Fishing Derby
Fishing Derby | ||||||||||||||||
Atari 2600 - USA - 1st edition. |
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Fishing Derby is a fishing video game developed by David Crane and published by Activision in 1980 for the Atari 2600. The goal of the game is to earn points by collecting fish. Points are awarded by hooking fish and bringing them to the surface without the shark stealing them. The deeper the fish you hook, the more points are awarded. The first player to reach 99 points wins.
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Personal
Own? | Yes. Cartridge and manual. |
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Won? | Yes. |
Finished | 1993. |
This was not part of my family's initial collection of Atari games. Instead, I bought it as part of a second collection from a friend while I was in middle school, even after I already had an SNES, so I didn't spend too much time with it. I liked the quaintness of the game, but, after I beat the AI a couple times, I had little use for it.
Review
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Best Version: Atari 2600
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- Although there is very little variation to the game, you can at least handicap superior players.
- The game's AI is competent. A difficult feat on such weak hardware.
Bad
- Once you can beat the AI, which your only takes a little practice, your only challenge comes from other humans. However, there is so little to the game, there isn't much strategy to develop.
- Only one player can reel in their fish at a time. I presume this is due to a technical limitation, but it doesn't make any sense.
Ugly
- There is very little to the game. You see everything the game has to offer after a few seconds, and, after that, you're just honing your skills.
- The right player has a disadvantage since the rows of fish that spawn on their side are always a little lower than those that spawn on the left player's side.
Media
Box Art
Both the US and European releases use this art. The European releases have a slight variation on the layout and text. The art effectively conveys the game, both from what you do, and how simplistic it is.
Documentation
Videos
Play Online
Representation
Strong female character? | Fail | There are no female characters. |
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Bechdel test? | Fail | There are no female characters. |
Strong person of color character? | Fail | There are people of color. |
Queer character? | Fail | There are no queer characters. |
Credits
Role | Staff |
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Designer | David Crane |
Programmer | David Crane |
Links
- Video Games
- 1980 Video Games
- Video games developed by Activision
- Video games published by Activision
- Atari 2600 Games
- Video Game Genre - Single-screen
- Video Game Genre - Sports
- Media Theme - Fishing
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer Simultaneous versus
- Software Distribution Model - Commercial
- Video Games I Own
- Video Games I've Beaten
- Video Game Rating - 2
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 2
- Video Game Sound Rating - 1
- Video games which can be played online
- Video games without a strong female character
- Video games that fail the Bechdel test
- Video games without a strong person of color character
- Video games without a queer character
- Video Game Prime Order - Action, Strategy, Adventure