For detailed information about this series, see: Octopus at In the Attic
Octopus is a videogame released by Nintendo in the Game & Watch Wide Screen series on July 16, 1981. In 1998 it was re-released in the Mini Classics series.
Additionally it was included in Game & Watch Gallery, released for Game Boy on April 27, 1995, in Game & Watch Gallery Advance, released for the Game Boy Advance on October 25, 2002, and in Game & Watch Collection 2, released for Nintendo DS on December 15, 2008. While all three include a "Classic" version of the game, loyal to the original, the two Game & Watch Gallery also include a "Modern" version, with updated gameplay and graphics featuring Mario characters. Game & Watch Collection 2 however features a special mode called Parachute × Octopus, including elements from Parachute.
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Game & Watch Gallery | February 01, 1997 | Octopus is playable in Game & Watch Gallery and unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery Advance; it's also one of the "Gallery" games in Game & Watch Gallery. | 2 |
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Mario | February 01, 1997 | UNDIRECT: Modern Octopus within Game & Watch Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery Advance features elements from the Mario series. |
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Super Smash Bros. | November 21, 2001 | In one of Mr. Game & Watch's moves he wears the diver's helmet from Octopus, and he turns into the Octopus in his Final Smash move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; the treasure diver from Octopus also makes a cameo in the "Flat Zone 2" stage. |
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Wario | December 02, 2006 | A microgame version of Octopus is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2 |
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Game & Watch Collection | December 15, 2008 | Octopus is included in Game & Watch Collection 2. | 2 |
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Parachute | December 15, 2008 | UNDIRECT: Parachute × Octopus, released within Game & Watch Collection 2 is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 | Nintendo Land features a minigame based on Octopus. | 2 |
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Splatoon | July 21, 2017 | A graffiti of the Octopus appears in the stage Ancho-V Games in Splatoon 2. | 2 |
