Mr. Game & Watch comes from Nintendo's Game & Watch line of handheld LCD games released from 1980 to 1991, each built around a single simple game and an alarm clock function. The character himself is a composite silhouette of the generic figures from those devices, later made playable in Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2001. Because the original hardware could only produce basic electronic beeps, his moves in Smash and in fan edits keep that same sound, making him instantly recognizable among more modern voiced fighters.