Bomb Sweeper'']], [[List of Game & Watch games#Climber|''Climber'']], [[List of Game & Watch games#Lifeboat|''Lifeboat'']], [[List of Game & Watch games#Manhole|''Manhole'']], ''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]'', [[List of Game & Watch games#Parachute|''Parachute'']], [[List of Game & Watch games#Safebuster|''Safebuster'']], [[List of Game & Watch games#Tropical Fish|''Tropical Fish'']], and [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'']].<ref name=GSpot/>

When players accrue a certain number of points in each game, they earn 'stars' which can be used to unlock additional content, including the five unlockable games, a sound test, a chronological list of every Game & Watch game ever released, and new entries in the museum; up to five stars can be earned in each mode and difficulty of each game, for a total of 220 stars.<ref name=IGN/> Unlike the museums in previous games, which only displayed animations of gameplay from other Game & Watch games, ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' allows players to unlock these games for play. These games are only playable in Classic mode, and do not grant additional stars. The nine games that can be unlocked in the museum consist of ''[[Bomb Sweeper]]'', ''[[Climber (Game & Watch)|Climber]]'', ''[[Lifeboat (Game & Watch)|Lifeboat]]'', ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]'', ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'', ''[[Safebuster]]'', ''[[Tropical Fish (Game & Watch)|Tropical Fish]]'', and ''[[Zelda (Game & Watch)|Zelda]]''.<ref name=GSpot/>

==Development and release==

==Development and release==