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Flagman

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Flagman
フラッグマン
FlagmanOriginal.jpg
Developer(s): Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform: Game & Watch
Category: Action
Players: 1
Predecessor: N/A
Successor: N/A
Release dates
Worldwide: June 5, 1980
Ratings
ESRB: E (DSiWare)
CERO: A (DSiWare)
PEGI: 3 (DSiWare)
USK: 0 (DSiWare)
ACB: G (DSiWare)

Flagman (model no. FL-02) is a Game & Watch unit released as part of the Silver series in 1980.

Blurb

Nintendo website (DSiWare)

Earn one point each time you raise the correct flag in two modes of play. Be careful not to let time run out! Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.

Memorize the order in which flags are raised, then raise them in the same order (GAME A) or raise the correct flag according to the corresponding number (GAME B). Earn one point each time you raise the correct flag, but lose one of your remaining tries if you raise a flag out of order or if you let the time bar run out. The game ends when you have no tries left.

Nintendo DSi Shop

Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.

Memorize the order in which flags are raised, then raise them in the same order (GAME A) or raise the correct flag according to the corresponding number (GAME B). Earn one point each time you raise the correct flag, but lose one of your remaining tries if you raise a flag out of order or if you let the time bar run out. The game ends when you have no tries left.

Gameplay

The player has to press buttons that correspond with the number shown to make the flagman either hold a flag or show his feet. The better the player gets at the game, the harder the game gets. If the player presses the wrong button at any time or does not press a button within the time limit, that player will lose a life. When the player loses three lives, they receive a Game Over.

In Game A, the player has to follow the number order that is given to them, with each round having one more number than the last. The player receives a point for every sequence they correctly follow. In Game B, the player has to press the button of the number that matches the one shown, but the time to do so shortens as the player progresses. Every correct button the player presses is worth a point.

Technical details

Technical Details
Media

Game & Watch
Digital download (DSiWare)

Download size

DSi: 14 blocks

Input / compatible controllers

Game & Watch
DSi: Nintendo DSi

Other releases

Title Cover art Platform Release date(s) Notes
Game Boy Gallery GBG Flagman.png Game Boy 1995 An updated version of Flagman is included in this game.


Wario Land II WL2 Flagman.png Game Boy Color 1998 By collecting every map piece and pieces of treasure, the player will unlock a minigame called "Flagman D.D," a remake of Flagman starring a D.D. as the main character. Notably, this version of the game reuses several assets from the remake featured in Game Boy Gallery.


Game & Watch Gallery 3 GWG3 Flagman.png Game Boy Color 1999 Flagman is available as one of the unlockable games.


Game & Watch: Flagman Flagman DSi.png Nintendo DS (DSiWare) NA: April 19, 2010
JP: July 15, 2009
EU: April 23, 2010
A recreation of the original release of Flagman, released as a digital download on the Nintendo DSi Shop.


External Links


Game & Watch series logo

Silver Series Ball • Flagman • Vermin • Fire • Judge
Gold Series Manhole • Helmet • Lion
Wide Screen Series Parachute • Octopus • Popeye • Chef • Mickey Mouse • Egg • Turtle Bridge • Fire Attack • Snoopy Tennis
Multi-Screen Series Oil Panic • Donkey Kong • Mickey and Donald • Greenhouse • Donkey Kong II • Mario Bros. • Rain Shower • Lifeboat • Pinball • Blackjack • Squish • Bomb Sweeper • Safebuster • Gold Cliff • Zelda
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Tabletop Series Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario's Cement Factory • Snoopy • Popeye
Panorama Series Snoopy • Popeye • Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario's Bombs Away • Mickey Mouse • Donkey Kong Circus
Super Color Series Spitball Sparky • Crab Grab
Micro Vs. Series Boxing • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Hockey
Crystal Screen Series Super Mario Bros. • Climber • Balloon Fight