The year is 1987. beverly hills cop ii It is the highest grossing film. “Walk Like an Egyptian” is the most popular song. The Iran-Contra scandal dominates American political headlines, while Konami’s Adverse Sucks coins in the arcade. But rising above them all is an important moment jaws Coming to NES. (“There’s no escape this time!”, the box art warned.) Now, 38 years later, the 8-bit game is coming back in the form of a Limited Run Games physical re-release.
The retro release coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Spielberg film. From December 19th to January 18th, you can pre-order a physical copy for Switch and PS5.
It will be available in two physical editions: a standard (“Retro Edition”) for $35, and a deluxe (“The Bigger Boat Edition”) for $100. The latter adds an NES-inspired box, a physical CD of the game soundtrack, a key chain and – best of all – a pixelated shark lamp. Both editions contain the original and “enhanced” versions of the 1987 game.
The game is mainly split between a bird’s-eye view (where you steer your boat around the map) and an underwater view (where you glimpse marine wildlife). Eventually, you’ll encounter Jaws. After several of these encounters, while gradually reducing his hit points, you will attempt to eliminate him in a simulated 3D perspective on the surface of the water. If you think this sounds like a minor change from what you found in some other licensed NES games of that era, you wouldn’t be wrong.
You can pre-order jaws The re-release from Limited Run Games’ website will begin on December 19th at 10am ET. In the meantime, you can refresh your memories of the 8-bit game with the video below.
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