Submarine 1981 VIC-Soft

[ridgerunner]

hi folks,

just came across this video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pQdcZPNOhM

The arcade version of this game was the first video game I ever played back in the late 70's. Pretty sure it was in black & white and had a big periscope on the cabinet. Anyone know the title of that arcade machine?

Was this a commercially released game for the VIC? It looks like a type-in perhaps?
would love to be able to play this on original hardware.

Best,
Chris

[Ola H]

The arcade version you played was probably Midway’s Sea Wolf, or one of the clones. I used to play it as a kid on the boat between Malmö and Copenhagen every summer.

But there were lots of electromechanical torpedo games with periscope cabinets before Sea Wolf. Sega’s Periscope from 1966 is one notable predecessor, and already in 1946 Bally manufactured a coin-op with a periscope: Undersea Raider.


The Vic game looks like a type-in. But there must be commercial clones of Sea Wolf - I just can't think of one at the moment

[Mayhem]

Well Commodore itself did release a Sea Wolf conversion for the Vic20 and C64...

[Ola H]

Right and it's quite a good port too! Excellent sounds if not quite as atmospheric as the arcade sounds.
There is also Broderbund's Seafox, it is not a straight clone but very close. Still, Commodore's Sea Wolf is probably the best version available on the Vic.

[Vic20-Ian]

It could be Sea Wolf or Wolf Pack arcade.

Have a look here at the cabinets to jog your memory

http://www.mameworld.info/3darcade/index.html

[ridgerunner]

Thanks for all the info The arcade game was almost certainly Sea Wolf, thanks!
Will keep my eye's open for a VIC copy on ebay.
Just got a composite video cable to replace my RF, much nicer picture, no more ghosting.

All the best,
Chris

[mrr19121970]

S-video is better again