Parachute

Parachute (1^st Issue)

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Parachute (2^nd Issue)

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Parachute (3^rd Issue)

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Parachute (4^th Issue)

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General:

Date of Release: 19^th June 1981

Model Nr: PR-21
Acronym: PaRachute
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 and Right Buttons
Other Buttons: Game A, Game B, Time, Alarm & ACL

Game-Play:

You have to move a boat left and right, so that the skydivers, which jump out of a helicopter with their parachutes, land in the boat. If you miss a skydiver, he'll be eaten by a shark!

Game differences:

In game B the skydivers sometimes get caught in trees and swing back and forth until they continue falling.

Trivia:

Maximum score is 999 and when the score reaches 200 & 500 points all misses are cancelled. Up to 10 skydivers can be on the screen at any time.

Cheats and tricks:

Speed and number of skydivers increases with score. With each 100 points, speed returns to normal so you can take a breather before it start to get faster again.

Points:

1 point is scored for each skydiver caught by the lifeboat.

Misses:

When a skydiver falls into the ocean and is attacked by sharks. Three misses and 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 (1^st & 2^nd Issue)

Statistics

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Game (3^rd & 4^th Issue)

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Dimension:	112 mm (W) 67 mm (H) 11.5 mm (D)
Net Weight:	65g (Including Batteries)
Accuracy of Clock:	Average daily differential within +/- 3 secs. (under normal temperature)
Working Temperature:	10°C - 40°C (50°F - 104°F)
Life of the Battery:	Approx. 6 months
Alarm-Set Sign:	Bell
Alarm-On Sign:	Monkey swings bell when alarm is on
Hi-Score:	Game A - 999 by Spinal Game B - 999 by Spinal To see the high scores please go HERE

Issue Differences (click to enlarge pictures)

The table will show how to tell the different Issues that were made:

Box	Issue 1	Issue 2	Issue 3	Issue 4

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 OC-22, PP-23 and FP-24	Pictures of OC-22, PP-23, FP-24 and MC-25	Pictures of OC-22, PP-23, FP-24 and MC-25	Bar Code.
Side	Game & Watch	Game & Watch	Game & Watch	Game & Watch™
Edge	#6000 © Nintendo 1981	#6000 © Nintendo 1981	© Nintendo 1981	Nintendo^®
Inside flap	No serial nr.	Serial nr. matching game serial nr.	No serial nr.	No serial nr.

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Serial nr.	03......	07......	15......	16......
Data on back
Alarm & ACL

Instructions

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 (1^st Issue)

Futuretronics (2^nd Issue)	Pocketsize
	Picture Courtesy of Paul
Ji21 (1^st Issue)	Ji21 (2^nd Issue)

Tric O tronic	VideoPoche

Mego/Time-Out	Carded
N/A	?
Mini Classics	Other