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Go Fish!

Go Fish! is an original game loosely based on the Intellivision game Shark! Shark! - you are a wee fish and, to survive, you must eat other, smaller fish to grow. But watch out for the shark, as he's also on…

1 February 2005

Go Fish! is an arcade developed by Bob Montgomery, released 1 February 2005 on Atari 2600.

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What Go Fish! is

Go Fish! is an arcade game developed by Bob Montgomery and released in 2005. It was published by AtariAge. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Go Fish! is an original game loosely based on the Intellivision game Shark! Shark! - you are a wee fish and, to survive, you must eat other, smaller fish to grow. But watch out for the shark, as he's also on the hunt for food and you could be his next meal! Go Fish! features extensive, continuously-playing music (with an option to turn it off for those who'd rather do their fishing in quiet), as well as a two-player battle mode. Go Fish! is one of the first homebrew games to support Richard Hutchinson's AtariVox. Go Fish! takes advantage of the AtariVox to save your high score, which is retained when you turn your Atari 2600 off. When you come back later to play Go Fish! and power on your…
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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.

What it launched against

Go Fish! launched on 1 February 2005, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando.

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When did Go Fish! come out?
Go Fish! was released on 1 February 2005 for Atari 2600.

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