Videocart-14: Sonar Search (1978)

Fairchild Semiconductor

Fairchild Channel F

My Save State is where you keep a diary of the games you play.

You can't play Videocart-14: Sonar Search here, but you can log it, rate it, and see what other players think.

Sign up free Already a member? Sign in
Sonar Search features the basic gameplay idea of Battleship, but with a unique twist. Instead of trying to randomly guess what grid an opponent's battleship is on, after the player takes a shot, the player will hear a sonar ping noise. The shorter the noise, the closer the player is to hitting a target. In the 1 player game, the … Sonar Search features the basic gameplay idea of Battleship, but with a unique twist. Instead of trying to randomly guess what grid an opponent's battleship is on, after the player takes a shot, the player will hear a sonar ping noise. The shorter the noise, the closer the player is to hitting a target.

In the 1 player game, the player has a limited number of chances to sink the enemy fleet of ships, while in the 2 player game, players take turns trying to sink their opponents ships before having their own ships sunk.

This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun. This battle on the high seas is sure to score a direct hit with exciting one and two-player games.
Read more

Details

Developers
Fairchild Semiconductor
Publishers
Fairchild Semiconductor
Genres
Strategy
Also known as
Videocart 12 - Sonar-Peilung (German title)

Release dates

  • Mar 01, 1978 Fairchild Channel F