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Widget series

Widget

Widget is an action-platforming video game series created for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the 1990s, developed and published by Atlus. It was based on the cartoon series Widget the World Watcher…

31 December 1992

Widget is a platform developed by Graphic Research Co., Ltd., released 31 December 1992 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Widget is

Widget is a platform game developed by Graphic Research Co., Ltd. and released in 1992. It was published by Atlus Co., Ltd. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The world is in danger as an evil twin of a cute alien named Widget is about to destroy the whole planet. Widget must travel through several regions in order to gain new powers and in the end face his ultimate enemy.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Widget series

Widget is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Widget series. The next entry was Super Widget in 1993.

See all 2 Widget games in release order →

What it launched against

Widget launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

Quick answers

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When did Widget come out?
Widget was released on 31 December 1992 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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