History of video games/Platforms/Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
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The Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. handheld
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History
[edit | edit source]Development
[edit | edit source]While Nintendo had previously modernized the Game & Watch line of handhelds as the Nintendo Mini Classics, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. sought to replicate the original form factor of a game and watch unit, while adding modern technology underneath.
The system was announced on September 3rd, 2020 as part of a series of events revolving around the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.[1] Preorders in the United States were held up to await FCC authorization.[2]
Launch
[edit | edit source]The Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. was launched on November 13th, 2020 with low stocks following the launch.[3]
Sales of the console are expected to end on March 31st, 2021.[3]
Technology
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Compute
[edit | edit source]The Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. is powered by a STM32H7B0VBT6 SOC with an ARM Cortex M7 processor.[4]
The system has 1024 kilobytes (1 megabyte) of RAM.[4]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]The system has 128 kilobytes of flash storage.[4]
The system has a 3.7V lithium ion battery with a capacity of 525mAh, as well as a USB type C port.[5][6]
Software
[edit | edit source]The system contains an NES Emulator, as well as a ROM of Super Mario Bros. for the NES.[7][8]
True to it's name, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. has a built in clock function.[9]A bug causes the Mario Drawing song in the clock app to display the incorrect lyrics when the language is set to French, Italian, German, or Spanish.[10]
Game Library
[edit | edit source]The Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. features Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels, and a Mario themed version of Ball.[9]
Homebrew developers have expanded the library of the console somewhat, such as the release of a port of the first person shooter Doom on November 22nd, 2020.[11][12]
Gallery
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A system next to packaging. -
The system has a screen with a slightly protruded screen. -
A USB type C port is located on the right side of the unit. -
The Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. compared with a Game & Watch Parachute console -
The system uses an L shaped printed circuit board with a green solder mask. This circuit board is labeled as an HXA-MAIN-01. A data matrix two dimensional code is present in the upper left. The USB C port can be seen on the left hand side, as the board is upside down. The STM32H7B0 processor can be seen on the bottom of the board.
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References
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- ↑ "Nintendo will release a Super Mario Game & Watch for the holidays". Engadget. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Here's where you can pre-order the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros". VG247. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b Life, Nintendo (13 November 2020). "Forget Next-Gen, Nintendo's Also Launching A New Console Today". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b c "The Super Mario Game & Watch Has Been Hacked Already, And It Could Fix That Unfortunate Bug". Nintendo Life. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "The official home of the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. system". gameandwatch.nintendo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/ghidraninja/status/1326855272988614656". Twitter. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "https://twitter.com/ghidraninja/status/1326892993362731011". Twitter. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "Exploring The New Super Mario Game & Watch". Hackaday. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b Life, Nintendo (27 November 2020). "Where To Buy Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Nintendo Support: Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. – Error in Lyrics Selection for the "Mario Drawing Song"". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ Campbell, Ian Carlos (23 November 2020). "Doom runs on Nintendo’s tiny Game & Watch" (in en). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21611884/nintendo-game-and-watch-doom-port-hack-homebrew-games.
- ↑ "DOOM Running On The Nintendo Game & Watch". Hackaday. 22 November 2020. https://hackaday.com/2020/11/22/doom-running-on-the-nintendo-game-watch/.