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** '''Uncredited Composer:''' {{Credits|John Williams|John Williams}}
 
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** '''Uncredited Composer:''' {{Credits|Shinichi Sakamoto|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
 
** '''Uncredited Composer:''' {{Credits|Shinichi Sakamoto|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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==Releases==
 
==Releases==

Revision as of 01:35, 28 March 2012

Jaws
Jaws - NES.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1987
Developer: West One
Buy: Amazon

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


Jaws - NES - Title Screen.png

The title screen.

Jaws - NES - Overworld.png

Moving around the overworld.

Jaws - NES - Underwater.png

Shooting enemies underwater. Apparently, stingrays and jellyfish are so big you can hit them with your boat!

Jaws - NES - Final Battle.png

Attempting to kill Jaws.

Music

The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspensful. Unfortunately the game doesn't have credits but the only known composer at West One was Shinichi Sakamoto and when he was asked over the internet, he confirmed. 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 John Williams Shinichi Sakamoto 0:15 610 KB
02 Get Ready! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 0:06 245 KB
03 Overworld Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 1:19 3.04 MB
04 You've Hit Something! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 0:01 47 KB
05 Underwater Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 1:19 3.05 MB
06 Bonus Scene! Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 1:19 3.04 MB
07 Bonus Scene Results Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 0:02 107 KB
08 Upgrade Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 0:04 157 KB
09 Final Battle Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 1:01 2.36 MB
10 Game Over Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 0:05 211 KB
11 Ending Shinichi Sakamoto Unknown 1:20 3.07 MB

Credits

(Source: Verification from composer.)

Releases

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