Game & Watch & DSiWare

"...a game that has less content than most flash games..."

sounds like someone never had a Game & Watch

It's definitely true for some games, like Ball (you juggle balls by changing the position of your hands between one of three positions for each hand), but others have their own special charm, like Helmet or Oil Panic.

Some of these would be more than worth it, but others probably aren't

"...a game that has less content than most flash games..."

They must have had a lot content considering their sort of the reason we have handhelds today like the DS and the PSP.

So you're saying a single Game & Watch Game is seriously worth $2, Moptimus?

And ArchiGamer, the idea of gaming on the go evolving over time has no real correlation with the content level of these games.

if it was an actual Game & Watch, I'd be willing to pay way more than $2, so yes

Hmm I wouldn't personally go and spend 2 on a single downloadable game and watch game I would personally go out and try to find an actual game and watch...

As to the game and watch being the reason behind modern hand held gaming systems ..... yes and no, Yes in that they helped pave the way and no in the fact that you could site just as much contribution to decks of playing cards or the majestic cup and ball.... both portable entertainment far predating the game and watch that arguably contributed just as much to the progression of modern portable entertainment.

preemptive reply

Yes the actual game and watch would be far more expensive but I would greatly prefer it to overpriced DLC

Now if it was a reasonable price for a collection of game and watch games then we could talk.

Good point! I'll have enough coins for one or the other once Wii Sports Resort comes out. I'd been thinking about the Game & Watch Collection (simply because of the "exclusive" factor, since I don't usually like G&W games) but maybe I'll go for Hanafuda cards after all.

Especially since, at the rough conversion of 1 dollar per coin, the Game and Watch Collection runs you $800 worth of Nintendo brand loyalty, instead of $2 a pop.

This is reply to Uncontrol.

At this point, I'm not complain anymore....

I'm saying that the evolution of handhelds reaching where it is today does not conclude that these games have enough content to be sold for $2 a piece.

Yes

Agreed. The Donkey Kong G&W is cute and all, but as far as handhelds go I was a Microvision and Entex kid. (I'd rather see a recreation of Entex Galaxian2 with networked multiplayer than any of these....)

For portable Nintendo goodness, Donkey Kong '94 with full SGB colors is what I really want. Mario vs. DK and its Lemmings-like sequel really don't compare to it.

Of course, now that people have gotten the first homebrew code running on the DSi, I'm pretty sure there'll be a full-speed GBC emulator for it and that might be close enough. (No, I'm not going to dig my GBC and cartridge out of storage and carry it around just to play one game.) Less money for Nintendo but ah well, you snooze you lose.