Depthcharge

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Depthcharge
System(s): VIC Dual
Publisher: Gremlin Industries (US), Sega (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (VIC Dual)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (VIC Dual)
US
$? ?


































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Depthcharge, known in Japan as Depthbomb (ディプスボンブ), is an arcade game released by Gremlin Industries for VIC Dual hardware in 1977. The gameplay is based on Sega's earlier electro-mechanical arcade game Periscope (1966).

Gameplay

Players control a battleship on the surface of some water, moving left and right in an attempt to avoid enemy mines. One button drops a depth charge off the left hand side of the ship, another the right hand side, with the objective of destroying enemy submarines below.

History

A version of the game was released by Taito in Japan the same year, called Sub Hunter, though it is unknown which version released first.

Depthcharge pre-dates the slightly more successful (and more well known) Deep Scan though the gameplay is largely identical. Depthcharge has a monochrome display and lacks any sort of radar or ranking system.

Specifications

Dimensions

685.8 mm (27")
1.676 m (66")
762 mm (30")


  • Mass: 91kg

Promotional material

Depthcharge VICDual US Flyer.pdf

PDF
US flyer
Depthcharge VICDual US Flyer.pdf
Depthbomb JP DL flyer.jpg
JP flyer
Depthbomb JP DL flyer.jpg

Physical scans

VIC Dual, US
Depthcharge VICDual US Manual.pdf
Manual

Artwork

Depthbomb logo.png
Depthbomb logo.png

Photo gallery

References