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Octopus (1st Issue)
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Back
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Octopus (2nd Issue)
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Back
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Picture Wanted
Octopus (3rd Issue)
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Back
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Octopus (4th Issue)
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Back
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General:
Date of Release: 16th July 1981
Model Nr: OC-22
Acronym: OCtopus
Rating: DC3V 0.0002W
Battery: Alkali-Manganese batteries LR43 (or SR43) x 2
Manufactured: Japan
Sold: More than 1,000,000 Worldwide
Nr. of players: 1
Lives: 3
Modes: Game A & Game B
Controls: Left & Right Buttons
Other Buttons: Game A, Game B, Time, Alarm & ACL
Game-Play:
There's a treasure on the ground of the sea
and you have to get the gems and bring them up to your boat. There's a problem,
a huge Octopus tries to catch you with his tentacles. You'll get one miss, if you get caught by the Octopus. For this game you need to have a lot of patience.
Game differences:
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Game B tentacles move faster.
Trivia:
Maximum score is 999 and when the
score reaches 200 or 500 points all misses are cancelled.
Cheats and tricks:
Tentacles move at increasing speed, but slow down every 100 points before
increasing in speed again. Try to use the slow points in the game to get your
breath back.
Remember, you can't get back on the boat without any treasure.
Points:
1 Point per gem collected.
3 Points when you return to the boat with some gems.
Misses:
If octopus tentacle touches the diver, score one miss. When all three divers
are gone the game ends.
Other notices:
If you hold in Game A or Game B key the highest previous score will be
displayed. If the unit is left as it is after game is over, time display will
appear in about five minutes. A game is not interrupted even if TIME key or
other game keys are depressed during game playing.
Game (1st & 2nd Issue)
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Statistics
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Game (3rd & 4th Issue)
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| Dimension:
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112 mm (W)
67 mm (H)
11.5 mm (D)
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| Net Weight:
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65g (Including Batteries)
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| Accuracy of Clock:
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Average daily differential
within +/- 3 secs. (under normal temperature)
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| Working Temperature:
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10°C - 40°C (50°F - 104°F)
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| Life of the Battery:
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Approx. 6 months
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| Alarm-Set Sign:
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Musical Note 
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| Alarm-On Sign:
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Baby Octopus sounds trumpet when alarm is on 
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| Hi-Score:
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Game A - 999 by Spinal
Game B - 832 by Spinal
To see the high scores please go HERE
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Issue Differences (click to enlarge pictures)
The table will show how to tell the different Issues that were made:
Box
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Issue 1
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Issue 2
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Issue 3
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Issue 4
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| Front |
Large Game & Watch Label and no ™. Large
game picture.
Nintendo |
No ™ by Game & Watch label.
Nintendo |
No ™ by Game & Watch label.
Nintendo |
™ by Game & Watch label.
Nintendo® |
| Back |
Pictures of PR-21, PP-23 and
FP-24 |
Pictures of PR-21, PP-23, FP-24
and MC-25 |
Pictures of PR-21, PP-23, FP-24
and MC-25 |
Bar Code. |
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Game & Watch |
Game & Watch |
Game & Watch |
Game & Watch™ |
| Edge |
#6000 © Nintendo 1981 |
#6000 © Nintendo 1981 |
© Nintendo 1981 |
Nintendo®
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| Inside flap |
No serial nr. |
Serial nr. matching game serial nr. |
No serial nr. |
No serial nr. |
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Game
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| Serial nr. |
04...... |
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21...... |
24...... |
| Data on back |
© Nintendo Co.,Ltd. 1981 |
© Nintendo Co.,Ltd. 1981 |
© Nintendo 1981 |
© Nintendo 1981 |
| Alarm & ACL |
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Instructions
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| Front Page |
Japanese Only |
Blank Space |
Blank Space |
© Nintendo 1981 |
| Back Page |
Japanese Only |
Blank Space |
Printed in Japan |
Printed in Japan |
The battery covers seem to have a number on the back, but they seem to
vary a lot and I won't even speculate what the difference is.
Box Variations (Click to enlarge):
| CGL |
Futuretronics (1st Issue) |
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| Futuretronics (2nd Issue) |
Pocketsize |
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| Ji21 (1st Issue) |
Ji21 (2nd Issue) |
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| Ji21 (3rd Issue) |
Tric O tronic |
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| VideoPoche |
Carded |
N/A
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| Mini Classics |
Other |
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Game Variations:
| CGL |
Futuretronics |
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| Ji21 |
Mego/Time-Out |
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N/A
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| Mini Classics |
Other (Offert par VANDAME) |
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Picture Wanted
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Picture courtesy of Asgeir at www.gameandwatch.no |
Shipping Box:
Fits 10 games
Instructions (English):
Page 1
Page 2
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Page 3
Page 4
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Page 5
Page 6
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Back
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Instructions (Japanese):
Pictures Wanted
Instruction Variations:
| Ji21 (1st & 2nd Issue) |
Ji21 (3rd Issue) |
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| tricOtronic |
Videopoche |
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| Mego/Time-Out |
English (for the Japanese sold games) |
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N/A
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Picture Wanted
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| CSA (French) |
Other |
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Other Paperwork:
