Sega Bass Fishing

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Sega Bass Fishing
System(s): Sega Model 3 Step 1.0, Dreamcast, PlayStation 3 (PSN), Xbox Live Arcade, PC, Steam, PlayStation Now
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Fishing Controller
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1
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Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 HDR-0023
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(Fishing Set)
¥9,8009,800 HDR-0012
Sega Dreamcast
US
$39.9939.99[5] 51006
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51006-05
Sega Dreamcast
EU
(Fishing Set)
Windows PC
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) HCJ-0304
Windows PC
US
Windows PC
EU
Windows PC
AU
(Valusoft)
CERO
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Sega Bass Fishing, known as GetBass (ゲットバス) in Japan, is a video game fishing simulator developed by AM1 and published by Sega for the Model 3 Step 1.0 arcade hardware. The game was ported to the Sega Dreamcast and PC by SIMS. It should not be confused with the similar Sega Bass Fishing for the Wii, which serves as a sequel to this game.

Gameplay

Sega Bass Fishing is an arcade-style fishing game, in which players try to catch bass against a strict time limit. Gameplay is relatively simple - the player choses a position at which to cast and then reels in the line, attempting to interest fish with one of several types of lure. If a fish bites, the player needs to reel the fish in while observing the status of the line tension meter on the right hand side of the screen - if reeled in too quickly the line will break and time will be lost. The player may also need to move the line left or right to make sure the fish does not let go of the lure and again, so the line does not snap.

In the arcade original, the player is tasked with reeling in a specified amount of fish dictated by the stage. Vision may be impaired by murky water, and time bonuses are awarded for causing the fish to hit the scenery during the catching process. In the original 1997 version of the game there were only three stages (plus a hidden area) - the Dreamcast and PC ports up this to eight, and new different modes and settings.

The arcade game uses a specialised cabinet with a fishing controller made to resemble a fishing rod, complete with a windable reel. A home version of the peripheral, the Dreamcast Fishing Controller, was released for the Dreamcast, both separately and packaged with Sega Bass Fishing. The Dreamcast version of game can still be played without a Fishing Controller, but by default the player will be forced to use the L and R triggers.

History

Sequels and re-releases

In its day, Sega Bass Fishing was one of the more successful fishing simulators, and spawned several sequels including the Dreamcast game, Sega Bass Fishing 2 in 2001. Its legacy also led to the release of Sega Marine Fishing, also for the Dreamcast.

Other sequels include Sega Bass Fishing Duel for the PlayStation 2, Sega Bass Fishing for the Wii and Sega Bass Fishing Challenge released exclusively in arcades. The Dreamcast version of Sega Bass Fishing was also released as part of Dreamcast Collection for the Xbox 360 and PC, and has now seen a separate release for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam.

Production credits

Dreamcast version

Arcade Staff
DC Staff
Source:
In-game credits
Product Development
  • Localization Producer: Jason Kuo
  • Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
  • Lead Tester: Dennis Lee
  • Assistant Lead: Jeff B. Junio

Marketing

  • Product Manager: Andrew Stein
  • Associate Product Manager: Stacey Kerr
  • Sr. Marketing Coordinator: Undyne Stafford
Manual
  • Writers: Luke Valentine, Osamu Nakazato
  • Editor: Luke Valentine
  • Translator: Luke Valentine
  • DTP Operator: Makoto Nishino
  • Designer: Youichi Takahashi
  • Supervisor: Kaoru Ichigozaki
  • Special Thanks: John Amirkhan, Sandra Castagnola, Sean Dodge, Joanne Eastman, Sheri Hockaday, Mike Lopez, Michael McCollum, Peter Moore, Shinobu Shindo, Sega Online
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Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Bass Fishing/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Arcade version

SegaBassFishing Arcade UK Flyer.jpg¦Model 3 UK flyer

Dreamcast version

SegaBassFishing DC UK TVAdvert 1.mp4¦Dreamcast UK TV advert

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #125: "December 1999" (1999-11-09)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-12: "1999-12 (1999-04-09)" (1999-03-26)
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PC version

