Save the Whales cover art

Game

Save the Whales

1984 · Atari 2600 · Shooter · Arcade

About this game

Originally to be released in 1983 by 20th Century Fox, this game was not released during the Atari 2600's lifetime. "Save The Whales" is a game in which the player, as a submarine, must protect whales by stopping nets, harpoons, and radioactive waste. The game was one of three whichs sales were to raise funds for environmental groups. The other two "Dutch Elm Defender" and "Attack of the Baby Seals" were never programmed. "Save the Whales" was thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in 2002 and thereafter sold at the 2002 Classic Gaming Expo.

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1984

Developer

Fox Video Games, Inc.

Publisher

Control Video Corporation

Platforms

Atari 2600

Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Perspective

Side view

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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