I have a treat for you on this episode - the history of game watches. I reckon most of you will have come across gaming digital watches from the 80s and 90s - particularly nelsonic with things like their pacman watch, and Casio’s various gaming watches, but I give the topic the full illuminating watches treatment. Did you know the makers of one of the first forms of pinball - baffleball - was Gottleib? Makers of Q*Bert, and licensors of that brand to nelsonic to make the watch worn by Will Byers in stranger things. Of course, we’ll cover Nelsonic Nintendo branded watches with the likes of Super Mario Bros. And Zelda. We’ll also look at the likes of Tiger Electronics and their game watches including cool things like altered beast and sonic. Did you know they made theTalkboy used in Home Alone 2. As well as straight ahead game watches, I’ll cover the history of game themed watches like various Mario, Pokémon and Streetfighter collaborations with the likes of Seiko, Citizen, G-Shock and even crazy luxury brands like Romain Jerome. I hope you enjoy the video. References all contained within the video, but you may also enjoy consulting some of the following excellent websites: https://www.handheldmuseum.com/ https://gamewatchguys.com/ http://www.liquidcrystal.co.nz/ https://www.digital-watch.com/DWL/categorylisting/all/game/releasedate https://www.timesticking.com/gaming-watches/ https://apps.voxmedia.com/at/polygon-game-watches/ https://padandpixel.com/how-mario-zelda-pac-man-became-game-watches/ https://www.polygon.com/a/smartwatch-history-guide-evolution