Conference wahoo::fishing

    That nintendo game "black bass" is it available in the stores now,
    and what is the price of this cassette? Sounds like it will defenetly
    get me thru this winter famine.
                                     bassin manny.

    I just found 'black bass' in the Nintendo notes file, it's note number 343.
    Sounds like fun and has more features than I was originally lead to
    believe. This could be better than buying new lures !  If you don't
    release non-bass, you don't get tourney points and can't make it to the
    next level (bigger fish).

    That game is discussed in one of the other topics in here also.
    
    I too had to run right out and buy one.  It's good for a few laughs but
    the novelty wore off quick for me because I felt they could have done
    a much better job implementing some of the features.  
    
    My biggest peave is the huge checksum that is generated when you finish
    a tournament or when you decide to stop fishing.  If you wish to
    continue as the same fisherman and go on to other lakes you have to 
    manually write down this huge (25 chars maybe?) alphanumeric number 
    checksum that you'll have to re-enter the next time you restart.  And
    it's a different number each time you restart.  I think an optional 
    short password of your own choice would have been *more* than adequate
    "security precautions"...
    
    It's somewhat entertaining though, beats shoveling snow.
    
    donmac

    I took a look at the Nintendo note 343 and it appears that alot of
    folks are enjoying the game.  Maybe I'll give it another chance 8^).
    
    Hit SELECT to add the Nintendo conference to your notebook and check out 
    note 343 as noted in a previous reply.
                       
    donmac

    How do you input the checksum number. I had rented another game and it
    also had a password feature. I only have a basic nintendo unit and
    couldn't imagine what they meant.
    
      Don

    
    Don,
    
    
          I guess there is hope that we will show young Greg how to catch
    a fish! I was hoping it would be in your boat on the Conneticut River.
    
    Oh well- a computer image fish is better than none at all!
    
    Lets do some real fishing!!!
    
    Wild 
        

    the cursur is placed on a character block, you use the arrow keys to
    make the char scroll thru a-z,0-9, hitting select to select each
    character...  donmac

    	A few interesting things that I have found about the game:

    1) To move from Lake C to Lake B you need to catch at least 24 pounds
    of fish in one day.

    2) To move from Lake B to Lake A, you need to catch 28 pounds.

    3) Unsure of weight to move from one level A lake to the other.  I had
    64 pounds of bass in one day and went from 47th to 18th in one day.

    NOW, all I have to do is figure out WHAT they want to eat on HEAVY RAIN
    on San Lake.  (Current standing 15th place.  Largest Bass 18#.)

    Hi Wayne how long have you been playing, sounds like it keeps your
    interests up (at least during the winter drought !). I plan to find a
    copy this weekend and be out bass fishing by Sunday morning.
    
    Don

    If you were new to the area, lived in princeton Ma (out rt 2) and
    worked in Acton where would you go to try and pick this game up ?
    
    Marty

    I think Toys R US sells Nintendo games, I know there is one in
    Fitchburg on John Fitch Highway. Nintendo is pretty popular so I'd
    guess a lot of places sell it. You might even want to try the K-Mart in
    Acton at the intersection of Route 27 and 101, though I don't know if
    they "do" Nintendo. Kaybee toys also sells N if you have one near you.
    I'll bet the FAIR on route 12 in S. Boylston sells N also.
    
    Good luck, Don

    Well,
    Last night I tried KMART in fitchburg, but they were all
    out although they do carry them, then I tried a place called
    Prime Value mart. They carry them too, but were all out.
    In fact both places were out of the game units themselves.
    What is this, a run on Nintendo all over again ??? :-)
    

    Well, I looked through most of Nashua and Chelmsford and couldn't find
    a copy either but I did rent it this weekend. I found the game to be
    boring and frustrating - JUST LIKE REAL FISHING !!, I loved it. I
    actually found it more difficult than some other N games. It was pretty
    realistic, if you didn't keep fishing and pay attention to the details
    you fell behind in your standings, I never made it to the 2cd level and
    kept the cartridge for an extra day. You choose you lure type
    (according to the weather) and then your location, you must keep other
    fish off the line or waste time fighting it. YOu must also work your
    lure correctly of fish will leave it behind. It was fun, graphics could
    be better and the paddle could use some sort of engineering but the
    basic game is pretty good.

    	Been too busy with REAL fishing here for the last couple of weeks
    to fish on the Nintendo.  However, after learning a few tricks on the
    lower lakes, I can get the kids through a level in one evening.  I will
    probably just go back to the other "A" lake and refish it to get some
    more experience there to use in the top lake.  Perhaps I can get
    something other than RAIN to fish, too.  (Fishing in a rain storm in
    Colorado with a Graphite rod IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE!!!!  So, I have
    little rain fishing experience.)  I don't like tooling around on a lake
    in a thunderstorm with a lightning rod in my hands. :-(

>    I think Toys R US sells Nintendo games, I know there is one in
>    Fitchburg on John Fitch Highway.

That's Child World on John Fitch in Fitchburg.

I played the game also (rented it) and it's great.  BTW has anyone figured
how you're supposed to put in the code "mirun" to help you move the lure at a 
presentable speed?

Mike_L

    
    In the game one of the lures is a pencil bait.  What real life lure
    would this equate to.  A floating rapla ?
    
    

    Yeap, a rapala or maybe a spook.... donmac

    I'd agree with both of you. I'm still trying to buy the game but I
    think I'll end up renting it again. I hope if you guys uncover any
    "secrets" you'll pass them on !
    
    regards, Don

    	While sick last week I had a few hours on my hands that were going
    to NO GOOD USE.  So, I got in a few days on the water with the
    Nintendo.  Ended up with the BEST DAY OF FISHING of MY LIFE!!!  (I just
    HOPE that ONCE in my lifetime I have such a day on the WATER.)  Ended
    up catching a MEASLY 14 fish from Lake More.  Largest was only 16.0
    pounds.  Total for the day was 103.8 pounds of fish.  I WAS GREATLY
    DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GRAPHICS FOR TAKING FIRST PLACE!!!!!  All I got
    was the SAME flashing lights and etc. that you get when you pass a
    lower grade.  NOTHING SPECIAL!!!!!
    	I am STILL learning San Lake, though.  Only caught 8 fish, lost 4
    lures to BREAK OFFS from HAWGS, and ended up with a total of 92 pounds
    from it so far.  NOW, if I can just figure out how to land one of those
    HAWGS that are larger in the graphics than the 16 pounder.  :-(

    re. -.1
    	Don, if you want some spoilers as to how to fish the lakes, send me
    MAIL.  I don't want to make it easier for EVERYONE and spoil ALL THEIR
    FUN of learning the software tricks to the game.  :-)