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− | {{sub-stub}} | + | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Depthbomb''''' (ディプスボンブ) in Japan is an [[arcade]] game released by [[Gremlin Industries]] for [[Sega VIC Dual]] hardware in 1977. |
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+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
Players control a battleship on the surface of some water, moving left and right in an attempt to avoid enemy mines. One button drops a depth charge off the left hand side of the ship, another the right hand side, with the objective of destroying enemy submarines below. | Players control a battleship on the surface of some water, moving left and right in an attempt to avoid enemy mines. One button drops a depth charge off the left hand side of the ship, another the right hand side, with the objective of destroying enemy submarines below. | ||
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | A version of the game was released by [[Taito]] in Japan the same year, called '''''Sub Hunter''''', though it is unknown which version released first. | ||
''Depthcharge'' pre-dates the slightly more successful (and more well known) ''[[Deep Scan]]'' though the gameplay is largely identical. ''Depthcharge'' has a monochrome display and lacks any sort of radar or ranking system. | ''Depthcharge'' pre-dates the slightly more successful (and more well known) ''[[Deep Scan]]'' though the gameplay is largely identical. ''Depthcharge'' has a monochrome display and lacks any sort of radar or ranking system. | ||
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+ | ==Specifications== | ||
+ | ===Dimensions=== | ||
+ | {{Dimensions|hi=66|wi=27|di=30|diagramsize=150}} | ||
+ | *'''Mass''': 91kg | ||
==Promotional material== | ==Promotional material== | ||
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− | + | |{{gitem|Depthcharge VICDual US Flyer.pdf|page=1|US flyer}} | |
− | + | |{{gitem|Depthbomb JP DL flyer.jpg|JP flyer}} | |
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==Physical scans== | ==Physical scans== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 24 November 2018
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System(s): Sega VIC Dual | |||||||||||||
Publisher: Gremlin Industries (US), Sega (JP) | |||||||||||||
Developer: Gremlin Industries | |||||||||||||
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||
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Depthcharge, known as Depthbomb (ディプスボンブ) in Japan is an arcade game released by Gremlin Industries for Sega VIC Dual hardware in 1977.
Contents
Gameplay
Players control a battleship on the surface of some water, moving left and right in an attempt to avoid enemy mines. One button drops a depth charge off the left hand side of the ship, another the right hand side, with the objective of destroying enemy submarines below.
History
A version of the game was released by Taito in Japan the same year, called Sub Hunter, though it is unknown which version released first.
Depthcharge pre-dates the slightly more successful (and more well known) Deep Scan though the gameplay is largely identical. Depthcharge has a monochrome display and lacks any sort of radar or ranking system.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Mass: 91kg