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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070711041917/http://www.sega.co.jp:80/fishlife/index_e.html}}is a virtual aquarium developed by [[Sega]].
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070711041917/http://www.sega.co.jp:80/fishlife/index_e.html}} (フィッシュライフ) is a virtual aquarium developed by [[Sega AM5]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190528153341/https://segafish.museebolo.ch/en/historique/}}
  
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''Fish Life'' is a simulation of a fish tank witih an added touch screen, allowing users to interact with virtual fish. Users can call the fishes (fishes will react to users voice  causing a number of  reactions on the fishes like happiness, anger, sadness) , feed the fishes and watch them grow, draw in the screen (users can draw a fish and watch it being followed by the other fishes while moving it), when users touch a fish his name and species will appear and its even possible to make music with a virtual piano. While designed to be placed in an arcade environment, it is not an arcade game, instead being designed as "interior decor" or "healing art"{{fileref|ODM UK 12.pdf|page=30}}. ''Fish Life'' is free to play but has no goals and never "ends", instead acting more of a distraction. It does not accept currency and loops endlessly to relieve boredom.
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''Fish Life'' was only ever produced in small quantities in Japan in around 2000, and may not have even passed its location test.
  
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Two models where launched by SEGA, Model HKS-0200 (Basic Edition, no sound recognition capabilities) and Model HKS-0100 (Playful Edition, with sound recognition capabilities). ''Fish Life'' was only ever produced in small quantities in Japan in around 2000, and may not have even passed its location test
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==Gameplay==
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''Fish Life'' is a simulation of a fish tank with an added touch screen, allowing users to interact with virtual fish. Users can call the fishes (fishes will react to users voice causing a number of reactions on the fishes like happiness, anger, sadness) , feed the fishes and watch them grow, draw in the screen (users can draw a fish and watch it being followed by the other fishes while moving it), when users touch a fish his name and species are displayed and it's even possible to play music when touching the fish as if they were piano keys. While designed to be placed in an arcade environment, it is not an arcade game, instead being designed as "interior decor" or "healing art"{{magref|odmuk|12|30}}. ''Fish Life'' is free to play but has no goals and never "ends", instead acting more of a distraction. It does not accept currency and loops endlessly to relieve boredom.
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==Hardware==
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''Fish Life'' is composed of two parts; the ''HKS-0200'', the main unit, based on [[Dreamcast]] Hardware, uses the same [[GD-ROM]] format of storage for software and acts as a base for the other part, the ''HKS-0100'', a 15 inch touch screen monitor with sound recognition capabilities. The ''HKS-0200'' can be used as a stand alone unit when connected to a tv (for interior decor) or combined with the ''HKS-0100'' for the full experience, in this case the set is called ''HKS-0300''.  
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==Production credits==
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*'''Producer:''' [[Tokinori Kaneyasu]]
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*'''Planner:''' Kenya Yamashita
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*'''Programers:''' [[Hideo Kusakado]], [[Kanichi Sosumi|Kanichi Sousumi]], Tomohiro Nozue
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*'''Designers:''' [[Satoru Yamamoto]], [[Naoaki Kusakabe]]
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*'''Music & Acoustic Design:''' [[Kazuhiko Nagai]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Kiyoshi Endoh
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|source=In-game credits{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190528153506/https://segafish.museebolo.ch/en/logiciel/}}
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
 
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
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== Gallery ==
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==Artwork==
 
<gallery>
 
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Fish Life Logo.png|Logo
 
Fish Life Logo.png|Logo
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==Screenshots==
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Fish Life Virtual Aquarium Screenshot (Alt).png|A hand-drawn fish being followed by the other fishes
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==Photo gallery==
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Fish Life Virtual Aquarium.jpg|Fish Life Virtual Aquarium
 
Fish Life Virtual Aquarium.jpg|Fish Life Virtual Aquarium
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Fish Life Virtual Aquarium Screenshot (Alt).png|A hand-drawn fish being followed by the other fishes
 
 
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==Physical scans==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqGvAELrt4| A video demonstration of ''Fish Life'' Dreamcast mode at Youtube]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4oTwqzJohE&feature=youtu.be| A 2nd video demonstration of ''Fish Life'' with some facts about it at Youtube]
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* [http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2017/07/rare-dreamcast-powered-sega-fish-life.html Article at The Dreamcast Junkyard]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 22 October 2023

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Fish Life Virtual Aquarium Screenshot.png

Fish Life
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: ETC

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade
JP		 ¥498,000[1][2] ?





































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Fish Life[3] (フィッシュライフ) is a virtual aquarium developed by Sega AM5.[4]

Fish Life was only ever produced in small quantities in Japan in around 2000, and may not have even passed its location test.

Gameplay

Fish Life is a simulation of a fish tank with an added touch screen, allowing users to interact with virtual fish. Users can call the fishes (fishes will react to users voice causing a number of reactions on the fishes like happiness, anger, sadness) , feed the fishes and watch them grow, draw in the screen (users can draw a fish and watch it being followed by the other fishes while moving it), when users touch a fish his name and species are displayed and it's even possible to play music when touching the fish as if they were piano keys. While designed to be placed in an arcade environment, it is not an arcade game, instead being designed as "interior decor" or "healing art"[5]. Fish Life is free to play but has no goals and never "ends", instead acting more of a distraction. It does not accept currency and loops endlessly to relieve boredom.

Hardware

Fish Life is composed of two parts; the HKS-0200, the main unit, based on Dreamcast Hardware, uses the same GD-ROM format of storage for software and acts as a base for the other part, the HKS-0100, a 15 inch touch screen monitor with sound recognition capabilities. The HKS-0200 can be used as a stand alone unit when connected to a tv (for interior decor) or combined with the HKS-0100 for the full experience, in this case the set is called HKS-0300.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Fish Life/Magazine articles.

Artwork

  • Logo

Screenshots

  • A hand-drawn fish being followed by the other fishes

Photo gallery

  • Fish Life Virtual Aquarium

Physical scans

Dreamcast, JP
RedSeaPlayful FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP
AmazonPlayful FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP
Episode1BasicEdition FishLife JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngEpisode1BasicEdition FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP
Episode2BasicEdition FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP
Episode3BasicEdition FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP
RedSeaandAmazonPDP FishLife JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/200005/09/n04.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-20 19:10)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edge, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-18), page 152
  3. ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp:80/fishlife/index_e.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-07-11 04:19)
  4. ↑ https://segafish.museebolo.ch/en/historique/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-05-28 15:33)
  5. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 30
  6. ↑ https://segafish.museebolo.ch/en/logiciel/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-05-28 15:35)
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