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| Title          = Jaws
 
| Title          = Jaws
 
| BoxArt          = Jaws - NES.jpg
 
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| PlatformName    = NES
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| Platform        = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment System
 
 
| Year            = 1987
 
| Year            = 1987
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| DeveloperName  = Westone
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| Developer      = {{Developer|Westone}}
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| DeveloperPage  = Westone
 
 
| Amazon          = B000FFEQN2
 
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'''''Jaws''''' is a game loosely based on the infamous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill Jaws. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come in because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games which probably explains why the game isn't all that good, because the programmers had to learn 6502 assembly language. Plus, the game was made entirely by three people: Ryuichi Nishizawa did the graphics, Michishito Ishizuka did all the programming, and Shinichi Sakamoto did the music and sound.
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'''''Jaws''''' is a game loosely based on the famous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill the shark. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come into play, because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games, which probably explains why the game isn't all that good, because the programmers had to learn 6502 assembly language. Plus, the game was made entirely by three people: Ryuichi Nishizawa did the graphics, Michishito Ishizuka did all the programming, and Shinichi Sakamoto did the music and sound. According to Ryuichi, the game was made in under a month.
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==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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{{Screenshot
 
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| Image      = Jaws_-_NES_-_Title_Screen.png
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| Image      = Jaws - NES - Title Screen.png
 
| Description = The title screen.}}
 
| Description = The title screen.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
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| Image      = Jaws_-_NES_-_Overworld.png
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| Image      = Jaws - NES - Overworld.png
 
| Description = Moving around the overworld.}}
 
| Description = Moving around the overworld.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
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| Image      = Jaws_-_NES_-_Underwater.png
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| Image      = Jaws - NES - Underwater.png
 
| Description = Shooting enemies underwater. Apparently, stingrays and jellyfish are so big you can hit them with your boat!}}
 
| Description = Shooting enemies underwater. Apparently, stingrays and jellyfish are so big you can hit them with your boat!}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
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| Image      = Jaws_-_NES_-_Final_Battle.png
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| Image      = Jaws - NES - Final Battle.png
 
| Description = Attempting to kill Jaws.}}
 
| Description = Attempting to kill Jaws.}}
 
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|}
  
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{{Issue Screenshots}}
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
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The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspenseful. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams. While the game lacks credits, we have contacted the only known composer at West One, [[Shinichi Sakamoto]] and he confirmed doing the soundtrack. According to Shinichi, he composed the music in 6502 assembly language (NES programming). Shinichi says Ryuichi Nishizawa probably programmed the sound driver, but he does remember the driver came from [[Hudson Soft]]. Ryuichi doesn't remember whether he worked on it or not. Sakamoto says he was disappointed in his music for this game and the other Famicom game he composed.
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The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspenseful. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams. While the game lacks credits, we have contacted the only known composer at Westone, [[Shinichi Sakamoto]] and he confirmed doing the soundtrack. According to Shinichi, he composed the music in 6502 assembly language (NES programming). Shinichi says the sound driver was done by the game's programmer, [[Michishito Ishizuka]]. Sakamoto says he was disappointed in his music for this game and the other Famicom game he composed.
  
 
===Recording===
 
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| Title = Jaws Theme
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| TitleLink = Main Title (Theme From "Jaws")#Jaws (NES)
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| Caption08 = Listen
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|John Williams}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 2
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| Title = Get Ready!
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 6
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 3
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| Title = Overworld
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 19
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 4
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| Title = You've Hit Something!
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 5
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| Title = Underwater
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 19
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 6
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| Title = Bonus Scene!
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 19
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 7
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| Title = Bonus Scene Results
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 2
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 8
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| Title = Upgrade
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 4
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 9
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| Title = Final Battle
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 10
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| Title = Game Over
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 5
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
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| Track = 11
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| Title = Ending
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Shinichi Sakamoto}}
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| Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|Unknown}}
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| Extra4  = [[Michishito Ishizuka]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 20
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| Game = Jaws
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| Platform = NES
 
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| [[Title - Jaws (NES)|Title]]
 
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| [[John Williams]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:15
 
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| {{Song-List|01_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Title.ogg}}
 
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| 02
 
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| [[Get Ready! - Jaws (NES)|Get Ready!]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:06
 
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| {{Song-List|02_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Get_Ready!.ogg}}
 
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| 03
 
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| [[Overworld - Jaws (NES)|Overworld]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:19
 
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| 3.04 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|03_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Overworld.ogg}}
 
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| 04
 
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| [[You've Hit Something! - Jaws (NES)|You've Hit Something!]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:01
 
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| {{Song-List|04_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_You've_Hit_Something!.ogg}}
 
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| 05
 
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| [[Underwater - Jaws (NES)|Underwater]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:19
 
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| 3.05 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|05_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Underwater.ogg}}
 
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| 06
 
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| [[Bonus Scene! - Jaws (NES)|Bonus Scene!]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:19
 
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| 3.04 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|06_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Bonus_Scene!.ogg}}
 
