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the review system. 1 = Terrible, 5 = Awesome!
A rather strange game - seagulls and dolphins. Rescue Neptune's daughter!
| Graphics: 4
Sound: 3
Replay Value: 3
Notes: 1-player game
Screen Shots |
For all its rarity, Fathom is an OK—but not earth-shatteringly
great—game. The control is a tough when you're a seagull,
and the underwater phase "opponents" seem harder to
evade than they should be. Some phases of the game look quite
beautiful. Need to play this game more. The gameplay seems identical to the
Atari version, but control is much harder. To me, it seems rushed
and has an incomplete feel to it.
ROM |
No ROM variants have been identified. |
Box |
No variations have been found. |
Manual |
Two variants have been identified. |
Overlays |
No variations have been found. |
Label |
No variations have been found. |
Easter Eggs |
No Easter Eggs have been found. |
Only one version of the box has been found for Fathom.
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Imagic |
710026-1A |
1983 |
U.S.A. |
Only game from Imagic that has 'For the Mattel® Intellivision® on the spine; part number on spine is different format—not the typical IM 7XXX; has UPC barcode (white) on top of box; black tray does not have cardboard backing - was that normal for this game? |
Fathom is the only Imagic box that I have that mentions Mattel Intellivision
on the spine of the box.
A total of two Fathom manual variants have been documented.
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Imagic |
700026-1A |
1983 |
U.S.A. |
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Imagic |
N/A |
None |
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Italian-only version; manual is grayscale, not color like other Imagic releases; no part number or date apparent; discovered, and image submitted, by Ignorama; observe the back of the manual here |
A total of two Fathom overlay variants have been documented.
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Imagic |
740026-1A |
1983 |
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Phil Boland |
740026-1A PRTD2014 |
1983 |
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Part of the Imagic Overlays 2.0 Set (2016) |
Only one version of the label has been found for Fathom.
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Imagic |
720026-1A |
1983 |
U.S.A. |
Text label |
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The lamest Imagic startup screen. In fact, it automatically pushes you into the game after a few seconds. |
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Intially, you begin the game in the 'bird' phase. You can also be a dolphin for the underwater phase. |
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You need to collect some pieces of a trident that are up in the clouds. Control in this phase of the game is difficult. |
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