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Game & Watch : Why I Started Collecting Nintendo’s First Handhelds

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Before the Game Boy. Before the Famicom. Before Mario made his side-scrolling debut — there was Game & Watch, Compact. Minimal. Addictive. Nintendo’s Game & Watch series didn’t just define handheld gaming — it invented it. And somewhere between its quirky simplicity and iconic design, I found myself hooked. This is the story of how I started collecting them, why they’ve earned a permanent...

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