Fishing video game

A fishing video game is a video game genre in which the player fishes. Usually they take the form of fishing tournaments. Many feature a wide variety of locations in which to fish, fish to catch, and fishing paraphernalia such as fishing rods, lures, and boats. Gameplay usually revolves around reacting quickly to an on-screen trigger that the bait was taken, along with some sort of button press sequence to reel the fish in.

Though not as prolific as other video games genres, fishing video games have historically been popular.^[1]

History[]

Fishing Derby (1980) by David Crane for the Atari 2600, is an early example of the genre.^[2]

"Fish games" also refers to a type of arcade redemption game involving shooting fish. These game first appeared around 2005 in China. These games also become popular in the United States in the mid 2010s, starting in the Pacific rim before spreading in popularity. The legal status of these games has been disputed in many countries and states due to gambling issues, and association with organized crime.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Fishing minigames[]

Minigames of fishing are also common inside larger action-adventure games. The Legend of Zelda series is particularly famous for having a fishing minigame in The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

References[]

^ "Review Crew: Reel Fishing". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 120.
^ Lendino, Jamie (4 June 2018). Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming. Ziff Davis. pp. 85–87. ISBN 978-1-7323552-0-0. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Like Dragster, Fishing Derby is memorable for its ingenuity, as a first take on a popular sport in a video game.
^ Rath, Robert (23 November 2016). "Why Cops Are Raiding Arcades Over a Fishing Game". www.vice.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^ McCarty, Alma. "Game Over: Police Cracking Down On 'Fish Table Games' in Greensboro". WFMY. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^ Douglas, Anna (15 August 2018). "People are winning — and losing — big at this hot NC arcade trend. But is it legal?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^ Tracy, Erin (23 January 2020). "Deputies raid illegal gambling operation involving fish-hunting game north of Modesto". Modesto Bee. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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[1] "Review Crew: Reel Fishing". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 120.

[2] Lendino, Jamie (4 June 2018). Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming. Ziff Davis. pp. 85–87. ISBN 978-1-7323552-0-0. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Like Dragster, Fishing Derby is memorable for its ingenuity, as a first take on a popular sport in a video game.

[3] Rath, Robert (23 November 2016). "Why Cops Are Raiding Arcades Over a Fishing Game". www.vice.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[4] McCarty, Alma. "Game Over: Police Cracking Down On 'Fish Table Games' in Greensboro". WFMY. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[5] Douglas, Anna (15 August 2018). "People are winning — and losing — big at this hot NC arcade trend. But is it legal?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[6] Tracy, Erin (23 January 2020). "Deputies raid illegal gambling operation involving fish-hunting game north of Modesto". Modesto Bee. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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