Nintendo Game and Watch Helmet (no box)

Nintendo Game and Watch Helmet (no box).  Helmet is a Game & Watch game that was released in 1981.   Helmet, known as Headache in the United Kingdom, is a Game & Watch game released as a part of the Gold series on February 21, 1981. It is a single-screen single-player Game & Watch.  Tools fall from the sky, but there is a house on the right side of the screen. The player must guide the character towards the house, and dodge the tools until the door opens.  The player has to run across from the exit of one building and into the entrance of another while avoiding the various hardware tools that fall from the sky. Getting hit on the head by the rain of tools will issue the player a miss. The player scores by crossing the screen and waiting for five tools to drop.  The microgame GAME & WARIO in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase is based on Helmet.In the game, you will have to run from one house to the house across from it without getting hit by falling tools that your enemies is throwing at you.  Sometimes the door on the other house will close, making you run around until it opens.

In the updated version of the Game & Watch Gallery series, the playable character will be replaced by Mario, and your enemy will be replaced by a Lakitu. You will also be able to collect coins, which let give you extra points. The regular items have also been replaced by other tools such as hammers and spiked balls.  Helmet was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color. It was recreated as a DSiWare game that was released for Nintendo DSi on July 27, 2009 in Japan, on April 5, 2010 in the United States and April 9, 2010 in Europe and for Nintendo 3DS on July 7, 2011 in Europe.  In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch has an attack which has him hit opponents with a helmet, referencing Helmet.

Classic handheld platformer.  Simple but so addictive!

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