Hi there,
I would like to thank my girlfriend and her father a zillion times. She told me that she used to play in her childhood with some of Nintendo's Game & Watch. Except for a drop dead Atari 65XE computer, the search-and-rescue mission into the basement of her father's house ended up with no result.
But then there was Christmas. The best period for miracles. While munching chocolates, my girlfriend's father suddenly said the magical words. "Remember those Nintendo's we were searching for? I found them." I can't describe the chemical reaction between my ears and brain, but it felt great.
Turned out that we were looking in the wrong place, as if we held the treasure map upside down. Nevertheless, since then my collection has expanded with some great Game & Watch:
- Fire (wide screen, 1981)
- Mickey Mouse (wide screen, 1981)
- Oil Panic (multi screen, 1982)
- Mickey & Donald (multi screen, 1982)
- Donkey Kong Junior II (multi screen, 1983)
All of them were in great condition, except for Mickey & Donald that misses the battery cover and the left metal buttonplate. Besides that there was also a great Donkey Kong Jr. (tabletop, 1983), still working and in great condition. Gosh, I'm still speechless.
Donkey Kong II was already in my collection but that one has a white plastic interior. This one has a yellow one. I'm wondering if Nintendo used two different colours of plastic interiors. Or maybe this was the result of extreme exposure to sunlight (see picture). If you know the answer, feel free to post a comment.
More info on these great handhelds: http://www.gameandwatch.com/
Game on
R.
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