Game & Watch Gallery 3 info, gameplay, videos & media

Details: Written by Luke Hackett

Game & Watch Gallery 3 title screen

Release dates

	Australia	Unconfirmed
	Europe	Unconfirmed
	Japan	April 8th, 1999
	N.America	December 6th, 1999

General information

Platform: Game Boy Colour

Developed by Nintendo R&D1

Published by Nintendo

Players: Single-player

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Overview

Yoshi sat down drinking tea

Game & Watch Gallery 3 is a compilation of old Game & Watch titles from the 80's, this third compilation in the Game & Watch Gallery series features five titles which are listed here starting with the Mario ones first of course!:-

Donkey Kong Jr. – You play the role as the titular son of Donkey Kong. It is up to you to travel through several levels in order to free dear-old dad. Along the way you are challenged by Goombas, Nipper Plants, Bullet Bills, and some other familiar faces from Mario games on the Nintendo Game Boy.
Turtle Bridge- While your first reaction may be to look out for turtles, it is a name that was held over from the original game. In this version, you play as Toad as he tries to give and take packages from Mario and Princess Peach. He has to use a bridge of Goonies that are able to rush at nearby balloons.
Mario Bros- Again, not like the original game. In this one, you play as Mario and Luigi as they frantically try to keep cakes and bottles from falling off of the conveyor machines.
Greenhouse- In this game, Yoshi must spit watermelon seeds at enemies who are trying to ruin his prized plants. If you are playing the classical mode, you get to use some handy bug spray instead.
Egg- You play as Yoshi, eating cookies as they come out of the oven. However, granny must have made a mistake because bob-ombs are also coming out of the oven and you must avoid eating them! If you play the classic mode, you are a wolf that is trying to steal eggs as they are laid.

Game and Watch Gallery 3 logo from the box cover art

Unlockable Games

Flagman- In the Game-A version of this minigame, you need to copy the pattern that the flagman shows you to advance. In the Game-B part of the minigame, Flagman will show you one number that you must react to more and more quickly or you will lose.
Lion- Have you ever wanted to be a lion tamer but do not like large claws and teeth? Well, this minigame gives you the chance to round up some lions and keep them caged.
Judge- In this interesting game of keep away, you must either catch or run from the other person, depending on the points that have been assigned to each of you.
Donkey Kong II- In this minigame, Donkey Kong Jr must free his father again by hitting four keys in a certain order and in a certain time.
Spitball Sparky- The goal of this game is simple: break the blocks and continue to the next level of breaking blocks.

Game And Watch Gallery 3 for the Game Boy was an interesting remake series that included five different Mario-based minigames to start, and then another five which could be unlocked. The five minigames that you could unlock could then be played as the classic version of the game, or with the inclusion of the Mario characters.

Mario and Luigi with a cake featuring Toad and Princess Peach on top!

Gallery Unlockables

With every collection of different stars, you will have the ability to gain different additions to your gallery.

Stars	Unlocked
5 Stars	Museum, access to the sound test, and having Egg added to the museum feature
10 Stars	You can access New Game: Flagman and you get a gift.
15 Stars	You get an additional Secret and have Donkey Kong II placed in your museum
20 Stars	You unlock Judge
25 Stars	You have a pinball game added to the museum
30 Stars	You have Lion added to the system
35 Stars	You have Donkey Kong Hockey placed into your collection
40 Stars	You gain access to Spitball Sparky
45 Stars	You will have Donkey Kong Circus
50 Stars	You get Donkey Kong II and Staff Credits (Yipee?)
55 Stars	Super Mario Bros. will be added into your museum
60 Stars	You get Secret II, but you cannot tell anyone
65 Stars	A climber is added to your museum
70 Stars	You get a balloon flight added to your museum
100 Stars	You get cast credits for your viewing pleasure
120 Stars	All of the museum tiles will be unlocked for your overachieving self.

Reception

IGN thought that the game lived up to its potential, giving it an 8 out of 10 ranking. They thought that the limitations on the game were the graphics and the fact that the minigames sometimes lacked the cohesiveness that they had come to expect from any Mario titles. Overall, a very good entry into the gamepack series.

eShop Description

It was announced on 18th April 2014 that Game & Watch Gallery 3 would be coming to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, as yet the release date has not been announced.