Jaws (NES)
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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. Plus, the game was made entirely by three people: Ryuichi Nishizawa did the graphics, Michishito Ishizuka did all the programming, and Shinichi Sakamoto did the music and sound.
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Music
The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspenseful. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams. While the game lacks credits, we have contacted the only known composer at West One, Shinichi Sakamoto and he confirmed doing the soundtrack. According to Shinichi, he composed the music in 6502 assembly language (NES programming). Shinichi says Ryuichi Nishizawa probably programmed the sound driver, but he does remember the driver came from Hudson Soft. Ryuichi doesn't remember whether he worked on it or not. Sakamoto says he was disappointed in his music for this game and the other Famicom game he composed.
Recording
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Title |
Composer |
Arranger |
Programmer |
Length |
Size |
Listen |
01 | Title | John Williams | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | 0:15 | 610 KB | |
02 | Get Ready! | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 0:06 | 245 KB | |
03 | Overworld | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 1:19 | 3.04 MB | |
04 | You've Hit Something! | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 0:01 | 47 KB | |
05 | Underwater | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 1:19 | 3.05 MB | |
06 | Bonus Scene! | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 1:19 | 3.04 MB | |
07 | Bonus Scene Results | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 0:02 | 107 KB | |
08 | Upgrade | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 0:04 | 157 KB | |
09 | Final Battle | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 1:01 | 2.36 MB | |
10 | Game Over | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 0:05 | 211 KB | |
11 | Ending | Shinichi Sakamoto | Unknown | Unknown | 1:20 | 3.07 MB | |
Credits
- Ripper:
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Uncredited Composer: John Williams
- Uncredited Composer: Shinichi Sakamoto
- Uncredited Programmer: Unknown
(Source: Verification from Shinichi Sakamoto; game lacks credits)
After you beat the game, you are treated to a plane flying off into the sunset with the words "THE END" appearing after. Shinichi Sakamoto says because of a subcontract, the developers could not put staff credits in their game. Ryuichi Nishizawa says otherwise. According to Ryuichi, they were ashamed of their work and that's the reason why there's no credits. Though he also admits that the game was rushed and was done in under a month.
Game Rip
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