Swimmer (video game)

Swimmer
North American arcade flyer
Developer	Tehkan
Publishers	JP: Tehkan NA: Centuri
Platform	Arcade
Release	JP: July 1982[2] NA: November 1982[1]
Genre	Action
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Swimmer (スイマ一) is a 1982 action video game developed and published by Tehkan for Japanese arcades;^[3] it was licensed to Centuri for distribution in North America.^[4] The gameplay involves swimming up a river while avoiding logs and various marine life.

Gameplay

The swimmer, right of center, surrounded by logs. The cherries on the left give points when collected.

The player swims through a vertically scrolling level while collecting floating fruit for points and power-ups to knock enemies out. Players can swim from side to side to avoid obstacles, or they can press a button to dive under them. The goal is to swim until the character reaches the treasure island.

Legacy

In 2005, Swimmer was re-released for the Xbox as part of the Tecmo Classic Arcade collection.

See also

• River Patrol
• Toobin'

References

1. Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 113. ISBN 978-4990251215.
2. "Swimmer arcade video game by Tekhan". Arcade History.
3. Swimmer at the Killer List of Videogames
4. "Overseas Readers Column - Tehkan Licenses "Swimmer" To Century of U.S.A.". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 196. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 September 1982. p. 30.