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Atari 8-bit Screenshots

[Atari 8-bit Title Screen.]

Atari 8-bit Title Screen.

[The initial game menu.]

The initial game menu.

[Setting up a new game.]

Setting up a new game.

[The mission briefing, received appropriately in Morse code (slowly, too).]

The mission briefing, received appropriately in Morse code (slowly, too).

[Submerged.]

Submerged.

[The main game naval chart, showing all quadrants.]

The main game naval chart, showing all quadrants.

[Quadrant map.]

Quadrant map.

[The radar.]

The radar.

[Approaching a Japanese PT boat.]

Approaching a Japanese PT boat.

[A hit with the torpedo produces a large splash.]

A hit with the torpedo produces a large splash.

[Then a glimmering explosion characteristic of Atari 8-bit graphics.]

Then a glimmering explosion characteristic of Atari 8-bit graphics.

[Unlike the Atari ST version, the Atari 8-bit version actually shows the ships sinking.]

Unlike the Atari ST version, the Atari 8-bit version actually shows the ships sinking.

[And down she goes.  Sinking animations really are important to naval sim games.]

And down she goes. Sinking animations really are important to naval sim games.

[The damage control screen.]

The damage control screen.

[The Captain's Log from the demo mode.]

The Captain's Log from the demo mode.

[The game has a helpful tutorial demo mode.]

The game has a helpful tutorial demo mode.

[There is no one-page chart of all the ships you'll face; here you flip through the different ships.]

There is no one-page chart of all the ships you'll face; here you flip through the different ships.

[And, again, the obligatory history and specifications infotainment section of the game.]

And, again, the obligatory history and specifications infotainment section of the game.


Atari ST Screenshots

[The title screen.]

The title screen.

[The about screen.]

The about screen.

[I imagine every new Gato player first attacked his subtender.]

I imagine every new Gato player first attacked his subtender.

[Our subtender -- the ship that replenishes and repairs our Gato.]

Our subtender -- the ship that replenishes and repairs our Gato.

[Look at that intricate graphical explosion!]

Look at that intricate graphical explosion!

[It makes you just swell with pride -- our first confirmed kill.]

It makes you just swell with pride -- our first confirmed kill.

[So much for glory.]

So much for glory.

[The map plotting screen; every ship, enemy or friendly, is a white dot.]

The map plotting screen; every ship, enemy or friendly, is a white dot.

[Three Japanese ships detected on radar.]

Three Japanese ships detected on radar.

[There they are!  They seem far, but the distance closes quickly.]

There they are! They seem far, but the distance closes quickly.

[One down. After this explosion animation, the ship simply disappears.]

One down. After this explosion animation, the ship simply disappears.

[Nighttime operations; the ships are appropriately harder to see.]

Nighttime operations; the ships are appropriately harder to see.

[But, once closer, they are as hard to see as your computer monitor.]

But, once closer, they are as hard to see as your computer monitor.

[The missions included decent variation.]

The missions included decent variation.

[The straightforward seek-and-destroy mission.]

The straightforward seek-and-destroy mission.

[Each mission is timed.]

Each mission is timed.

[Replenishing mines and torpedoes at the subtender.]

Replenishing mines and torpedoes at the subtender.

[The captain's log / kill list.]

The captain's log / kill list.

[The enemies profile.]

The enemies profile.

[The options available, screen 1.]

The options available, screen 1.

[The options available, screen 2.]

The options available, screen 2.

[The obligatory (but interesting) history portion, which included Gato statistics.]

The obligatory (but interesting) history portion, which included Gato statistics.


DOS Screenshots

[get a status report of your sub]

get a status report of your sub

[check the map for enemy ships]

check the map for enemy ships

[dive cap'n!]

dive cap'n!

[The initial splash screen.]

The initial splash screen.

[The title screen.]

The title screen.

[The main game menu.]

The main game menu.

[The mission briefing is received slowly in Morse code.]

The mission briefing is received slowly in Morse code.

[The main map charts; green is the sub and the subtender, and purple is enemy ships.]

The main map charts; green is the sub and the subtender, and purple is enemy ships.

[The quadrant zoom map; here we're stalking a Japanese transport.]

The quadrant zoom map; here we're stalking a Japanese transport.

[A torpedo hit on a transport.]

A torpedo hit on a transport.

[The splash looks decently realistic.]

The splash looks decently realistic.

[The explosion, consisting of a series ray-traced lines.]

The explosion, consisting of a series ray-traced lines.

[After the explosion, the ship simply disappears; no sinking animation.]

After the explosion, the ship simply disappears; no sinking animation.

[Approaching an unidentified ship from behind.]

Approaching an unidentified ship from behind.

[Rule #1: do not ram enemy ships.  Blub, blub.]

Rule #1: do not ram enemy ships. Blub, blub.

[The radar showing a convoy of four ships ahead.]

The radar showing a convoy of four ships ahead.

[Approaching the convey from a distance.]

Approaching the convey from a distance.

[The distance closes rapidly; 3-D rendering is decent.]

The distance closes rapidly; 3-D rendering is decent.

[Once you're detected, the destroyers and PT boats close in on you quickly.]

Once you're detected, the destroyers and PT boats close in on you quickly.

[They *will* ram you.  Better to dive.]

They *will* ram you. Better to dive.

[Diving...]

Diving...

[Submerged; the engine shuts down, and you must manually switch to electric.]

Submerged; the engine shuts down, and you must manually switch to electric.

[The damage screen; we're blind.]

The damage screen; we're blind.

[Completing a mission.]

Completing a mission.

[The captain's log, showing your kills.]

The captain's log, showing your kills.

[The game options screen.]

The game options screen.

[The tutorial presentation.]

The tutorial presentation.

[The enemy ships are presented page-by-page during the tutorial.]

The enemy ships are presented page-by-page during the tutorial.


 

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