TOSE and Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo. It was released for the Game Boy in Japan on February 1, 1997, in the United States on May 5, 1997, in Europe on August 28, 1997, and in Australia in 1997; it was released for the Nintendo Power for the Game Boy in Japan on March 1, 2000. It was released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on June 22, 2011, in North America on July 14, 2011, and in Europe and Australia on July 21, 2011; while it was originally released under the title Game Boy Gallery 2 in Australia, the Virtual Console release uses the title Game & Watch Gallery. Reception Game & Watch Gallery holds an average of 76.65% on GameRankings, based on four reviews. Steve Averett for IGN held it in high regard, comparing it to Tetris and Dr. Mario in terms of being a quality "twitch" game. They note it as a good game for fan of Game & Watch games, while it was recognized as IGNs readers' choice for the "best Game Boy action game" of the century. Nathan Meunier of GamesRadar+ found the game addictive while praising it for the updated Game & Watch games. However, they found the original versions less fun, and wished more games were featured on the cartridge. Jeremy Parish for USgamer identified it as one of the best Game Boy games on the Nintendo 3DS' Virtual Console, while Thomas East of Official Nintendo Magazine UK felt it was among the best retro games on the 3DS' Virtual Console. East found the games basic, but addictive nonetheless. Clark Anderson of Digitally Downloaded found the Virtual Console re-release a good value, praising the different games (particularly Fire) as addictive. Andrew Brown of Nintendo World Report felt that the game offered something for all types of players, due to the combination of the classic games and the remade games. However, Kristan Reed of Eurogamer felt that those who lack nostalgia for this game or Game & Watch games in general would not enjoy this much, calling it "little more than a curiosity." Tyler Treese of Game Revolution expressed hope that Game & Watch Gallery, along with its sequels, was remade for the Nintendo Switch. Author James Newman discussed how it served as a precursor to the trend of remastering games that grew popular on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360,