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Game and Watch

It was a time when Axl and Slash were still wailing together; a time when Andre the Giant roamed the earth; a time when arcade games were synonymous with dark, claustrophobic spaces and Chuck E. Cheese pizza. Yes, I speak of the 80's, a magnificent era in which the legendary Gunpei Yokoi of Nintendo came up with the idea to put a 200 lb. arcade cabinet into your pocket. As legend has it, Yokoi was inspired by watching a bored business man playing with his calculator on the train. Thus, the predecessor to the Gameboy was born.

Boasting LCD screens and colorful/robotic plastic shells that just scream "look, I'm from the 80's!", Game and Watch versions of classics like Donkey Kong and Mario Brothers were indispensable on those long road trips with the fam. The portable games even doubled as a fully functioning watch, so you knew exactly how long you had been pushing little LCD Mario around!

Game and Watch portables have earned a soft spot in the hearts of video game collectors worldwide. Check out the original Japanese versions designed by Gumpei himself!