2011
In the USA and in Kanada the Game&Watch were distributed as Pocketsize versions beside the regular games. The Pocketsize games came with colourful boxes, typically with cartoon like characters (more information about Pocketsize).Not very many of these Pocketsize versions were produced, this makes them rare or even very rare. Typically it's very difficult to collect them. But now a collector managed to get all of them. See this stunning collection in the picture gallery.
In France the Game&Watch were distributed under the name J.i21 and with the typical J.i21 logo on the boxes. Some games even have this logo imprinted on their case (these are very rare games). But did you know, that there exist two different types of boxes of the game J.i21 Donkey Kong DK-52? The boxes show some remarkable differences!>> Click here to see pictures (FAQ about J.i21)
gameandwatch.ch now is on Twitter (experimentally). Did you yet twitter today?http://www.twitter.com/GameAndWatch1
Game&Watch collector Gary from San Francisco USA sent me some pictures of his green Fire. Interesting fact is, that its not really green, but more like blue-green. Gary writes (shortened version):«I read your article couple days ago about the green Fire FR-27. I believe I have one as well. I bought it loose from a UK seller in Sept 2009 for about US$40. I did not realize it was a green one until I received it and noted the difference. I still have some doubt now but I compared it too another blue version i have and it is a pretty different.
In an earlier article from January 10th 2009 I wrote about a green Fire FR-27 from the Wide Screen Series. Each collector knows, that the body of this game is blue and not green. But there are exceptions...Just yesterday, such a rare variation was sold on eBay for just a few Euro. I asked the seller where he got the game from, and he told me, that he did find it in the attic...