In 1983 Epyx ported Sea Wolf II and another Midway game, Gun Fight, to the Atari 8-bit family and released them in an "Arcade Classics" compilation. Sea Wolf was followed by Sea Wolf II in 1978. Sea Wolf eventually sold a total of 10,000 arcade cabinets. On the first annual Game Machine arcade chart, Sea Wolf was the fifth highest-grossing arcade video game of 1976 in Japan, below Taito's Ball Park ( Tornado Baseball) and Speed Race DX ( Wheels), Sega's Heavyweight Champ, and Breakout (licensed by Namco from Atari). In Japan, Sea Wolf was a commercial success for Taito. It was later the third highest-grossing arcade game of 1978 according to Play Meter, or the year's fourth highest according to RePlay. In the United States, Sea Wolf was the highest-grossing arcade video game for two years in a row, in 1976 and in 1977. Targets include destroyers, a fast-moving PT boat, and mines floating across the screen that serve as obstructions. The player's score is shown on the bottom half of the screen as well as the high score, one of the first known instances of a high score in a video game. Sea Wolf is time-limited, with the player having an opportunity to win bonus time by reaching an operator-set score. Sounds include a sonar ping, the "whoosh" of launched torpedoes, torpedo explosions, and the klaxon sound of the PT boat racing across the screen. A blue overlay is affixed to the screen to provide a "water color" to the sea. Additionally, when a ship is hit, a corresponding "explosion" light is reflected onto the screen image at the ship's approximate position. Using back-lit transparencies reflected inside the scope, the number of torpedoes remaining are displayed, as well as a red "RELOAD" light which lights up momentarily when the player has launched five torpedoes. The cabinet features a mixture of video game and older electro-mechanical technology for player feedback. The periscope swivels to the right and left, providing horizontal motion of a targeting cross-hair. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope to fire torpedoes. ( January 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
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