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| 07
 
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| [[Bonus Scene Results - Jaws (NES)|Bonus Scene Results]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:02
 
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| 107 KB
 
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| {{Song-List|07_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Bonus_Scene_Results.ogg}}
 
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| 08
 
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| [[Upgrade - Jaws (NES)|Upgrade]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:04
 
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| {{Song-List|08_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Upgrade.ogg}}
 
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| 09
 
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| [[Final Battle - Jaws (NES)|Final Battle]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:01
 
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| 2.36 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|09_-_Jaws_-_NES_-_Final_Battle.ogg}}
 
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| 10
 
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| [[Game Over - Jaws (NES)|Game Over]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:05
 
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| 11
 
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| [[Ending - Jaws (NES)|Ending]]
 
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| [[Shinichi Sakamoto]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:20
 
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===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
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** '''Uncredited Composer:''' {{Credits|John Williams|John Williams}}
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** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|John Williams|John Williams}}
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** '''Uncredited Programmer:''' {{Credits|Unknown|Unknown}}
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** '''Not Credited Sound Driver:''' {{Credits|Michishito Ishizuka|Michishito Ishizuka}}
  
 
(Source: Verification from Shinichi Sakamoto; game lacks credits)
 
(Source: Verification from Shinichi Sakamoto; game lacks credits)
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After you beat the game, you are treated to a plane flying off into the sunset with the words "THE END" appearing after. Shinichi Sakamoto says because of a subcontract, the developers could not put staff credits in their game. Ryuichi Nishizawa says otherwise. According to Ryuichi, they were ashamed of their work and that's the reason why there's no credits. Though he also admits that the game was rushed and was done in under a month.
 
After you beat the game, you are treated to a plane flying off into the sunset with the words "THE END" appearing after. Shinichi Sakamoto says because of a subcontract, the developers could not put staff credits in their game. Ryuichi Nishizawa says otherwise. According to Ryuichi, they were ashamed of their work and that's the reason why there's no credits. Though he also admits that the game was rushed and was done in under a month.
  
 
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| Title     = Jaws
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| Released   = 1987-11-??
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Revision as of 15:05, 25 December 2017

Jaws
Jaws - NES.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1987
Developer: Westone
Buy: Amazon

Jaws is a game loosely based on the famous movie of the same name. The player controls a boat that must upgrade frequently to kill the shark. To upgrade, they must go underwater. This is where RPG game elements come into play, because you move your boat around the overworld until the game says you hit something. While underwater, the player must kill stingrays and jellyfish that usually drop seashells. These seashells count as currency in this game. Oddly enough, this is the only NES game West One developed, as they only made Sega games, which probably explains why the game isn't all that good, because the programmers had to learn 6502 assembly language. Plus, the game was made entirely by three people: Ryuichi Nishizawa did the graphics, Michishito Ishizuka did all the programming, and Shinichi Sakamoto did the music and sound. According to Ryuichi, the game was made in under a month.

Screenshots

Jaws - NES - Title Screen.png

The title screen.

Jaws - NES - Overworld.png

Moving around the overworld.

Jaws - NES - Underwater.png

Shooting enemies underwater. Apparently, stingrays and jellyfish are so big you can hit them with your boat!

Jaws - NES - Final Battle.png

Attempting to kill Jaws.


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Music

The music actually is pretty catchy, especially the bonus scene theme. The other music sounds suspenseful. The title music is a nice short rendition of the Jaws theme written by John Williams. While the game lacks credits, we have contacted the only known composer at Westone, Shinichi Sakamoto and he confirmed doing the soundtrack. According to Shinichi, he composed the music in 6502 assembly language (NES programming). Shinichi says the sound driver was done by the game's programmer, Michishito Ishizuka. Sakamoto says he was disappointed in his music for this game and the other Famicom game he composed.

Recording

# Title ComposerArrangerProgrammer Length Listen Download
01 Jaws Theme John WilliamsShinichi SakamotoMichishito Ishizuka 0:15
Download
02 Get Ready! Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 0:06
Download
03 Overworld Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 1:19
Download
04 You've Hit Something! Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 0:01
Download
05 Underwater Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 1:19
Download
06 Bonus Scene! Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 1:19
Download
07 Bonus Scene Results Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 0:02
Download
08 Upgrade Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 0:04
Download
09 Final Battle Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 1:01
Download
10 Game Over Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 0:05
Download
11 Ending Shinichi SakamotoUnknownMichishito Ishizuka 1:20
Download

Credits

(Source: Verification from Shinichi Sakamoto; game lacks credits)

After you beat the game, you are treated to a plane flying off into the sunset with the words "THE END" appearing after. Shinichi Sakamoto says because of a subcontract, the developers could not put staff credits in their game. Ryuichi Nishizawa says otherwise. According to Ryuichi, they were ashamed of their work and that's the reason why there's no credits. Though he also admits that the game was rushed and was done in under a month.

Game Rip

Formats

Download

Size

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Download 5 KB

Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

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Jaws - NES.jpg
Title: Jaws
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-11-??
Publisher: LJN Ltd.


Links
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