Depthcharge is an arcade developed by Gremlin Industries, released 1 September 1977 on Arcade.
What Depthcharge is
Depthcharge is an arcade game developed by Gremlin Industries and released in 1977. It was published by Data East. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Depthcharge is a single-player arcade game released in 1977 by Gremlin Industries for the Sega VIC Dual system board. The game presents the player with a cut-away view of a section of ocean, on the surface of which is a destroyer with submarines passing beneath it. The player drops depth charges (up to six at a time) to destroy the submarines and moves the ship back and forth in order to avoid the submarines' mines. Up to four submarines may be present at any given time, each of which bears a score for destroying it that increases with its depth. The game was imported and released in several versions by Japanese publishers. Esco Trading released the game as Detphcharge, Taito as Sub Hunter…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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When did Depthcharge come out?
Depthcharge was released on 1 September 1977 for Arcade.
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