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Sea Wolf

Released

  • Commodore VIC-20
  • Arcade
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX

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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.

Developer
Dave Nutting Associates
Publisher
Midway Manufacturing, Commodore Business Machines, Inc., Taito
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Themes
Action, Warfare
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Also known as
Seawolf

Release dates

PlatformRelease
Arcade · North America · Japan
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20

Screenshots

  • Sea Wolf screenshot 1

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