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Shark Jaws is a 1975 Atari Arcade Game, created to cash in on the success of the movie Jaws. Atari couldn't get a license from Universal, so he created a subsidiary, Horror Games, to protect Atari from a lawsuit (which never happened).

You control a diver, who chases after a fish, while avoiding a shark. Every time you catch the fish, you score a point. If you touch the shark, you die, but you have infinite lives. The game ends when time runs out.

Tropes used in Shark Jaws include:

Death Is a Slap on The Wrist: You respawn after a couple of seconds.
Scoring Points
The Seventies: Made to cash in on the movie Jaws.
Side View
Timed Mission

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-''Shark Jaws'' is a 1975 [[Atari]] [[Arcade Game]], created to cash in on the success of the movie ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]''. Atari couldn't get a license from Universal, so he created a subsidiary, Horror Games, to protect Atari from a lawsuit (which never happened).
+''Shark Jaws'' is a 1975 [[Atari]] [[Arcade Game]], created to cash in on the success of the movie ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''. Atari couldn't get a license from Universal, so he created a subsidiary, Horror Games, to protect Atari from a lawsuit (which never happened).
-You control a diver, who chases after a fish, while avoiding a shark. Every time you catch the fish, you [[Scoring Points|score a point]]. If you touch the shark, you die, but you have [[Death Is a Slap On The Wrist|infinite lives]]. The game ends when [[Timed Mission|time runs out]].
+You control a diver, who chases after a fish, while avoiding a shark. Every time you catch the fish, you [[Scoring Points|score a point]]. If you touch the shark, you die, but you have [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist|infinite lives]]. The game ends when [[Timed Mission|time runs out]].
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-=== ''Shark Jaws'' provides examples of: ===
-* [[Death Is a Slap On The Wrist]]: You respawn after a couple of seconds.
+* [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist]]: You respawn after a couple of seconds.
 * [[Scoring Points]]
-* [[The Seventies]]: Made to cash in on the movie ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]''.
+* [[The Seventies]]: Made to cash in on the movie ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''.
 * [[Side View]]
 * [[Timed Mission]]