2011 digital version

Artwork

Physical scans

Model 3 version

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Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №9, p104[11]
60 №14, p72[12]
92 №89, p126/127
80 №216, p82[4]
80 №3, p70[2]
70 №1999-12, p24[13]
82 №, p34[14]
80 №3, p46-48[1]
70 №72, p80/81[15]
70 №538, p34
80
Sega Dreamcast
75
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade (UK) NTSC-J
50
[11]
Arcade (UK) PAL
50
[12]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[4]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[2]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[17]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE)
50
[18]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[20]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
82
[21]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[22]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-J
81
[23]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-U
81
[24]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[25]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[26]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
83
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[5]
GameZine (UK)
80
[28]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[29]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
82
[30]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
80
[32]
Neo Plus (PL)
80
[33]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[34]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[35]
Next Level (AR)
80
[36]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
70
[37]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
60
[38]
Strana Igr (RU)
73
[39]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
59
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
82
[41]
Sega Dreamcast
75
Based on
32 reviews

Sega Bass Fishing

Dreamcast, US
SegaBassFishing DC US Box Back.jpgSegaBassFishing DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
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Cover
SegaBassFishing DC US Disc SAS.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, AU (Controller)

Dreamcast, JP
SegaBassFishing DC JP Box Back.jpgSegaBassFishing DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
GetBassDCJPDisk.jpg
Disc
GetBassDCJPManual.pdf
Manual
GetBassDCJPInlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, JP (Controller)
SegaBassFishing DC JP Box Back Controller.jpgNospine.pngSegaBassFishing DC JP Box Front Controller.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, UK
SegaBassFishing DC EU Box Back.jpgSegaBassFishing DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc

PC version

PC, US
SegaBassFishing PC US cover.jpg
Cover
PC, EU
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Cover
PC, EU (Ntertainment)
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Cover
PC, JP

PC, AU (Valusoft)
SegaBassFishing PC AU Box Valusoft.jpg
Cover
PC, FR/NL (Sega Classics)

PC, IT

PC, CN
SegaBassFishing PC CN Box Front.jpg
Cover

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 46
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:DreamcastMonthly UK 08.pdf, page 12
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:CVG UK 216.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 216.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:GamePro US 134.pdf, page 138 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 134.pdf_p138" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 File:SEGA Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2 Launc.pdf
  7. https://archive.is/no8UJ
  8. 8.0 8.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00107_00dccbassfishing00.html (Wayback Machine: 2011-10-06 14:43)
  9. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-16 (1999-05-14,21)" (JP; 1999-04-30), page 2
  10. Dreamcast Press, "May 1999" (JP; 1999-04-xx), page 242
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Arcade UK 09.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 09.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:Arcade UK 14.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 14.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  13. File:DCM_JP_19990409_1999-12.pdf, page 24
  14. File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:Edge UK 072.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 072.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  16. Consoles +, "Juin 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 126
  17. DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 20
  18. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Oktober 1999" (DE; 1999-10-14), page 30
  19. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-12 (1999-04-09)" (JP; 1999-03-26), page 24
  20. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 46
  21. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  22. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220
  23. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 84
  24. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 199
  25. Famitsu, "1999-04-09" (JP; 1999-03-26), page 34
  26. Fun Generation, "01/00" (DE; 1999-12-22), page 67
  27. GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 9: September 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 19
  28. GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
  29. Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 35
  30. MAN!AC, "06/99" (DE; 1999-05-05), page 48
  31. MAN!AC, "03/2000" (DE; 2000-02-02), page 47
  32. Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 79
  33. Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 59
  34. Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 86
  35. neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 41
  36. Next Level, "Agosto 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 39
  37. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 88
  38. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112
  39. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  40. Total Control, "June 1999" (UK; 1999-05-14), page 137
  41. Video Games, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-15), page 118



Games in the Sega Bass Fishing Series
Arcade
Sega Bass Fishing (1997) | Sega Marine Fishing (2000) | Sega Bass Fishing 2 (2001) | Sega Bass Fishing Challenge (2009)
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Bass Fishing (1999) | Sega Marine Fishing (2000) | Sega Bass Fishing 2 (2001)
Windows PC
Sega Bass Fishing (2001) | Sega Marine Fishing (2001) | Sega Bass Fishing/Sega Marine Fishing (20xx)
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Bass Fishing Duel (2002)
Nintendo Wii
Sega Bass Fishing (2008)
iOS
Sega Bass Fishing Challenge (2011)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Sega Bass Fishing (2011)
Sega Bass Fishing related media
Book
Chou Kouryakubon Game no Arukikata Books DX: Get Bass (1999) | Get Bass Fishing Guide (1999) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Sega Bass Fishing (1999)