Atari-Jess #1 Posted October 17, 2001 erm...whats with that name? Its a silly game with that diver who attacks this octopus and there is a shark and a boat (that gives you air) oh oh and im getting my Mr Do!s castle cart back from like 5 months! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nateo #2 Posted October 17, 2001 Sounds like a Game and Watch game called octopus, but this is probably not what your talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ze_ro #3 Posted October 17, 2001 Sounds like "Name This Game" by US Games. It was later released as Octopus. --Zero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari-Jess #4 Posted October 17, 2001 I mean the name of the game is called Name this game i want to know WHY it is called that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ze_ro #5 Posted October 17, 2001 Oh, and check it out right here. For whatever reason, the screenshots for it are from Entombed, which is completely different (Alex? Albert? Any admins listening?) --Zero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ze_ro #6 Posted October 17, 2001 Ah, I get it now. Here's why: They had a contest back in the days where you could submit a name for this game. The winner would get a prize (I believe), and the prestige of knowing that they were able to pick the name for a video game. US Games went out of business before announcing a winner... however, another company (Carrere Video? I might be wrong here) re-released this game under the name "Octopus". I don't think it's ever been verified that this was the winning entry, but I assume it is. In case I have anything wrong, someone please correct me. --Zero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari-Jess #7 Posted October 17, 2001 I thought it was a contest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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