Showing posts with label Game and Watch Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Game and Watch Collection. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Great Gaymathon Review #31: Game & Watch Collection (DS)


Game: Game & Watch Collection
Genre: Action
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo DS
Release date: 2008

It's a good thing Game & Watch Collection is "free" (to those who have earned enough Club Nintendo points). I don't say that because I think it's a crappy game; I say it because I don't think it includes enough content to be worth whatever the folks at Nintendo surely would have charged for it had it been sold in stores. As it stands, though, 800 Nintendo Points (or whatever they're called these days) is an acceptable enough price to pay for this package of three rejiggered Game & Watch titles: Donkey Kong, Green House and Oil Panic. The first one's probably the best of the bunch, but each of them are worth a few minutes of your time if you're a child of the 1980s (or earlier) and if you have a fond recollection of Nintendo's pre-NES--or pre-Famciom, if that's how you roll--era. Everyone else should stay far away, as the games included on this diminutive DS cartridge require a healthy dose of nostalgia to be fully enjoyed.


See also: Previous 'Great Gaymathon' posts

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Well, I opened it ...

"It" being the sealed copy of Game & Watch Collection I mentioned last week.

I spent a few minutes playing each of the games included on this Club Nintendo-exclusive title yesterday, and although I enjoyed them (Donkey Kong especially) I doubt the cartridge will spend much time in my DS.


Oh, well, at least it was free.

See also: 'To open or not to open, that is the question ...'

Thursday, March 04, 2010

To open or not to open, that is the question ...

I received my first Club Nintendo "reward" yesterday: the DS Game & Watch Collection. Here's a glamor-ish shot of it:


I haven't opened it yet because I haven't decided if I want to play it or save it and sell it (unopened) later. What would you guys/gals do?