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Bass Masters Classic

This game consists of five 3-day tournaments at four lakes. The mission is to catch as much large bass as possible. Once the day of the fishing tournament is over, the five largest bass that were caught get…

1 June 1995

Bass Masters Classic is a simulator developed by Black Pearl Software, released 1 June 1995 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Bass Masters Classic is

Bass Masters Classic is a simulator game developed by Black Pearl Software and released in 1995. It was published by Altron. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game consists of five 3-day tournaments at four lakes. The mission is to catch as much large bass as possible. Once the day of the fishing tournament is over, the five largest bass that were caught get weighed and are compared to the other fisherman's catches. The one with the heaviest catch is the winner. The player starts off choosing an angler. Then the player can either go to the bait shop, practice pond, or start in the tournament. In the bait shop, choices of baits, lines, rods, reels, fish finders, and boat engines are available for purchase. The practice pond mode is just where the player can cut his teeth on the game mechanics without consequence. The tournament mode is the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bass Masters Classic launched on 1 June 1995, within three weeks of Tekken 2, Full Throttle, Worms and Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.

Released around the same time: Tekken 2, Full Throttle, Worms, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.

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When did Bass Masters Classic come out?
Bass Masters Classic was released on 1 June 1995 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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