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In Fishing Derby, your goal is to be the first of two players to catch 99 pounds of fish. Each player is on a dock at the top of the screen, and you control the fishing line in the water. By moving the fishing line up or down, you can catch the fish that are swimming by. The deeper down you go, the bigger the fish are. When you catch a fish, you need to real it in! To make the game more difficult, a shark is constantly swimming back and forth. If you have a fish on your line and it touches the shark, the shark will eat it and you then will have to catch another fish. Two difficulty levels are available, and the game can be played by one person against the computer or two players against each other.Screenshots
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User Reviews
A Hint Of Activision's Greatness. | Atari 2600 | Guy Chapman (1997) |
Critic Reviews
The Atari Times | Atari 2600 | Sep 20, 2001 | 90 out of 100 | 90 |
Atari HQ | Atari 2600 | 1995 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
Retrogaming.it | Atari 2600 | May 29, 2008 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
Woodgrain Wonderland | Atari 2600 | Feb 10, 2017 | B | 75 |
The Video Game Critic | Atari 2600 | Jun 30, 2004 | B | 75 |
All Game Guide | Atari 2600 | 1998 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
60 |
VideoGame | Atari 2600 | Jun, 1991 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
60 |
JoyStik | Atari 2600 | Dec, 1982 | 4.7 out of 10 | 47 |
The Game Hoard | Atari 2600 | Dec 28, 2020 | 3 out of 7 | 43 |
Computer and Video Games (CVG) | Atari 2600 | Jan, 1982 | Unscored | Unscored |
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Fishing Derby is one of the few early Activision games that did not offer a send-away patch as a high score reward (99 points is all a player could ever get).Atari 2600 Credits (1 people)
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