Only made one year video games for the first time in the hallway, SEGA revealed the first Cabinet in chips creature scariest sea, shark-killer, but playing this light gun arcade shooter great fame acquired for his appearance in the film Monster classic shark from Steven Spielberg mother, turned out killer shark was not really a video game at all, but mechanical power in animation that coin.
Basics:
- Publisher / Developer: SEGA
- Publication Date: 1972
- Genre: First Person Shooter - Light Gun
- Type: coin operated games vertical (mechanical)
In short, to be the first arcade game, one of the most dangerous predators of the sea looks like one of the most modern machines of today's video games. Traditional companies as a unit coin op arcade light gun and are graphics of the game, the first person to swim the jagged shark towards the player shows attacker formed. Animation was very far advanced that, although it seemed, saw and contains all the elements of a video game was a FPS killer shark SEGA last trip.
History Killer Shark
Traces existed long before the emergence of video games, from the 19th century with penny arcades and midways, which have all kinds of entertainment devices single currency, including borrowing and Nickelodeon. In Flipper 30S enjoyed rapid success and was soon Games draw the basic passages.
Then, in 1971, the first coin op arcade video game hit cabinets, pizza restaurants and cafes,. Computer room and game Galaxy this new form of the game was an instant success. Next year, video games, one of which appear the most began Pong Pong clone to take the tail of the players on a tour of the new technology. Demand for new games is very high, but the manufacturer can not imagine, plan, and make them fast enough.
In an attempt to keep the coins flowing, SEGA, manufacturer of games, mechanically, the Council of Ministers adopted video games and built on a light gun shooter with animation on the screen appear the video super-advanced, but everything mechanically with lighting, mirrors and movable have parts.
It was a game shark-killer called and released to moderate success, but after three years (1974), he would have her name and sealed in shame for his role in the history of the horror film Mother. In about 54 minutes, and a Movie Players playing assassin streets Hai Beach Community Iceland friendship. With the help of the game is, in the juxtaposition of contempt shark warning by the local government local Sheriff Martin Brody (Roy Schieder). This little light left a big impression on the audience and makes a killer shark first and most famous arcade game shark ever.
In the same year, the shark killer was issued, SEGA has sent nearly identical game called Devil's Sea, and the only difference between the two is that the risk of a deadly U-boat was on the Manta Ray.
Secret screen animation Hai-like wheels on the old Zoetrope animation. Were printed a series of illustrations of sharks on the discs and place it in the episode on the disc. Then, as expected light on the hard drive, and place slides on a shark mirror. Mirror reflects the image of the shark on the screen window focus. The space between the wings form similar to a movie projector, a flickering effect. When the reader's eye absorbs light image also shows the next, and he created the appearance of moving images.
Play:
Players had to shoot the role of a U-boat diver and shark hunter, a harpoon (light gun mechanically) the arrival of sharks. If it was successful, the image with a shark bleeding and stirring is running.
Find out more:
- SEGA was founded in 1940 as a mechanical coin amusement game company, but as soon as that video games hit the scene, they quickly turned to the new medium.
- Ended with the killer shark and monkfish until mechanical SEGA Games final. In 1973 and fully more than video games and never looked back.
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