{"id":257214,"date":"2025-10-07T06:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/new-game-watch-system-collects-earliest-zelda-games\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T06:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:38:40","slug":"new-game-watch-system-collects-earliest-zelda-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/new-game-watch-system-collects-earliest-zelda-games\/","title":{"rendered":"New Game &amp; Watch System Collects Earliest Zelda Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-game-watch-system-collects-earliest-zelda-games.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A new Game &#038; Watch system from Nintendo collects the original NES titles The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. But that\u2019s not all! The system also includes the original green-toned Game Boy title The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening. But that\u2019s not all! It also includes an original Game &#038; Watch game called Vermin, which looks a lot like Whac-A-Mole;\u00a0however, this time around Link is the playable character. But that\u2019s not all! It also looks adorable.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n<p>This special Game &#038; Watch is Nintendo\u2019s way of celebrating the Zelda series, which turns 35 this year. The system also has a couple of neat time-keeping features \u2013 after all, it\u2019s called a watch for a reason. In addition to playing four games, this Game &#038; Watch features a playtime clock themed after The Legend of Zelda and an interactive timer based on Zelda II. Nintendo did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/09\/03\/nintendo-announces-game-watch-super-mario-bros\">something similar with Mario<\/a> last year, so it\u2019s cool to see this trend continue.<\/p>\n<p>The Legend of the Zelda is one of Nintendo\u2019s marquee franchises. Not only was it one of the earliest open-world games, but it helped pioneer the action\/RPG genre. If you haven\u2019t played these early titles, they might be worth a look, and this new Game &#038; Watch makes them incredibly easy to pick up and play wherever you are.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with Game &#038; Watch, this series of handheld electronics were manufactured by Nintendo starting in 1980 and was a big part of the company\u2019s success, and one reason Nintendo continued to push into the gaming market with systems like the Game Boy and the NES. The classic system is so beloved that some modders have hacked old Game &#038; Watch systems so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/11\/23\/play-doom-on-the-nintendo-game-watch-because-why-not\">they could play Doom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s The Legend of Zelda-themed Game &#038; Watch will be available starting on November 12 for $49.99, and you can check it out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/products\/detail\/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda\/\">its official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/15\/new-game-watch-system-collects-earliest-zelda-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Game &#038; Watch system from Nintendo collects the original NES titles The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. But that\u2019s not all! The system also includes the original green-toned Game Boy title The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening. But that\u2019s not all! It also includes an original Game &#038; Watch game called Vermin, which looks a lot like Whac-A-Mole;\u00a0however, this time around Link is the playable character. But that\u2019s not all! It also looks adorable. Okay, that\u2019s all. This special Game &#038; Watch is Nintendo\u2019s way of celebrating the Zelda series, which turns 35 this year. The system also has a couple of neat time-keeping features \u2013 after all, it\u2019s called a watch for a reason. 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