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'''''Jaws''''' is a game loosely based on the infamous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill Jaws. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come in because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games.
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'''''Jaws''''' is a game loosely based on the infamous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill Jaws. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come in because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games which probably explains why the game isn't all that good, because the programmers had to learn 6502 assembly language.
  
 
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The music actually is pretty catchy. Unfortunately the game doesn't have credits but the only known composer at West One was Shinichi Sakamoto and he confirmed he was the composer himself. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams.
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The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspensfulUnfortunately the game doesn't have credits but the only known composer at West One was Shinichi Sakamoto and he confirmed he was the composer himself. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams.
  
 
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===Recording===

Revision as of 17:25, 21 June 2011

Jaws
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Platform: NES
Year: 1987
Developer: West One

Jaws is a game loosely based on the infamous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill Jaws. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come in because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games which probably explains why the game isn't all that good, because the programmers had to learn 6502 assembly language.

Screenshots


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Music

The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspensfulUnfortunately the game doesn't have credits but the only known composer at West One was Shinichi Sakamoto and he confirmed he was the composer himself. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams.

Recording

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Title

Composer

Arranger

Length

Size

Listen

01 Title Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
02 Get Ready! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
03 Overworld Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
04 You've Hit Something! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
05 Underwater Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
06 Bonus Scene! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
07 Bonus Scene Results Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
08 Upgrade Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
09 Final Battle Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
10 Game Over Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown
11 Ending Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown

Credits

Releases

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Title: Jaws
Platform: NES
Released: 1987/11/??
Publisher: LJN Ltd.