is a 1992 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

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that was developed by Hot-B and was released by Vic Tokai in North America. It was due for release in Europe by July, but the plan was cancelled.

Gameplay

Players participate in a big

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; and spend a day catching as many

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as possible. Many activities of real-life fishing are included like driving the boat, assembling the lure onto the

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and overcome a motley crew of fishermen at the same time. As players become successful in catching fish, they become stronger and more adept fishermen themselves. This system operates similar to a

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. Players can choose between a leisurely fishing trip that involves the aspect of fishing on a sunny afternoon or a championship mode where the game's story takes effect. One of the settings in the game is

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; one of the places where king salmon are abundant. Passwords allow players to resume where they left off.

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*{{MobyGames, id=/king-salmon-the-big-catch 1992 video games Fishing video games Hot B games Sega Genesis games Sega Genesis-only games Single-player video games Top-down video games Vic Tokai games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Masaharu Iwata