Shark JAWS

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1975
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Black and White with a Color Overlay

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Shark JAWS Description

You are a deep-sea diver trying to catch small fish while avoiding a great white shark that is trying to eat you. Points are scored for catching small fish.

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Miscellaneous

This game is also known as JAWS.
LICENSOR:Horror Games

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Scarce - There are 3 known instances of Shark JAWS owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines

Of the 59,775 machines (3,517 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Shark JAWS.

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Trivia

This game is based on and inspired by the movie "Jaws".

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Manuals

Operation, Maintenance, Service Manual 43 Pages, 4035 KB File.

Foto-Finder™

The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 29; Color photo;

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