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Game & Watch ((日本語:ゲーム&ウオッチ) ''Gēmu & Uotchi''; called ''Tricotronic'' in West Germany and Austria) is a line of handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, each ''Game & Watch'' features a single game to be played on an LCD screen in addition to a clock, an alarm, or both. It was the earliest Nintendo product to garner major success. ==Origin and design== In 1977, Gunpei Yokoi, traveling on the Shinkansen, saw a bored businessman playing with an LCD calculator by pressing the buttons. Yokoi then thought of an idea for a watch that doubled as a miniature game machine for killing time.〔(The Escapist: Searching for Gunpei Yokoi )〕 The units use LR4x/SR4x "button-cell" batteries, the same type used in most laser pointers or handheld calculators. Different models were manufactured, with some having two screens and a clam-shell design (the Multi Screen Series). The Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS later reused this design. Titles available in ''Game & Watch'' form vary from ''Mickey Mouse'' to ''Balloon Fight'', including Nintendo staples such as ''Donkey Kong'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', and ''Mario Bros.''. The modern "cross" D-pad design was developed in 1982 by Yokoi for the ''Donkey Kong'' handheld game. The design proved to be popular for subsequent ''Game & Watch'' titles. This particular design was patented and later earned a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Game & Watch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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