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24 alternatives to Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch
Nintendo brings back their original handheld system
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Old school handheld game consoles, fully emulated
2018 · archive.org · its alternatives →
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Software and hardware projects for fun from a guy who loves retro computing
2019 · internalregister.github.io · its alternatives →
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Nintendo Switch▲714Nintendo's new console for the home and your hands 👾
2016 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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Super Mario Run▲327Mario jumps into a new adventure on iPhone and iPad
2016 · supermariorun.com · its alternatives →
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- 7PM
2017 · nescat.gcubed.co · its alternatives →
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The classic platformer reimagined in first person
2015 · gamejolt.com · its alternatives →
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The golden age of 16-bit gaming returns
2017 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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Mega Man▲133The original Mega Man for NES now on iOS and Android
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Adventures in hardware hacking, low-level software, FPGAs, and more!
2019 · craigjb.com · its alternatives →
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Retro Widget 2▲128Play the original Snake II game on iPhone & Apple Watch
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The classic N64 game, revamped in HD for Mac, PC and Linux
2015 · roystanross.wordpress.com · its alternatives →
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Nintendo's new console for the home and your hands 👾
2018 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…
2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →
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Play classic 8-bit retro games online with friends! Free multiplayer emulator in your browser. No downloads required.
2018 · nes.party · its alternatives →
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The return of 3 classic Mario games on Switch
2020 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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The oldest mobile game reborn with wicked superpower
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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A new compact version of the Nintendo Switch
2019 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →
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Analogue Pocket ▲182A modern hand-held for playing old GameBoy gamees
2019 · analogue.co · its alternatives →
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The 1989 NES classic, updated for your phone
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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