Submarine 1981 VIC-Soft

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Submarine 1981 VIC-Soft

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hi folks,

just came across this video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pQdcZPNOhM

The arcade version of this game was the first video game I ever played back in the late 70's. Pretty sure it was in black & white and had a big periscope on the cabinet. Anyone know the title of that arcade machine?

Was this a commercially released game for the VIC? It looks like a type-in perhaps?
would love to be able to play this on original hardware.

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The arcade version you played was probably Midway’s Sea Wolf, or one of the clones. I used to play it as a kid on the boat between Malmö and Copenhagen every summer. :)

But there were lots of electromechanical torpedo games with periscope cabinets before Sea Wolf. Sega’s Periscope from 1966 is one notable predecessor, and already in 1946 Bally manufactured a coin-op with a periscope: Undersea Raider.


The Vic game looks like a type-in. But there must be commercial clones of Sea Wolf - I just can't think of one at the moment :?
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Well Commodore itself did release a Sea Wolf conversion for the Vic20 and C64...
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Right :lol: and it's quite a good port too! Excellent sounds if not quite as atmospheric as the arcade sounds.
There is also Broderbund's Seafox, it is not a straight clone but very close. Still, Commodore's Sea Wolf is probably the best version available on the Vic.
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It could be Sea Wolf or Wolf Pack arcade.

Have a look here at the cabinets to jog your memory

http://www.mameworld.info/3darcade/index.html
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Thanks for all the info :) The arcade game was almost certainly Sea Wolf, thanks!
Will keep my eye's open for a VIC copy on ebay.
Just got a composite video cable to replace my RF, much nicer picture, no more ghosting.

All the best,
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S-video is better again
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