Fishing
You fish for sport: choosing the spot, the bait and the tackle, casting the line, reacting in time when a fish bites and reeling it in without snapping the line while it pulls. You win on the weight or size of your catch.
Also known as: fishing video game, fishing sim, angling game
This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.
History
- 1977Origin
William Engel's Gone Fishin' (1977) is considered the first fishing video game. David Crane's Fishing Derby (1980) for the Atari 2600 was the first with graphics.
Fishing video game (Wikipedia) - 1980Fishing Derby
Fishing Derby, one of Activision's first games, pits two anglers on opposite docks against each other to see who first lands 99 pounds of fish.
Fishing Derby (Wikipedia)
Reference games
1980
Fishing Derby
Two anglers on opposite docks lower their lines among rows of fish that are worth more the deeper they swim, while a shark tries to eat hooked fish before they surface. The first to reach 99 pounds wins.