Handheld game published 45 years ago:

Manhole (c) 1981 Nintendo Co., Ltd.

The player must prevent pedestrians from falling into one of four sewers by temporarily bridging the open gaps with a manhole cover. If one falls through, the player will lose and have to start over.

- TECHNICAL -

Model MH-06

- TRIVIA -

Released on January 29, 1981 (Thursday) in Japan.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch's down-A attack makes him hit a opponent with the objects he used to cover the ground in Manhole.

- PORTS -

An e-Reader version of the game was sold with every purchase of an e-Reader for free called Manhole-e.

The New Wide Screen version of Manhole was recreated in Game Boy Gallery for the Game Boy in both a close approximation of its original form and in an enhanced version featuring Yoshi, while Mario occasionally runs across the screen. It also appears in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for the Game Boy Advance and as a DSiWare game on August 19, 2009.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Game & Watch: Manhole (Gold). Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Handheld, Arcade.