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Instruction booklet · April 1996

Mark Davis' The Fishing Master

SportESRB E

The story

In Mark Davis' The Fishing Master, the player can take control of fishing legend Mark Davis and fish in five different lakes and even compete in a fishing tournament to win a trophy. The gameplay is reminiscent of Super Black Bass. The player picks a location to fish using an overhead map where the player is then taken to a behind the person perspective to cast their reel.

Specifications

Released
April 1996
Developer
Natsume
Publisher
Natsume
Genre
Sport
Rating
ESRB E
Themes
Action

What the magazines said

6.75
EGM · one reviewer
Famitsu
18/40
Next Generation
2/5
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Vol. 6 · No. 242Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
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Week of April 5, 1996
Apr. 6

Major League Soccer begins its inaugural season with a match between the San Jose Clash and D.C. United in San Jose, California. It is the first top-level men's soccer league in the United States since the collapse of the North American Soccer League in 1984.

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