Sea Wolf (1976)
Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Commodore VIC-20
2.88 from 8 ratings
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How long? Main story 0h (from 1 logged playthrough)
Sea Wolf is an arcade game by Midway, originally released in 1976. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope to fire torpedoes. The periscope swivels to the right and left, providing horizontal motion …
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Sea Wolf is an arcade game by Midway, originally released in 1976. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope to fire torpedoes. The periscope swivels to the right and left, providing horizontal motion of a targeting cross-hair. The cabinet features a mixture of video game and older electro-mechanical technology for player feedback. Using back-lit transparencies reflected inside the scope, the number of torpedoes remaining are displayed, as well as a red "RELOAD" light which lights up momentarily when the player has launched five torpedoes. Additionally, when ships are hit on the screen, an explosion "light" is reflected inside the scope. A blue overlay is affixed to the screen to provide a "water color" to the sea. Sounds include a sonar ping and the sound of the PT Boat racing across the screen. Sea Wolf is time-limited, with the player having an opportunity to win bonus time by reaching an operator-set score. The player's score is shown on the bottom half of the screen as well as the high score, one of the first known instances of a high score in a video game. Targets include destroyers, a fast moving PT Boat, and mines floating across the screen can that serve as obstructions.
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Details
- Developers
- Dave Nutting Associates
- Publishers
- Commodore Business Machines, Inc., Midway Manufacturing, Taito
- Genres
- Arcade, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Warfare
- Series
- Sea Wolf
Release dates
- Q1 1976 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
- Jul 1976 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
- 1982 (Full Release) (Europe) Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 1982 (Full Release) (North_America) Commodore VIC-20
Rating distribution
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
6
2 stars
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1 star
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