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Black Bass: Lure Fishing

There are only two lakes to fish at and a limited set of lures; unlike the Super NES video game Super Black Bass. Casting is done on an overhead view with a meter for the direction and another meter for the…

28 August 1992

Black Bass: Lure Fishing is a sport developed by HOT-B, released 28 August 1992 on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

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What Black Bass: Lure Fishing is

Black Bass: Lure Fishing is a sport game developed by HOT-B and released in 1992. It is available on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

The premise, in the publisher's words

There are only two lakes to fish at and a limited set of lures; unlike the Super NES video game Super Black Bass. Casting is done on an overhead view with a meter for the direction and another meter for the shadow of the fish. Trout, pike, catfish, and the infamous black bass can all be caught in this game. The Game Boy Color version allows players to play against 99 AI-controlled fishermen. Tournament hours are twelve non-real time hours long and all locations are fictional. Each game originally came with a 40-page instruction manual and a precautions booklet. Both versions of the game notify players when they have lost their lure and/or their fish through a text-based message. Once a…
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Black Bass: Lure Fishing launched on 28 August 1992, within three weeks of Super Mario Kart, Axelay and Alone in the Dark.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Kart, Axelay, Alone in the Dark.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Black Bass: Lure Fishing come out?
Black Bass: Lure Fishing was released on 28 August 1992 for Game Boy Color and Game Boy.

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