Blue Marlin The
The Blue Marlin expands fishing into offshore tournaments. Players search several locations for large species, then use casting, line control, and endurance management through extended fights. Muscle power, body strength, and skill improve with progress.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
The Blue Marlin expands fishing into offshore tournaments. Players search several locations for large species, then use casting, line control, and endurance management through extended fights. Muscle power, body strength, and skill improve with progress. Progression gives stronger catches a lasting purpose and makes character condition more important than in The Black Bass. Long fights can feel tense, but waiting, repeated inputs, and sparse instruction still slow the experience. Within NES limits it creates a surprisingly complete deep-sea fishing career for patient players. This description covers the original fc release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports.
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The Blue Marlin expands fishing into offshore tournaments. Players search several locations for large species, then use casting, line control, and endurance management through extended fights. Muscle power, body strength, and skill improve with progress.
Progression gives stronger catches a lasting purpose and makes character condition more important than in The Black Bass. Long fights can feel tense, but waiting, repeated inputs, and sparse instruction still slow the experience. Within NES limits it creates a surprisingly complete deep-sea fishing career for patient players. Overall, its main strengths are Attribute growth and larger targets create sustained motivation; Long fights generate consistent tension. Its material limitations are Waiting and repeated inputs are common; Information remains sparse. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Attribute growth and larger targets create sustained motivation
- Long fights generate consistent tension
Weaknesses
- Waiting and repeated inputs are common
- Information remains sparse
Who it is for: Players seeking a fishing simulation with meaningful progression.
Play notes: The pace is slow and includes lengthy waits and struggles.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Long fights generate consistent tension; Information remains sparse. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Attribute growth and larger targets create sustained motivation; Waiting and repeated inputs are common. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Long fights generate consistent tension; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original fc release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Waiting and repeated inputs are common. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Hot-B
- Publisher
- Hot-B
- Release date
- 1991
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Long-term ProgressionSports-based PlaySolo-friendlyLevel ProgressionFishingResource Management2D GraphicsSlow Burn
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1991
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