Game and Watch: Tropical Fish - Multiscreen

Tropical Fish (1985, TF04)  is a rare New Wide Screen Game & Watch video game released in 1985. The game was never released in Japan.  In the game you'll merge fish from an aquarium into another aquarium via a fishbowl. Overall the gameplay is very similar to Fire, though perhaps slightly improved. Tropical Fish has also appeared as an unlockable museum game in Game & Watch Gallery 4, albeit in Classic only.

Gameplay
In the game, the player will transfer fish from one aquarium to another one via a fish bowl in a game similar to the previously released Fire. If a fish drops on the floor, the cat (similar in appearance to the one from Chef) will take it for himself as a tasty snack. The cat also appears as the alarm clock icon. When the game begins, fish will start jumping from the water tank on the right. As the player, they must make sure that they catch the fish in the fish bowl. Shortly after this, the fish will jump from the water bowl to the left, and the player will have to keep on catching it until it reaches the other water tank.

Scoring
One point is rewarded to the player for each fish they catch and each fish they transfer to a fish tank. The maximum amount of points a player can receive is 9,999.

Rarity
Very rare, as only 250,000 were manufactured. Rarely seen on Ebay.

Estimated Value of Working Model (September 2013)
Boxed with instructions: £150-£200
Without Box: £70-£110

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