Rain Shower

Rain Shower's Classic version (left) and Modern version (right) from Game & Watch Gallery 4

Rain Shower is a dual-screen Game & Watch game that was released as part of the Multi Screen series on August 10, 1983. It appears in the Museum in Game & Watch Gallery 2. It is also featured as a minigame in Game & Watch Gallery 4, which includes an updated "Modern" version of the game.

Gameplay

Classic version

A dark cloud covers up the sky, then it precipitates. The player must help a boy move the clotheslines from getting his hanged clothes wet. The player receives a point every time a raindrop passes a clothesline without hitting a shirt. When the player reaches 100 points, it stops raining for a brief moment before raining again, and the player receives 10 points. As the player progresses in the game, the raindrops fall faster. If a raindrop hits a shirt, the boy will angrily wring it out, and the player will get a miss. If the player gets 300 points without any misses, the points will be worth double until the player does get a miss. If the player has any misses at said score, all misses will be removed instead. When the player gets three misses, they receive a Game Over. In Game B, crows appear and sometimes move the clotheslines.

Modern version

In the Modern version, Bowser throws colored water balloons at Toad and Donkey Kong Jr. (or, on Hard Mode, Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario). Mario must move them out of the way by moving the ropes. Additionally, Princess Peach and the others join later in the game. Occasionally, Bowser throws 3-Up Moons, and Mario earns two points for catching one. If he catches five 3-Up Moons without getting a miss, he knocks Bowser out of the tree, earning 20 points. When Mario reaches 100 points, a P Switch appears. He then activates it, causing the water balloons onscreen to turn into coins, awarding him 10 points. The season changes every time the player gets 100 points. On Hard Mode, Waluigi appears. He attempts to move the ropes, making it difficult for Mario to protect his friends. If Luigi, Wario, Donkey Kong Jr. or Peach are hit by the balloons, they will yell at Mario, while Toad will cry if he gets it and Yoshi will eat the balloon, only for it to explode in his mouth, giving him a penalty. After three misses, the game ends. When Mario accumulates 200, 500, and 700 points, a Lakitu appears and drops a heart for him to take to remove a miss. Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

A humorous sequence plays if the player selects the game yet does not actually start it. Specifically, Toad is trapped in a wicker basket on a rope as Spiked Balls are being dropped. Luigi, noticing that Toad is in danger and cannot get off, attempts to save Toad by pulling the rope. At that moment, however, Waluigi ends up arriving and noticing the commotion, and he ends up fighting Luigi for Toad. Just as he is doing so, a Spiked Ball hits Waluigi on the head, stunning him enough for Luigi to give a hefty pull that both sends Waluigi flying and has Toad landing safely in Luigi's arms.

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  The Modern version of Rain Shower (autumn)

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  The Modern version of Rain Shower (winter)

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  The Modern version of Rain Shower (spring)

Controls

• : Move
• and : Shift

Gallery

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  Donkey Kong Jr.

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  1 UP Heart

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  Black water balloon

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  Blue water balloon

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  Bowser

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  Coin

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  Green water balloon

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  Lakitu

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  Luigi

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  Mario

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  P Switch

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  Peach

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  Pink water balloon

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  Toad

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  Waluigi

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  Wario

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  Yoshi

Trivia

• The Modern version of Rain Shower features more characters of the Super Mario franchise than any other Modern Game & Watch game.

External links

• Rain Shower information on In the Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)