Gone Fishin' (video game)

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Gone Fishin'
Developer(s) SimGraph
Publisher(s) Amtex
Platform(s) DOS
Release1994
Genre(s) Fishing
Mode(s) Single-player

Gone Fishin' is a fishing video game for DOS released in 1994 by Amtex. The player takes part of a fishing tournament in the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario. This includes buying fishing equipment at a store and getting advice from both the storekeeper and an older man at a nearby fishing lodge. [1]

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References

  1. "Gone Fishin' (1994) - PC Game". www.squakenet.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.