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Amiga
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4.0
Genesis
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2.1
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Description

Conceived partly as an Olympics tie-in, and partly as a stop-gap for James Pond fans (the third platform title in the series (Operation Starfish) was in the process of being heavily delayed, eventually being released in 1994), this game saw Pond and friends competing in the underwater Olympics.

Most events had some sort of twist to them, to make them fit the underwater theme, or the style of humour seen in the James Pond series. The 100-metre-splash is similar to joystick-waggling games of the 80s but also involves making timed jumps to hit seagulls. More unusual is Kipper Watching, which involves 'heading' incoming beach balls away from a troop of sleeping seals. There's also gymnastics, unicycle-riding, and a hurdles race of sorts. The events can be played by up to 4 players.

Alternate Titles

  • "The Aquatic Games starring James Pond and the Aquabats" -- MegaDrive Title
  • "James Pond's Crazy Sports" -- International SNES Title

Part of the Following Group


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Aquatic Games SNES    
Aquatic Games: Starring James Pond And The Aquabats Genesis $0.05  
ebay.com
The Super Aquatic Games    
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The Press Says

Amiga Joker Amiga Nov, 1992 81 out of 100 81
GamePro SNES Oct, 1993 4 out of 5 80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) Amiga Nov, 1992 9 out of 12 75
Pelit Amiga Jun, 1992 74 out of 100 74
CU Amiga Amiga Oct, 1992 67 out of 100 67
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Genesis Jan, 1993 5.3 out of 10 53
Sega-16.com Genesis Oct 19, 2006 5 out of 10 50
Nintendo Magazine System UK SNES Aug, 1993 49 out of 100 49
The Video Game Critic Genesis Dec 22, 2003 F 0

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Trivia

The game was sponsored by McVitie's Penguin biscuits in the UK.


This entry was contributed by Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker (425), Paul Jones Bronze Star Contributing Member (276) and Игги Друге (31894)
 

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