<P> Game & Wario for the Wii U heavily references the Game & Watch line, including the ability to play a virtual Game & Watch version of Pyoro / Bird & Beans . </P> <P> Mr. Game & Watch is a generic amalgam of characters from the Game & Watch games . The Mr. Game & Watch name first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee . The character was created as an homage to the Game & Watch series, and his moveset consists of elements from many different titles; for example, his standard attack is the bug spray from Greenhouse, and his neutral special attack uses the frying pan from Chef to launch food at his enemies . </P> <P> In the Game & Watch games themselves, the playable characters vary in appearance, as they often sport eyes, teeth and clothes, all of which Mr. Game & Watch lacks . However, in the Super Smash Bros. series, his trophies list his first appearance as "Game & Watch, 1980". </P> <P> After his debut, Mr. Game & Watch reappeared in subsequent Super Smash Bros. titles, as well as in Game & Watch Gallery 4, wherein he is the manager of the "classic games" area alongside Mario . He also makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong Country Returns in the background of level 7 - 1, as a worker in a foggy factory, which could be a reference to the game Mario's Cement Factory . He also appears during certain stages in Rhythm Heaven Fever . </P>

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