Slydc's database

[urbanflyman]

Could this database be put into a separate section on the forum?
People could comment on which WWG's they have,maybe with a pic?
It would be good to see what is known to be out there?

[slydc]

This is a very good idea urbanflyman!

But there is at least 300 WWG's out there and the database is growing little by little. This took me at least 15 years
just to find those. Just an example, until a few months ago, i never i thought i would ever see a Burger Time WWG,
i simply thought that this one never existed.

[urbanflyman]

Ah! Data East's 'Burger time' a known Argade game!
Top top find Slydc!
Possibly the rarest WWG!!
Most classic games we know who created or has the licensing for,but I'm at a loss to 'Jungle kong' who's game is it? HELP!!!!
3 company's used this game-Trafalgar,Meister Anker and Cresta.All the exact same format! so it must have been a credible offering surely? but by who??
Arhhhhhhh

[slydc]

Thanks very much urbanflyman! :)

The Burger Time is almost the rarest but "THE" rarest would be the HOLY GRAIL of all WWG's, does anyone knows which one (company, name and year) ?
I do because i won one on Ebay very recently...BUT i won't tell or brag until i have it in my hands and that could take a month or two.

Sorry to say that i do not know which Hong Kong company did made the Jungle Kong, Pac-Man, Burger Time, Q*Bert (and Clown), Frogger and many
others but damn i would also want to know.

* sigh *

[urbanflyman]

My knowledge is with Nelsonic watches really and I'm no expert,just interested.
If your find is something like GCE? I would be lost! lol sounds very exciting though sly!
Maybe we should call you 'SLY FOX' haha
Burger time is-Data east,Pac-man-Namco japan or Bally/midway USA,Frogger-Sega,Donkey kong and Mario-Nintendo
Jungle kong was just a knock off to get around licensing and not a credible argade game.
Regarding WWG's? in the 80's there was a gap for a kong game! for some reason? Nintendo didnt release one until 1994?
So 'Jungle kong' maybe the only kong WWG from the 1980's?

[slydc]

Indeed, Jungle Kong is the only known Donkey Kong clone in the 80's while Donkey Kong released by Nelsonic in 1994 is
based on the Game Boy Color cartridge especially made for the Super Game Boy.

Sly Fox ? Now that's a good one urbanflyman! ;) People will confuse me with Star Fox...LOL!! :)

If i'm so much lucky, i'll maybe get this "mystery holy grail" WWG next week. The person accepted to ship it
to my country. Ok, i'll give another hint: not only it was the very first WWG to be released but is also the
very first WWG multi-games!

[urbanflyman]

The Donkey kong watch is a great platform game, but Jungle kong is the only one where you move along, jumping the barrels or fruit in this case! lol

Is it a GCE Sly?

[slydc]

Really ? So you can jump over barrels (fruits) and move along in Jungle Kong ?!!
Then i WANT ONE!! AArrgggghhh....Well, it is on my want list (on my web site) with some others WWG's. ;)

No urbanflyman, it's not a GCE and not a Casio neither. OK, last hint: It was available in December 1977
just in time for Xmas and this WWG came out in two versions: gold or silver.

And not to brag but i received it 3 weeks ago and it works great for a 37 years old WWG. =)

[urbanflyman]

Yes Kong throws the barrels/fruits and you jump over them(jungle kong) like the Argade game.
The Donkey watch,Kong still throws Barrels but jumpman just avoids rather than jumps!
BTW slydc? on your wanted list? where did the pic of jungle kong come from? it is blank by the four buttons?
On the Trafalgar version,'Trafalgar' is seen there and the Meister Anker version,their brand symbol is in between the four buttons.
I havent seen this type before?

Oh Brag away! cant wait to see this new watch you have and a story behind it!:cool:

[Game Watcher]

Really ? So you can jump over barrels (fruits) and move along in Jungle Kong ?!!
Then i WANT ONE!! AArrgggghhh....Well, it is on my want list (on my web site) with some others WWG's. ;)

No urbanflyman, it's not a GCE and not a Casio neither. OK, last hint: It was available in December 1977
just in time for Xmas and this WWG came out in two versions: gold or silver.

And not to brag but i received it 3 weeks ago and it works great for a 37 years old WWG. =)

1977??? I thought the first WWG came out in 1980. Can't wait to see it!

[slydc]

urbanflyman: On my web site, i intentionally "blanked" the logo on the Jungle Kong watch (it was the Meister Anker logo BTW) ;)

Ok, now...about the first ever WWG...here it is:

869
872
The "Unitrex Datatime Monte Carlo" (Gold Edition)

I wanted to finish a simulator of the WWG before unraveling it but waht the heck,
just be a bad boy and brag...LOL!!!

The silver edition can be seen on the web site of "Pocket Calculators Show"
870
(this one actually)

And here's a snapshot for the Popular Science magazine, Dec.1977:
871

I'll take better pictures of this WWG soon (and clean it). =)

[urbanflyman]

Wow wee!!!:cool:
1st game watch!!! and a metallic strap!
Let us know more about the game play soon?
Great find

[Game Watcher]

Amazing find, Sly! I'd never heard of that one! I didn't realize game watches went back into the 1970s.

[slydc]

Thanks very much guys! :)

Until proven otherwise, the "Unitrex Datatime Monte Carlo" is the Holy Grail of all WWG`s as the "Magnavox Odyssey" is
the Holy Grail of all Video Games Consoles/Systems. I wanted one for a couple years when i saw the silver one but was hard
to find until i discovered which company released it.

Here's a "copy-paste" review form the News Scope magazine, page 25, August 2 - 1977:

"An on-the-wrist gambling casino is the latest feature to be packaged into an LCD digital watch. Based on a random-number generator in the watch circuitry, three games are available simply by pressing a Game and a Display switch: Jack Pot, Dice, and Roulette.

Jack Pot displays three random numbers, from 1 through 6, to simulate the three spinning wheels of a slot machine. Dice displays two random numbers from 1 to 6 to imitate the roll of a pair of dice. Roulette winds up with a number from 1 to 36, as in the spinning of a roulette wheel. The watch is appropriately named the Monte Carlo. Gaming, timing, and other functions are controlled by four switches on the watch by Unitrex in New York City. One switch, the normal time display, is also used in playing the games. A second is the Game switch, which selects the three games.... A Light switch turns on back illumination for night viewing, while a Set switch is used to set the time.

All three games use the same pseudo-random generator.... In the Game modes, the normal timing logic is locked out and the random numbers are displayed."


Personal note: All three games are rudimentary compared to Nelsonic or Casio ones, but it is the very first
watch to have a game , in fact to have three games. Just remember that in 1977, it was the invasion of so
many Pong consoles and the beginning of programmable video games.

[urbanflyman]

Thats fantastic!
A Real piece of WWG history and the Holy grail of course:D