Zebco Fishing
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| Zebco Fishing | |
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| Developer | Vicarious Visions |
| Publisher | Vatical Entertainment |
| Platform | Game Boy Color |
| Release | 15 October 1999[1] |
| Genre | Sports |
| Mode | Single-player |
Zebco Fishing (stylised as Zebco Fishing!) is a 1999 video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Vatical Entertainment for the Game Boy Color. It is a ZEBCO licensed fishing video game. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews.
Players take control of a fishing boat and can choose to fish from two lakes: Lake Chestnut and Lake Drake.[1] Fishing involves two stages: positioning a boat into location on the lake, then casting the line to hook and lure in a fish.[2] Players use the control pad to move the boat, and position the cast of the fishing rod, and the A button to cast the line and reel in a fish.[3] Caught fish have several properties depending on the weather conditions, time of day and depth of water, with players able to select and use eleven different lures effective under certain conditions.[2] Zebco Fishing featured several game modes, including a Practice mode, Tournament Fishing, facing against other competitors, and Blackjack, requiring the player to catch as close to 21 pounds of bass without going over the limit.[1] The game cartridge supported a built-in rumble, causing it to vibrate when a fish bit the bait.[1] The game also features digitised speech samples.[4]