Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (SNES Cassette)

Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1

糸井重里のバス釣りNo.1

Developer(s): HAL Laboratory Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Super Famicom Category: Fishing Players: Predecessor: Successor: Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (Satellaview)

Release dates Japan: February 21, 1997

©1997 Nintendo/HAL Laboratory/Shigesato Itoi

Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 is the first game in the series of the same name by Shigesato Itoi, released for the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan.

It is one of the games that uses the SA-1 enhancement chip.

Summary

In this game, the player, as Shigesato Itoi, can explore a lake and set up a boat to go fishing. The player is able to catch fish which they can sell for money, for more fishing related items and bigger/harder to catch fish.

The cassette (cartridge) game also featured support for the Satellaview service (see Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (Satellaview)). Between March 2, 1997 to February 28, 1998, players could download new tournament variations of the game on to their Satellaview 8M Memory Pack, as well as two related magazines.

The game was followed by an enhanced Nintendo 64 version known as Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1 Ketteihan!.

References

Cartridge Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (SNES Cassette) Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Ketteihan! Satellaview games, magazines Games: Haru no Zenkoku Tournament, Natsu no Practice, Natsu no Zenkoku Tournament with SJ, Aki no Zenkoku Tournament with SJ, Fuyu no Zenkoku Tournament Magazines: Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Taiou: Shuukan Bass Tsuri No.1 Magazine, (Aki no Tournament edition)